The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 229

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Chapter 229
Chapter 229
The Pearl of White Seas.
A mythic-grade item obtained after defeating the White Water Deity.
Having defeated the White Water Deity, its most characteristic ability was naturally tied to water attributes, and while it possessed various other powers as well.
‘It was a material close to a mana stone.’
Its true essence could be called a mana stone.
An ultra-special-grade water-attribute mana stone that surpassed even the rarest and most powerful special-grade mana stones?
In truth, considering the sheer magnitude of power contained within it, even adding the prefix “ultra” fell woefully short of describing its actual performance.
The result of using such a mana stone like a one-time bomb.
Kwaaaaaaaaang—!!!
An explosion far more powerful than I had anticipated erupted.
A water-attribute explosion befitting the name Pearl of White Seas.
However, the force was so immense that it appeared as though an entire ocean had been summoned into the sky.
“What—!”
“Impossible!”
“Grrrrgh—.”
Even the gods hadn’t anticipated this much.
The gods were swept away by the sudden deluge that flooded from the sky.
Among them, some attempted to block the torrent using their respective defensive means, but water continued to pour endlessly from the Pearl of White Seas.
Even those who hastily increased their distance found it difficult to completely evade the tsunami-like explosion bearing down upon them.
Among the higher-ranking gods, some managed to escape, but that was fine.
Because the explosion originated from my position, they had moved to the opposite side of me to avoid it.
However, there was one problem.
“Ugh!”
“Kyieeeee—.”
I too had been caught up in the explosion’s force, which was far more powerful than expected.
I had created distance beforehand and moved as quickly as possible, so I didn’t take a direct hit.
But I was caught in the explosion’s aftermath and sent flying far away along with Gleipnir.
The fortunate part was that the direction I was sent flying matched my intended destination perfectly.
As I flew through the air.
Whoosh—.
Gleipnir was unsummoned, and my Black Flame fusion with Luke was released.
This was unavoidable.
More than the impact of the explosion, it was because I had been desperately squeezing out power while fleeing from the gods.
Luke’s Dragon Fear had also been used with more force than usual.
Had I used it normally, I wouldn’t have even made the gods flinch.
In any case, with both my mount and Black Flame fusion completely released.
Thud!
“Ugh.”
Thud.
I crashed to the ground, tumbled across the floor several times, and only came to a stop after slamming against a wall.
The moment I did, the mythic-grade armor I was wearing immediately deactivated.
If it hadn’t been mythic-grade equipment, that impact alone might have drained all my health.
Though the armor was effectively blocking the gods’ attacks, the cumulative damage was still mounting relentlessly.
[ Supreme Health Potion ]
“Phew.”
Only after downing a bottle of potion did my mind clear somewhat.
Looking at where I’d landed, it was clear I’d fallen from quite a height.
The impact crater was deeply gouged, and the trail of my tumble left distinct marks across the ground.
Then, lifting my head.
“They can’t come this far.”
I could see the gods, drenched and frustrated, glaring down at me from above.
If they had pursued me here, I wouldn’t have had time to drink a potion—I’d have had to engrave my name on the tablet immediately.
Fortunately, they couldn’t follow me to this place.
Then, turning my gaze toward my destination.
“Is that the Divine Tablet of Gods?”
An enormous stone tablet came into view.
Towering as if it touched the heavens, spreading wide on both sides—an incredibly massive stone tablet.
The reason I called it the Divine Tablet of Gods was simple.
[ Zeus ]
[ Poseidon ]
[ Hades ]
….
Because of the names densely filling the tablet.
Among them were many names I recognized, but also many I didn’t.
However, there was something odd.
[ Zeus ]
[ Poseidon ]
[ Hades ]
…..
Every name inscribed on the Divine Tablet of Gods had a line drawn through it.
And that deep gray color.
It looked exactly like when I used high-level equipment and the item became deactivated.
‘The Age of Fallen Mythology….’
A Divine Tablet of Gods with every name crossed out.
Weakened gods and mythic-grade monsters.
A desolate world.
Contemplating these things, I began to understand why this place bore such a name.
If I searched further, I might uncover more detailed information about how this place came to be like this.
‘That’s not what matters right now.’
I decided to focus on what I needed to do immediately.
What I needed to do was, naturally, to engrave my name upon that tablet.
The location to engrave was naturally on the right side of the tablet, in the blank space beneath the last name on the roster.
I then looked around to see what tools I should use.
[ Broken Rune Chisel ]
[ Broken Rune Hammer ]
I could see a chisel and hammer.
The problem was that they were shattered pathetically.
However, even though they were broken, I could sense an extraordinary power emanating from them, which suggested that quite high-level, high-grade chisels and hammers would be necessary to engrave a name upon the tablet.
Perhaps if I had conquered this place through orthodox means, I would have discovered a way to repair those tools or obtained new chisels and hammers?
I might have even learned about the background of this place called the “Age of Fallen Mythology.”
By orthodox standards, I would have been troubled here, but such logic didn’t apply to me.
“Luke, are you alright?”
– Yes, Master. Black Flame cannot be used again, but I can retrieve items as needed.
“Good, then retrieve a chisel and hammer similar to those. The finest ones you have.”
– I shall retrieve them at once.
A chisel and hammer were placed into my two hands along with Black Flame.
Just as formidable as the “Broken Rune Chisel” and “Broken Rune Hammer” lying scattered on the ground.
No, they were emanating an even more intense aura.
Their true identity was none other than.
[ Hephaestus’s Chisel ]
[ Hephaestus’s Hammer ]
The god of fire, volcanoes, and blacksmiths.
These were the chisel and hammer wielded by Hephaestus.
Naturally, the level requirement for use was 1,000 and the grade was Mythic.
Grasping them, I began to engrave my name upon the tablet, following the format of the other names inscribed upon it.
Clang!
The tablet was incredibly hard.
As befitted a roster inscribed with the names of gods.
However, what I held in my hands were Hephaestus’s Mythic-grade chisel and hammer.
Combined with the All Master skill and my crafting skill, which had already surpassed level 60 through synchronization, the tablet began to gradually yield.
And then.
Huuuung—.
“Hmm?”
Something flowed out from the tablet.
No, it was the opposite.
Something was flowing into the tablet.
Its true identity was.
“Mana?”
It was mana.
The problem was that it wasn’t atmospheric mana—it was my mana.
The mana flowing in was filling my name, which I was carefully etching with pick and hammer.
It seemed the Quest completion condition wasn’t just carving out the name, but filling it completely with mana.
The problem, however.
“The mana I have left….”
The mana remaining from the previous battles wasn’t much.
To reach this point, I hadn’t merely wielded mythic-grade items.
I’d maximized my skills and magic while blocking attacks from mythic-grade monsters and gods.
Most critically, the rate at which mana was draining.
Comparing the speed at which the characters I’d carved were being filled against the mana flowing out.
“Even if my mana were full, it would’ve been impossible.”
The amount needed was astronomical.
Mana capacity and regeneration speed were most influenced by the Wisdom stat, but truthfully, Wisdom wasn’t a core stat.
Even Sages invested in Intelligence and minimally in Wisdom when accounting for spell usage frequency.
In contrast, due to the nature of the All Master class, all my stats grew evenly, making my Wisdom considerably higher than others’.
Yet even with this, mana was so insufficient.
“Then the baseline level must be 1,000.”
It meant I fell far short of the Quest’s originally intended challenge conditions.
Honestly, considering the dozens of mythic-grade monsters that appeared at the start and the gods afterward, attempting this Quest at level 300 was impossible.
Even reaching level 1,000, it would be an incredibly difficult Quest befitting a ‘mythic-grade Quest’.
That I could clear such a Quest was entirely thanks to being able to freely use mythic-grade items with the 1,000-level restriction through Luke.
In any case, at this rate, my mana would run dry before I could even fill a single character.
[ Supreme Mana Potion ]
I immediately drank a mana potion.
This Supreme Mana Potion was made with the premise that level 1,000 Sages would drink it.
Accordingly, mana filled at an incredible rate, but.
‘Still not enough.’
The amount of mana being pulled into the tablet was enormous.
Even the Supreme Mana Potion fell short.
So I quickly recalled the items stored in Luke’s subspace.
“Luke, change my equipment.”
– Which set would you like me to equip, sir?
“I need to increase maximum mana and regeneration speed. But I can’t sacrifice Strength since I need to hammer. Yes—the Spell Swordsman’s Ancient Rune set.”
– Understood, sir.
I gave Luke the order.
Instantly, black flames engulfed my body, and new equipment materialized.
[ Spell Swordsman’s Ancient Rune Armor ]
[ Spell Swordsman’s Ancient Rune Helmet ]
….
[ You have equipped the complete ‘Ancient Rune of the Demon Swordmaster’ set (6/6). ]
[ The set effect of ‘Ancient Rune of the Demon Swordmaster’ activates. ]
[ Ancient Rune of the Demon Swordmaster: Maximum mana and mana regeneration speed increase significantly. ]
True to equipment befitting a Demon Swordmaster, the Ancient Rune set simultaneously boosted both the strength needed for hammering and the mana quantity that would be drawn into the tablet.
And then.
[ Sap of the World Tree ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type: Elixir
Grade: Mythic
Requirement: Level 1,000 or higher, Wisdom 2,000 or higher
Description: Sap harvested from the World Tree, called the center of the world and the source of all life.
I drank down the Sap of the World Tree as well.
[ You have consumed ‘Sap of the World Tree’. ]
[ Maximum mana increases. ]
[ Mana regeneration increases. ]
[ All elemental resistance increases. ]
[ Immunity to all status ailments increases. ]
….
A mythic-grade elixir with a level 1,000 requirement—the Sap of the World Tree.
This was my first time consuming an elixir with a level requirement higher than my own, and sure enough.
As I’d feared, a penalty applied to the stat increase, reducing the gains noticeably.
That’s precisely why I’d only consumed elixirs matching my level until now.
So why drink a mythic-grade elixir with a level 1,000 requirement now?
The reason was simple.
While the Sap of the World Tree, true to its nature as an elixir, significantly boosted mana-related stats.
[ By consuming the Sap of the World Tree, maximum mana increases dramatically for a certain duration. ]
[ Mana regeneration increases dramatically. ]
….
The Sap of the World Tree functioned almost like a buff potion.
More importantly, I’d secured several bottles of it back at First, so using one now posed no significant problem.
With maximum mana and mana regeneration dramatically elevated by the power of the level 1,000 elixir, and continuously drinking premium mana potions besides.
I swung the hammer again and again.
Clang!
The hammer descended.
Mana continuously drained away.
The hammer swung relentlessly.
With each swing, my name was gradually etched into the tablet, and that name was filled with my mana.
Before long.
[ All Master – Mir ]
By the narrowest margin, Hephaestus’ chisel and hammer deactivated, and I succeeded in inscribing my class and name upon the tablet.
As I continued consuming the World Tree’s sap and drinking the highest-grade mana potions, the enormous amount of mana being drained finally depleted my reserves entirely.
My name engraved on the tablet blazed with brilliant light as mana filled it completely.
[ You have successfully inscribed your name upon the Divine Tablet of Gods, the roster existing within the Age of Fallen Mythology. ]
[ The Awakening Quest ‘All Master’ has been completed. ]
The Quest success message materialized before me.
And immediately after.
[ With your name inscribed upon the Divine Tablet of Gods, the concept of the ‘All Master’ class strengthens, and simultaneously, the status of the character ‘Mir’ ascends. ]
The genuine rewards from Quest completion began flooding in.

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