[Hahaha!]
[Wow, the Heavenly Horse is that strong?]
[Heavenly Horse bread is hilarious!]
[What is that, Boss…?]
[You’ve really gotten strong!]
[Great Heavenly Horse]
“That’s impressive.”
“Hehe, this level is basic for me.”
Clank.
The Heavenly Horse placed the enchanted teacup on the table and smiled.
As I heard, her level had reached the very limits of the Human Realm.
In a situation where she held stronger power than my weakened state.
Thanks to being a user, she probably had more mental and spiritual protection, making her way stronger than monks of the same level.
“This self-proclaimed Heavenly Horse here was indeed pretty strong… but the true Heavenly Horse is solely me.”
“Did you get stronger here?”
“That’s right. This world oddly matches well with me.”
Hmm.
The Heavenly Horse smiled mischievously and raised one hand.
The black aura of the Heavenly Horse shimmered in her hand.
“I had fallen into contemplation after losing to Yena and the Emperor of the Desert. The road ahead was farther than I expected.”
The Heavenly Horse needed to go beyond being acknowledged by the Sky and become the Sky ‘itself.’
Having once been a user, the Heavenly Horse ultimately earned the title through endless effort and even succeeded in her job change, but many strong foes still existed.
“Above the sky, there’s another sky. The Ruler was thinking of entering seclusion training again. If there hadn’t been a place called ‘Main Temple’ among the multi-dimensions, I surely would have done so.”
“So you fought that person as soon as you arrived?”
“Not at all. The self-proclaimed Heavenly Horse I first encountered was truly strong. He was someone who had trained for many years in this world, and defeating him immediately was impossible.”
Clank.
“So the Ruler decided to become familiar with this world and walked the path of ‘cultivation,’ one of the rules of this place. And not long after, I realized.”
“What did you realize?”
“Heh.”
She smiled.
Her smile was filled with self-love.
As the Heavenly Horse clenched her fist filled with the aura of the Heavenly Horse, the aura flowing throughout the palace trembled vigorously.
“I have a talent for cultivation! This body does!”
[Hahaha!]
[Oh!]
[So stylish!]
[The Heavenly Horse is cute!]
[Wow!]
[Info) The Heavenly Horse has no penalties!]
[Wow!]
[To think that state has no penalties… it’s chilling!]
[Definitely an NPC, if not Lily!]
[LOL!]
“Is it talent?”
“That’s right! Of course, you always had talent, but you really excel in this thing called cultivation. You also have a strong Spirit Root that’s good with magic.”
“Spirit Root?”
“Oh, you don’t know about Spirit Roots? I suppose you’ve only just arrived.”
The Heavenly Horse nodded to himself as if he understood, then reached out his hand.
Whoosh!
In an instant, the distance between me and the Heavenly Horse shrank from about 10 meters to just a nose’s distance apart.
“Oh.”
“Spirit Root. It’s often referred to as Spiritual Quality. It’s the ability to sense the spirits that exist in this world. In our terms, think of it as a special disposition for sensing mana.”
“Aha.”
“Let’s see your hand. You probably know your other talents well, but you don’t know your talent for cultivation, right?”
“That’s true.”
I reached out my hand.
The Heavenly Horse grabbed my hand, and I felt an intangible energy seeping into me.
“Ah, you have three Spirit Roots. The attributes are Metal, Thunder, and Earth, right?”
“That’s correct. They showed up in my skills beforehand.”
“It seems like there’s a penalty. To begin with, the Light attribute that suits you best isn’t available…”
“That’s right. But it doesn’t seem to be much of a problem.”
Even with the penalty, using power isn’t particularly restricted.
Even if I can’t use holy power or other weapons, the power I have is enough to handle my opponents.
‘I didn’t hit level 140 for nothing.’
“Usually, the fewer Spirit Roots one has, the better the quality of their talents. The more Spirit Roots, the longer the training time.”
“What about the Heavenly Horse’s Spirit Roots?”
“The Ruler has rather unique Spirit Roots. Indeed, they are of the Demon attribute. The self-proclaimed Heavenly Horse who was defeated claimed it to be the ‘Demon Heavenly Body.’”
“Demon Heavenly Body?”
“It means ‘the demon that surpasses the sky.’ But the name doesn’t really matter. What’s important is that The Ruler has become much stronger than before.”
Hehe.
[Oh]
[Demon Heavenly Body?]
[So, it just means the Heavenly Horse got super strong?]
[Great Heavenly Horse]
[The Heavenly Horse is cute ㅋㅋㅋ]
[Why are the Heavenly Horse’s shoulders so high?]
[So who would win in a fight?]
[So lovable ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Why doesn’t she broadcast?]
[Wanna spar with the Heavenly Horse?]
[?]
“…Demon Heavenly Body.”
Indeed, the Heavenly Horse has become much stronger than before.
It’s to the point where it wouldn’t lose to Yena, and if it continues training, it’ll only get stronger.
‘There might be a slight delay, though.’
Since he seems satisfied with himself, perhaps it’s better to leave it as it is for now.
I might be too much.
“Anyway. I’m still continuing my training. A month ago, I surpassed the realm of the Human World, so I might jump over another realm soon.”
“The realm of the Human World…”
“If you ever need help, feel free to ask. Just as you helped in combating the disaster, I’m more than willing to fulfill your request.”
“Oh, do you perhaps know how to ascend?”
“Ascend?”
“Yes. The thing is, I came here with Miss Yena, but we got separated.”
I explained that I entered through a disposable holy seal instead of the formal one, and that the quest was about ascension.
The Heavenly Horse nodded as he listened to the entire story.
“Ascension. I received a quest like that when I first came here as well.”
“Then…?”
“You’ve already noticed, haven’t you? The ‘separated main temple’ outside and this place exist in different dimensions. To be exact, it’s one of the numerous worlds ‘below’.”
The world where the Green Lord and Jeokhye stayed was filled with spirits and celestial beings, but I hadn’t heard any information about Spirit Roots or crucial moments.
Although related to martial arts and celestial beings, the culture, system, and rules here are quite different.
The Heavenly Horse gathered the Aura of Heavenly Horse into dozens of small spheres.
Black spheres floating in the air.
“This is the Lower Realm where we are located. It is a small planet called ‘Sogyeonggye’. The world where the green dragon originally lived is also one of the Lower Realms.”
“…then.”
“And this is the Mid World.”
Whoosh!
A massive plate appeared above the black planets.
It spread wide like a dish, big enough to cover all the planets.
“It’s a higher-dimensional world above the numerous lower worlds. Ascending to this place is called ‘ascension’.”
“Seems familiar.”
“Is that so?”
The term Lower Realm has often been used in the past.
‘Below World, Lower Realm.’
It’s a place where those of lesser power and rank reside; conversely, the world where those of higher rank live is referred to as the Upper Realm.
Of course, the residence of heavenly beings and demon race was there.
However, such words have emerged from various places and weren’t specifically designated.
On the contrary, many referred to it using more fantastical names.
[Oh?]
[What, so the Green Lord was nothing special?]
[Ooo…]
[Then what about Deoen?]
[How does the Heavenly Horse know so much, haha!]
[At this point, isn’t that a legit NPC?]
[Hey, heeung…]
[Huh]
[I don’t get it, let’s just kill him.]
“…Then, Aether must be one of the Mid Worlds.”
“Oh? As expected of you. That’s right.”
The Heavenly Horse lightly snapped her fingers.
With just one gesture of her hand, dozens of planets and huge plates appeared in sets.
Just as there are multiple lower worlds, there are also many Mid Worlds.
“By the way, this Mid World also includes the ‘Multi-Dimension’ Aether we visited. The green dragon, the head of the Main Temple, is an Ascendant who has surpassed the Human Realm.”
Although part of the world in the Main Temple was forcibly merged.
Still, the fact that Nokju and Jeokhye are Ascendants remains unchanged.
“Then, it’s the other Mid Worlds that need to ascend.”
“That’s right. Since we’ve already come down from the Mid Worlds, we must ascend from another side.”
“Do you know how to ascend?”
“Speaking of which, the Cosmic Spirit has been rebuilding the Path to Ascension in the deepest part. The Heavenly Horse Church is nice, but we can’t stay here for a hundred years, can we?”
We need to go to a higher place.
As the Heavenly Horse stood up, the Guardian Magus and the masked warriors who had been bowing their heads stepped back.
With a light gesture, the Heavenly Horse distorted the air to reveal another space.
A deep canyon with striking lightning.
“Follow me. I’ll guide you.”
■
Krrrrr…!
Where the blue lightning seemed to pierce the sky.
As we arrived at a canyon that felt like it was full of the sky’s malice, I could sense an enormous current.
Even I, who had experienced the lightning of the Thunder Dragon, was quite surprised by the intensity of this lightning.
The Heavenly Horse, standing before the lightning waterfall in the canyon, whipped her ponytail around and looked back at me.
“The way to the sky. This is the Path to Ascension. They say it was the place where Celestial Beings polished their cultivation to ascend. I heard it was left unattended for nearly a thousand years, so I decided to take care of it myself.”
“Is this where we go up?”
“That’s right. Depending on the direction you take from here, the world you reach will change. By the way, ‘The Ruler’ plans to ascend once his enlightenment is fully sorted out.”
“Hmm…”
In the stormy lightning.
If I rush in recklessly now with the penalties, I might face dire consequences.
“So first…”
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