novelnext Chapter 502
Chapter 502
Chapter 502
Nikilen, a centaur who served the Monk Pursuing Glory, was flustered when he saw Choi Yeonseung. The human was leading a group of mortals who had nothing to do with him, and no one seemed to be complaining.
What was this?
“Suparat! Do you know anything about that human being?”
“Huh? I mean, he...”
Nadeet Suparat, a B+ grade hunter from the Philippines who also served the Monk Pursuing Glory, was taken back by the centaur’s question. Of course, he knew that Choi Yeonseung was famous on Earth, but...
He didn’t know what to say in this situation. What should he say?
“He’s a great man, but...”
“Why is he commanding the mortals? How is he doing that?”
“Well... Uh...”
How could Suparat explain that as a fellow human being? He was at a loss.
“I-I know he has a lot of money...”
“He bought the mortals in such a short period of time? He offered a price that satisfied everyone? That’s amazing! Not even the Greedy Owner of the Treasure House can do something like that!”
***
‘He’s a strange guy.’
Choi Yeonseung immediately felt something unusual about the King of Brambles.
His opponent was one and yet no one. With each blow, Choi Yeonseung could feel dozens of souls stirring inside this body. It was as if countless souls had been forcibly combined.
Even in the Abyss, monsters like this were rare, and being rare was a strength in itself.
[The power ‘Crown of Brambles’ of the ‘Noble Crown Collector’ has been activated!]
[A new soul has been revealed in the flames!]
It was ridiculous to see this monster regenerate after being struck by a bullet of concentrated energy that tore through the hard shell on his body and through his muscles.
This wasn’t a regeneration skill; rather, every time the monster would’ve died, the constellation infused another soul in him. Because of that, the traits and skills of the King of Brambles kept changing, making him a fearsome opponent.
[The ‘Explorer of the Stars’ advises you not to give up.]
[It definitely has a weakness. Don’t rush into it but wait patiently and see where it goes...]
‘...Why is a constellation advising me?’
Choi Yeonseung was a bit embarrassed. Of course, giving advice wasn’t a bad thing, but the explorer constellation wasn’t particularly close to Choi Yeonseung.
It was a bit ridiculous...
‘The best thing is to raise my power of existence and blow him up with sheer force, but I can’t do that.’
In his heart, Choi Yeonseung wanted to use his newly acquired strength as a constellation and obliterate his opponent in an instant. With his power of existence, he could annihilate a monster with one stroke.
It didn’t matter if the Noble Crown Collector kept replacing the monster’s soul. The stronger power of existence would always erase the weaker one.
But using his power of existence in this situation would mean self-destruction for Choi Yeonseung...
‘Yeah, I shouldn’t rush it. I’ll just get rid of them one by one.
Choi Yeonseung looked at the flaming King of Brambles and changed the nature of his internal energy. The air around him became cold; it was a cold air that seeped into one very existence. This wasn’t just about changing the nature of his internal energy to extreme yin.
Choi Yeonseung had fused the powers received from various constellations into his martial arts. Thus, even though he wasn’t intentionally trying to use his power of existence, his martial arts contained power of existence.
The cold air emitted by Choi Yeonseung was similar in nature to the cold air used by the Observer Who Returned From a Cold Place.
“Those who can use frost skills, come forward!”
Choi Yeonseung unleashed a storm of cold energy, and in an instant, frost engulfed the entire area, making it extremely difficult for the King of Brambles to move.
The other morals rushed over and launched their own skills as if they didn’t want to be outdone by Choi Yeonseung. All sorts of frost skills surged forward, striking and shaking the King of Brambles to his core.
[The power ‘Crown of Brambles’ of the ‘Noble Crown Collector’ has been activated!]
[A new soul has been revealed in the poison!]
“Now it’s poison. Those who don’t have poison-related skills, get out of the way!”
***
The most anxious constellation at the moment wasn’t the Undefeated Incarnation of Training or the Explorer of the Stars. It wasn’t even the Monk Pursuing Glory, whose realm had transformed into a battleground.
It was the Noble Crown Collector that was the most worried. He had paid a great price to summon the King of Brambles, but he wasn’t performing as well as he had expected.
The explorer constellation was convinced that the chef constellation would blindly attack him even if he was at a disadvantage and would suffer damage himself.
Ignore him, Explorer of the Stars! That chef has many enemies, and he’s already in hiding! Don’t buy into his bluff!
If you negotiate, you will die. I will smash you!
...
As the explorer constellation was agonizing over what to do, the situation suddenly took a sharp turn.
The King of Brambles was falling down.
[The ‘Explorer of the Stars’ says to pretend this never happened.]
[The ‘Noble Crown Collector’ shouts angrily!]
***
“Hunter Choi Yeonseung, thank you for your help so far. We’ll take care of it!” shouted the household members of the Monk Pursuing Glory after arriving at the temple.
Choi Yeonseung nodded. ‘Great, then I can take it easy.’
In the Abyss, it was generally more advantageous for one to fight in their own area. Those mortals were fighting in their master’s temple, so they were bound to be strong.
[The ‘Steel Meditation’ power of the ‘Monk Pursuing Glory’ is activated.]
[His image is laid over his household members.]
Iron armor forged with power of existence enveloped the household members. With that, they charged furiously...
...But quickly bounced back.
“...”
Choi Yeonseung was speechless. Fortunately, they weren’t hurt thanks to the power of their constellation. Still, Choi Yeonseung found it ridiculous.
‘Because of their advantage, they didn’t even bother to figure out the enemy before attacking.’
“Wh-what...?”
“What just happened?”
The absurd attacks of the household members baffled the other mortals gathered at the scene. For a moment, their attack was disrupted.
[The ‘Monk Pursuing Glory’ apologizes.]
[The ‘Monk Pursuing Glory’ gives you the ‘Power of Meditation’.]
The monk constellation couldn’t bear to see this happen and used his power of existence directly on Choi Yeonseung.
This power felt totally different to Choi Yeonseung from the one he normally used. If he could use this power with martial arts...
‘This is quite useful!’
The monk constellation wasn’t aware that his power would eventually be copied by this mortal.
[The ‘Monk Pursuing Glory’ expresses gratitude for your dedication.]
“I just did what I had to do.”
Choi Yeonseung meant that. The power he had just received made this fight worth it.
[The ‘Monk Pursuing Glory’ gives you ‘Piercing Meditation’.]
“...”
Choi Yeonseung stopped as he was about to charge forward.
...Perhaps he would receive more things if he dragged out the fight!
[The ‘Chef of Endless Gluttony’ shouts that if the fight drags out any longer, other constellations might interfere. You should finish it quickly!]
-Alright, alright. Stop nagging me...
Choi Yeonseung attacked the staggering King of Brambles.
The King of Brambles had already consumed so many souls that his strength was drained, and he could no longer keep fighting. To make matters worse, Choi Yeonseung was currently being enhanced by various constellation powers.
The collector constellation tried to use other powers. They were too good to be used on an abomination like the King of Brambles, but...
[The ‘Crown of the Arrogant’ power of the ‘Noble Crown Collector’...]
[The ‘Chef of Endless Gluttony’ steals the ‘Crown of the Arrogant’ and puts it on Choi Yeonseung!]
Choi Yeonseung could vividly sense the collector constellation hurling insults from across the Abyss.