The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 23

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Episode 23

Hidden classes exist in New World.

Hidden classes that can be obtained with a slim probability based on your actions after choosing one profession.

Since so many different people play the game, many hidden classes have appeared so far.

Grades range from common to unique.

So you need to know both the hidden class and the grade of this profession.

Except for Martial Artist.

Not a single hidden class has appeared for Martial Artist until now.

This was also part of why Martial Artist received harsher evaluations.

Even expanding to the entire world, no hidden class for Martial Artist appeared until reality manifested.

Such a hidden class was now appearing before Jung Hoon.

‘I reached an equal position with them just through normal class advancement.’

Starting with a hidden class would further increase the possibility of changing the future.

Jung Hoon accepted the Quest without hesitation.

Then the question mark above the old man’s head disappeared, and new text appeared.

[Lv.60 Soul Fragment]

At the same time, he threw a punch.

Jung Hoon instantly stepped to dodge the punch.

‘Defeating that is this Quest.’

His level was 20 higher than Martial Artist: A who was Lv.40.

It wasn’t just the level.

Though he was part of the Fist King, he was a fist fighter who had reached the pinnacle.

Even if it was just a fragment of power, decades of accumulated internal energy had melted into his body.

Was that why?

The Martial Artist that Kwon Hyeon Je had summoned could be easily subdued, but the Fist King was a bit different.

Each attack was fierce, and no openings were visible at all.

Thwack! Thwack!

The fierce battle continued.

‘Myeongwang Fist Technique 1st Star.’

“What is that?!”

When Myeongwang’s fist technique unfolded, the Fist King’s eyes wavered.

Finding that opening, Jung Hoon quickly linked up to Myeongwang Fist Technique 2nd Form and began pressuring him.

Thwack! Thwack!

However, the Fist King’s guard wasn’t easily broken through.

‘He’s incredibly strong, hard to believe he’s level 60.’

Befitting a Quest with a hidden class at stake, the difficulty was beyond imagination.

Once again Jung Hoon and the Fist King’s fists collided as the fierce battle continued.

The relatively higher-level Fist King allowed attacks on areas with weak damage while simultaneously throwing punches at Jung Hoon’s openings.

Thwack!

The Fist King’s damage was brutal.

[Health is rapidly decreasing.]

[Using Lowest Grade Healing.]

[Lowest Grade Healing level has increased.]

[Martial Artist exclusive skill ‘Strong Will’ activates.]

[You have acquired the skill ‘Tanking (Normal)’.]

[‘Strong Will’ fuses ‘Indomitable Body’ and ‘Tanking’.]

[‘Indomitable Body (Normal)’ reaches level ‘7’.]

[Myeongwang Fist Technique level has increased.]

However, Jung Hoon was growing in real time.

Having faced countless stronger opponents than this before his regression, Jung Hoon continued his standoff with the Fist King while properly utilizing his skills.

‘Myeongwang Fist Technique 3rd Form.’

If until just now he could only unfold up to the 2nd Form due to insufficient level, the recent level up allowed him to unfold the 3rd Form.

Myeongwang Fist Technique was a combo-type skill.

You unfold the 1st Star, then the 2nd Form, then the 3rd Form.

Since unfolding the 2nd Form had been the maximum until now, this was the first time reaching the 3rd Form.

Dark energy gathered more clearly around Jung Hoon’s fist.

Whoosh!

At that moment, Jung Hoon deflected the Fist King’s punch with the back of his hand.

This caused the Fist King’s posture to become slightly, but noticeably, disrupted.

Not missing that opening, Jung Hoon’s eyes gleamed as he struck his side with his fist.

“Ugh!”

The Fist King grimaced as his side was struck hard.

The damage was significant, but the Fist King’s balance was sufficiently broken by that single attack.

Jung Hoon struck his side while stepping on the Fist King’s left foot, and simultaneously grabbed his wrist with his right hand.

Thwack! Thwack!

Jung Hoon mercilessly pounded the Fist King’s side.

He too tried to shake him off using his right hand and legs, excluding his restrained left hand, but Jung Hoon didn’t even blink.

Instead, he pressed him even more fiercely.

[Lowest Grade Healing level has increased.]

The damage was so severe that without continuously pouring healing, he would soon receive a death judgment.

“This bastard…!”

The Fist King’s face turned bright red with pain and humiliation.

How embarrassing it must be for someone known to have reached the pinnacle of fist techniques to be struggling against a mere challenger before him.

‘Strange… this is strange… normally he should let go by now.’

No matter how much he pounded, Jung Hoon showed no signs of collapsing.

Rather, only the pain in his caught wrist grew increasingly severe.

The Fist King inwardly admired Jung Hoon’s tenacity and the look in his eyes.

He had encountered such eyes once before in his lifetime.

That was killing intent.

But he had never seen such intensely fierce killing intent before.

What kind of life had he lived to have such eyes?

At that moment, Jung Hoon released the wrist he had been gripping.

‘He’s reached his limit.’

Even though only a portion of his power remained, it was more than enough to subdue Jung Hoon before him.

In such a situation where they had engaged in full combat, it was natural for Jung Hoon to collapse first.

“Hoot.”

Jung Hoon had not collapsed.

The Myeongwang Fist Technique 3rd Form was not yet finished.

He rotated his body and drove a weight-bearing punch into his abdomen.

“Kuhuk!”

The Fist King’s waist bent as he was knocked backward.

The damage must have been considerable as he couldn’t easily get back up.

“Ugh, this is killing me. You pass…”

Without needing to see more, it was the Fist King’s defeat.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Only then did Jung Hoon deactivate the Myeongwang Fist Technique.

The dark energy surrounding his fists disappeared.

“Phew, really… I didn’t expect you to unfold that fist technique to the 3rd Form.”

The Fist King slowly got up.

Like Kwon Hyeon Je, the Fist King also knew about Myeongwang’s fist technique.

“You know it well?”

“Of course. The only one I could never claim victory against was Dokgo Jun.”

“I see.”

It seemed the Fist King had directly faced off against Dokgo Jun before.

Well, that’s probably how he earned the title of Myeongwang.

“…Dokgo Jun, for the first time I find myself envying you.”

The Fist King muttered with a bitter expression.

Above his head, the question mark had changed to an exclamation mark.

The Quest had been completed successfully.

‘I did well to use only fist techniques.’

Jung Hoon had used only the Myeongwang Fist Technique while facing him.

It was a calculated decision that to gain recognition from someone who had reached the pinnacle of fist techniques, it would be better to focus entirely on fist techniques rather than using other trickery.

And that calculation had been successful.

‘He went easy on me several times in the middle.’

If the Fist King had been serious, Jung Hoon would still be struggling without respite.

The skill the Fist King possessed was truly real.

To think that was only a portion of his power…

He couldn’t even fathom what level the Fist King had been at during his prime.

[You have completed the Hidden Class Change Quest.]

[Please select your desired hidden class change.]

[1. Fist Saint: Legendary]

[2. Muhuang: Legendary]

There were two types of hidden classes for Martial Artist.

The first was Fist Saint.

“Fist Saint is a profession that leads toward mastery of fist techniques. If you grow steadily, you could one day stand on equal footing with me.”

The Fist Saint’s grade was Legendary.

Legendary from the 1st advancement?

That meant he could even aim for hidden higher grades afterward.

However, Jung Hoon didn’t want to choose Fist Saint.

The All Master he had achieved before his regression.

Fist Saint would only focus on fist techniques and was far from the All Master path.

“What about Muhuang?”

“…Muhuang speaks of infinite possibilities. However, I wouldn’t recommend it. Most humans cannot even glimpse the end of one path they choose. Pursuing many things often leads to the path of ruin.”

No, that’s exactly why he had to choose Muhuang.

Jung Hoon wasn’t trying to see the end of martial arts, but the end of the game.

To quickly achieve the realm of All Master and aim for realms beyond that, he had to choose Muhuang, not Fist Saint.

“I’ll go with Muhuang.”

“…Do you have no regrets? If you choose Fist Saint, you could surely reach the ultimate peak.”

The Fist King felt regretful.

That someone who could display such fist techniques would choose the path of Muhuang rather than the path of Fist Saint.

Even among the same Legendary classes, when it came to growth difficulty alone, there was a difference between heaven and earth.

“Yes. I won’t regret it.”

At that resolute attitude, the Fist King finally nodded his head.

“I understand.”

[You have selected ‘Muhuang ‘.]

[Job changing to Muhuang (1st Tier).]

[Skills will be categorized according to type.]

Categories.

Muhuang was a job that led to All Master.

So they were classified according to each weapon type.

Knuckles were Fist Technique.

Swords were Sword Technique.

And so on.

At first glance, it might not seem like a great benefit, but Jung Hoon’s thoughts were different.

‘It has the advantage of being easy to organize.’

Due to the All Master characteristic, one could learn countless skills and had to use them appropriately for each situation, but having them categorized made organizing skills much easier.

Of course, for Jung Hoon who remembered all the skills, it wasn’t immediately useful, but it was better than nothing.

[Hidden class benefits are provided.]

[You can use the Blind System. When activated, your job name will be displayed as ‘Low-rank Martial Artist (1st Tier)’.]

[You are the first to job change to a Martial Artist hidden class.]

[Hidden Achievement accomplished! 20,000 Achievement points have been awarded. Please check your Achievement reward.]

The appearance of hidden classes had excited the entire world.

As a result, New World added one option.

‘Blind.’

Using Blind would keep you from standing out to others.

Those who enjoyed receiving attention wouldn’t bother activating it, but he didn’t want to attract attention when he needed to move forward.

‘Let’s use it.’

[Activating Blind.]

With this, Jung Hoon’s job title became Low-rank Martial Artist.

A hidden class, yet called Low-rank Martial Artist.

Anyone looking would think he had done a regular job change.

It really didn’t feel like a hidden class, as unlike Fist Saint, Muhuang 1st Tier didn’t unlock any special skills.

That’s why it currently looked similar to a regular Martial Artist.

However, as time passed, that gap would widen to the difference between heaven and earth.

The reason was ‘Strong Will’.

[The grade of ‘Strong Will’ rises to ‘Epic’.]

[The grades of skills acquired through ‘Strong Will’ are being adjusted.]

As Strong Will rose to Epic, the skills he had obtained rose from Normal to Rare.

And ‘Ten Poison Immunity’, which he had already raised to Rare, kept its grade but its skill level rose to Max instead.

‘Great.’

Generally, when a Martial Artist job changed, they would unlock passive and active skills related to martial arts.

However, Strong Will showed no signs of rising from Rare.

This was why high-level Martial Artists evaluated Strong Will as trash.

Jung Hoon had also tried everything to raise Strong Will but failed.

So he had no choice but to painstakingly raise the grades of acquired skills by borrowing external power, but now that necessity had disappeared.

This Muhuang was the only job that could raise the grade of Strong Will.

Jung Hoon clenched his fist tightly.

“Congratulations. You have completed your job change to Muhuang.”

The one and only job that could learn everything related to martial arts to the extreme.

This was the hidden class of Martial Artist.

Then an additional rainbow-colored question mark appeared above the Fist King’s head.

‘What’s that?’

Jung Hoon touched that question mark with curiosity.

[Secret Quest: Guardian of Primordial Village]

– Restriction: User who acquired hidden class + obtained [Title] Contributor of Primordial Village

– Reward: [Title] Guardian of Primordial Village

– Description: Upgrade the [Title] Contributor of Primordial Village title to [Title] Guardian of Primordial Village.

‘An unexpected plan has been added.’

Jung Hoon grinned.

Not only the hidden class, but he could also upgrade the title he had obtained to find the Alchemist.

[You have completed the Secret Quest.]

[[Title] Contributor of Primordial Village has been upgraded to [Title] Guardian of Primordial Village.]

[[Title] Guardian of Primordial Village acquired for the first time. 10,000 Achievement points have been awarded.]

Originally, the option for ‘Contributor of Primordial Village’ was only to increase health and mana by 1%, but…

[Guardian of Primordial Village]

– Type: Evolution Title

– Grade: Rare

– All attack power increases by 1.5%.

– Experience gained increases by 1%.

The Guardian of Primordial Village had different options from the Contributor.

Of course, it wasn’t a title with tremendously good effects.

It was just a Rare grade title after all.

However, this was an evolution title.

As he moved to each village and evolved the title, it would become a title with tremendous effects in the future.

‘The Martial Artist hidden class was something I never thought of, so it wasn’t in my plans.’

This meant another path to becoming stronger had been added, right?

Jung Hoon clenched his fist tightly.

“There is no correct answer on the path of martial arts. Do not think hastily, and go the path you believe in.”

The Fist King’s eyes were warm.

It was the gaze of looking at a beloved disciple.

“Yes. Thank you.”

Jung Hoon nodded and left the mansion.

‘I should leave now.’

Left alone, the Fist King came out of his bedchamber and wandered around the mansion that had fallen to ruin long ago, looking at it with bitter eyes.

Gwonwang Nakjincheon.

A person who lived his entire life obsessed only with fist techniques and eventually reached the level of Fist Saint.

However, he was an incompetent person who couldn’t see anything other than fist techniques, watched as factions split due to succession struggles, and even stood by as his so-called successor children were manipulated by subordinates and gradually led to ruin.

Of course, no one else would think of him in the latter way, but that’s how he evaluated himself.

‘I have a feeling that you can reach places I couldn’t reach.’

This was a mansion he couldn’t leave despite being worn down and eroded by his craving for martial arts.

Now that he had seen that successor, no more lingering attachments remained.

‘I entrust the future to you.’

After looking around the entire mansion and garden, Nakjincheon disappeared without a trace.

The Return of the Greatest All Master (Serial)

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