Chapter 150 – Constellation Descent

Meanwhile, upon hearing Park Jincheol’s mutter of “Hallasan,” An Gyeongseok soon realized they had returned from the Otherworld to Earth and looked at Lee Hanseong.

“What in the…?”

Their time had been frozen since they had just arrived in the Otherworld, after witnessing Seo Minho’s resurrection and Awakening.

Suddenly returning to Earth was not easily comprehensible.

However, true to his origins from the Seven Star Guild, An Gyeongseok quickly stabilized his mind and focused on grasping the situation.

‘Did it stop our time? Then how much time has actually passed?’

The innate Wisdom Skill of An Gyeongseok’s contracted Spirit, Einstein, <Theory of Relativity>, naturally calculated the time they had been frozen.

And upon seeing the calculation result, An Gyeongseok’s eyebrows twitched.

‘It hasn’t even been a full day?!’

Clearly, the purpose of going to the Otherworld was to gain the power to oppose the two Apostles on Earth.

Why had they returned so quickly?

An Gyeongseok’s eyes narrowed as he looked at Lee Hanseong.

But just then.

Whoosh.

A golden Mental Image Domain suddenly unfolded around Lee Hanseong, who was staring blankly into the void, perhaps checking System Messages.

By accelerating his consciousness through a locally deployed Golden Divine Realm, he entered a state of near-frozen time.

An Gyeongseok followed Lee Hanseong into this consciousness acceleration.

Thanks to having just invoked the wisdom of <Theory of Relativity> for calculation, he could accelerate his consciousness as well.

‘My body won’t move…? No, is it just my consciousness accelerating rapidly?’

Although An Gyeongseok didn’t know the name of the Golden Divine Realm, he could immediately guess the intention behind deploying it.

Now that they had returned to Earth, there was no telling when or where the Apostles might attack.

Instead of leisurely checking messages, he intended to check them within this slowed time.

‘That means… the messages aren’t something that can be checked quickly.’

An Gyeongseok realized that Lee Hanseong must have gained a considerable number of achievements without his knowledge.

Remembering how Lee Hanseong had grown rapidly stronger right after the fifth historical alteration, he already knew such a thing wasn’t impossible, allowing him to grasp the situation quickly.

As Lee Hanseong’s glowing golden pupils moved up and down even in the near-frozen time.

An Gyeongseok read the number of messages Lee Hanseong was checking based on that movement.

‘Twelve, or is it thirteen?’

While not all messages would be achievement completion messages, anticipation welled up at the number of messages that typically only appear when clearing a dungeon of a higher-than-appropriate level.

‘Could it be that you’re trying to rise to 6-Star in less than a day after reaching 5-Star… huh?!’

Whoosh.

However, within the slowed time, a change occurred in An Gyeongseok’s soul, which was connected to Lee Hanseong.

The Folklore Treasure ‘Guarantee of the Righteous Will,’ which he had received upon joining the guild, was changing.

Its effects were strengthening.

Whoosh!

The computational power granted by the wisdom of the Theory of Relativity sketched the form of the originally invisible Folklore Treasure in An Gyeongseok’s mind.

The Guarantee of the Righteous Will, a chest-shaped vessel containing the remains of three Great Yokai: the White-Faced Golden-Furred Nine-Tailed Fox, the Heavenly Drunken Boy, and the Great Evil Phantom.

A new Folklore Treasure was being added inside it.

‘A sword, a bell, a mirror. Are these three a set of Folklore Treasures?’

A Folklore Treasure reminiscent of the myth of the Three Sacred Treasures passed down in Korea and Japan.

As its form was sketched in his mind, its name naturally flowed in from somewhere.

The sword-shaped one was <Kirin Heavenly Sword>.

The bell-shaped one was <Phoenix Heavenly Sound Bell>.

The mirror-shaped one was <Rainbow Heavenly Penetrating Mirror>.

The three combined were called <Asura Three Divine Artifacts>.

Lee Hanseong had offered a clearly superior Folklore Treasure compared to the existing ‘Guarantee of the Righteous Will’ into the Guarantee of the Righteous Will.

Rumble—

The seductive demonic aura of the White-Faced Golden-Furred Nine-Tailed Fox connected with the Phoenix’s Heavenly Sound.

The drunkenness of the Heavenly Drunken Boy, especially the intoxication that created Inner Demons, connected with the Rainbow’s Seven Emotions.

The Divine Power of the Great Evil Phantom, which controlled thunder, lightning bolts, and clouds, connected with the heavenly tribulations created by the Kirin’s order.

The result of this connection was…

‘Blessing of Transcendence… Is this the Guild Master’s new Folklore Treasure?’

The birth of a new Folklore Treasure that retained the effects of the existing ‘Guarantee of the Righteous Will’ while vastly expanding its limits.

No, it was a blessing that transcended the category of Folklore Treasures.

A Blessing of Transcendence, rivaling a Constellation’s Blessing, spread from Lee Hanseong to the Galaxy Guild members connected to the existing Guarantee of the Righteous Will.

‘Ooooh!’

Although no immediate major change was added to An Gyeongseok, he immediately grasped the value of the Blessing of Transcendence.

Previously, the Guarantee of the Righteous Will could only raise the Grade by half-steps from 7-Star and above.

But with the addition of the Asura Three Divine Artifacts, it changed to raise the Grade by one full stage even for 7-Star and above, like Lee Hanseong’s First Awakening Skill, Transcendence.

Of course, it wasn’t without limits.

‘It still has no effect on 11-Star Divine Spirits. And its effect on 10-Star will inevitably be halved.’

Since it wasn’t just Lee Hanseong individually but all Galaxy Guild members, and the connections could increase indefinitely, this expansion of limits was a tremendous event.

But even after such a cataclysm, Lee Hanseong’s pupils did not stop moving.

It seemed there were still achievements left to check.

‘Could it really be…!’

And as An Gyeongseok expected.

Ultimately, Lee Hanseong surpassed the critical point required for 6-Star Awakening.

Fwoosh!

—Congratulations.

Along with the image of the Galaxy Guild’s Constellation he had glimpsed in the Celestial Sky Path embracing Lee Hanseong from behind and blessing him.

‘This isn’t a level that can simply be defined as 6-Star!’

Lee Hanseong Awakened as a 6-Star.

Not in the same way as an ordinary Awakened, but a special Awakening where even as a 6-Star, it was no different from a 10-Star Awakening!

Realizing this, An Gyeongseok inwardly smiled with relief.

Judging that with the Blessing of Transcendence added on top, neither the Heavenly Slaughter Demon Lord nor the Sun Star King could attack Lee Hanseong and the Galaxy Guild as easily as before.

* * *

[You have acquired sufficient achievement for Awakening and Awaken as a 6-Star.]

[The Chaos Constellation blesses your achievement!]

Grrrrrrrr!

Deep within.

From deep inside Lee Hanseong’s soul, connected to the Axis of Chaos, immense Starlight, rivaling the blessing of the Twelve Constellations, erupted, aiding his Awakening.

Sssssss—

Of course, it wasn’t a blessing that did everything for him like the blessing of the Twelve Constellations.

The work of engraving Awakening Skills onto his soul had to be done by himself, just as when he Awakened as a 5-Star.

But from Lee Hanseong’s perspective, this was actually better.

‘Since my 5th Awakening Skill was <Reversal>…’

His 6th Awakening Skill had already been decided since he reached 5-Star.

‘My 6th Awakening Skill should naturally be <Synthesis of Opposites>.’

Whoosh!

[6th Awakening Skill <Synthesis of Opposites> is being formed.]

Lee Hanseong, who immersed himself within, pierced holes in the surface of his soul, engraved the circuit of <Synthesis of Opposites>, and returned, just as when he Awakened as a 5-Star.

Now his Grade was 7-Star due to the ‘Blessing of Transcendence.’

Lee Hanseong did not stop there and activated Transcendence once more.

Fwoosh!

He raised his Grade to 8-Star.

It was to engrave the circuits of the 3rd and 4th Awakening Skills, which are acquired as Skills, into his mind.

And once he felt he had sufficiently understood, he immediately began the acquisition process.

‘Soul Imprint.’

Sssss—

Soon, Group Transcendence and Soul Imprint were acquired as Legendary Skills, and all of Lee Hanseong’s Awakening Skills became his own, free from the Constellation’s Blessing.

Since he had already learned Reversal, the form of Polarity Reversal naturally came to mind.

Group Transcendence connected with Divine Fall and Consecutive Divine Fall to become 《Group Divine Fall》.

Soul Imprint became 《Soul Bleaching》, which removes Skill circuits engraved on the soul.

After defining the forms of positive and negative in this way, he continued preparing to create an Authority through Synthesis of Opposites.

The Skills that could be used as materials when creating an Authority were only those originating from him alone.

Skills obtained through Spirit Contracts were excluded.

This also applied to Skills integrated using a Spirit’s Skills as materials.

‘Then the usable Skills are…’

Innate Skill <Spirit Particle Manipulation>.

Legendary Skills <Primordial Chaos Gang Qi>, <Grasp>, <Primordial Chaos Treasure Body>.

Legendary Awakening Skills <Transcendence>, <Consecutive Transcendence>, <Group Transcendence>, <Soul Imprint>.

Among these, he first integrated the Legendary Skills that were Awakening Skills.

[<Transcendence (Legendary)> + <Consecutive Transcendence (Legendary)> = <Transcendent Star (Myth)>]

[<Group Transcendence (Legendary)> + <Soul Imprint (Legendary)> = <Omnipresent Star (Myth)>]

Thus, he filled two Myths, but the remaining Skills were insufficient to fill the three other Myths needed for Authority creation.

This was because the positions of the 5th and 6th Awakening Skills, which originally should have provided two Myths, were occupied by Reversal and Synthesis of Opposites.

Thanks to obtaining Reversal and Synthesis of Opposites early, he could attempt Authority creation sooner.

But conversely, the difficulty had increased even more.

However, it wasn’t without a solution.

‘What Transcendent Star enhances is no longer just the Grade of the soul.’

The answer lay in the newly obtained Transcendent Star and Omnipresent Star.

Transcendent Star could imbue everything Lee Hanseong desired.

And the limit to which Transcendent Star could be dispersed had disappeared due to Omnipresent Star.

Rumble!

Transcendent Star imbued each of the remaining three Legendary Skills, sublimating them from Legendary Grade to Myth Grade.

[Due to <Transcendent Star>, the Legendary Skill <Primordial Chaos Gang Qi> evolves into the Myth Skill <Primordial Chaos Divine Art>.]

Primordial Chaos Gang Qi became a Divine Art that contains Mirinae’s Primordial Chaos.

[Due to <Transcendent Star>, the Legendary Skill <Grasp> evolves into the Myth Skill <Repair Heaven and Earth>.]

Grasp, which dominates the surrounding Domain, became Repair Heaven and Earth, which traps the world within a sleeve.

[Due to <Transcendent Star>, the Legendary Skill <Primordial Chaos Treasure Body> evolves into the Myth Skill <Primordial Chaos Sacred Body>.]

Primordial Chaos Treasure Body transformed beyond a Treasure Body into a Sacred Body where the body itself was no different from a Divine Artifact.

Yet, even with five Myths, plus Reversal and Synthesis of Opposites making seven Myths in total, there was still a lack to complete the Authority.

‘What’s missing…?’

His unconscious instincts and intuition were refusing to let the Authority complete as it was.

Recalling Duren’s case, Lee Hanseong soon realized the reason.

‘Only my own pure Myths can become materials for the Authority, but that doesn’t mean other Myths or Legends cannot influence it.’

If it had been only Duren’s Myth Skills, he wouldn’t have been able to unlock the Buddha keyword.

Because Lee Hanseong’s Skills had previously corresponded with the characteristics of the Six Supernatural Powers and the Buddha, laying the foundation, the powerful identity of [Great Sun Tathagata] could be completed.

It was the same for Lee Hanseong.

He could complete the Authority right now, but doing so would not draw out his maximum potential.

‘To draw out that potential, I need to promote all contracted Spirits to at least 6-Star and fill all available Skill slots.’

Following the answer provided by the Constellation’s wisdom, Lee Hanseong prepared for the sixth historical alteration.

He had consumed all his remaining achievements during the 6-Star Awakening process, but that wasn’t a problem.

The moment Mirinae became a complete Constellation, the cost for activating Stigmas was no longer imposed on him while maintaining the Constellation Descent state.

‘An Authority might be one thing, but Stigmas are nothing.’

Although the achievement consumption had disappeared, it was still useful to have Legendary Equipment or above conduct historical alterations in his stead like clones, so he summoned Legendary Equipment from the Reverse World.

<Throne of the Dharma Wheel>, <Extreme Seal of Yato>, <North Star Crown>, <Epicenter’s Jewel>, <Steel Gauntlet>, <Heavenly Demon Medallion>.

[<Primordial Chaos Divine Art> links with 《Divine Artifact Awakening》 and <Omnipresent Star>.]

He unfolded Divine Artifact Awakening along with Omnipresent Star on the six pieces of Legendary Equipment.

Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble!

The Throne of the Dharma Wheel Awakened into the Dharma Wheel Divine Throne, containing <Dharma Wheel Divine Realm>.

The Extreme Seal of Yato Awakened into the Yeto Divine Banner, containing <Yeto Divine Territory>.

The North Star Crown Awakened into the North Pole Divine Crown, containing <North Pole Divine Realm>.

The Epicenter’s Jewel Awakened into the Center Divine Bead, containing <Center Divine Domain>.

The Steel Gauntlet Awakened into the Steel Divine Beast, containing <Steel Divine Realm>.

The Heavenly Demon Medallion Awakened into the Heavenly Demon Divine Medallion, containing <“Heavenly Demon Descends, Ten Thousand Demons Bow”>.

And the newly Awakened Divine Artifacts could become mediums for historical alteration.

He imbued Transcendent Star into his contracted Spirits, applied Second Stage Transcendence, and using the choices that arose from that, activated a historical alteration to stop time.

Fwa-ba-ba-ba-bat!

The six Divine Artifacts first performed Spirit Possession into the records of the corresponding Constellations.

Just as Lee Hanseong, having prepared a joint historical alteration, was about to perform Spirit Possession into history himself.

Crackle—

An undeniable sound came from the sky.

Goosebumps viciously rose on his spine.

Time should have been stopped.

‘…Crazy,’

Lee Hanseong, who looked up at the sky, inwardly cursed.

The sky was splitting.

[Have you returned? And with the rebel I expelled?]

The Sun Star King Luke Meyer, no, the Sun Constellation, looked at him within the stopped time.

Crackle crackle crackle crackle!

Not merely sending a gaze, it was tearing the sky apart, Manifesting the Star Constellation’s True Body.

It seemed bringing Park Jincheol from the Otherworld to Earth had offended it, as it showed extreme anger.

Grrrrrrrrrr!

A cosmic Giant God, composed of countless stars to the point Earth looked small, reached its hand toward Lee Hanseong.

‘Do you intend to shatter Earth?!’

Hundreds of thousands of stars belonging to a single Constellation all performed Spirit Overlay.

And within that, tens of thousands of Treasure Vessels possessed by High-Rank Spirits formed a Treasure Body—that very thing.

The true combat power an Apostle connected to a Constellation could display.

Constellation Descent.

[Die with the rebel.]

Kwaaaaaaaang!

Though its essence was no different from a High-Rank Awakener’s Prerogative, the Overwhelming Power stemming from its astronomical scale engulfed Lee Hanseong.