I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 174

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Chapter 174. Return (2)
〚Infinity Gate: Dimension – Supreme Martial Realm〛
As I crossed the Infinity Gate, all strength drained from my body, and a throbbing headache surged through me before rapidly fading away.
“Ugh. I’m still not used to this.”
Fortunately, I had grown incomparably stronger compared to when I first headed toward the Supreme Martial Realm, so I no longer needed to pour all my power into opening the gate.
After quickly recovering my physical body, I looked around and recognized the familiar Hospital Room where I had been before the transition.
And….
I could see my Younger Sibling stirring, their body protected by the Elixir of Immortality. I slowly approached and pressed the button on the device.
The Elixir of Immortality inside was rapidly sucked away somewhere, and the moment my Younger Sibling’s body lay flat on the floor, the lid opened.
Twitch. Twitch. Twitch.
I watched for a long moment as their body moved slightly this way and that.
Flash!
My Younger Sibling awoke. Eyes identical to mine gazed at the ceiling for a moment before meeting my gaze.
“…It’s been a while. Older brother.”
“A while? We were together just moments ago.”
At my words, my Younger Sibling laughed softly and checked their body. Then, as if something displeased them, they frowned.
“I know what you’re thinking. Just understand that I went through considerable hardship to preserve you to this extent. If I hadn’t, your body would have been left as nothing more worthless than a pile of bones on the street. Rather, your physical form should have improved thanks to the Elixir of Immortality, not deteriorated.”
My Younger Sibling moved their body around experimentally, as if unfamiliar with it. Well, they had reigned as an absolute being and were now back in a trivial mortal body.
I quietly observed them while opening my Chaos Eye. The curse of Misfortune I had been granted was slightly different in nature, but ultimately, I was curious about what the curse of Late Blooming Possession—which had been a curse after all—had transformed into.
『Status Window
Name: Shin Yu-ah
Titles: Absolute Being of the Supreme Martial Realm [Origin], Heavenly Demon Emperor [Origin], Demon Who Witnessed the Extreme [Origin], Heretic Who Shattered Destiny [Origin]…(All Sealed)
Occupation: Celestial Demon Deity (★)
LV 0 (0%)
Status
Celestial Demon Deity (★): F- (11/100)
Remaining Points: 0
Authority
[Infinity LV 1 (MAX)][Possession Blessing LV 1 (MAX)][Celestial Demon Deity LV 1](Sealed)…
Unique Ability
(Sealed)
Skills
(Sealed)』
The first thing that caught my eye was undoubtedly that the Great Emperor had evolved into a Divine Being. Next was the Authority that had transformed from the unique ability called Late Blooming.
‘Infinity?’
Upon closer inspection, it was a power that should have been terrifying.
‘Isn’t this a concept itself?’
Infinite. Endless. I thought I had surpassed countless trials in the Supreme Martial Realm and obtained fortuitous encounters, gaining talent that exceeded my Younger Sibling. But I was mistaken. My perfected Younger Sibling had obtained talent that was truly supreme and solitary under heaven—a talent that no other being could overcome.
“That look in your eyes.”
My Younger Sibling, instantly perceiving my gaze, shot me a look. They understood that being observed was not something they particularly enjoyed.
“I should at least check on my younger sibling’s condition. It seems you’ve even forgotten how to open your status window.”
“Oh! The status window.”
Only then did my younger sibling recall the existence of the dimensional space containing the status window, and immediately opened it to check their condition, only to furrow their brow upon discovering that nearly all of their abilities had been sealed.
But there was nothing to worry about.
“My growth rate has become absurdly accelerated through my Authority, so I should accept this level of penalty. Besides, as my power recovers, everything will return one by one.”
If the Authority of Infinity had granted an unreasonable talent, then the other reward—the Authority of Possession’s Blessing—had made growth incomparable to any other. Furthermore, as I grew stronger, it felt like I was reclaiming the powers I had previously obtained.
‘It’s similar to my Golden Tower.’
The seals were being lifted percentage by percentage. My younger sibling didn’t particularly like it, but knowing this was the best option, they began checking their status window without complaint.
Bang!
At that moment, the VIP Room door burst open violently, and Ki So-young along with the other healers rushed in. It was only natural. The only immortality elixir maintenance device that had been operating had stopped, so for them, there could be no greater crisis.
“What?!”
And they gasped simultaneously upon seeing my awakened younger sibling. Though I had spent nearly two years in the Supreme Martial Realm, only half a day had passed in Earth’s time.
Of course, they wouldn’t think I had awakened my younger sibling in just that half day. What was certain was that they had judged my younger sibling could never awaken, and when the impossible became reality, they revealed that emotion through their faces.
“How is this possible?”
“I awakened them. Don’t ask how. It wasn’t through medicine or some miraculous elixir—I destroyed the source of the curse itself to awaken them.”
Ki So-young seemed to want to say that was even more impossible, and hesitated before attempting to step back. But then she looked at me, and her expression suddenly hardened as she began radiating holy power.
“You… what are you?”
Soon her holy power filled the entire room, and her gaze shifted from me to my younger sibling.
Then her momentum intensified once more, making the atmosphere even more murderous.
“Don’t tell me. You made a contract with a demon or the Demon Clan to awaken your sibling?”
As for why she suddenly turned hostile, it seemed she had jumped to this misunderstanding.
I couldn’t help but let out a scoff, and soon I burst into laughter.
A demon? The Demon Clan? How beneath me. Of course, their power was incomparably weak compared to mine, but that didn’t mean I could be compared to them at all.
I rose to my feet. In accordance with this, the power I had carefully concealed through the Celestial Demon Divine Art unraveled.
The holy power that had filled the spacious hospital room was rendered helpless and feeble, dissipating without resistance.
“What is this?”
Ki So-young was flustered. She had every right to be. She could never have imagined I possessed this level of power.
Even though she had retired from active duty as a Hunter and focused solely on management as Guild Master, she was an A-rank Hunter. No, she was an A-rank Hunter who had even achieved S-rank Hunter status before.
The idea that a mere novice who had only awakened less than a year ago could overwhelmingly crush her was absurd.
Yet that absurdity was actually happening.
Moreover, the power that had pushed back her aura was demonic energy. Vast and towering, savage and ferocious demonic energy.
Demons? The Demon Clan?
This was not the power of such beings. A higher existence. Yes, the kind of demonic energy only a Demon God would possess.
I had seen it only once—the power wielded by those called Demon Kings. Compared to that power, this didn’t fall short at all. In fact, this seemed to be of even higher caliber…?
Ki So-young couldn’t continue her thoughts. My body, rising into the air above, had transformed.
The result of combining all the external features of both Demons and Celestials.
A Fallen Angel.
Above my head, a pair of long horns and a radiant halo appeared, and behind my back, twenty-four wings unfurled in pairs.
“You underestimate me far too easily. To bare your fangs before me like this.”
Of course, I knew this hostility had started from a misunderstanding. But here, I needed to establish the hierarchy once and for all.
Now that I have gathered my strength, there is no need to hide or flee any longer. I will reveal myself boldly and bring everything to an end.
“That’s impossible.”
“What’s impossible? That I’m stronger than you? Or that I’ve become powerful enough to easily defeat even Dangun Ji-hyuk?”
At my words, Ki So-young’s eyes widened further. Who was Dangun Ji-hyuk?
The unshakeable number one ranked Hunter in South Korea, ranked second in the world. To easily surpass such a powerhouse?
“Now you understand, don’t you? That I haven’t merely made a contract with some Demon or devil?”
“Wh…?”
“Can’t you feel it? Or are you pretending not to know?”
I extended my hand and released demonic energy. Primordial demonic energy—the most exalted grade of power—was born upon my palm.
I extended my other hand and released divine power. The radiant force imbued with the Sun’s brilliance glowed as if to illuminate all things.
“No Demon or devil possesses such power. Not even a Divine Being could claim it.”
This is why my current existence defies all logic. A being that wields both light and darkness, embraces the ashen chaos between them, and stands as the Successor to the heavens.
Even if one were to curse me as an absurd amalgamation, I would nod in agreement. That is exactly what I am.
Ki So-young and the healers’ divine power faded before my Sun. It was only natural that the glow of fireflies would be extinguished before the radiance of such brilliance.
Only then did I withdraw my power and transform back into human form. Strictly speaking, that form was my true self and this human shape was the false one, but having lived so long in this form, it felt more natural.
Besides, maintaining human form was more convenient to avoid misunderstandings.
“Don’t worry—my Younger Sibling has no connection to Demons or devils either. She simply possesses martial techniques that utilize demonic energy.”
In the meantime, my Yu-ah seemed quite wounded in her pride. Understandably so. She had been protected by me.
A great and supreme absolute being—one that even Divine Beings feared and dared not meet eyes with—had been threatened by those whom I could kill with merely a breath. What must that have felt like?
And to be protected by her weak(?) older brother on top of it all—her pride must have been thoroughly shattered.
“I’m frustrated.”
“Then hurry up and get training.”
“Hmph. I was already planning to do that.”
I chuckled softly and opened a passage to my Territory, which was linked to my inventory.
“Train here. You’re not foolish enough to be consumed by my power anyway. Your infinite talent and growth potential will only be amplified in this land.”
The Demon Realm. A Territory where infinite demonic energy surged forth madly. My Younger Sibling pouted her lips and met my eyes briefly.
“I’ll handle things here. The matter with our Parents will be resolved quickly too. Don’t worry and do what you need to do. You trust me, right?”
“…I trust you. Please take care of it, big brother.”
I smiled warmly, and my Younger Sibling entered the Demon Realm. If she is truly my sibling, she will surely absorb the infinite primordial demonic energy of the Demon Realm and make it her own.
Of course, unless she were Solomon, she wouldn’t be able to accept that power completely. But one thing was certain—if she grew using that place as a foundation, an absolute being far more powerful than the Heavenly Demon Emperor of the Supreme Martial Realm would undoubtedly be born.
Furthermore, I issued a command to my subordinates in the Demon Realm to actively cooperate with my Younger Sibling’s training, then closed my inventory.
Now all that remained was to clean up this mess.
I turned my gaze toward Ki So-young, who still stared at me in a daze, and opened my mouth.
“Now we begin. There is no longer any need to hide. I will quickly bring everything to an end.”
Starting with the life-extension business, then the influence over the Black Market Auction House, and finally revealing my true identity to the world.
Everything was unfolding step by step, and using those stepping stones, I pointed my blade toward those cursed enemies.
“The beginning of my revenge.”

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