I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 267

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Chapter 267
267: Wow! This is a goldmine! (1)
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My Analysis ability could be broadly categorized into two distinct functions.
First, there was the straightforward ability to analyze everything I perceived, and second, there was the absurdly broken ability to make what I analyzed my own.
With these two abilities at my disposal, a reward system that involved entering the archive myself and selecting a single martial arts manual felt like entrusting a cat with a fish shop.
A time limit?
Such a thing could never be an obstacle for me.
Analysis could copy faster than a photocopier with just a glance, so the time constraint was meaningless. While I might have limits due to my own capacity, at least the time restriction wasn’t a significant problem for me.
‘This is truly a goldmine…!’
With this, I could bring out as many martial arts manuals as I wanted.
Of course, I would have my own limitations, but regardless, the fact that I could obtain multiple martial arts techniques remained unchanged.
As I grinned widely, Hanalin seemed to sense something and spoke.
“Then… would you like to go as our representative, Dohyun?”
“Well, there’s no one else but Dohyun anyway.”
“Hmm, with Dohyun’s sensing ability, he’ll definitely bring back an excellent martial arts manual.”
Jiyuchan and Hezway responded to Hanalin’s words.
Of course, they were saying this knowing that it would be most beneficial for me to go, but seeing my widely grinning expression, they all stepped back slightly, sensing that something significant would happen if anyone else entered instead.
Besides, the probability of me going in and bringing back an excellent martial arts manual was the highest anyway.
Once all my party members yielded, I finally came to my senses and nodded.
Given the circumstances.
“Just leave it to me!”
As I spoke with confidence, everyone thought sending me was the right call and their faces filled with anticipation about what martial arts manual I would bring back.
Once all the discussion among party members concluded, Targa looked at me as if to confirm the decision.
As I nodded and handed over 100 coins again, Targa spoke.
“Here is your access pass. You have a 10-minute time limit, so please make sure to exit within that timeframe. If you fail to exit within that time, those waiting outside can forcibly bring you out.”
“Ah, don’t worry.”
It won’t even take 10 minutes.
As I laughed confidently, Targa, who seemed to have become anxious, swallowed hard. My expression before heading out on the request earlier was exactly like this, so it was enough to trigger PTSD.
In any case, at this point there was nothing Targa could do but let things unfold as they would.
And so I stood before the entrance to the Gold-grade Archive on the very top floor of the Jecheon Mumaeng Atlas Branch.
The magitech-applied door slot appeared as I presented my pass, and looking at my party members who had come with me this far, I spoke.
“Then I’ll bring back something amazing!”
Saying that, I waved my hand excitedly and entered the archive. The three people watching me go murmured to each other.
“After saying something like that….”
“He’s definitely bringing back something incredible.”
“Gulp.”
Hezway, in particular, swallowed hard, so eager to see what I would bring back.
The three of them waited there with faces full of anticipation, wondering exactly what I would bring out.
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The Gold-grade Archive of the Jecheon Mumaeng Atlas Branch had quite a stellar reputation.
It boasted an overwhelmingly vast collection of texts compared to other B-Rank branches, and above all, the quality was exceptionally high.
Certainly, most were uninterpreted manuals, but these texts had been selected for the Gold grade based on the quality of mana emanating from them, so they possessed considerable merit.
Because of this, no one voiced complaints even if the manuals remained uninterpreted.
Considering that commissions from B-Rank Zones could only yield so much, the quality here allowed access to martial techniques of such a high standard that they could be utilized even in higher-tier regions.
And so, the Gold-grade Archive!
As I stepped inside, the arcane-infused lamps at the entrance began illuminating one by one.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
“Ah.”
With sound effects reminiscent of torches igniting in a fantasy dungeon, the entire archive blazed with light, revealing that while the space itself wasn’t particularly vast at first glance, what truly mattered was its quality.
Scanning the collection, I was astounded to discover that the vast majority were A-Rank manuals.
The fact that they had classified and organized texts to this degree of precision was remarkable in itself, since manuals occupied a domain where interpretation through appraisal alone was extraordinarily difficult.
Though for me, it was hardly a challenge.
Opening my eyes wide, I reached for the first manual before me and examined its cover.
Then.
[Movement Art—”Thousand Phantom Illusory Trace Step [A]”]
“Remarkable.”
I had merely grabbed something at random, yet an A-Rank movement technique had appeared immediately.
For other Hunters, it would be acceptable to take anything from here and have it interpreted—there were so many A-Rank texts.
Certainly, some B-Rank manuals were interspersed throughout, but even these were few in number, and judging by the aura they emanated, they appeared to be high-tier B-Rank, nearly A-Rank quality.
I was just about to deliberate which of these countless treasures to have Analysis examine.
That’s when Analysis spoke to me.
[Analyzing all martial technique manuals in the archive.]
Upon seeing the message that Analysis would examine every martial manual, I couldn’t help but smile.
‘Yes, this is what my Analysis should be.’
As I thought this, I felt something within me respond with joy for reasons I couldn’t quite explain.
And simultaneously, additional text from Analysis materialized before my eyes.
However.
[Useful manuals for the user have been identified.]
[However, using this method will yield only a single martial technique in practical terms.]
[Do you consent?]
“Hmm?”
This message felt different from what Analysis had shown me until now.
A message seeking permission—it felt like it had been quite some time since I’d seen one, so I paused to consider.
‘After all, whatever martial technique I obtain here…’
It would likely be comparable to the Janwol Pagong I had acquired from the Ilseong Guild.
But if Analysis had proposed this, it surely meant they had either discovered something superior to merely obtaining multiple techniques of that caliber, or had uncovered an alternative approach.
So I smiled and nodded without hesitation.
I trusted Analysis that much.
As I gave my consent, my eyes suddenly blazed with brilliant cyan-white light that swept across the entire space.
And then characters appeared.
[Analyzing all useful martial texts through 『Analysis』.]
Not long after, Dohyun felt a slight throbbing in his head and furrowed his brow, as new characters materialized before his eyes.
[You have acquired 「Supple Body Rigid Fist [A]」, 「Heavenly Rigid Single Point Spear [A]」, 「Phantom Deception Art [A]」, and 「Dual Polarity Meridian Seal Technique [A]」.]
‘Huh?’
As my head felt as though it might shatter—far worse than usual—I examined the names of these martial techniques.
While each felt distinct, there was something that bound them together as one, and I sensed new martial arts being inscribed into my very being amidst the agony.
Then came that moment.
Brilliant light began erupting from my body.
Simultaneously, more characters materialized.
[Using 『Fusion』 by 『Analyzing』 the four martial techniques you have acquired.]
At this point, I could understand what was happening.
‘…Kgh, into one…?’
It felt the same as when I had previously witnessed Majincheon’s 『Record』 and 『Fused』 Janwol Pagong to create the Shadowless Dark Moon Scripture!
Yet it felt slightly different from that.
Unlike the Shadowless Dark Moon Scripture I had created through 『Fusion』, this 『Analysis』 felt as though it were connecting to something elsewhere.
I’m not certain if this is the precise way to express it, but that was how it felt to me.
‘This is….’
The 『Analysis』 connected to somewhere seemed to be drawing something out through a wavelength that 『Fused』 those four techniques into one.
And then.
[As the four techniques bind into one, 『Heavenly Mechanism Body』 responds.]
[The influence of 『Heavenly Mechanism Body』 flows in.]
Suddenly, the 『Heavenly Mechanism Body』 that had been dormant reacted.
I didn’t know what was happening, but I trusted 『Analysis』.
Had 『Analysis』 ever done me harm, even once?
No, never.
So I believed it would be the same this time and entrusted myself to it.
How much time passed like that?
I felt the pain that had been tormenting me fade away, and characters materialized before my eyes.
[By 『Fusing』 the four techniques into one, you have replicated the Core Method—「Heavenly Mechanism Myriad Transformation Scripture [SS]」.]
[『Analyzing』 the newly fused martial technique.]
“A Core Method?!”
Now that I thought about it, I had seen many martial techniques, but this was my first encounter with a Core Method. Moreover, there was something that caught my attention—when I had previously created the Shadowless Dark Moon Scripture, the characters had used the word “creation,” but this time they displayed “replicated.”
Seeing the word “replicated” instead of “created,” I pondered.
‘Where exactly did I replicate this from?’
I was considering whether this was connected to 『Analysis』 briefly linking to somewhere else.
In that moment, the incantations of the Core Method flowed into my mind. And along with those incantations, I came to understand in detail how to convert mana into inner force.
‘Ah.’
I had been using mana for all martial techniques until now, but I realized this was wrong.
It was so simple, yet I had been slow to understand.
Natural energy.
In other words, mana was pure in its essence. However, it existed in too raw a state to be used directly in martial arts. To use an analogy—one wouldn’t claim a lump of iron ore was a sword. Natural energy had to be refined into inner force, and only then could that inner force be applied to martial techniques.
And I could perceive that this refining process was what a cultivation method truly was.
‘Hah.’
I had been overlooking this the entire time.
And I could finally comprehend the precise utility of the Celestial Body.
It meant possessing a physique capable of accepting more mana, handling it more skillfully, and ultimately refining that mana to its highest potential.
In other words, I had been utilizing less than half of the Celestial Body’s effects until now, and only with a cultivation method in hand could I finally use it properly.
How to refine the mana drifting about in its natural state became crystal clear to me.
The moment I grasped this, I felt the world shift before my eyes.
‘Insane.’
So this was what it meant to have one’s perspective change, I thought—but then the time limit crossed my mind.
Worried I might be running out of time, I checked urgently.
And then.
[Seven minutes have passed since entering the Archive.]
Feeling Analysis’s will become slightly more distinct, I relaxed.
It felt as though I’d lost consciousness for a moment, yet only seven minutes had elapsed—I still had three minutes remaining.
However.
‘I don’t think I’ll be able to learn any more martial techniques today….’
So should I take the best one available? As I rapidly considered what to choose, I looked down at the martial arts manual I’d been holding from the start.
[Movement Technique—「Thousand Phantom Illusory Trace Step (千幻迷蹤步)[A]」]
“Hmm.”
Looking at it, I asked Analysis.
‘I can’t learn martial techniques right now, but can I 『Fuse』 martial arts manuals together?’
Analysis responded to my question.
[Of course it’s possible.]
Analysis was a yes-woman. Or should I say yes-entity?
Anyway, I smiled at those words and spoke to Analysis.
‘Can you recommend a movement technique?’
To my question, Analysis answered briefly.
[Gladly.]
The textbook in my hand began to glow, and Analysis’s words seemed almost pleased.
And then.
[Now 『Fusing』 the useful movement techniques in the Archive simultaneously with Analysis.]
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Though Dohyun seemed like he’d emerge immediately when he first entered, he didn’t come right out, and as he filled the entire ten minutes, Hanalin, Jiyuchan, and Hezway muttered with increasingly excited expressions.
“He’s taking so long—he must be choosing something really good.”
“If you ask me, he’s trying to find the absolute best option.”
“Or maybe he already found something good and is looking for something even better….”
“Maybe it’s because you’re trying to find something even better when you’ve already found one.”
Exactly ten minutes had passed since those gathered before Dohyun had formed their precise assessments of him, when the Jecheon Mumaeng members guarding the entrance attempted to step into the Archive.
But then.
Click.
As the door swung open, they could see Dohyun emerge with a radiant smile, clutching a single tome in his hands.
And inscribed upon that book, visible only to Dohyun, were these words:
[Footwork Technique—「The Path Without Flaw (大道無缺步)[S+]」]
‘Excellent! This is a goldmine!’
It seemed the Gold-grade Archive truly was a treasure trove.

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