I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 184

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Chapter 184. Tower of Ascension – Garden of Transcendence
Time flowed like water. Or rather, let me correct myself. While only days had passed in the outside world, tens of years had already elapsed within the tower.
Throughout that vast expanse of time, I pursued a single objective: Floor 3 of the Golden Tower. An ability that was essentially my very origin, yet one whose growth had stalled at some point.
Floor 15 of the Tower of Ascension. The Garden of Transcendence.
〚3 Stage: Garden of Transcendence Floor 1
Grade: Ancient
Rank: EX+
Description: A mystical place spoken of in the distant past as capable of freeing one from the limits of their power—a garden that all beings once called the place of dreams. Here, transcend your limitations and see what lies beyond!
Objective: Achieve Skill LV 11 or higher (Incomplete)
Advantage: Time differential with reality 100,000:1 (reality:tower)
Upon Success: ??? (Rewards vary by completion rate)〛
From Floor 3, the Delusion Archive, trials continued unbroken. And when I finally reached Floor 15.
Only one condition remained to elevate the Golden Tower to LV 3.
-Create a new skill
-Create a new skill by linking existing skill abilities
-???
“Transcend your skills.”
LV 11—I thought it absurd. The maximum level for any ability was 10. That was the common knowledge I possessed, and every Hunter on Earth understood it the same way.
“How pathetic, like incompetent Earth researchers.”
They had simply declared what they failed to discover.
There appeared to be no limit to ability levels. Growth was possible even beyond LV 10.
I turned my attention to my skill window. The skill with the highest probability of reaching LV 11 most easily and quickly was naturally the one I used most frequently—the one I understood most deeply.
“Strength of the Kang Geo-ui [Unique-SSS+].”
Even though its grade and rank were the lowest among my favored skills, finding another ability so useful and practical was difficult.
When I used the skill without conditions, it amplified my strength by 1.5 times, and as the level rose, it now increased it by 2.3 times.
Though to be precise, it wasn’t that my strength and related stats increased by 2.3 times. It would be more accurate to say my overall power became approximately 2.3 times stronger.
But precisely because it was the latter that the Strength of the Kang Geo-ui was so useful. There was a clear difference between strength alone and power as a whole.
“Current level is 9, 87% progress.”
Despite using it so extensively, I had yet to achieve LV 10. The issue wasn’t the skill’s cooldown, but rather my incomplete mastery of its applications and usage methods.
Proficiency doesn’t simply climb higher with frequent use alone.
The fact that I achieved this level of proficiency with such crude, brute-force grinding was itself remarkable. It was nothing but mindless repetition.
I opened my skill window.
〚Skill: Strength of the Kang Geo-ui
Grade: Unique
Rank: SSS+
LV 9 (87.12%)
Description: A skill that personifies the overwhelming power of the Kang Geo-ui species, who once reigned as predators of the planet. According to their creation mythology, the first Kang Geo-ui that appears in their legends could manifest power up to 100 times their base strength.
Ability
-Upon use, power is temporarily amplified 2.3 times
-Unlocks upon reaching LV 10〛
Since I possessed only a single ability, I had to acknowledge that a unique-tier skill could harbor such an outlandish power. My eyes narrowed.
“A description I hadn’t seen before has been added?”
Originally, the description should have contained only a single line. Yet at some point without my noticing, a new line had been appended.
“In mythology, it could unleash a hundredfold increase in power.”
What could this possibly mean?
“If I raise the skill’s tier, rank, and proficiency, could I eventually achieve up to a hundredfold amplification of power?”
If that were truly the case, it would confidently rank among the highest-tier skills I wielded. A hundredfold—I could scarcely fathom it.
Then with a single use of the skill, wouldn’t I be able to shatter Earth itself with a single punch?
“This is absolutely broken.”
There must be severe restrictions. Extremely severe ones. Perhaps a cooldown of around a hundred years?
In any case, I closed the skill window and gazed upward at the sky. In truth, there existed no method to acquire Kang Geo-ui’s Strength separately, study it, or elevate its proficiency.
‘How am I supposed to study such overwhelming power?’
Magic like Arrogance’s Extremity could be pursued through magical research, martial skills through martial discipline, and other abilities through skill comprehension.
“But how should I study and master the amplification of power itself?”
The mechanics of muscular force? The movement of muscles at the moment of amplification? Could I even uncover the principles behind how the skill operates?
Should I study human anatomy then?
As my head began to ache, I shook it and ceased my deliberation. Rather than waste time learning such things, direct physical training through experience was the optimal path.
“I have time aplenty, after all.”
I exhaled and began employing the skill.
And thus fourteen years elapsed.
“Finally!!!”
Kang Geo-ui’s Strength had achieved Level 10.
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〚Skill: Kang Geo-ui Species’ Might
Grade: Unique
Rank: SSS+
LV 10(100%)
Description: A skill that personifies the overwhelming power of the Kang Geo-ui Species, who once reigned as the apex predators of their planet. According to their creation mythology, the first Kang Geo-ui was said to be capable of unleashing power up to 100 times their base strength.
Abilities
-Upon activation, physical strength is temporarily amplified 2.5 times
-Physical stat grade increases by one tier (Applied)〛
Reaching LV 10 is as difficult as plucking a star from the heavens.
“Even if other powers reach LV 9 through self-reinforcement and sudden breakthroughs from opportunities…”
Kang Geo-ui Species’ Might alone was achieved purely through my blood and sweat. The sheer amount of grinding I endured was so immense that the beautiful and magnificent Garden of Transcendence was completely destroyed by my fists.
“Those proficiency growth acceleration abilities were incredibly helpful.”
They allowed me to accomplish in 14 years what should have taken 20. I found myself grateful to those abilities I had once dismissed as unnecessary, and I stroked my chin thoughtfully.
“I’ve achieved LV 10, but…”
What comes next? Normally, the moment I reach 100% proficiency, the skill should automatically advance to the next level and reset proficiency to 0%. Yet… the level and proficiency remained fixed, as if ordinary growth ended precisely here.
“Isn’t it time for the Garden of Transcendence to help?”
The moment that thought crossed my mind, the Garden of Transcendence began emitting a soft luminescence and started to restore itself.
As if time itself were rewinding, everything I had destroyed and shattered returned to its original form, and beyond that, it flourished even more brilliantly, surrounding me as if responding to my presence.
I was entranced by the fresh floral fragrance and the undulating mana, but only briefly before all the mana of the Garden of Transcendence suddenly concentrated and surged toward me.
I didn’t resist. There was no reason to. My instincts screamed at me to devour it.
The mana was absorbed into me in an instant.
Ding~!
It revealed why it existed only in legends as a great garden, why it was a transcendent place coveted by all existence.
〚The Blessing of Transcendence descends upon you!〛
Simultaneously, another message appeared.
〚The 15 Stage Package has arrived!〛
〚Will you open it?〛
The package that should have been given upon entry had finally arrived. This meant one thing—the real trial was beginning now.
〚Selecting abilities among yours that have reached their limits!〛
〚Skill: Kang Geo-ui Species’ Might has been selected!〛
〚Transcendence conditions for this skill are being set!〛
〚Conditions
-Receive the blessing of the Giant Ant Queen (Unachieved)
-Win the Giant Ant hierarchy war (Unachieved)
-Achieve 3x or greater amplification when using the skill (Unachieved)
-Achieve 1.5x or greater amplification without using the skill (Unachieved)
-Achieve continuous 2x or greater amplification when using the skill (Unachieved)
-Achieve continuous 1.3x or greater amplification without using the skill (Unachieved)〛
“This is insane!”
I couldn’t help but curse. Were these conditions even remotely reasonable?
“Hah… I thought it would be easy.”
Level 11. Literally a level that transcends limits. That meant I would have to solve problems that were nearly impossible.
Surpass the limits of your skills—naturally, that was the condition.
Whether fortunate or unfortunate, I stood in this legendary Garden of Transcendence.
〚The Blessing of Transcendence significantly alleviates many of the conditions!〛
〚Conditions
-Receive the blessing of the Giant Ant Queen (Unachieved)
-Rank in the top 3 of the Giant Ant species hierarchy war (Unachieved)
-Achieve 2.8x or greater amplification when using skills (Unachieved)
-Achieve 1.3x or greater amplification when not using skills (Unachieved)
-Continuously achieve 1.8x or greater amplification when using skills (Unachieved)
-Continuously achieve 1.1x or greater amplification when not using skills (Unachieved)〛
The first condition could not be compromised, so all other conditions were mitigated. This much was satisfactory.
“At least that’s fortunate.”
The first and second conditions seemed achievable. The Giant Ants I knew were not particularly strong.
Back then, they were creatures I could only capture by risking my life, but now I could sweep them away with nothing more than basic magic.
Of course, I couldn’t be certain. With the birth of a queen that was essentially a final evolution, their strength might have increased dramatically.
‘Could they really have built such a civilization in such a short time?’
Of course, I couldn’t be sure. Time flows differently in each dimension. Less than a year has passed on Earth, but for them, it could be thousands of years.
‘Besides, they never possessed a complete dimension in the first place. Development would have been even more difficult.’
That’s what dungeons are. Fragments of broken, abandoned dimensions. Ruins of a fallen world.
In any case, the first condition was far too simple.
“I am the Queen’s ally and her benefactor.”
If I could just meet her, I could receive her aid without limit. And the Garden of Transcendence would arrange that meeting. Otherwise, the trial would be impossible from the start.
I exhaled and opened the support package meant for me.
〚Dimensional Connection Permit: Underground Great Kingdom〛
“How unfortunate.”
So the Garden of Transcendence wasn’t arranging the connection after all. Honestly, I was disappointed. Very disappointed.
“The Garden of Transcendence should at least do this much.”
I tore through the package with that thought. After clicking my tongue briefly and sighing, I activated the Dimensional Connection Permit.
A portal opened in the empty air.
“Oh! Now that I think about it, this is a new dimensional visit, isn’t it?”
If so, one of Infinity Gate’s abilities—Dimensional Collection—would activate.
“Let me lift my spirits with this.”
With that thought, I crossed the dimensional boundary and moved into the world of the new generation Giant Ants.

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