The Martial God Becomes a Necromancer and Conquers the Tower - Chapter 42

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Episode 42
42
Time flows the same in the Dimensional Tower and the real world.
There are stories that time moves differently on some floors of the Dimensional Tower compared to reality, but at least in the places I’ve been, it’s flowed identically.
Which meant.
When I cleared the Labyrinth and returned to reality, night had already fallen.
I’d gone in the morning, and when I came out it was night—so one full day just vanishes in a single dungeon run.
I showered at my leisure and then checked the messages that had come in.
My phone had texts from both Park Gangchan and Yu Hyeyeon.
It looked like both my disciples had messaged around the same time.
“Hmm. Let me start with Park Gangchan.”
I dialed his number and made the call.
The connection went through before the signal could even ring once.
Was this guy sitting there clutching his phone the whole time?
—Master! Hello!
Park Gangchan’s booming voice crackled through the phone.
—I watched your entire broadcast from the Dimensional Tower’s second floor today! That’s you alright! Destroying such a massive golem like that!
“Yeah. You watched it.”
—Of course! Your broadcasts are appointment viewing for me!
This guy.
I could hear the excitement in his voice even through the phone.
“So you called just to flatter me?”
I probed gently.
—No! That’s not it!
Park Gangchan’s voice shot up as if startled.
—I was calling to ask when I could start receiving martial instruction! Since you’ve already accepted me as an in-house disciple, I thought it was about time you started teaching me!
“Ah. That.”
Right.
I did accept him as an in-house disciple while he was on his knees at that café floor before.
I’d said I’d make my decision after seeing if he had the real talent, and now it was time to give him his first lesson.
“Let me think… I can train you if you come now.”
—Right now?! Suddenly?
“Yeah. Now. I just got out of the Dimensional Tower, so I have some free time. Since I’m going in from the morning tomorrow, I can only teach martial arts in the evening anyway. If it feels like too much of a burden, you can come another time.”
—No! I’ll come right away! I’m leaving now!
Bang—the sound of something colliding came through the phone.
This guy was already rushing out the door.
“Hey, come slowly. Don’t hurt yourself.”
—Yes! Thank you, Master!
Click.
The call ended.
“What a straightforward personality.”
I chuckled and looked down at my phone.
To think that guy who used to swing telephone punches around would be so thrilled about learning martial arts.
Well, his passion deserves credit at least.
“So next would be Yu Hyeyeon.”
I then dialed her number.
This time the phone rang a couple of times before she picked up.
—Master. My apologies for calling so late.
Yu Hyeyeon’s calm, measured voice came through.
She was definitely a different grain from Park Gangchan.
Same disciple, yet so different in atmosphere.
—I wanted to sincerely congratulate you on completely clearing the Dimensional Tower’s second floor today. You were truly remarkable.
“Thank you.”
—Being your disciple feels like a fresh honor all over again.
This one was so formal.
If Park Gangchan was the “Master, you’re the best!” type, Yu Hyeyeon was the “I express my reverence for your accomplishments” type.
“So you’re also calling about learning martial arts?”
—….
A brief silence.
—H-how did you know?
Yu Hyeyeon asked, a hint of surprise in her voice.
“I just called Park Gangchan about the same matter.”
Ah.
Yu Hyeyeon let out a small sigh.
So he was thinking the same thing.
“That’s right. I asked him to come now. Can you make it over right away?”
Of course. I’ll prepare immediately and come to see you.
“Good. Be careful on your way.”
Thank you, Master.
Click.
This call, too, ended cleanly.
“Composed as always.”
Same request, yet the tone of my two disciples’ calls couldn’t have been more different.
I set down my phone and rolled my shoulders lightly.
Well then, both of them should be arriving soon enough.
I’d better make some preparations for their first training session.
“Sihalin!”
I raised my voice toward the living room.
Whoosh.
Sihalin appeared silently.
Yes, Master.
“Prepare some medicinal liquid.”
Medicinal liquid, I see. What concentration would you like?
“You know that medicinal liquid I use during External Cultivation training? Prepare enough for two people. Dilute it to the beginner’s strength you taught me last time.”
Yes. I’ll see to it.
Sihalin bowed sharply and set to work immediately.
“Good. Then I suppose it’s time to prepare to receive my two disciples.”
I, who was a martial master in my past life, am teaching disciples again in this one.
When I think about it, it’s a surprisingly fresh feeling.
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“Masteeerrrr! Is this riiiiight?!”
Crunch-crack.
Park Gangchan was making a complete spectacle of himself, thrashing about, while Yu Hyeyeon gritted her teeth and endured in silence.
How does this fidgety fellow manage to function as a tank?
Remarkable, really.
Does he perform exceptionally in actual combat?
“Breaking living flesh and shattering it—only then can the Qi be gathered to forge steel. That’s what it means. It’s important in External Cultivation training, but it’s also well-known in modern sports science.”
Right, indeed.
There’s something called overcompensation.
Put simply, it works like this.
You deliberately overload the body, inflicting damage to the muscles, and during the recovery process, the body thinks to itself: “Next time, I need to be stronger so this level of impact doesn’t shake me.” The body then evolves beyond its previous limits into a stronger state.
It’s the phenomenon that explains how humans develop muscular strength.
External Cultivation works the same way, naturally.
First, you push the body to the point of breaking through excessive strain.
Then.
You immerse the body in a special medicinal liquid while circulating Qi.
The medicinal power seeps into the body, allowing you to train External Cultivation.
Though the effects of Qi Cultivation alone are negligible.
At best, it helps with absorbing the medicinal power.
I know from experience.
“So push harder.”
“Aaaahhhhh!”
Park Gangchan and Yu Hyeyeon were engaged in an extremely intense weight-training regimen, effectively and rapidly tearing their muscle fibers to shreds.
“Good. Stop.”
Since both were high rankers after all, they possessed physical abilities superior to ordinary people, which meant I had to push them with correspondingly heavier weights.
“Come now. I’d ask you both to get into this herbal jar, but can you even stand?”
“I can manage, sir!”
Park Gangchan staggered to his feet. Yu Hyeyeon did the same.
“Good. Get in.”
Both of them, trembling, lowered themselves into the jar.
“Do the breathing technique I taught you earlier. Begin.”
The two of them started the breathing method I’d taught them for External Cultivation.
“As true Qi flows through the meridians, it renews the sinews and bones…….”
“When essence, energy, and spirit become one, the flesh shall become iron…….”
And I recited the incantation alongside them.
Well, that’s the thing — speaking the incantation aloud was itself a form of breathing technique.
In Divine Art Techniques, there were many like that.
The name of the External Cultivation I was now transmitting to these two was the Iron Body Vajra Art — an Upper-tier Technique derived from Shaolin Temple’s Vajra Art.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t a Divine Art Technique.
To begin with, Divine Art Techniques required at least simultaneous Qi Cultivation to show results, and on this Earth where I lived, that simply wasn’t possible.
After an hour of muscle conditioning, two more hours in the herbal jar.
Once training ended and I’d cleaned up, it was already nearing midnight.
“It hurts tremendously, Master.”
“Bear it. You have to bear it for the Overcompensation to work.”
“Can’t we use something from the Dimensional Tower to recover?”
Yu Hyeyeon asked in a measured tone.
Both of them lay on the mat I’d laid out for them.
“I’m not sure. I haven’t experimented with that before.”
“Master, wouldn’t this be a good time to experiment? Not that it’s because this hurts so much, of course.”
“Sure it is. But Park Gangchan.”
“Yes, Master.”
“You hate pain that much, so how are you even managing as a melee tank? It’s rather surprising.”
“I do what needs doing when the time comes, Master.”
“I see.”
Hard to believe, though he was one of the top High Rankers already climbing past the fiftieth floor, so I chose to take his word for it.
“Then bring me some medicinal herbs and recovery items from the Dimensional Tower. We’ll experiment with those, and if they work well, we can switch the medication.”
“Leave it to us!”
“Yes, Master.”
Both answered, still sprawled out.
“Oh, Master. You still don’t have many Necromancer Items, do you?”
Park Gangchan opened his mouth as though he’d just remembered something.
“That’s true. Why?”
“I brought some Necromancer Items suitable for level 50 and below, so why don’t you try them?”
“Ah…….”
“Since you accepted me as a disciple, I felt it only right that I do at least this much. And if you ever need my help with anything in the future, please tell me right away!”
“I will.”
Park Gangchan’s expression turned satisfied at my words. But Yu Hyeyeon’s face looked decidedly less pleased — judging by her expression alone, she seemed to be thinking ‘Oh no! I should have brought something too!’
Well now. I wouldn’t make a fuss over such things.
But still.
While training these two, I’d been thinking.
I’d come up with a method to upgrade the two in Donggang City back in Dimension A.
Specifically: the Zombie Creation Technique with medicinal compounds!
Originally, zombies weren’t created by sorcery alone.
It was only natural to use medicinal preparations as well.
And I happened to have the formulae for those secret medicinal compounds used in the Zombie Creation Technique tucked away in my mind.
“All right then. Off with you now.”
“Thank you for the instruction!”
“Thank you, Master.”
The two of them shuffled out of the training hall.
Since both had managers attached to them, I could see people waiting outside to escort them away.
“Come now, Sihalin. Let’s tidy up.”
『Yes, Master.』
We finished cleaning and I retired to bed.

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