Stole the Demon God’s Warehouse – Episode 111
Episode 111
-The Vault of Greed has been opened.
[Purple Haze Divine Art]
– A superior martial art of the Mount Hua Sect’s inner energy cultivation method, passed down only to the sect leader and a select few disciples. It possesses extreme Yang attributes, generating intense heat.
As soon as Se-un began using the new inner energy cultivation method, he swallowed the fruit whole.
A ripe tree fruit. It was a type of spiritual medicine obtained through the ‘Barren Tree’ hidden quest on the third floor’s trial.
As a spiritual medicine, he naturally expected it to be bitter, but a rich sweetness bloomed on his tongue and flowed down his throat.
-The mana absorption rate of the ‘Sparkling Fruit’ is greatly increased due to the use of a specific training method.
The effect was immediate.
The mana flowing from the fruit overflowed.
Se-un calmly took a breath and began to methodically organize the overflowing mana using the Purple Haze Divine Art.
Whoosh-
Was it because of the Purple Haze Divine Art’s characteristic of possessing extreme Yang attributes? The dantian [energy center], which was absorbing the inner energy, felt like it was heating up intensely.
At first, it was just warm, but as time passed, the heat intensified.
So much so that it felt like his dantian would explode.
‘Calm the Yang energy with the mysteries of the Three Disasters Art.’
Woong!
It wasn’t for nothing that Se-un learned the Three Disasters Art first.
It was the Three Disasters Art that had even subdued the wildly explosive Destruction Heart Technique, so this time was no different.
The energy that had been burning like a flame was calmed under the mysteries of the Three Disasters Art and bowed its head before the mysteries of the Destruction Heart Technique.
The more it did, the more Se-un’s body was dyed in a faint purple color.
It was a typical characteristic that occurred when using the Purple Haze Divine Art.
‘Burn all the energy of the fruit and absorb it into the dantian.’
The training method of the Purple Haze Divine Art was different from other training methods.
As such, even Se-un, who was already accustomed to handling inner energy, had no choice but to concentrate.
Cold sweat poured out, and the heat of the dantian radiated outwards.
The moment the energy flowing from the fruit was quickly collected and absorbed into the dantian.
-You have accumulated one cycle of inner energy in your dantian through the Purple Haze Divine Art.
-The efficiency of all martial arts used increases according to the increased value of inner energy.
-The energy of extreme Yang is manifested in the martial arts used according to the mysteries of the Purple Haze Divine Art.
-You have achieved an amazing feat.
-You have acquired 100,000 points as a reward.
The system message appeared, and the purple energy surrounding Se-un dissipated.
A full cycle of inner energy.
When combined with the existing cycle of inner energy, he was able to accumulate a total of two cycles of inner energy.
He thought the amount of energy contained in the fruit was great, but he didn’t know it would be this much.
‘This might be a little dangerous.’
Even with the Three Disasters Art supporting him, recklessly accumulating extreme Yang inner energy was not a wise move.
He was barely maintaining the limit right now, but if the Yang energy increased any further, his dantian might explode.
‘I’ll have to accumulate Yin energy with the next inner energy cultivation method.’
Accumulating Yang and Yin energy at the same time was an act close to suicide.
However, for Se-un, who had built a solid foundation with the Three Disasters Art, it was rather a way to calm the Yang energy.
As Se-un was planning for the next training method, he raised his head and looked at the village.
‘This is more than just an average village.’
-The constellation, ‘Black Bird,’ looks down on the completed residence with satisfaction.
-The constellation, ‘Giant Bird,’ regrets that they could have built a much larger structure if they had more time.
Thanks to the amazing skills of the twin sisters, the residence looked better than any clan residence Se-un had ever seen.
It had not yet reached the level of a guild, so the area of the land was not very large, but as the clan grew, the area would naturally increase.
At that point, they would have to prepare walls and siege weapons to prepare for wars with other clans or guilds, but…
‘It’s still too early for that.’
Even if they went up to the next resting place, most clans didn’t even have a residence.
It was still later that large clans or guilds would be created in earnest and wage wars to gain their own benefits.
“Hoo, that was tough today.”
“Seo-ah, you’re so strict during training; it’s like you become a different person.”
“Isn’t it all for our sake? Let’s go wash up quickly.”
“Yeah! Really, I’m enjoying life these days thanks to the bathhouse, you know?”
Yu Seo-ah appropriately quoted Se-un’s words to gently comfort those who wondered if they should just stay here and not challenge the trials anymore.
People who were expected to be frustrated realized the reality faster than expected.
Thanks to that, everyone was continuing to train in preparation for the next floor.
Se-un also used the bathhouse with them to wash away the cold sweat that had flowed while accumulating inner energy with the Purple Haze Divine Art.
As he entered the warm water, he felt his body melting away.
At this moment, Se-un could also put aside all his worries for a while.
* * *
Five days had passed since then.
People enjoyed sufficient rest and didn’t forget to train in preparation for the next trial.
Go Chang-seok continued to maintain the equipment and used a new furnace to upgrade the people’s equipment by one level, and Lee Ha-neul made more medicine than before with the herbs collected during the third floor’s trial.
And now.
“Is everyone ready?”
“Of course!”
“With the equipment made by the elder and the medicine made by Ha-neul, there’s no way we can fail!”
The Diablo Clan’s people were wearing their respective equipment and completing their battle preparations.
The long, or short, rest period was over.
Of course, once a theme’s trial was over, they could return to the residence, but as Se-un remembered, the 6th to 10th floors were all part of one theme.
So, the next time they would enter the residence was after completing the trials up to the 10th floor.
That’s why he deliberately took a long rest period.
“Everyone, just keep doing what you’re doing!”
“Fighting!”
“Let’s go!”
There was no need for a long speech like before.
Everyone was full of motivation, so with Yu Seo-ah’s short shout, the challenge for the next floor began.
* * *
-Welcome to the 6th floor’s trial.
-Theme: Desert Crossing
-Time Limit: 30 hours
-Find your companions wandering in the desert and move towards the oasis in the west.
-Currently affiliated with the ‘Diablo Clan.’ Companions are randomly assigned within the clan.
As in his memories before the regression, when he challenged the 6th floor, the surroundings were completely different from the terrain up to the 5th floor.
Desert.
All that could be seen was golden sand.
Even when he widened his field of vision, only the undulating horizon of the desert stretched out far.
A dry wind mixed with sand struck his skin, and the warm sunlight beat down, heating the sand.
‘It was here that I realized the strength of my unique skill.’
Se-un’s unique skill before the regression, the Compass of the Journey.
It wasn’t just about telling him about hidden pieces, but it was optimized for trials like now, where he had to go somewhere.
Finding a path in a desert where all sides were made of the same sand was more difficult than he thought.
Thanks to that, he had passed the 6th floor’s trial without much difficulty even before the regression.
‘Let’s find my companions first.’
This trial was also a floor to be done with companions.
However, the difference from the 3rd floor was that they didn’t start together from the beginning but had to find their companions on their own.
Even so, as a trial of the lower floors, the location of the companions was not far from here.
‘If only it’s not Park Jung-pil again… No, maybe it’s better to have that guy.’
He didn’t like being noisy, but it was different now.
It was necessary to give Park Jung-pil proper ‘education’ before he caused trouble for others.
During the period of staying in the residence, that guy had surprisingly avoided Se-un well.
If he got caught now, he could save time and give him education.
‘It was that cactus.’
Se-un walked towards the cactus on the hill visible to his right.
Originally, the easiest way was to shout and find his companions, but through his memories before the regression, Se-un already knew the location.
Even if his companions were wandering around, the hill with the cactus was the highest place in the area, so he could easily find his companions.
-The constellation, ‘Snake Enclosing the Era,’ curls up, saying that hot places are the worst.
-The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ begins to drool, expecting what kind of food will be here.
‘Should I give him something to eat before that?’
For the sake of others, he spent a fairly long rest period in this residence.
Of course, during that time, no food could be provided to Beelzebub. The target who could use the Gluttony Authority was only the monster Se-un had directly killed.
Still, considering that he complained less than before, it seemed necessary to give him a reward.
Woong!
Se-un’s mana circle rotated intensely.
He used the Searching magic to spread mana widely around him and find traces of life.
Originally, the desert was a harsh environment for plants as well as animals to live in, so it was very difficult to find living things, but this place was not an ordinary desert.
Like the trials he had experienced so far, it was a place swarming with monsters adapted to the desert.
As he concentrated for a moment, Se-un felt a movement wriggling below and placed his hand on the sand.
-According to the mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Ground Wave’ is strengthened.
Kugugugu!
Centered on Se-un’s palm, circular waves spread out.
The power would be lower than when used on land made of soil, but it didn’t matter.
The purpose of using Ground Wave was only to call out the monsters hidden in the sand.
Swoosh!
“Kuaaa-!”
As the surrounding sand wriggled due to Se-un’s magic, a monster appeared, breaking through the desert waves like a fish jumping out of the water.
Desert Shark.
As the name suggests, it was a shark-like monster that lived in the desert.
It was a monster that swam through the sand like the sea, so it was quite difficult to deal with, but…
-The first form of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Claw, is strengthened through inner energy.
Thud.
Already at the point of jumping out of the sand, it was no threat to Se-un.
Before the guy could even close his mouth, which boasted sharp teeth, he was cut down by Se-un’s sword.
Perhaps because the seal was released one step further thanks to Mammon, the sensation felt from the sword was much smoother than before.
-You have devoured ‘Desert Shark.’
-Absorbing nutrients increases agility by 2.
-The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ begins to slowly savor the long-awaited food.
-The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ bites into a fin and loses control, swallowing the food in one bite.
Se-un put away his sword, watching Beelzebub looking satisfied.
It was enough to just show him a taste now. After all, monsters would appear endlessly during the trial, and naturally, the opportunity to use the Gluttony Authority would increase.
His feet sank deep into the soft sand, but as he circulated his inner energy, his steps became much lighter.
As he climbed the sand dune and arrived at the cactus.
“You were already making a killing.”
The figure of the companion who would be with him in this trial came into Se-un’s eyes.