Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105 - Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140 - Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142 - Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170 - Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203 - Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208 - Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239 - Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263 - Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Chapter 282
Chapter 283
Chapter 284
Chapter 285
Chapter 286
Chapter 287
Chapter 288
Chapter 289
Chapter 290
Chapter 291
Chapter 292
Chapter 293
Chapter 294
Chapter 295
Chapter 296
Chapter 297 - Chapter 297
Chapter 298
Chapter 299
Chapter 300
Chapter 301
Chapter 302
Chapter 303
Chapter 304
Chapter 305
Chapter 306
Chapter 307
Chapter 308
Chapter 309
Chapter 310
Chapter 311
Chapter 312
Chapter 313
Chapter 314
Chapter 315
Chapter 316
Chapter 317
Chapter 318
Chapter 319
Chapter 320
Chapter 321
Chapter 322
Chapter 323
Chapter 324
Chapter 325
Chapter 326
Chapter 327
Chapter 328
Chapter 329
Chapter 330
Chapter 331
Chapter 332
Chapter 333
Chapter 334
Chapter 335
Chapter 336
Chapter 337
Chapter 338
Chapter 339
Chapter 340
Chapter 341
Chapter 342
Chapter 343
Chapter 344
Chapter 345
Chapter 346
Chapter 347
Chapter 348
Chapter 349
Chapter 350
Chapter 351
Chapter 352
Chapter 353
Chapter 354
Chapter 355
Chapter 356
Chapter 357
Chapter 358
Chapter 359
Chapter 360
Chapter 361
Chapter 362
Chapter 363
Chapter 364
Chapter 365
Chapter 366
Chapter 367
Chapter 368
Chapter 369
Chapter 370
Chapter 371
Chapter 372
Chapter 373
Chapter 374
Chapter 375
Chapter 376
Chapter 377
Chapter 378
Chapter 379
Chapter 380
Chapter 381
Chapter 382
Chapter 383
Chapter 384 - Chapter 384
Chapter 385
Chapter 386
Chapter 387
Chapter 388
Chapter 389
Chapter 390
Chapter 391
Chapter 392
Chapter 393
Chapter 394
Chapter 395
Chapter 396
Chapter 397
Chapter 398
Chapter 399
Chapter 400
Chapter 401
Chapter 402
Chapter 403
Chapter 404
Chapter 405
Chapter 406
Chapter 407
Chapter 408
Chapter 409
Chapter 410
Chapter 411
Chapter 412
Chapter 413
Chapter 414
Chapter 415
Chapter 416
Chapter 417
Chapter 418
Chapter 419
Chapter 420
Chapter 421
Chapter 422
Chapter 423
Chapter 424
Chapter 425
Chapter 426 - Chapter 426
Chapter 427
Chapter 428
Chapter 429
Chapter 430
Chapter 431
Chapter 432
Chapter 433
Chapter 434
Chapter 435
Chapter 436
Chapter 437
Chapter 438
Chapter 439
Chapter 440
Chapter 441
Chapter 442
Chapter 443
Chapter 444
Chapter 445
Chapter 446 - Chapter 446
Chapter 447
Chapter 448
Chapter 449
Chapter 450
Chapter 451 - Chapter 451
Chapter 452
Chapter 453
Chapter 454
Chapter 455
Chapter 456
Chapter 457
Chapter 458
Chapter 459
Chapter 460
Chapter 461
Chapter 462
Chapter 463
Chapter 464
Chapter 465
Chapter 466
Chapter 467
Chapter 468
Chapter 469
Chapter 470
Chapter 471
Chapter 472
Chapter 473
Chapter 474
Chapter 475
Chapter 476
Chapter 477
Chapter 478
Chapter 479
Chapter 480
Chapter 481
Chapter 482
Chapter 483 - Chapter 483
Chapter 484
Chapter 485
Chapter 486
Chapter 487
Chapter 488
Chapter 489
Chapter 490
Chapter 491
Chapter 492
Chapter 493
Chapter 494
Chapter 495
Chapter 496
Chapter 497
Chapter 498
Chapter 499
Chapter 500
Chapter 501
Chapter 502
Chapter 503
Chapter 504
Chapter 505
Chapter 506
Chapter 507
Chapter 508
Chapter 509
Chapter 510
Chapter 511
Chapter 512
Chapter 513
Chapter 514
Chapter 515
Chapter 516 - Chapter 516
Chapter 517
Chapter 518
Chapter 519
Chapter 520
Chapter 521
Chapter 522
Chapter 523
Chapter 524
Chapter 525
Chapter 526
Chapter 527
Chapter 528
Chapter 529
Chapter 530
Chapter 531
Chapter 532
Chapter 533
Chapter 534 - Chapter 534
Chapter 535
Chapter 536
Chapter 537
Chapter 538 - Chapter 538
Chapter 539
Chapter 540
Chapter 541
Chapter 542
Chapter 543
Chapter 544
Chapter 545
Chapter 546
Chapter 547
Chapter 548
Chapter 549
Chapter 550
Chapter 551
Chapter 552
Chapter 553
Chapter 554
Chapter 555
Categories Genre: Action, Adventure, All, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Ongoing, Supernatural Status: Ongoing Alternative names: HR, 영웅; 회귀하다, ______
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Chapter 307: Chapter 307
* * *
One year had passed by.
Su-hyeun was sitting in a lotus position. He did this not only for the good it caused to one’s body but also to improve his concentration. He learned all about this while living with the Bull Demon King, and it had become the most comfortable position for him since then.
Shu-wut, shu-wuwu—
Clouds moved around Su-hyeun’s vicinity.
It was the Somersault cloud.
Thick clouds rising like fog covered the surroundings. They eventually blanketed the mountainside, and everything became so hazy that it was almost impossible to see.
—Even now, the consumption of energy is too great.
The Somersault cloud spoke, and Su-hyeun wiped the sweat trickling down his forehead and focused.
For the past year, he had been stuck in a certain time frame. Su-hyeun had been refining the methods of controlling both the Somersault cloud and the Palm Leaf.
He needed to master these two divine artifacts through the Sage Arts. They helped greatly in raising the overall proficiency level of the discipline itself.
“Command the clouds personally…,” he reminded himself.
Su-hyeun focused his attention on controlling the Somersault cloud. It had become a part of him. He wasn’t sure exactly when it started happening, but the cloud would engage him in a conversation every so often.
The cloud would usually remind him to try not to control it through his energy, but to rely instead in the forces found in nature.
‘I can feel it.’
Su-hyeun succeeded in spreading the ‘fog’ all around this expansive mountainside. Right at that moment, Su-hyeun began to lose his sense of where exactly his body was.
He felt as if this massive fog was part of him as well.
‘This is…this is the Somersault cloud.’
The Somersault cloud was the cloud of the beginning. It was also another type of ‘authority’ that he was given.
At first, Su-hyeun simply thought of it as another ability that allowed him to command the clouds and summon lightning bolts. Maybe he took the Somersault cloud as yet another item or skill rather than the ‘cloud of the beginning’ or the ‘living divine artifact’.
But as he gradually got more familiar with it and his understanding deepened, he realized what kind of an entity the Somersault cloud actually was.
—The first cloud to be created in the beginning…the proof of godhood and the living divine artifact…
The Somersault cloud revealed to Su-hyeun when he first asked what or who it was.
He had forgotten about the bit of it being the ‘first cloud to be created in the beginning’. Moreover, he had not fully understood neither claims of ‘proof of godhood’ nor the ‘living divine artifact’. He solely focused on the abilities it offered. That’s all.
But now that he got this far, it felt as if he finally understood one-tenth of what those statements meant.
‘This is the proof of godhood.’
The godhood signified the ‘qualification’ to become a god, and the Somersault cloud was part of nature. The authority to control the nature’s power as if it was part of his own body was basically the Somersault cloud in a nutshell.
The Somersault cloud was the ‘authority’ that possessed an ego but had no physical form.
‘It seems like I have figured it out just a little bit.’
Bang!
Su-hyeun opened his eyes the moment he heard a noise coming directly at him.
A massive shadow cast over the hazy fog from beyond, and many smaller shadows were standing around it as well.
Su-hyeun’s brows furrowed, and then he spoke irritably, “So noisy.”
“Guruk, gururuk…,” the reply came to him, although it sounded rather scared.
His entire summons, including the Ouroboros and the Chief Gatekeeper, instantly stopped moving when they heard him sounding annoyed. They were trained well.
Miru was flying around the world at the moment. Thankfully, the red dragon and the other summons were under his control, and the Broken Sandglass’s effects applied to them as well.
‘I’m still not sure whether I should be happy or not about these guys gaining some ego after the application rate has gone up…’
He was also diligently raising the ‘Dead Summoning’ skill’s proficiency. Normally, he didn’t need to utilize this skill, but, while staying in this place, he left them summoned all the time.
As his proficiency improved, so did the application rate. Prince Nezha, for instance, had regained about half of his original appearance by now.
However, their curiosity and consciousness had improved gradually as well. Thus, when no particular orders were issued, they would often do what pleased them.
Just like now…
He ordered them not to go too far, but they ended up causing a ruckus in the surrounding area after messing around among themselves for a while.
He figured that allowing them some degree of freedom would greatly improve their proficiency, so he didn’t restrict them from doing what they like. However, he certainly could not accept them causing a commotion, which disrupted his concentration.
“In any case, at this point, I’m happy with the Somersault cloud,” he commented.
It took him a year to get to this stage—improving proficiencies for the Somersault cloud, the Necromancer trait, and also the Dead Summoning.
He reached the goal he had set for the period of one year. He felt like his degree of understanding in the Sage Arts had deepened while learning to control the Somersault cloud better.
‘Next up is…’
Su-hyeun stood up and unsheathed his sword.
‘…the Palm Leaf.’
He slowly waved the Palm Leaf Sword around and roused some wind. At first, the wind was gentle. But he continued to swing the weapon to his heart’s content until a strong typhoon emerged, wreaking havoc.
* * *
A year and a half had passed.
The Palm Leaf proved harder to control than the Somersault cloud.
It was as if trying to tame an enraged bull. Suppressing and restricting the Palm Leaf’s powers was extremely difficult. Even by injecting a little bit of strength into it, Su-hyeun felt like waving a hiltless, blunt iron rod.
Even so, he was getting used to the sensation. There was an unexpected advantage from all his concerted effort to better control the Palm Leaf.
[Basic Breathing Technique]
* Grade: —
* Category: Active (activation type)
* The Sage Arts’ basic breathing technique: While maintaining the breathing technique, the magical energy consumption will decrease by 45%.
* Proficiency: 71.21%
* Depending on the proficiency, the magical energy concentration will improve.
[Sage Arts]
* Grade: —
* Category: Passive
* It is a type of discipline created by Taoist gods. It improves the magical energy’s purity. One can also acquire related skills. A unique ability will manifest with the improvement in the proficiency.
* Proficiency: 21.81%
* The proficiency for the Somersault cloud and the Palm Leaf is +15%.
Su-hyeun had no idea on how to improve the Sage Arts’ proficiency.
The Bull Demon King wasn’t around to guide him, and he didn’t have any mentors to give him pointers about the Sage Arts. As such, all he could do was stick to what the Bull Demon King had told him before, which was to meditate and strengthen his mind to refine the Sage Arts.
That’s why he decided to improve the Somersault cloud’s and the Palm Leaf’s proficiencies. He thought that learning to freely wield them was the fastest method to become stronger.
But a happy variation appeared in an unexpected place.
‘The opposite of that idea was also a possibility.’
Mastering the Sage Arts would make it easier to wield both the Somersault cloud and the Palm Leaf. However, the reverse of that was him working hard on freely wielding both the divine artifacts caused the Sage Arts’ proficiency to increase naturally as well.
Su-hyeun had confirmed his status for the first time in the past two and a half years, and he was quite satisfied by this sudden change. On the other hand, he was also somewhat puzzled by it, too.
‘But what exactly had changed about me?’
Su-hyeun had been hoping for an improvement in the Sage Arts’ proficiency. He figured that maybe he would actually reach the realm of the gods once the proficiency reached the 100% mark.
But even after it had significant improvements, he could not really tell what had changed about him. The only thing that did change was the numerical value.
‘The proficiency has increased by more than 10%, too…’
Su-hyeun scratched his head.
“I don’t get it,” he muttered, annoyed and frustrated at the same time.
With the change not in proportion to the numerical value, his body did not seem to have undergone changes. Su-hyeun could only smack his lips in frustration.
He wondered if he was being too ambitious.
‘But being ambitious is a positive trait… Too ambitious?’
He had already gotten so much better in controlling both the Somersault cloud and the Palm Leaf, anyway. The proficiency for the Dead Summoning had improved, and the scope of the Necromancer trait’s usage had expanded as well.
His rate of growth reached the original target he had set for himself.
“Let’s not get impatient here…,” he reminded himself.
Su-hyeun recalled once more the Bull Demon King’s advice to be patient. He remembered that nothing good or worth having would come out of things done in haste.
* * *
More time went by.
Su-hyeun had only a day left.
‘Has it been three years already?’
He hardly noticed it. How should he go about spending this one day, though?
He had been thinking about this for a while, but he couldn’t really think of anything. There was still much that he could do or accomplish in one day.
After contemplating some more, Su-hyeun finally managed to come up with something ‘special’.
“Everyone, go back,” Su-hyeun ordered all the summoned creatures.
Shu-wuwu—
For the past three years, Su-hyeun had the grunts and cries of the summons for company. Miru had not much to do anyway, so it slept most of the time. It had grown bigger as a result.
Su-hyeun had Miru return as well. Then, he made his move. He searched for the most scenic location in the surroundings.
He found a grassy plain with a nice view and the sun overhead. Then he lay on the ground. He felt the cool, gentle breeze.
The wind shouldn’t blow in this kind of world, however. Yet it did.
—You worked hard.
The Palm Leaf had brought that wind, complimenting Su-hyeun.
‘Thank you very much.’
Su-hyeun lay down and used his hands as pillows.
‘Worked hard, it said,’ Su-hyeun repeated, feeling good about himself.
That was the first thing the Palm Leaf said in the past three years.
For some reason, hearing those words from the Palm Leaf had put his mind at ease. He felt that he really did work diligently and that he deserved anything good that would come out of this.
The breeze tickled his cheeks.
Even the grass on his back felt comfortable and inviting. Although it was not as comfortable as an actual bed, no presidential suite could top its atmosphere and spectacular view.
‘This is great.’
The final day ought to be special. It was to…
‘That’s right.’
…to stop worrying altogether and take a long break.
‘I really worked hard after all, didn’t I?’
Three years… No, I still had one more day. Not exactly three years yet.
In any case…
‘As for the remaining day, I don’t want to bother with anything.’
Stuck in a time frame where nothing moved… As such, it was truly a quiet world, too.
At first, he found it rather unnatural. But now that he started to ease up, he began to ponder that rather than lonely and isolated, everything seemed so peaceful and still.
In other words, it all depended on his state of mind.
‘How long has it been since I was like this?’ Su-hyeun recalled.
To go somewhere far away without anybody to disturb his peaceful sleep as the wind gently caressed him…
It might seem way too simplistic, but this was how Su-hyeun wanted to spend his last day.
Shu-ru-ruk—
Su-hyeun closed his eyes. In less than a minute, he fell into a slumber.
[The Sage Arts’ proficiency has increased by 10%.]
A system message popped up, but Su-hyeun didn’t get to see it.
In his hazy, dreamy state, he briefly wondered if something happened. But he chose not to care. He didn’t bother to check, thinking that he could always look into it later when he woke up. For the time being, he didn’t want to be interrupted by anything else.
Eventually, the period of three years afforded by the Broken Sandglass came to an end, and…
Whoosh!
The wind began to blow once more. However, the Palm Leaf did not cause this wind.
The clouds overhead moved, and the sunrays touched Su-hyeun’s face.
Once again, time moved forward.
And right at that moment…
Wu-wuong, buzz—
The world’s aura started to gather around Su-hyeun. It was silent and swift.
Even then, Su-hyeun did not wake up. He was in deep sleep. His mind and body was finally able to get its much-needed rest.
[Magic count has increased by 1.]
[Agility has increased by 1.]
[Stamina has increased by 1.]
[Reflex has increased by 2.]
[Death Aura has increased by 25.]
[Strength has increased by 1.]
[Strength stat has reached 100 points.]
[Your body has taken a step beyond the boundaries of man.]
[You have acquired the qualification of godhood.]
Total Chapters in book: 555
Estimated words: 1462055 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 7310(@200wpm)___ 5848(@250wpm)___ 4874(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1462055 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 7310(@200wpm)___ 5848(@250wpm)___ 4874(@300wpm)
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