Chapter 193
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 193
Chapter Title: Celestial Power and Synchronization
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All the quests had come to an end.
As Jeong Hoon cast Advanced Healing, his battered face rapidly restored itself to its original state.
Ha You even know Healing?
The NPC stared at Jeong Hoon like he was some kind of monster.
Hed thought he was just a mere creation, but this thing wasnt human.
No way he couldve pushed me this brutally otherwise.
And despite not being some great being, he wielded both mana and holy power.
I got lucky.
He brushed it off with that bullshit about luck, and the urge to smash a fist into that smug face started creeping up.
Jeong Hoon tilted his head and approached him.
Thinking it meant round two, the NPC freaked out and stumbled back.
Why! Whats your problem now!
Pardon? Im just coming closer to receive your power. Why are you dodging?
Thats what it was?
Visibly embarrassed, the NPC scratched his head.
Jeong Hoon checked the exclamation mark above his head.
Quest completed.
With the quest finished, light poured down from the sky, engulfing Jeong Hoon in an instant.
Knowing this was the process of awakening heavenly power, Jeong Hoon calmly surrendered to the light.
Acquiring new power.
Transcending limits.
Limit transcendence.
The process of advancing one step beyond the designated Legendary grade.
Martial Sovereign's grade rises from Legendary to Celestial.
Acquired heavenly power.
Skill: Celestial Aura added.
Skill: Formless Fist added.
Skill: Divine Step evolves to Heavenly Vault Step.
Skill: Indomitable Body evolves to Celestial Body.
Unyielding Will's limit grade is unlocked. (Legendary - Celestial)
Acquired title: One Who Transcends Humanity Lv.1.
As his Legendary grade rose to Celestial, several skills were added, and Divine Step and Indomitable Body evolved to the higher grade.
Celestial Aura
-Type: Active
-Grade: Celestial
-An aura usable only by users who have reached the heavenly realm.
-Using the aura increases all attack power and defense by an additional 20. (Stackable)
-Lowers attack power and defense of all enemies within a 200m radius by 10. (Stackable)
-Provides a 5 attack power and 5 defense buff to designated allies. (Non-stackable)
Celestial Aura.
It cloaks the body for a set duration when activateda conviction skill similar to Black Field, capable of buffs and debuffs simultaneously.
An essential skill that all who gain heavenly power must use.
Formless Fist
-Type: Active
-Grade: Celestial
-A formless fist usable only by martial artists who have reached the heavenly realm.
-Increases additional attack power by 20.
-When using fist technique skills, can strike multiple enemies within a 300m radius.
-When using fist technique skills, strike count 2.
And Formless Fist.
Whoa, whats this?
Before his regression, Jeong Hoon had acquired heavenly power.
But back then, it was through a standard class, not a hidden one, so he hadnt learned Formless Fist separately.
With this, I can use ranged fist techniques?
Fist techniques were normally limited to close-range combat.
But with Formless Fist, he could deal damage with them from range.
Heavenly Vault Step and Celestial Body were straightforward evolutions of their skills.
These were skills hed used effectively even before regression, but more importantly, Unyielding Wills limit grade had risen to Celestial.
Insane.
Even before regression, Unyielding Will hadnt reached this height.
If it hit Celestial through his fourth job change?
That meant every skill hed learned with current Unyielding Will would upgrade to Legendary.
And that wasnt all.
The Celestial title: One Who Transcends Humanity.
One Who Transcends Humanity Lv.1
-Type: Unique Evolution Title
-Grade: Celestial
-Automatically operates natural mana, recovering mana periodically.
-Can permanently destroy dungeons. (Higher-grade dungeons cannot be destroyed)
-Partially immune to Transcendent influence.
Jeong Hoons lips curled into a wide grin.
Perfect.
This was why one had to step into the heavenly realm.
As levels rose, there were things pure stats alone couldnt achieve.
One of them was dungeon destruction.
Dungeons would spawn endlessly.
Clearing them only quieted them temporarily.
After a set time, theyd require reclearing for stabilization.
Fail within the limit, and the surrounding area would be obliterated.
A key method the Transcendents used to destroy Earth.
This power could eliminate that method permanently.
Before materialization, theyd restricted full heavenly energy collection for exactly this reason.
All quests successfully completed.
Dungeon experience points being tallied.
One thing remained.
Experience settlement.
Despite slaying so many boss monsters, Jeong Hoon was still level 226.
Because no experience was awarded for kills.
The Heavenly Hall only granted experience for monster kills after all quests succeeded.
Win big or get nothing.
7,922,132,221 experience awarded.
A whopping 7.9 billion experience points.
Messages of level-ups flooded in as it was awarded.
Level up!
All stats 1.
Bonus stat 1.
Level up!
All stats 1.
Bonus stat 1.
A total of 58 level-ups.
Jeong Hoons level shot to 284 in a flash.
Whoa Look at those levels flying up.
Hell hit 300 soon?
Mukho and Anima were stunned by the leveling speed.
Yeah.
Jeong Hoon grinned.
All business in the Heavenly Hall was done.
01:11:58
Only an hour left now.
People stared tensely at the sky, minds elsewhere.
Is this the signal of Earths end?
No one has any theories on that timer yet.
Unbelievable shit is happening right now!
Internet, news, Nutube, communitieseverywhere buzzed about the countdown in the sky.
Fuck! Lets all die!
-This shitty world. Dying together wont be lonely lololol
Die alone asshole
Life loser lol, better rolling in dog shit than the afterlife.
Ugh dont wanna die ffs
Spreading doomsday bullshit caused this mess
All this hype and it fizzles? Comedy gold lololol
A rainbow of reactions.
Jeong Hoon, out of his capsule without sleep, stared out the window too.
Son, you okay?
He hadnt slept to gain heavenly power.
His face was etched with fatigue.
Yeah. Im fine.
Shouldnt you rest a bit?
Theres only an hour left.
He pointed at the sky outside.
You dont think the worlds ending too, do you?
His mother didnt buy the doomsday hype.
Or rather, didnt want to.
Yeah.
He couldnt say no.
He knew what happened when that countdown hit zero.
Ding-dong
The doorbell rang.
Hm? Who at this hour?
I called them.
You?
His mother tilted her head and opened the door.
Ha-jin and Deok-gu had arrived.
Hello, maam!
Greetings!
She smiled and welcomed them warmly.
Come on in.
Jeong Hoon beckoned them over.
They hurried to him.
Yeah. Whats up?
You said it was super urgent
Jeong Hoon pointed at the sky timer.
Thats about to hit zero. Thats why I called you.
Oh, the world-ending thing?
Cmon, no way it actually ends the world right?
Kim Bong-gu shuddered in fear.
Who knows. Well see.
Jeong Hoon gazed out the window again.
He didnt mention New World materializing.
Itd happen anyway.
Showing them after was faster.
00:03:22
Time flew toward three minutes.
Should we just evacuate?
Silent Ha-jin spoke up suddenly.
Now?
Jeong Hoon chuckled.
Yeah, fair.
Ha-jin awkwardly scratched his head with a grin.
00:00:7
Seven seconds left.
7.
6.
5.
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Zero.
00:00:00
The timer hit zero.
The text vanished cleanly.
Jeong Hoon stared at the sky with a hardened face.
Times up.
Synchronization beginning.
New text appeared.
The message broadcast worldwide across all devices.
Synchronization?
What bullshit is that?
Ha-jin and Deok-gu tilted their heads at it.
Rumble. Roooar!
The ground shook violently, throwing them off balance.
Argh!
W-what!
His mother stayed upright, held by Jeong Hoon.
An earthquake Oh god!
She scanned around with trembling eyes, then gasped at the outside.
Monsters that shouldve lurked in New World roamed, trashing everything.
The company where shed worked had collapsed because of damn monsters like those.
All fire-related items are being eradicated.
Nuclear bombs and all hazardous elements are being eradicated.
All necessities for food, clothing, and shelter can be purchased with points.
Dungeons will open in each region shortly.
Failure to clear within the time limit will incur additional penalties.
Messages popped up one after another.
Jeong Hoons lip twitched.
Additional penalties.
The quakes and monsters were just the start.
Before regression, no one destroyed those dungeons, so the penalty wiped out 1 of Earths population.
Ha-jin.
Yeah?
Time to put that HoneyTube you built to use.
HoneyTube?
Ha-jin blinked in confusion.
Why mention Nutube now?
Open your inventory.
Inventory? Whoa!
Opening inventory was simple.
Just say inventory, and it appeared naturally.
Got a camera?
The one used in New World.
It only worked there before, but now with materialization, it should function.
Yeah. I-I do
Okay. Lets start streaming with it.
Streaming?
Yeah. Dungeons open soon, right? Im gonna close one.
Hoon My brains not working right now.
Ha-jin stared blankly outside.
Monsters roamed freely now.
Just like a New World field.
Fail the clear, and penalties hit. Im stopping that.
But why Nutube?
Clearing it on stream? Best tip ever.
Nutube.
After materialization, it boomed briefly.
New World content flooded in.
Info seekers flocked to it.
Jeong Hoon planned to use it to save as many regions as possible from penalties.
Meanwhile.
HoneyTube editor Jang Dae-hwi stared blankly out the window.
Monsters that shouldnt exist on Earth swarmed endlessly.
F-fuck! What the hell is happening!
Minutes ago, hed watched the sky timer hit zero.
Then the quake hit; he dove under his desk.
When it stopped, he checked outsideand saw monsters wrecking the streets.
This is insane.
The countdown-to-zero doomsday talk.
Too real to dismiss, given the sky timer.
Hed watched closely, but never expected this.
Bzzz
His smartphone vibrated in his pocket.
He pulled it out: Jeong Hoon, HoneyTube owner.
Uh Hello?
Hyung, you okay?
Not at all. You seeing outside?
Yeah. Monsters turning things to shit here too.
Ha What the fuck is this? Why are New World monsters here?
The monsters trashing his area were Lv.177 King Sauros.
Dinosaur-like beasts.
4m tall, they smashed buildings and crushed cars on roads.
No time to explain. Dungeons opening soon.
Dungeons?
Our first task: close them.
Task? Explain properly!
Jang Dae-hwi couldnt grasp it.
His mind was frozen.
You played New World, right?
Yeah I did.
Level 196.
Crusader on the cusp of third job change.
Then open your inventory now.
Inventory? Whoa!
Muttering it summoned a hologram.
His usual inventory UI.
Opened, huh.
Yeah Whys it in front of me?
Why? New World materialized.
Materialized?
Anyway, were streaming a dungeon clear soon. Edit it after. If monsters attack, hunt and hold out.
What? Hey!
The call ended.
Jang Dae-hwi bit his lip, scratching his head furiously.
This is nuts What the hells going on?