The proposal begins.
With pillars representing three attributes, a high-stacked altar, and me standing right in the middle.
I aligned the three axes with the pillars, and soon witnessed the sky trembling even more violently.
The sky seemed ready to unleash its wrath at any moment.
[Uh oh]
[This feels off?]
[Shaking…]
[Something’s happening]
[Is this okay?]
Kuurung…
With a thunderous sound, dark clouds began to gather in the sky.
The Heavenly Horse, seemingly trying not to get swept away, stepped back significantly and gathered all the energy spreading around.
“It has begun. Get ready, Lily.”
“I understand.”
“As I mentioned before, the advancement proposal must only be done by your own strength. The heavenly tribulation must be overcome by yourself.”
If you seek help from others, the sky will impose an even greater punishment.
I nodded at the Heavenly Horse’s words and stared intently at the sky.
Kwaaarrrung!!!
Blue lightning struck down.
Lightning falling with such a speed it seemed ready to melt everything.
I raised my spear high.
Chwaaaang…!
The golden spear crafted using the properties of gold and the techniques split the blue lightning.
Though it was a powerful bolt, it wasn’t enough to stop me.
The blue lightning divided smoothly and scattered into the air.
[Wow]
[You split the lightning…]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[Is it done?]
[The sky isn’t a big deal, lol]
[Great Lily]
[Is that it?]
“This can’t be the end, right?”
“Surely not, right?”
Kuurung!!
The sky trembled again.
This time there were two.
The blue double lightning coiled and danced, aiming for me just as the previous strike had, splitting through the lightning.
Kugugugugu!!
The sky shook even more violently.
It roared in anger as if it were furious at having its lightning cut.
“Wow.”
Before I knew it, dozens of bolts were now in the sky.
If an ordinary person saw this, they’d believe the day of disaster had come.
“It’s incredible.”
“There are differences among practitioners, but typically, the average practitioner faces two tribulations, while those of the Yuan Spirit face ten. For practitioners in the Human Realm, a total of 30 tribulations will strike.”
“That doesn’t look like just 30.”
That must be at least 70 to 80.
Moreover, there were different colors of lightning, not just blue—yellow, green, and so on.
They might be several times, or perhaps tens of times stronger than the lightning that just struck.
The Heavenly Horse looked surprised while still smiling.
“Didn’t I tell you? There are differences among practitioners. Of course, it’s also true that your heavenly tribulations are abnormally high.”
“You didn’t say it. There’s a difference with every practitioner. Of course, your Infinite Completion being abnormally high is true.”
“Uh…”
“It seems that the Sky is a bit jealous of you, special one. Hang in there, Lily. You can do it.”
The Heavenly Horse had moved far away from the altar, to the point that it could hardly be seen.
As the number of lightning strikes increased, the range they covered grew larger as well.
Whoosh!
I readied my stance, swinging my spear widely.
Kaboom!!!
Lightning poured down like rain.
The goal of the promotion proposal was to withstand the wrath of the Sky.
No matter the method, all I had to do was endure that terrifying ‘Infinite Completion’.
The most straightforward method would be to blow them away with techniques like the Roar of the Spear.
Although my state was weakened as a penalty, I still had the strength to blow away those Infinite Completions.
[Lightning’s Rumble]
[Rolling sound]
[Roar of the Spear unleashed]
[Insane]
[Lightning Cut incoming]
[The Sky is going crazy hahaha]
[Lily?]
[?]
But I could feel it instinctively.
“This lightning isn’t the end.”
The existence of ‘Sky’ that I encountered while reaching the realm of the Human Realm through the ‘Illusion’ from the history book.
And considering the exact meaning of the Human Realm, there was no way this lightning was the end.
Even if I blew away the lightning with the Roar of the Spear, more lightning would come striking down.
Of course, if I were in my original state, I could blow away dozens or even thousands, but now I was limited.
Swoosh.
I lowered the spear.
As I scattered the golden spear, it seemed like the Sky paused for a moment.
It looked a bit flustered, but just like that, it began to pour down the rain of lightning once again.
Instead of a weapon, I took out something else.
Crackle…
It was akin to a symbol of lightning.
In terms of symbolism, this crystalline entity had a level equal to or even above the lightning falling from that sky.
“So instead of necessarily deflecting it… like this.”
The Thunder Dragon, Plgurr’s Dragon Heart, emitted a fierce lightning from my hand.
The clash between the descending lightning ‘Infinite Completion’ and the rising lightning ‘Thunder Dragon’.
The Thunder Dragon’s lightning surged up in an instant, devouring dozens of Infinite Completions.
[?]
[What is that?]
[????]
[It’s a dragon, a dragon]
[Heart?]
[Huh? hahaha?]
[Wow, what’s going on?]
[Isn’t that just the Thunder Dragon?]
“That’s right. It’s the Dragon Heart I received from Teshiniria.”
The final reward item from the Teshiniria episode.
Although all my weapons and most items were sealed as a penalty, I could still use this Dragon Heart.
It seemed that, being part of the same ‘Multi-Dimension’, it received some level of recognition.
It seemed like I was getting some recognition.
“Seems like we’re on the same page. I thought it was half and half.”
Putting aside the use of Dragon Heart, I did have some doubts about whether I could easily absorb the Infinite Completion.
No matter how strong the Thunder Dragon is as one of the four strongest dragons and having reached the Upper after a long time, that ‘Sky’ gave off a similar or even stronger aura.
So I thought there might be some block even if I managed to absorb it, but it went down easier than I expected.
‘Is it still easy so far?’
Not all skies are the same, so it might get harder in the Mid World or beyond.
I looked up at the Sky while holding the Dragon Heart, which was radiating a more intense current than before.
The Sky was quiet, perhaps stunned or maybe not planning to descend any further.
Before long, the dark clouds blocking the Sky moved away.
“Looks like it’s the end.”
Finally, I had reached the realm of the Human Realm.
[Wow]
[Dragon Heart is great, lol]
[I bet if I gave this to Yena, she’d level up immediately…]
[That was easier than I thought]
[Easy peasy]
[Lend it to me, Yenaaaaa]
[Sky is weak, lol]
[Nice]
Thud!
The Heavenly Horse, who had been a distance away, landed in front of me with a surprised expression.
“What, what is that?”
“It’s the heart of a dragon. It’s one of the final rewards from Teshiniria.”
“Wow… It’s amazing that there’s a Holy Artifact that can withstand the Infinite Completion like that.”
“Well, item buffs are an important factor too.”
It’s not like good equipment is a must-have, but it doesn’t hurt to have good gear.
Once, I was even called a weapon collector and had stuffed countless monsters into my weapons.
‘I still have a lot now.’
“If there’s a Holy Artifact, then raising my realm in the future shouldn’t be a problem. I won’t even have to go through this kind of proposal to level up…”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. Proposals are ultimately acts to try and reduce the Infinite Completion that the Sky bestows as much as possible. If you can easily withstand the Infinite Completion, then it wouldn’t matter if it’s a minor proposal.”
“Aha. Then it’s really time to ascend now.”
Now that I knew I could withstand the Infinite Completion easily, it felt like the time to ascend had come.
The Path to Ascension was like a waterfall of lightning, almost like an extended version of the Infinite Completion.
The Heavenly Horse nodded.
“With a Holy Artifact like that, you should be able to handle it well. Just be careful.”
“Careful?”
“While the Ascension is similar to the Infinite Completion, the essence is ultimately about transcending the world. So it’s not just about focusing on the Infinite Completion.”
“Hmm…”
“Of course, for you, it shouldn’t be too difficult. But you never know.”
“It’s something you might not know.”
“I’ll take it to heart. I’m thinking of leaving right away, is Lord Heavenly Horse going with me?”
“The Ruler has some things to sort out. But I plan to head up as soon as possible, so you should go first.”
Lord Heavenly Horse chuckled and said this.
“While it would be nice to go up with Lord Heavenly Horse, this place is the Main Temple of the Heavenly Horse Church ruled by him. Even if he didn’t build it himself, leaving it carelessly wouldn’t be right.”
While getting stronger is important, he takes great pride in being ‘Heavenly Horse’.
“Got it. Then I’ll go ahead.”
“It was nice meeting you, Lily. Let’s see each other again up there.”
“Of course.”
I held Lord Heavenly Horse’s hand.
It was the first time holding Lord Heavenly Horse’s hand since reaching the Human Realm.
I held onto his hand for quite a while and let go just before a question mark popped up over his head.
[Lily?]
[?]
[Why won’t you let go? LOL]
[Oh my!]
[Give me all the polar bears…]
[LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL]
“Lily?”
“…As expected.”
“What do you mean, as expected?”
“It’s nothing. Please work hard on your training. Be careful up in the Sky sometimes.”
“? Yeah. I’ll be careful.”
Now isn’t the time to talk about this.
After saying goodbye to Lord Heavenly Horse, I headed toward the Path to Ascension.
■
KWA-AAAA!!!
Lightning rained down on the Path to Ascension.
Arriving at this thrilling location, I took out the Dragon Heart again.
The Dragon Heart of the Thunder Dragon that devoured Infinite Completion.
I prepared to leap, wrapped in lightning like armor.
“Shall we go?”
[Let’s go!]
[Let’s Ascend~]
[Let’s gooo!]
[Bring Yena too!!!]
[You’re not going with Lord Heavenly Horse, huh? LOL]
[Something feels off.]
I threw myself toward the Path to Ascension.
■
The place where Lily disappeared.
The sun that had poured down on the Path to Ascension for ages stopped its merciful light and looked up.
The Reverse Heavenly Being headed ‘up.’
The world, in which light had reversed, wandered lost without the Mother of all things, while that very being merely gazed silently upwards.
How much time has passed?
─……
The gaze turned downward again, and the world regained its light.
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