The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 90

Episode 424

Part 2, Episode 90.

The Body of a God.

It was a symbol of divinity and the most powerful weapon.

Because the body of a god could never be destroyed unless one possessed divine power comparable to a god.

Being able to use only one authority, the realm of death, was reason enough.

Because here, one could summon the body of a god at will.

[The index fingernail of the Death God Demiseus is splitting.]

[The ring fingernail of the Death God Demiseus is splitting.]

…….

[The middle fingernail of the Death God Demiseus is splitting.]

[The pinky fingernail of the Death God Demiseus is splitting.]

…….

‘Is it an incomplete descent, so the body is also imperfect?’

‘Did that human figure out my secret, weakening my authority?’

Such things were of no importance.

Even if incomplete, it was still the body of a god.

The current half-baked human could never damage his body.

Clatter! Clatter!

In other words, he had to break through all those attacks head-on…….

‘There’s no way that’s possible.’

For a dying human to dodge, deflect, and parry hundreds, thousands of his bodies and break through?

Even against the bodies of gods that could never be damaged?

‘It’s a ridiculous story.’

Therefore, Demiseus was certain.

Swoosh! Thwack!

—-!

The rain of black bodies pouring down fiercely would pierce that lowly human’s entire body, turning him into a skewer.

He wouldn’t die, though. Because even death here required his permission.

‘I won’t let him die easily. If I can subjugate him, I can accelerate the plan.’

‘Those guys’ wouldn’t stand still, but he didn’t care.

This event would shift the flow in his direction.

By the time they tried to fix it, it would already be too late.

‘Hehehe…… I look forward to that day.’

Swoosh! Clatter!

As if to meet Demiseus’s expectations, the guy was pathetically floundering in the rain of bodies.

A miserable figure staggering and wielding his sword with difficulty.

His eyes were half-glazed over, his pupils dim, and his body didn’t seem to move well, as he seemed busy just swinging his sword.

‘It’s over.’

That’s what he thought.

Swoosh! Clatter!

—–!

Before 5 seconds had passed, nearing 10 seconds.

The black rain continued to fall, and Do-hyun was still in a miserable state.

[……?]

It was then that the smile disappeared from Demiseus’s face.

……Something was wrong.

It should have been over in 2 seconds.

Even if he lasted a long time, he should have died within 5 seconds.

[……Why.]

Clearly, that should have been the case…….

[Why isn’t he falling……!]

Even now, after 10 seconds, the guy was still standing firm, looking as if he would die at any moment.

No, the guy wasn’t just standing still.

Step.

Very slowly.

So subtly that one wouldn’t notice unless they looked closely, he was moving forward.

[Warning! Remaining life force is below 5%.]

[Warning! All stamina has been exhausted.]

Even for him, who had lived for countless ages, it was an incomprehensible event.

[What is this…….]

Didn’t humans struggle with even simple actions when their stamina was depleted?

In severe cases, he had seen many unable to even drink a glass of water properly, even when it was related to their life…….

……But what was that?

Thud, Swish-

Thwack! Boom-

An endless rain of black pouring down without any pattern.

Walking through it, parrying, deflecting, sometimes getting hit, his movements were more precise than ever.

[……He’s distinguishing between attacks that must be parried and attacks that can be endured.]

Like a sharply honed blade.

With minimal movements at the extreme, he was maximizing efficiency and slowly closing the distance.

Why, behind him, did it seem like a familiar illusion was appearing?

That figure was like…….

[……Ka…… Siyar……?]

It was as if that monstrous man was baring his teeth and smiling fiercely at him.

The moment he met that figure’s eyes.

Shivers-

The face of that man, which he had forgotten, came to mind, and he felt a chill for a moment.

Was he ashamed that he, of all beings, felt fear towards a mere human?

[……To dare evoke unpleasant memories……!]

Gritting his teeth, Demiseus raised his voice and increased his offensive with intense anger.

[The left index finger of the Death God Demiseus is splitting.]

[The left ring finger of the Death God Demiseus is splitting.]

[The left middle finger of the Death God Demiseus is splitting.]

…….

[The right index finger of the Death God Demiseus is splitting.]

…….

The only bodies he could summon with his current influence were ‘hands.’

As he split all his fingers following his fingernails, an overwhelming black rain more than doubled in intensity was completed.

[If you are truly a vessel worthy of reminding me of that guy…… then try blocking this too……!]

—–!!

Thus, the black rain poured down incessantly.

“……Heh, this is crazy.”

-Lizariza!

-Kuh, Master……!

-If it’s the Master, he can do it, right?

The guardians and Astre, on the verge of losing their will, could only watch blankly and groan.

They wondered if even Do-hyun could break through that and move forward.

-Oh my god, look there!

-Liza……!

“Heh…….”

But even amidst that concern, Do-hyun defied expectations and moved forward.

Thwack- Swoosh!

Step.

[The tenacity reacts to the strong will to overcome.]

[The tenacity dormant within is activated.]

[As long as you don’t give up, tenacity will empower your will.]

He squeezed his legs, which no longer moved, with a desperate tenacity and took a step.

[Placed in an overwhelming adversity, the effect of defying the heavens (逆天) is amplified.]

[The accessory set effect ‘Persistence’ of Avison is activated.]

[Activated when all stamina is exhausted, you can move continuously as long as you don’t stop.]

[While Persistence is activated, all stats increase by 10%.]

Rustle-

Even while panting for breath with exhausted stamina, he did not stop and wielded the Cheonbyeon.

‘The left fingernail must be avoided. The right pinky fingernail can be endured. The fingers can’t be avoided, I have to parry them.’

The left fingernail was parried by striking it with the sword, and the right fingernails were boldly given up and endured.

Because those were just decoys.

[Hit by Demiseus’s right pinky fingernail, afflicted with the abnormal status ‘Stiffness.’]

[Hit by Demiseus’s right index fingernail, afflicted with the abnormal status ‘Fear.’]

Because the right hand only inflicted debuffs and did no damage.

[The trait ‘Hero’ prevents mental contamination.]

And Do-hyun had a trait that could dispel all abnormal statuses.

[Parries Demiseus’s index finger.]

[Successfully parried, the target effect is forcibly canceled.]

The trajectories of the fingers were also bizarre, and the moment one was hit, a target status was applied, and attacks came in simultaneously, so it was essential to parry them.

A situation where even the slightest mistake would lead to death.

Thwack, Clang!

Swish-

‘Ah…….’

The vision of Do-hyun, who was exerting extreme concentration, was very different from before.

A feeling as if the whole world was seen in slow motion.

It was an unfamiliar sensation.

It was also a familiar sensation.

‘It’s the sensation I felt when I first encountered the Demon Dragon Seed.’

It was also the sensation he felt when fighting the Forgotten King and when fighting Garion.

But none of them were as clear as this.

There had never been a time when each and every sensation of the cells was so vivid.

Now, with the sound stopped and his vision blurred.

Swish-!

What was clearly visible was only the countless rain of bodies, and everything else felt blurry as if it had been processed with a blur effect.

It wasn’t just the vision that had changed.

“Haa…… Haa…….”

His own rough breathing and the vivid movement of muscles felt every time he swung his sword and tried to take a step.

All of that came so clearly and loudly that it was chilling.

Only then could Do-hyun realize.

‘……Have I ever been pushed to the limit like this before?’

This wasn’t something special.

It was just a phenomenon that occurred when Do-hyun, pushed to the limit, concentrated all his senses.

Do-hyun could have become stronger.

‘It’s just that there was no opportunity to do so.’

And now, after passing through the Demon Dragon Seed, the Forgotten King, and Garion, and encountering a god.

In VR, where there was almost no synchronization of senses.

Moreover, Do-hyun’s talent, which he didn’t know because he had never been pushed to such an extreme, was finally blooming and blossoming brilliantly.

Ding-

That gave Do-hyun confidence.

‘If I can freely control this sensation…… I feel like I can grasp that.’

The last move of the Defying the Heavens Art was not about forcibly grasping it.

It was just about gradually approaching and accepting it.

As he realized that,

[The path to the realm of the 4th move of the Defying the Heavens Art is visible.]

‘I see it.’

The path of the 4th move, which was said to be visible but showed nothing but a blurry vision.

Finally, that realm was visible, even if only a little.

‘That is…….’

A burning village in ruins.

But even that huge fire was faintly visible, and darkness was swallowing the sky.

In that place swarming with countless monsters, where no hope could be seen, a man stood with his back turned.

Soon, as that man raised his sword,

—–!

The darkness of the sky split along with the huge fire, and

Roaaaaar-

Kieeee!

Countless huge monsters screamed and descended towards the man through the split gap.

Flash-!

Beings of the sky, who could not be dared to look up, descended and emitted a bright light.

What was felt from the dazzling light was a clear murderous intent.

But even in the face of the disaster of the angry sky.

Step.

The man stood alone and moved forward.

It was truly defying the heavens (逆天) [Ni Tian, lit. ‘reversing the heavens,’ a concept of challenging fate or destiny].

‘That man is…….’

It was a blurry back view, but he could be sure.

A fragment of memory seen when learning the 3rd move of the Defying the Heavens Art, Cheon.

That he was the man who had vowed to defy the sky, leaving the burning village behind.

He was truly realizing his will.

Swish.

Soon, the moment the man raised his sword high.

[You have vaguely witnessed the sword of the man who completed the Defying the Heavens Art (逆天期).]

[Complete your own Defying the Heavens Art (逆天期).]

‘Ah…….’

Suddenly, his vision flashed, and his vision returned to normal.

‘Is that so.’

The 4th move of the Defying the Heavens Art. It was not a fixed move.

It was something that the person going through adversity felt and created directly based on what they were prepared for.

In other words,

‘To forge my own defiance of the heavens.’

That was the Defying the Heavens Art (逆天期) [Ni Tian Qi, lit. ‘Defying Heavens Stage’].

It was from then on.

That Do-hyun’s movements began to change little by little.

[Goodness…….]

What trajectory the black fingernails were falling on, how much he had to move to avoid them.

All of that was visible.

Swish-!

The countless bodies of gods falling like rain.

That was no longer an insurmountable adversity for Do-hyun.

‘……With this.’

……I can do it.

Do-hyun, who had flashed sharply, then took a step.

[You are moving towards your own defiance of the heavens (逆天).]

[The next realm is faintly visible.]

The Cheonbyeon (天變) [Heavenly Change Sword] began to faintly contain a strange light.