I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 243

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Chapter 243 – Transcendent Genius Trainer

-[Racial Decoding]
Description: Decodes non-human species!

It wasn’t a skill to neutralize toxins.
It was a skill to read and analyze Awakeners.

‘Especially since this skill can identify the traits specific to a race.’

Originally, this skill had been used on the handful of non-human species capable of training, and also to identify races that appeared as enemies in the Tower of Infinity. Because of this, it wasn’t actually a particularly important skill—but that had changed.

Yujun immediately activated the Racial Decoding skill.

-Activating Racial Decoding skill!
-Target: Dwarf
-Decoding Dwarf Urepf!

Whoooosh—!

-[Race: Dwarf]
-[Awakened Ability: Iron-Bone Transformation]
-[Non-Awakened Abilities: Flow of Earth Veins, Forging Eye, Ore Vein Detection]
-[Agility and Mana Stats: Low. Strength: High]
-[Special Remarks: Strong attachment to one’s race]

It was similar to Awakener Scan, but since Awakener Scan was a skill designed specifically for humans, Racial Decoding illuminated the dwarf in far greater detail.

‘Human Awakeners only have one Awakened ability each, after all.’

But non-human species possessed distinct non-awakened abilities alongside their base Awakened ability.

‘And special remarks.’

The special remarks visible through Awakener Scan were fundamentally oriented toward identifying problems.
But Racial Decoding could reveal things beyond that.

‘Strong attachment to one’s race.’

What that meant was he could use this attachment to the race as an element in training.

Crack—!
Urepf swung his axe, examining his completely transformed body.
Rumble-rumble-rumble.
Whoooooosh—!

Boom. Boom-crash.
Until now, Urepf had never used Iron-Bone Transformation at full power.
He’d believed his muscles wouldn’t hold up—if he used Iron-Bone Transformation at maximum output, his entire body would simply collapse.

But now, it was possible.
Crack-crack-crack-crack—!

He swung his axe with his full might.

Sting.
From his lower body to his shoulders.
His entire frame suddenly ached, but not from insufficient muscle.
It was the recoil from unleashing his full power.
Urepf swallowed hard.

“This is… the first time I’ve ever released my full strength.”
“From now on, that’s going to be your baseline.”

Yujun observed the dwarves around them, their faces frozen in astonishment.

“What is your goal?”

They were stragglers.
Dwarves who’d fallen behind due to injury while in the vanguard, or those who’d been unable to climb any further and had been left behind.

“We…”
“We want to catch up to the vanguard that abandoned us. And…”

There was something more fundamental.

“We want to survive.”

Tick. Tick.
The penalty timer continued its relentless march forward.
If they exceeded the time limit, they would directly incur a penalty.

‘A penalty with enough power to level a major city.’

He couldn’t say if it was exactly identical, but the scale wouldn’t differ much.
If that were the case, these dwarves wouldn’t survive the penalty either—they would simply die.

In other words: survival.
That was their most desperate objective.

“Has the vanguard that went ahead reached the 10th Floor?”

Urepf shook his head at the question.

“From what I know, they’re still on the 8th Floor.”

‘Perfect timing, then.’

Yujun had no intention of lingering in the Neutral Territory of the 5th Floor either.

‘Let’s climb to the 10th Floor with the dwarves.’

Yujun was now determined to place South Korea ahead of any other nation.

‘From here on, we hold the initiative.’

And those who followed would now be other countries.

‘I expect news from England or the United States will break soon.’

If his prediction held, they’d likely reached or nearly reached the 8th Floor by now.

‘The 8th Floor and beyond are no joke. Even a straightforward conquest attempt is brutal.’

From that point onward, technique and finesse became essential.
Yujun knew those strategies intimately.
And there was one more reason he wanted to reach the 10th Floor first.

‘There’s a very unusual monster on the 10th Floor.’

In the past, he’d simply hunted it down to clear that floor with ease.

‘But this time will be different.’

He might be able to train it.
Moreover.

‘I might even be able to sign a contract with it.’

Yujun looked at the dwarves.
Their faces still bore expressions of worry and unease.
The Trial Tower was brutal at each floor—the difficulty ramped up mercilessly.
Though the gap was only three floors, anyone who ventured in would feel the disparity acutely.

“Just surviving isn’t very interesting, is it?”

Yujun spoke toward the anxious dwarves.

“…What?”
“What do you mean, sir…?”
“Since they abandoned you and moved on ahead.”

Then he smiled coldly.

“Now it’s your turn to abandon them.”

They hadn’t reached the 10th Floor yet.
So if you arrived first, that was all that mattered.

“We return the favor with a penalty of our own. We reach the 10th Floor first.”
“…!”
“…!”

The dwarves were bewildered by Yujun’s bold proclamation.
After all, didn’t Yujun himself know how grueling the Trial Tower was, having ascended from the 1st to the 5th Floor?

“Yujun, sir. The lower floors are difficult enough, but the difficulty from here upward rises… insanely.”

Urepf spoke up.
The other dwarves nodded in agreement.

“We climbed the lower floors without trouble. So we were confident.”
“But after experiencing the 6th and 7th Floors…”

Their confidence had shattered, and the fear of those floors still gripped them.

“That was because I wasn’t there. But I am now.”

To the dwarves, the gap between the 5th and 8th Floors loomed vast. To Yujun, it was different.

‘Just three floors.’

It was practically the same tier.

“Let’s begin.”

Yujun commenced training the remaining dwarves.

***

“Is Trainer Kang perhaps…?”
“We would very much like to meet with Trainer Kang.”
“That is…”

The Trainer Association.
So many people—both domestic and international—were seeking out Kang Yu-jun that it was overwhelming.

Especially from overseas, many renowned figures were arriving, and the association chairman personally received them.

“Trainer Kang is currently occupied with the Tower of Ashes matter. However, please wait just a moment. I shall relay the reason for your visit to him.”
“I am…”

Chairman Ryu observed the trainer before him.

“Might you be Trainer Machez?”
“Ah, yes.”

Machez Logati.
He was a very prominent trainer from the United States.
Those entering South Korea now weren’t only Awakeners.

Famous trainers like Machez Logati were arriving as well.
The reason was simple.
Yujun had been continuously accomplishing impossible training feats, and he’d been flawlessly training foreign Awakeners with increasing frequency—so overseas trainers had begun growing curious about his methods.
They wanted to learn Yujun’s training approach.
Or if they couldn’t learn it, at least witness it themselves.

And across Hunternet and video platforms alike, there were countless testimonies from those who’d directly observed Yujun’s training, all marveling at methods that seemed impossible.
As a result, even top-ten trainers from the United States like Machez Logati had begun entering South Korea.

Chairman Ryu smiled slightly.

“Meeting with Trainer Kang will require some waiting, but there’s a faster way—would that interest you?”
“What do you propose?”

Machez’s eyes gleamed with interest.

“Our association has trainers. If you conduct an exchange with them, since Trainer Kang is affiliated with our association, it would accelerate the arrangement of a meeting with him.”
“Then.”

Machez nodded immediately.

“I’ll do that.”

Chairman Ryu Jeong-hwan concealed a satisfied smile within.
This had all been coordinated with Yujun.

-You’re welcome to use my name, Chairman.

South Korea’s current training standards lagged far behind those of developed nations overseas—except for Yujun.
Narrowing that vast gap would ultimately require South Korean trainers and Awakeners to elevate their standards significantly.
But that wasn’t easy.

Thanks to Yujun, the circumstances of South Korea’s prominent families—the Sky Thunder Choi Family and the Geumgang Kim Family—had improved, but South Korea’s competitiveness remained low nonetheless.
The chairman, like the Management Bureau director, harbored serious concerns about this.
It was then that Yujun had made this proposal.
To use it freely.

“This way, please.”

As Ryu Jeong-hwan negotiated with the renowned trainers, he marveled at Yujun’s foresight.

“He could monopolize everything if he wanted.”

In truth, Yujun needn’t have done any of this.
He could have thought solely of himself.
But he hadn’t.

“Then I should give my all as well.”

He had to contribute in keeping with that spirit.
It wasn’t merely for national development.

“You can go far fast alone, but you can’t go far.”

The chairman reflected on words Yujun had spoken.

***

-Training complete!
-Obtained Training Points!
-Obtained 350,000 P!

Through training the dwarves, Yujun had acquired an additional 350,000 Points.

‘Accumulating steadily.’

Whoooosh—!
Confidence blazed in the eyes of the dwarves—they barely resembled the same individuals from before.

-Hidden Trait unlocking!

Yujun had unlocked Hidden Traits for every dwarf.
He’d strengthened their respective abilities and resolved the red glow and fine fractures they’d carried.

‘Thanks to Urepf, it was actually easier.’

Compared to Urepf’s condition, the other dwarves’ problems were far less daunting.
Whoooosh—!

“It’s been such a long time since our condition was this good…”
“It feels a bit strange, honestly.”

‘Racial Decoding. I didn’t know it could be this effective.’

The Racial Decoding skill Yujun had learned in the Tower of Infinity hadn’t been one he’d frequently employed.
That made sense—non-human species training had never been mainstream in the Tower of Infinity.

‘But it has its uses. Now I know how to create training synergies.’

Yujun had taken the dwarves’ training only halfway.
He could have pushed deeper, but he didn’t.

‘I’ll complete the second half as we climb.’

“We proceed to the 6th Floor immediately.”

The dwarves swallowed hard.
Rumble-rumble-rumble.

-Entering the 6th Floor!

“We’ve been to the threshold of the 7th Floor.”
“But we descended back to the 5th immediately.”

Since most were dropouts from the vanguard, the dwarves had substantial experience with the 6th Floor’s conquest.

“What was your previous Conquest Grade?”
“D rank.”

‘Decent. Or rather—for dwarves, that’s already impressive.’

Boom. Boom. Boom.
Whoooooosh.
The moment they entered the 6th Floor, the sound of water greeted them.

‘The concept of this 6th Floor is…’

“Trainer.”
“A wave is coming.”

Whoooooosh—!
In an instant, a colossal wave engulfed them.

Yet it wasn’t real water.
It was compressed energy manifested in wave form.

“I was told this floor is called the Extreme Water Pressure Floor.”

A floor where overwhelming water pressure bore down on the entire body.
Even breathing and movement became difficult.

Splash. Splash.
The deeper they pushed forward, the fiercer the pressure grew.

“Originally, we used equipment we’d made to endure this pressure and barely escaped through.”

But now they had no such equipment.

“Your previous Conquest Grade was D, you said?”
“Yes.”

Yujun spoke with absolute certainty to Urepf.

“From now on, we conquer this 6th Floor at S rank.”

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