The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 124

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Inside the training room.

[Do you want to attempt the integration of the Samdanjeon?]

When Sung JiHan tried to integrate the Samdanjeon, a system message automatically appeared.

It seems that his level has definitely increased.

Unlike last time, there was no warning message saying "The player's level is too low and it's dangerous."

"I will integrate them."

As Sung JiHan said that, he began to break down the boundaries of the three Danjeons.

"This time it will work."

It wasn't a vague confidence that came out of nowhere.

Unlike the first time, there had been some preliminary work done this time.

Thanks to using both the Upper Danjeon and the Middle Danjeon together, the boundaries between the Danjeons had become faint, so he had the confidence to do it.

[Attempting to integrate the Samdanjeon...]

Sung JiHan closed his eyes and started breaking the walls in earnest.

The connection between the Upper Danjeon and the Middle Danjeon, which was already halfway broken, was easy.

"It's already done here."

Thud. Thududuk...

By gathering the absolute territory of his Force and focusing his abilities internally, it didn't take long for the Upper Danjeon and the Middle Danjeon to completely merge.

As the walls of the Danjeon crumbled, the energy that was surging simultaneously from the two Danjeons no longer paid attention to boundaries.

"Now the two upper Danjeons are practically the same... but the problem is the Lower Danjeon."

The connection of the Lower Danjeon was clearly weak.

Although they shared their strength and Force stats, the walls of the Lower Danjeon were still quite thick.

"I need to stimulate it from both inside and outside."

Thud. Thududuk.

Inside the Lower Danjeon, he moved his internal energy to break down the walls.

Outside the Lower Danjeon, he stimulated it with Force.

As he forcefully shattered the vessel containing his internal energy, tremendous pain surged from his lower abdomen.

"It's similar to when I was hit by Behemoth's flames."

Having experienced it in his previous life, Sung JiHan didn't stop striking the Danjeon without any hesitation.

Then, sweat started pouring from his head and back.

Before he knew it, his upper body was completely soaked, and sweat flowed down his whole body like rain.

His body would sometimes become as cold as ice, and other times it would become scorching hot.

His face would alternate between flushing and paling.

The integration of the Lower Danjeon was definitely not easy.

"But still..."

Thudududuk-!

There was a sense of accomplishment in continuously striking without rest, and the walls of the Lower Danjeon began to crack.

The speed was faster than what Sung JiHan had expected.

He didn't rush and calmly continued the fusion process.

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After such a long and exhausting day passed.

"It's... done..."

The boundaries of the three Danjeons had all collapsed, and the integration of the Samdanjeon was complete.

Now, it wasn't just the limited space of the Danjeon where energy gathered, but Sung JiHan's entire body encompassed the energy of the three Danjeons.

"Phew..."

Sung JiHan took a deep breath and opened his eyes.

He could feel energy surging throughout his body with a single breath.

"Indeed, all the time and effort was worth it."

With a satisfied expression, Sung JiHan, who was about to leave the training room,

"Attempting to integrate the Samdanjeon...."

"What is this?"

Even though the integration of the Samdanjeon was already completed, he stopped in his tracks upon seeing the system message that remained unchanged.

Even after the fusion, why is it still the same?

He opened the status window.

Strength and Force.

Both were at 100, unchanged.

"...Does this mean it's not over yet?"

It's unlikely that the system caused an error.

Sung JiHan pondered deeply.

All the walls of the Danjeon had been demolished, so what was lacking?

While standing there, lost in thought for a moment, Sung JiHan's mind wandered into the realm of Force.

"Do I need to complete the realm in order for the integration to be truly finished?"

Sung JiHan unfolded the absolute realm that he had previously mastered.

As a result, the realm spread throughout the entire integrated Danjeon.

It only affected the area above the heart and the upper body.

"In order for the integrated Danjeon to handle all the completely integrated realms, it must be able to control the absolute realm as well. Only then can it be a true unification."

Having found a clue, Sung JiHan focused on connecting the integrated Danjeon with the external world.

Of course, it was not easy.

"Just by knowing what the problem is, I've already solved half of it."

If the system message hadn't continued to attempt integration, he would have thought that the Samdanjeon had already been integrated.

While struggling to find the link between the fully integrated Danjeon and the surrounding space,

"Let's integrate even that."

He made up his mind to further develop the Danjeon, which had been confined within the body.

The goal was to expand the range of the Danjeon beyond the previous method of using Force to dominate space.

"This is difficult...."

This was a much more difficult process compared to integrating the Samdanjeon.

While the Samdanjeon was inside the body, this was a method of integrating the external space with the Danjeon.

"If it weren't for the experiences I've had so far, I wouldn't have even attempted it."

If he hadn't experienced handling the absolute realm with Force, he would have only imagined it and nothing more.

He consolidated his past experiences and paved a new path.

And so, another day passed.

"...Is this the limit at the current level?"

Sung JiHan felt that the fully integrated Danjeon had expanded a little more.

It felt as if he had enveloped his entire body, as if he had put on a full-body armor called "Danjeon."

Of course, compared to the absolute realm dominated by Force, the range had actually been greatly reduced to about 10cm.

"This can truly be called an absolute realm."

The absolute realm dominated by Force could not be called "absolute" compared to this.

This Danjeon, which had been fused and expanded its range to the outside, was truly capable of dominating space.

And...

"The integration of the Samdanjeon is complete."

"Strength and Force are integrated and reorganized into a new stat...."

"You gain the ability of the Star, the Soul of Martial Arts."

The ability of the Star?

Is the grade above Unique called Star?

Sung JiHan looked at the reorganized stats, focusing on the soul.

The numerical value is 100, like strength or force.

However, since the two are combined into the category of soul, the area that could only dominate about 10cm before has doubled in size.

"This is too overwhelming...."

The stat known as the power of the stars, the soul.

It not only simply doubled the area it used to dominate, but also played a role in amplifying the power that had been handled by strength and force several times over.

Even Sung JiHan, who had overwhelmingly shattered the league, was thrilled by this ability.

"With this level of power, I can definitely use the third divine skill."

Sung JiHan became obsessed with the third divine skill of the nameless martial art.

If he has a soul, he can definitely use this martial art.

"Should I use it during the national representative test this time...?"

To Sung JiHan, who was looking forward to how to use this new power.

Suddenly, a system message appeared.

"The power of the stars is an ability that only one existence in one star can possess."

"The Seat of the Wandering God already possesses a soul."

"What?"

The ability to possess a soul, which can only be possessed by one existence in one star.

And the wandering god has it?

"Then... does that mean the wandering god is from Earth?"

Unlike other seats that are bound by maternal instincts, the wandering god is said to stay in his own star, 'Tusung', and hunt down seats.

Now, judging from the system message that came to mind, it was speculated that the god was from Earth.

"What will happen if that's the case?"

Since the god possessed a soul first, does that mean he can't possess the power of the stars?

While he was pondering over such questions.

"The Wandering God summons you."

In front of Sung JiHan, a space of pitch black opened up.

His body was instantly sucked into it.

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A dark and desolate land covered in darkness.

Swooosh-!

As the space swirled, Sung JiHan's new form emerged from there.

He first checked his own condition.

"My body seems fine."

Considering that he was forcibly taken away by an irresistible force, his body was fine.

His ability, which had been reorganized into a soul, remained the same.

He looked around.

Although it was dark all around, various colors were faintly shining from above.

When he looked up, there were...

"Weapons...."

Various types of weapons were floating in the dark space.

They seemed to be roughly placed.

Sung JiHan could quickly grasp that each one was an extraordinary level of weapon.

"They must be at least EX-grade."

The phoenix spear he had recently obtained couldn't even compare to them. The aura emanating from the various weapons was on a completely different level.

To think that such amazing weapons were left unattended like this.

Sung JiHan looked at the collection of weapons and unintentionally marveled.

At that moment.

"Nice to meet you. Are you the summoner?"

Thump. Thump.

In the darkness, a figure walked.

"You are..."

"I am Dongbangsak."

Wearing a long blue robe, an elderly man with a kind face stroked his beard and spoke.

Although the language he spoke was clearly not Korean, Sung JiHan instinctively understood what he was saying.

"If you are Dongbangsak..."

Dongbangsak, who claimed to have lived for three thousand years.

This name held a special meaning to him.

"You gained power through my brush."

Through Dongbangsak's brush, Sung JiHan was able to use skills in his status window.

"That's correct."

"That's why I have been chosen as the intermediary to communicate with the summoner on behalf of the deity."

"To represent the deity..."

"Originally, you should have met the deity in person..."

Dongbangsak stroked his beard and looked up and down at Sung JiHan.

"Even though you possess a soul, your level is still too low. With your current level, just making eye contact with the deity would be fatal."

A wandering deity.

To die just by making eye contact, what kind of curse was that?

Sung JiHan raised his head and asked.

"Why was I summoned?"

"To give you a choice."

Dongbangsak revealed his intentions slowly.

"Are you prepared to face death at any moment in exchange for gaining a soul? Or will you give up and receive the deity's reward?"

If you gain a soul, you must be prepared to face death?

"Is it because only one existence can possess it in the entire universe?"

Sung JiHan asked Dongbangsak, who was displaying a friendly attitude.

"Why do I have to die if I gain a soul?"

"Because only one existence can possess a soul. If you don't give up the soul, you may be able to coexist with the deity for a while..."

Dongbangsak revealed his intentions and stroked his beard again.

"But someday, it will become impossible to coexist. Probably when your level has risen considerably. The system will make you fight against the deity as if it has been waiting. On that day, you will die."

It was a definite assertion that it was impossible to defeat a wandering deity.

He pointed his finger at the sky.

"To avoid such a predetermined death, if you give up the soul... the deity will reward you with one of those items."

"That item..."

"It is the essence of a seat of power. Those weapons in the constellation located in the starry sky are the possessions of higher-level seats of power. They are items of seats of power with a minimum level of 1,000. Since you are my summoner, I will choose a good one for you."

Dongbangsak was already convinced that Sung JiHan would give up, and he carefully looked at the weapons in the sky, contemplating which one would be good.

"That one is not suitable for humans... I see. Jinmyeonmok is a 77-ship blunt weapon, so you won't be able to fully utilize all its power. That one is too small..."

Dongbangsak seriously considered the weapons as if they were his own.

Sung JiHan decided to relieve his concerns.

"Master Dongbangsak, you don't have to choose a weapon for me."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"The soul. I just want to obtain it."

Thud.

At those words, all of Dongbangsak's actions came to a halt.

"...Are you in your right mind?"