Chapter 352
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 352
Chapter Title: Heavenly Martial Divine Emperor
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Light enveloped Jeong Hoon's body before bursting forth all at once.
His body flashed brilliantly, illuminating the surroundings.
You have completed the quest.
You have reached Mythic rank.
You can change jobs to 6th advancement and select a new class.
A new class?
Jeong Hoon tilted his head, and a new message appeared before him.
1. Sacred Martial Emperor
2. Heavenly Martial Divine Emperor
Was it based on his actions so far?
Jeong Hoon chose Heavenly Martial Divine Emperor without a second thought.
If Sacred Martial Emperor focused on enhancements from holy power, then Heavenly Martial Divine Emperor had to be an upgraded version of Martial Emperor, right?
In that case, upgrading Martial Emperor would likely yield greater long-term benefits than adding holy power.
Heavenly Martial Divine Emperor.
A new power descends upon you.
Congratulations! You have changed classes to Heavenly Martial Divine Emperor!
You acquire an additional 10 of divine energy.
Your presence rises by an additional 5 stages.
All ability scores increase by 1,000.
All skill damage increases by 20.
Achievement unlocked! You have completed Mythic. Achievement points awarded: 1,000,000.
Perk granted.
Would you like to apply Heavenly Martial Body? Applying it will erase body-related skills.
A new perk had appeared upon changing to Heavenly Martial Divine Emperor.
Apply it.
There was no need to hesitate.
The perk is applied!
The pinnacle of Jeong Hoon's current body was True Heavenly Demon Body.
It included that and more, but nothing could compare to Heavenly Martial Body.
An immortal body that rivaled even Martial God Physique without falling short.
He had acquired that Heavenly Martial Body.
Perk granted.
Another perk?
Would you like to apply the Will of the Emperor of Ten Thousand Battles? Applying it will erase Unyielding Will.
This time, it was an upgraded version of Unyielding Will.
Perfect, I love it.
The corners of Jeong Hoon's mouth curved up.
Unyielding Will had played a major role in his path from Martial Emperor to this point.
There was no reason to refuse upgrading it.
Apply it.
No need to hesitate here either.
The perk is applied!
All skills acquired through Unyielding Will are upgraded.
Skill upgrades.
It wasn't just a simple rank increase.
The ranks stayed the same, but the skills had evolved to an entirely new level.
So this is 6th advancement.
Jeong Hoon gazed at his skills with dazed eyes.
Yet the perks weren't over.
Would you like to apply the Wrath of the Martial God?
Wrath of the Martial God, huh.
A buff that boosted ability scores like Black Field?
Since no skills were erased, Jeong Hoon applied the perk immediately.
The perk is applied!
The ability score cap is removed.
Huh?
Was that it?
Ability score cap?
Tenebris.
Why.
The ability score cap has been removed. What does that mean?
Exactly what it says.
Exactly?
Yeah. The wall called the ability score cap has been broken.
A cap existed?
That was news to him.
He never imagined ability scores had a cap.
But that's weird. If there's a cap, why hasn't it stopped me?
Jeong Hoon's ability scores were all approaching the late 20,000s.
With all buffs active, they would break past 100,000.
So he'd assumed there was no cap.
Oh, just to avoid any confusion, the cap varies per individual.
Varies?
Yep. The first cap is determined by potential, and then it can widen or narrow based on the class chosen afterward.
Hmm, I see.
The reason you can keep growing is the synergy from your immense potential overlapping with the class you chose. In other words, others would have hit their caps long ago.
I get it.
Jeong Hoon nodded as if convinced.
Ha, I didn't expect you'd even have the ability to chat with ghosts.
The Martial God, who had been watching, let out a short exclamation.
Not a ghostjust a guy crashing with me for a bit.
Crashing? Hey! We're comrades in the same boat. Explain it right.
Tenebris protested frantically, but Jeong Hoon didn't correct himself.
Anyway, is 6th advancement done now?
Hah, not yet.
The Martial God snapped his fingers.
You have acquired God-Exterminating Chain Strike.
Transcended Human upgrades to Reached God.
Title All Master granted.
New skill acquired, title upgraded.
And a new title too.
All Master, huh? I really like this one.
It suits you perfectly right now, doesnt it?
Yes.
Heh, then Ill leave the rest to you.
With those words, the Martial God turned to smoke and vanished.
At the same time.
Jeong Hoon had finished his 6th advancement, but the others hadnt.
Urk!
Jang Ha-jin groaned as he hid in a crevice between rocks.
His body was covered in wounds.
His abdomen was pierced, blood gushing out in spurts, so he hurriedly chugged a potion and sprayed it over his body.
Fuck, this is brutally tough.
The first trial: Trial of the Body.
He didnt know how it went for others, but his constraint was summoning.
It was as good as cutting off Dark Lord Jang Ha-jins wrists and ankles.
Worse, his opponent was a Necromancer, and the undead it summoned were so powerful he couldnt even approach the caster.
If I could just summon knights, I could end this quick.
The undead were scattered, frenziedly searching for him.
Hed barely hidden, but getting spotted was only a matter of time.
Lets find another way.
Jang Ha-jin glared at the Necromancer lounging leisurely on a distant rock.
If he could just get close to that damn bastard, victory was assured.
Should I use an item?
Hed been too busy escaping the undead to check his inventory.
Jang Ha-jin rummaged through it.
Hed swept up miscellaneous items with his accumulated points before starting 6th advancement.
There had to be a solution to this crisis.
Found it!
What he pulled out was a talisman.
Ink of Specters
A rather expensive talisman hed bought.
Not a regular one, but one written in a spirit summoners blood.
Using it let him temporarily control the opponents undead.
It wasnt popular due to rare use and high cost, but Jang Ha-jin had bought three just in case.
Found it.
Just then, one undead spotted him.
It raised its sword, aiming to cleave down at his head.
But Jang Ha-jin slapped the talisman on it a beat faster.
Grr!
The talisman stuck to its forehead, and the undead writhed in agony for a moment before lowering its sword and kneeling on one knee.
I see my master.
Yeah. Protect me from those things.
Jang Ha-jin pointed at the other undead.
Understood.
The undead bowed deeply, then stood.
Its vacant eyes glowed blue.
The talisman lasted 10 minutes.
He had to reach that damn Necromancer within that time.
The commanded undead turned and charged at the approaching horde.
Jang Ha-jin followed, drawing his sword.
Having finished 6th advancement, Jeong Hoon stood before the portal again.
Now it was time to stop the third extinction theyd prepared.
Would you like to enter the Third Extinction: ???
Just like the second, he couldnt predict what lay within.
A Named is stepping up personally A real monsters waiting, then.
What could it be?
You sure youre okay alone?
No time to wait.
The others surely hadnt finished 6th advancement yet.
Jeong Hoon had cleared it unusually fast, but they hadnt.
No telling how long it would take, and failure was possible too.
Hmm, fair point.
Then Im going in.
As Jeong Hoon confirmed entry, the portal swallowed him.
His vision went dark, then lit up, revealing a stranger glaring at him.
M-My lord No, its Escannon.
Baal stared at Escannon in shock.
I didnt expect you to show up here.
Jeong Hoon scanned Escannon with a surprised look.
Hed considered the possibility of Escannon lurking here.
But hed thought a post-third extinction encounter more likely, so hed deemed it low odds.
Who knew itd actually happen.
This rendered the episode pointless.
The guy would die here.
To think the day would come when I see a created being this close.
Escannon muttered softly.
Designer, why are you here?
Because youve defied me.
Really? Then Ive succeeded.
What?
Escannon narrowed his eyes at the word succeeded.
A mere pawn I thought disposable has gone and pissed off the Designer himself. Total success.
You bastard.
Ill at least let you leave some last words for the occasion.
.
Escannon tensed, ready to lunge at Jeong Hoon any second.
But he didnt move easilylikely because he assumed Named and Abaddon were behind Jeong Hoon.
Hes wary of you. Looks like hes got one hell of a misconception.
Yeah. No way hed imagine I took down Abaddon.
The guy thought Jeong Hoon had allied with Abaddon right now.
Abaddon thought I had Nameds protection, right?
Thats why hed proposed a deal.
Jeong Hoon decided to exploit it fully.
I made a deal with Abaddon. Ill help eliminate you, and he hands over the divine relic.
You fucking bastard!
Escannon glanced around wildly and bellowed.
If theyd allied, they had to be hiding somewhere nearby.
Whoa, calm down. You cant sense Abaddons presence.
Thanks to Tenebris, Escannons eyes were blinded.
And Escannon mistook it for Nameds protection.
Meaning even Abaddon was hidden from his sight with Nameds approval.
Ha, so youre abandoning me like this.
Escannon asked, suppressing his rage.
Yeah. Abandoned. What about it?
Jeong Hoon grinned cheekily.
Just one question. Whos protecting you?
Tenebris looked at him pitifully.
Tsk tsk, abandoned for real.
Abandoned?
Yeah. This is a setup Named built personally, right? So the one who sent that guy here without intel must be the builder too.
Sent here knowing nothing?
Thats the worst.
He surely knew Abaddon was dead and the relic taken.
Be careful. Even with blinded eyes, hes definitely watching this place.
Got it.
Jeong Hoon pulled out Titan and aimed at Escannon.
I heard your last words loud and clear.
Hed heard them, and now hed make sure the guy died in agony.