Thump, thump...
A strange pulsing sound echoes from within the gray world of nothingness.
There, soone is screaming.
A—
But the scream doesn't resound at all within the space, which lacks any dium to carry sound. It rely reverberates inside the mind of Oh Hyun-seok, the one doing the screaming.
"Keheok... Uuuaaagh..."
For a while, Oh Hyun-seok breathes heavily before the silver sphere at the center of the space of nothingness in front of him before finally escaping from the groaning.
“The end of Enders...s it to be granted an audience with the Future King, have their spirit ford, and then be taxidermized...? Ha, hahaha... I see. From the beginning...we were nothing more than objects..."
Bududuk...
Oh Hyun-seok grits his teeth and reads the [wisdom] passed on to him by Silver Basket. Silver Basket shows him the countless ends of Enders that they witnessed after having their main body slain in Mount Suru and awaiting resurrection in the distant future. Though the vision is unclear, he sees countless Enders seized in the Audience Chamber by the [being wearing the black mianguan], their spirits extracted and taxidermized sowhere, while their bodies are discarded into the Head Realm.
Obsidian died that way, Vast Cold died that way, and Golden Divine was extinguished in the sa manner. All these scenes embed themselves in Oh Hyun-seok's mind. "Keheok... Kkuuuugh..."
Oh Hyun-seok clutches his throbbing head, gasping for breath.
“No more...
He grits his teeth.
Any more is impossible.
If he receives any more wisdom about the Future King, it feels as though the gaze of the Future King will land upon him at any mont.
"No more...I will receive no more wisdom regarding the Future King..."
[Wise. Knowing one's own limits is surely a mark of wisdom...]
Oh Hyun-seok decides to stop receiving wisdom related to the Future King, and asks a different question.
"...Do you know anything about the origin of my master, Hyeon Rang?"
[That is sothing even I cannot know. For the truths regarding Hyeon Rang, the Underworld, and...the Radiance Supre Deity—only in regard to those truths has the Future King hidden them so that even I cannot read them.]
"Such..."
[However, there is one existence who has perused those truths.]
“Pardon..2"
[The being known as the Salt Sea Supre Deity... Eight trillion four hundred billion years before this current mont, a new candidate for a “True Emperor’ appeared—one who betrayed the Radiance Ten Heavens and succeeded in being enthroned as the immortal Beast King by perusing the hidden history within the chaos.]
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Ziiiiiing!
With those words, Oh Hyun-seok once again feels a pain in his head as if it's going to burst, and his eyeballs begin to ache.
The wisdom observed by Silver Basket pours into him.
“That is..."
A pure white Salt Mountain.
That being consists entirely of a snow-white Salt Mountain.
Their true form beyond that is not visible.
Could it be that even Silver Basket was unable to completely observe the true body of the Salt Sea Supre Deity?
Oh Hyun-seok only gazes at the symbol of the Owner of Salt Mountain, feeling his eyeballs ache.
That pure white Salt Mountain is walking across the Outer Sea, doing sothing.
And Oh Hyun-seok, realizing what it ans, feels a shock so intense it feels as if his eyes are about to pop out.
“They...are going against the past!?"
At so point, the Salt Sea Supre Deity transcended light in the Outer Sea and headed toward the past.
And...
Continuing on in the Outer Sea, he endlessly explored a distant past by observing the Mount Surus of the past and...
Eventually entered a region of the past that even Silver Basket could not observe. “Crazy...
Oh Hyun-seok is appalled.
While it's possible for even ordinary Immortal Beasts to go against ti to peruse ancient history, to explore such imasurable stretches of the past is no different from throwing away one's life.
If the Heavenly Venerable of the Underworld explores the distant past by excavating the past through reincarnation,
Then the Salt Sea Supre Deity wagered his life and charged head-in, recklessly surpassing light-speed and transcending spaceti to read the truth.
Oh Hyun-seok, as a Heaven-Earth Dual Cultivation practitioner, once transcended ti to peruse the past of a few years back in order to train in history revision, so he understands just how absurd this is.
“Even Earth Immortals, when moving at superluminal speed to read truths of history for history revision, can barely manage a few years, or at most a few hundred years. Even that consus an imnse amount of life force, often leading even to those tenacious immortal Beasts to death...but to traverse and obsessively read such imasurable pasts that number beyond the Ganges Sands...!?'
He is dumbfounded.
"How in the world is sothing like that even possible!?"
L...Even I do not know how such a thing was possible. However, if I were to speculate, perhaps he mastered so special Immortal Art that suspends death.]
"Still..the pressure and pain felt when transcending ti wouldn't have been normal..." [Well..perhaps his enlightennt surpassed the very principle of pain itself. Indeed, even I can only guess at the enlightennt of that being known as Salt Sea. For he is a being who sprouted a [Sprout].]
“Sprout?’
Oh Hyun-seok wonders what exactly this repeatedly ntioned “sprout’ is, but decides not to be greedy.
“I've already learned firsthand that the wisdom related to beings like the Future King is dangerous. Judging by how even the Creator God of another world avoids ntioning it, it must be wisdom on par with the Future King...I need to avoid being greedy and just obtain the necessary informa—hm?'
Just then, Oh Hyun-seok notices sothing trailing behind the trajectory of the Salt Sea Supre Deity heading toward the past.
Shururuk—
itis a writhing black sothing.
It looks sowhat like a wisp of smoke, and also like a bug.
That black thing, in its entirety, resembles a snake.
Tstststststss—
With that, the wisdom Silver Basket had observed of the Salt Sea Supre Deity's past cos to an end.
"...50, to learn the truth about my master, I must obtain the legacy of the Salt Sea Supre Deity. Understood. By the way, what was that snake-like thing I saw at the end of the wisdom?"
Oh Hyun-seok asks, instinctively sensing that the snake-like thing is an extrely important clue.
lit concerns the Future King. Did you not say you would receive no further wisdom on that matter?)
“...Uuummm..."
Oh Hyun-seok groans.
“Certainly, any more would be dangerous.’
Even though he has only glimpsed the presence of the Future King through two pieces of wisdom, he feels that if he receives any more than this, he will die imdiately—so he cannot ask for more.
“Then I will ask a few questions about the snake. Please only answer questions unrelated to the Future King, and for those that are related, please respond with 'It concerns the Future King."
[Understood.]
“What is the purpose of existence of that snake-like thing?"
(it concerns the Future King.]
“Is the snake related to the Enders?"
(it concerns the Future King.]
“Is the snake a subordinate or perhaps the Immortal Treasure of the Future King?"
(it concerns the Future King.]
“Is the snake a sentient being?"
(it concerns the Future King.]
“What are the major authorities the snake possesses?"
[Transcendence of spaceti. And Radiance. It suppresses the transcendence of spaceti by beings other than itself.]
“What are those functions intended for?"
[Through Light, the greatest purpose of its existence is to prevent beings other than itself from traveling into the past. The current power of the Origin Essence of Light, aside from the power of the Radiance Supre Deity, mostly exists for this function. In other words...]
At the following words of Silver Basket, Oh Hyun-seok shudders.
[Light exists across all of spaceti and makes it impossible for any being other than itself to enter the past. For example...only a being possessing the mantra of that snake may travel to the past. And if a soul or sothing similar is attached to the mantra and enters the past, or if a Governing Immortal dares to interfere with ti using power other than the mantra, Light will instantly tear them apart or crush them in punishnt. That is the power of Light.]
Kugugugugugu!
Scenes infused with the wisdom imparted by Silver Basket appear before Oh Hyun- seok's eyes.
The power of Radiance in the Heavenly King Heavenly Domain, on the surface, lends about ten percent of its strength to Radiance Hall, and when they summon the symbol of Heuk Sa, it lends up to fifty percent of its power.
The remaining fifty percent of its power functions as a law spanning the entirety of spaceti, preventing other beings from interfering with spaceti.
Oh Hyun-seok sees the scene and breaks into a cold sweat.
It feels just like the omniscient gaze from a work called "1984" that he knows of. “Light...is everywhere, and knows everything."
[That is s0.]
“Then...are we not being watched right now as well?"
[That is not the case. You are currently connected and granted an audience to through the Purple Soul Filling the Heavens that extends from . Moreover, this space is a newly created world I've ford faintly using the authority of Creation.
[This world is, at present, undetected even by the Future King, and unless it is a being who has seized the Origin Essence of Life, it will continue to never be discovered. This is my sanctuary. The rules that apply here are fundantally different from those of the outside, so be at ease.]
Feeling slight relief from those words, Oh Hyun-seok continues his questions.
“Why does the snake prevent other beings from traveling to the past?"
(it concerns the Future King.]
"Does the snake have anything it holds dear?"
(it concerns the Future King.]
"How can one Kill the snake?"
(it concerns the Future King.]
"Does the snake have emotions?"
(Hmm...]
Then, Silver Basket suddenly reacts strangely to one of Oh Hyun-seok's questions. “What is this?"
ll do not know. Should that be called an emotion? One thing is certain. It holds a very special feeling toward the Underworld and you all.]
“What would that feeling be, if expressed in language we can understand?" [Love-hate...2 No, that does not quite fit. It cannot be expressed. The term “love-hate’ is not suitable either. It cannot be expressed in your language.]
“Then if you could transmit it through wisdom—"
(it concerns the Future King.]
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[The mont I transmit the essence without specifying it through language, he wil notice. If it were ordinary feelings such as love or anger, which countless beings possess, it would be indistinct. But the snake's emotion is a unique feeling possessed only by that being in all of existence... If I were to manifest it and show it to soone, this place would be identified at once. I may be able to hide—but you will not.] "...Understood. It seems there is nothing more I can learn about the being called the snake."
Oh Hyun-seok sighs as he watches the sphere's size decrease slightly with each question.
The number of questions is not infinite, so he cannot afford to expend his entire encounter with Silver Basket just to deduce the identity of the snake.
"One last thing. Have we ever t the being known as the snake?"
lit concerns the Future King, and there is information you can handle. Will you see both?]
"Pardon..2 Then just the information I can withstand, please..."
Woo-wooong!
In response to Oh Hyun-seok’s words, Silver Basket shows him a few scenes, and Oh Hyun-seok's face hardens.
Among those following Seo Eun-hyun, there is a being clad in black.
Oh Hyun-seok knows that face very well.
"...I see. Thank you..."
It turns out they have been accompanied by the “snake’ far earlier than he had realized. Holding that being in his heart, Oh Hyun-seok speaks to Silver Basket.
“I will ask a different question now. In my current situation, having lost my na to my master, what must I do to defeat him?"
[As you are now, you have had your na stolen by him. Abandon the delusion that you can defeat the Owner of Nas as “Oh Hyun-seok"]
ll can tell you the path to defeating the Owner of Nas, but walking that path will be treacherous beyond asure. Will you truly be capable of doing s0?]
At Silver Basket's words, Oh Hyun-seok is taken aback.
For even Silver Basket, who until now has spoken with the detachnt of a transcendent being, to say such a thing, it shows just how insurmountable the challenge of defeating Hyeon Rang is.
But a mont later, Oh Hyun-seok nods.
“I will accomplish it."
[How pitiful. You move forward without even understanding what suffering you must endure.]
A path so treacherous that even the Creator God feels pity.
But Oh Hyun-seok clenches his fists.
“If by doing so... can see my family again...then I will go forward. Please, tell the answer now."
[...Very well. In that case, I must tell you regarding the Origin Essence.]
“Origin Essence..?"
Oh Hyun-seok is puzzled by Silver Basket's words, and he can't help but flinch in shock at the following words.
[What is called Origin Essence or Seats in this world—every single one of them is a spirit (248) of a living being.]
“Pardon..2"
[A spirit that has not been nad. A spirit that has no relationship, whose every connection has been severed. Such spirits return to the world as laws and drift along, until they are unearthed and reborn under the na of Seat.]
“Wh-What do you an by that? Then the Immortal Dao and Seat we cultivate are..." [You are cultivating by taking in spirits that, having no connections, received no heart from any being, and exist only as a law of the world. Did you not learn this when I gave you the wisdom concerning the Enders?
[You Enders are but fragnts of the Absolute. And yet, why do you act and think like other beings who possess spirits, receiving and giving connections..? It is because the very fragnt of the Absolute you possess is, in fact, a fragnt of [a certain being]'s spirit.]
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[Why do you think the Naming Supre Deity lives repeatedly and always becos the Naming Supre Deity again and again? It is obvious. The Naming Supre Deity was once a spirit that was miscarried from long ago, a pure law that had never been nad nor had any relationships. That spirit transford into the Seat of Naming. Because that being is the Seat of Naming itself, he becos the Naming Supre Deity in every single lifeti, without exception.]
[TL/N: Miscarriage here could also an abortion.]
Oh Hyun-seok's eyes tremble at the newly learned truth.
"...To summarize, the spirit of a being that has never been nad, or the spirit of a being who has lost their na...becos a Seat and turns into a law of the world?"
[That is s0.]
“Then all the children who were miscarried..."
Oh Hyun-seok smiles bitterly.
“Do they all end up as Seats?"
[That is not so. Most beings reincarnate, so their past-life connections must be included. Only if all connections and relationships from their previous lives are severed, or if the spirit is entirely newly born, can that happen.]
“If it's a newly born spirit..."
[The being known as Hyeon Rang was likely a 'new spirit, conceived and ford through the imnse love of their parents, but before they could be born, they were miscarried and thus beca a Seat.]
Oh Hyun-seok feels an inexplicable bitterness at those words.
After becoming a True Immortal, he learned from others and ca to understand.
The intent of love and joy can, through oneself, beco a power of creation capable of creating a spirit.
And if it's a love capable of creating a spirit, it must be an imnse, imasurable love. To be conceived within such parental love, and yet still be miscarried...
What kind of emotions must those parents have felt?
Just imagining such emotions makes Oh Hyun-seok feel as though his chest is tearing apart.
“I now understand that a “naless spirit’ is Origin Essence. Then, please tell what I must do through it."
[Do you not understand? You too can now beco an Origin Essence itself.]
“Pardon..2"
[You too have had your na stolen and all relationships erased. You yourself can now beco an Origin Essence.]
"But I do not have a spirit, do 2"
[A fragnt of a spirit... Do you not have a fragnt of the Absolute? Once you leave this space, you will forget yourself and beco the fragnt of the Absolute itself.]
Cold sweat runs down Oh Hyun-seok’s body at those words.
“Damn it...
[But there is one way to not lose yourself.]
“What is it?"
[The mont you beco the fragnt of the Absolute, do not miss that mont and follow your Immortal Dao.]
“My Immortal Dao...do you an the Immortal Dao of Seven Stars...?"
[That is correct. In fact, being in the state of an Absolute Fragnt will make it even easier to reach the peak of that Immortal Dao. After all, the roots would have beco similar. Trace back the Immortal Dao you have cultivated, and reach the peak, the place where the Seat of the Immortal Dao lies.]
[Then unite with that Seat. If you rge with the Seat while your Absolute Essence is fully revealed, you can beco a Heavenly King. Of course, since your na has been taken, your personality will collapse and you will soon die, being only a temporary Heavenly King... However, becoming a Heavenly King will greatly prolong the ti before your personality collapses, and slow the rate at which your existence disappears. Therefore, before your existence fully scatters, if you fight the Naming Supre Deity Hyeon Rang in the state of having beco a Heavenly King and take back your na, your ego will also be preserved.]
Oh Hyun-seok listens to Silver Basket's words with his face pale, clenching his teeth.
If you do so, you will beco a complete Heavenly King and be able to preserve yourself.]
That is Silver Basket's explanation.
He still needs to hear the exact details, but the general outline is now clear.
In a trembling voice, Oh Hyun-seok asks again.
"So...to summarize, you are saying that I have to enter the belly of the Great Mountain Supre Deity while having no na, rge with the Seat that the Great Mountain Supre Deity is absorbing, rip through the Great Mountain Supre Deity's belly, return to Mount Suru, kill my master, and take back my na?"
[That is about right. Though it is not the belly of Great Mountain, but the Corpse Mountain Blood Sea.]
Only now does Oh Hyun-seok understand why Silver Basket warned that the path would be so treacherous, and he covers his face with his hand.
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