I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 203

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Chapter 203. Grand Barrier: The Eternal Divine Realm
〚You have entered STAGE 101—the beginning of a new era!〛
〚A Main Quest has been assigned…!〛
〚Penalty applied based on your tier!〛
〚The Main Quest assignment is being cancelled!〛
〚Please proceed to the area befitting your tier!〛
As my dimmed vision flipped, a vast clearing bathed in brilliant sunlight opened before my eyes.
The murmur of countless voices filled the air.
A multitude of beings welcomed me, and in that moment, I was reminded anew that this place was not Earth.
Countless races mingled together—not merely different ethnicities, but players of entirely different forms and appearances advancing forward.
I smiled and followed among them, feeling the joy and energy they radiated, moving along the vast path forward, forward, ever forward….
“This is becoming tedious now. I’ve indulged them enough—time to begin.”
After walking in that carefree manner for some time, I twisted my neck, wiped the smile from my face, and closed my eyes briefly before opening them again.
A brilliant flash erupted.
Blue flames and crimson flames blazed from both sides, revealing the truth. The Heavenly Eye of Perfect Clarity inverted the world itself.
It was the interior of an immense, distant, and magnificent barrier. Everything vanished like a mirage, as if it had all been illusion.
“Divine beings?”
This was no barrier that mere creatures of the Middle Realm could attempt. A grand barrier so formidable that even Divine King-tier existences would struggle if trapped within it.
Of course, this barrier was not created by the gods themselves—it didn’t possess their full power—but it remained an extraordinarily troublesome obstacle nonetheless.
If I compared it to the River of Flowing Stars, it was on par with when I faced Lucifer’s star just before the summit.
I could win. I was certain of victory. Yet there was this infuriating sense that it would not come easily.
The world inverted. From the inverted world emerged chaos—something so repulsive that even seeing it with my own eyes, I could not believe it.
Everything was mixed together. And the moment the Heavenly Eye of Perfect Clarity perceived the truth of it all, I hardened my gaze and looked toward the sky.
“They’ve lost their minds.”
It was Abyss territory that the gods had paid as collateral (?) for this barrier. They had offered territory of immense financial value—a pittance, but still a sacrifice—as the price.
All to kill me.
‘I suppose it makes sense?’
If the investment succeeded, the returns would be excessive. The Demon Kings would gain two of Solomon’s legacies, Zeus would obtain the power of the heavens, and the remaining deities would claim what remained.
The death of a Divine King-tier existence always leaves much behind. I suppressed a bitter laugh and analyzed this accursed chaos.
The Heavenly Eye of Perfect Clarity—the arrogant gaze of heaven that perceives all things—comprehended everything, and the Akashic Record added further explanation.
〚Grand Barrier: The Eternal Divine Realm
Tier: Primordial
Grade: SSS-
LV 4
Description: A barrier created during the era when a great being—now become concept itself—existed as a Divine King. It is a barrier that can be manifested through the divine power of at least ten or more gods. The target should experience helplessness as a mere creature setting foot in the realm of divinity.
Abilities
-Divine Mark: The target marked by a god suffers a 1% reduction in all stats (maximum 40%)
-Divine Curse: Within the Divine Realm, the target accumulates random mental attacks every 10 minutes (maximum 40 stacks)
-Divine Territory: Within the land of the great god, four of the target’s abilities are restricted.
-Divine Wrath: The god’s wrath turns toward the target, striking with random skills every 10 minutes (maximum Ancient tier)
-Descent of the Divine: When over 90% of casters have perished, a Divine Being may descend upon a single target (maximum 40 minutes)
-LV 5 Unlocked〛
This is pure malice—they’re absolutely determined to kill me. To be honest, if those who cast the barrier had been true Divine Beings, the level would have been higher. Even at level 8 minimum, it would have been dangerous.
Of course, that doesn’t mean the current situation is without danger. It’s simply that I can overcome this much.
Boom!
The world pulses. It has begun. Eyes open from the heavens. The gazes of every Divine Seat that contributed to creating this barrier turn toward me, and their malevolent marks rain down upon my form.
〚A Divine Mark is bestowed upon Player: Shin Ju-ha!〛
〚All stats decrease by 1%…!〛
〚Error!〛
〚The target’s rank far exceeds the caster’s!〛
〚The reduction is reduced!〛
〚All stats decrease by 0.2% instead!〛
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As forty marks fully embed themselves in me, my body grows heavy. Though the efficacy of most marks—save for a select few—is drastically diminished by the rank disparity between caster and target, the reduction still stings.
“16.4%. Quite a bit. How irritating.”
But there’s no real problem. A mere sub-20% reduction—as my true form unfolds, brilliant yet shadowed wings manifest from my back, and my stats surge far beyond what was lost.
On top of that, every buff skill up to legendary rank—including Equivalent Exchange—is selected with Akasha’s aid to achieve perfect harmony, all activated simultaneously, and finally.
“It’s been a while since I’ve used this. Self-Surpassing Strength.”
I summon my future self.
〚Destiny steps forth as a guide to explore your future.〛
Now that misfortune has vanished, Self-Surpassing Strength is no longer a gamble. When I fought Sun Wukong’s clone, I deliberately excluded buff skills and didn’t use it, but now is the time.
〚The magnificent terminus of destiny settles upon you!〛
And destiny favored my hand. Among all possible paths of fate before me, the most brilliant one is chosen.
〚Causality twists.〛
〚Destiny transforms.〛
A Subordinate takes hold. My body distorts like a mosaic, blurs, shatters, and reforms in endless repetition.
“Kugh!”
Pain inevitably accompanies it. For a moment I sensed something wrong, but I couldn’t stop.
‘What exactly am I calling forth?’
Before, yes—when I fought Solomon’s shell, such a message definitely appeared when I used a summon beyond a certain threshold.
〚Error!〛
〚Error!〛
〚Error!〛
〚A summon beyond your capacity!〛
It would cancel automatically. So why isn’t that message appearing this time?
Akasha provided the answer.
〚Do not worry. Even if pain follows, it seemed necessary to experience it once. The gap between you, who were merely insignificant, and you as the Divine King is far too vast. Thus, the price for that is equally great. Of course, you have become self-strengthening through the power of heaven itself. Yet even so, summoning your future self through the threads of fate is nearly impossible.〛
“Ugh! Make it simple!”
〚You, who have become the master of concepts, descend. From now on, be careful when using self-strengthening. There is no power without a price. Through this summoning, one obstacle shall be imposed upon your most brilliant path according to causality. Whether it proves immense or trivial, I cannot say… but causality never bears only consequences.〛
In other words, by using a skill that transcended its limits to summon my future, I’ve introduced a variable into my own destiny. One with each use of the skill.
How unfortunate. Had I known this would happen, I wouldn’t have used self-strengthening. This is like burning down an entire house to catch a flea.
I had only intended to raise my stats slightly and receive counsel from my future authority and concepts.
“Krraaaaaahhh!!!”
Ultimately, the skill activated normally. An immense and boundless presence settled within me.
〚Bow down!〛
〚Grovel!〛
〚Hold your breath!〛
〚A great concept has descended!〛
〚Concept: The duality of the most arrogant heaven descends upon all things!〛
My future self’s epithet surfaces in my mind, and the pain in my body vanishes. Simultaneously, the transformation occurs instantly.
【Ah….】
The presence I had been suppressing bursts forth uncontrollably, seizing dominion over the world. Without conscious effort, divine speech erupts from my lips, and my presence crushes all things.
-Gaaahhh!
-Kugh! Cough!
-P…please, spare me!
-Aaaahhhhh!!
The hidden enemies writhe like insects, crushed beneath my presence, my existence, my very words.
Thanks to the power granted by countless Divine Seats, I did not explode outward. Yet for them, this proved even more agonizing.
Unable to die, they convulse in tremendous agony.
I avert my gaze. They are merely insects after all. Insects who dare not even meet my eyes. They deserve no attention.
In that moment, I frowned. Were these my own thoughts? The enemies who had irritated me moments before have become nothing but insects.
Is this the perspective of a Concept Divine Seat?
They lack value. No worth in confronting them. And it was not only those insects below. I raise my gaze to the heavens. I sense eyes stained with fear, shock, dread, and bewilderment.
Those who orchestrated the current situation. Vermin who dare covet great power with such audacity.
I raise my hand. My fingertips point toward those gazes. Through sight itself, I reach their domain.
【Insolent creatures. Ignorant and benighted things.】
I clench my fist. Simultaneously, the necks of countless beings are seized within my grip.
【Heaven exists above all things.】
Countless messages flood before me in haste, begging for mercy. But it is futile.
【Heaven watches over all beneath it from the highest place.】
My grip tightens further, and a blue yet brilliant and dark aura begins to ripple.
【Heaven judges and regulates all existence.】
Until the very moment before death, my hand that had strangled their breath finally releases.
【Therefore, tremble. Beg gratitude for heaven’s mercy, quake in fear, and watch for heaven’s displeasure.】
I do not kill them. Mere pawns. Not worth the effort to destroy.
The moment I seized the gods’ necks and exerted my power, the great barrier had long since shattered.
〚Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning!〛
〚Please stop, Shin Ju-ha. At this rate, the entire Middle Realm will be swept away.〛
Thanks to that, Stage 101 unfolded before me, and every entity in this place was foaming at the mouth, convulsing and seizing violently.
Fortunately for them, the System had immediately erected a protective barrier, so they didn’t die. However, the pressure of the Concept Divine Seat couldn’t be completely blocked by mere System protection—they were simply convulsing and dying like that.
Indifferently, and without emotion, I gazed upon the writhing insects before turning my gaze away to cast a barrier, observing these beings imbued with the petty power of gods.
That was the end of it. They burst apart one by one. There was no way to escape death.
There was no way for insignificant creatures living beneath the heavens to escape the wrath of the sky itself.
【This one?】
Having disposed of every insect save one, I tilted my head. I had seen this creature before.
【That arrogant little lizard.】
I won’t kill this one. I’ll strip away all its power and take it as a hostage.
【The lizards will have plenty to pay for.】
Knowledge I didn’t possess—recalling that while dragon factions were weak in numbers, they were the most wealthy—I destroyed all divine power and threw Ignium into the Territory within my inventory, then vanished from Stage 101.

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