I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 152

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Chapter 152
152: Martial Arts Are Easier Than I Thought! (2)
The collision between the two was far more than a mere clash of momentum or aura.
Intent to harm one another infused their very essence, and as their wills collided, sharp needles of killing intent radiated outward in all directions.
Kuuung—!
Kwajiiik———!!
Puuuuuk————!!!
As the barbs of momentum proliferated and extended in all directions, neither Dohyun nor Baeryujin were touched by them.
Though their auras carried lethal intent and the will to harm, they never actually directed it toward one another. Or rather, the barbs meant to strike each other became entangled, each defending against the other, making contact impossible.
They sparred with killing intent, yet neither truly aimed to end the other’s life—perhaps it was inevitable.
Baeryujin, watching Dohyun, shook his head in disbelief.
‘I thought he might learn quickly since he understands the subtleties of intent, but this fast….’
From just a single collision, Baeryujin could tell—this was genuine enlightenment, not mere words.
Infusing intent into techniques, martial arts, or magic to manifest that intent as reality was, in a sense, like sorcery itself.
Yet it was entirely possible within martial arts.
Dohyun and Jiyuchan had already grasped the subtleties of wielding intent.
But they had forgotten the fundamental essence of martial arts—its very foundation.
They spoke grandly of the Golden Sword and Cheongmyeongjichang, but ultimately, martial arts existed to face enemies more efficiently, to make the weak strong, to kill people more effectively.
Because Dohyun and Jiyuchan had never considered this, the true nature of martial arts could never manifest.
Yet from what Baeryujin had just shown, Dohyun grasped it instantly.
Of course.
[Successfully analyzed the essence of martial arts with ‘Analysis’.]
[You acquire 1000 AP.]
[You comprehend the essence of martial arts.]
‘This is seriously insane.’
It wasn’t true comprehension—the moment I saw what Baeryujin displayed, ‘Analysis’ caused the essence of martial arts to flow naturally into my mind.
Or was it?
If the essence of martial arts flowed into my mind, then I did comprehend it, didn’t I?
Either way, what mattered was that I obtained it without much effort.
Baeryujin, unaware of this, could only be inwardly astonished.
‘Unbelievable.’
He wondered if his foundation would be stripped bare in mere days, yet Baeryujin laughed instead.
If his foundation were indeed stripped away, then this youth might accomplish what he himself could not—what he was too young and too late to do—saving his world.
“Krahaha. Let’s see if you can grasp this one too!”
Baeryujin was remarkable in his willingness to reveal everything despite not knowing when his foundation would be exposed, but Dohyun’s focus now lay not in such reasoning, but in observing what Baeryujin displayed.
A crimson aura erupted from Baeryujin, bursting outward.
Yet unlike blood or something sinister, it felt genuinely hot and blazing.
At that scorching momentum, Dohyun’s body trembled and his expression turned incredulous.
A fierce inferno—flames that would not be extinguished by water—burned within the crimson aura, blazing at Baeryujin’s two hands.
As Baeryujin charged toward me, I raised my sword and unleashed the opening technique of the Golden Sword.
The fundamental essence woven into the martial arts, combined with the subtle mysteries embedded in the technique, manifested the Golden Fortress Defense thicker than ever before.
Yet somehow, that thick and majestic Golden Fortress Defense melted away in an instant, like an ice castle crumbling before a roaring flame.
“How is it that you perceive this as well?”
Baeryujin smiled with amusement as he spoke, and in that moment, I could see it.
All the principles and laws of this world seemed to twist in an instant. No—the very principles governing the entirety of the Black Gate twisted at once.
And the source of that distortion was none other than Dohyun’s eyes.
‘…What in the world is this.’
Even Baeryujin had only discovered fragments of it, utterly unable to comprehend what it truly was.
I couldn’t perceive what Dohyun had shown or what he had done, yet one thing was certain—something in the principles had twisted.
And in that moment, universes began to swirl within Dohyun’s two eyes as he gazed at Baeryujin with an ambiguous expression.
[Having observed only briefly, you have failed to fully 『Analyze』 it.]
[You have succeeded in grasping only the flow.]
[You have succeeded in partially 『Analyzing』 the subtle mysteries of interpretation.]
[You have partially understood the subtle mysteries of interpretation.]
‘Oh!?’
Though I had only grasped the flow, the subtle mysteries of interpretation dwelling within me were considerable.
I could roughly comprehend what it meant.
As I began to smile, Baeryujin looked at me with a slightly exasperated expression.
‘What in the world is this guy.’
Thinking such thoughts, he watched me, but regardless, I was—
“Let’s continue, shall we!? I feel like I’ll understand if I see just a bit more!”
—approaching Baeryujin with brilliant eyes blazing, speaking thus.
How had it come to this.
* * *
Three days had passed since receiving Baeryujin’s instruction.
Merely three days—even for those blessed with extraordinary talent, the time required to master techniques through direct sparring rather than verbal instruction alone was far too brief.
Yet for Dohyun, it was more than sufficient.
So long as Analysis existed, everything Dohyun perceived was nothing more than simple prey to be naturally absorbed and mastered.
Thus, Baeryujin too found himself compelled to speak upon witnessing such a Dohyun.
“You’re a mad monster.”
“Pardon? Me?”
“….” “….”
At Baeryujin’s words, I looked at him questioningly, yet Hanalin and Jiyuchan were instead regarding me with absurd expressions, as though asking why I would even question something so obvious.
As all three stared at me with identical expressions, I scratched the back of my head awkwardly.
“Well, it’s not that extreme. Martial arts are easier than I expected!”
“…Have you two been hearing such things all this time and surviving?”
“…Yes.”
“…Indeed.”
“You two have endured quite a lot.”
“*Ahem.* We appreciate your understanding.”
Hearing Dohyun’s words, I watched as the three of them formed an inexplicable sense of camaraderie, while Dohyun himself let out an embarrassed cough.
Baeryujin’s shock wasn’t simply because the progress was rapid.
The subtleties gained through sparring, the meaning of martial techniques, and the process of interpreting what those techniques embodied and making them one’s own—these were not the kind of enlightenment one could achieve in merely three days.
Even those with talent sometimes never awakened to it in their lifetime due to lack of opportunity, and many others fell short by just a hair’s breadth due to insufficient aptitude.
Yet here was someone who grasped everything in just three days.
“At any rate, you understand it now, right?”
“…I understand it somewhat.”
“Hmm, to explain again—the initial forms of the Golden Sword are founded on gold, but you need your own criteria and interpretation of what properties this gold possesses and how it’s perceived. In my case, I use it while imagining gold as light or the radiance of the sun. Look, watch this.”
As I spoke, I demonstrated the initial form of the Golden Sword to Jiyuchan.
The golden radiance that once merely showed the appearance of metal now felt distinctly different. As bright and warm light that pierced the darkness of the sky poured forth from my blade and the initial form of the Golden Sword unfolded, it appeared like swordsmanship that illuminated all things as dawn broke across the heavens.
“…Wow.”
“It’s beautiful.”
“Huh.”
Jiyuchan, Hanalin, and Baeryujin alike—despite having witnessed it many times before, not just for the first time—couldn’t help but be amazed.
The initial forms I displayed were the result of having perfectly internalized them according to my own interpretation.
They were so vastly different from the Golden Sword forms shown until now that everyone could only marvel.
And then.
“And if I interpret it differently, gold symbolizes greed while also representing wealth and honor, so depending on how you employ it here, you can display that kind of transformative form. In a sense, you could even show a complex and multifaceted interpretation—that by obtaining wealth and honor, one restrains and disciplines greed.”
The swordsmanship I demonstrated matched my words exactly.
My Golden Sword form, which had been like the brilliant sunlight of dawn, gradually transformed, displaying a resolute yet sharp technique—as if a righteous person who had seized wealth and honor was condemning and distancing themselves from greed.
And Baeryujin stared at it in utter disbelief.
Typically, what one calls interpretation is what martial arts novels refer to as enlightenment.
In other words, once someone has gained one enlightenment, they cannot fill another. A single one already settles into their inner mindscape.
There should be a process of embodying the enlightenment one has obtained through their innate attributes, yet Dohyun showed none of that whatsoever.
As if flipping one’s palm, the way he rearranged his enlightenments left Baeryujin utterly speechless.
And Jiyuchan, sensing this, asked.
“Is that possible for me as well?”
“No. Don’t even attempt to imitate it.”
“…As expected.”
I had worried that if Jiyuchan tried to replicate that, he might fall into demonic confusion, but fortunately, he already recognized Dohyun’s talent and understood that he himself was different, so such confusion wouldn’t befall him.
At this point, I thought Dohyun had made a mistake.
Such talent was truly.
As Baeryujin harbored such thoughts, Hanalin spoke from beside him.
“One could call it the talent of a demon.”
“…Indeed, that is so.”
Everyone nodded in agreement with such admiration.
In any case, we resolved to continue training.
We couldn’t afford to fall behind like this.

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