1350——————==

Soul of the Evil God

Thanks to my intimidation, I was finally able to relax my mind and listen to Lee Kwang’s explanation. Lee Kwang gradually drew the energy of the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique into his body and started speaking.

“Look here. The first step of the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique, as you can see, is to awaken the Thunder Soul that is embedded in the spirit.”

“Right.”

Crackle!

As an unknown thunder energy sparkled from Lee Kwang’s middle dantian and all body acupoints, the Thunder Soul began to glow even stronger.

“And the Heavenly Thunder Divine Art that our master taught us prevents physical and mental damage due to the operation of the Thunder Soul and enhances recovery. The Eight Wilds Shock of Heaven assists the Heavenly Thunder Divine Art. If thunder energy condenses too much within the body, the Eight Wilds Shock of Heaven acts like a remedy to disperse it. Not a single process is clumsy or wasted; it truly is a peerless divine technique.”

Muttering in admiration, Lee Kwang continued.

“But while So-cheong, Dokgo Seong, and I have been practicing the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique without our master, we’ve come to realize one thing. The higher you reach in levels, the less you need the Heavenly Thunder Divine Art and the Eight Wilds Shock of Heaven.”

“…?!”

I couldn’t help but be surprised by this new information.

“What do you mean? I still practice those two techniques whenever I get the chance, and I feel it’s getting easier to handle the Thunder Soul as I achieve more.”

“Well, it seems we had a false assumption. Our master put in immense effort to reach the peak through perfect methods, but unlike him, we are human and can’t practice indefinitely. Thus, we tried to find efficient ways to climb the mountain, avoiding unnecessary training time.”

“Efficiently…?”

“Exactly. The master may have secured hundreds of years of life through Rebirth of Flesh and Half-Transition Master, but it doesn’t mean we have to follow that path! We thought we could reach a high level with the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique in just ten years.”

“Ten years… That’s insane!!”

I couldn’t help but shake my head. From the very beginning, the story Lee Seol-pyo told me about the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique was that it was prepared for someone like me, with endless time. There was hardly any talk of shortcuts or efficiency. That’s why Lee Seol-pyo only vaguely mentioned that it would take a long time to master the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique, and that was expected.

However, Lee Kwang strongly asserted his point.

“Master. Whether fast or slow, reaching the peak is what matters, isn’t it? After reaching the peak, it’s okay to live leisurely like an immortal, but latecomers don’t have that luxury. Because theoretically, the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique allows practice time to be extended indefinitely.”

“Indefinitely?”

“Yes. To learn the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique, one must first comprehend one of the fundamental principles of the Soul Exchange Technique, and both the Heavenly Thunder Divine Art and the Eight Wilds Shock of Heaven are indeed peerless divine techniques. Plus, mastering at least three types of Thunder God lineage martial arts is required, so essentially, you need to simultaneously increase proficiency in five or six martial arts! Isn’t that right?”

“…That’s true.”

“Even if you thoroughly master all of that, once you operate the Thunder Soul with the Heavenly Thunder Divine Art and the Eight Wilds Shock of Heaven, the ways to utilize it can diversify into thousands! Depending on how you operate it, you can create another new martial art…!! If you’re aiming for that limit, it will take at least hundreds of years just to eat, sleep, and train.”

“……”

“We, Thunder God lineage disciples don’t have that kind of training time to spare. Dokgo Seong may not care, but at least So-cheong and I do.”

Being pointed out on something I hadn’t thought about made my mind go blank for a moment.

‘Hmm… I thought, being a reborn person, I could just achieve it all eventually.’

No, I vaguely knew that. However, I didn’t want to consume my mental energy on these details because dealing with divine beings would surely result in my death dozens of times, and hundreds of years would pass in a flash.

Lee Kwang continued speaking.

“Anyway, getting back to the main point, we researched ways to reduce this foolish practice time. As a result, even if we don’t have to thoroughly train the Heavenly Thunder Divine Art and the Eight Wilds Shock of Heaven, accelerating the training speed of the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique is definitely possible. It just requires a bit of know-how.”

“How is that possible?”

“…Still pretending not to understand? You’re really making it hard for me to watch.”

With a bitter expression, Lee Kwang raised his energy for the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique, making thunder whirl around him.

Crackle!

“Pay attention! Watch me execute the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique.”

With a sound like thunder rolling, Lee Kwang executed the Ground-impact Technique. At that moment, a clear Thunder Spirit appeared at his forehead and dantian, creating a straight line between them. He then struck inward with his spear, performing a single technique with the ‘Na’ form.

Swish!

With a noise that sounded like a lightning bolt howling, a trail of thunder was left in the place where Lee Kwang’s spear had passed. Then, pretending to withdraw his spear, he quickly spun around his left foot and seemed to pierce the trail of thunder from earlier using the Revolving Spear technique.

Boom!

The rotation was like a whirlwind, and finally, Lee Kwang once again stirred the sky with the Thrusting Technique.

After using three techniques, Lee Kwang said, “See? What I just did looked like I used the first three routines of the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique, from the first white to the third green. But in fact, I’m not forcibly jumping to the fourth green here…”

Swoosh—

It appeared again that Lee Kwang was about to perform the ‘Na’ method, just as before.

“I can return to the first white.”

“……!!”

Having learned the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique, I realized how remarkable what Lee Kwang had just done was, and my eyes widened.

“How?!”

The Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique doesn’t function like that!

When I advanced from the first white to the second black to the third green, my only choices were to either stop the technique or forcibly move to the fourth green. That’s because the Thunder Soul becomes uncontrollable, making it impossible to reduce its power.

‘It’s just like whipping a thousand-mile horse: it can either go faster or stop, nothing in between!’

Yet Lee Kwang casually dispelled the phenomenon of the Thunder Soul amplifying and returned to the first white! This was akin to a galloping horse suddenly halting as if it had become nothing, returning to the starting line. Moreover, this means the consumption of the Thunder Soul would also vanish!

I quickly realized something.

Using that method, I could drastically reduce the consumption of the Thunder Soul in actual combat while simultaneously enhancing its power and adaptability!

‘Because… if I mishandle my choices in my Thunder Soul routines from the first white, I can simply choose my technique again from the start to fight more efficiently against my opponent!’

As I was astonished, Lee Kwang smirked and said, “Master, how many Thunder Souls need to resonate to fully execute the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique?”

“…Well, nine Thunder Souls must vibrate.”

“Correct. But have you ever thought of connecting those nine not in a straight line, but by arranging them in a circular pattern with three souls to form a ring?”

“……?”

“Huh… You really are good at pretending to be slow, aren’t you?”

Now, instead of being angry, Lee Kwang seemed to be impressed, as he continued.

“Look here. When executing the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique, the Thunder Souls can seem to manifest from any body acupoint, but if you limit it to nine Thunder Souls, the specific locations in the body that trigger their power are designated.”

As he slowly pointed to his body with his fingers, he listed:

“Crown. Between the brows. The philtrum. Solar plexus. Dantian. Left hand. Right hand. Left foot. Right foot.”

“Are you sure? Aren’t the Thunder Souls able to trigger from other areas, not just those nine?”

“Absolutely. This was discovered by So-cheong.”

“Jin So-cheong?”

“She said the essence of the Heavenly Thunder Divine Art and the Eight Wilds Shock of Heaven lies in concentrating at these points without disturbing the mind-body balance. Your reaction shows this is a genuine new discovery.”

“……”

I had no words. How could I dare criticize Jin So-cheong when she had made such findings?

‘More importantly, analyzing the essence of the Heavenly Thunder Divine Art and the Eight Wilds Shock of Heaven means… did she intuitively understand the intersecting points of countless martial arts? Can a mere human even do that?!’

As I was stunned by this thought, Lee Kwang spoke again.

“Anyway, if the Thunder Souls concentrate in these nine body areas, the task becomes simple. Just divide them into three areas and let the Thunder Souls circulate from those three whenever necessary.”

“Circulate them?”

“Exactly. It’s like threading three pearls together in a circular motion to control the energy completely.”

Chirp!

“See how it’s done?”

“……!!”

I was taken aback when I saw Lee Kwang clearly projecting the Thunder Soul, forming a triangle connecting the crown, dantian, and left leg. He intentionally made the Thunder Soul brighter with his will to demonstrate it to me without emphasizing practicality.

Once I realized what Lee Kwang had done, I muttered, “Did you inject your will into the Thunder Soul in advance? To prepare it for the upcoming manifestation location…”

“Exactly. Normally, when attempting the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique, the location of each Thunder Soul varies based on the required techniques, so there’s no need to worry about it. But if you consciously control the Thunder Soul by being mindful, then…”

Boom boom!

Once again, Lee Kwang used three techniques and returned to the first white. His eyes sharpened even further.

“The principle of the Three Talents enhances the efficiency of the Thunder Soul! It allows us to continue opposing the enemy with the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique without consuming much of our energy.”

“Indeed….”

“Moreover, using this method, when you overlap the post-three talents next time, the power of the Thunder Soul enhancement will increase. Thus, it is much more efficient to apply pressure on the enemy with suitable force than to forcibly transition to fourth green or fifth yellow. The total power result using the three talents repeatedly will be much greater.”

“What?! It enhances further?!”

“Exactly.”

While stroking his chin, Lee Kwang said, “However, stacking the three talents increases the Thunder Soul’s power inside your body, making it run wildly like a wild horse—like a red hare. Therefore, according to So-cheong, if you stack the three talents more than three times, you’re in big trouble.”

“Three times…”

“When you feel you’ve stacked them three times, make sure to release extra Thunder Souls once and reset to the beginning.”

“Hmm.”

“I feel you’ve got it now. So, give it a try.”

Nodding at Lee Kwang’s words, I concentrated my internal power and will on the nine acupoints where the Thunder Souls should remain, according to the principle of the Three Talents. Thus, when I manifested the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique, I could intentionally guide the Thunder Souls to the designated places.

‘This is how it works…’

Boom!

However, when I tried to replicate Lee Kwang’s performance, I inadvertently overexerted on seven Thunder Souls, leading to chaotic results. Observing my struggles, Lee Kwang looked on, bewildered.

“What the… How much internal power do you have, master? Did you think that with your overflowing internal power and will, you could precisely manipulate the Thunder Souls…?”

“Is it strange that I failed?”

“It’s not hard to execute the three points, but injecting will is nearly impossible. I can’t believe what nonsense I’m seeing!”

“Hmm….”

“Adjusting the magnitude of your energy, I want you to take care of that. This concludes my teaching.”

Standing there, I contemplated and finally spoke up.

“Lee Kwang, thank you for teaching me something new… But isn’t this method of shortening the time to reach the limit of the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique a stretch? When you break it down, it seems like we’re just pursuing efficiency in practical applications without truly speeding up the understanding of the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique.”

“Of course, understanding itself doesn’t get faster. But the time taken to reach the Absolute Realm from peak perfection is reduced significantly.”

“……!!”

“During the processes of this three-talent procedure, the pace that Thunder Souls consolidate and activate is exponentially faster than before. Thus, the understanding of the Absolute Realm now seems somewhat within reach. That’s why I mentioned that it’s crucial to ascend the mountain quickly, no matter what method you use.”

Lee Kwang chuckled.

“And you, master, have a significant flaw. If you don’t improve that, you won’t be able to handle So-cheong later.”

“A significant flaw?”

“Would you like to hear?”

My head nodded vigorously, and Lee Kwang, as if he had been waiting, said, “Then share the Seven Great Techniques with me. If you teach me well, I’ll tell you.”

“……”

What a nuisance… You’ve really got your hooks into me!

I was inwardly annoyed, but since this was part of our initial agreement, I had no choice but to nod.

“Understood.”

For about thirty days, based on subjective time, I started teaching Lee Kwang the basics of the Seven Great Techniques. Despite being the Seven Great Techniques, given that Lee Kwang was already at a remarkable level near peak perfection, it felt like he was absorbing martial arts practices as quickly as water being absorbed by a sponge. I realized that Lee Kwang’s progress would be difficult to match even for Jin So-cheong.

‘Fast… Unbelievably fast!’

In thirty days, a regular person might struggle with grasping even a single foundation of the Seven Great Techniques. However, during that time, Lee Kwang memorized six fundamental principles and techniques of the Seven Great Techniques and also seemed to grasp the application principle of the Seven Star Evasion Technique.

Though I had forgotten, I could finally sense it.

Originally marked as the genius of the Thunder God lineage, the prodigy!

There was no doubt Lee Kwang’s martial talent was indeed exceptional.

At this rate, in about a year, he might master most of the Six Great Techniques and even reach Peerless Technique.

In contrast, during that same period, I was practicing the principle of Three Talents as instructed by Lee Kwang, but my results were far from satisfactory.

Chirp!

“Damn! Here we go again?”

I understood what the principle of the Three Talents entailed. I grasped that injecting will into three Thunder Souls in advance and operating the process accordingly made sense. Yet, when it came time to execute it, instead of three, too many Thunder Points were registering, preventing me from forming a triangle.

Why was I in such a predicament?

Even with my understanding of martial arts fundamentals, my skills were embarrassingly inadequate. Was I truly that dull?

When I felt confused, Lee Kwang, sitting nearby, spoke.

“I don’t get you, master. With that level of understanding, how on earth did you achieve the transcendent realm of martial arts?”

“Shut it. If I grasp the technique well enough, I can do it.”

“…How long will you keep that up? Stop pretending to be dim.”

“What?”

Lee Kwang, seemingly upset for some reason, spat that out abruptly.

“Is it really that hard to align yourself with the grand principle once you understand the major concepts? To think you’re mimicking a fool, fixated on minor details without grasping the big picture… What foolish antics you’re pulling.”

“……”

“Are you trying to mock me?”

After saying that, Lee Kwang closed his eyes and began meditating to recover his internal power. I looked at him in disbelief, suddenly realizing something.

‘Is that guy giving me advice?’

His tone was snarky, but there was undoubtedly enough in his words to help me solve my predicament. Before I got angry with him, I reflected on what I was doing wrong.

‘He said I’m too fixated on minor details to understand the grand picture. What does he mean by that…?’

Had I merely seen the operation of the Three Talents as a technique, completely missing its fundamental principle?

Then what was the grand view?

Lost deep in thought, I pondered this for a long time. Eventually, becoming frustrated by my inability to figure it out, I jumped up.

“Damn it!!”

What exactly does martial arts even mean?!

Why am I lacking in talent like this?!

In a fit of rage, I started wildly using every kind of martial arts I knew against the air. From the Seven Great Techniques to Thunder God lineage techniques, Sword Demon techniques, and Divine Thief techniques—all the martial arts I knew were poured out indiscriminately.

Boom!

Why do I still lack the strength of understanding despite reaching an Absolute Realm?!

Is talent really that radically different?!

My anger towards lack of talent naturally surged up, and I felt intense frustration about my own stupidity. It’s not like I wanted to be dull, so why am I so foolish?!

“Uaaaaaah!”

Whoooosh!

Whoooosh!

In the end, after frantically pouring out thousands of techniques, I was beset by a little madness and ended up just slashing with my blade, without forming any specific technique. Even though my speed, thanks to reaching the Absolute Realm, was considerably high, without foundational stances or discipline, my attacks felt clumsy.

Whoooosh!

Having witnessed my frenzied slicing from afar, Lee Kwang eventually ignored me and resumed his training, probably thinking he had learned enough from me.

My irritation boiled even more as I watched him.

‘Geniuses like him… can get stronger on pure talent alone! How many more centuries do I have to toil to reach their level?!’

Would I have made it this far if I hadn’t been a reborn person?

No, exactly what even is martial arts to make people feel this wretched?!

“Uaaaaah!”

I decided to swing my weapon until my strength and muscles gave out completely. Unlike in the past, where I would train ten thousand times with purpose, now I swung my sword aimlessly due to a loss of direction. However, my frenzy couldn’t be suppressed, so I merely howled like a madman.

How long did I keep this up?

Clang!!

My sword fell to the ground, rolling with a thud.

It slipped right out of my hand.

“Huff… huff… huff……”

Finally, I managed to exhaust all my stamina and energy, collapsing face-first onto the ground. As I lay there, breathless, I could see Lee Kwang still training in the distance.

‘What on earth am I doing?’

Not only did I embarrass myself in front of Lee Kwang, but I was also wasting this precious training time.

Yet my inner turmoil continued to churn, utterly impossible to suppress…

Was there anyone besides the Asura who has trained as intensely as I have?

It felt so cruel that after all this effort, I’m not even showing the slightest sign of reaching a realm beyond the Absolute Realm!

It’s shockingly easy to obtain divine power or authority, yet I’m stuck being shackled to martial arts… How long must I cling to this?

“……”

Now I truly understood the feelings of Asura.

Why he harbored such madness towards the Martial God became crystal clear.

If I had to endure this miserable mindset of mine for thousands of years, naturally, I would become filled with hatred!

I felt something within me breaking apart.

What I thought was my martial heart felt more like a mirage or an illusion.

The world feels so… desolate and hopeless.

I want to cry, yet the thought of tears seems so foolish I can’t even let them flow. This agony is almost impossible to put into words.

‘Why am I practicing martial arts?’

Even the Divine Skill is no match for Emperor Gong Sun Xuanwen.

Martial arts don’t seem like effective means to kill a god.

Am I simply training out of routine at this point?

In that instant, I intuitively realized something.

The Heart Demon has overwhelmed me to the very top of my head.

“Whew… whew……”

That intuition grasped even stronger branches of understanding.

I could feel that this was an incredibly critical moment.

A single step forward.

Depending on which way I extend, the remaining journey of my rebirth will change radically. Unlike any other time, I distinctly felt the certainty of that intuition approaching the future vividly before my eyes.

The choice was narrowed down to two.

Will I pick up the sword? Or not?

“……”

In the end… that’s all it is.

The answer to what I think about martial arts.

Without that answer, lifting the sword before me would merely repeat the same situation. Just making excuses for my lack of talent and lamenting my inadequate skills would never suffice. Because, regardless of my talent, how I view that answer will change my approach.

What is martial arts?

‘Martial arts is power, isn’t it?’

But it’s not just power. If all you seek is power, it would be better to pursue divine powers or authority instead of martial arts.

‘Martial arts is a technique, isn’t it?’

Definitely not. You can’t reach the divine realm merely by attaining the limit of techniques.

If techniques alone were enough, countless geniuses throughout the thousands of years of martial history would have reached the divine realm, but they haven’t.

Above all, as soon as I pondered this question, a striking experience flashed through my mind.

‘From the throne… during my final duel with Emperor Gong Sun Xuanwen, I executed the Imaginary Steal… those two didn’t view it as martial arts.’

A gray martial artist.

That person accepted even an Imaginary Steal as a form of martial arts.

Why is that?

When I think back, it’s indeed strange. Even I recognized the Imaginary Steal as a technique lying within the domains of divine powers, thus I understood why Mangnyang and the Demon Sorcerer declared it wasn’t martial arts. Yet the gray martial artist, who seemed more martial than anyone else, admitted the Imaginary Steal as martial arts.

Maybe his definition of martial arts is completely different from mine.

“……”

Suddenly, I felt terribly lacking in imagination.

The difference between geniuses and me lies not only in the speed of acquisition but, more fundamentally, in the freedom of thought that isn’t confined by their own limitations. I’m busy haplessly acquiring skills, whereas they are not held back from the very beginning.

Therefore, I too must strive to break free from my own confines.

What’s required from now on isn’t technical mastery but rather enhancing that imagination.

And to break that imagination will likely require maximizing the strengths that I harbor.

With resolve, I picked up the fallen sword and returned to my standing position. After a short moment of recovering my strength, I unconsciously activated the Thunder Souls without conscious thought, laden with my will.

Chirp!

While I didn’t know the secret of circulating in a triangular pattern, I realized that something much more important existed beyond that knowledge.

‘…Right…. It’s not the triangle itself that matters, but it’s the circulation of power within the Three Talents and achieving completion!’

If I can circulate power internally and reach completion, it doesn’t have to be bound to the Three Talents or triangular shapes.

It could be square or pentagonal as well.

The reason why it’s limited to the Three Talents is that using the fewest numbers for activation is more efficient. The more Thunder Souls activated, the greater the consumption of internal power and will will be; therefore, it’s clearly meant to center upon the minimal unit of Three Talents for the sake of balance.

Yet even knowing those principles, I couldn’t tackle them instantaneously. Lee Kwang had suggested it simply, but I realized that mastering such skills, like threading a needle, requires a genius-level sense. It couldn’t be genuinely mastered merely through blind practice.

So, I must find a training method that suits me.

Whoooosh!!

I started wielding my sword again. But this time, I had entered a completely different method of training than the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As I repeatedly swung my sword silently for minutes on end, Lee Kwang, who had been practicing in the distance, approached. He seemed to have grasped something from observing my training.

“You’ve finally realized the overarching view.”

I didn’t respond to Lee Kwang’s comment; he then resumed his training alone. Since he now knew I had found direction, it was unnecessary to say anything further that would hinder either of us.

How long did I keep swinging?

When I had swung thousands upon thousands of times, a bit of fatigue settled into my arms, forcing me to pause. After taking a short break, I began to swing my sword once more, focusing on forming circles.

Once a small circle.

Once a large circle.

Continuing to swing without end, I never lost sight of the thought of circles in my mind. It was an absurdly dull and rudimentary training method, but I realized that this training was precisely what suited me best right now.

It was tedious.

But being lost and wandering wouldn’t compare to this tedium.

Thus, another month passed—

After swinging millions of times, I suddenly felt a palpable sensation ignite in my mind.

‘This… this is it!!’

Something stirred within me!

In that moment, I transitioned from repetitive swinging to rapidly igniting the Thunder Souls throughout my entire body. And rather than fixating on the number of Thunder Souls, I focused on maintaining a natural flow using the concept of circles I had established in my mind.

Crackle!

‘Total… six, I think!’

Since it was my first attempt, it looked a bit excessive. However, I wasn’t disheartened and focused my will on the Thunder Souls, finally operating the technique of the first white.

Swoosh!

I unleashed a thrusting technique with my spear.

I carefully repeated that one thrust three times, and finally, I executed my stance back to normal.

Swish!

As the power of the Thunder within coalesced, I felt the potential of the Thunder Soul suddenly amplify. It was then that I understood what Lee Kwang had been referring to regarding the new technique!

“So this was it…!!”

Indeed. With this, I had grasped the new application method of the Nine Chambers of Thunder Technique that Lee Kwang outlined!

And from a distance, observing my progress, Lee Kwang appeared astounded as he exclaimed, “The root of the Three Talents is circulation, and the foundation of circulation is indeed the circle! But to achieve this simply through naive circular motion to cultivate your will…”

“It’s not incorrect, is it?”

“…You’ve got it all backwards.”

Looking displeased, Lee Kwang stared at me as though he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

“Master, you completely took the wrong approach. What led you to approach it like that?”

As he had articulated, it was supposed to start from the fundamental principles of the circular self-completion rather than the Three Talents! However, since I was lacking that genius-level intuition, I had inadvertently believed that if I could achieve [circulation], the unit of At least the Three Talents was unnecessary; I could operate in pentagonal or hexagonal patterns, if necessary.

I grinned and replied, “Isn’t it important just to reach the peak of the mountain first? From there, I’ll strip away unnecessary angles and adjust this technique to fit me.”

For now, while it was hexagonal, as I gradually honed my skills, I would eventually cut down any extraneous Thunder Souls to ultimately form the three necessary Triangle Talents. If I could learn the technique beginning from the original shape, I could pursue maximum efficiency later.

“Master isn’t… actually serious, right?”

Lee Kwang’s expression suddenly lit up with a realization, but he immediately secured his lips tightly as if refuting that notion. He then spoke with a slightly grim expression, “It’s settled then! Congratulations on climbing to the next level.”

“Thank you.”

I could only offer a wry smile.

I never thought I’d be congratulated by Lee Kwang.

‘Not that I made a huge leap in martial arts…’

There’s still a long road ahead.

Just like that, even after comprehending this much insight, I hadn’t definitively grown strong.

But I felt as though I was unlocking a crucial key to understanding how to tackle martial arts and the essence of [Martial Way] itself.

‘I’m dull.’

Let’s just accept that fact.

Reaching the Absolute Realm doesn’t suddenly increase my talent drastically.

For shockingly complex depths that require exceptional intuition, I would still end up struggling immensely.

But—on the other hand, since I reached the Absolute Realm as a dullard, I should explore training methods that differ from those who reached it the normal way.

Even if it’s a method that unearths inefficiencies from the fundamentals.

Even if it’s a underhanded tactic like the Imaginary Steal that confronts enemies in a realm beyond martial skills.

If I have to dabble in other martial arts due to my inability to recognize the concept clearly enough to easily grasp the methods.

“……”

As Lee Kwang said—there ought to be an area that I ought to pursue as a dullard. And regardless of the means, I’ll climb the peak before figuring it out.

I resolved my mind then.

‘Isn’t this precisely what the path of a reborn person should follow?’

Let them laugh at me.

Even if I must roll a thousand times, I refuse to give up on inefficiencies.

Because I can turn that inefficiency into my own strength.

‘I will not give up.’

Someday, I will demand to see the Martial God!