Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 112

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Chapter 112
Orochi had grown far faster than Jeon Jae-woo expected.
Having spent so long in a young body, it seemed bent on catching up all at once.
Of course, its appetite never slowed—it devoured everything it could get.
If anything, the hunger intensified as it grew.
True to its nature as a serpentine divine beast, it preferred meat above all, but it would swallow nearly anything if the mood struck.
Sometimes he worried whether it should even be eating such things.
“Hisss. Hisss.”
“I told you—Dad doesn’t eat cars.”
And please, spare the ornamental sculptures out front.
Occasionally it would even stare at Myeol-geop, drool pooling at its mouths.
Was it coveting the other summon’s stature and the potent well of mana it possessed?
At least after one smack and a lesson learned, it had learned to behave.
The fact that Orochi’s food costs had become his largest expense was hardly the real problem.
‘No, it eats everything fine—so why does it refuse anything actually good for it?’
Orochi still refused to touch elixirs of any kind.
Yet in just a week, it had grown considerably.
Its eight heads now reached up to Jeon Jae-woo’s own height.
“You’ve grown so much already.”
“Hisss.”
A serpent this size was frankly terrifying.
When it reached its full form, just how enormous would it become?
Orochi, seeming unaware of its own bulk, flicked its tongues and approached its master as it had when small.
But now, unlike in its youth, it could swallow an orc in a single bite.
Which meant that for eight heads to feed, eight orcs were needed each time.
A few days later, Jeon Jae-woo visited the Hunter Bureau.
He’d come only to purchase divine beast feed in bulk, but the moment Bureau Director Jin Young-soo heard of his arrival, he rushed out personally.
“Director, it’s good to see you.”
“Welcome, Jeon Jae-woo. What brings you in today?”
“Nothing urgent—I was hoping to procure some divine beast feed.”
At those words, Jin Young-soo’s expression shifted to one of surprise.
“Are you raising a divine beast?”
“Yes. It just happened that way.”
Jin Young-soo’s eyes widened suddenly, as if struck by recollection.
“Could it be… the egg that the Bureau was keeping?”
Director Jin Young-soo knew about the divine beast egg he’d been given.
“Yes, that’s the one.”
At Jeon Jae-woo’s confirmation, Jin Young-soo’s jaw dropped.
“You’re telling me that egg actually hatched?”
“Yes, it really did.”
“But… that egg hadn’t so much as stirred for decades.”
Jin Young-soo struggled to believe it.
When asked if he’d like to see the divine beast, he brought the director back to his home.
Orochi tilted its heads at the unfamiliar human.
“Hisss?”
“Extraordinary…”
Upon seeing Orochi, Jin Young-soo could not hide his astonishment.
“However did you manage it? The Bureau tried everything and never could get it to hatch.”
“Nothing special, really. I just stroked it occasionally and infused it with mana.”
The method of stimulating eggs through mana infusion was something the Bureau had already attempted many times.
‘But back then it had no effect whatsoever.’
Perhaps something was different because Jeon Jae-woo was a Transcendent-grade Hunter.
Or perhaps he had employed some other method entirely.
It was possible the egg had simply been ready to hatch and had coincidentally awakened at the moment Jeon Jae-woo received it.
“I never thought I’d live to see what creature that egg would become.”
“Though it seems you knew about the divine beast egg all along, Director.”
“Of course. It was quite famous among the current generation of S-Rank Hunters.”
As Jin Young-soo gazed at Orochi in wonderment,
“Hisss. Hisss.”
the serpent weaved back and forth, studying the director intently.
Jin Young-soo laughed, thinking Orochi had taken a liking to him.
“Ah, it seems to welcome me. Perhaps it remembers our meeting when it was still an egg?”
……
No. That wasn’t affection at all—
‘It’s sizing you up as food, Director.’
An S-Rank Hunter would make a rather appetizing meal from Orochi’s perspective.
If he didn’t want to be swallowed whole, he’d do well to leave.
Director Jin Young-soo, unaware of this calculation, offered to have the Hunter Bureau provide food for the divine beast and took his leave.
Jeon Jae-woo had been deeply worried about what to feed his summon, so the offer lifted a considerable burden.
Orochi had already grown nearly as strong as a top-tier S-Rank Hunter.
To test the creature’s combat prowess, Jeon Jae-woo once ventured into a low-grade Ruin with it.
Orochi swept through the Monsters there in moments.
Jeon Jae-woo barely managed to escape the Ruin before it was completely cleared.
He’d nearly wasted a Ruin Conquest attempt on a low-grade dungeon.
In any case, Orochi’s power was formidable enough.
True to its nature as a serpentine divine beast, it relied primarily on constriction and swallowing attacks.
It would burrow underground, only to erupt suddenly from an unexpected direction.
Its physical abilities were exceptional, but its mastery of poison was truly remarkable.
The Lich King had been fascinated by the poison Orochi wielded from the very beginning.
With Jeon Jae-woo’s permission, he’d extracted venom from the creature’s fangs.
Orochi had been none too pleased about having something drawn from its body, kicking up quite a fuss during the extraction process.
Regardless, Orochi seemed capable of producing every conceivable variety of poison.
Its teeth dripped with venom, and it could expel poison mist from its throat.
Moreover, it appeared to possess immunity to virtually every type of poison as well.
With such potent venom extracted, it would surely prove useful in countless ways.
Once Orochi reached full maturity, it would certainly ascend to Transcendent-Grade Hunter level, becoming invaluable to Jeon Jae-woo’s team.
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Jeon Jae-woo sealed himself within the Ruin, entering what amounted to a secluded training retreat.
The pinnacle of Transcendent-Grade Traits was now within reach.
One final push, and he could break through to the next Realm.
His summons, careful not to interfere, kept their distance from the Ruin and focused on their own tasks.
“Think Director Jin Young-soo will come looking for me?”
“If he does, just tell him I’ve been swamped lately. Don’t worry.”
“Right. Make sure you explain things well for him, Ji-woo.”
Otherwise, he’d return to a barrage of questions and exhaust himself.
After spending a full month confined to the Ruin—
-Whooooom.
Jeon Jae-woo’s eyes opened at last.
The lucid radiance of spirit contained within the Ego Sword resting on his lap.
He had finally succeeded in reaching the Transcendent-Grade Trait Realm.
What “light” meant in the context of the soul was difficult to explain in words.
Yet Jeon Jae-woo could sense it unmistakably.
‘The day has come when I can see my own soul with mortal eyes.’
Jeon Jae-woo rose, cradling the blade that held a fragment of his spirit.
The sensation still felt strange.
He’d climbed to the Transcendent-Grade Trait Realm through his own effort, yet he wondered what had truly changed so drastically.
‘It’s not like Divine Sword Unity, where the magnitude of power itself transformed.’
And yet Jeon Jae-woo was undeniably stronger than before.
This state was not confined to simply wielding a blade.
He tested each of his techniques one by one.
The Floating Sword Technique—launching the blade into the air to drift freely.
Its afterimages painted the sky.
Each residual image, of course, carried a fragment of Jeon Jae-woo’s spirit.
‘Good. No issues at all.’
Jeon Jae-woo withdrew the blade, satisfied.
But one thing troubled him.
〈???〉 – Bound to (Jeon Jae-woo)
Description – A Divine Sword that possesses selfhood, serves its master, and cuts through all things beneath heaven while protecting its wielder. If the user’s Realm is insufficient, the sword’s full potential cannot be unleashed.
Type – Ego Weapon
Traits – Sword Qi (A). Blade Aura Release (S). Floating Sword Technique (SS). Divine Sword Unity (Sealed). Sword Spirit (Sealed). Heart Sword (Sealed).
There was nothing different in the status window displayed by the Ego Sword.
‘Nothing new appeared, did it?’
Only the Floating Sword Technique trait was unlocked; the remaining higher traits remained sealed.
Since he hadn’t achieved Divine Sword Unity, the sealing made sense on that front, but shouldn’t a new trait related to infusing his soul into the blade have appeared?
Was it the case that only the Divine Sword Unity trait could be recognized as a Transcendent-grade trait of the Ego Sword?
Myeol-geop had clearly said both realms would become equivalent Transcendent-grade traits.
He’d actually hoped that a trait called Sword Spirit—which seemed to have something to do with souls—would unlock instead.
But the real change the Ego Sword showed was something else entirely.
Whoooosh—
“??”
Jeon Jae-woo was startled.
The mana and soul he’d poured into the blade condensed and rose like a cloud, forming a single shape.
The moment the silhouette took on clear contours, Jeon Jae-woo’s eyes went wide.
‘That’s me.’
A wisp of vapor hovering in midair like a spirit, wearing his own face.
But from hearing the voice, Jeon Jae-woo could tell who it was.
“Oh. So this is the first time we meet face to face like this?”
“……??”
“It’s been a long while since I’ve materialized directly in the human world.”
The one speaking while wearing his likeness was none other than the Ego Sword.
“Don’t tell me you’re the Ego Sword?”
“Of course. Did you forget my voice already?”
It was a voice that, though they hadn’t spoken much, was impossible to forget.
But now, face to face like this, it felt somehow…
‘Rather unpleasant.’
Perhaps it was because the Ego Sword was wearing his own face.
The Ego Sword, having read its master’s thoughts, spoke.
“I find it equally unpleasant. Materialized, and saddled with this appearance of all things. Tsk.”
“What’s wrong with my appearance?”
Clicking his tongue at his own master—how utterly disrespectful.
This was the result of enduring all that hardship just to infuse his soul into a blade.
Honestly, it felt somewhat disappointing.
Jeon Ji-woo had looked magnificent, fully blooming the Divine Sword Unity trait and radiating Blade Aura Release explosively across his entire body—like watching some kind of Super Saiyan transformation.
“When my soul was poured into the blade, were you reborn as well?”
The Ego Sword immediately shook its head in denial.
“No. I merely borrowed your appearance. I’m originally the spirit of the blade, and I have my true form elsewhere. Only, your current level isn’t yet high enough to manifest my true form.”
“Right, what was it? You had a trait called Sword Spirit among your abilities. Isn’t that related to the trait of infusing a soul into the blade?”
The Ego Sword shook its head again.
“The operation of the soul is similar, but strictly speaking, they’re different. This is about loading your soul into the blade and using that as a medium to manifest my outer form. Sword Spirit, on the other hand, is about drawing my own soul directly into reality.”
Ah, so even the blade itself had a soul?
‘Is it something special because it’s an Ego Sword?’
“What nonsense! Every blade—no, every weapon has its own soul and narrative. Don’t you dare insult them!”
“Stop reading my thoughts. And when did I insult anything?”
Because Jeon Jae-woo’s soul and the Ego Sword’s form—the blade’s essence—had merged, his thoughts were being transmitted directly to the Ego Sword.
“In any case. Congratulations. Now you’re finally worth looking at.”
He’d already heard those words of congratulation from the Ego Sword once before.
The creature was stingy with praise, so it felt strange somehow.
Jeon Jae-woo, having obtained a new Transcendent-grade trait, was elated enough to accept any compliment gladly.
A Transcendent-Grade Hunter’s Guide to Ruin Conquest
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