The Regressed Martial God Monopolizes Everything - Chapter 39

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Chapter 39. Exchange Tournament (4)
The last edge of dawn, where the morning sun had only just begun to break.
For those who enjoyed a miracle morning to fill their day, a cup of coffee or so would be the natural start—
“Damn it all!”
Jung Hyun-ah crumpled the disposable plastic cup she’d been holding in frustration.
She’d already drained the iced americano inside, ice and all, yet her head only grew hotter.
Bang! Bang!
The culprit was none other than Jung Hyun-soo and Baek Jang-gun, sparring since the crack of dawn.
It wasn’t a flaw in the soundproofing of the Aurelien, the premium hotel that Ilsung proudly showcased in Ilsung Tower.
Jung Hyun-ah simply hadn’t fallen asleep in her room.
“Damn him, really—!”
After watching Jung Hyun-soo fight, Jung Hyun-ah had spent the first day, then the next, training in the practice grounds provided by Ilsung until she collapsed from exhaustion.
The moment she’d fallen into a deep sleep, those two burst in and began hurling fists at each other without warning.
Bang!
The aura that struck the magical formation designed for impact absorption created waves in every direction, and at the center, Jung Hyun-soo’s fist collided head-on with Baek Jang-gun’s punch.
Then Baek Jang-gun raised his fist as if cradling the earth itself.
With a full-body rotation, an uppercut of crushing force unfolds from the lower left to the right shoulder.
Boom!
Had it been bare ground, the earth would have been torn asunder—such was its devastating power.
The Black Blood Shatter Fist that the Gunkon Guild prided itself on.
Jung Hyun-soo lowered his shoulders and crouched his entire body to counter it.
Then he whipped his right fist upward in a straight thrust toward the sky.
Whoooosh!
Mighty force breathing with living power. The Heavenly Tyrant Demon King Technique deployed through his strengthened bones and muscles—the Tyrant King Heavy Strike!
Without the True Demon Sword in hand, its power was nonetheless formidable beyond measure.
Crash!
No evasion, only force against force. Their fists collided once more. Blood sprayed.
And yet.
“Hahahaha!”
Baek Jang-gun burst into wild laughter, overcome with joy, seized by an irrepressible exhilaration.
“This is actually insane fun!”
Neither backed away an inch. Baek Jang-gun drew his fist back this time, swinging with full force like a sudden gust, charging forward.
The Iron God Mad Split Strike of the Black Blood Shatter Fist.
A punch that flew in a straight line, destructive as a beam of light.
Jung Hyun-soo prepared his counter-punch, channeling the power of the tyrant into his fist.
The Tyrant Heaven Strong Fierce Slash of the Heavenly Tyrant Demon King Technique.
His fist, imbued with that force, surged toward the incoming Iron God Mad Split Strike.
The impact absorption magical formation shrieked under the tremendous fist wind that swept across a five-meter radius in all directions.
Boom!
Their fists met, and the shock wave erupted outward. A spherical shockwave enveloped both figures. Jung Hyun-ah’s hair whipped about from the force.
“This is insane….”
Baek Jang-gun was a direct member of the Top 10 Guilds and an obvious heir, now on the verge of entering the Platinum Examination—a true master.
And yet this man stood directly against him in a head-on clash, even if it was just sparring?
“…Is the reward really that good?”
She acknowledged Jung Hyun-soo’s extraordinary ability. Separate from her grudging heart, he’d grown so strong she felt jealous—and she knew he would only grow stronger.
But his growth far exceeded reason, making Jung Hyun-ah wonder whether the SSS-rank reward was truly responsible for this degree of power.
Because Jung Hyun-soo’s rate of growth made no sense.
“Excellent! Then let’s continue—!”
“Continue nothing! You fighting maniacs!”
A voice cut through Baek Jang-gun’s eager cry.
“Oh? The branch director?”
Branch Director Yeon Cheong-ha appeared with dark circles hanging heavily beneath her eyes, growling.
“The final event of the Exchange Tournament is starting, so get assembled now!”
“But the duel between warriors has only just reached its peak….”
“You want me to make it reach a real peak? Huh? How much more of my time do you two need to eat up!”
Even the incomparable Baek Jang-gun flinched before the intimidation of an exhausted guild executive.
“Just one more time….”
“Make one more excuse, and I promise you’ll regret it. Ehehehehe.”
There is nothing more fearsome than the laughter of an office worker desperate to go home.
“We’ll do it next time.”
At Jung Hyun-soo’s words, Baek Jang-gun’s face stretched into a grin.
“Go get ready right now!”
Yeon Cheong-ha, who had barked the order at Baek Jang-gun, now stood before Jung Hyun-soo with a disapproving expression, arms crossed.
“You.”
Yeon Cheong-ha leaned in close to Jung Hyun-soo’s face, her tone sharp.
“…Word’s getting around about you. Watch yourself, understand?”
Watching Yeon Cheong-ha leave with those parting words, Jung Hyun-soo let out a soft laugh.
So talk about Jung Hyun-soo had reached the Association—which meant Kang Hyun-woo was moving with considerable speed.
‘He works fast.’
Time was running out before the genius who had become a Hunter Knight and built the core theory of the Magical Revolution would be spirited away.
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The breakfast banquet at Ilsung Tower in Aurelien was proceeding in grand fashion.
“Still won’t skip the formalities, I see.”
Despite Seon Byeong-hui’s disastrous elimination, Ilsung moved steadily through the scheduled proceedings without wavering.
“Even if the board is shattered, you can’t simply abandon everything. That’s not how it works.”
At Baek Jang-gun’s remark, Jung Hyun-ah frowned.
“Wait, why are you even here…?”
Baek Jang-gun had left his assigned seat in the Gunkon section empty and joined Garam instead, now tearing into meat.
“‘That guy’? I’m not even thirty yet…….”
“I’m only seventeen.”
“…You’re definitely old.”
“Hey, you left Han-ul behind to come here—why are you giving me grief?”
“Min-jeong and I have known each other since childhood.”
“I’m young too, and Hyun-soo’s still young, so we’re in the same boat, aren’t we?”
At Baek Jang-gun’s question, Jung Hyun-soo merely smiled faintly.
“That’s ridiculous. How is it the same? We’ve known each other for years.”
“You can’t dismiss the years we’ve spent building our bond, but the days ahead matter too. And I didn’t come here for you all anyway—I came for a bold discussion with Hyun-soo about the Way.”
“For a discussion, you sure do a lot of eating…….”
“Even the Diamond Mountains taste better after a meal!”
With that, he shoves a piece of meat into his mouth and swallows. As if he were eating candy instead…….
Baek Jang-gun’s arrival made the Garam Guild’s table even more lively, drawing the attention of many eyes.
Within the gazes of the Top 10 Guilds—a mixture of curiosity and caution—few dared approach easily.
And then came the moment to decide the champion of the Exchange Tournament.
“Those who participated in the Exchange Tournament, please come to the stage and cast your votes.”
“The voting device used here is the Arcane Calibrator ARC-7, created by Ilsung Magical Technology Engineering this time!”
Jung Hyun-ah sighed.
“What a money-obsessed company…….”
Everything had to be wrapped in promotion.
Rather than using HunterNet Shorts to downplay what their Seon Byeong-hui had suffered against Jung Hyun-soo,
they had instead had the PR team blast press releases advertising Elinium Dome’s strength even amid this catastrophe.
“We need to learn from what works.”
“Father would never do something like that, would he?”
“You have to evolve to avoid becoming obsolete.”
Was it wrong to showcase and promote your own technical prowess?
“Garam doesn’t have technology like that.”
“We’re… martial artists!”
“Didn’t you say you wanted to become a business leader too?”
…….
“There’s no shame in pursuing profit. Greater revenue means better lives for the hunters who risk their lives for Garam. The danger lies only in crossing lines that shouldn’t be crossed for money.”
Jung Hyun-ah was flabbergasted.
“That doesn’t seem like something you should be saying… You bought Min-jeong a gift, didn’t you… Mmmph!”
Ji Min-jeong’s eyes widened in surprise as she clamped a hand over Jung Hyun-ah’s mouth.
“No, unnie, why! You need to know. This guy, he…!”
“That’s enough. I don’t want to know.”
“Well, I’m curious.”
“You’re out of the loop.”
“I’m not old, I keep telling you…!”
“Hey! You all talk less and get to the voting booths already!”
At Yeon Cheong-ha’s exasperated growl, Jung Hyun-ah shot up from her seat and headed toward the voting hall.
“Unnie, she’s a fan.”
A shy face, conveying her admiration to Yeon Cheong-ha, a branch director who stood shoulder to shoulder with the leader of the Top 10 Guilds despite her female form.
“No, but Cheong-ha is my older sister, so why…….”
“Hey, Baek Jang-gun! You really want to die?”
“Ha ha, we should vote on it.”
Baek Jang-gun hurried into the voting booth. Created with the pinnacle of magical technology from Ilsung…….
“Of course it’s Hyun-soo, ha ha ha.”
The Exchange Tournament victor carried various meanings, Baek Jang-gun supposed, but the necessary condition for a champion in his mind was nothing but power.
Without strength, one could not be called the victor of the Exchange Tournament. This was an eternal truth, so Baek Jang-gun cast his vote for Jung Hyun-soo without hesitation.
“I’m dying to go all out against him.”
With Baek Jang-gun, the voting concluded.
“Now then, behold the pinnacle of Ilsung magical engineering! Tallied by the Arcane Calibrator ARC-7, the champion is none other than!”
Jung Hyun-ah swallowed hard. She honestly hadn’t expected to win the Exchange Tournament, but Jung Hyun-soo’s display of power had somehow wound her nerves tight with anticipation.
“Here, allow us to introduce a new mass-production magical formation being prepared by Ilsung Magical Technology Engineering, the very heart of our Ilsung Guild Group…….”
“Really, money-obsessed bastards…….”
The latest magical formations this, Seon-woo Hyun’s involvement that, and on and on with their parade of promotions.
“If Seon Byeong-hui had won, they wouldn’t do any of this. But since Ilsung threw money at it, they have to recoup the advertising costs, don’t they?”
“Damn these people… I’m out… I’m out…….”
It was just as Yeon Cheong-ha’s anger was rising.
“The champion of the Exchange Tournament is Jung Hyun-soo of the Garam Guild. Congratulations.”
The victor was announced.
No fireworks burst forth, no spotlight fell, but Jung Hyun-ah shot to her feet.
“Yaaay!”
In a sense it was merely a venue for exchange, but on a stage where the pillars of the future tested their mettle, Garam had never before produced a champion.
Jung Hyun-soo rose calmly.
“He won with a total of five votes, breaking the all-time record for the lowest vote total.”
“Wow, pathetic.”
Jung Hyun-ah clicked her tongue. He’d certainly done what needed to be done, but why would they downgrade the evaluation like that at the very end?
“You might say it was the most fiercely contested Exchange Tournament yet.”
“Is this woman a genius?”
“Hyun-ah, results always get packaged up one way or another.”
Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!
With Baek Jang-gun’s hearty applause, Jung Hyun-soo stepped onto the platform.
“Then the champion is asked to collect the prize according to procedure. This way, please.”
Jung Hyun-soo walked out as directed.
As the victor, he harbored no illusions about honor or prestige.
His purpose was to enter the vault assembled by the Top 10 Guilds and claim a single object.
One of the Five Kings—the Immortal Sovereign.
It was the first step toward awakening the Immortal Destroyer God Technique within the Immortal Sovereign.
Continued in the next episode ▶
The Monopolizing Regression Martial God
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Cheon Ya
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