The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

World Tree Ignition Device and a black seal.

Sung JiHan examined the two EX-grade items inside the training ground, conducting experiments by examining them closely.

Among various attempts, the most significant one was when they were placed together.

The two items emitted a dense aura of emptiness as they became closer to each other.

Moreover.

"It was a considerably high-quality emptiness."

Sung JiHan touched his left cheek.

The crack on his face had grown larger compared to when he first entered this place.

Before, it could be seen as a wound, but now there was clearly a purple gap between his face and the crack.

"Even though I only absorbed what was emitted from there... the emptiness on my face has clearly developed compared to before."

Even though he only absorbed the aura emitted by the EX-grade items, the emptiness on his face had clearly grown compared to before.

Perhaps it was because the black administrator personally made the items.

He had dealt with the aura of emptiness a lot until now, but the precision was on a different level.

Even though he only absorbed this much from the side, the emptiness on his face had expanded.

And.

"I haven't grasped it clearly yet, but precise emptiness seems to surpass the constraints of space..."

A World Tree Ignition Device that could absorb power by burning the world tree of Earth no matter where he was, and a black seal that completely cut off interaction with the outside world.

Although the two items had different directions, they were related to controlling space.

"But it's still just a guess. To produce definite results, I need to absorb more emptiness..."

However, there was a limit to the progress.

"Now, just absorbing from the side won't be enough."

Sssss...

The purple aura emitted from the two items placed together, just like before.

One of them no longer enhanced Sung JiHan's power.

Now, it was the moment that required one more step, a breakthrough.

"Should I absorb this directly into the emptiness processing chamber on my face?"

Sung JiHan thought while looking at the World Tree Ignition Device.

Unlike those guys, he wouldn't press it.

If he put it directly into the emptiness processing chamber, the emptiness would definitely develop much more than now.

However.

"If it becomes too powerful, the current balance might be disrupted."

The emptiness processing chamber and the red administrator's hand.

Although the two powers transplanted into Sung JiHan's body were originally dominated by the administrator's hand.

But now that he was sealed, as the emptiness processing chamber developed, the balance of power was becoming similar.

However, if he put the two EX items into the emptiness processing chamber, the power could be concentrated towards the emptiness processing chamber.

"For now, I don't need excessive emptiness, so I won't put the items in."

If he blindly upgraded the emptiness processing chamber, he might face an unbearable situation.

Sung JiHan decided to put them into the crack on his face at the moment he needed more power, not now.

"Inventory."

Sung JiHan put the two EX-grade items into his inventory and left the training ground.

In fact, there were many other things to train here, but...

"For now, I should reach level 600."

The most important thing right now was to reach level 600 and become Challenger 6.

* * *

Just like any other time, a Challenger game match.

"All opposing players have died."

[The game will end.]

Sung JiHan, who casually wiped off the sweat, frowned when the level-up message didn't appear.

"My level isn't really going up. At this rate, I won't even reach 600 in this tournament."

It was Sung JiHan's second tournament, with less than a week left.

Even though the Great Seat had to participate in Challenger 5, in reality, their chance to participate this time was practically gone.

Since Sung JiHan's leveling speed couldn't get any faster, it seemed like the standard should be set at Challenger 7 instead of 6.

-Well, it's not easy to level up at that level...

-But if it's Challenger 7, how far can the Great Seat participate? Can you interpret the participation requirements?

-The Great Seat can participate up to Level 9, but the available spots are limited. About 20 percent?

-If it's 20 percent, the competition rate will be incredibly high.

The Arena Tournament with the Red Hand as a prize.

Although Asoka sealed the hand in the previous tournament, it was actually good for the participants.

With Sung JiHan unable to use the Hand of Annihilation, he could still fight against Level 8 Great Seats.

And if it was Level 9, it was expected that he would win easily.

-If Level 9 participates, will the Cosmic Celestial Horse win?

-There are so many strong ones at Level 9, I don't know why only that name keeps coming up.

-Well, that guy is a monster...

-Hasn't he ever been defeated? The Cosmic Celestial Horse.

And the person considered a candidate for victory at Level 9 Great Seat was undoubtedly Dong Bangsak.

With the wandering deity, he had terrified the Great Seats of the universe.

Landing on a planet with a single sword, his notorious reputation was so widespread.

Among the Level 9 Great Seats, he belonged to the most famous faction.

-But there's no guarantee that he will definitely appear. There are only 20 percent of the spots, and won't the Level 9 Great Seats support him in large numbers this time? If he falls behind in the competition, he'll be eliminated.

-By the way, what criteria are used to select tournament participants?

-It's first come, first served, they say.

-Oh... If it's first come, first served, he might not come out.

-Even if there's a difference in skill among Level 9s, the speed of submitting applications will be fair, lol.

Sung JiHan was lost in thought while looking at the chat contents from outer space.

'First come, first served... It's annoying to meet Dong Bangsak right now.'

Although Dong Bangsak's current status was that of a disciple of a deity.

Sung JiHan believed that he possessed transcendent martial arts skills that surpassed those of a deity.

Encountering him in this tournament was a disadvantage.

"Today's broadcast will end here."

Sung JiHan looked around the chat related to the tournament and turned off BattleTube for now.

The tournament was just a few days away.

If Dong Bangsak were to participate here, he had to be thoroughly prepared.

When Sung JiHan was thinking about the match like that and left the room.

[...Jihan. Why is your face like that?]

Sung JiAh, who was floating in the living room, looked at Sung JiHan's face with a stiff voice.

"The Void has become too strong... The cracks are getting bigger."

"Oh, this is the result of my training. I gained some strength."

"To say you gained some strength, it feels like it could break at any moment."

"This?"

Snap. Snap.

Sung JiHan pointed to his face, which was covered in golden lines, and retorted as if it was nothing.

"It could break soon. Will it last a year?"

"A year isn't that long, right?"

"A year is quite a long time. By then, everything will be finished."

The conflict with the gods and dealing with the flames of the Red Administrator.

Sung JiHan was convinced that all of this would come to an end within a year.

So, even if the power of the Void Processing Facility became stronger and his body couldn't last a year, it didn't matter much.

[If everything is over... then, will that face and the void disappear? What will happen to your body?]

"Well, you know. Just keep growing like now and control this void, right?"

[...What if the growth fails?]

"Growth failure? I don't make such impossible assumptions. Besides..."

He smirked and changed the subject.

Snap.

His finger pointed at Sung JiA's lock.

"When will you unlock this lock, noona? The Beginner's Arena is over. It's time to return to being a human."

[...I was planning to, but there are still things I need to do with this body.]

"What things? You're already ranked 2nd in the world. Do you need more sponsorship?"

[It's not related to SeA.]

As she said that, Sung JiA looked at Sung JiHan with a quiet gaze.

If it's not related to SeA...

"Could it be me?"

[Yes.]

"Did you see a prophecy or something?"

[Not a prophecy, but I saw something.]

"What is it?"

[...You collapsed.]

Sung JiA continued with a gloomy voice.

"Your face was consumed by the void, and your body was burned by fire. You tried to suppress an unbearable power, but in the end, it exploded... You couldn't surpass your limits."

"Hmm. Where did that happen?"

"I don't know either. But, above your face, it seemed like various weapons were sparkling in the air..."

Talking about the weapons of the Seat of the Holy.

Then, it must have been a mess.

"If it exploded there, it's fine."

"What... What's fine? You disappeared!"

"That star is where the gods live. You should have poured all your power there."

"...What happens next? Your face was consumed by the void, and your body burned away!"

"Well... There are ways."

Sung JiHan said with a nonchalant face.

Although he had never thought about that 'way' until now.

"Do you think I'll go crazy and self-destruct there? I won't die until I use up all the GP I've earned."

"Okay..."

"Yeah, I have to live as the world's number one. Don't worry, there's a way to come back."

"What's the way then?"

"I have a stat called Eternal. I just have to recover with that. You'll know the details later."

Sung JiHan brushed off Sung JiA's inquiries and pointed at her lock again.

"So stop worrying and use the key."

"...I'll use it later."

"Ah, seriously. If you keep hesitating..."

"Hey, I also have ways, you know?"

This noona countered with the same words.

When Sung JiHan momentarily lost his words.

"So stop talking about the key. I'm leaving."

"Where are you going?"

"To the restroom."

"You're so clumsy, sis."

"...Just pretend you didn't hear that!"

Sung JiHan quickly floated into the inner room.

"...Ugh, when will that human use the key?"

Wouldn't it be easier to just live as a rock at this point?

While thinking that, Sung JiHan furrowed her brow.

It's grateful that she's willing to be the Witch of Emptiness to help herself, but...

"Honestly, it won't be much help in terms of power... I'd rather just be a human."

Looking at the opponents she's facing now, Sung JiHan's authority as the Holy Seat hasn't had much impact on the situation.

Rather than trying to help with that power, she just wishes she could become human quickly and have peace of mind...

"Well... If the roles were reversed, I would have done the same."

Thinking that, Sung JiHan watched the spot where Sung JiAh had left for a moment.

Without realizing it, she let out a sigh.

***

The Star of the God of War, Sung JiHan.

"Dong BangSak. Support the tournament. Bring Sung JiHan's hand from there."

"Yes, my lord."

Dong BangSak kneeled before the God of War and received the order.

He took out his smartphone from his pocket.

"Hmm..."

Beep. Beep.

Narrowing his eyes, the old man moved his finger carefully.

Pithia, who was watching from the side, smirked.

"Grandpa Dong BangSak. You know how to support, right? Should I help if you don't know?"

"...Do you think I'm a fool? Who can't submit an application to the arena?"

"No, it's just that you seemed to be struggling to adapt to the IT machine. I wanted to help as a young person."

"Young? Pithia, you're much older than me, aren't you?"

Dong BangSak stroked his beard and calmly retorted.

"Excuse me. I'm not that much older than you."

"Compared to Eve, the beginning of humanity, I'm still young."

"Hey, I look younger than you!"

"Hehe. Should we evaluate based on the outer skin?"

Sigh.

As Dong BangSak said that, he swung his right hand once.

The dust shook, and his body instantly shrank.

Along with it, his beard disappeared and his wrinkles smoothed out.

Dong BangSak's appearance transformed from an old man to a young child in an instant.

"With just a gesture like this, I can become a child in an instant."

"Wow... You changed so quickly. But you're kind of cute?"

"I've been this character since I was young."

Sigh.

As he habitually tried to stroke his beard on his chin, Dong BangSak realized.

"Oh..."

Unknowingly, he dropped his phone.

Crack!

It fell to the ground and shattered.

On the cracked screen, the arena support screen was displayed.