[Death stage 6 is starting to fuse with Life stage 4.]
[The power of Cycle is being used.]
A strange light explored Confusionâs body. It was a power no one could defy.
However, Confusion immediately recognized that power. It was a power that Time had wanted at all costs!
This left Confusion dumbfounded. âDamn it! He was able to awaken the power of Cycle?!â
Lee Gun was clearly using the power of Cycle! Of course, Time had always used it when he acquired the souls of Yeonwoo and Junwoo.
âItâs on a different level compared to what Time used.â
Confusion had no idea why Time wanted the power of Cycle so much. The only certainty was that it was a powerful ability capable of destroying great monarchs!
However, Time had never been satisfied even after acquiring so much power. He kept returning to the past over and over again!
As the younger brother of Time, Confusion also enjoyed the endless return to the past, but it was maddening.
âI always wondered why he wasnât satisfied with that power.â
Confusion had an understanding when he saw Lee Gun use that power. âShit! I get why he wasnât satisfied!!â
Was it the difference in how it was activated? The power of Cycle activated through the souls of Yeonwoo and Junwoo seemed cute in comparison to this one. That wasnât all.
âHis power of Life should be at only stage 4 right nowâŠ!â
Despite this, Lee Gunâs power of Cycle was incredible. However, that wasnât important right now.
Kwah-jeek!
The activated power of Cycle ravaged Confusionâs body.
[The power of Cycle is breaking down Confusionâs body.]
[The disassembled body will be recreated into something new.]
Cycle was life leading to death and death leading to life. It was an endless cycle. It generated power that created the order of the universe.
In other words, this power pushed all static existence into motion. And that power reached Confusion.
âAhhhk!!â
Confusionâs body started to distort in odd ways.
[The existence of Confusion has been swept up into the flow of the Cycle.]
[Confusion â¶ Order]
All phenomena had an end. The power of Cycle just artificially accelerated this process!
[The power of Confusion is being dismantled.]
[It is being changed into Order.]
His skin became twisted, and his body became distorted as if it was being folded into itself.
Confusion screamed. It was to be expected since he was a monarch who could use his power only through disorder! âBastard!!â
In the end, all the magical energy and abilities that Confusion was trying to use started to go out of existence.
Cycle was a loop. Normally, Order would once again be changed into Confusion. It would be the revival of Confusion butâŠ
âYour life ends here.â
âAhhhhhk!!â
Lee Gun just had to stop the power of Cycle before Order became Confusion again!
Of course, Confusion knew Lee Gunâs intent. He glared as he unleashed his power, planning on resisting.
Kwahng!
When Confusion resisted, the power of Cycle became turbulent, as if it was about to disappear in no time.
â!!â
The only reason this happened was that Life was at only stage 4.
Confusion recognized this at a glance. It seemed levels of the Divine statuses had to add up to at least ten for one to be able to activate the power of Cycle.
âHowever, the balance is off right now.â
In terms of power, this Cycle was more impressive than the one used by Confusionâs older brother. However, the difference in the powerâs stability was like night and day. Just a small disturbance caused Lee Gunâs power of Cycle to fluctuate. This meant only one thing.
âItâs an ability that needs Life and Death to be exactly balanced.â
It couldnât be more or less. The ratio had to be exactly 5:5!
âI just need to break the balance!â
In this situation, Death had reached stage 6. Lee Gun was in danger of dying just from controlling that power, yet he had to control the power of Cycle too?
âThere is no way thatâs possible.â
Confusionâs eyes flashed as he aimed for Lee Gunâs head. âIâll cut off your head just like I did to your friend!â
He purposely tried to provoke Lee Gun. He thought it would make Lee Gun shift more power to Death.
It was like making the weight shift toward one side when one was barely able to stay balanced. Moreover, Lee Gunâs reflexes were poor right now since he was trying to control his power. This was Confusionâs opportunity!
âItâll make a great present for your nephew and niece!â
When he heard that, Lee Gunâs eyes immediately flashed. At that moment, Confusion realized that he had made a mistake that he should never have.
Kwah-jeek!!!
âAhhhhk!!â
After making Lee Gun go berserk into Death stage 6, Confusion realized Lee Gun was beyond formidable.
Lee Gunâs eyes flashed, and Death, which was tangled with Confusionâs body, showed a reaction.
âAhhk! My neck!â
Death ruthlessly surrounded Confusion, then went through Confusionâs throat to decapitate him.
Kwah-jeek!!
Lee Gun ground his teeth as he used the power of Cycle at that moment.
âThe one who wanted destruction should return to ashes by following the way of nature.â
Confusion scrambled as he felt as if his body was being ripped apart. At the same time, Confusion felt something.
This power felt similar to what Time used, but at the same time, it was entirely different. Time was unable to go against the flow of nature, but this powerâŠ
âDepending on how this power is used, it can be much higher in rank than TimeâsâŠ!â
Flash!
As a light flashed, Confusionâs consciousness faded away. The last thing that the monarch saw was Lee Gunâs face. Confusion let out a forced laugh.
âShit! I should have realized in the beginning that he is someone who should never be messed with.â
Confusionâs body undulated in a disordered manner. It disappeared as it turned into ashes.
[You have acquired a massive amount of EXP after getting rid of Confusion.]
[Confusion possesses EXP for Death.]
[However, Confusion was made into Order, so Lifeâs EXP has gone up.]
Finally, Confusion fell in front of Lee Gun as formless clay. Then there were the human bones that seemed to belong to Hahn Jimin.
Lee Gun furrowed his brows as he picked up the bones.
[You feel the presence of a human soul.]
[You can use the power of Cycle to revert the body.]
Hahn Jimin was Sungjaeâs friend. It seemed the human personality of Hahn Jimin co-existed with the personality of Confusion.
With Sungjae on his mind, Lee Gun tried to pick up the bones. He thought he might be able to return Sungjaeâs friend, who wasnât Confusion. HoweverâŠ
Koo-goong!!
âKoohk!â
At that moment, Death stage 6, which he had forgotten about, started to violently fluctuate. Lee Gun vomited blood as he fell over.
âIt is trying to run amok again!â
With Death reaching stage 6, he was able to satisfy the requirement needed to awaken the power of Cycle. However, the fundamental problem hadnât gone away.
Koo-goo-goong!!
Death stage 6 was psychotic as it destroyed the body of its owner. It wanted its owner to run amok, so it went berserk.
Despite Lee Gun awakening as a god, this power was able to destroy his body.
âKoohk!â
The problem wasnât that his body was being destroyed.
[The berserk Death stage 6 is worried for its owner. It says your body wonât be destroyed if you give up resisting.]
[Death goes berserk as it tells you to kill everything.]
Death took away Lee Gunâs rational thoughts and principles. It planned on turning him into the God of Calamity.
Lee Gun tried to forcefully suppress death. However, the extreme pain made blood flow out of his eyes and mouth. The pain was unimaginable. He wondered if this pain was solely caused by Death going berserk.
[It is time to decide your Divine status.]
[If you continue to resist, you will die.]
â!â
The notification said something unexpected.
[Life doesnât balance out with Death, and they are fighting against each other. Your body cannot withstand it.]
[If you choose to throw away the low-level Life, you will be able to prevent your body from being destroyed by choosing to become the God of Death.]
[The probability of you being able to control Death goes up if you do that.]
Lee Gunâs eyes flashed. âFuck off!â
If he chose to become the God of Death, he would have to give up on Life. It meant he wouldnât be able to revive Yeonwoo and Hugo. That wasnât an option.
Lee Gun was finally able to use Death and Life at the same time, so he said, âI just have to maintain the status quo. I just have to raise Life to level 5 or 6.â
[It wonât be easy.]
[Controlling Death stage 6 isnât an easy task.]
[However, there are no methods thatâll allow you to control it.]
At that moment, Lee Gun grabbed the body of Confusion, whom he had changed into Order.
He used his manufacturing ability to turn Confusionâ No; he changed the body of Order into a ring.
When he put the ring on his forefinger, something surprising happened.
Kwahng!!!
The indiscriminate and uncontrolled power of Death stage 6 started to calm down. It was the power of Order!
Confused, Death stage 6 was forcefully held in place. Even the notificationâ No, the thirteenth original owner was surprised by that power.
The impressed thirteenth looked at Lee Gun. It was to be expected since he was part of the Creation Tribe, called Creators.
Those possessing the blood of the Creators each had different Creation abilities, for example, nature creation and emotion creation. It was diverse.
The thirteenth was a Creator who possessed the power of Ability Creation. However, Lee Gun was different.
âLee Gun specializes in Item Creation.â
Of course, the power of holy items was used for support. The one to truly control the out-of-control Death was Lee Gun.
This was why the thirteenth laughed as if he had expected this.
âI knew you would be able to do it.â
The thirteenth knew the requirement needed to release the power of Cycle. Death would be raised to 6, so the power could be used at the ratio of 6:4.
Moreover, Life had a stronger vitality than Death. It would allow Life to endure the situation for a short amount of time. During this time, Life had to be raised to level 5. That would cause the out-of-control Death to calm down. Then the final ratio would be 5:5.
âHowever, I could never pull off that method.â
The thirteenth thought about a past event. It was when he had given the power of Cycle to his precious baby snakes.
The thirteenthâs older brother, who was the current Sagittarius, had disapproved of his action.
- Why are you separating your power and giving it to your Constructs? The powerâs effectiveness will fall if they are used separately.
- You are asking why Iâm dividing my power to use them?
- Yes. You know how to awaken the power of Cycle. You raise Death to stage 6, then you raise Life afterwardsâŠ
- Hyung, death provokes the rage embedded within the user. If Death reaches stage 6, Iâll become a monster.
- I know that. However, you are talented. Do you really think you will be unable to control your Rage?
- I cannot control Rage. Never.
- Why?
The thirteenthâs eyes were full of murderous intent as he glared at his older brother.
- You should know, right?
- !
- Iâm the one who wants you all dead more than anyone.
âAnyway, I cannot control my Rage.â
Moreover, he couldnât use his power to get rid of the unwanted guest called Time.
On the other hand, Lee Gun was different. It was the day when Lee Gun had awakened.
When all the monsters had disappeared that day, it was caused by the momentary explosion of Deathâs power. At the time, Lee Gunâs Rage had reached the extreme, and he was able to use Life to save all the civilians.
âHe didnât lose control even after he lost Yeonwoo.â
This was why the thirteenth had determined Lee Gun would be able to control Death stage 6. Of course, he did swap out Hugoâs body for Lee Gun, butâŠ
âI never expected such a result.â
Flash!!
The power of Death had been about to swallow the world, yet it had completely disappeared, accompanying the light.
[You have successfully controlled Death stage 6.]
[When the power of Death was controlled, a part of its power was transferred to Life.]
[It wonât be long before Life reaches level 5.]
Lee Gunâs eyes flashed.
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