The Return of the Legendary All-Master-Chapter 351

[Translator - Kiteretsu]

[Proofreader - Kyros]

Chapter 351

‘Trial of the Flesh?’

What a joke.

Jeong-hoon had no intention of dragging out this fight.

True Heavenly Demon Fist.

He had modified all his skills through the Genesis Device.

[True Heavenly Demon Fist (2-Star)]

- Proficiency: 50%

- Increases fist damage by 30% (stackable)

- Increases damage reduction by 25% (stackable)

- Grants invincibility for 10 seconds upon first use

- Nullifies all of the target’s skills upon first hit

The additional effects granted at 2 stars were 10 seconds of invincibility and skill nullification.

Jeong-hoon leapt forward using the Heavenly Demon Lord’s Dominion and began striking the fallen Martial God.

The man struggled, but Jeong-hoon was currently in an invincible state for 10 seconds.

With the Martial God’s Invincible Body nullified, he was no match for Jeong-hoon, and before long, his arm dropped to the ground.

‘It’s over.’

[You have subjugated the Martial God.]

With the subjugation message, the surrounding scenery quickly shifted and returned to the form of the temple.

<Ho… Looks like I didn’t even need to explain anything, huh?>

Tenebris was genuinely impressed.

All the battles he had seen from Jeong-hoon so far had been fought with the Titan at the forefront.

So he hadn’t been able to gauge what level of martial arts Jeong-hoon could actually use, and that’s why he’d explained the opponent’s abilities in detail.

But it hadn’t been a close fight—it had been a complete crush.

Had he known, he might’ve stayed out of it.

He felt a bit embarrassed.

“No, I was able to finish it more definitively because you told me.”

<Re… really?>

“Yeah. Thanks.”

<Heh, you’re starting to recognize my true worth?>

Tenebris scratched his cheek with an awkward smile.

<…Lord Tenebris?>

Baal looked at him with eyes full of disbelief.

Tenebris, once a Named being, was blushing this much just from a human’s word of thanks?

<What? Got a problem?>

<N-no, not at all…….>

Baal quickly bowed his head.

Damn it.

This kind of favoritism is seriously messed up.

<If you don’t want to be treated like that, then do better yourself.>

<…I’ll do my best.>

“You’re being noisy. Quiet down.”

Jeong-hoon gestured for them to be quiet and approached the statue.

An exclamation mark was blinking above the statue.

[You have completed the quest.]

[You may now proceed with the Class Advancement Quest: Myth (2/2).]

The 6th Class Advancement.

The first quest was now complete.

Only the final, second quest remained.

[Class Advancement Quest: Myth (2/2)]

– Requirement: Clear Class Advancement Quest: Myth (1/2)

– Reward: ?

– Description: You have proven yourself worthy. It is time to ascend to the unknown realm.

Jeong-hoon immediately accepted the quest.

Just like with the first quest, the terrain and surroundings began to rapidly change.

[Pass the ‘Trial of Conviction.’]

Stage 2: Conviction.

[Manifesting ‘Judgment of the Soul.’]

‘This place…?’

If the first stage was an arena, this time it was a tribunal.

<It is a trial to face your heart.>

‘My heart?’

<Yes. Before the 6th Class Advancement, your will is being tested.>

‘How does it work?’

<It’s simple. You must fight and overcome your emotions.>

‘Emotions…’

<Rather than explaining, it’s faster to experience it yourself.>

As Tenebris finished speaking, Jeong-hoon’s vision went dark.

[Beginning ‘The Past.’]

Jeong-hoon quietly closed his eyes.

The Trial’s trial was horrific.

The first was the past.

Would it show memories from before his regression like during the Fist King’s trial?

That was his expectation, but it was completely off.

The past it showed was from after Jeong-hoon had regressed.

Through that journey, Jeong-hoon experienced explosive growth, but as history changed, many others’ lives changed as well.

It was only natural.

Since Jeong-hoon walked a different path than before his regression, history itself had shifted.

What the past showed were the people who met tragedy because of that altered history.

Through their perspective, he was forced to face the dreadful reality of the world after materialization.

Of course, Jeong-hoon calmly faced that past and the regrets it brought, and endured them.

[Ending ‘The Past.’]

The past concluded, and Jeong-hoon opened his closed eyes.

[‘Rage’ surges.]

[‘Hatred’ surges.]

The trial was not over yet.

Countless wraiths appeared before Jeong-hoon, surrounding him.

“If only you hadn’t gotten involved!”

“You bastard… because of you, my parents died!”

They shed tears of blood as they hurled curses at Jeong-hoon.

“So what.”

Without a flicker of emotion, Jeong-hoon drew Titan.

Unlike the trial of the body, there were no restrictions except for mental debuffs.

“Kuhuhu, so this time you’re going to kill us?”

“I’ll curse you for the rest of my life. I’ll keep cursing you until you fall into hell!”

Ignoring their wails, Jeong-hoon swung Titan wide and cut down the wraiths.

Rage and hatred tried endlessly to consume him, but Jeong-hoon, far from being devoured, slashed them down with the resolve to devour them instead.

Eventually, after a long while, not a single wraith remained.

‘I’ll return everything.’

To the time before getting dragged into the game.

Back to that time, to live an ordinary life.

Jeong-hoon closed his eyes, making that promise to them.

<Hey!>

As he closed his eyes, Tenebris’s voice rang out.

When Jeong-hoon opened his eyes again, the statue appeared.

Beside it, Tenebris and Baal were staring intently at him.

“What are you staring at?”

<I was trying to help.>

Jeong-hoon let out a small laugh at Tenebris’s words.

The second trial was one that Jeong-hoon had to overcome alone.

So even if Tenebris wanted to help, his voice couldn’t be heard.

“How would you help if I couldn’t hear a thing?”

<That’s strange… there’s no way you wouldn’t hear it.>

Tenebris tilted his head in confusion.

“Looks like your memory has some holes in it here and there.”

<Are you mocking my memory right now…?>

Tenebris responded blankly, as if shocked by Jeong-hoon’s jab.

“So you’re saying I’m wrong?”

<Strange… maybe I couldn’t intervene because my power has weakened?>

“That could be it.”

Jeong-hoon nodded vaguely and turned his gaze back to the statue.

An exclamation mark was blinking above the statue.

[You have completed the quest.]

Quest complete.

Now it was time to finish the 6th Class Advancement.

But what was this?

Even as time passed, nothing changed.

Jeong-hoon frowned and looked toward Tenebris.

“What’s going on right now? There’s no change at all.”

<I wouldn’t know~ My memory’s got holes all over the place~>

Tenebris answered mockingly while picking his ear.

Apparently scared of Jeong-hoon’s glare, he looked away and avoided eye contact.

“If you don’t tell me, I’ll rip you in half.”

<Go ahead~ Do whatever you want.>

<L-Lord Tenebris…?>

Ha, look at this?

Looks like this won’t work.

Jeong-hoon had been trying to go easy on him since he’d been helpful, but—

“Okay. From now on, you’re on your own.”

<…On our own?>

Tenebris tilted his head.

“From now on, you handle things yourself.”

<…….>

“I’m not going to ask you anything anymore. And don’t expect anything from me either.”

<Hey, we already talked about this!>

Tenebris shouted urgently.

The reason he clung to Jeong-hoon—

It was to take revenge on the Named bosses who made him like this.

<A-And you and I want the same thing! Did you forget we have to get rid of the Named to end all of this?>

“So what. Anyway, things aren’t going to go the way you want.”

<Wow… you’re seriously petty.>

Jeong-hoon turned his gaze back to the statue.

‘Why the hell can’t I complete the 6th Class Advancement?’

Was there some other condition?

As Jeong-hoon fell into thought, Tenebris cleared his throat and subtly pointed at the statue.

<Ahem, break that.>

“……”

Jeong-hoon ignored him and kept thinking.

‘What could it be?’

Then Tenebris stomped his feet and declared surrender.

<Ugh, fine! I give up! Break the statue!>

“…Hmph.”

<Wow… so you’re just going to keep standing there thinking? And watch the third cataclysm roll in?>

“Admit it. Your memory’s crap.”

<…Shit.>

“Admit it?”

<Fine, I get it!>

“Okay.”

Jeong-hoon swung Titan wide and sliced the statue at the waist.

Though it had looked solid, the statue was cut easily, and above its lower half, a new question mark appeared.

[Class Advancement Quest: Martial God]

-Requirement: Class Advancement Quest: Myth (2/2) Cleared.

-Reward: 6th Class Advancement

-Description: You are qualified. Claim your power through the Martial God.

Was there still something left?

Jeong-hoon tilted his head and accepted the quest.

Then, above the statue’s lower half, an old man slowly appeared.

“Hooh, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen a human.”

“Are you the Martial God?”

A puppet of the Martial God, encountered during the Trial of the Flesh.

“That’s right.”

The Martial God nodded in affirmation.

“…Why did you personally come all the way here?”

“Why else? To grant you strength.”

“Then please grant it quickly.”

“You’re quite the impatient one.”

“I don’t have much time.”

He needed to finish the 6th Class Advancement and stop the third cataclysm.

But as if he didn’t want to let Jeong-hoon off that easily, the Martial God held back from granting the power.

“Ah, my body’s a bit stiff. Mind coming over and loosening me up?”

“Shall I cut it off for you? That way you’ll never feel stiff in that body part again.”

“You… your jokes really aren’t funny.”

“Does it sound like a joke to you?”

Jeong-hoon’s mouth smiled, but his eyes were nothing short of murderous.

I said I don’t have time.

You son of a bitch.

“Ahem, fine. Just put the sword away.”

“Yes.”

The Martial God raised both hands in surrender, and Jeong-hoon obediently returned Titan to his inventory.

“Seriously… what kind of martial artist swings around a sword? Look at that—your cut through the waist was perfectly clean.”

“I’m good with anything.”

“…Ha. Are you even a martial artist?”

The Martial God looked Jeong-hoon over with disbelief in his eyes.

He had watched closely as Jeong-hoon passed the trial.

How he instantly defeated the puppet modeled after the Martial God himself.

And the strength of will to match that ability.

The one who came before had been impressive as well, but this one was in no way lacking.

“Isn’t it obvious?”

“That’s exactly why I’m saying it. Aren’t you a mutant wearing the skin of a martial artist?”

“A mutant, huh… So the one who came before me was a pure martial artist?”

“Of course. He reached the Supreme Realm in a human body.”

“Really?”

Jeong-hoon tilted his head.

He didn’t know what level that ‘Supreme Realm’ was supposed to be, but even with that power, the guy hadn’t been able to finish the game?

“I don’t know what lies at the end of the path you seek, but reaching it will be incredibly difficult.”

“I’m aware.”

“And you still want to move forward? With this level of power, you could take a much easier path.”

The easy path the Martial God spoke of was surely becoming a Transcendent.

“I’d rather die than take the easy path.”

Jeong-hoon answered with a serious face.

That answer seemed to please the Martial God, who raised one hand and stretched it forward with a smile.

“Good. That’s the spirit of a true martial artist. I hope you achieve your goal.”

“Yes.”

[Translator - Kiteretsu]

[Proofreader - Kyros]