Chapter 163 – Dream Chaos Divine Realm

For vampires, Familiars are their hands and feet, their eyes and ears.

At the same time, an Apostle can descend upon their past self, transcending time.

If an 11-Star True God can only passively respond when someone attempts to alter their history.

Then a 12-Star Main God can actively intervene in the past as much as they wish by expending Causality.

“That was… certainly dangerous just now.”

This was precisely why Mirkala had urgently bitten Lee Hanseong.

The Prometheus existing in Rough’s present cannot perceive the Dream Fantasy World layered with countless dreams.

But through the dream of Utangka projected deep within that Dream Fantasy World, he would have sufficiently perceived the inside of the Dream Fantasy World.

Had that happened, even the current Prometheus would likely have been able to shatter the Dream Fantasy World’s veil and target Rough’s group.

“That’s right. So if you’re going to observe, you must conceal your existence with Dream Threads and minimize intervention.”

“Understood. I’ll be careful.”

It became impossible to alter Utangka’s reality by consuming the dreams of the Dream Fantasy World.

Even indirectly conveying revelations while Utangka dreams or sharing the Protagonist’s fortune through observation was dangerous.

Of course, considering the cases of the previous main Spirits, even without direct intervention, since they possess Divine Artifacts, they might complete their Promotion on their own.

But Utangka’s situation wasn’t favorable enough to simply trust.

‘Utangka is already entangled with Prometheus’s Familiar.’

An Apostle is, in essence, an event that defies probability.

Just as in Henrietta’s history, Gobhan suddenly encountered the Apostle of the Wind Constellation and met his death.

Utangka could also die at any moment, suddenly confronted by Prometheus.

Moreover, the Center Divine Domain unfolded with the Center Divine Bead would be nothing more than a self-destructive move against Prometheus, the Apostle of the Epicenter.

Because within the Center Divine Domain, Prometheus’s power would be at its strongest.

‘But if it’s Dream Chaos instead of the Epicenter, the story changes.’

If, at the moment Utangka unfolds the Center Divine Domain, the Dream Fantasy World is overlaid upon it, and the Yeto Divine Territory and Steel Divine Realm are also unfolded to complete the Dream Chaos Divine Realm?

Then intervention to some degree, which even Prometheus cannot perceive, becomes possible.

Although the opponent can perceive the Center Divine Domain, which is part of the Dream Chaos Divine Realm, making direct intervention impossible, indirect intervention should be sufficiently possible.

Lee Hanseong waited for that moment, concealing Rough and Mirkala’s existence with Dream Threads, waiting for Utangka to use the Center Divine Bead.

The wait was short.

“Spread forth, Center Divine Bead.”

Immediately after facing Prometheus’s Familiar, Utangka, wary of the opponent whose Grade had suddenly risen, promptly deployed the Center Divine Domain.

‘Now!’

Rough, timing it perfectly, held the Yeto Divine Banner in one hand and the Steel Divine Beast in the other, materializing the Dream Fantasy World within the Center Divine Domain Utangka had unfolded.

“Defile, Yeto Divine Banner.”

“Knead, Steel Divine Beast.”

While simultaneously unfolding the Divine Domains of the two Divine Artifacts.

And the moment the four Divine Domains belonging to Dream Chaos gathered in one place.

―Hehe. Well done.

[Quest, ‘Divine Realm Collection II’ has been resolved.]

[Maya’s presence becomes even more distinct.]

Along with Maya’s praise, as the Dream Chaos Divine Realm was completed, the Constellation quest was resolved.

Furarararak―

As the Authority of Dream Chaos unfolded, a world filled with countless bubble dimensions and scattering light spread before Rough’s eyes.

And then.

[Great Feat, ‘Dream Chaos Divine Realm Complete’ has been achieved.]

[The Wind Constellation bursts into laughter and records Rough’s Great Feat and altered history!]

[6th Awakening Skill “Disorder” Blooms.]

…….

With the achievement of completing the Dream Chaos Divine Realm, Rough’s promotion to 6-Star was completed.

Simultaneously, Lee Hanseong realized the Historical Alteration was about to end.

‘Why? Historical Alteration shouldn’t consume any more Feats…’

The fact that the Historical Alteration, which had changed to allow continuation as long as desired, was about to end meant there was another reason.

That reason soon became apparent.

‘Crack―.’

A heavy, clogged sensation, as if something was stuck inside, was felt.

Lee Hanseong’s Vessel was full.

For a moment, Lee Hanseong calculated the Star Ranks of his contracted Spirits.

‘I’m 6-Star, so the number of stars my Vessel can hold expanded from the initial 12 six times, making 84.’

Duren and Pheidippides, who have reached True God Rank, and Hans are 11-Star.

And Utangka is 4-Star, Blundell is 5-Star, and the remaining seven, including Rough, are 6-Star.

Based on Rough’s promotion this time, the total sum of stars possessed by the Spirits was also 84.

‘Wait, didn’t the Vessel expand once more due to the Star Rank increased by the Blessing of Transcendence?’

Lee Hanseong thought that since his permanently maintainable Grade was 7-Star, the limit of stars he could hold had increased to 96.

But it seems that wasn’t the case.

If things continued like this, he would have to end the Historical Alteration without even resolving Blundell’s problem.

But it wasn’t that there was no method.

‘In the previous Historical Alteration, even after it ended, Rough continued the alteration.’

A workaround made possible because Rough is recorded by the Wind Constellation, which deceives Providence.

Adding the Disorder that Rough just Bloomed, the limit of the Vessel could also be resolved.

“Disorder!”

Jjang―

Just before the Historical Alteration ended, he quickly activated Disorder and deceived Providence so that his Vessel would also expand with the Blessing of Transcendence.

From this moment, the limit of stars Lee Hanseong could hold was 96.

The heavy, clogged sensation also disappeared now.

‘Whew, I can breathe a little now.’

With the problem resolved, it was time to focus on the Historical Alteration again.

For now, Utangka’s history was temporarily halted along with the completion of the Dream Chaos Divine Realm.

It would remain so until the branch that would become Utangka’s present was determined among the countless branching bubble dimensions.

“Utangka’s side isn’t urgent, so let’s handle this side first.”

Thus, he turned his gaze towards Blundell’s side.

Patsutsutsutsutsu!

Although the power of the Dream Fantasy World, which had been slowing his time, was released with the completion of the Dream Chaos Divine Realm, he was still frozen, engulfed in blue sparks.

Just like with Utangka, countless bubbles surged around him, placing his present in an indeterminate state.

“…Why, isn’t it there?”

The problem was that among the countless bubble dimensions that arose, there wasn’t a single branch where Blundell’s Body Reformation ended safely.

In every branch, the world’s Providence was rejecting Blundell’s Void.

No matter how much the Authority of Dream Chaos derives branches that don’t exist, that too is only possible if there is some material to some extent in already existing branches.

But in any branch reflected in the bubble dimensions, no possibility of material that could become a branch to save Blundell was visible.

“Does this mean Blundell is inevitably doomed to die?”

He asked towards Maya, whose presence was strongly felt within the Dream Chaos Divine Realm.

―Hehe, just because you can’t see it, does it truly not exist?

At her meaningful answer, he examined Blundell’s branches once more.

Then, he realized one fact.

The fact that there was no bubble dimension reflecting the branch where Rough’s Disorder was applied to Blundell.

That was also the branch Lee Hanseong had been searching for until now.

If the problem was the world’s Providence rejecting Blundell, the calculation was that creating Disorder, where such Providence and order are absent, would solve it….

“Wait, could it be that because order doesn’t exist, it can’t even be seen?”

At the thought that unintentionally came to mind, he immediately tried directly unfolding Disorder upon Blundell.

Jjang―

Then, within the Dream Chaos Divine Realm, Blundell’s figure completely disappeared.

The countless bubbles reflecting his branches also vanished.

But the System Message that appeared in the place where Blundell disappeared could still be seen.

[Conditions met, Void Return Constitution Blooms!]

[Great Feat, ‘One Who Escaped Providence’s Gaze’ has been achieved!]

[The Darkness Constellation records ■■■ ■■■■’s Feat and altered history in the Abyss!]

[6th Awakening Skill 《Dark Age》Blooms.]

…….

It was a message that Blundell Violet, reborn as an unknown existence recorded only in the Abyss of the Darkness Constellation, had completed his promotion to 6-Star.

Although his name was blacked out as if erased by Causality, his name still remained in Lee Hanseong’s memory.

Here, the Abyss signifies the Dark Divine Realm, so it couldn’t be seen through the Dream Chaos Divine Realm.

Simultaneously, he also guessed that Dark Age was another name for the Dark Divine Realm.

Thanks to Rough’s Wordplay Skill, which can read the meaning contained within language.

‘If Gate of the Abyss merely opens a gate connected to the Abyss, then Dark Age overlays the Abyss itself onto reality.’

Dark Age refers to a period in the Middle Ages when many records were lost and civilization declined.

The epithet of the Dark Divine Realm, which drags the Abyss to the surface world and blacks out the opponent’s records, manifested as Dark Age.

‘With this… it seems like we could blind Prometheus’s eyes? No, it won’t work.’

The thought that suddenly arose was soon abandoned upon realizing it was impossible due to the issue of conflict between Divine Domains.

Instead, he thought of a method to produce a similar effect using the Dream Chaos Divine Realm.

“If we only summon branches where Prometheus cannot perceive us, we could achieve a Concealment effect.”

Only after applying his thought exactly did Utangka’s history begin to flow again.

* * *

Utangka was intuiting victory even while looking at the massive mammoth-form Monster, which was stronger than when it had killed his 2-Star self before the history alteration.

“Wahahahaha!”

Because a method to evolve his body, which had achieved Spirit Assimilation, once more suddenly came to mind.

[<Spirit Fusion Divine Body(Unique)>+<Thunderfire Unyielding(Unique)>=<Thunderfire Treasure Body(Legendary)>]

Fwaaat― Pajijijijijik!

Although it was the evolved form of a Skill pioneered by Lee Hanseong through the Dream Chaos Divine Realm, Utangka didn’t care about its origin and fully enjoyed the power of the Thunderfire Treasure Body.

Patpatpatpatpatpat!

Utangka was 5-Star due to the Blessing of Transcendence, but with the addition of the Treasure Body, he could exhibit physical abilities comparable to 7-Star.

With lightning speed, Utangka surged behind the massive Monster in the blink of an eye, grinning as if his mouth would tear, clenching both hands and bringing them down like a hammer towards the opponent’s cervical spine.

“Die!”

Moreover, the evolved Skill wasn’t just Thunderfire Treasure Body.

Magic Script and Hunting Studies also evolved into Mantra and Master Hunter respectively, allowing him to handle the power of Lightning Fire more precisely and lethally.

Kwarung! Kwarung! Kwakkwakkwang!!

Every time Utangka struck the mammoth, flames that burrowed into the skin like lightning continuously exploded.

Each attack, befitting a Master Hunter, targeted vital points and joints as critical hits.

The mammoth couldn’t keep up with that speed and could only take the hits.

But Utangka couldn’t feel at ease in this situation.

Because the Monster that killed him in the past possessed not just physical prowess but another ability as well.

Sure enough.

―Grooooooar! How dare you, you fly-like bastard!

Hweeeeeeeeeeng!

A blizzard began to swirl around the mammoth, which roared with all its might amidst the explosions.

Along with it, all of the mammoth’s fur had turned white.

By adding an attribute to the Monster’s body through Elementalization, it had elevated it to the level of a Treasure Body.

Chiiiiiiiiii―!

The flames of Lightning Fire clashed with the mammoth’s cold air, causing steam to billow densely.

―Freeze solid!

Jjeojeojeojeojeojik!

Subsequently, the steam spread like fog and froze, restricting Utangka’s movements.

It meant the mammoth’s cold air was stronger than the heat emitted through Lightning Fire.

Since both had achieved Treasure Bodies, what created the difference was size, a natural phenomenon.

“Ssshaaa―”

The body built up through Body Hardening Art was being overpowered by the Monster’s body.

The flames handled through Spirit Art were being overpowered by the Monster’s cold air.

If it were a contest of sheer power, Utangka would inevitably lose.

But it wasn’t that Utangka had no chance of winning.

“The essence of the world is ‘Elemental’.”

Because the Lightning Fire, having glimpsed the Center Divine Domain containing the interpretation of the Epicenter Throne and realized the essence of the world, began to transcend ordinary Elementals.

“Blaze forth, Lightning Fire.”

Fwaaat!

The Elemental sublimated in a manner similar to Divine Artifact Awakening was reborn as a Primal God, the origin of a single attribute.

Pajijijijijik!

A new power also dwelled within Utangka, who assimilated with the Lightning Fire that had become a Primal God.

[Conditions met, <Thunderfire Divine Power(Unique)> Blooms.]

It was a kind of Divine Power, communicating with the god of thunder and fire to borrow its power.

And since the source of Divine Power lies with a god, its limit varies depending on the level the user can typically bear.

In other words, Utangka, possessing the Thunderfire Treasure Body, could elevate the Divine Power to a legendary level even with the originally Unique-grade Thunderfire Divine Power.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwa!!!

The momentum of thunder and fire composing Utangka’s body rapidly soared.

Utangka, growing in size and becoming gigantic like a giant made of thunder and fire, met the mammoth’s eyes at the same height.

“I offer you to the Lightning Fire.”

No sooner had Utangka’s solemn declaration fallen.

[<Master Hunter(Unique)>+<Mantra(Unique)>=<Burnt Offering Ritual(Burnt Offering Ritual)(Legendary)>]

Through the medium of Thunderfire Divine Power, Master Hunter and Mantra integrated and began to burn the mammoth.

The mammoth, reflexively sensing threat, intensified the blizzard, but it was useless.

What Utangka was doing now was the Burnt Offering Ritual, marking the opponent with the stigma of a ritualistic sacrifice and offering it to the Lightning Fire, which had become the god of thunder and fire.

Hwarurururururu!!

Kwarurururururung!!

Primordial lightning also continuously struck down upon the mammoth engulfed in primordial flames that even the cold attribute power couldn’t extinguish.

The primordial lightning generated at this moment was not unfamiliar to Lee Hanseong.

Because the Thunder Tribulation among the Heavenly Tribulations encountered at the Kirin Ascension Gate was precisely primordial lightning.

―Krrrrrrrr….

Naturally, given the characteristic of Heavenly Tribulation strengthening in proportion to the opponent’s Grade, a mere beast couldn’t possibly overcome it.

Soon, the mammoth, turned into a lump of charcoal, collapsed.

[Feat, ‘One Who Summons Heavenly Tribulation’ has been achieved….]

[The Epicenter Throne records Utangka’s Feat and altered history….]

[5th Awakening Skill “Thunderfire Heavenly Tribulation”]Blooms….]

…….

Amidst the rising messages of Utangka’s 5-Star promotion completion.

Clapclapclapclapclap!

[Splendid. I never thought you’d even defeat my Familiar. My gift of fire was worthwhile.]

From somewhere, the sound of applause and an overwhelming voice laden with Grade was heard.

It was Prometheus’s voice.