Turns Out To Be a Genius Duelist

Chapter 289 Spacetime World (4)

The selling price of the Rank S Unique Skill upgrade was 2.4 billion T. In terms of time, it was about 27,000 years. Because of that, Yoon-seok felt somewhat hopeless…

But he regained hope by recalling what Henigus said.

—Don’t worry about that. You can use the time store and add time through the dimension stones.

Five hundred years would be added to this dying dimension at a 100:1 ratio so it could hold out until the next Tower opened. Maybe this was how this world had been maintained until now. Well, that wasn’t important right now.

’Anyway, then Henigus’s targeted time is about 50,000 years?’

He thought it was worth a shot compared to his grand goal. Yoon-seok just needed to complete half of it, giving more reasons to find Henigus. The bastard had already slaughtered millions of people and obtained so much time.

‘…Now I’m suddenly all fired up.’

Ironically, this reason motivated Henigus to kill millions. But a Rank SS Unique Skills? Perhaps he might be the first among the existing challengers to acquire one.

’What should I put forward? Predation? Divine Ultimatum? Transcendental Muscles?’

Yoon-seok turned the tablet to the main page and checked the [Selling] category. He was willing to sell something to reach that goal.

[Stats] [Item] [Skills] [Powers] [Knowledge]

Yoon-seok checked them one by one. It was possible to downgrade the ability’s rank and receive time or sell various items he acquired. Skills and powers were the same. But the problem was…

’What? Are they knocking down the values?’

The selling price of b Unlock}, which seemed to be a non-battle Unique Skill, was 790,000 T at Rank B. However, Rank S {Predation} was only 6.2 million T. However, Yoon-seok got to keep his pride by receiving 22 million T for b Divine Ultimatum}.

‘Why are things like {Non-verbal magic} only worth 700,000?’

The balance still didn’t match its worth.

’…Is the selling price different from the purchase price?’

He was determined not to use the [Selling] category at all.

‘But let’s check the final list.’

Yoon-seok reached out his finger and clicked on the [Knowledge] option. If he hadn’t checked the [Selling] page, he wouldn’t have guessed at all…

「List of skills available for sale」

*Rank F — Uses the official language of the Earth Dimension in Korea. Price: 3T.

It was just as he predicted. [Knowledge] sold what was originally there or developed and naturally obtained.

’…If I sell Korean, will I speak 0 languages?’

That was probably the case. Ridiculous. There was a penalty like this, but they’re only giving 3T? Well, apart from such complaints, Yoon-seok’s eyes glinted as he read the available knowledge.

*Honeybee’s Tongue (Rank C) — When you taste sweetness, your tongue feels it 5 times as deep and diverse. Price: 1,220T.

*Thick-Headedness (Rank B) — It’s a talent created by the long-standing denial of reality. Become indifferent to the feelings of people around them, and their will won’t easily be broken even in the worst situations. Price: 9,500T.

*Worn Empathy (Rank B) — A talent that has hurt countless lives and transformed into a protective mechanism. You don’t feel any sympathy for others you don’t care about, and the probability of making calculated decisions increases. Price: 12,500T.

*Adaptation (Rank B) — Quickly resigned to what you can accomplish in any situation. Price: 8,800T.

His existing abilities reached the hundreds, from trivial things to vague things. It was fascinating to read them all.

’But what is this?’

Yoon-seok found something and suddenly froze.

*Scent of the Soul (Rank A) — Your omnipresent soul gently exudes an attractive scent and fascinates people around you. The effect of reasoning increases 3 times and vice versa if the wavelengths between souls do not match. Price: 72,000T.

What was this? This wasn’t knowledge, but a Tower skill. Of course, some people were naturally loved, but… even Yoon-seok knew that he was far from being that kind of person. If he were, he wouldn’t have suffered so much from Kang Hyung-woo and his friends.

’…Ah, did he hate me so much because our wavelength didn’t match?’

While that made sense, a strange part remained. Specifically, Yoon-seok had never been popular with the opposite sex. Never.

“…”

Although there were three women with a favorability equivalent to MAX, that was just favorability. Cheon-ma only cared for him as a disciple, and Lee Su-yeon relied on him as a colleague. Elle was projecting Rick onto him.

—You were eliminated from the final trial and became an admin, and you had the fate of living happily here with several women.

He wondered who were the three people the first admin had mentioned… but Yoon-seok stopped thinking right there. Was that even important? It wasn’t too late to worry about it when all of this was over.

Putting that aside, Yoon-seok selected the most expensive out of all his abilities.

*Ghost Fighter (Rank S) — You feel more rush than anything else in combat and self-development. Training efficiency increases by 10 times to a certain level and increases by 15 times in combat. Price: 950,000T.

*Animal Senses (Rank S) — Instinctively detects immediate crises. During combat, efficiency increases by 3 times. Price: 250,000T.

These were unexpectedly helpful abilities.

*Human Swordsmanship (Rank EX) — An incomplete swordsmanship. It contains the experience, knowledge, and enlightenment of a human being who pursues the ultimate. Price: 36,000,000T.

He had no knowledge related to swords except for this. They were combined into one. In that sense, selling this might mean returning to the state when he first entered the Tower.

「The operating hours of Time Store has ended.」

Ten minutes had passed already? As soon as the message suddenly appeared, his vision darkened. When he returned to his senses, he was back underground.

“Father, is there a problem?”

Perhaps he couldn’t go to the time store because he was summoned as Yong-yong stopped in his tracks. But Lee Su-yeon was different.

“Oppa…”

“Yes, I just returned too.”

“What kind of crazy place is that? When I checked, if you sell something there, other people can buy it. At a hundred times higher price!

Unlike him, who just window-shopped, Lee Su-yeon seemed to have experimented with this and that.

“A hundred times?”

Yoon-seok couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Looking at the price difference between purchase and sale, he thought there was no commercial morality, but they made a profit by lowering the value a hundred times? Wasn’t this beyond the level of conscience?

’Does that mean the original price of Human Swordsmanship determined by the store was originally 3.6 billion T?’

Surprised by the trickery of the Time Store for a second, Yoon-seok smirked. For some reason, he felt better that his swordsmanship had received such a high evaluation. It felt like the time and effort he put into the sword was rewarded.

’Of course, I won’t sell it even if they set it at the right price.’

Even if he could raise his Unique Skill to Rank SS, it was pointless to sell his hard work.

’I’ll earn it the hard way, and if it doesn’t work, I just have to give up.’

Yoon-seok continued to walk. Although he set a new goal to collect 2.4 billion T for an upgrade, his priority was the same as before. First, reunite with Cheon-ma before she causes any trouble.

As they sped up, they reached the end of the tunnel. Unlike the other areas destroyed by Henigus, they didn’t have to get rid of any stone piles along the way.

Chikkkkkkkk.

Passing through an air curtain-like shield, they were greeted by a panoramic view of the huge and messy city. How could this be the capital of the Spacetime World? The dome-shaped buildings felt completely different from District 12, crowded with checkerboard arrangements. It was vaguely futuristic, but that was about it.

Whirrrrrrrrrr-!

“…This place looks pretty normal.”

Yoon-seok nodded in agreement. Although the sound of sirens was ringing in his ears, this place was still intact compared to other areas, where only craters were left. Yeah, at least up until now.

Boooooooooooooom-!

An explosion burst from the city’s center, and the ceiling shook as rocks cascaded down.

“Mother… mother is over there!”

He could tell without Yong-yong pointing toward the center of the city. The mana of the Heavenly Demon and Heavenly Buddha filled the air.

“Su-yeon.”

“Yes.”

Yoon-seok and Lee Su-yeon jumped toward the city. Two figures stood by the tallest spire at the center of the city.

“Old lady, will you be satisfied when you see doom?”

“You’re talkative.”

Heavenly Buddha, who didn’t want to fight, and the hostile Heavenly Demon.

“Huu… what’s wrong with you? Again, I don’t want to fight you…”

“What’s wrong with me? You aren’t able to say that considering the evil things you’ve done to that child.”

Yoon-seok tilted his head at the sharp voice. Were things that terrible back then? He got his ass kicked, but it wasn’t to the point of upsetting Cheon-ma.

Did Heavenly Buddha feel the same way?

“…Evil things? What do you mean?”

When Heavenly Buddha asked as if he didn’t understand, Cheon-ma muttered coldly.

“The eight-spoked Dharma Wheel or whatever it was.”

“…?”

“Didn’t you engrave a vicious curse that would make him die if he killed people?”

Oh, that…

Yoon-seok nodded without realizing it. Due to those restrictions, Cheon-ma had to use her Demon Body And Soul Cleanse. However, were their opinions different this time?

“The Eight-spoked Dharma Wheel is the power of Maitreya used to cultivate not only mental discipline but also physical growth by doing good deeds. How is that a curse?”

The Heavenly Buddha sighed, but Cheon-ma plugged her ears. The Heavenly Buddha took a deep breath and spun several orange beads.

“Amitabha…”

He held back because the other party was the Heavenly Demon, but it seemed he wanted to break everything now too.

“Good demons are dead demons. I guess the Buddha’s words weren’t wrong at all?”

The Heavenly Buddha, called the living Buddha among the warriors of Murim, clenched his fists.

“Today, I’ll teach you how to be kind.”

As if he should’ve done this before, the Heavenly Buddha wore a satisfied smile.