The Regressed Martial God Monopolizes Everything - Chapter 15

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Episode 15. Hegemon’s Talent (3)
Jung Hyun-soo took the Elixir first.
At first glance it appeared merely as a translucent liquid, but the Elixir was the most effective healing potion there was.
‘Weak. That’s the problem.’
Jung Chul, outwardly unscathed, had caught something Jung Hyun-soo himself had missed—the severe internal injuries sustained in the fierce exchange with Ling Wei-hao, the damaged joints, the torn muscles.
The absence of training. His vessel, the foundation upon which he wielded such overwhelming power, had not been tempered and refined nearly enough.
Yet he could not afford to panic.
Rest and recovery must be taken when necessary and never neglected.
If Earth were not teetering on the brink of annihilation, if the invasion of foreign races had not left him accumulating such exhaustion, Jung Hyun-soo would never have fallen so helplessly to Seon-woo Hyun.
‘A Champion Trophy. It’s been quite some time since I’ve received one.’
Climbing the Tower awards trophies based on one’s rank at certain thresholds.
Collecting trophies grants special privileges, and the highest rank trophy was the Champion Trophy itself.
At the lower levels of the Tower one couldn’t even dream of such a thing, and the Champion Trophy only appeared sporadically from the middle floors upward.
‘If I press forward at this pace, I can grow far more rapidly.’
Jung Hyun-soo’s attention turned next to the new trait that had taken its place in his status window.
[Name: Jung Hyun-soo]
[Stats: Vitality (17), Strength (15), Technique (18), Spirit (33), Endurance (20)]
[Skills: Five Kings Martial Art – Heaven Hegemon Return King Martial (6-star), Hwan-cheon True Qi (10-star), Hegemon Heaven Qi (9-star), Existence Imprint, Naming Art]
[Traits: Hegemon’s Talent, Reverse Emission Qi Opening World]
His basic stats had risen steadily, and the depth of the Five Kings Martial Art had deepened further.
The Hegemon Heaven Qi at 9-star was truly a remarkable achievement.
It was the fruit of rapid leveling—obtained by fighting with everything he had against his future self, the Dark King who no longer existed, paying the price in blood and death.
‘Hegemon’s Talent.’
[Hegemon’s Talent]
[Granted to one who bears the qualification to inherit the name of a forgotten king.]
[A quest bestowed by the forgotten king will be assigned to you.]
[Should you abandon or fail that quest, all the power you have received will vanish.]
Jung Hyun-soo’s eyes sharpened with intrigue.
‘A quest?’
He had never heard of this forgotten king or such a quest. He was someone who kept even Hong Ryeon and Hao-mun beneath his feet.
The mere fact that he—someone reputed to surpass even the Hunter Association in information and intelligence—did not know was intriguing enough.
‘But regardless, I could never abandon this trait.’
The trait Reverse Emission Qi Opening World.
[When Hegemon Heaven Qi is used, the status abnormality Oppressive Force activates.]
[The power of the Five Kings Martial Art – Heaven Hegemon Return King Martial is amplified. Currently increasing by 10%]
The effect was enough to make one’s jaw drop.
‘A ten percent power increase?’
What fool would abandon a trait that automatically raised the power of the Five Kings Martial Art – Heaven Hegemon Return King Martial, which he had no choice but to use constantly?
[A quest has been assigned.]
[Will you accept?]
From the start, there was no situation in which he could refuse.
“I accept.”
[The forgotten king’s quest has begun.]
[Defeat another bearer of Hegemon’s Talent.]
[Time limit: 30 days]
Jung Hyun-soo’s expression twisted in an instant.
‘What is this?’
Another bearer of Hegemon’s Talent? As far as Jung Hyun-soo knew, in his previous life only Ling Wei-hao had wielded this Hegemon’s power.
But another bearer of Hegemon’s Talent existed?
Yet they wouldn’t even tell him who. If that were all, it wouldn’t matter, but suddenly a one-month time limit?
It was absurd. But at the same time, it stirred his competitive spirit.
‘A broken trait wouldn’t be given away for free, I suppose?’
He began to understand why the forgotten king was forgotten.
With a king so petty and begrudging, no one would remember him.
But Jung Hyun-soo had no intention of sitting idle nonetheless.
He would not allow the rewards of Hegemon’s Talent to be stolen from his grasp. Once something was in his hand, he never let it go.
That was the Dark King, Jung Hyun-soo.
In such a frame of mind, Jung Hyun-soo’s eyes caught upon an unfamiliar object placed at one side of the training hall.
Hyun-cheon Return Origin Technique.
‘Hm?’
Nothing remained save a single manual, yet Jung Hyun-soo recognized at once that this was his father’s gift.
* * *
Jung Chul, the guildmaster of Garam, sat lost in thought.
“Guild Master. The Asia branch has sent word.”
“Tell them I’ll contact them myself later.”
It was because of his son, who had made such a brilliant, meteoric debut across the entire globe.
‘SSS-rank, no less.’
Though it was only a lower floor of the tower, he had posted a record no one else had managed.
And when a video even emerged of him subduing Ling Wei-hao, China’s most-wanted criminal—which itself undercut the very notion of “lower floors”—the public’s fascination with Jung Hyun-soo became nothing short of explosive.
The deeper one dug into the incident, the more it became a story that could only be called breathtaking.
Jung Hyun-soo, appearing to save his own brother from desperate peril.
Knock, knock, knock.
Was there no end to his shamelessness?
“Father, it’s me.”
“Come in.”
Jung Chul regarded the unexpected visitor with a steady gaze.
“What brings you?”
“A son visits his father—do I need a reason?”
“You always did before.”
“Ah, well…”
At the mention of his conduct in his previous life, Jung Hyun-soo’s words caught briefly in his throat.
“So you came merely to pay your respects?”
“Well, not exactly that.”
At Jung Hyun-soo’s words, Jung Chul let out a soft laugh and pulled something from a drawer, tossing it toward him.
Jung Hyun-soo reached out toward the flying object.
“The depth of your Hegemon Heaven Qi is deeper than I expected.”
“Father, you’re really too much. Why not simply give me the Garam Badge? And here you are testing me regardless.”
Watching his complaining son, Jung Chul’s gaze returned to its characteristic coldness.
“I was merely curious how far you’d come, for all your reckless gallivanting about in ignorance of the world.”
“Even so, Tier 6? With that much force, any ordinary person would lose their entire hand?”
Jung Chul’s eyes shifted subtly.
The power he’d infused into the badge was indeed Tier 6 Hegemon Heaven Qi. That his son had sensed it immediately meant he had truly changed.
Of course, since it was only a test, everyone knew Jung Chul had no genuine intention of shattering his son’s wrist, though no one bothered to point out that particular truth.
“Hone yourself. From now on, you’ve chosen a path that will draw the eyes of many.”
“Yes, well—my phone’s been on fire, to be honest.”
His smartphone, which for a time after his regression had received only the occasional spam message, was now being flooded with an avalanche of calls and messages so overwhelming he could scarcely turn it on.
“Think clearly and act with gravity.”
Jung Chul was enjoining him not to grow giddy in such circumstances, but to maintain cool and steady reasoning.
“Yes. Actually, Father—would it be alright if I entered a Gate? I’d like to go alone.”
“Alone?”
“Yes. To gauge my abilities, and also—well, it should serve as good promotion for the guild as well.”
Aside from seeking out another candidate for the Hegemon’s Talent, Jung Hyun-soo had already laid other plans.
‘The Mana Stone Revolution that will soon arrive.’
It was a turning point that would unleash tremendous upheaval as the byproducts of monsters and the Mana Stones emerging from towers and Gates transformed into a perfect substitute energy source.
Currently, Garam was overwhelmingly short on Mana Stone Ore compared to the other ten major guilds. But that wasn’t what he was after.
‘I need to bring that person—the one who brings the revolution—into the fold.’
The genius scientist who originally conducted the research for a perfect substitute energy source using Mana Stones, and the one who would benefit from that achievement, were distinct individuals.
Standing at the very center of the Mana Stone Revolution was, in the end, Seon-woo Hyun.
‘But originally, that bastard’s disciple was the one who achieved the research.’
Jung Hyun-soo intended by whatever means necessary to revive the genius mage whose research had been stolen and who was murdered while trying to make his grievance known.
To do so, he needed several items and skills, and one of them—ultimately necessary to stand against Seon-woo Hyun—was the Arcane Null Pulse, which was precisely the object of this Gate expedition.
Arcane Null Pulse.
This absurdly broken item against arch-mages, the Magical Null Pulse, was the very cornerstone of that rescue operation.
It would prove devastatingly effective against the combat mages Seon-woo Hyun had been cultivating in secret.
“Did I not say it? I told you to think more carefully.”
And the moment he said that, his son was proposing to clear a Gate alone?
“It’s not particularly dangerous. Merely a suitable F-rank Gate, nothing more.”
“Is that the truth?”
“How could I lie about something like this? Father would see through it anyway.”
The truth was it was a D-rank Gate masquerading as F-rank, but there seemed no need to mention that detail.
“It’s the Palbongsan Gate in Hongcheon.”
“Hmm.”
The Palbongsan Gate was fairly well-known.
Despite its F-rank classification, it was surprisingly difficult and complex, but with poor clear rewards and troublesome monsters, efficiency-minded hunters wouldn’t give it a second glance.
There were treasure hunters and eccentric explorers who ventured in search of hidden rewards, but
ultimately, nothing had ever been found, leaving it as the most useless F-rank dungeon.
Rookies occasionally visited to prove their mettle, which kept the gate from being completely destroyed, and oddly enough, the Break never triggered.
A gate where eccentrics sometimes entered for a challenge and never returned.
Even when he said he would go to such a place, Jung Chul’s expression showed no particular change.
In fact, he consented.
“Understood.”
“Yes, then I’ll be on my way.”
“Do you have any thoughts about appearing on a broadcast?”
It was undoubtedly part of countless offers that came through Garam. Broadcasters who loved a good story would never let this slip away.
“Is it necessary for the guild?”
“Garam is steadfast.”
The confidence that they didn’t need publicity from broadcasting—that was the flavor of Garam itself.
Jung Hyun-soo chuckled and spoke.
“Then I’m out too. I hate the smell of makeup caked on my face making me feel uncomfortable.”
Jung Chul found himself wondering if this was really the same son who, not long ago, had been obsessed with women and desperate to stand out.
But it wasn’t an act put on for appearances—anyone could see that. His genuine discomfort suggested his son’s transformation was solid.
“Very well. Go on.”
“Yes, sir.”
Jung Chul watched his son’s receding figure for a moment, struck by how much he seemed to have grown.
[Regarding Garam-Hanul Guild Cooperation and Mutual Prosperity]
Jung Chul filed the report back into the drawer and resumed his work.
* * *
After morning training and a meal, Jung Hyun-soo stepped outside for a while.
He realized that searching for another Hegemon candidate would require more than his strength alone.
Rounding a corner through an alley, Jung Hyun-soo arrived at a desolate outskirts where no one lingered, and he stopped in his tracks.
“Come out.”
Then a man emerged from the shadow of a tree. It was none other than Kim Chun-sik, branch director of Hyeollyeon.
“Indeed, the rising star the world watches. I thought I’d hidden my presence rather well.”
“I don’t particularly enjoy being tested. Since I didn’t relay my message to you last time, I’ll overlook it once.”
Kim Chun-sik’s jovial expression faltered.
“Did you know? The teasing you out little by little, the vague Qi scattered in different directions—you saw through it all?”
Kim Chun-sik had every reason to feel caught.
His ability to defeat Ling Wei-hao was undeniable, but beneath appearances, Kim Chun-sik was a powerhouse who could dispatch someone like Ling Wei-hao with ease.
So what level had Jung Hyun-soo’s perception reached, to see through the true intent of a test he’d deliberately hidden himself to conduct?
‘A curious fellow indeed.’
Jung Hyun-soo had transformed almost overnight. The more they investigated his changes, the more astonishing they became, and his information gathering was eerily precise.
“Edward Farrington’s been captured, but it seems you’re curious about the whereabouts of the British Royal Records he smuggled out?”
Jung Hyun-soo saw straight through the reason for his visit.
“I certainly know where it is.”
“I will pay an adequate price.”
“You should. But given the price you’ve just paid by testing me, I’ll set conditions first.”
“Conditions?”
“I’m going to impose the same on Hao-mun as well.”
Kim Chun-sik felt his frustration mounting.
But he’d recently tasted both the success of completely outmaneuvering Hao-mun in information warfare and the approval of his superiors.
“…What is it that you need?”
“Gather and send me everything related to the Hegemon—towers, gates, ancient texts, the lot.”
Kim Chun-sik didn’t bother asking twice.
“Considering our previous dealings, I gave you extra time as a courtesy, Director Kim. Don’t forget that.”
The moment Jung Hyun-soo finished speaking, he had to mobilize Hyeollyeon’s entire information network.
Continued in next chapter ▶
The Regression Martial God’s Monopoly
Author
Cheon-ya
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Kim Seok-hwan, Choi Se-ra
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Grae Publishing
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May 26, 2026
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