The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 381

And then, a message emerged once again from the broken debris.

[Sacrifice your loved ones to gain power.]

[Recommended sacrifice: Yoon Sejin]

[When sacrificing him, your stats will increase by 40.]

"What kind of test is this?"

Bang!

Yoon Sejin, who gives much lower stats than Yoon Saea.

Sung JiHan furrowed his brow and continued to stomp on the altar with his foot, turning it into dust.

[Enemy: 30...]

[Enemy: 20...]

During that time, messages kept popping up, saying that sacrificing would grant enemies.

Sung JiHan completely ignored them.

[Sacrifice your loved ones to gain power.]

[Recommended sacrifice: Baerun]

[When sacrificing him, your stats will increase by 3.]

When Baerun appeared, Sung JiHan briefly stopped his foot.

"...There's no need to sacrifice someone who has regained their senses."

Bang!

Sung JiHan completely turned the altar into dust.

Sss...

"It seems like the easy path is not an option."

And then.

At the end of the underground, Ashoka revealed himself.

Looking up with a weary expression, he spoke towards Sung JiHan.

"Well..."

"No one can see it now."

"If you stopped at the 30th step, your stats... should be around 30."

Sung JiHan was taken aback by his words.

Stats increase.

After investing all the remaining points, his current stats were 30.

Ashoka accurately guessed the stat value.

"While it's commendable to gather that much stat without being a Saint, it's far from enough if you consider your enemies."

"If it's my enemy..."

"A god."

In front of Sung JiHan.

The figure of a giant god appeared.

Not only in appearance, but also in the intense aura it emitted.

Compared to him, Sung JiHan was as insignificant as a firefly in front of the sun.

...

A power difference that could completely overwhelm him.

Sung JiHan calmly looked at the god, as if exploring.

Observing him, Ashoka quietly watched and opened his mouth.

"To resist a god, sacrifice is essential."

"So you're telling me to offer a sacrifice?"

"To ascend to the throne, I sacrificed 99 brothers."

"Quite an accomplishment."

"Hmph..."

At Sung JiHan's words, Ashoka smiled slightly.

He moved his hand slightly.

Kururur...

Then, red skeletons began to rise from the floor of the stairs.

Unlike the ones Sung JiHan had faced before, their skulls were shining golden.

A total of 99 in number.

"Could it be that these are the brothers you sacrificed?"

Each one of them seemed quite strong.

As Sung JiHan was gauging their power.

"If you want to inherit my throne, follow my path."

"By offering sacrifices?"

"You can spare your closest one. Those who were merely acquaintances, enemies, or not so close. It's alright to sacrifice them to save your closest one. You can even sacrifice 100 acquaintances to save your closest one."

Ashoka pointed his finger upwards.

"Now, no one can see your choice. Gain enemies and come to me. Then, I will pass on the throne."

Sss...

A golden crown was created in Asoka's hand.

If I obtain that, can I inherit the throne level of rulership?

"According to him, it will increase my stats and my level of rulership."

It requires a large amount of remaining points for stats.

Even though my level is 450, there is now a way to easily increase it by offering sacrifices.

If I close my eyes and sacrifice about 100 people, I can easily increase my stats.

Kururur...

In front of him, the altar rose again, as if urging him to offer sacrifices.

However...

"Get rid of this."

Chiiing!

Sung JiHan split the altar with his sword, pointing the tip of the sword downwards.

"That crown, can't you just go down and take it?"

"Are you taking the easy way out and choosing the long road?"

"The easy way?"

Sung JiHan smirked.

"That's not an easy path, it's a dirty one."

Honyeonsingong, Amyeongsingyeol, Amhonwaryu.

A whirlwind of darkness imbued with light appeared.

The red skulls around him were all sucked into it.

[Finally dying... all...]

[Grrrr...]

As they were sucked into the whirlwind of darkness, the undead horde disappeared all at once, unlike before.

But the 99 golden-haired undead, presumed to be Asoka's brothers, did not even flinch.

"Is it because he's covering the battle tube? The star buff doesn't apply."

The star buff that amplifies stats by 80%.

Losing it was a significant blow to his ability to perform.

While thinking about how to deal with the broadcast blockage,

Sung JiHan used every means to amplify his abilities.

Thump.

He amplified the emptiness with a half-smile.

And activated the Seat of Rulership's special ability.

[Seat of Rulership's reaching level has decreased to 761.]

The reaching level of the Seat of Rulership immediately decreased by 1.

As his abilities were enhanced like that,

Shuuuuu...!

One by one, the golden skulls were sucked in.

[...]

Even as they flew into the whirlwind of darkness, they remained motionless and only stared at Sung JiHan.

And so, when two or three of them were about to be sucked into the black and white whirlpool,

Flash!

Asoka's eyes glowed red.

Whirrrrr...!

The golden undead started going back in reverse.

Time reversed, and they returned to their original positions.

"Really annoying. That thing."

To turn back time like that.

What a scam ability.

"No matter how you look at it, you're just wasting your strength. Take the easy way."

"The easy way? Alright..."

Instead of using the whirlwind of darkness, I should have used all my power from the beginning.

Sung JiHan took out the strongest card he could play.

"Follow his words."

Behind him, a Taiji symbol slowly formed.

* * *

Kururur...!

The Taiji that rose behind Sung JiHan...

Continuously expanded, pulling everything in the underground into it.

Starting from the stairs, to the red skulls.

And even further, to Asoka's brothers with golden skulls.

"Taiji Sword... Has your realm already reached this point? Good."

Whirrrrr...!

Before the golden skull touches the Taegeuk, time goes back.

Since Sung JiHan used the Taegeuk Sword.

Time reversal had already been used dozens of times.

"I didn't know you cared so much about your brothers, Asoka."

"Kill and mourn. This is also a virtue of a king."

"Are all kings complete psychopaths?"

"It's a position that should be a little messed up."

The two of them casually conversing.

But Sung JiHan's situation was not as relaxed as it seemed.

[The level of reaching the Holy See has decreased to 760.]

[Soul is consumed by 1.]

After another 5 minutes, not only did the level of reaching the Holy See decrease.

As a price for using the Taegeuk Sword, the soul was also disappearing.

'Time reversal... completely invincible.'

As Asoka quietly guarded the golden skull, they were in this standoff.

If he had actively attacked, he would have already been defeated by utilizing time reversal.

However, Sung JiHan also had variables.

'In the realm of the Taegeuk Sword, time reversal does not completely return to the beginning.'

Since using the Taegeuk Sword.

Sung JiHan had escaped from the 30th step and had gone down about 20 more steps.

No matter how much Asoka returned time and put the golden skull back in its original place.

Sung JiHan, who was actively returning to the Taegeuk Sword, was able to resist time reversal even a little.

'If I draw the sword from the Taegeuk, I can resist more.'

Sung JiHan remembered the time when he inserted the Tassin Piece and focused on increasing the completion of the Taegeuk Sword.

Starting from adjusting the size of the Taegeuk that continued to grow.

To the process of drawing the sword of light from within the Taegeuk.

Recalling the teachings he learned from Gang Sang and bringing out the sensation from that time.

Sung JiHan descended the stairs step by step.

With such concentration, he maintained the Taegeuk.

Before he knew it, he was able to descend to Asoka's proximity.

One.

"The completion has improved. However..."

Thud!

99 golden skull heads fell.

The red bones that made up their bodies disintegrated and moved behind Asoka.

Thump. Thump thump...

The bones and heads that were being reassembled behind him.

Soon, they formed a giant wheel.

The end was made up of 99 heads, and the inside was filled with red bones.

"I still can't resist the movement of the Golden Wheel of Red Treasure."

Drrrrrr...

The giant wheel slowly turned.

Despite maintaining the Taegeuk until now, Sung JiHan returned to his original position on the 30th floor.

"Huh..."

How did he descend all the way there? It's ridiculous that just turning the golden skull wheel once makes a difference.

When Sung JiHan sighed in disappointment.

[The level of reaching the Holy See has decreased to 760.]

[Soul is consumed by 1.]

A message appeared in front of him.

"...."

760?

But it had decreased earlier.

Sung JiHan quickly checked his soul value.

Then, he realized that the soul value that had been decreasing while maintaining the Taegeuk Sword.

Had returned to a state where it had only consumed 10,000.

"...Oh."

When time is reversed, the penalty is also reset?

"You're not there yet. I recommend an easier path."

"Sacrifice?"

Snick.

Sung JiHan answered with a smile on his lips.

"This seems easier than that."

Every time he used the Taegeuk Sword, he was given a huge penalty.

If this is reset like this, this place is the optimal place to train with the Taegeuk Sword.

Sung JiHan's Taegeuk has once again begun to expand.

"Come again."

"You're going on a difficult path..."

As Asoka spoke while looking at the Taegeuk, a mysterious smile played on his lips.

"Come and see."

***

"It's still not enough."

Asoka's carriage wheel, Geumnyeonjeokbo.

"It's still not enough."

It happened every time Sung JiHan approached.

"It's lacking."

Turning one wheel, he restored time to its original state.

[The level of reaching the Holy Seat has decreased to 760.]

A message that seemed to have been seen hundreds of times already.

Asoka couldn't even bring himself to care about it.

Sung JiHan continued to stand on the 30th step.

"There's no progress."

With a faint smile, the third bell looked up at Sung JiHan.

Contrary to his words, Sung JiHan's Taegeukma Sword...

It no longer endlessly grew.

'The control of the Taegeuk... is now somewhat possible.'

The control of the Taegeuk that Dongbangsak had criticized Kang Sang for not being able to do.

After continuous reversals, Sung JiHan was finally able to control the first stage according to his own will.

Now, what remained was the second stage of drawing out the Sword of Light from within.

Other than the time he had drawn it out through Kang Sang's Tashinpyeon, he had never succeeded before.

'Since there's no medium, I have to create something out of nothing.'

The first stage, the control of the Taegeuk, was actually a basic stage.

The true essence of the Taegeukma Sword was the second stage.

How could he draw the sword without a medium?

Sung JiHan put his hand into the Taegeuk, lost in thought.

Should he follow the Tashinpyeon for now?

But how?

"The Taegeukma Sword is Dongbangsak's seasonal weapon... but it's not necessary to follow his path to the letter."

At that moment.

Asoka, who had been looking down at Sung JiHan from below, suddenly spoke up.

"...What?"

"Dongbangsak pursued eternal life, so he intentionally excluded emptiness from the Sword of Light."

"..."

"But if you don't plan to live forever, it's natural for emptiness to enter the Sword of Light."

Sung JiHan opened his eyes at those words.

He had been thinking it was strange that he hadn't been harming himself and had been turning back time.

"...Don't tell me you've been helping me complete the Taegeukma Sword all this time?"

"Complete? I've been waiting for you to lay the foundation."

Anyway, that's what he said.

Sung JiHan looked at Asoka with a completely incomprehensible expression.

At first, he had said something about offering sacrifices, but now he was continuously turning the Geumnyeonjeokbo, helping Sung JiHan in his training.

What was this man's true intention?

"So, can you put emptiness into the Sword of Light?"

"If it's completed with that..."

"If the Sword of Light with emptiness is completed, you have to give up eternal life. Your World Tree within you will crumble and eventually collapse."

World Tree.

If the Sword of Light is completed by mixing emptiness into the Taegeukma Sword, the Eternal Stat will disappear.

"The lifespan designed for the human race is not long. If your World Tree crumbles, your body, which can currently live for a thousand or ten thousand years, will crumble as well."

"So, how long do you think I'll live?"

"If you're as healthy as you are now, you'll live to be a hundred."

"Alright then."

At those words, Sung JiHan raised emptiness without hesitation.

Shuuuu...!

Inside the Taegeuk, emptiness roared.

As Asoka watched it, his eyes sparkled brighter than ever before.

"Finally... finally, someone like you has appeared."

On his face, there was even a hint of joy.