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Chapter 211: Preparation Period (3)
The mont the three elixirs entered his body, they transford into formless energy.
They were powerful enough to elevate all his stats to SS-rank.
The three energies began swirling violently, pushing and pulling against one another. But the standoff didn't last long.
[Detecting the powerful energy of ‘Healthy Bloodline’]
[Absorbing the energy]
As soon as the Healthy Bloodline's authority manifested, all three energies were absorbed into Kwon Hanul’s body.
The elixirs' energies tried to resist and endure, but it was futile. The power of Healthy Bloodline was simply overwhelming.
[‘Healthy Bloodline’ has devoured all energies]
[Body is being activated]
The absorbed energy dispersed throughout his entire body—even the capillaries at his fingertips were overflowing with power.
"Now cos the crucial part."
Pouring this much energy into the body at once was incredibly dangerous. If his body couldn't withstand it, Kwon Hanul's life would be at risk. Even he couldn't help but be tense in this mont.
But contrary to his fears, his body absorbed everything effortlessly. Not even the faintest disturbance occurred during the process.
"Huh?"
It was like torrential rain pouring into parched earth—absorbed instantly. In fact, it felt like his body could still take more.
"Is this thanks to the Rebirth?"
Because of the Rebirth, Kwon Hanul's body had changed at its very foundation. That likely explained why he could contain so much energy without strain.
Only now did he truly realize how extraordinary his encounter had been.
"Now I just have to wait."
It would take ti for his body to fully absorb the energy of the elixirs.
As he closed his eyes and remained still, he naturally slipped into ditation.
As soon as he entered ditation, Kwon Hanul’s consciousness gradually sank into the depths of his unconscious mind.
His ego, logic, everything beca hazy. Even though he wasn’t one to enjoy ditation, his focus was abnormally deep.
How much ti had passed?
"……Huh?"
When he regained awareness, he found himself in a strange place.
A pitch-black space with nothing visible—he could barely see as far as his hand could reach.
From the feel beneath his feet, he was standing on sand.
"Where is this?"
While he was wondering what to do—
Suddenly, the darkness lit up. Sothing ahead was emitting light.
Kwon Hanul walked toward the source. Eventually, he discovered a single, isolated wall.
It wasn’t very large.
Roughly two ters wide, about three ters tall.
It looked like a wall left behind during a demolition.
"Hmm?"
As he inspected it, he noticed sothing odd—strange patterns were etched onto its surface.
"A hexagram? No… there’s no real symtry."
There were nine holes in the wall, all connected by lines.
Each hole held a gem-like mineral—except for one, which was empty.
"Why is this one missing?"
He examined the gems embedded in the other holes. Reaching out, he touched the surface.
The mont he did, he felt an electric shock run through his body. The energy emitted from the gems was too familiar.
"Black Dragon Bloodline…?"
He touched the other gems as well. Shura Bloodline, Superhuman Bloodline, Healthy Bloodline, Vassal Bloodline, Sacred Beast Bloodline… He could feel the power of every bloodline he possessed.
Only then did Kwon Hanul realize what the gems were.
"They're the origins of each bloodline..."
He possessed the true bloodline of each lineage.
Strictly speaking, though, this wasn't entirely accurate. What he held weren’t just true bloodlines, but the origins of those bloodlines.
Because the Vessel within him contained the sources, true bloodlines had manifested.
In other words, his power was even greater than what others assud.
"But then… why is one hole still empty?"
He had already acquired every bloodline known to the world.
If one slot was still vacant, that ant there was a bloodline he had yet to obtain.
"Is it sothing like the Half Demon Bloodline?"
The Half Demon Bloodline, which he'd acquired from the Demon King, was a lineage unknown to the world.
There was still one more bloodline left. Once he obtained it, the wall would be complete.
"Then… what happens next?"
Even though he possessed the Vessel, Kwon Hanul had no idea what kind of power it held.
He couldn’t be blad—Aeon, who had long possessed the Vessel before him, had only managed to discover how to use it, not what it truly did.
"Seeing all this ans… I must be in the depths of my own consciousness."
It seed that during ditation, he had unknowingly plunged into his own subconscious.
"So this barren place is the inside of my mind."
With a wry smile, Kwon Hanul sat on the sandy ground, scooping up a handful and letting it trickle through his fingers.
"Wait, isn’t the Vessel supposed to be in my body?"
The thought crossed his mind, but he decided not to dwell on it.
After all, the soul and the body are said to be connected. And ditation is a tool to observe both.
"Ah."
Suddenly, a floating sensation surged through his body. Instinctively, he knew he was waking up.
Kwon Hanul closed his eyes and let the feeling carry him upward. Despite his eyes being shut, he sensed light filling his vision.
"……Hoo."
With a long exhale, Kwon Hanul opened his eyes.
The sight that greeted him wasn’t the ntal space—it was the secluded chamber.
As he sat up, sothing scattered off his body.
"……Dust?"
To his disbelief, the particles on the floor were just dust. He looked down in mild shock.
"How long was I sitting here?"
He glanced at the digital clock in the corner. It displayed both the ti and date.
"Over a month?!"
To him, it had felt like he'd only closed his eyes for a mont, but more than a month had passed.
"Did I absorb the elixirs successfully?"
There was no sign of colliding energies within his body, so the absorption seed complete.
Now he had to check how efficiently it had been done.
"Status window."
As he uttered the command, a translucent window appeared before his eyes.
Awakened: Kwon Hanul
Strength (SS) 0.00 / Agility (SS) 0.00 / Endurance (SS) 0.00
Magic (SS) 0.00 / Perception (SS) 0.00 / Willpower (SS) 0.00
A smile ford on his lips. Just as he’d hoped, using the Healthy Bloodline’s authority and only three elixirs, he had raised all remaining stats to SS-rank.
At last, Kwon Hanul had reached the realm of a true Absolute.
SS-rank was rely the label—once his bloodline abilities ca into play, his powers would far surpass that.
Even when his Strength stat was only S-rank, he had already demonstrated SS-level power using the Superhuman Bloodline’s authority.
"So now, all my stats are SS-rank."
It was hard-won power—he had to try it out.
Fortunately, the chamber was designed for training.
Kwon Hanul began by drawing upon his magic.
Just a slight movent stirred up a tidal wave of force.
The quantity and quality were on a whole other level. Simply invoking magic made the entire chamber tremble.
He raised one finger. Magic surged to its tip.
It transford into Dragon Demon Aura—first erupting like fla, then condensing into a black glow.
As he looked at the light gathering on his fingertip, deep satisfaction showed on his face.
"It's complete."
In the East, they called it Ganggi.
In the West, Aura Blade.
Different terms, sa aning—an ultimate martial art recognized across the world as the peerless spear.
And now, that very force was forming at Kwon Hanul’s fingertips.
Not an incomplete Aura Blade, but a perfected one.
He had once needed the Shura King's power to achieve this. But now, he could do it on his own.
"Damn, I want to hit sothing with it."
He clicked his tongue.
Though the chamber was well-built, it couldn’t withstand an Aura Blade.
Reluctantly, he withdrew the energy.
"Guess it’s ti to head out."
Just then, his stomach growled. He turned back.
Before anything else, he needed to feed his body, which had been empty for over a month.
After a quick al using the rations stored in the chamber, Kwon Hanul changed into a fresh set of clothes.
He went through the biotric procedure and unlocked the sealed door. Watching the heavy steel door creak open, a face ca to mind.
"It’s been a month. I wonder what Joo Hayun will say."
Knowing her uptight personality, she had likely stayed here waiting for him the whole ti.
Just imagining her stiff greeting made him chuckle.
"Y-you’re finally out!"
But it wasn’t Joo Hayun who greeted him when the door opened.
It was Devon Weeps, the President of Dolphin Corp.
"We didn’t know when you’d co out—I was scared to death!"
Devon Weeps looked utterly terrified. Though there was no sign of killing intent, his face was pale and he was visibly trembling.
"President? Why are you here...? And where’s Ms. Hayun?"
"W-well! First, take a deep breath!"
"What?"
"I’m not joking! Just calm yourself first, alright? Follow —inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale."
Devon Weeps made a dramatic show of breathing.
It would’ve been laughable—if not for the grim seriousness on his face.
"Now, please explain."
"J-just a second!"
Devon Weeps pulled out a portable flask and took a swig. From the sll, it was clearly strong liquor.
Only after emptying it did he finally speak.
"There’s been a r-rebellion within the Hyukcheon family!"
At those words, Kwon Hanul clenched his teeth without even realizing it.
Devon Weeps had been right—if he hadn’t braced himself, he might’ve exploded the mont he heard it.
"A rebellion? Who dared to pull such a stunt?"
"V-Vice Chairman Kwon Hyuk of Hyukcheon is said to be the ringleader!"
The mont he heard that na, Kwon Hanul’s hand curled into a tight fist.
He had always suspected they’d clash eventually—but not like this.
"What about the Chairman? Is he safe?"
"No one can get close to Hyukcheon right now, so nobody knows the internal situation..."
Kwon Hanul clicked his tongue.
For a rebellion to persist even with Kwon Seonwoo in the main house… the situation must be dire.
"And Ms. Hayun? Where is she?"
"Well..."
Devon Weeps hesitated.
"Right before the rebellion, she was summoned to Hyukcheon… and we haven’t heard from her since."
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