Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1090

Oooooooooh!!!

The anthem of birth echoed ceaselessly throughout Kundara.

Amidst the soul-stirring cheers, Maleon, adorned with radiant starlight, revealed himself.

Fwaaaang!!

With a mere extension of his hand, space rippled like water, pushed back by his intense presence.

The silver halo that rose behind him spun fiercely, extending his will to everything within sight.

Kwaaaaaaaah!!!

A massive silver pillar encompassing Maleon soared into the sky, fracturing and exploding outward in all directions.

Uncountable, beautiful silver shooting stars fell above Maleon’s outstretched hands.

A meteor shower poured across the misty cosmos, as if blessing the birth of the newly ascended.

Silver Star.

A title symbolizing Maleon Gnosis, and another name for him, reborn as an ascender in this moment.

The origin and essence of Maleon, now Maleon himself, was etched into Lenok’s mind at that moment.

The long-lived species, witnessing the magnificent meteor shower, wept and knelt.

“A new ascender has been born in Kundara…”

“You succeeded… I knew you would succeed…!!”

“Thank goodness!! Thank goodness, thank goodness…!!!”

“Lord Maleon…!!”

Overwhelming emotion and joy. Admiration and awe.

And a great relief that surpassed all other feelings.

It seemed that their relief at not losing Maleon filled them more than the fact that Maleon had become an ascender.

The fact that Maleon Gnosis remained by their side even after challenging the feat of ascension.

The reactions of the long-lived species, weeping and trembling as if that alone was enough, showed what Maleon meant to them.

However, Maleon did not look back at those long-lived species, and slowly turned his gaze.

“I think I understand now.”

Maleon said quietly, looking down at Kundara spread out beneath his feet with a calm gaze.

“The legacy left by our ancestors. The conclusion they tried to reach. The true meaning of heading beyond fear.”

“…”

“It seems that I have finally accepted with my heart all those things that I had only understood with my head.”

Maleon murmured, as if intoxicated by himself, closing his eyes.

“I am riding on an immeasurable, great current.”

“…Lord Maleon.”

“I am also just a part of it, an actor on the stage. Everything will flow as it is destined and reach eternal rest.”

He only whispered in a small voice, but that voice reached Lenok’s ears like thunder.

Perhaps everyone in Kundara was hearing Maleon’s declaration of his own birth in the same way.

The deaths of Cheongyeon and Jintun. The first new ascender born since the awakening of the Compendium [a repository of knowledge and power].

How would the newly born ascender, in an era nearing its end, perceive that fact?

The emotions and despair pouring across the world would be pouring into the heart of the newly qualified challenger without any filter.

How would that fact affect the ascender called Maleon Gnosis?

Would Maleon be able to maintain the same answer as before, even after becoming an ascender?

The moment Lenok looked up at Maleon floating at the end of the sky.

Crack!!

The mist above Maleon’s head tore apart and began to turn into a pitch-black darkness.

The misty galaxy filled the inside of the veil [a barrier separating realms].

An ominous remnant that was darkening that very space-time and rapidly approaching Maleon.

The long-lived species, who had been looking at Maleon with eyes full of emotion, were startled and jumped up.

“L, Lord Maleon…!!”

“Is that the darkness from the outside!!”

Regnus immediately recognized the source of the darkness and began to gather his magic power.

“How can the remnants of a wicked end penetrate the veil and reach this place…!!!”

The darkness from the outer sea that had been interfering with Maleon’s ascension had begun to intervene in the misty cosmos in earnest.

Was it that they could not tolerate the existence of Maleon, who had just become an ascender in this place?

A power that existed beyond will was piercing the veil and contaminating the space-time where Kundara was located.

“You all, turn Maleon’s attention to the ground.”

Kiiing!!

Regnus said, raising complex magic circles in both hands.

“I will repair the inside of the veil and prevent that darkness from entering.”

“Y, yes, sir…!!”

It was impossible to directly move or protect Maleon right now.

Then, the priority was to seal off the space-time where that darkness had crept in and remove the source of contamination.

The long-lived species, who immediately understood Regnus’s words, hurriedly returned to their original forms, and the moment they were about to rush out of the misty cosmos.

“It’s alright.”

Maleon raised his hand.

In the moment that others momentarily paused at the hand he raised as if to stop the long-lived species moving in the Hall of Eight Calamities.

“As cause and effect are, birth and death are not the end, but part of an eternal cycle.”

Maleon said, one hand extended towards the ground, and the other raised towards the sky.

“Even the birth and death of stars will circulate and revolve in my hands.”

Buaaaang!!!

At the same time, the countless meteor showers falling above Maleon’s head slowly began to change their trajectory and tilt.

The light that had been falling diagonally seemed to rotate around Maleon, as if turning the celestial sphere itself.

The magnificent sight of the silver stars falling throughout the misty cosmos, moving according to Maleon’s will.

“Come.”

Primal Magic: Star Chain Eight Extremes Style

Eight Types – Outer Law

Star Extinction Cycle

Kwawoooooooong!!!

Maleon Gnosis’s unique technique, Primal Magic Star Chain Eight Extremes Style.

This magic, which has the name of connecting and breaking stars, is literally the power to manipulate and explode stars.

A technique that processes the unique magic power of the Dragon species into a powerful heat source, summons it into the sky, and then uses it like a bombardment by dropping it towards the ground.

Although it consumes a lot of magic power and has poor fuel efficiency, it is focused to the extreme on the realization of destructive power.

The highest-level primal magic, which holds the secrets of the ancient times, completely ignores the laws of the technique and the principle of equivalent exchange in certain aspects.

Immediately after the technique is activated, it is possible to specify the position, direction, and speed at which the ‘star’ falls, regardless of the caster.

Once the technique is on track, it is the extreme of the outer law that forcibly draws in the magic power or thoughts of others to create the ‘star’.

“This is…!!”

Kuoohhhh!!!

The countless silver stars that had been rotating around Maleon now defied gravity and soared into the sky.

At the same time, the silver light that roamed through the misty cosmos burned and erased the darkness falling from the sky.

The moment dozens of ‘stars’ rotating in a circle, drawing a brilliant silver hemisphere, gathered as if converging at one point.

Maleon, who slowly clenched his fist, whispered.

“Be born.”

[Supernova]

Paat!!

The word, created by confusing the birth and death of stars, became the truth for Maleon.

There was no sound.

The huge silver star that rose above Maleon’s head blazed and blew away all the darkness that was pouring down.

And then, it melted and flowed down on its own, completely restoring the misty cosmos and returning it to its original state.

“T, this can’t be…!!”

“It’s the power of a god… much more than before…!!!”

Even the long-lived species who knew about Maleon’s primal magic were astonished by the overwhelming scale.

It was probably because it was the first time they had actually seen the power of the Star Chain Eight Extremes Style being handled at this scale and output.

A technique that forms a small galaxy around oneself and governs the birth and death within it.

This arrogance of imitating a god is the symbol of primal magic, wielding the blessing that the ancient dragon species were born with.

And Lenok, who had confirmed the unique technique that Maleon was using, smiled wryly.

‘The performance of the technique itself is at an absurd level.’

Maleon was not the type to show off his power, and he was the head of the Eight Great Dragon Kings, with almost no one to compare to in Kundara.

Since Maleon had no reason to use his power while the plan was in progress, this was the first time he had directly confirmed the technique.

Lenok thought that he would be no ordinary person, as he was a great sorcerer with a more stable hierarchy than anyone Lenok had seen, but this was beyond his expectations.

‘Primal magic of the dragon species. And it’s an ancient mystery that completely ignores the laws of the technique.’

Primal magic is an ancient magic that existed even before the system and categories of techniques were properly established.

It is literally the origin of magic that existed even before the world was properly established.

The highest-level primal magic, which holds the secrets of the ancient times, is closer to authority than a technique that exists under certain laws.

And the Star Chain Eight Extremes Style that Maleon was using was one of the techniques that had reached the pinnacle of such primal magic.

‘Each starlight has a power that exceeds the Saint level. If you can freely specify the location coordinates of such a heat source at the same time as the technique is activated…’

It would literally be possible to detonate starlight inside the opponent’s stomach at the start of the battle.

Paahhhhhhh!!!

Maleon, wrapped in a shower of silver stars, was descending from the sky to the ground.

Everywhere Maleon passed, the debris of the shattered hall and the glass windows were restored as if time was rewinding.

The mist that was raging outside the hall slowed down and gradually regained its original flow.

Shwaaaaaa!!!

The silver starlight poured from the end of the sky towards the ground, breathing abundant vitality into everything it shone upon.

“O, oh…!!”

“My body, it’s recovering…”

“Is this the grace that Lord Maleon is giving…?”

The long-lived species, who had been exhausted, regained their strength one by one, and the withered petals regained their vitality and raised their heads.

At the same time as Maleon’s descent, a warm rain of life poured out towards the entire Kundara.

As if the entire city was finally ready to accept the birth of the ascender, it gradually regained stability after the upheaval.

Shuuuuuuu…!!!

Maleon’s massive body, revealing his muscular, naked form, stepped onto the floor of the hall.

The presence that had been so calm was now flashing incessantly like a newly born star, filling the surroundings.

It was as if Maleon Gnosis’s life force and thoughts were exploding and engulfing the space of the hall with a sense of weight.

“Lord Maleon…!!”

Even the long-lived species who were happily approaching Maleon were momentarily pushed back by the exploding spiritual pressure and sat down.

Fwaaaang!!

“…Huh?”

The long-lived species, not knowing what they were being crushed by, had a bewildered expression with their breath caught in their throats.

However, Maleon ignored them and was looking at Lenok with a brilliant light in his eyes.

Thump!!

The moment he took a step, it felt like the earth was tilting.

An illusion that Maleon’s inherent presence was momentarily breaking the balance of the Eight Calamities [a place of trials] and tilting it to one side.

In the cold silence, he slowly moved towards Lenok.

As if he knew what Lenok had done for this moment.

Lenok faced Maleon and tilted his head silently.

‘…I don’t know. Which side is it?’

Maleon Gnosis had clearly succeeded in the ascension ritual and reached level 9.

The trumpet of birth that shook the entire Kundara. The resonance of the soul where life and miracles were mixed and exploded.

The silver meteor shower he wielded and the rain of life that poured down were so warm.

But even so, Lenok could not be sure whether Maleon had truly possessed the transcendence equal to the previous ascenders.

Cheongyeon, Jintun, and the Compendium. Monsters who had shouldered a difficult mission for an immeasurable amount of time.

Has Maleon really gained the same status as them, as he said?

“I’m tired.”

Maleon opened his mouth.

“It feels like I’ve run a very long way at full speed and barely reached the halfway point.”

“…”

“In a birth full of only pain… I could only feel your will.”

Maleon’s voice, unlike before, had a strong resonance.

Lenok, feeling the emotion contained in that voice, momentarily stopped his magic power operation.

“You were constantly guiding me. Right?”

“…That’s.”

“You turned the ritual that should have failed with your own hands.”

Maleon said, looking at Lenok with eyes that seemed to be burning.

“You changed my fate. If it wasn’t for you, I would have failed and died in this place.”

“…”

What was contained in Maleon’s voice was not ordinary emotions like joy or relief.

Lenok was only able to understand what it was after hearing Maleon’s next words.

“I saw your talent in that.”

In order to succeed in the ascension ritual, Lenok directly manipulated the magic circle and led the ritual to the end.

Everyone had watched how absurd that process was, but they had not properly understood its true value.

However, Maleon, who had been directly melted into the inside of the ascension magic circle, had been feeling it with his soul.

“I saw what level your talent had reached.”

“…”

How Lenok had completed the ritual and finished it.

How he had manipulated magic power and thoughts to create a miracle.

How he had created an opportunity for Maleon to choose.

Maleon had watched it as he himself became a part of the ritual and the magic circle.

The transcendent talent that Lenok had gained when he opened his eyes in this world.

Maleon had momentarily watched it closer than anyone else, and had understood how absurd that power was.

Even after reaching the ascender, he was not satisfied with himself, nor did he feel a sense of fulfillment.

He had seen Lenok’s talent and was aware of his own shortcomings and deficiencies.

“…Maleon.”

What Maleon had realized was not a great danger to Lenok.

Lenok’s talent was an absolute standard that no one could dare to approach. A power that could not be damaged or threatened in any way.

Rather, it was infinitely more fatal for Lenok to have his penalties exposed than his talent.

It was not Lenok who was in danger, but Maleon.

In the process of reconstructing himself to match his own answer, he had forcibly faced and understood Lenok’s talent.

In that process, he would have inevitably remembered his own talent and Lenok’s talent.

No one could guess how that would affect the new ascender.

“Is it… alright?”

“…”

In the Hall of Eight Calamities where starlight echoed, the ascender closed his eyes without answering.

The air was hot. A silence that was the opposite, as if blood was freezing.

The moment Lenok, who had been enduring in the tense atmosphere, twitched his fingers.

“I can’t help it.”

Maleon smiled and opened his eyes.

“Even after becoming an ascender, there is still such a long way to go, is it so difficult to even save myself?”

“…”

“I’ve lived for hundreds of years, but this is the first time I’ve been so deeply aware of my own shortcomings.”

Maleon, who had slowly turned around, tilted his head and murmured.

“But that’s why it’s even more worth challenging.”

“…You.”

The tense air felt like it was suddenly released.

A strange sense of unity, as if he had returned from an incomprehensible ascender to the Maleon that Lenok knew.

“Where are you standing now?”

Maleon shrugged at Lenok’s hesitant question.

“Well. I don’t know either. I don’t even know how to express this state right now.”

“…”

“There have been almost no long-lived species who have become ascenders in Kundara’s history, so I can’t even verify whether I’ve properly arrived beyond that.”

Exploding his thoughts and flashing like a star, and in the process, crushing other long-lived species without any filter.

Wielding an unbearable primal magic as if breathing and manipulating the galaxy.

It was unknown how long the miracle granted to Maleon would last.

But even so, if there was anything that was still holding Maleon Gnosis in this place.

“Shouldn’t I keep the promise I made with you?”

“…”

Even after becoming a level 9 ascender, Maleon had not changed.

He still remembered and proved his promise, and only tried to achieve it as he had originally wanted.

“You made me an ascender as promised, so now it’s my turn to keep my promise.”

Having said that, Maleon was already standing in front of the swirling darkness.

The path of darkness leading to the trials of the Nine Calamities [a series of difficult challenges].

The entrance to where the end of Kaise Bajur was placed.