I Became the Only Non-mage in the Academy-Chapter 272: Absolute Evil

My mind was hazy.

It felt like I was floating, either in a dream or on the surface of the sea. A sense of drowsiness enveloped my entire body.

Molting.

Shedding the body and strengthening the soul.

That was its essence. It brought talents or skills close to perfection while transforming one’s constitution.

[The Nameless Martial Art strengthens your body.]

It broke the body and reshaped it into an ideal form.

However, the process involved no pain. They said the ecstasy of elevating the soul’s “rank” overshadowed any suffering.

But why was I feeling completely fine?

[The Will of the World gazes upon you.]

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Still, I had many doubts during the process.

Could my body become even stronger than this?

[Absolute Stat Black suppresses negative energy.]

[Absolute Stat Bluedraws in mana from the surroundings.]

A golden-hued world shimmered within the realm of my imagination. Like a translucent curtain, the golden veil surrounded me.

Yet, I still felt nothing.

[Conceptual Stat Alchemy, Great God Dragon, and Seal are attributed to Blue.]

[Absolute Stat Blue increases by 1.]

[The talents "Great God Dragon of the Black Flame (S++)" and "Apostle Transformation (S)" evolve into "True Dragon (Ex-)."]

Snap. Crack.

Still, I was certain my body was undergoing transformation.

[The talents "Infinite Vitality (S)", "Golden Hands (S)", and "Qualities of a Great Master (S)", along with the skills "Seven-Colored Eyes (?)", "Origin of Martial Arts (S)", "Yin-Yang Divine Art (S)", "Phantom Flame Divine Steps (S)", "Yang’s Mind (S)", and "Extreme Flame Demon Sword (A)" are now attributed to the constitution "Infinite Heaven-Defying Body (S+)."]

[The power of the Great God imbues your body.]

[A celestial power from afar resides within your body.]

["Infinite Heaven-Defying Body (S+)" evolves into "Primordial Divine Spirit (Ex-)."]

And then, I opened my eyes.

[Absolute Stat Black increases by 5.]

[Absolute Stat Blue increases by 7.]

[You consumed most of the Dragon Vein's mana. The Dragon Vein will now enter a recovery period and cease emitting mana temporarily.]

[Your body fully blossoms. The power of the Great God Dragon resides within you.]

[A new race is added to the Dragons. The race of Black and Blue Great God Dragons, imbued with your power, has been created. They are exceedingly rare but will revere you as a deity.]

[You gain the qualification of the Red Dragon Deity. You can challenge the Dragon Deity at any time or usurp the position should the Dragon Deity fall.]

[You gain the qualification of the Great God. Verifying colored challengers... None exist among the Great God race. The position of Great God belongs solely to you as long as you remain.]

[You qualify to ascend to the heavens as a single entity.]

[Heavenly qualification confirmed.]

[You can now challenge the Seat of Black.]

[The Will of the World claps its hands.]

[The Will of the World shows confusion. The Will of the World is astonished.]

[The Eye of Creation (?) turns to you.]

A mountain that was once brimming with mana.

The sacred mountain now appeared desolate, lacking vitality.

“How much has been accumulated here?”

“When assuming the mana of a single dragon is a billion, the Dragon Vein holds ten times that amount…”

In response to the Thousand Sorcerer’s question, Celestial replied in a tone of disbelief.

This mana was not something an individual could absorb entirely.

Moreover, Lee Seo-ha did not rely primarily on mana.

Didn’t he wield that ominous, negative force that utterly rejected mana?

Thus, Celestial doubted that Lee Seo-ha’s transcendence would fully materialize into completion.

‘And yet, he would still be the strongest among those present here…’

The mana Lee Seo-ha used was minimal.

And yet, with that small amount, he had absorbed the majority of the mana present here?

Gulp.

Celestial swallowed hard.

What kind of monster was being completed?

The Emperor gazed at the golden veil.

Even with her eyes, she could not see beyond it. Physical destruction was impossible as well.

Even the strongest Overlord would need half a day of relentless attacks to even consider piercing that veil.

Thus, the Emperor imagined.

Just how powerful would Lee Seo-ha become?

Though she lacked Celestial’s level of insight, she had much knowledge.

Even from what she inferred…

‘I can’t tell.’

From the very beginning, that being had never revealed everything about itself.

Wielding an ominous black power, it exhibited rapid and steep growth.

The Thousand Sorcerer squinted while staring at the golden veil.

Fwoosh!

Black energy burst forth.

At first glance, there was no sense of rejection or negation in its power.

It was impossible to describe it in a single word.

The energy took form, negated everything, distinguished, and devoured.

That power…

Fwoosh!

As she pondered its essence, blue energy surged forth.

The black and blue energies intertwined.

The black energy revealed its elegance, exuding its power. Meanwhile, the accompanying blue energy absorbed the surrounding mana, growing stronger.

Then, it receded back into the golden veil.

I opened my eyes.

It felt like waking from an ancient dream.

Slowly, I rose and looked around.

‘…Could I have absorbed all of it?’

For some reason, my body felt light.

I swung my arm experimentally.

It felt as though I might take flight.

My body was light—feather-like. The dormant power within me seemed capable of blowing away anything in its path.

‘Status window…’

[Name: Lee Seo-ha]

Title: The Seat of Black.

Absolute Stats.

Black: 15.

Blue 10.

◈ Talents.

-「Reading (-)」, 「Celestial (?)」, 「Black God (Ex)」, 「Sword God (Ex)」, 「True Dragon (Ex-)」

◈ Skills.

-「Infinite Black Flame Star (Ex)」, 「Dark Blue Sword (Ex)」, 「Steel Will (D+)」

◈ Constitution.

-「Primordial Divine Spirit · Black (Ex-)」

‘…….’

I was speechless.

The status window had become so simple.

But did it look unimpressive? Absolutely not.

‘Even Kim Seo-hyun, who fully bloomed the power of the Martial God, didn’t reach this level.’

How strong was I?

I couldn’t tell.

Even I couldn’t fully grasp the extent of my power.

‘But…’

Why was that still there?

Looking at the skill I had acquired under the guise of “truth,” I let out a chuckle.

‘I suppose it’s about time I revealed that as well.’

But before that, there was something more urgent.

‘Clothes…’

For some inexplicable reason, all my clothes had disappeared.

In other words, I was stark naked.

-…Even looking again, I can’t understand. How can something so large fit?

‘…What are you peeking at?’

I sighed, exasperated, and got dressed.

Not everything had grown, anyway.

Fortunately, I had stashed some clothes in a subspace for emergencies like this. I threw on a pair of shorts and a T-shirt, topped it with a hoodie, and stepped outside.

-Can’t you please give up on that hoodie?

‘…Do you have any idea how comfortable this is?’

Even so, I’d been told too often that it made me look far too casual, so I was considering it.

When I went outside, I was met with the serious expressions of transcendents.

“…How strong do you think you’ve become?”

The Overlord was the first to ask.

I shrugged my shoulders.

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?”

“…You usually know a great deal.”

The Emperor intervened.

“And yet, you can’t assess your own state?”

“Yes.”

Honestly, I really didn’t know.

Infinite Black Flame Star.

This skill, which conjured stars within the body to produce infinite black flames, was on an entirely different level compared to before.

Compared to the moment right before I fell into the martial arts world, its overall power was dozens of times greater.

And the talent, True Dragon.

This dragon-related talent allowed me to take on challenges and came with all kinds of bonuses tied to dragons.

Starting with mana sensitivity, resistance, dragon speech, and the power of their breath—it enhanced all these abilities.

It even granted the potential to become the leader of a dragon clan or transfer portions of one’s power to others.

This… I’d need to test it out.

‘My constitution has changed as well.’

Primordial Divine Spirit · Black (Ex-).

It seemed the black energy had transformed the Primordial Divine Spirit constitution. But I wouldn’t know until I tested it.

The problem was that there were hardly any places suitable for such an experiment.

‘Should I fly to the Pacific Ocean and try it there?’

Using a continent posed a huge risk of altering the terrain.

And there were too many people.

But the ocean might be a better option.

“I need a place to test it…”

“At your level, mountains or similar areas won’t do. How about the ocean?”

Celestial’s opinion matched mine.

In that case, I should head to the ocean.

Kim Seo-hyun exhaled quietly.

The martial art created by her and the Heavenly Demon, designed for Lee Seo-ha…

It had now breathed life into her own body.

‘Useless.’

Kim Seo-hyun quietly reflected on her position.

She was less useful than she thought. Among those her age, excluding Lee Seo-ha, no one was stronger than her.

However, Ershil could use illusion magic to make entire armies destroy one another.

Seo Ga-yeon inflicted fatal wounds on beings tainted by evil.

There were dragons.

And transcendents.

Yet none of them could provide significant help to Lee Seo-ha.

Even if they all gathered, the assistance they could offer was minimal.

Even if the full extent of the Divine Maiden’s power was drawn upon, it wouldn’t be enough for Lee Seo-ha.

‘I need far greater power.’

Standing beside him was no longer a goal.

Although she wished to stand by his side, even seeing his back felt like a struggle.

‘I didn’t want to use this power…’

She apologized silently to her grandfather.

Kim Seo-hyun released one of the seals within her body.

Creak.

A white light engulfed the surrounding area.