Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 197

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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 197

197. vs El

[You converted Terra into Divine Force.]

El’s gaze sharpened.

Despite this being unexpected, he wasn’t greatly flustered.

[An application of the Achievement I created. An unexpected combination.]

He calmly observed the situation.

My body was already undergoing changes.

Something stirred within me.

[Warning! Excessive Divine Force detected!]

[Awakening to godhood begins!]

El calmly drew something in the void.

[I halt the awakening.]

Golden patterns were carved into space as system administrator authority activated.

He was trying to forcibly terminate the process.

However.

[Error: Divine awakening is a law of the universe.]

[Cannot be halted by system authority.]

El’s eyebrow twitched.

[The laws of the universe rank higher than the system…? Interesting.]

He remained calm.

Rather, his expression showed curiosity.

Soon the invisible force pressing down on me disappeared.

My body became free.

Kwaaaaah!

Explosively surging power.

Divine Force began reconstructing my body.

The feeling of bones, flesh, and soul being reborn.

[Awakening complete.]

[You are now a ‘god’.]

The Status Window changed.

《Name: Lee Tae Seong》

《Race: Lesser God》

From demigod to god.

Though a lesser god, I had definitely ascended to the realm of divinity.

That wasn’t the only change.

[Stats increase by 1,000% of Divine Force.]

《Terra: 0》

《Divine Force: 1,077,189》

【Stats】

●Strength: 21,579,188 / Penetration: 21,579,188

●Endurance: 21,579,188 / Agility: 21,579,188

●Life: 21,579,188 / Mana: 21,579,188

●Regeneration: 21,579,188 / Resistance: 21,579,188

●Dark Magic: 21,579,188 / White Magic Power: 21,579,188

Each stat exceeded twenty million.

‘This is… the power of a god.’

Energy overflowing throughout my body.

It was overwhelming power I had never felt before.

“You said it yourself. That you could become a god if you just had Divine Force.”

I slowly stood up.

“So I made it. Terra into Divine Force.”

[Interesting. A demigod awakening to godhood in an instant. I’ve never seen this before.]

El’s voice remained composed.

“It’s possible. Because there’s an Achievement you created.”

[You mean ‘All Things Are Creation’? That’s certainly an Achievement I made, but…]

El fell into thought for a moment.

[I designed it with the concept that you could create something using Terra… I never thought Terra itself could be converted into other resources. A blind spot of the designer.]

“You didn’t know?”

I let out a scoff.

“It’s a system you created, isn’t it? An Achievement you designed?”

[I am the God of Creation. I can design systems, create Achievements, and build structures. But….]

El continued speaking calmly.

[I’ve never actually used them myself. Gods aren’t subjects of the system. I can draw blueprints, but walking on those blueprints is the users’ job.]

“That’s the reason for your defeat.”

[What do you mean?]

“I’ve walked through every corner of the system you created. I’ve tried every skill, attempted every combination, and discovered every loophole. You’re the designer, but I’m the ultimate user. That difference created this result.”

El’s eyes wavered slightly.

[I acknowledge it. That a designer cannot become a perfect user. To awaken as a god using Terra. I’ll admit that application ability. But what do you plan to do with that?]

“I’m going to kill you.”

[Even so, you’re merely a lower god, you cannot surpass me, a higher god.]

“I’m a lower god, but there’s a fundamental difference between you and me.”

[What’s that?]

“Experience.”

I raised the Divine Transformation God-Slaying Spear.

“I’ve accumulated countless experiences on the battlefield. But you? You’ve only created systems, never properly used them. And you have a fatal weakness.”

[Weakness?]

“You said you’re pouring most of your Divine Force into the ritual for absolute god awakening. That means your actual combat power right now isn’t that of a higher god.”

El’s eyes wavered slightly.

[Sharp. You’re right. My current combat power is merely at the level of a mid-tier god. But even so, can you, a lower god, defeat me?]

“It’s enough. To kill you.”

This time the spear responded to my will and was dyed golden.

“I was helplessly beaten earlier, but what about a fight between god and god?”

El’s face hardened.

[For a mere lower god… how insolent.]

I swung the spear.

El hastily put up a barrier but.

Crash!

The barrier shattered to pieces.

[…Sharper than expected.]

El calmly stepped back.

Both putting up the barrier and responding to attacks were clumsier than expected.

‘Right, El has no real combat experience.’

A being who created the system but had almost never fought directly.

If that’s the case, I can win.

“How is it? The feeling of being hit by the system you created.”

When I sneered, El’s brow furrowed slightly.

[For a lower god to break through a barrier.]

It was a calm voice, but there was subtle irritation mixed within.

El extended his hand.

An attempt to bind me with telekinesis like before.

Previously I couldn’t even react and was helplessly defeated, but now it’s different.

‘Time Stop.’

The world stopped.

El’s attack and his movements all came to a halt.

I dodged before the telekinesis could reach me and thought.

‘As expected, Time Stop works.’

Previously, because I was a demigod, attacks didn’t work at all.

I had no choice but to submit to his overwhelming power.

But now my stats have explosively increased and the level of mana has become equal.

‘It works because we’re both gods.’

But the difference in stats must be clear.

I’m lower tier, that guy is a higher god.

‘But it doesn’t matter. If attacks can get through, I can win.’

A god who lived for eons but has no real combat experience.

That was El’s fatal weakness.

I swung my spear in the stopped time.

Swoosh!

A wound appeared on El’s body.

It was the first moment I had inflicted damage on a higher god.

[Grgh….]

El let out a low groan.

He looked down at his wound and narrowed his eyes.

[…I’ve been wounded.]

It wasn’t surprise in his voice, but curiosity mixed with experiencing something new.

“This is just the beginning.”

I smiled coldly and raised my spear again.

El’s golden eyes wavered.

For the first time, the creator had been struck by his creation.

The fear that he might actually lose crept through the cracks in his mind.

‘That crack will tear you apart and kill you.’

El created a golden spear with coldly sunken eyes.

[The games are over now. Die, lesser god.]

I created distance and dodged the spear.

‘Buffs first.’

I summoned Pi Hyeok Jin from the Skull Jar.

I used my skill on the guy who immediately offered his neck.

Crack!

[Health is restored through Blood Supply effect.]

[All stats increased by 1,000% for 3 minutes through buff effect.]

My stats that were at 20 million shot up to 220 million.

Meanwhile.

[Running away is useless.]

El extended his hand and unleashed a golden mana wave.

Overwhelming destructive power poured toward me.

‘Now. Causality Reversal.’

A skill that stores damage received for 10 seconds and returns it doubled when the duration ends.

At the same time I used that.

‘Flight.’

I used my invincibility skill.

Angel Wings spread out and the invincibility effect was applied.

Boom!

El’s attack struck my body hard.

I felt an impact strong enough to break bones.

‘Grgh, damage is getting through even though I used invincibility?’

I hadn’t expected this.

[Invincibility? That only works against beings of the same dimension. Before a god’s attack, invincibility means nothing.]

‘So it’s because of the difference in rank after all. My invincibility skill as a lesser god can’t completely block attacks at the level of a mid-tier god.’

El, now emboldened, unleashed golden mana again.

Crash!

I felt a strong impact as if all my bones would shatter.

This much damage even with invincibility active.

‘It’s fine. All the damage I’m taking right now is being stored.’

Just endure a little more.

Just until 10 seconds.

When the invincibility effect ended, I applied a new invincibility.

‘Power of Immortality.’

And I healed all the wounds I’d sustained with Breath of Regression.

El continued attacking without rest.

A mana wave struck my side hard.

‘More… I need to accumulate more.’

The more damage I accumulate, the greater the damage I can return.

[Repeating recovery and defense? How persistent.]

El briefly stopped attacking and seemed to be calculating his next move.

‘The 10 seconds are almost up.’

I smiled coldly and extended my hand toward El.

“Take this. The gift you gave me.”

All the damage I had received until now.

Poured onto El with double the power.

Kwaaaaang!

[Kugh!]

Parts of El’s body burst open everywhere.

His shoulder was pierced, his side was torn, and his arm was broken.

[…More dangerous than expected.]

El’s eyes sank coldly.

He immediately made a decision.

[I’ll retreat for now.]

Space began to tear.

A golden crack appeared behind El.

‘I can’t let him escape.’

I reacted immediately.

‘Time Regression.’

The torn space closed back up.

[…You can even manipulate time.]

Seriousness appeared on El’s face for the first time.

[You’re a far more dangerous existence than I thought.]

Saying that, El readjusted his stance.

While he became serious, I activated King’s Army.

Paaaaat!

The void tore open and tens of thousands of soldiers poured out.

Knights with swords, spearmen with spears.

All of them charged toward El in unison.

[Get out of the way, you vermin.]

El waved his hand, releasing a golden mana wave.

Thousands of soldiers vanished in an instant.

However.

‘Now’s my chance.’

While the soldiers drew El’s attention, I closed my eyes and recovered my depleted mana.

Thanks to the Clear Mind Like Still Water effect, my mana was quickly replenished.

‘Time Acceleration.’

The world slowed down.

El’s movements appeared slow like slow motion.

‘Approach quickly.’

I used Grip of the Dead to propel my body forward.

As I shot forward with telekinesis, I could see the top of El’s head below me.

‘Dragon’s Fury.’

[Skill damage temporarily increases by 2,000%.]

I could see his gaze slowly turning toward me.

‘I need to finish this for sure. Time Stop.’

The world completely stopped.

In the frozen time, I prepared my skill.

‘Money Bundle Swing.’

Golden energy condensed on the Divine Transformation God-Slaying Spear.

A powerful strike loaded with all buffs.

Fell like a bomb on El’s head.

Kwaaaaaang—!

[Kughh… Ahh…]

El groaned lowly.

His form was completely crushed from head to toe.

He could no longer maintain the noble appearance of a god.

All that was visible was a slime monster writhing with greed to become an absolute god.

[Heh, an interesting… ending…]

El smiled faintly.

[To think the designer… would be defeated by… a user… I’ve lived for eons but… this is my first… such experience…]

Crack!

My spear pierced through El’s core.

[It was… interesting.]

Those were the Creator God’s final words.

Golden divine power exploded and scattered in all directions.

[You have absorbed Divine Force ‘8,392,048’.]

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