The law represented order, while the outer world embodied chaos.
If one were to assign attributes, those would be fitting.
Order was, quite simply, order.
It ford the foundation of the world, shaping its very structure.
This includes the Mixed Origin and the Four Elents,
Yin and Yang, alongside the Five Elents,
As well as the Seven Luminaries and the Eight Trigrams.
To delve into specifics, there were countless varieties, though most stemd from the aforentioned properties.
Then theres the Energy of Defying Heaven.
This power aligned with the law, yet it verged on that of the outer world.
Strange, isnt it?
The Energy of Defying Heaven was part of order but also of the outer world.
In fact, its akin to their confluence.
If Seo Ga-yeons starlight magic harnessed the power of affirmation, a quintessentially orderly force, then my power was its antithesis.
I wielded the power to negate everything.
The Energy of Defying Heaven refuted allspecial abilities, magic, martial arts, and even the chaotic energies and spells from the outer world.
Yet, it acknowledged one exception.
Mystery.
For mystery was intertwined with the system that underpins this world.
The Energy of Defying Heaven does not reject mystery.
And within this world, mystery was deed nearest to the origin.
Both mystery and the system originated from the beginning.
Celestial deed this power profoundly intriguing.
The Emperor exhibited substantial interest in it.
And I, too, perceived this power as more than a re negator of magic.
Thats the issue.
I glanced at the status window.
[Na: Lee Seo-ha]
Strength: 29
Agility: 30
Stamina: 29
Skill: 29
Conceptual Stats
Energy of Defying Heaven: 33
Talent
'Reading(-)', 'Sword Demon(S)', 'True Heart(A)', 'Inscrutable Talent(A-)', 'Dexterity(B )'
Skills
'Black God Martial Arts(?)', 'Divine Sight(S)', 'Black Flash Step(B )', 'Soul Absorbing Sword Technique(B)', 'Alturn's Arcane Alchemy(B )', 'Ikar's Advanced Spirit Energy Control(C )', 'Black Shadow Step(C )', 'Black Flash Sword Technique(C )'
Constitution
'Heaven Defying Body(S-)'
My talent was abnormal.
I didnt use the power known as mana and specialized in Spirit Ability.
Spirit Ability, likened to a martial arts world, relates to the upper dantian.
When this power acted purely, it could barely lift a stone, but combined with other powers, it could exert a terrifying force.
It was also the power most depleted in the Abyss.
Furthermore, this was the minimum condition for entering the upper ranks.
Thats why its a headache.
In other words, things related to Spirit Ability were either expensive or ca with ridiculous penalties.
Thats why I was saving up points.
I checked my points.
[157,000p]
An enormous amount of points.
But it wasnt as much as it seed.
A proper S-class starts from 500,000 points.
Ex-class was beyond even my dreams.
It seed that level wasnt even made to be achievable. One hundred million points, whose dog ca up with that?
Even one hundred million points was just the starting point. The costlier ones were even higher.
Anyway, I could only buy S- grade items with penalties, not a complete S grade.
S- grade started from 100,000 points.
Most physical system items were unnecessary. That was because Black God Martial Arts remodeled the body into a heavenly one.
It grew stronger with each breath and accelerated growth the more the body was trained.
Therefore, what I could choose were talents that significantly increased Nyeom or those related to defense.
Defense is sowhat weak.
I felt it when I fought with the students. It would be good to have so defense.
When several people attacked , dodging each one was challenging. Its fine for now, but if more enemies co, Ill need a shield.
.
My gars instinct advised against going for a defensive skill like a beginner but rather to boost my attack power.
I sighed and selected my talent.
[Seed of Origin (S-)]
A seed that contains the power of the origin. It enhances the user's Nyeom and increases capacity.
: Absolute minus correction in magic power.
: 100% increase in all efficiencies of Spirit Ability.
The description was straightforward.
But in Epic World, the simplest abilities were often the best.
Like Dexterity, which applies a correction to all systems.
[Shield of Spirit Ability (B-)]
Creates a translucent spherical shield at the user's will.
: Absolute minus correction in magic power.
: Defense power is enhanced according to the user's Nyeom.
With the remaining points, I conservatively purchased one defensive talent.
After choosing the two, I felt a mystical power envelop , and knowledge on how to use them flooded my mind.
Is this how its done?
I manifested a translucent barrier with Nyeom.
A translucent barrier materialized in the air with a buzzing sound. I hit the barrier with my fist.
Thump thump It felt quite sturdy.
I examined my weapons. Winters Sword was inside White Rouge, and Black Heaven contained so of my Energy of Defying Heaven.
I summoned the black sword from the black bracelet and swung down with considerable force.
Crash!
A slight crack appeared in the barrier.
Not bad?
The strike was strong, but it seed the barrier could withstand a hit or two from an opponent.
As my Conceptual Stat Energy of Defying Heaven increased, it also grew stronger.
I experinted with the Shield of Spirit Ability and realized that quite so ti had passed.
Should I contact her?
I turned on my phone.
When I opened the chat app, there were ssages from various won.
Looking closely, I noticed ssages from won I didnt know.
Kang Yeong-ji:
Seo-ha, its Kang Yeong-ji. I got your contact from a classmate because I have sothing to ask you?
Who is Kang Yeong-ji?
I imdiately blocked her and then sent a ssage to Kim Ara.
Are you free this Saturday?
As soon as I sent it, the number 1 disappeared imdiately. Lucky. Did she see it right away?
Kim Ara:
Yes, Im free.
Why?
(Emoticon of a hamster looking curious)
:
Then, do you want to go sowhere with ?
Kim Ara:
Could it be
Are you asking to go to a dungeon or sothing?
:
Yes.
Kim Ara:
Okay.
Got it.
(Emoticon of a hamster looking deflated)
Kim Aras response seed disheartened.
I turned off my phone, stretched, and headed off to complete the Homunculus.
Ti flew by quickly.
I made dicine for the guild, sold recipes to the Alchemy Guild, and entered the electronic world to give alchemy lectures.
I focused on my studies to get as many internal marks as possible, trained in martial arts with Black Heaven, and experinted with my recently acquired abilities.
Teaching Seo Ga-yeon various things, overwhelmingly dominating the occasionally rising Hong Yu-hwa, being called elder by Seolhwa Ryeon, and going out to exterminate Mines.
Ti passed in a whirlwind.
Sohow, I managed to digest it all and kept my top position. In fact, my top position was largely due to the talent, Reading(-).
Even if Im proficient in this ga, Im an outsider after all. Most theories and such, I dont know.
-Arent you pushing yourself too hard these days, master?
-Right! Youve only been sleeping for 3 hours lately.
Its okay. Its not as hard on my body as you think.
My body felt no strain.
I was blessed with a heavenly body by the Black God Martial Arts, and the continuous circulation of the Energy of Defying Heaven through my body, thanks to Black Energy, helped.
The Seed of Origin is more effective than I had anticipated.
Once I upgrade it to an S-grade, its efficiency will improve even further.
I trained physically with Kim Seo-hyun and refined my martial arts with Black Heaven.
I also learned so spells from Eternal Heaven, just in case of unforeseen situations.
And so, Saturday arrived.
I teased Hong Yu-hwa, who had recently lost to in every competition during club activities, discussed business with Ershil, and then headed to the location where I had agreed to et Kim Ara.
Hello.
Her hair cascaded down to her waist in a violet wave. She wore black stockings paired with a red and black checkered skirt. Over it, a tank top and a black coat adorned her figure.
She stood with the proportions of a model and, for a woman, a notable height of 175cm.
It was sowhat sudden, but looking at her now, she truly was beautiful.
I tried to conceal my feelings as I spoke.
Hello. Did you co early? Have you been waiting?
No, I havent waited long.
After our exchange, it sohow felt like we were lovers who had agreed to et for a date.
But this place is a famous hunting ground, isnt it?
Thats correct,
Kim Ara said as she surveyed the area.
Swamplands are difficult to navigate.
I have faith in our Ara. Youll do well, even in the swamplands.
At my use of our Ara, Kim Aras cheeks tinged with a faint blush.
We had arrived at a swampland. It was a region known for man-eating trees and lizardn appearances, and also a hunting ground for Hunters who possessed magical aptitude but hadnt beco heroes.
Hunters outnumbered typical heroes by a significant margin. Thats why places like dungeons were scarce.
It also pays less.
Regular dungeons could earn you hundreds of millions per clear, but in these hunting grounds, you could barely make a hundred even after toiling all day.
But 1 million won isnt a small amount.
My sense of money had completely numbed.
That was because I had over 20 billion in my bank account. Co to think of it, I needed to spend so of that 20 billion.
Perhaps on an alchemy workshop.
Or buying land for the guild building I planned to construct wouldnt be bad either.
I walked around with Kim Ara, checking the ti on my phone.
It was 10:30 AM.
Its about ti they show up.
As I thought that, magical power nearby exploded and surged.
Theyve arrived.
Ding.
Main Quest Chapter 6: Deal with the Lizardn and the Man-Eating Tree controlled by the Demon World Tree!
A seed from the outer world has taken root and grown here.
If the Demon World Tree isn't dealt with here, it will return as a disaster in the future!
Reward: 20,000P. Additional rewards depending on the content.
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