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Chapter 558
Chapter 558
‘...What?!’
Choi Yeonseung was more stunned than anyone else when the power of the domain was activated. Although the name Domain of the Past was self-explanatory, he hadn’t expected to actually be sent into the past.
But after thinking about it, it was only natural. After all, hadn’t his daughter come back from the future? She wouldn’t have been able to do that without this power.
His vision blurred and started to change rapidly. Time in the Abyss, which was completely different from Earth, was pulled back and everything changed.
The past...
Into the past...
Further into the past!
Once he came to his senses, he noticed a familiar landscape. It was the barren, desolate wilderness of the Abyss.
“...I never expected to see this again.”
He was in one of the most remote parts of the Abyss.
The prosperous kingdoms were more in the heart of the Abyss. The farther one ventured toward the outskirts, the fewer beings they would encounter. Beyond a certain point, only desolate wilderness awaited.
Despite having wandered around the outskirts of the Abyss and devoting himself to training to become a constellation, Choi Yeonseung hadn’t often come across such scenery. Few parts of the Abyss were as empty as this place.
Choi Yeonseung stepped forward. He wasn’t sure what he had to do, but since he had been thrust back in time, there had to be some kind of task at hand.
‘The question is what...’
Choi Yeonseung walked for quite some time before stumbling across a small tribe of orcs. The skinny orc warriors gnawed on the bare bones of monsters to satisfy their hunter.
“Chwik. After regaining strength, go hunt the monster again! No matter how strong he is, don’t be afraid!”
“Chwik. Chief, but he killed twenty-three of our tribe’s warriors. Can we win?”
“Chwiik! Fear makes you weak! Without bravery, no skill will help you!”
Choi Yeonseung was happy to see the orcs.
It seemed that it was because of their weakness that they had been pushed all the way to this remote area of the Abyss and were starving.
Since he had an orc tribe under his command, Choi Yeonseung decided to do a good deed.
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“???”
“?????”
The orc warriors, gnawing on the bones, jumped to their feet.
“Chwiik! Intruder!”
“Haha, calm down.”
“???”
The orcs were even more flustered when this human stranger told them to calm down. Was he crazy?
“I’m not here to hurt you. I’m here to teach you skills. I’ll teach you the skills to become stronger.”
Despite his generous proposal, one of the orc warriors responded very aggressively.
“Chwiik! Get lost!”
A bone flew at Choi Yeonseung, but he caught it with ease and nodded. He then beat up the orc warrior who had thrown the bone.
“Chwiik!
Chwik!!!”
“Now, this is one of the peak martial arts.”
“Chwik! Help! Chwiik!”
“Chwik! Let go of our companion!”
The orc warriors drew their weapons and pounced, but it was in vain. With that one bone, Choi Yeonseung disarmed all of them and proceeded to beat them up.
The orcs rolled on the ground.
“Chwiik... Y-you crazy human... What do you want from us...?”
“Chwik... I would rather... die...”
“Now, clench your fists and gather your internal energy. Try it.”
“Chwik... I don’t want to...”
Bam!
“Try it.”
“...Y-yes.”
***
[The power of existence has increased due to strong faith.]
The orc tribe grew incredibly fast under Choi Yeonseung’s guidance.
“I will give the nightmare demon who has fully understood the Star Absorption Method a chance to indulge in my desire.”
“...!”
“!!!”
The eyes of the nightmare demons twitched.
From that point on, their overwhelming enthusiasm was on full display. They eagerly learned and trained in martial arts without any prompting from Choi Yeonseung.
However, the Star Absorption Method was among the very difficult martial arts. In fact, it was so difficult to learn that even the nightmare demons who had mastered the basics failed.
“Congratulations! You’ve mastered the Star Absorption Method.”
“Thank you!”
Still, in the end, Choi Yeonseung got a successful candidate.
The others looked at this one nightmare demon with envy.
“Ugh, I wish it’d been me!”
“How did you learn the Star Absorption Method?”
“I’ve learned to let go of desire.”
The nightmare demon looked at her peers with clear eyes. Not long ago, her eyes had also been blazing with desire, but after finally grasping the Star Absorption Method, her eyes were crystal clear, liberated from the clutches of desire.
A transcendent state devoid of desire!
Choi Yeonseung was also surprised.
‘I didn’t expect it to work so well.’
He had never thought a nightmare demon would be able to control her desire to this extent...
“Thank you for teaching me the Star Absorption Method, but I no longer crave desires. I am no longer the slave of my own desires, but their master.”
“...Y-yes... That’s great.”
“From now on, I will teach the Star Absorption Method to other nightmare demons. That is how I shall repay you for your teaching.”
“...”
Choi Yeonseung wasn’t the only one baffled; the other nightmare demons were whispering among themselves.
“Is this what happens when you learn the Star Absorption Method?”
“To be honest, life seems kind of dull if you learn it.”
“Do we have to learn that? I just want to absorb desires...”
Pretending not to hear their whispers, Choi Yeonseung prepared to leave. Seeing that he was coming across more Abyssal races, it seemed that he was approaching the central parts of the Abyss.
“Then please, spread the martial art.”
Once Choi Yeonseung left, the nightmare demon who understood the Star Absorption Method looked at the other nightmare demons.
“Let’s train in the Star Absorption Method. You too can overcome your desires. Don’t give up.”
“Do I have to?”
“I’m not that motivated...”
The moment Choi Yeonseung disappeared, the nightmare demons instantly lost their motivation for martial arts.
The one who had learned the Star Absorption Method tried to somehow encourage the other nightmare demons, but they were annoyed by her.
In any case, Choi Yeonseung was gone, so what was she going to do?
“Aah, the future of nightmare demons is bleak! You can’t think about the future because you are too focused on your immediate desires!”
“What are you saying?”
Despite the persuasions of the other nightmare demons, the one who had learned the Star Absorption Method didn’t give up. She visited several nightmare demon tribes, and as if that wasn’t enough, she even created a textbook for the Star Absorption Method.
“Nightmare demons! For the future...! Ghah! Why can’t I see the future?!”
“This is the first time I see a nightmare demon act like this. What is she saying?”
“Isn’t she a crazy nightmare demon?”
***
Choi Yeonseung wandered around the outskirts of the Abyss and found the first splendid kingdom.
“Amazing. Which constellation’s kingdom is it?”
Just looking at it from the outside, he could feel that a very powerful being dwelled there.
A languid and serene kingdom... He wondered which constellation it belonged to.
“Hey, may I ask who the ruler of this kingdom is?”
The gatekeeper of the kingdom frowned, clearly finding Choi Yeonseung’s question impudent.
“Don’t you dare utter the name of the Goddess of Defeat and Sloth in vain!”
“...”