Chapter 181: God Of Eternity (5)

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Recently, strange rumors had begun to circulate.

Boundary.

A battlefield created by the gods. The transcendents or beings called gods who resided there.

Rumors were circulating among those at the top of the earthly hierarchy.

Naturally, it began to spread to those below them.

The boundary was a severed space, a place where once you stepped in, you could not leave.

It was an unavoidable measure to drag all the demon race here, but communication wasn't completely severed.

Oracle.

In a vague form, the gods delivered an oracle to them.

The transcendents united and conveyed these stories to their forces.

Han Seojin.

His name began to echo everywhere.

It was something spoken in unison by beings who were no different from divine entities to them.

Don't mess with Han Seojin.

Han Seojin.

Already as famous as he could be.

The abandoned eldest son of the Iron-Blood Sword Clan.

Not chosen by the system, he became infamous in the worst way.

A loser of the era.

Born as an Earthling, he didn't receive the blessing of the system, nor the blessing of mana.

The Iron-Blood Sword Clan, where he once belonged, followed strict meritocracy.

The clan head abandoned the eldest son who had no abilities, and as a result, colluded with demonic forces to hand him over as a test subject.

Not many know up to this point, but during that process, Han Seojin acquired abilities.

He improved magic formulas to an absurdly high efficiency, and in martial arts, he became an existence that peers of the same realm couldn't contend with.

A man who surpassed all promising talents to take the place of the most outstanding prodigy.

That was Han Seojin.

'They say he hasn't been seen recently.'

His disciples also started to disappear.

The woman took a sip of her Americano through a straw and grimaced as she thought.

In the world of heroes, he was popular, and among the public, he was popular for a slightly different reason.

Appearance.

Was it because he wandered around with looks that seemed unprecedented?

He was more famous for his appearance.

On YouTube, videos featuring his face garnered billions of views, and the number of members in his fan club was surpassing millions, nearing ten million.

A playful petition on the national petition board suggesting he should be an actor or idol instead of a hero garnered over a million signatures.

This was what she had investigated about him so far.

Tap, tap.

The woman, dissatisfied with something, tapped on the desk.

'He definitely said he'd kill him.'

Necromancer King.

He said that when other Demon Kings were linking up, he would kill that man presumed to be a countercurrent alone.

Yet, for some reason, he was nowhere to be seen. Nor was the Sword Demon King.

Betrayal?

Impossible. Beings like the Demon God were few in the universe, and demons were designed so they couldn't betray the Demon God.

The story was slightly different when it came to the Demon Kings.

They would never betray. The losses outweigh the gains.

She didn't trust their faith, but she trusted their greed.

So why were they absent?

'Is it because I'm getting anxious as the plan approaches?'

Now only two Demon Kings remained.

Two of the Demon Kings, perhaps sensing a crisis, were joining forces. Those with these two powers said they would join forces to kill the newly appeared god.

If it's those two, there wouldn't be a problem. Even if it's the Divine King, they could kill him.

However, a sense of unease continued to linger.

'Is there something I'm missing?'

That thought crossed her mind.

Then, a vague idea occurred to her.

What if.

It's an impossible and unpleasant thought, but.

If they all died, it would explain everything happening now.

'There's no way they're dead…'

If they were to die, it would cause tremendous ripples.

The forces of the Demon Realm would have to endure difficult times, entrenched in their realm.

The Demon God hadn't completely escaped the laws of the universe.

The woman's vision darkened.

It was something that should have required a bit more effort.

'I must quickly bring the ninth Demon King.'

Time seemed tighter than expected.

Rumble!!

The sound of thunder.

It was a sound heard often recently. The Duke of Extermination had been training boastfully after acquiring the Ex-grade lightning trait from Han Seojin.

This caused a bit of a commotion.

Heavenly Demon, Cheon Murin.

She sometimes supervised the training, frowning with displeasure whenever thunder struck.

And afterward, sparring disguised as a beating would follow.

However, the students didn't complain. Though it was said to be a beating, her lessons were invaluable. Among transcendents, she was the strongest in personal combat. Her teachings spurred their growth.

"But what has the master been doing lately?"

"He's in closed-door training."

"But it's been too long…"

Seo Boram grumbled.

It had been three months since they stayed here.

However, the actual time they spent was close to two years. Although the time scale was increased tenfold, as they adapted to the ability of time, their perceived time gradually decreased.

However, for Han Seojin, who obtained the divine name of time, the story was a little different.

He freely manipulated time. Didn't he even extend the time in the space he used before he went into seclusion?

'That means he was holed up there for at least several years.'

How strong would he become, then?

He reached the transcendental stage in less than a year. Now that he was determined to become stronger, one couldn't help but wonder.

Just how strong was Han Seojin?

Cheon Murin nodded in agreement to Seo Boram's question.

"He was always like that. Once he gets fixated, he doesn't look back or around, only forward."

"Still, he hasn't come out for years?"

"He was that kind of guy. When we brought him to our Cult, there was a time when he didn't come out for two years to master the demonic arts."

"…Two years?"

Two years.

It was an incredibly long time. For someone like Cheon Murin, it might be a bearable period, but for herself, who had just turned 20, there was a significant difference compared to Cheon Murin who was now over a hundred years old.

If it were her, she would probably escape and come out in less than a year.

"Were you thinking something disrespectful just now?"

"…No, ma'am."

Seo Boram, who had been speaking almost informally, used honorifics.

Cheon Murin's eyebrows twitched for a moment, but she held back.

"Anyway, once he got hooked, he kept at it. He mastered the demonic arts book for two years. And do you know what he did?"

"What did he do?"

"He acquired the Heavenly Demon's Godly Technique."

"Suddenly?"

"The Heavenly Demon's Godly Technique is the origin of all demonic arts."

Cheon Murin closed her eyes.

He mastered all demonic arts, following their origins.

Originally, demonic arts branched from the Heavenly Demon's Godly Technique.

By mastering all demonic arts, he followed their origin and used the Heavenly Demon Sword Technique.

It was an absurd story.

In terms of this era, it's like finding each piece of a puzzle called a thesis, piecing them together to acquire the Heavenly Demon's Godly Technique.

She knew his talent was exceptional, but she didn't expect it to this extent.

"Then let's move on to the next lesson."

"Ugh."

"Are you showing reluctance to learn the Heavenly Demon's Godly Technique?"

"It seems like Master's sword technique is stronger."

"From the start, the Heavenly Demon's Godly Technique doesn't suit you. It's the process of incorporating the essence of supremacy into the sword technique you possess…"

Cheon Murin stopped speaking there.

And quickly turned around.

A terrifying power was emanating from that place.

An unholy force.

A massive amount of magic. This pointed to one thing.

"A Demon King?"

The Demon King had appeared here.

Upon hearing that the Demon King had appeared, Yoo Eunchae prepared for battle.

The other students did the same.

They hadn't transcended yet, but their combat strength was still incredibly strong.

If they all combined their strength, they could hold down two transcendents.

'But I have a bad feeling about this.'

Others might not know, but she was aware.

Han Seojin had killed five Demon Kings alone.

No, if considering even the Demon King of Eternity, who interfered with time, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he defeated six Demon Kings by himself.

That left only two Demon Kings remaining.

If there was a problem, it was that the synergy those two had was tremendous.

The Demon King of Mirrors.

And the Undying Demon King.

If they united to attack this place.

'Perhaps, today this place might become a grave.'

Thinking this, she went outside.

What greeted her was a massive mirror.

It was grotesque, adorned with countless smaller mirrors, and shaped like a human.

-The Heavenly Demon and the Duke of Extermination?

"Just like a parasite to others."

Cheon Murin called the Mirror Demon King a parasite.

Behind the Mirror Demon King loomed a massive mountain. It was covered with ominous red thorns, a grotesque and foreboding sight.

It evoked a sense of unease.

"There's a pervert who can't die on his own, so he bothers others?"

-Khh, for both of you to be here.

"Why is that? Are you afraid?"

-Afraid? Us? Isn't it you who should be afraid? After all, it's us two joining forces…

Amidst the confrontation between Cheon Murin and the Mirror Demon King.

Abel, who had squinted eyes, stepped forward.

"This is the last warning. If you don't back down now, we will fight."

"This is not your place to step in, mosquito. No, rather, you shouldn't step in at all."

"Oh dear, I have no choice… What? What do you mean by that?"

"There, that guy is called the god of your mosquitoes."

"...?"

"Progenitor. The origin of all mosquitoes. Is that how I should put it?"

"…My goodness, is that true?"

Progenitor.

The progenitor of all vampires. The Undying Demon King was a Demon King who lost his reason because his soul was mortgaged to a demon.

A being whose vampiric immortality was maximized.

That was the Undying Demon King.

-Enough with the chatter. It's been over half a century since I last saw you. This time, I will defeat you!!

"Having to see such beings here for half a century. Is this a kind of hell too?"

Grrrrroooar!!

"But can't it speak?"

"The Undying Demon King is a bit different from other Demon Kings."

"The Undying Demon King is different. His soul was bound by the Demon God, turning him into a mindless creature of instinct."

"…That's not information you can get in the Middle Realm?"

At Yoo Eunchae's words, Elwen stepped forward.

At the same time, as Cheon Murin was about to step forward.

They halted their movements.

The Mirror Demon King and the Undying Demon King did the same.

Something.

It felt as if something had seized their movements.

In a battlefield where everyone momentarily froze, footsteps were heard.

Step.

Was it Han Seojin? For a moment, it felt like that. Present here, yet not present. An uncertain existence.

'What does that even mean?'

Even as she thought to herself, she had no idea what she was saying. To put it in a metaphor, it felt like dimensions were overlapping.

"There are so many trivial things."

Slowly, she drew the sword. A sword? Was it a sword? It was a peculiar object, as if a spear and sword were combined.

Hesitation.

In an instant, Yoo Eunchae stepped back.

Why? There was a question. But it was an instinctual domain.

That existence…

'A god?'

Witnessing the scene, Yoo Eunchae widened her eyes. A crimson light vividly added to her gaze.

Han Seojin slowly raised the peculiar object. A flow of blue, black, and white began to arise.

Yoo Eunchae widened her eyes.

Her eyes observed the phenomenon, deriving a conclusion.

[God of Time], [God of Dimensions], [One Chosen by Eternity].

His Divine names.

And the title of the one chosen by eternity.

Proof beyond the laws as a Transcendent.

And then.

A title that comes after.

[Martial God]

Upon confirming it, Han Seojin struck down a curious object.

Swish.

A light cutting sound.

And what was revealed.

The space of heaven and earth was split. The bodies of the Mirror Demon King and the Undying Demon King within were halved.

As if the world itself had been split in two, Han Seojin caused an unbelievable spectacle.

"I'm hungry. Let's go eat."

He said with a smile, as if it were nothing.