Chapter 242
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 242
Chapter Title: True Heavenly Demon Fist Technique
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Inheriting the Heavenly Demon Divine Art was far more complicated than expected.
To think it requires Unyielding Will to trigger a reaction.
It wasnt as simple as just learning a skill.
He had to personally perform Dokgo Juns Heavenly Demon Divine Art and acquire it through Unyielding Will.
If I think about the future, its not a bad deal.
Skills learned via Unyielding Will would scale in rank alongside the Martial Sovereign trait.
In other words, as the rank of Unyielding Will increased, the rank of the acquired skill would rise naturally as well.
But no matter how much he trained, Dokgo Juns Heavenly Demon Divine Art refused to take hold.
Strange. The incantation is spot on, yet
Dokgo Jun felt puzzled too.
To him, Jeong Hoon was like a sponge.
Show him once, and hed remember it perfectly and mimic it exactly.
A monstrous talent, without a doubt.
Even the black energy cloaking his fist.
It was unmistakably a demonic art from the Demonic Cult.
So why couldnt he complete the Heavenly Demon Divine Art?
Jeong Hoon performed the incantation of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art that Dokgo Jun had passed down once more.
Still, Unyielding Will showed no reaction.
What could be the issue?
Unyielding Will is Celestial rank. Its weird that its not responding.
The higher Unyielding Wills rank climbed, the absurdly faster the acquisition rate became.
Yet no matter how many times he tried, the Heavenly Demon Divine Art wouldnt stick, leaving Jeong Hoon baffled as well.
Maybe we need a different approach?
Mukho, whod been watching for a while, suddenly chimed in.
I agree. Blindly imitating him might not be the answer.
Anima followed, endorsing Mukhos view.
Jeong Hoon felt the same.
The fact that Unyielding Will wasnt budging meant the conditions werent being met properly.
It seems this method isnt working.
Hmm? Impossible. The Heavenly Demon Divine Art has been passed down this way for generations.
Dokgo Jun insisted the method was foolproof.
The incantation for the Heavenly Demon Divine Art could only be inherited by the successor, known solely to the cult leader.
And Dokgo Jun had taught the full incantation to Jeong Hoon.
But even when I follow it perfectly, its not completing.
Its only been three days. It took me twenty years to master the Heavenly Demon Divine Art perfectly.
Twenty whole years.
Mastering even its 1st Form in just three days was practically unheard of.
Hmm.
But Jeong Hoon held a different view from Dokgo Jun.
If Celestial-rank Unyielding Will wasnt reacting, that was proof the training method was wrong.
Should I try fusing it with Myeongwang Fist Technique?
Jeong Hoon had focused solely on the Heavenly Demon Divine Arts incantation during training.
This was his first time considering a fusion.
So keep training.
Dokgo Jun decided to end the secluded training.
Dimensional destruction.
Hed been so absorbed in fist techniques that hed neglected his duties as leader of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.
I was a fool.
It might be too late, but once he finished passing on the art to Jeong Hoon, he planned to head out and exterminate the demonic beasts.
It was then.
Whoosh
Jeong Hoons fist, simply following the incantation, suddenly unleashed the Heavenly Demon Divine Arts 1st Form perfectly.
So that was it.
Jeong Hoon withdrew his fist with a look of clear enlightenment.
H-How did you do that?!
I fused them.
Fused?
Yes.
Jeong Hoon deployed Myeongwang Fist Techniques 1st Form, then chained it into Heavenly Demon Divine Arts 1st Form.
Unyielding Will reacted.
Martial Artist exclusive skill, Unyielding Will activates.
Acquire skill, Heavenly Demon Divine Art 1st Form (Legendary).
Unyielding Will fuses Myeongwang Fist Technique (1st Form) and Heavenly Demon Divine Art (1st Form).
Acquire True Heavenly Demon Fist Technique (1st Form).
The moment Myeongwang Fist Technique merged with Heavenly Demon Divine Art, True Heavenly Demon Fist Technique was born.
True Heavenly Demon Fist Technique (1st Form)
-Type: Active
-Level: 1
-Rank: Celestial
-The supreme fist technique that not even the Heavenly Demon attained.
-Can currently deploy up to 1st Form.
A Celestial-rank Heavenly Demon fist technique.
It could be called an evolved version of Myeongwang Fist Technique.
True Heavenly Demon Fist Technique (1st Form)
-Proficiency: 50
-Fist damage 50
-80 chance to ignore defense
-Dynamic vision 50 within 20m radius
-Invincibility for 1.3 seconds upon use (stackable)
Cooldown: 120 seconds
Insane This is truly insane.
Heavenly Demon fist technique.
Even at just 1st Form, the options were overpowered.
Where Myeongwang Fist Technique 1st Form boosted damage by 25, this doubled it to 50.
Plus an 80 chance to ignore the opponents defense.
Meaning it could bypass any armor they wore.
And that wasnt all.
Dynamic vision boost, and a brief 1.3-second invincibility at the end.
Invincibility for 1.3 seconds when deploying the fist technique.
This wasnt just for offenseit could be hugely useful for defense too.
If Im using another weapon and have no Block available, I can instantly deploy True Heavenly Demon Fist Technique for defense.
Block could only be used once and required careful timing, but True Heavenly Demon Fist Technique granted 1.3 seconds of invincibility every 120 seconds.
In simple terms, its completely broken.
Jeong Hoon grinned.
D-Do it again!
Dokgo Juns voice trembled as he spoke.
Sure.
Jeong Hoon obliged, deploying True Heavenly Demon Fist Technique 1st Form once more.
A fist technique surpassing both Heavenly Demon Divine Art and Myeongwang Fist Technique.
Dokgo Juns eyes went wide.
You W-What did you do?
Hed finally realized.
It was a fist technique slightly different from Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
Different from the Myeongwang Fist Technique hed created too.
A whole level higher was unfolding before him.
Dont make me repeat myself. I fused them.
No It was created using Heavenly Demon Divine Art, but its a different style altogether. How did you fuse it?
I just chained them together and it clicked.
To be precise, Unyielding Will had reacted and forced the acquisition.
Normally, Unyielding Will only triggered after insane training even at 100 proficiency, but Jeong Hoons was Celestial rank.
It activated automatically once a certain threshold was reached, no max proficiency or grueling grind required.
This was why the hidden class Martial Sovereign was so broken.
Impossible
Guess Ill keep training then.
Huh? Youre continuing here?
Yes. Ive only mastered 1st Form.
Just 1st Form.
Jeong Hoon had no intention of stopping.
Hed fully master the Heavenly Demon Divine Art incantation Dokgo Jun taught him, plus incorporate Myeongwang Fist Technique, before leaving.
At the same time.
Jang Dae-hwi stared at the monitor with trembling hands.
Views: 1,106,344,210
Hed uploaded the neatly edited video just a few days ago, and
What kind of number was this?
H-Ha-jin What the hell is this?
1.1 billion
How long since we uploaded?
Three days.
1.1 billion in three days? Is that even possible?
Videos with over a billion views werent rare.
But hitting a billion in under a week? HoneyTube might be the first.
HoneyTube went a bit viral, huh.
Ha-jin let out a hollow laugh.
Even knowing HoneyTubes reach, hed never dreamed of this.
The surge came from New World going live, drawing the whole world into the game and skyrocketing related video views.
On top of that, HoneyTube had dropped two more honey pots post-launch.
So the third video exploding like this made sense.
This number would probably keep climbing insanely.
Check the estimated revenue Its nuts.
Youre thinking about money even now?
Lets see if you wouldnt.
Jang Dae-hwi switched screens to show estimated revenue.
Estimated Revenue: 8,110,400,289
8 8 billion?!
Yeah. A clean 8 billion.
This is insane! For one months estimate?!
How many times I gotta say it.
Damn I get why youre always on about money now.
Its beyond words.
Even Ha-jin was left speechless by the figure.
Comments are wild too. 100 million?
The comments were even crazier.
1.1 million on a single video.
Most viewers just watched without commenting.
This meant 10 of watchers had left a comment.
Obviously. Hoon found a vein you can mine for EXP.
Even so.
Thats not all. Volcanos so packed now you cant even move.
Whoa
Ha-jin gawked at the comments, mouth agape.
Ugh Why didnt you announce it live?
Fr, Volcanos overrun
They all rushed in worldwide cause tickets let em come and go quick.
But howd he climb that cliff?
This is nuts What about us ground-pounders without flight skills?
Subscribed to HoneyTube. Keep the good honey coming.
Im American. HoneyTube, I want you all to myselfblock the rest.
Hoon would freak if he saw this.
Jang Dae-hwi asked with a proud smile.
Ha-jin nodded furiously.
Hed be shocked for sure. Subscribers hit 100 million.
HoneyTubes subscribers had broken 100 million, nearing 120 million.
Thats not the surprising part.
Jang Dae-hwi switched screens again.
This time, his email inbox.
Why emails?
Wait. Ill blow your mind.
He scrolled down rapidly, then stopped and clicked one.
Ad inquiry?
Nah. Way more than some ad.
Then what?
Check the sender.
Sender.
James Marcus.
A name no New World player could forget.
J-James Marcus?!
Yeah! James Marcus wants to meet us!
Whoa! Jackpot!
Americas top warrior.
The worlds undisputed best tank and star player.
A love call from James Marcus himself.
Martial Artist exclusive skill, Unyielding Will activates.
Acquire skill, Heavenly Demon Supremacy Step (Legendary).
Unyielding Will fuses Sky Piercing Step and Heavenly Demon Supremacy Step.
Acquire True Heavenly Demon Supremacy Step.
It wasnt just Myeongwang Fist Technique that fused.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art reacted with most of Jeong Hoons skills, evolving several in the process.
First, mastering Heavenly Demon Supremacy Step fused it with Sky Piercing Step into True Heavenly Demon Supremacy Step.
Rank: Celestial, of course.
Indomitable Bodys evolution, Heavenly Body, further evolved into True Heavenly Demon Divine Body, reaching Celestial rank.
Finally, Annihilation Sword.
Fused with Heavenly Demon Divine Art, it became Heavenly Demon Annihilation Sword.
True Heavenly Demon Fist Technique caps at 3rd Form, huh.
True Heavenly Demon Fist Technique grew to 3rd Form.
Beyond that, Myeongwang Fist Technique produced no further reactions from Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
Insane speed.
Dokgo Jun, watching from afar, was floored.
Jeong Hoons growth was too fast for any human.
And every one surpasses Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
Normally, reaching the same realm after inheritance took decades.
Yet Jeong Hoon had evolved Heavenly Demon Divine Art multiple times in a week.
Body, footwork, swordsmanship, fist arts.
Still incomplete, but once perfected with time
Itll change history.
It might end this damned game.
No, it would end it.
Think Im ready to head out now.
Jeong Hoon approached Dokgo Jun, having withdrawn his fist technique.
Yeah. Lets go.
Hed passed Heavenly Demon Divine Art to Jeong Hoon.
Time to finish the rest.
Ill help too.
Help?
Yes.
Jeong Hoon didnt choose to return.
The reason? A question mark hovered over Dokgo Juns head.