The Life of a Wise Cult Leader - Chapter 215

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100th Floor All Master Chapter 215

48th Floor. Martial God Hwa-cheon-rang (4)

Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes widened.

Archery, spearmanship, swordsmanship, dagger techniques, great sword techniques, and so on.

All weapon techniques had been integrated into a single passive skill called Manbeongjgyeong (Myriad Martial Realm).

Such extensive integration was something he had never experienced even in his previous life. The moment he tried to check his skills, he felt a massive presence. Martial God Hwa-cheon-rang had returned.

[It seems there’s been some decent progress.]

[Not bad. You’ve grasped Beonjwa’s ascending mysteries.]

[Ascending mysteries? …Don’t tell me you’ve obtained the Realm of Absolute Suppression of Heaven and Earth?]

[That’s right.]

Manbinggi answered. Hwa-cheon-rang looked at Kang Jun-hyeok with a displeased expression.

[So you’ve obtained that. Hmm.]

After pondering for a moment, his presence expanded.

In that instant, hundreds of blade edges materialized.

Each one contained lethal power.

I’m going to die. Along with the crisis, Kang Jun-hyeok’s senses expanded. The Realm of Absolute Suppression of Heaven and Earth unfolded.

The number of incoming blade edges. Their force intensity. And their direction and trajectory.

He read all of it. As a result, he could tell there was only one gap.

Kagagak!

He twisted his body. Moving his waist, elbows, and the back of his knees. Hundreds of blade edges barely grazed past him without piercing through Kang Jun-hyeok’s body.

[…It’s really true.]

Hwa-cheon-rang clicked his tongue and recalled his blade edges. Kang Jun-hyeok grumbled.

“Were you trying to kill me?”

[If you truly mastered the Realm of Absolute Suppression of Heaven and Earth, you wouldn’t die from just this level of attack. Manbinggi. The method of suppressing and controlling power like you used to handle seems still difficult for him… but it’s functioning as force detection.]

Hwa-cheon-rang asked quietly.

[How do you feel?]

“I’m a bit surprised.”

The density contained in Hwa-cheon-rang’s attack just now was considerable.

If it had been his previous self, he would have barely been able to defend by activating all sorts of skills.

But now he had succeeded in perfectly reading the trajectory and intensity of the force to avoid it. He felt almost omnipotent.

‘This is.’

It was detection ability that far surpassed the second-tier level.

With his current state, ordinary surprise attacks wouldn’t work on him. Since he could read the force itself, even surprise attacks that concealed presence would be meaningless.

‘This is Manbinggi’s ascending mystery.’

He had learned countless martial arts in his previous life.

Among them were martial arts considered the finest, like the Taiji Wisdom Sword.

But this was martial arts of a completely different class compared to anything else.

Hwa-cheon-rang opened his mouth as if displeased.

[I still can’t understand yours. Is that really martial arts? Isn’t it Divine Authority?]

[Beonjwa’s martial arts is not some Divine Authority. If it were, this guy wouldn’t have been able to learn it either.]

[Hmm.]

Hwa-cheon-rang couldn’t deny it. The fact that Kang Jun-hyeok had learned Manbinggi’s martial arts meant it was a technique that even mortals could learn, not some unique Divine Authority.

And that’s precisely why Hwa-cheon-rang was even more bewildered. For it to be a mortal’s technique yet exist beyond his domain. As Hwa-cheon-rang, who sat in the position of god of martial arts, his pride couldn’t help but be hurt.

[I don’t like it, but… for now it’s worked out well.]

He was ultimately a loser, after all.

Player Kang Jun-hyeok, who had received an opportunity, had obtained powerful techniques.

Setting aside personal feelings, it was a good thing for them, not a bad thing. Hwa-cheon-rang spoke quietly.

[I’ll be looking forward to it. Kang Jun-hyeok.]

[48th Floor Quest Clear.]

[Rewards will be determined based on your performance.]

[Checking achievement rate…]

[Check complete.]

[Achievement rate: 100%]

[Perfect Clear. Congratulations! Additional rewards will be granted.]

[5,412 Gold has been granted.]

[Title: Perfect Player effect has been added.]

[Perfect Clear reward [Ring of the Martial God] has been obtained.]

[Perfect Clear reward [Passive Skill: Blessing of the Martial God] has been obtained.]

[Players who Perfect Cleared the 48th Floor: 1 person.]

[It’s just you!]

[Universal Notice.]

[Congratulations! Everyone in the universe! A Perfect Player of the 48th Floor has appeared. This is an achievement no one has accomplished until now!]

[Great Achievement + 4]

“Phew.”

Kang Jun-hyeok, who had returned to Earth, began checking his rewards.

[Ring of the Martial God]

[Part: Ring]

[Grade: Superior]

[Strength + 8]

[Speed + 8]

[Internal Energy + 10]

[A ring containing the Divine Authority of the Martial God. Grants the wearer powerful strength and internal energy.]

Simple, but quite powerful equipment. All stats were more than twice as high as the Ring of the Alliance Leader. Kang Jun-hyeok immediately switched rings.

And next was the passive skill.

[Passive Skill: Blessing of the Martial God]

[Grade: Divine Power]

[A blessing granted by the god of martial arts, Hwa-cheon-rang. The proficiency speed of all weapon techniques and martial arts increases by 20%. However, Manbinggi’s martial arts are excluded.]

“Well this is something. Useful yet strangely useless.”

20% increase in weapon techniques and martial arts proficiency.

For a normal Player, this would be an indescribable reward.

But for Kang Jun-hyeok who had Manbinggi, it was somewhat subtle. It didn’t apply to the most important Manbinggi martial arts.

But still, it wasn’t completely useless. There were techniques he had created that weren’t Manbinggi’s martial arts and techniques.

[Passive Skill: Manbeongjgyeong (Myriad Martial Realm)]

[Grade: Unique]

[Proficiency: D]

[The realm of handling ten thousand weapons. Can handle all kinds of weapons as naturally as flowing water. It’s an individual’s unique realm that no one else can handle.]

Kang Jun-hyeok no longer had separate dagger or sword techniques.

All weapon techniques had been integrated into this passive skill.

As a test, he took out a dagger and swung it. But by itself, there wasn’t much difference from before. After thinking for a moment, Kang Jun-hyeok swung the dagger again.

In that instant, the dagger changed into a great sword. The great sword changed back into a sword, and the sword changed into an axe.

Chwajajakjak!

Even as various weapons changed in an instant, their trajectory was as natural as flowing water. All weapons moved as if they were one weapon.

“So this is how it feels.”

While he could change weapons with Manbinggi, the techniques for handling each weapon were varied.

Since there were differences in proficiency levels, freely changing them in actual combat wasn’t easy. As such, they were used more for creating variables and exploiting weaknesses.

But with integration into Manbeongjgyeong, he could truly handle all weapons in the real sense.

This was a considerable advantage. If weapons kept changing, it would be difficult for opponents to respond. It was a skill that could create openings even against higher-level opponents.

The Perfect Player title had the effect of increasing proficiency in all martial arts. This seemed to apply to Manbinggi’s martial arts as well, which was good. Kang Jun-hyeok called Pixie and transmitted his memories.

[Wow. Hwa-cheon-rang. It’s been a while. But as expected, the relationship between you two isn’t very good, is it?]

[Beonjwa has no particular feelings. That guy is just unilaterally uncomfortable.]

“What happened? It didn’t seem like it was just a simple conflict over territory.”

[Something interesting happened.]

Pixie began speaking with a sly grin.

[Hwa-cheon-rang is the God of Martial Arts, right? He knows the concepts of all martial arts. But Manbinggi’s martial arts were the exception. That part seemed to displease Hwa-cheon-rang. He had been watching for an opportunity for a while, and one day when he found his chance, he made a proposal to Manbinggi.]

You and me. Let’s have a debate about martial arts, just the two of us.

[That debate continued for an entire year. Unfortunately, it took place in the Realm of the God of Martial Arts, so what happened wasn’t known to the outside world. But… after the debate, Hwa-cheon-rang’s attitude toward Manbinggi became quite docile.]

Kang Jun-hyeok showed interest.

“Did Manbinggi win the debate against the God of Martial Arts?”

[I don’t know the details either. When I asked about that part, neither Manbinggi nor Hwa-cheon-rang answered. But in my speculation, there must be a reason why Hwa-cheon-rang became quiet, right?]

[Hwa-cheon-rang dislikes you because your mouth is so loose, Pixie.]

[Even so, he likes me more than you, right? So what happened? You won, didn’t you? You could answer me now, couldn’t you?]

[If you’re a fairy, figure it out yourself.]

[Ugh. What a boring guy.]

Pixie grumbled. Manbinggi didn’t seem inclined to answer.

But who was the God of Martial Arts? He was an existence that dominated all martial arts that exist in this world, and all that would exist.

To have a debate about martial arts with such a God of Martial Arts. That itself was something that made one laugh in disbelief.

‘Just what did I learn?’

The memory itself must have been satisfying as he was able to gain 300 starlight. Next, Kang Jun-hyeok went to find the Blacksmith.

“Here it is.”

[Draconia’s Shell Helmet]

[Part: Helmet]

[Grade: Superior]

[Strength + 5]

[Speed + 5]

[Defense + 40]

[A helmet made by perfectly processing the shell of the monster Draconia. Its hardness is truly wondrous, so even if a meteorite were to fall, the helmet would not break.]

“Whew.”

For a helmet, it had a defense of as much as 40.

As expected, when left to the Blacksmith, equipment with far superior performance than ordinary equipment was born. Kang Jun-hyeok was satisfied and took the helmet.

He had realized Manbinggi’s ascending principles and even obtained a new skill called Manbingji-gyeong. On top of that, he had obtained the God of Martial Arts’ blessing and ring.

Overall, it was a floor where he gained a lot and achieved excellent results.

But there was just one unsatisfying part.

“I didn’t obtain any new techniques.”

What he obtained were only principles. He didn’t actually obtain any techniques. The Realm of Absolute Suppression of Heaven and Earth had effects equivalent to techniques, but even so, it couldn’t help but be disappointing. Manbinggi spoke as if it were natural.

[The number of martial arts integrated into Beonjwa’s divine art is still woefully insufficient. If you want new techniques, first learn and master martial arts.]

“Are you talking about this?”

[Passive Skill: Divine Art]

[Grade: Unique]

[Proficiency: E]

[The divine art of the fallen one. All streams return to their source, everything eventually reaches the great trunk. You have taken the first step on that trunk.]

[Integrated Techniques]

[1. White Sword Technique (Intermediate)]

[2. Erlaon Hashika’s Dagger Technique (Lowest)]

[3. Scale Sword Technique (Intermediate)]

When Kang Jun-hyeok learned martial arts or swordsmanship, they were integrated directly into Manbinggi’s divine art.

It seemed he needed to learn and integrate more techniques to be able to learn new moves.

‘Then this works out perfectly.’

The next floor, the 49th floor.

That place was precisely the floor of the Martial Arts Realm.

Learn numerous martial arts and mental cultivation methods to obtain Manbinggi’s new techniques. Kang Jun-hyeok set his goal.

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