328. Gap (4)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
In the blink of an eye, the divine starlight swallowed everything.
Could it be because of the divinity < transcendence > as the center of all kinds of divine powers and skills?
Suddenly, the divine starlight filled the firmament, then swelled up as if to crush the world and gave off its power.
Kwakjijijijijijijik———!!
At this point, it wouldn’t be strange to destroy the world itself.
But it doesn’t work that way.
The divine realm < Transcendence > coordinated the influence of the divine starlight so that it did not leak outside as much as possible, and the power was concentrated into one point.
Exactly…
“The god of despair, fall, and madness is greatly surprised by the divine starlight.”
[What the hell…! ]
to the god of despair, fall and madness.
The moment when the divine powers obtained by facing numerous divine powers were concentrated into one power and released.
As it was, the god of despair, fall, and madness quickly ejected black tentacles from his body, which crackled as if it were covered in noise.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
「Divinity < Despair > is activated, and the attack that touches the divinity loses its power.」
And as soon as the black tentacles touched the starlight of the divinity, it seemed to push the light away.
Black tentacles split into dozens and hundreds pushing the holy light as if pushing a dull stone.
Only then did the god of despair, fall, and madness wring his lips wide as if he was sure of victory.
[ Hahaha…. Yes, this is the power I have…. Despair. The power to sever everything…]
Before she knew it, her voice was as calm as before.
[A bug like you can’t keep up with this power…? ]
But.
[ …uh? ]
It was only for a moment.
Chijik…!
The divine starlight finally won the victory after a brief clash and fierce battle.
In an instant, the ejected black tentacles are burned, and the starlight made of divinity advances again.
As if the black tentacles imbued with the divinity < Despair > really meant nothing.
Only then did she open her one eye that was not covered by the noise, in amazement.
[What is this…]
It was justified.
[Why does the power of a bug like you overcome the divinity < Despair >…? ]
Divinity < Despair > is indeed the same power as the divine enemy.
no.
There would be no point in talking about it by limiting it to the category of divinity.
The divine < Despair > possessed by the ancient godhead in front of him must have the ability to cut off all power.
But isn’t it the same here?
「※Divine < Despair > has been activated and is eating away the divine < Despair >.」
Wajijik-.
Currently, the Divine Starlight is infused with various Divine Powers.
And among them, the divinity that devours the divinity itself < Evil Eater > was also dwelling.
‘It’s not a decoration to get the divine < Evil Eating >.’
And the divinity < Evil Eating > was literally like the natural enemy of the divinity that devours the divine power.
That’s probably why the evil god, who was a high-ranking deity, used it as a special move.
Even if the divine < Despair > is the ability to cut off everything, it would be nothing more than a divine power.
Even Shinhwa < Enemy of Everything > is activated.
If so, it was possible to overwhelmingly consume the divine < Despair > with the divine < Despair >.
like right now
[Dare…]
The god of despair, fall, and madness continued with a slow but furious voice.
[Are the bugs, who were mortal at best, acting erratically…? ]
And.
[Then let’s break down that disgusting arrogance…]
Next moment.
「Due to Divinity < Crash >, a 10-minute cooldown is temporarily created for the power skill ‘Star Light (S+)’.」 As
her divinity < Crash > was activated, her power to handle the divine starlight was limited.
However, the divine starlight that has already been activated does not disappear.
The Holy Light skill itself was not sealed, it simply created a cooldown on the skill.
However, it seemed that the opponent had already achieved their goal with this.
That’s also the case…
「Divinity < Insanity > is activated, and everything that comes into contact with the divinity is corrupted and eroded.」
After all, the god of despair, fall, and madness prevented the attack from being offset.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…!!
In an instant, the black tentacles connected to the body of the Celestial Divided countless times and increased.
And in the process, the black tentacles mixed with the divine < Despair > and the divine < Insanity > squeezed even the light of the holy light and poured it down on me.
Even that is unavoidable.
[I’ll put an end to the bug’s madness with this…]
But.
[Who’s going to end it? ]
Still, I didn’t blink once.
[I have no intention of ending it yet. ]
That’s also the case…
「Divinity < Remorse > is used.」
「Can interfere with the past concept of time.」
「However, if the interference is not related to the user of Divinity < Remorse >, activation of Divinity is canceled. .」
Because the countless attacks in front of me couldn’t reach me anyway.
***
Keying.
little noise.
A feeling as if the hands of a clock were forcibly stopped from turning.
Hearing that small sound that suddenly resonated quietly, I twisted the corners of my mouth into a smile.
[ …Could this also be used like this. ]
Divine < Remorse > is the ability to interfere with past concepts.
Even if it couldn’t be operated specially like the god of remorse, it was enough to simply adjust the flow of time.
That’s very certain.
Therefore, it was decided what would happen if I used the divine authority starting from where I was with the divine < repentance >.
It’s nothing else…
―…Time has stopped.
Time slows down and eventually stops.
―…Isn’t the level completely different from what you saw in the demon realm then?
Listening to Dam Tianyu’s muttering voice, I expressed satisfaction in my heart.
As he said, the time stop using divine < repentance > was strengthened using the transcendence myth < spiritual tuning >.
That’s why even time stop was acceptable to the ancient godhead.
Only then did I clear my mind a little and objectively continued my thoughts about the value of the sacred < Remorse >.
‘Actually, it’s like the time in that particular place stops when you get to where I am.’
The principle of stopping time achieved with the divine < Remorse > is not that difficult.
‘It means that I can do this much by adjusting the time flow.’
It feels like continuously subtracting numbers one by one until the flow of the concept of time converges to zero.
And where that adjustment of the concept of time is dealt with at the deepest level is where I stand.
So, even if it was an attack from an ancient deity, it would eventually come to a complete stop once it reached this point.
‘It’s definitely a great power.’
So no attack could ever get where I was.
Because the flow of the concept of time slows down every time I get closer to where I am standing.
And the flow of time that slows down like that stops at a certain point.
Perhaps, if we rewind the flow of time in this state, it would be possible to turn back time itself.
‘…but this is still the limit.’
But it couldn’t be.
Even if you rewind time, there is a limit.
Perhaps, at most, turning back the time around 1 minute, focusing on where I am, is the limit.
Not even that.
‘…And this is just stopping time against an ancient deity.’
In fact, isn’t it best to stop time for divine < remorse > against an ancient deity?
Therefore, it is difficult to deeply interfere with the past concept of the divine < repentance >.
It wasn’t enough, and the consumption of divine power wasn’t that small, so stopping time wasn’t that efficient.
However, is it absurd that time can be stopped against an ancient deity in the first place?
[Can you handle the concept of time…? ]
The god of despair, fall, and madness let out an angry roar as time stood still, looking at the hardened black tentacles.
[How can someone as insignificant as you… have such precious power…! ]
She said that as if she couldn’t accept the situation.
[Are you going to admit it…? A mongrel who handles power without qualifications over and over again… do you think I can understand…! ]
Perhaps it’s shocking that time was stopped with divine < Remorse >…
[I think you’re misunderstanding something. ]
I didn’t think of being considerate of her like that.
[I also have no intention of being recognized by a guy like you who is just looking for an opening. ]
It deserved it.
Didn’t the god of despair, fall, and madness in front of me envy my power from beginning to end anyway?
It was different from the gods of darkness or demons, dragons, and gods of light.
Unlike the monsters who were born as ancient deities from the beginning, that one lacked the status of an ancient deity.
Even if he was an ancient deity who had achieved a high level, he did not feel any particular respect for this ugly monster.
[I don’t know if it’s a real bastard like a god of darkness or a demon. ]
And.
[And more than anything…]
The moment I spoke to the god of despair, fall, and madness with a grin.
[ …unlike me, didn’t you just get to that point by receiving power from the tower without any cost? ]
Just as it was, the face of the heavenly god was distorted like a demon, and a roar that had never been heard before erupted.
[Neooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! ]
Coo Goo-!
Despite the cry containing only emotions, the space is distorted and shaken everywhere.
If it had not been for the divine realm < Transcendence >, the emotion itself would have turned into a kind of disaster and affected the earth.
But I didn’t intend to listen to it to the end.
「The power skill, ‘Undying Flame of Mortality’ is activated.]
The fact that you have to make a resolution anyway won’t change.
[Shall we come to a conclusion now? ]
In the blink of an eye, black flames flash and burn like a beast.
[ Let’s see if this can be prevented. ]
The moment when black flames poured down in a straight line and burned all the black tentacles.
Kkwajijijijijijijijik…!!
The divine starlight used the black flame as a propellant and wiped everything out again.
[ ───!! ]
That too, in a very definite form unlike before.
***
Chee Hee Hee Hee-.
「The power skill ‘Ashen Blood’ is activated.」
「Regenerative power increases according to the amount of holy power consumed.」 「Body regenerative power increases by 400%
and immunity to all non-regenerative abilities」
Immediately after being stimulated by and sweeping the whole area.
“…”
Before I knew it, the divine realm < transcendence > was broken.
…Perhaps the divine realm collapsed as a result of the rampant impact of the starlight at its maximum output.
In fact, it was possible to fly about one planet lightly, so honestly, it could be said that this was cheap.
“…Still, even if the sacred realm is broken, it’s okay, but this is a bit harsh.”
Suddenly, I felt my whole body creaking like a wooden plank, and smiled bitterly.
“…Is it still like this even after becoming an ancient deity and conceptualizing it?”
It was worth it.
I thought that if it was an ancient deity, that body would be a spiritual body, so it might not be so seriously injured.
But it wasn’t.
I still couldn’t avoid the influence of the blows with the power of the divine < Death > or the divine < Evil Eating >.
‘It’s not perfect immortality at all…’
And I calmed my eyes as I looked at the body that had been restored to its original state before I knew it.
How far do you have to grow to achieve perfect immortality?
I couldn’t tailor it perfectly.
“Isn’t an ancient deity also without flaws…”
Even an ancient deity that existed from the beginning, like the god of darkness, couldn’t really be immortal.
If certain conditions are met, the ancient deity will be able to face extinction, and if that is not enough, it will take quite a while to revive itself.
It was not yet considered completely immortal.
So, in this fierce battle against the god of despair, fall, and madness, I clearly realized the gap with the ancient gods.
‘Still, the level difference isn’t that extreme.’
The power previously used by the god of despair, fall, and madness is 40% of the body’s power.
It must have been possible for him to display his skills to this extent because he chose the god of the sky as a divine apostle and wrote < Advent >.
However, the difference was not that great.
‘Even if that monster can demonstrate 100% of its power, it doesn’t mean it can’t survive.’
It can also be seen that the divine < remorse >‘s time stop was activated with one proper move.
Since both of them reached the same level of ancient godhood, the divine power was not suppressed due to the difference in rank.
It was even possible for this side to catch up with the power that it had by using all available means.
‘…Well, I won’t be able to win against the main body of the ancient deity, but I’m sure this will be enough.’
gap.
I realized the difference between the upper deity and the ancient deity.
No higher deity can block my path anymore, and the ancient deity is not so far away.
‘Now it feels like the proper reference point has been set right.’
Perhaps, assuming that the time comes to climb the tower’s second half of the 30th floor, wouldn’t it be possible to equalize with ancient deities like the God of Darkness?
“I look forward to it.”
When I think of the time when that happened, a smile naturally bloomed on my lips.
The growth rate itself was unparalleled.
Perhaps, after clearing the trials on the 26th floor, there was a possibility that he would become strong enough to propose a deal to the tower as if it were his best bet.
Even if it is not like the strongest of the ancient deities, if the minimum transaction with the tower becomes possible, a new horizon will truly open.
‘At that time… I can change the future on the 27th floor.’
And that was when I was continuing my thoughts.
[Ha ha ha ha…]
Suddenly, I looked down at the voice I heard from below, and there was a familiar face.
[You’re lucky… You’re a bug…]
The god of despair, fall, and madness covered in the skin of a celestial god was there.
She coughed up blood stained black and let out a disparate laugh.
To the point where I felt a sense of distance from the image I was very angry with before.
[But this is not the end…]
And before long, I could see why she was reacting this way.
[I will appear until I take what is given to you…]
In fact, the god of despair, fall, and madness is promised later.
[There are still many cards left to use…]
“….”
[Tower or Earth…. over and over again. I will not give up until you take what has been given to you….]
“Either way.”
But it didn’t matter much.
“If you get rid of it every time you come anyway, it’s over.”
He would too…
“And if he comes, that’s a good thing.”
Because I have enough to gain from the battle caused by the hostility with the ancient deities.
“To be honest, I also needed a lunchbox to refresh my mouth.”
Doesn’t this mean, in effect, that the opportunity to acquire divinity through necromancy is given for free?
[Lunchbox…? What is that— ]
“So see you later.”
I had no intention of explaining the meaning of these words, so I said goodbye right away.
Quadd-.
[…knock!]
He took out the Blood Demon Sword and dealt the final blow to her heart.
Then, in the blink of an eye, a mark like black mist flowed out and was then absorbed by me.
As before, as soon as the spirit was absorbed, a system message emerged, announcing the possibility of growth.
「Absorbed the spirit of the sky god ‘Ciello’@$#&…」
But…
‘Huh?’
It was heterogeneous.
“What is this again…?”
The system message that suddenly popped up in front of my eyes was a bit different from anything I’d seen before.
「The final condition is satisfied.」
「The effect of < Divine Rise > inherent in the Myth < Possibility of Transcendence > evolves into the final ability.」
「The effect of < Divinity Rise > inherent in the Myth < Possibility of Transcendence > is [Transcendence]. It changes to reach 」
And.
‘I can’t believe this…’
The meaning of the system message shown by Shinhwa < Possibility of Transcendence > was as follows.
“What is this?”
It’s not enough to become an ancient deity now…
“Contender Han Seong-yoon won 1% closer to [Transcendence] by winning against the divine apostle.”
…It could definitely surpass that.
“So…”
The possibility of being reborn as the only transcendental being in the universe.
“You mean I can even surpass the realm of an ancient deity…?”
That was Shinhwa < Possibility of Transcendence >‘s final ability.
