Chapter 221
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 221
Chapter Title: Rise of Realm
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Harpael bit his lip until it bled.
Damn it, were screwed.
As soon as the order to block came down, the Demon King-level Transcendent Mandora had joined the fray.
Even if his own clone at stage one had fallen, taking down Mandoras clone was impossible.
So how in the world had this happened?
Lord Mandora has fallen.
Harpael stared up at the ceiling.
Then Mandoras voice echoed in his mind.
We couldnt stop him.
Was he that strong?
He exploited a loophole.
A loophole, you say?
Yes.
Even as a clone, it was Demon King-level.
What kind of loophole could have taken down a clone like that?
Harpael was curious but held his tongue.
Anyone could tell from Mandoras tone that he was furious.
After completing his job change, Jeong Hoon immediately headed to the Martial Emperors Space.
Martial Emperors Space
-A secret library recording all who have reached the Martial Emperor realm.
The Martial Emperors Space was literally a library.
It was filled with countless books, ranging from ancient, weathered tomes to pristine volumes that looked recently penned.
This is my first time here.
Before his regression, when Jeong Hoon had finished his fourth job change, hed had a standard class at Unique grade.
So instead of a library, hed simply learned a basic Transcendent skill.
But Hidden Classes were on another level entirely.
It wasnt just that only one person could obtain them the gap widened dramatically as they grew.
Transcendent skills were one such example.
Standard classes could learn only one, but Hidden Classes allowed for a whopping three.
Users who snag real Hidden Classes are hitting the jackpot.
-Heard they get three Transcendent skills at fourth job change.
Yeah lol but they dont even reach level 301
The quests are insanely hard though
Fr, getting them is brutal and growing them is a nightmare lol
Even so, players coveted Hidden Classes.
Clear the brutal difficulty, and theyd grow incomparably stronger than any standard class.
The Transcendents. Thats why they didnt allow my fourth change.
Jeong Hoon had already shocked countless people.
Who wouldnt be stunned by his exploits?
The Transcendents had watched in silence, but it must have grated on them.
Thats why a Demon King-level being had intervened to sabotage his fourth job change quest.
How many can you pick here?
Jeong Hoon held up three fingers.
Three.
Thats it?
Mukho couldnt hide his dissatisfaction.
And for good reasonhed gotten pummeled facing that thing.
Honestly, Jeong Hoon had been thrown off when he first fought the clone.
This was the very early stages after Realization.
With the world in chaos, only Apostle-level Transcendents could intervene in reality.
Even then, Demon King-level ones only appeared one or two at a time, and only in the late game.
Yet here one was, in the early game.
During a fourth job change quest, no less.
Three is on the low side, yeah.
For slaying that thing, the reward felt stingy.
Then it happened.
You have subjugated a Demon King-level Transcendent.
A Hidden Space opens.
Hm? Whats this?
Jeong Hoon tilted his head as a sealed wall glowed, revealing a passageway.
Entering the Hidden Space limits you to taking 1 book.
Down from three to one.
Aw, threes better! Ones trash!
But it opened as a reward for killing that guy, right? Should be fine to go in.
Mukho and Animas opinions clashed.
Jeong Hoon sided with Anima.
Even if its just one, its power wont even compare.
Without hesitation, Jeong Hoon stepped through the passage.
The room was emptyno books in sight.
What? Nothing here?
Yeah.
Jeong Hoon walked to the center.
Light leaked from the middle, forming an object that soon took the shape of a book.
Thats why its just one.
There had never been a choice to begin with.
Jeong Hoon approached the book.
Transcendence: Rise of Realm
-Type: Skillbook
-Grade: Celestial
-Using the skillbook grants Rise of Realm (Celestial).
A Transcendent skill: Rise of Realm.
Hed never seen it before.
Celestial!
It was a Celestial-grade skillbook, beyond even Legendary.
Jeong Hoon used it immediately.
You have learned the Transcendent skill Rise of Realm.
Transcendent skill.
Rise of Realm
-Type: Passive
-Level: 1
-Grade: Celestial
-Your realm rises by one stage.
Realm rises by one stage?
Jeong Hoon cocked his head.
No changes to levels or stats.
Not even a sense of getting stronger.
Could it be a skill to rival the Transcendents?
That would make sense.
After regression, hed obsessed over growth.
Yet hed barely handled one Demon King-level Transcendent.
Even just a clonethe difference was stark without Mukhos rune reflecting close attacks and countering.
From that, Jeong Hoon formed a hypothesis.
Theres an invisible wall between us.
No matter how insanely he grew, he couldnt confidently beat those above.
If this realm closed that gap
Jackpot.
Transcendent skills could grow, too.
Meaning proper growth could raise the realm multiple stages.
Jeong Hoon clenched his fist.
To think youd obtain that.
A voice came from behind.
Jeong Hoon turned.
Who are you?
It was an old man hed never seen.
No aura emanated from him at all.
Strong enough I cant sense it.
Meeting him in the Martial Emperors Space confirmed it.
Still, Jeong Hoon didnt lower his guardno hostility in the old mans eyes.
If anything, he looked pleased.
Me? Just an old man who died long ago.
Then why appear before me?
Heh, youre the first to take that from everyone whos entered this space.
Are you its owner?
The old man shook his head.
Hardly.
Then?
Im the one who took it before you.
I see.
It wont be an easy path.
Shadow crossed the old mans face.
Meaning hed been toyed with by Transcendents and ultimately failed.
I know.
Good.
The old man smiled and snapped his fingers.
A faint light enveloped Jeong Hoon.
All skill levels grow to Max.
Jeong Hoons eyes widened slightly.
Skills upgraded to Legendary via Unyielding Will had reset to level 1.
Now they all shot to Max instantly.
And the new Rise of Realm hit Max, too.
Rise of Realm
-Type: Passive
-Level: 10
-Grade: Celestial
-Your realm rises by two stages.
From one stage to two in a flash.
This.
Its all I can give.
How?
Taking that book let me intervene briefly.
Jeong Hoon nodded.
The Martial Emperors Hidden Space.
Slaying even a Demon King-level clone was near impossible.
I see.
Anyway, thank you. Id blocked access to what I left for posterity but you broke through.
Slaying a Transcendent at Demon King-level or above.
Even a clone, but it met the condition to reach here.
Yes.
That skill isnt complete yet. I couldnt finish it but you must complete it and shatter this damned fate.
With that, the old man vanished.
Hed exceeded his time to maintain form.
Jeong Hoon stared where hed been and murmured.
I will.
The gap between third and fourth job changes was massive.
It wasnt just stat boosts.
From fourth onward came a shared passive, its power scaled by class grade.
Fury
-Type: Passive
-Grade: Celestial
-Attack power 20.
-Critical damage 15.
-Ignores 20 defense.
-Ignores 20 level-based damage reduction.
The shared passive Jeong Hoon gained upon fourth job change.
Fury.
Its power was strong, but the real key was that last bit.
Ignoring level-based damage reduction.
Higher-level foes dealt less damage normally, but this ignored 20 of that.
Add 20 defense ignore, and the third-to-fourth gap was inevitable.
Fwoosh!
Gah!
Jeong Hoons arrow pierced a Lv.133 Arc Enemics throat.
Of course, no monsters yet warranted such power.
You have completed the quest.
Episode Dungeon clear progress reaches 100.
You have cleared the Episode Dungeon.
Gain 10,000,000 EXP.
Hoon, you gonna keep looping Episodes?
Jang Ha-jin and Han Deok-gu were beside him.
Yeah. Focusing on Episodes for a while.
No streams?
Han Deok-gu asked.
His last upload was the mining one.
Views: 671,621,892
Views topped 600 million, subscribers over 10 million and charging toward 20.
Slow compared to views, but 20 million in sight was insane.
His firepower had hordes awaiting the next stream.
No real tips worth sharing yet.
He could grind them out, but nothing like that mining jackpot.
Better to clear Episodes faster and save time.
Baal would show soon.
Next streams the dungeon he points to.
Jeong Hoon had it planned.
Streams only when theres real honey thats HoneyTube.
Fair.
Jang Ha-jin and Han Deok-gu followed Jeong Hoons lead completely.
Lets call it here today.
Theyd finished two Episodes already.
Each normally took days, but prior clears meant one day each.
Woo! Finally done?
Whoa! Break time, right?
Jang Ha-jin and Han Deok-gu wanted to collapse into bed.
40 hours sleepless.
New World stats kept bodies fine, but non-stop action begged for rest.
Yeah. Good work.
Jeong Hoon sent them home.
They bolted before he could change his mind.
Brats, running off blatant.
Hed summon them again tomorrow.
Some Episodes allowed solo like Merhen Kingdom, but others needed exactly three.
You resting now, Master?
Need a bit of downtime.
Mukho and Anima wanted rest.
Yeah.
Bzzz
His smartphone vibrated.
Caller: Yeo Min-ji.
Jeong Hoon answered.
Yeah, hello.
Hoon! The Japanese are moving!
Sure?
Yes! Iwase Haruto and Kaneda Shun leading 14 users into Korea.
Got it.
Jeong Hoon hung up.
What no rest?
Talk about perfect timing.
Unlike their sighs, Jeong Hoon grinned.
News filling empty time.
Ideal timing.
