Ascension Through Skills - Chapter 577
[24, Episode 6]
581. Beyond (3)
The beast of the boundary is completely liberated.
It emerged from the narrow passage and revealed its whole self.
Koo-goo-goo-goo-goong!
The beast of the boundary shakes the domain itself. The beyond tries to crush the boundary. The domain moves and tramples.
But it is impossible.
The beast of the boundary howled wildly and claimed its domain.
Koo-wooo-oong!
The domains collide and confront each other. Neither side easily backs down.
“You are bigger and stronger, that’s true.”
Tae-san muttered.
“But my boundary is not weak either.”
The boundary is something between the universe and the beyond.
Even if the opponent is the domain of the ancient god itself, the fact that it has an advantage in nature does not change.
Kwad-dd-dd-deuk!
The beast of the boundary gradually inflates its body. It expands its domain as if it is enjoying the real liberation.
However, it soon reaches its limit.
At some point, the beast of the boundary could no longer increase its body size.
‘Well, that’s natural.’
There is definitely a limit. It was not an easy opponent that could be overthrown just because he had liberated the real boundary.
It doesn’t matter though.
In the first place, what he wanted was not victory.
“I wish.”
Authority. The effect of a broken wish.
Just once, he can do what he wants.
Whatever it is.
Tae-san uttered his wish.
“That you will never be able to intervene in the universe again, and that you will never be able to crawl out of this place.”
Not only the main body but also the small interventions, it cannot affect the universe.
A wish is uttered.
The authority is activated to make it happen.
Koo-goo-goo-goong…….
The beast of the boundary moves. With its self-awareness, it inflates its body according to Tae-san’s wish.
Gul-leong.
It spreads thinly and widely. It surrounds the domain of the ancient god like a membrane.
And it begins to separate.
The domain of the ancient god and the universe.
Koo-goo-goo-goong!
The moment it noticed that fact, the beyond was furious. The domain itself moves and strikes the beast of the boundary. It was a resistance like a child whose toy is being taken away.
“You don’t like this, do you?”
Tae-san smiled.
“But it doesn’t matter. It’s what I want.”
Whether the beyond wants it or not doesn’t mean anything to Tae-san. As it has been when the beyond played with the universe so far.
Kwad-dd-deuk.
The boundary spreads wider and wider. The beyond tries to stop it, but it is impossible.
The beast of the boundary was originally equal. The broken wish was also activated there. What he wishes will surely come true.
Kug-deuk. Kug-deuk.
It is gradually separated by the widely spreading beast.
And finally.
The beast of the boundary completely separates the universe from the domain of the ancient god.
The beast of the boundary had perfectly separated the universe and the realm of the transcendent.
“It is over.”
Koo-goo-goo-goong!
The being beyond could not be more furious. The realm itself began to distort in strange ways.
Taesan looked at it indifferently.
“It was nice meeting you.”
Taesan bowed politely. Like a gentleman.
“And farewell. We will never see each other again.”
Taesan stepped over the unfolded boundary.
The being beyond brandished its power. The realm itself moved, trying to strike Taesan.
However, Taesan had already stepped over the boundary.
The unfolded boundary and the power of the being beyond collided.
Kuwooooooong!
The boundary shook.
But that was all.
The boundary was firmly holding its ground.
The being beyond was enraged.
And Taesan arrived in the universe.
There were many transcendents waiting for him.
Their gazes were filled with awe.
Taesan spoke indifferently.
“It is over.”
* * *
Taesan snapped his fingers. Arirang, the wizard, and Rakiratas appeared before him.
“So… how did you do it?”
“I used the beast of the boundary to separate the universe and the realm of the transcendent.”
[I understand that, but how did you do it?]
“It was nothing much. I simply blocked the entire concept of crossing over.”
The realm was vast. It was impossible for even Taesan to cover all of it.
However, the only way the transcendent could intervene in small ways was by utilizing concepts such as crossing over space.
In that case, all he had to do was block that concept.
“I wrapped it up like a thin film. Just like how water and oil cannot mix, I created such a layer.”
[Is that even possible?]
“It is possible with a boundary.”
In the first place, if it was a boundary that was placed in between, it could definitely play that role.
Above all, the boundary had become alive due to the circulation.
Even if the boundary were to crack, the beast of the boundary itself would repair it.
“They will try various things to break it, but it will be meaningless.”
The being beyond was the realm itself.
It could not become stronger or weaker. That was its limit.
In that case, there was nothing it could do about the beast of the boundary. It did not attack or devour the being beyond; it simply existed there. The being beyond did not have the power to trample even such a boundary.
“At least as long as I am not annihilated, they will never be able to intervene in the universe again.”
“Does that mean…
“It is over. All of it.”
Taesan spoke indifferently.
* * *
Taesan returned to Earth.
The people of Earth were simply rejoicing.
They would not know what Taesan had done. They were enjoying their victory without knowing anything.
The only one who knew the truth was Lee Taeyoon.
“Is it over?”
Taesan nodded. It was all over.
In the most perfect sense.
Lee Taeyoon smiled.
“You’ve worked hard, Taesan.”
* * *
Taesan, who had been sightseeing on Earth for a while, returned to the labyrinth.
A space where there was no one, only him alone.
No. It wasn’t completely alone. Bardley and Akasha were there.
But the two of them had become so familiar to Taesan that he felt virtually alone.
Taesan looked up at the ceiling blankly.
It was all over.
He felt a sense of powerlessness. It was like a racehorse that had been running hard had reached the finish line and collapsed.
Taesan closed his eyes.
If he fell asleep now, he would be able to fall asleep for the first time in his life without worrying about anything.
However.
Taesan opened his eyes.
“I have to do one last thing before I go.”
He got up from his seat. He looked into the void and opened his mouth.
“You can come out now.”
Screech.
The space split open, and a woman appeared.
It was the Green Witch.
She bowed respectfully in front of Taesan.
“Congratulations. For finishing everything.”
“You know, too?”
“I am the one who resides in the labyrinth. The magician told me himself.”
The Green Witch remained motionless, her body bowed.
Looking at her attitude, Taesan realized.
“Have you decided?”
“……Yes.”
The Green Witch’s wish was to become a transcendent.
She wanted to rule a single, perfect concept alone.
But she was immortal. She had reached that point and worked tirelessly, but she had not been able to become a transcendent.
The reason was simple.
What she had built up in the first place was designed to make it impossible for her to reach transcendence.
She could never become a transcendent unless she solved that problem.
The problem was that it was impossible to throw away what she had built up herself.
Taesan was special, but if he abandoned himself, he would be overwhelmed by a terrible sense of despair.
Literally to the point of death.
She couldn’t do it herself.
But Taesan could.
With his power, he could usurp what the Green Witch had built up.
“Are you sure?”
But in the end, she had to give it up. Everything of her own. The Green Witch nodded.
“Yes. I’ve decided. I’ll give up on myself.”
“If you’ve decided that.”
Taesan put his hand on the Green Witch’s head.
Her body was trembling.
Anxiety, worry, and the fear of having to give up everything she had built up.
But she did not back down.
She entrusted her body to Taesan’s hand.
The ability is activated.
[You have activated Spirit Usurpation.]
Everything the Green Witch had built up was usurped by Taesan. The Green Witch groaned involuntarily.
“Ah••••••
Crash.
Everything she had desperately built up was usurped. The Green Witch’s body trembled.
Rumble.
And soon, everything she had became Taesan’s.
[You have acquired the spirit skill [World Interference].]
“Ah.”
The Green Witch collapsed.
Taesan caught her falling body.
“Thank you……”
“How do you feel?”
“……Not good.”
The Green Witch staggered to her feet.
She looked at her hand for a moment and smiled wryly.
“It’s been…… so long since I’ve felt this.”
She was now an ordinary human.
The mighty power to crush mountains, part seas, and open skies had disappeared without a trace.
She was now a weak woman who couldn’t even break a single tree.
She had lost everything.
“But……”
The Green Witch clenched her fists.
“I sincerely thank you. Oh great one.”
“You have nothing to thank me for.”
On the contrary, he had done the worst thing to her.
“What are you going to do now?”
“First of all…… I must find the right way.”
The way to become a transcendent.
“To do that, I might as well become an adventurer.”
The Green Witch smiled faintly.
“I’ll go on a journey again. I hope that someday…… I will see you again with my own power.”
“I’ll be waiting.”
The Green Witch left.
Taesan watched her back for a while and muttered.
“Is this what you wanted?”
“Not from my point of view.”
A voice rang out. The space was cut open and the Magician appeared.
“She was a contractor anyway. Her loss is my loss. But…… it’s not an important issue anymore.”
The Magician muttered.
He looked at Taesan and opened his mouth.
“Taesan. Do you know where this is?”
“100th floor.”
The end of the labyrinth.
It was the end point. The Magician nodded.
“You have cleared the labyrinth splendidly.”
[100th floor cleared.]
“And…… now I must give you a reward.”
A message I saw when I entered the labyrinth.
[This is a labyrinth created by a great magician long ago. It is said that he will grant one wish to those who conquer it.]
Grant a wish to the conqueror.
Lee Taeyong failed to make a wish. Because she cleared the labyrinth by cheating.
She failed to conquer the labyrinth.
Conquest was not simply clearing the 100th floor.
Literally, the labyrinth had to be perfectly conquered.
I wonder if anyone has ever met that condition. Even he doesn’t know.
But now Taesan has conquered the labyrinth.
It was so perfect that he couldn’t even spit.
“Now. Conqueror of the labyrinth.”
The Magician asked Taesan as the master of the labyrinth.
“What do you wish for?”
The Magician of the Labyrinth asked the conqueror of the labyrinth for a wish.
Level up with skill experience.