Currently, my level is Record Phase, but I can exert power that surpasses Display Case levels.
This is due to the understanding of my power and level, creativity, techniques, and various other elements all aligning perfectly.
‘So, what would happen if I ascended to Display Case?’
Currently, there are roughly three beings in the Jangmugye who could pose a threat to me.
One is Junseon, the master of Jangmugye and the Master of Marriage Device.
The second is Mokmujin, suspected to be the successor of True Immortal, or perhaps a Fallen Being.
And the other one is…
Kururun!!
“Heaven.”
An existence that is alive yet not alive, a phenomenon close to existence itself—Heaven.
These three are revered as strong adversaries who would be very difficult to face, even if I flounder about at the Record Phase level.
They are beings I cannot contend with unless I go all out.
But today, I decided to surpass them.
I raised the Dragon Heart in one hand and a spear made of lightning in the other.
Kwahjijijik!!
The spear absorbed the Infinite Completion like a lightning rod.
All the absorbed Infinite Completion was transferred to the Dragon Heart.
Through that process, the lightning shook my body violently, but it wasn’t severe enough to cause major issues.
[D-D-D-D-D]
[Lightning Rod Lilyda]
[Zzt zzt]
[Oh]
[Let’s delete the penalty~]
[Am I finally returning to being the holy Lily?]
[Big Lily]
“…To completely remove the penalty, I must finish the scenario quest. To clear it, ascending the Marriage Device is essential.”
I shook my head while looking at the chat window located in my field of vision.
The ultimate quest from the Main Temple.
[World – Road of Transformation (EP.3)]
Objective – Ascend to Immortal status or kill an Immortal.
Reward – ?, Title – Immortal of the Main Temple (Transcendence), Transformation’s Split Soul (3/3).
Only by finishing the scenario of Road of Transformation can the currently sealed powers, holiness, and weapons be fully released.
But I’m not at that stage yet.
Though the Display Case has reached the level of Respect, it has not ascended to Immortal.
This upcoming ascension was a matter of narrowing the “impenetrable wall” between me and the Upper Being.
How long has it been since I kept packing Infinite Completion, again and again?
After confirming that there was no longer any ‘space’ left in the Dragon Heart, I sent it back to the Space.
Of course, I could force more in, but the current Dragon Heart is not in a state to be grafted onto someone else; it stands alone with me.
Excessive charging beyond this point could potentially lead to problems.
Now, all I have to worry about is my promotion.
I swung my spear, ripping through the night sky.
Swoosh!!
Like a meteor shower, a brilliant golden line streaked across the endless night sky.
As I retrieved my spear, I muttered softly.
“Thunder Stream Transformation. Transfer.”
Vroom!
The golden line quickly intercepted a part of the Infinite Completion spread across the night sky and flew off somewhere.
Now, those heavenly punishments would give birth to a new land for Lord Heukmuhyang.
With that amount, it should be enough to expand the land where Lord of Black Grief and the Heavenly Horse fought by three times, no, even five times.
Despite absorbing a large amount of Infinite Completion, the sky still harbored malice against me.
“Is this much reward good enough…?”
Huh?
[?]
[Oh]
[What’s that?]
[Huh?]
[Is something black flying over?]
[???]
It’s coming.
It looked like a dark tombstone or perhaps the grave of countless corpses.
A collection of pure Celestial Aura, simultaneously filled with the unjust souls stuck to it.
I couldn’t easily identify its true nature, but one thing I knew for sure.
“Axis?”
It’s an axis.
And not just any axis, but one belonging to an existence greater than a display case…
Crackle!!
The massive axis stood against the pouring Infinite Completion.
It was so huge and sturdy that even while I was desperately holding it up from below, I could sit back and relax.
And then.
Thunderrrr…!
The sky was furious.
“…”
─There won’t be a second time.
“I’ve been hit. It wasn’t unexpected, though.”
It was only natural that Jooam would interfere.
After all, attempting to upgrade the display case at Lord Heukmuhyang’s place was meant to summon him.
However, for a meaningful interference, he’d have to get close, and the moment he approached, I planned to seize him immediately.
‘If he hadn’t thrown his axis.’
I never thought he would toss out the axis that constituted his own realm.
His realm probably dropped by two or three tiers… the determination to obstruct me was commendable.
Kooogagaga…!!!
The sky let out a harsh thunderous roar.
This time, it seemed determined to erase me, bringing down an Infinite Completion that dwarfed anything I faced before.
It was lightning stronger than the one I encountered during Yena’s promotion.
No matter how you slice it, at just the Record Phase level, I wouldn’t be able to stop this.
[????]
[No way, did Lord Heukmuhyang do this?]
[Crazed bastard, lol]
[Wow]
[Crazed woman vs crazed guy]
[No, he’s throwing his axis away]
[Lolololol]
[Totally lost it, for real]
[Crazed, lolololololololol]
[Let’s kill, kill, kill]
“…First.”
Let’s pay no mind to Lord Jooam for now.
I glanced at the axis that stood between me and Infinite Completion.
It was thrown to hinder me, but paradoxically, Lord Jooam’s axis was protecting me better than anyone else.
The Display Case Practitioner’s axis was quite sturdy and held up well, but it wouldn’t last long.
Voom…
I gathered all my strength meant to block Infinite Completion.
Since that axis was blocking it for the time being, there was no need to waste energy unnecessarily.
Instead, I started funneling my leftover power into my spear.
“This wasn’t in the calculations… I’ll have to make them pay.”
Compared to what I’d given up, the losses were huge, but it couldn’t be helped.
Life is nothing but a series of losses.
Kzhhjiit!!!
The axis shattered about halfway.
A stream of lightning, reaching the extreme of the Display Case, descended.
And it was a staggering ten thousand bolts.
Such lightning would make even the Master of Marriage Device, Gyeoryu, half-buckle and escape with his life intact.
Crackle!!
I pulled out the Dragon Heart again.
I loaded all the regular Infinite Completions—over thirty-seven thousand—and the forty remaining enhanced Infinite Completions into my spear.
‘I had originally planned to climb onto the Marriage Device…’
But with things turning out this way, it was unavoidable.
“……”
Insufficient.
Despite gathering all the Infinite Completions I had and didn’t have, breaking that barrier was still beyond me.
The malice that hung in the sky wasn’t simply because Lord Jooam helped me.
That help was just a plausible cover.
The sky had harbored deep malice towards me from the get-go.
Even with my wings spread out, there was no divine power, so I couldn’t amplify it any further.
“Guess there’s no choice.”
[Lily?]
[???]
[Wow]
If once is insufficient, then three times will do.
I looked at the completely shattered axis and the pouring night sky. I summoned one spear to my hand and two behind me.
“Triple Annihilation.”
Three annihilations pierced the sky.
■
Ku-kung… Ku-kung…
─!!!
─!
The sensation of the sky tearing apart.
The massive waves spreading throughout the world made the two beings who dominated Jangmugye eye-wide open.
The massive waves that spread throughout the realm caused the eyes of two beings, who ruled over Jangmugye, to widen.
One of them seemed quite surprised and hid within his empty gaze, while the other nodded as if he had somewhat anticipated this.
The one who nodded was the master of Jangmugye.
The Master of Marriage Device Gyeoryu looked down below.
─…Has it begun? The Ascension of a Fallen Being.
Although Gyeoryu was a Junseon, he had been the master of the world for quite a long time.
Typically, ascetics wish for ascension to the Upper Realm, that is, beyond the ‘Mid World,’ the closer they get to True Immortality.
Gyeoryu could have easily become a True Immortal if he wanted to.
However, a long time ago, by the command of ‘someone,’ he had to remain as a Junseon and take on the mastery of Jangmugye.
For an incredibly long time, she had witnessed countless True Immortals traversing her world.
To be precise, it wasn’t exactly True Immortals that she had seen.
It was more like glimpses of True Immortal’s infancy, the husks of True Immortals, or beings born from their remains… and so on.
She could see a portion of countless True Immortals, but among them, the most dangerous weren’t the infants or the successors born from remains.
─You Fallen Being.
They had once been True Immortals but, for some reason, had fallen and become beings like mortals.
Fallen Beings.
They could crumble the world in a breath, but they were weakened, reduced to mere shadows of their former selves.
Such beings often carried a dagger hidden close to their hearts.
After all, falling was far more often due to the influence of others rather than their own volition.
These beings would undoubtedly seek revenge as soon as they regained their strength.
The surrounding lifeforms could only pray.
“May you stay as far away as possible from the target of that vengeance.”
─…What do you wish for?
Gyeoryu looked down while simultaneously asking upward.
However, the one who had descended did not answer.
─…If you won’t answer, then I shall do as I please. That Person wishes for this land to endure.
Gyeoryu coldly gazed at the two energies stirring far away.
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