I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 159

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Chapter 159. Heavenly Demon Spirit (2)
“Remarkable. Were you blood relatives who shared essence with that monster?”
“To be precise, the soul currently inhabiting the Heavenly Demon’s body is my younger sibling. Possession. My sibling and I are beings from a different dimension.”
He didn’t seem particularly surprised. Rather, he appeared to have anticipated exactly this.
As if possession and reincarnation were hardly matters worthy of astonishment.
“You’re not surprised. Have you witnessed possession before?”
“Yes, possession, reincarnation, and many other phenomena exist. In truth, there are not thirty-eight Heavenly Demons. Originally, there were fifty-two. The remaining fourteen rejected the ancestral duty of preserving their souls here for future generations and escaped this dimension through reincarnation and possession, each pursuing their own path.”
“They fled. Despising the constraints. In fact, the duty to future generations was a law you established, not Solomon’s. So the restrictions couldn’t be that severe.”
“That is correct. I know not what became of them. But if there exist beings calling themselves Heavenly Demons in other dimensions, they are surely either those who fled this place in defeat or their descendants. They cannot compare to our Heavenly Demons of the Supreme Martial Realm, who evolve and advance across generations.”
I nodded, finally understanding why there were so many beings bearing the title of Heavenly Demon.
“From the beginning, I sensed something amiss about that monster. Possession… now it makes sense. Great one, have you come this far to claim that monster’s life and restore its soul?”
“Yes, I have come here to reclaim my sibling’s soul.”
“I see. Then our meeting ends today.”
“Not quite. I can traverse dimensions whenever I wish. And now that I have arrived here, the System will soon be imprinted upon this world and connected to the Abyss.”
A question suddenly occurred to me. The System had said I was the first to set foot in this place.
Then, here lies the mystery: what of Solomon, who birthed the Heavenly Demons?
As the Primordial Divine Being and master of the Demon Realm within the Abyss, he too should be connected to the System and the Abyss.
‘No, if he is a Divine Being, he would be more than capable of deceiving the System’s perception.’
Then the reason I received the title of “first” becomes clear. I don’t know what kind of being Solomon is or what his nature entails, but if he is who I believe him to be, his temperament is rather unique. He might have acted in such a manner.
He is certainly an existence capable of deceiving and moving about the System.
The First Heavenly Demon rose to his feet, brushing off his robes. It was a gesture signaling that the crucial conversation had concluded.
Now all that remained was to clear this zone. Cheon Mu-won steadied his breathing, and as I bowed respectfully, he began emanating Heavenly Demon Qi from his body.
“This is the power bestowed upon me by the great Primordial Divine Being. Heavenly Demon Qi.”
I absorbed the pitch-black inner force with my eyes. It was understood, learned, and assimilated.
The Origin-grade Limitless is, in its truest sense, Limitless—a paradoxical yet formidable stat embodying infinite extremity. A power that develops without bounds all aspects related to martial prowess: physical ability, perception, talent, and beyond.
Furthermore, the Celestial Heart—which replaced my own heart and granted me the stat of Heavenly Expanse—elevated my talent for martial arts to an even greater height.
I slowly closed my eyes and, operating the Heavenly Demon Divine Art—Origin, transformed my arrogant magical power into inner force, then ignited black flames above my body.
“This is my Heavenly Demon Divine Qi.”
Cheon Mu-won slowly observed the black Heavenly Demon Divine Qi blazing across my body. He brought his own Heavenly Demon Qi close to mine to test it, thrust his hand directly into my inner force, even severed it with a blade, all while examining it.
And soon, having reached his conclusion, Cheon Mu-won laughed heartily in admiration.
“Extraordinary! Now I understand why you speak of essence. Truly, you are worthy of being chosen as the successor by the Primordial Divine Being.”
Whether Solomon chose me or it simply happened by chance, I was pleased that the martial art I had nearly torn my hair out creating was recognized by an absolute being of a century.
“At this level, your Heavenly Demon Divine Qi would not lose to that monster’s, not by any measure. In fact, I would say you hold the advantage. Though that monster’s power has grown stronger by uniting under the name Heavenly Demon, even accounting for that, this fundamental power is superior. With the Divine Being’s power dwelling within it, this is truly the only natural counter to the Heavenly Demons’ strength.”
“Counter?”
Instead of answering, Cheon Mu-won unleashed his Heavenly Demon Qi toward me, and my eyes widened as I instinctively wielded my Heavenly Demon Divine Qi to block that power.
My Heavenly Demon Divine Qi devoured Cheon Mu-won’s Heavenly Demon Qi entirely.
“What is this?”
“Of course, this occurred only because I used power proportionate to your level. Yet even this is remarkable. The Heavenly Demons’ power here has been refined and developed over centuries. To possess a qi that absorbs such power at the very level of existence and makes it your own!”
Heavenly Demon Divine Art—Origin.
Was it truly that extraordinary? I let out a hollow laugh and revisited the knowledge in my mind once more.
The 147 Celestial Demon Divine Arts recorded in the Mansang Archive—all of them were ultimately created by the hands of Celestial Demons born in this dimension.
‘Those who fled to other dimensions must have created more than half of them.’
Those who cast off the constraints passed down to the Celestial Demons. They couldn’t escape Solomon’s constraints, but they were able to break free from the restrictions imposed by their predecessors, which is why they fled.
And so in their new dimensions, they reshaped and recreated their Celestial Demon Divine Arts anew. That is what those beings called Celestial Demons of other dimensions are.
‘But the 38 Celestial Demons here are different.’
Without reincarnating across eras and generations, they endured and trained in this Flying Cave as mere souls, transcending limit after limit until they possessed at least Authority-grade Celestial Demon Divine Arts.
If I could only devour all of their Celestial Demon Divine Arts and make them completely my own!
‘My Celestial Demon Divine Arts could grow to the very pinnacle.’
Not merely the foundation, the essence itself, but the absolute apex.
I exhaled sharply, my eyes blazing. The worthless Hunter from before regression—talentless, without a single proper skill—no longer existed. Limitlessness, infinite potential, dwelled within me.
“Let us begin.”
After receiving instruction in 38 Celestial Demon Divine Arts from 38 masters, I would emerge as the supreme victor of this Heavenly Demon Flying Cave and face my younger sibling, the Heavenly Demon Emperor, with Celestial Demon Divine Arts even more magnificent than hers.
“We shall transmit everything we possess to you, O great successor.”
And so began a long and deeply satisfying period of cultivation.
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Several weeks had already passed since the Heavenly Demon Flying Cave opened.
During that time, countless martial artists lost their lives, many gained achievements beyond their talents, and a select few experienced trials to ascend to greater heights.
Zone 50, the Field of Predation, had ended. From Zone 51 onward lay trials imposed by the souls of Celestial Demons, and also the opportunity to abandon the Heavenly Demon Flying Cave and exit to the outside world.
And one of the two who displayed the most shocking and remarkable performances in Zone 50.
Un-young, the Demonic Blossom, contrary to what had been said about meeting in the rear sections, showed unexpected behavior upon encountering the soul of the Primordial Celestial Demon of Zone 51.
With proper etiquette and a face filled with respect and reverence, she assumed a fist salute, bowed her head, and declared her withdrawal.
“I shall depart.”
“It cannot be undone, young one. If it were you, reaching the end of this Flying Cave and claiming victory would be… impossible, for that one’s successor is here. Yet even so, it is an opportunity to gain much.”
As the Primordial Celestial Demon soul, conducting hundreds of trials simultaneously, spoke, Un-young nodded as if she understood, as if she possessed a way, and withdrew a single token from her bosom to show the Primordial Celestial Demon.
A single token oozing black energy. The moment Cheon Mu-won saw that token, his expression stiffened slightly.
This token was permitted for use only by a single existence. More precisely, it was a credential—a credential allowing free passage in and out of the Heavenly Demon Flying Cave.
“That monster placed you here. Yes, what does that monster intend to do this time? Why did it open the Heavenly Demon Flying Cave?”
“My master shall no longer be bound by the constraints attached to the name Celestial Demon. He will become a true Demon God, free from all things.”
At those words, Cheon Mu-won burst into laughter.
The 38 Celestial Demons of the Heavenly Demon Flying Cave, the 14 Celestial Demons who fled, and the Celestial Demon of the present age.
Among all 53 Celestial Demons, only he alone knew.
The constraints set by the great and supreme Primordial Demon God could not possibly be broken by them.
“Dreaming of the impossible! A mere insect at that. Everyone praises you as a monster and a genius, you think everything is easy, so you speak such arrogant words?”
Overwhelming and dominating Celestial Demon energy erupted from the Celestial Demon’s body.
Un-young’s face turned deathly pale in an instant, her body trembling violently, her hand grasping at her throat as if suffocating, and she fell to her knees.
“How presumptuous. Did a mere insect dare speak before me of becoming a great Demon God?”
Even the Demon Kings, those great beings who ruled and dominated a faction of the Abyss and wielded tremendous influence and violence throughout it, dared not use the title of Divine Being.
Only one existence. A title granted solely to Solomon. Demon God.
Though the demons of the Seven Sins bear the title of Demon God, strictly speaking, they are called Evil Gods rather than Demon Gods.
“Do you wish to cast off the great constraints? I am curious. Whether that monster can truly shed the constraints of that great one.”
Cheon Mu-won’s words were not encouragement. They were mockery and derision—a certainty that no matter how much I struggled, I would ultimately return to where I started.
“If you wish to escape that name and become whole unto yourself, it would be faster to return to the Heavenly Demon Flying Cave, leave behind everything you’ve built as a Celestial Demon, and begin anew. Tell him that.”
Only then did the pressure dissipate. Cheon Mu-won turned away, preparing to return to his state as a soul.
But a single voice called out from behind.
“Then what must you do, Master?”
“Why do you ask me that?”
“Because you are far too exceptional, far too powerful to ever die. You cannot find rest, cannot escape the loneliness and emptiness that have become your only companions, living through meaningless time!”
Only then did Cheon Mu-won’s footsteps halt, and he turned back around.
The fate of the absolute. To be so supreme that one must stand alone in solitary supremacy.
“Do you wish to die?”
“But you cannot die, Master. It is as though some constraint refuses to permit your own death. You wish to shatter that constraint.”
I cannot commit suicide. That is why I selected a new Celestial Demon.
“To attempt death through a new Lesser Heavenly Demon, and if that fails, to become a Demon God myself and cast off the constraint…”
“It was your finest method, Master. Your best choice.”
I nodded. And then I grew puzzled.
“Among the constraints placed upon Celestial Demons, there is no constraint against suicide. Then why was such a constraint bestowed upon that monster?”
Cheon Mu-won closed his eyes and merged a fragment of his soul with the fragment of the soul he had taken. And he understood.
“A constraint of possession.”
Cheon Mu-won rose from his seat as though he had nothing more to deliberate, and spoke a final word.
“The Celestial Demon of this generation shall grant your master the death he so desperately desires. The descendant of that great one will consume everything I have imparted, grow in power, and bestow upon the monster its final end. So go now, little one, and tell him this: do not dare presume to defy the rules set by that great one. Then we shall meet again.”
With those words, Cheon Mu-won vanished completely, and as the formation rippled and Un-young appeared, swallowing her in the process, only an empty zone remained.

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