The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 359

"Did Noona give this to you?"

"Yeah."

Sung JiHan looked at the book that Yoon Sae-ah had given him and his eyes sank.

Four Chinese characters were written on the worn cover, like an ancient book - Taegeukmagem.

How did Noona give him this book?

"Did she say who gave it to her?"

"Well... She said it was given by the owner of the Abyss."

Yoon Sae-ah said, tilting her head.

She had seen the owner of the Abyss on a broadcast during the end mission that Sung JiHan had performed.

She had seen the image of the giant covered in eyeballs and the unfamiliar feeling of Taegeukmagem.

But.

"Is this something I sent from within the Taegeuk's soul? This."

Sung JiHan could guess the origin of Taegeukmagem upon hearing those words.

Fragments of the defeated Sung JiHan, who were in the Taegeuk's soul.

They had suggested that they should do it together, and therefore completely dominate the body of the owner of the Abyss.

Even during missions, Sung JiHan had used the power of Taegeukmagem in a similar way.

Did he have enough skill with that sword to give him a book like this?

"Shall we take a look?"

Sung JiHan flipped through the book.

When he turned the page, there was no content on the book that looked like an old Joseon-era book.

"What is this? It's empty."

Yoon Sae-ah, who was watching this curiously from the side, grumbled as if she was disappointed.

"No. It's just a formal book, but since you're a woman, the characters appear."

"Only for you?"

"I guess so."

Sung JiHan looked at the characters that appeared on the empty book page.

[I have discovered the sealed World Tree. Among us, you are the fastest.]

The 'us' that the owner of the Abyss was talking about was obviously Sung JiHan himself.

Sung JiHan turned to the next page.

"But no matter how fast you are, you cannot surpass Taegeukmagem. That is the limit of 'Sung JiHan' that has been proven by our appearance."

The remains of Sung JiHan who could not overcome the wall of Taegeukmagem and had been defeated countless times.

Sung JiHan recalled his fragmented face and turned the page.

"However, you will not admit this. You will challenge Taegeukmagem and eventually be defeated. Before that, we will send the sword first. Try to acquire it."

Before being defeated by Dong Bang-sak, he was giving him the sword in advance to prepare.

Was the owner of the Abyss such a understanding opponent?

When he unfolded the next page, his true intentions were revealed.

"If you cannot obtain Taegeukmagem... You will join us in our complete form."

At the same time, a message window appeared in front of Sung JiHan.

[Gift - Would you like to receive the seal of the sword?]

-Gift - Conditional gift bestowed by the owner of the Abyss, 'Taegeuk's soul'.

-You can inherit and use the unfinished Taegeukmagem.

-However, if the player's sword proficiency does not significantly increase for a year or if the player dies completely, the player's soul will be forcibly bound to the owner of the Abyss, 'Taegeuk's soul'.

-This gift will disappear if the owner of the Abyss, 'Taegeuk's soul', is destroyed.

The grade of the sword seal gift appeared as a question mark.

Even though it would have been enough to give it an SSS grade just by the effect of being able to inherit and use the unfinished Taegeukmagem.

There was a noticeable additional condition.

"For a year, if the sword proficiency does not improve or if I die, I will also go into the Taegeuk's soul of the Abyss's owner."

This was an intention for him to come to the Taegeuk's soul in his complete form, not to come as a fragment by dying to Dong Bang-sak like other Sung JiHans.

If they were going to send something like this, why didn't they send it earlier? What happened during that time...?

"Was discovering the sealed World Tree such a big deal to him?"

As Sung JiHan looked back on what had happened this time, he thought about the gift.

The Seal of the Demon Sword.

Not only did it have an unpleasant name, but it was also a gift with various difficult conditions.

"If I can't improve my proficiency with the Demon Sword in a year, it's the same as dying by the Eastern Sword. And having my soul bound after death...."

Death is the end anyway.

Considering the risks, Sung JiHan judged that there was no need to not accept it.

"I'll take it."

When he answered like that,

Pashhh...

The book quickly crumbled.

At the same time,

["Received 'Gift - Seal of the Demon Sword'."]

["Can use skill - Taegeukma Sword (Incomplete)."]

In the system window, a message appeared saying that he could use the skill.

"Is it that simple?"

Sung JiHan immediately checked the skill window.

[Taegeukma Sword太極魔劍]

-Skill Grade: EX

-Reverses fate and destroys the world with a sword.

-In an incomplete state, using the skill may consume some 'Soul' stats.

Even though it was in an incomplete state, the Taegeukma Sword was measured as an EX grade.

The explanation about the sword was short, but just from the grade, he could tell that its power was overwhelming.

But what caught Sung JiHan's attention was the latter part.

"...I can use 'Soul'?"

No, even if it's incomplete, why would it consume any stats?

The only fortunate thing was that the skill window's explanation said 'may be consumed' instead of 'is consumed', but still, the risk of using the skill and losing the stats he had worked hard to raise was too great.

And also,

["If you use the Taegeukma Sword in a public place and attract the attention of the Eastern Sword, he will come to kill you."]

In the last chapter of the book that turned to dust,

The last words left by the spirit of Taegeuk came to mind.

In that case, I can't use this in a place like the Space League.

"I should use it while training at the Void Training Ground."

That way, the Taegeukma Sword would remain nothing more than a training tool for now.

But still, Sung JiHan was satisfied.

"Anyway, there's no need to bring it out since there's no opponent to face in the Space League right now. Just being able to prepare for the strongest enemy, the Eastern Sword, is enough."

And if he develops the Taegeukma Sword, it will have a synergistic effect on other martial arts.

With that thought in mind, Sung JiHan wanted to go to the training ground quickly and draw out this sword.

"Se-ah, I'm going to train for a bit."

"Huh... again?"

"Yeah. Don't you have any plans?"

"The Space League still has about 15 days left."

"Well, that's plenty of time."

"Uncle... but you're not leveling up?"

"I have something more urgent to do right now. I'm going."

Shoo!

As Sung JiHan lightly waved his hand, he disappeared into a purple smoke.

Yoon Se-ah blinked her eyes.

"He went to try using the Taegeukma Sword... What is that? It's not like him to be so hasty."

If he had been in the training room and then came out, he should have taken a moment to catch his breath.

After winning the Korean Super Cup, he's going back in again.

Yoon Se-ah thought that way as she looked at the spot where her uncle had disappeared.

"If the first place is doing that, I should train too..."

Stretching, she got up from the sofa.

Now, she had become one of the top archers in humanity, all within the reach of her five fingers.

There were too many monsters in the house, so I couldn't sit and play like this.

"Dad is the second-ranked warrior. Mom is the holy seat. Uncle is the number one in humanity...."

Do all families have people like this?

Yoon Sae-ah laughed and got up, walking to the training room.

Thump!

Before she could leave the living room.

A purple portal opened, and Sung JiHan fell out of it.

"...How long has it been?"

"...One minute? Why are you here so soon, Uncle?"

"The training ground broke."

Sung JiHan stiffened his expression and recalled what happened earlier.

* * *

EX-class skill, Taegeuk Sword.

Although there were various conditions attached, Sung JiHan, who easily obtained this skill, wanted to try it out quickly.

"A young child who received a Christmas present wouldn't be this excited."

With great anticipation, Sung JiHan entered the training room.

"Taegeuk Sword."

He immediately used the skill.

Then.

Swoosh....

Behind him, a Taegeuk rose on its own.

It was a phenomenon similar to when Dong Bangsak descended upon the Taiwanese player, but...

"How long will it keep growing?"

The Taegeuk on his back continued to expand endlessly.

As it grew, the pattern of the Taegeuk rotated in the right direction.

Shooo....

The map that was floating in the void training ground was being sucked into the Taegeuk.

"The consumption of power is enormous even though the Taegeuk hasn't completed a full rotation...."

Continuously expanding, the Taegeuk Sword was depleting all the power within his body.

Among them, the Void was disappearing the most.

Sung JiHan thought about what Dong Bangsak had taught him while using the Jaha Shin Gong.

"But didn't Dong Bangsak say he doesn't deal with the Void?"

He said that if he dealt with the Void, he couldn't live forever.

Although he didn't directly use the Jaha Shin Gong, he had taught Sung JiHan because he had created it himself.

And according to Dong Bangsak, the Jaha Shin Gong was quite useful and provided great help to Sung JiHan in dealing with the Void.

If that's the case, then the Taegeuk Sword, which followed the Dong Bangsak version, shouldn't use the Void.

"Hmm... Is it because it's a Taegeuk Sword that imitates the Abyss's owner?"

If he was going to imitate the Dong Bangsak version of the Taegeuk Sword, it would be better to restrict the use of the Void.

Through the Jaha Shin Gong, Sung JiHan deliberately tried to suppress the use of the Void.

Then, the remaining stats were used as an energy source.

Among them, the most were the Soul and the Life Force possessed by the Eternal Stats.

And as they entered, the expanding Taegeuk, which had stopped expanding unlike before, began to rotate faster.

[Soul decreased by 1.]

"...It's an investment. An investment."

And the disappearing stat, Soul.

Sung JiHan gathered his disappointed feelings and tried to analyze the rotation of the Taegeuk.

Now that he had consumed his stats, he had to acquire as much as possible and develop them.

As he watched the world being sucked into the Taegeuk, he expanded his understanding of the Ma Sword.

Shooo...!

As the Taegeuk continued to rotate, the collapse of the world began to accelerate rapidly.

"I'll change the map settings."

While focusing on the Taegeuk, Sung JiHan tried to change the map to something else, but...

[The Void Training Ground is on the verge of collapse.]

[Setting changes are not possible.]

The message that came to mind was not that the map was collapsing, but that the training ground itself was collapsing.

No, I only raised the Taegeuk, and the training ground is collapsing?

"I can't afford to lose this place."

The training ground of emptiness, where the flow of time can be controlled.

Through this place, how much progress has been made so far.

If I were to destroy this place with the Taegeuk Sword, I would regret it for a long time.

Sung JiHan did his best to harness the power of the Taegeuk, but...

Shoo...

The rotation of the Taegeuk slowed down, but it continued to spin.

"It's harder to fix things than to cause trouble."

It was harder for Sung JiHan to get rid of this than to raise the Taegeuk using his skills.

He was desperately trying to stop the flow of the Taegeuk.

[...What are you doing?]

Above the collapsing sky of the world.

Two stars and a crescent moon appeared.

The crescent moon positioned like a mouth, and the stars positioned like eyes.

This was a phenomenon that Sung JiHan had seen before.

"Is it the owner of the arena?"

[Yes. I came because the training ground is being destroyed.]

"I didn't know you were in charge of managing the training ground."

[It's very rare. But that power...]

Flash!

When he saw the Taegeuk, the two stars shone brightly.

"...You've obtained something dangerous. That power could destroy you from within."

"Do you know about this?"

[I know to some extent.]

"As an existence of emptiness... is the Taegeuk Sword not complete with just the enlightenment of Dongbangsak?"

[I cannot provide detailed information.]

"Then at least give me a brief explanation."

"It's impossible with just the enlightenment of one human. The information I can provide ends here."

Sung JiHan's eyes sparkled at those words.

The Taegeuk Sword.

No matter how much of a monster Dongbangsak was, he didn't complete this power alone.

"Anyway, that power. Don't use it here anymore."

"Why?"

"As you can see, the training ground is collapsing."

Sung JiHan looked around.

The world that was eventually sucked in because the Taegeuk couldn't stop spinning.

The only one who still had a presence here was the owner of the arena.

"This time, I will personally repair it with my authority... but if it happens again, the training ground will be taken back."

"...The training ground of emptiness will be taken back?"

[Yes.]

"Huh. Then there won't be a place to train with the Taegeuk Sword..."

"When you reach level 500, you can upgrade the training ground of emptiness. Maybe you can train there."

Sung JiHan was at a loss for words when he heard that.

What kind of martial arts is this?

It's even hard to train once.

"Then, since I have to repair it, please log out for a moment. I will send a message when the repair is complete."

"Ah, I understand..."

And so, Sung JiHan was eventually driven out of his own training ground.

"The Taegeuk Sword... I have the skill, but I can't use it."

If I use it again, I might lose the training ground of emptiness.

Sung JiHan decided to fulfill the upgrade condition mentioned by the owner of the arena.

"I guess I have to level up."

He made up his mind to log into the BattleNet that he hadn't accessed in a while.