303. Black magic (3)
“I have absorbed the spirit of Demon Lord ‘Alkaid’.”
“Challenger Han Seong-yoon won against the monarch, bringing him 8.7% closer to his second ascension.”
「As a special reward according to <Divinity Rise>, you will acquire the exclusive effect ‘Dark Talent (A+)’.”
“From now on, challenger Han Seong-yoon’s level of talent related to black magic will increase significantly.”
In an instant, system messages appeared as if blocking my view.
‘This time too, the percentage of second ascension went up a lot.’
And then, after reading all the system messages, I couldn’t help but smile.
[If things continue like this, wouldn’t the state of ancient godhood not be a dream at all? ]
It was worth it.
My guess is that if the percentage of the second ascension reached 100%, there was a strong possibility of becoming an ancient god.
If so, wouldn’t it be possible to approach ancient godhood just by winning against the monarchs like this?
But I knew it couldn’t be that good.
‘Still, it’s hard to expect because growth slows down every time the second ascension percentage increases.’
Perhaps killing all the monarchs won’t be enough to complete the second ascension.
In fact, even though the percentage of the second ascension increased considerably, the divine power did not become much stronger.
So it would be right to end my imagination at this point.
As I organized my thoughts, I heard Dam Cheon-woo’s voice.
―… … her. The rewards are huge. In addition to the growth of Ascension, I never thought I would gain the ability to always activate talent enhancement through exclusive effects.
The sword waves of the Blood Heavenly Demon Sword trembled and Dam Cheon-woo continued his words.
-It’s a pity that the monarch doesn’t have the power that should be called divine.
[ Iknow, right. … … Now that I think about it, that part is a bit disappointing. ]
I couldn’t help but feel regretful about that.
Because Alkaid was not a strong person who reached the level of divinity.
He was the only one who rose to a position comparable to that of a formal god through the power of black magic.
Perhaps, in terms of martial arts, he is at a higher level than the leader of the Blood Demon Church encountered in the 19th floor <Blood World Ceremony> quest.
‘Still, the leader of the Blood Demon Church also had divinity.’
It occurred to me once again that the goblin named Alkaid was a strong person.
Despite being just a goblin, he is one of the peak masters of the secret art of black magic.
So, even if Alkaid’s black magic was a bit different from the essence of magic, it could not be denied that it had reached a high level.
That may be why it was possible to compare to godhood even without divinity.
‘And yet Alkaid is ranked as low as the 62nd monarch.’
Therefore, I was worried about what the monarchs I would encounter in the future would be like.
In fact, the fact that Alkaid, the 62nd monarch, is this strong doesn’t mean that other monarchs in the demon world are even stronger than this.
I couldn’t help but feel distraught.
Perhaps there could have been a higher level of deity beyond the level of formal deity.
Even that is at a level that cannot be taken lightly.
However, it would have been better to focus on present rewards rather than worrying about the future that would soon come anyway.
And I immediately changed my mind.
[ Now that I think about it, it’s been a while since I got an exclusive effect. ]
The moment I confirmed the exclusive effect obtained through the myth <Possibility of Transcendence>.
[ This… … . ]
At that, I couldn’t help but make my eyes sparkle and put a smile on my face.
[You can increase your black magic talent… … . ]
It was worth it.
The newly acquired exclusive effect ‘Dark Talent (A+)’ is an effect that supports black magic talent.
Is it possible to increase your talent for the highest technology that can twist and defy the providence of the world?
In fact, it could be said to be the most useful exclusive effect for me, who lacks proficiency in black magic.
[I got something better than I expected. ]
Therefore, I immediately concentrated my mind and used black magic again.
In the blink of an eye, the magical power in the body was converted to demonic energy, and black light shimmered and exploded from all over the body.
But this doesn’t do anything.
At most, if I continue to surround myself with demonic energy like this, I will only be able to increase my physical abilities.
Just like that, I squinted my eyes half-closed for a moment and remembered the techniques I had seen in the previous battle with Alkaid.
[I think I know a lot about techniques… … . ]
But I wasn’t very satisfied.
[Undesired Haven], [Black Halo], [Shadow of Lightning Hidden in the Darkness], etc… … .
I’ve seen many black magic spells so far, and even created a black magic called black halo, but it wasn’t enough.
[But it’s still not enough. ]
Black magic is a technique that twists the essence and assists it.
If so, there was a strong possibility that it could be applied to skills and powers beyond divine power.
However, in the battle with Alkaid, assisting the divine <Death> with black magic [black halo] was nothing more than a link using the divine armor.
It is not a technique that uses only black magic.
‘The reason I was able to use black magic [Black Halo] on the sacred <Death> was, if I were to be specific, thanks to linking it with the divine armor.’
Therefore, it could not be used equally for skills or powers.
[Then what should I do? ]
And I had no choice but to take a moment to catch my breath and think.
Perhaps the only answer to this problem may be to build technical proficiency in black magic over time.
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However, this time, with the new exclusive effect, didn’t my talent for black magic increase?
If my black magic talent really increased significantly, I would definitely be able to create a solution to this.
[ … … . ]
Because that’s what talent is.
[ i get it. ]
and.
[You can just create a new recipe from start to finish. ]
That was actually the case.
Tsutsutsu… … !!
However, the process was different from when creating black magic [Black Halo].
Previously, the creation of black magic [Black Halo] simply gave room for the application of black magic by connecting demonic energy to the armor of divinity.
It was nothing more than combining the basics of the black magic used by Alkaid with the power of the divine armor.
But this is different.
‘All I had to do was design the spell from the beginning into a form suitable for the tower’s challenger.’
In an instant, I dismantled the techniques I had seen in the battle with Alkaid one by one.
no.
In fact, the word deconstruction is nothing more than exploring the common denominators that the techniques have and identifying the basic principles of their composition.
The most basic elements in the composition of a technique.
If you can get it all out, you won’t have too much trouble when creating a new technique.
Technologies that share the same principles undoubtedly have a common denominator.
If so, shouldn’t you use it?
‘uh?’
however… … .
[ … … . ]
Contrary to what I thought, the more I dismantled the technique, the more strange events occurred.
[What is this again… … ? ]
That’s right… … .
[ … … Can this be this easy? ]
Now it had gone beyond extracting the basic organizing principles of black magic.
I don’t know why, but I suddenly felt like I knew the essence of the basic principles of black magic.
Is this the result of applying the newly acquired exclusive effect ‘Dark Talent (A+)’?
It feels as if black magic itself is a part of the body that has been present since birth.
And because of this, the creation of black magic accelerated to an unbelievable degree.
Chachachachachachachacha… … !!
In an instant, the form of the demonic energy came back together like a puzzle.
In less than a few seconds at most, more than a dozen techniques were formed, advancing to higher and higher levels as if building a building.
It looks like iron powder that sticks to a magnet on its own.
Now I couldn’t figure out why it was like this.
All I have to do is follow my newly acquired talent for exclusive effects, entrust myself to it, and focus my consciousness on creating black magic.
―What is this…? … .
And when Dam Cheon-woo saw that, he trembled with his Blood Heaven Demon Sword and let out a voice full of awe.
-you… … .
The tone was as if he couldn’t believe it.
―Is it really true that we were once the same human being? … ?
Now he has reached the level of godhood, and even the previous challengers who had reached the 40th floor were already amazed by his talent.
―Isn’t this the appearance of the Great Master that we only heard about in legends? … .
At this point, even I am dumbfounded by my own black magic talent.
I never would have thought that the technology that I saw for the first time today, which can be said to be the exclusive property of the demons, could be so easily dismantled and created anew.
Even the martial arts I had previously learned were not created this new.
But now, as I was looking at the newly created black magic technique that seemed to have surpassed even my martial arts skills, I burst into laughter.
[ her. ]
and.
[ Could it be that I was more talented at this than martial arts…? … ? ]
At the same time as I muttered that, I piled up one more black magic technique.
Duddud—!
In an instant, the newly created black magic was completed.
A new black magic that never existed before was born, solely to assist the skills and powers of challengers climbing the tower.
Until now, only selected geniuses among the demons had used it, but the black magic that would be used from now on would be different.
and.
【Skill cooldown acceleration】
The moment when the newly created black magic spell was activated.
Click, click… … !
“Skill ‘Light of Pursuit’ has been designated as an application target for [Skill Cooldown Acceleration].”
“The cooldown of the skill ‘Light of Pursuit’ is reduced by [Skill Cooldown Acceleration].”
In an instant, black lights flickered everywhere and a system message appeared before my eyes.
[ … … . ]
The cooldown of the previously used skill ‘Light of Pursuit’ has been reduced.
Originally, it was a skill that had a cooldown of 48 hours in return for attaching a tracking light to the demons serving the monarchs without any cost.
That’s why even demons who had reached a high level didn’t notice that they were being tracked.
Originally, the skill ‘Light of Pursuit’ still had a cooldown of over 40 hours.
“The cooldown time for skill ‘Last Stand’ is <23 hours 27 minutes 17 seconds> remaining.”
But not anymore.
[Really, did you do it? … . ]
succeded.
The cooldown of the skill ‘Light of Pursuit’ was reduced using black magic [Skill Cooltime Acceleration].
By relying solely on talent, I learned black magic for the first time today, and succeeded in developing a new black magic that reduces the cooldown of skills.
―It is said that the cooldown time of a skill can be reduced by almost half… … ?
It even reduces the skill’s original cooldown by nearly 50%.
―No way, then, as long as your body has overflowing magical energy, you can use the skill over and over again… … !?
Nonetheless, restrictions existed.
[ … … no. You won’t be able to do that. The magic power in the body is greatly reduced. ]
Black magic [Skill Cool Time Acceleration] was able to interfere by twisting the power of the system.
Therefore, the amount of magical energy consumed in black magic was enormous.
In fact, even if you convert magical energy into magical energy using the exclusive effect ‘Magic Energy Circuit (A+)’, nearly 40% of the magical energy in the body will disappear.
And this is not the only problem.
[And what’s more, this cannot be stacked on a single skill for a while. ]
Black magic [Skill Cool Time Acceleration] could not be used multiple times on a single skill.
[So, you won’t be able to reduce the skill’s cooldown time and again with black magic. ]
Even if black magic can twist the providence of the world, it is not an all-purpose technology.
Like martial arts, this also had a limit, and it was impossible to overcome it.
At least it is still a force that is thought to be so.
―… … Still, there are some limitations. But even so, it is an incredible power. You know that too.
Of course, it is undeniable that it is still great.
[ I know. ]
―It will allow you to turn the cooldown of your lifeline-like skills as quickly as possible from now on.
[I guess so. ]
-So you will have to be quite careful about that black magic. In the future, it may not be something like a half reduction in cooldown time, but a complete reduction.
[I am confident that it will happen in the future. ]
I smiled and responded to Dam Cheon-woo’s words.
[I created it, so I have no choice but to know better. ]
―… … .
[ This can later be used as a trump card that will completely reduce the cooldown of the skill at least once. ]
-It’s amazing, but it’s unlucky for you to say that.
[ … … . ]
―What a damn talent.
The hilt of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword trembled and Dam Cheon-yu grumbled dissatisfiedly.
Maybe it’s because the talent he’s shown so far is unbelievable.
I could understand.
To be honest, even I was surprised by the level of talent I saw while creating black magic [Skill Cooldown Acceleration].
‘I can’t believe there’s still room for talent to be used like this.’
There was still a lot to learn and become stronger in the world.
That’s why it was endlessly enjoyable.
This means that the means to reach the power of the ancient godhead and stand at the end of the path one day are still available everywhere in the world.
And it was time to smile happily at that.
“Special conditions met.”
Suddenly, a system message appeared before my eyes, announcing the achievement of an achievement.
“The achievement ‘Grand Master’ has been achieved.”
“Exclusive authority #D-0007 [Increased reward] is automatically activated when the conditions are met.”
Daejongsa (大宗師).
Is this thanks to the creation of a new black magic [Skill Cool Time Acceleration]?
It may be a little too late, but the tower recognized the achievement and tried to reward it.
「… … .」
“The level of achievements achieved by challenger Han Seong-yoon is very high.”
But somehow, there was a sense of heterogeneity.
‘No matter what achievements I’ve gotten so far, this phrase hasn’t appeared?’
It was worth it.
I’ve never seen a statement about the high level of achievements achieved as a challenger.
And at the same time as that question was raised, a system message followed and a reward was given.
「… … .」
「Approved.」
“With the approval of the Tower of Trials, the system allows challenger Han Seong-yoon to acquire additional exclusive authority.”
[ ? ]
even… … .
「Exclusive permission #A-0107 [Transcendence Skill] has been obtained.」
It is a reward for exclusive authority that is deeply related to the Tower of Trials.
