Chapter 986 – 986. Map of Ascension to Gwangmyeong
I couldn’t go up to the 8th floor right away. This is because the door on the 8th floor will open in a week.
“In the future, each passing trial will give you a little time. If you use that time well, it will be of great help.”
It was a time to learn new martial arts, absorb elixirs, and increase the proficiency of magic.
At the end of the 8th floor, we settled down in a suitable place and spread out the tent. I ran into other Towers, but there was no tension on the 5th floor. This is because the soldiers of Manmu Tower provided free food and drinking water.
While I was resting, I went back to Mt. Nakwol. The space shift spell and space shift system could not be used because of the barrier of the Tower of Manmu, but the Mirror Tunnel was different.
“Sung Ji-gon. You must protect this mirror.”
“I know, so go comfortably. I will be practicing.”
Back at Mt. Nakwol, I had sex with Sister Namgung and Mi-ryung and received training from Wi-yu.
A week has passed and the time has come to challenge the 8th floor ordeal.
The soldier handed the iron shield to Seong Ji-gon and me. The word Manmu (萬武) was inscribed on the front of the iron plaque.
“Take good care of the iron armament of Manmu. It is the most important item in the 8th floor ordeal.”
The soldier requested.
“This iron shield looks normal, doesn’t it?”
“For the 8th floor trials, you need to collect 5 Manmu Shields within a week.”
“…… It’s not just us who gave away the ironclad. Did the other entrants also receive iron plates?”
“That’s right. All you have to do is steal the shields from the other entrants, make 5 of them, and bring them to us. We will be in the middle of the 8th floor. There are no restrictions on how you steal. You can take it through a fair fight, or you can attack and take it. Stealing is also acceptable. The important thing is that you have to collect 5 Iron Shields and come to us.”
I realized the goal of the Manmu Tower.
Manmu Tower is expected to drop more than half of hitters from the 8th floor. It wasn’t a bad thing. Seong Ji-gon and I were confident that we could pass the 8th floor ordeal.
Ding. Ding. Ding. It’s time!
Bells could be heard all over the eighth floor. It is the sound of a bell announcing the beginning of an ordeal.
“You can go this way.”
A soldier pointed to an aisle. Seong Ji-gon and I headed for the aisle without hesitation. When I came out of the passage, it was a desolate land. The open ground was full of rocks. And from a place not even 100m away, I ran into those who had just entered the 8th floor trial hall. They also found us.
“There are about 30 people. Are you a ronindan?”
“The atmosphere is just like a romantic group. Otherwise, it was created temporarily on the 8th floor. Eugene, what do you want to do?”
The purpose of the 8th floor ordeal was to collect iron plates, not a battle royale in which the last man survives. We could work together for our own interests. It’s not even a foul.
“What can I do? Kill them all and take the iron shield.”
“Uh, yes? Why don’t you make them subordinates like Cheol-O-Dan?”
“There is no advantage to making him a subordinate. The soldier said a week ago. Trick doesn’t work.”
“It’s convenient if you have it. I can take on a lot of troublesome things.”
“Even if you dominate by force, if you find an opening, you will try to take over. It is also a hassle to manage.”
He draws his sword from the other side and runs towards it with a ferocious spirit. Seong Ji-gon and I took up our weapons leisurely. On the other side, there are only tens of thousands of idiots.
“Sung Ji-gon. They are genocidal.”
“Ugh. It doesn’t look difficult.”
Quarreureung.
Lightning fell from the sky.
And 10 minutes later, we were standing among dead bodies. In Sung Ji-gon and I’s hands, there were a lot of iron tablets.
We walked to the center. He passed the 8th floor trial in less than 3 hours after it started.
I chose an elixir as a reward for passing the 8th floor ordeal. The level of legal skills was not good, and martial arts were not very coveted.
“You passed the 8th floor quickly. The 9th floor trials will be held in a month.”
“One month? You have more free time than you think.”
“Manmu Tower also requires various preparations. And don’t you need time to absorb elixirs and learn new martial arts? A month is a long time for ordinary folks, but a month is a short time for unmanned people like us.”
I forgot about it for a while, but the lifespan of the unmanned people in this world increases as they reach the state. Even if you go up to the stage of emergence, your lifespan is 150 years. A month is not a long time.
I moved to Nakwol Mountain after seeing Sung Ji-gon eat the elixir and do fortune-telling.
I came face to face with Wiyu. It’s been quite a while since I met her, and she hasn’t changed much from when I first met her.
“Eugene. It is not difficult to improve Yeongcheon-ryu’s formula. After calculating trial and error, it should be fine in about a year.”
“Is it that short?”
“Very slightly, it is to improve the expression so that it can be used more comfortably. It doesn’t take long.”
“Still, it’s a lot faster than I thought.”
“The problem is the mental law. Even if we can’t do this, it will take at least 10 years.”
“Youngcheon qigong? Wouldn’t it be fair to say that Yeongcheon Technician was a new craftsman?”
“It is as you say. Yeongcheon Qigong, which is based on Eumyangdo, has a very high level of perfection. However, the current Yeongcheon Qigong does not suit you. Yeongcheon Qigong is a mental method for geniuses, qigong.”
“It doesn’t suit me… It’s hard to agree with what Master said. I am doing really well.”
The foundation of Yeongcheon Qigong is Honwon Taegeukgyeol. This is what I heard directly from Jin Se-young, so I’m sure.
I admit that it is a qigong for genius. However, that doesn’t make sense to me. Because Yeongcheon-ryu exists as a characteristic of the game life app. As long as I have enough points, I can raise the level of Yeongcheon-ryu.
I raised my palm. Paper weave. A blue current appears. [Thunderbolt] It’s not a characteristic, it’s an electric current created using Yeongcheon Qigong.
“Aren’t you using the other powers of Yeongcheon Machine Tool at all?”
There are two strengths in Youngcheon Machine Tool.
One is lightning. The power to control pleasure and lightning.
The other is shading. Power to deal with darkness.
Yuria handled both without difficulty. Black Lightning, the combination of the two powers, has tremendous power.
Jin Woo-seong, the 11th head of Yeongcheon-ryu and the director of Yeongcheon Swordsman, was also able to use shadows, although not as well as Yuria.
Jin Se-yeong had little talent for shading, but as she grew up, she handled it little by little.
On the other hand, I was completely unaware of the shadows. To be honest, I have a vague idea that someday, when the level of the spirits of the spirit world rises, I will be able to do it.
“I-I can do it too.”
“Is it? Then give it a try.”
“… You mean now?”
“You are a warrior who has reached the five qi. Ogi is said to deal with the five energies. Aren’t you already dealing with the brain well? It is possible to deal with memorization.”
I stimulated the end of my body. Quick. Brain energy flows through the body. I stretched out my palm. A black aura slowly reveals itself.
“That is not memorization. Margie.”
“…….”
Couldn’t resist
My inner hem was made with brain ki as a base and added flesh with maggi. When I think of dark things, demonic energy flows out.
‘Wouldn’t it be possible to use Umbra if I raised the Yeongcheon-ryu characteristics?’
I couldn’t be sure. Because I know that lightning and darkness are basically differences in quality.
‘Let’s think of YuRia. Yuria used lightning and shadow without difficulty. I thought it was natural because he was the world’s greatest genius. If my talent is like YuRia’s… I’ll be able to use Umbra too.’
[Activates Time of Genius for 10 seconds.]
Activated Hour of Genius.
Only 10 seconds. I became a genius just like YuRia. No, in this world, I have the Cheon Kang Seong system, so in terms of talent, it would be better than Yuria.
[The time of genius ends.]
“…….”
I didn’t look good.
Even though he used the time of his genius, he couldn’t use the shadow. I realized why. It wasn’t a matter of quality.
“Looking at your expression, you seem to have realized it.”
“… Yes. I’m leaning too much toward the thunderbolt.”
And that probably had a significant effect on the [Thunderbolt] Trait as well.
“It is as you say. Shadows don’t suit you. If you want to have shadows… It is necessary to throw away the brain light once. We are building it from scratch.”
Those were tough words. I might have to throw away the thunderbolt for a while.
‘Does it need to go that far to get shadows?’
Umbra is more useful than powerful. And it is also true that it becomes stronger when combined with lightning.
‘It’s not that the pure brain light is weak. If you don’t have enough strength, you can hit it with a stronger thunderbolt.’
And even if there is no shadow, I have the Heavenly Demon Sacred Art.
I made my decision and looked at Wiiyu. While the time of genius was activated, Wii Yu’s meaning was already understood.
“I know what Master means. According to Master’s will, I will give up the darkness.”
Choice and focus.
I decided to abandon the shading and focus on the lightning.
Wei Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled.
“I made a good choice. Change your Yeongcheon Qigong into a divine skill only for lightning. That’s our goal And to do that, you need to be prepared.”
“Are you ready?”
“Aren’t you at the Tower of Manmu? You are lucky.”
“… What kind of preparation is it? Is it some kind of elixir?”
“If you want to change your martial arts, you definitely need a martial arts weapon for reference, right?”
“Doesn’t Master know a lot of martial arts?”
“In my case, it is limited to swordsmanship. I don’t know much about other martial arts. So, bring the mental method related to the brain. The more excellent martial arts, the more helpful it will be.”
I nodded.
If the level of martial arts that Wii Yu wanted was enormous, he would have to go to at least the 15th floor.
“Then I guess I should start with swordsmanship training. Wherever you go, the foundation is important. Swing your sword 100,000 times today.”
“… Yeah? Oh no. It’s not time for me to practice the basics anymore.”
“The basics are never ending even if you train your whole life. I’ll watch over you, so don’t think about running away.”
“…….”
•••
The training for the past month has been effective. I entered Ogi 5th dan, Seong Ji-gon entered 6th dan.
I climbed the long-awaited 9th floor. 9th floor of Manmu Tower. The 10th floor is right in front of you.
We followed the soldier into the trial arena.
There were close to 30 unmanned people in the narrow room. A soldier climbed onto the podium and opened his mouth.
“Please pay attention. I will explain the 9th floor ordeal. 30 of you is 55 trillion. This flag is your heart.”
A soldier brought over 2M flags. It is a simple design with 五十五 red letters written on a white background.
“The next ten days. Keep your heart, and steal 2 other Joe’s hearts.”
The surroundings are buzzing. The groups seemed to be randomly selected. Judging from the fact that he was not separated from Sung Ji-gon, it must have been organized very roughly.
“Then I told you everything I had to say…. I wish you luck.”
The soldiers withdrew leaving their flags behind.
At that time, three people climbed up to the podium. All three were dressed in black and covered in hats to hide their appearance. Surprisingly, the martial artist at the center was a woman. I can see her protruding breasts, her slim waist, and her lusciously swollen pelvis.
She took off her hat. A black veil was covering her face.
“Everyone. We need everyone’s cooperation to get through this ordeal. I am Gahye Hwangbo. I am a warrior from Hwang Bo-se.”
R r r r r r r. Jarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
There was a loud noise somewhere. I frowned and looked around. Strangely, everyone else was staring at the woman standing on the podium as if they couldn’t hear the sound.
R r r r r r r. Jarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
‘Oh, that’s noisy. What is this? Where the hell am I….’
The neck that had been looking around stopped abruptly and turned downward.
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Jarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The culprit was me.
It was the sound of a spinning drum.
