Chapter 150: Chapter 150 - Mountain of Penance (4)
Chapter 150: Mountain of Penance (4)
[Oh? You’re already training your sixth sense? I was going to teach you when we have time, but to think you were training yourself using this method . ]
When Yeon-woo felt hunger for the first time, he entered a small tunnel, and pulled out food from Intrenian to lightly fill himself .
And he summoned Shanon and Hanryeong to confirm his accomplishments . Feedback could help a lot with training .
Shanon and Hanryeong were people who climbed to a higher level of sword mastery than Yeon-woo . He wanted to check if he was heading the right direction .
‘Sixth sense?’
It wasn’t hard to discuss with the two Death Knights .
Since they conversed using mental means anyway .
Yeon-woo just had to deliver his thoughts to them .
Shanon smirked at Yeon-woo’s question .
[Did you forget already? The sense I said you need to have to find a focal point . ]
‘Of course I remember . But I didn’t know this was sixth sense . I just thought it was something related to Soul Control . ’
[Soul Control?]
Shanon tilted his head in confusion .
So Yeon-woo explained what he had learned . The wavelength of things, Soul Control . And the new sense he felt with Soul Control .
But as he continued to explain, Shanon’s body trembled . Even though he didn’t speak, his thoughts were violently shaking .
[What? Nonsense!]
There was only one emotion . Shock .
Yeon-woo cocked his head, not being able to understand . It was a good thing to understand the sixth sense, but why was he exuding those thoughts?
And so he turned his consciousness towards Hanryeong .
Hanryeong, who had been quiet all this time, was even more quiet now .
He seemed like he needed to think something through . His dignified personality was slightly shaking right now .
And he opened his mouth to speak .
[Since sixth sense is related to the subconscious and instinct, it’s a door to soul power but… . . I think you went backwards . ]
[Does that make sense! This crazy… . . !]
Yeon-woo frowned at what they both said .
‘Both of you explain so I can understand . What’s soul power?’
Hanryeong replied in a tranquil voice .
[If Soul Control is the weight of the soul that grows with progression, Soul Power is the power that comes from it . Usually, it raises the level of magic power as well because that’s what takes mana from the mana stream . ]
Hanryeong continued .
[However, because this is deep within the realm of your subconscious, it’s usually dormant . As you become more powerful, you’re able to open the sixth sense, which can be said to be the door to your subconscious .
Because the sixth sense was the base of instinct, it was located right on the line between your consciousness and your subconscious .
[However, the subconscious is about 80% of your total consciousness, so it’s not easily approachable . If you make a mistake, your brain may be damaged, so it’s carefully dealt with . ]
Yeon-woo somewhat understood what Hanryeong said . He had to enter his subconscious to enter his soul, and then he would be able to use Soul Power .
But .
‘I didn’t even open the door, so is it like I opened the door from the inside using Soul Power?’
Shanon’s screams rang out .
[That’s not something that can be so easily done! This is, hm? It’s like that . You, what do you do when you enter a building?]
‘What do you mean what do I do? Of course you have to enter through the door . And if there’s any obstacles, get rid of them . ’
[Right . You either enter the front door or a side door, right? But you, master boy, you… . . ]
Shanon’s hand on his sword breaker shook .
[It’s like you jumped up to the attic and are heading downstairs to the lobby!]
[Many gods and demons of the 98th floor and looking at you with incredulous eyes . ]
[A few gods laughed futilely . ]
[A few demons are having a serious conversation about you . Someone has brought up a powerful idea . ]
[Hermes is looking at you proudly . ]
[Urd is looking at you with an anger-filled gaze . ]
The mind of a human can be separated into two sections .
The consciousness where the thinking happens, and the dormant unconsciousness .
The dormant unconsciousness was commonly called the subconscious, and it was the path to reach the base of your soul .
If it was compared to an ocean, it would be the water that you had to cross to reach the ocean’s bottom .
Players all wanted to someday be in control of their subconscious . Only then could they escape the prison of their physical body and have Soul Power in their hand, and their ‘rank’ to finish their spiritual growth would be completed .
It was similar to Nirvana or Diable . The act of surpassing yourself . An ascension to heaven .
‘Was this that amazing?’
[You’ve got to be kidding me… . . !]
Shanon wanted to smash Yeon-woo’s head with the sword he was holding .
He was almost feeling wronged that he couldn’t .
‘But I can only feel Soul Control, I can’t use Soul Power yet . ’
[… . . If you could do that, you would’ve been the boss . Wouldn’t you have jumped up to the 77th floor then?]
Shanon sighed like his world was falling apart .
Hanryeong added an additional explanation .
[Soul Power is something that even high rankers cannot use freely . The Sword God and the Summer Queen can only use a part of it . To be able to freely use Soul Power means that you’re becoming complete . That would mean that you’re a true ascender who has surpassed their physical limits . ]
The highest point .
[And those people are usually… . . ]
‘Called gods or demons . ’
Hanryeong nodded up and down .
[That’s right . ]
His serious voice spread out .
[It’s too early for you to deal with Soul Power . Your soul hasn’t even developed fully, and if you make a mistake, it could shatter . ]
Unlike Magic Power that could always be replenished, Soul Power was the strength that came from your soul, and it couldn’t be renewed .
So opening your Soul Power was something that was only possible when your soul had developed and you had Soul Control .
[However, just by sensing Soul Control, you already put the first button on what others can’t easily do, so it’ll be easier from now on . We don’t even need to talk about training your sixth sense . ]
Shanon crossed his arms and spoke in an aloof voice .
[So first, like how you felt Soul Control, think about expanding your sixth sense to the outside . ]
Yeon-woo narrowed his eyes .
It was a training method he hadn’t thought of before .
‘Expand? Sixth sense?’
[Sixth sense is just another sense . It’s not something that should remain in your subconscious, but also come out to the outside . Then, the path for your Soul Power to leave your body will be made as well . ]
‘So I can think of it like making a channel . ’
[It’s similar . ]
Since the time to release his Soul Control would someday come . Before that, he had to make a path for it, and it was sixth sense .
Yeon-woo, Shanon, and Hanryeong all felt exalted while conversing with each other .
Soul Control and Soul Power . It meant that the process to become an ascender was officially beginning .
It also meant that he had reached the level to become a real master .
Yeon-woo thought of the paths he took so far .
He made efforts as well, but it had been a string of coincidences . It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that his brother had paved the way .
His brother’s diary still had the locations of quite a lot of the hidden pieces, but this was something Yeon-woo had to do for himself now .
The tiny steps that Yeon-woo took from now would affect the results of his growth drastically .
And Yeon-woo was proud of himself for putting on the first button right .
‘But what I do from now on is more important . ’
Yeon-woo organized his thoughts while chewing some jerky .
[How does it taste?]
‘Like I’m chewing rubber . ’
[Hahahaha . I understand . When I climbed the 4th mountain, my annoyance level was really at its max . ]
Shanon laughed while following Yeon-woo up the 4th mountain .
The sense that was blocked next was taste . There wasn’t any discomfort for when he moved, but it was quite uncomfortable for his lifestyle .
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Since he couldn’t taste anything, it was torture everytime he put something in his mouth .
Jerky tasted like rubber, chewy and tart, and when he drank water, he felt like he was drinking sewer water .
It wasn’t that his sense of taste was completely blocked, but changed, to taste other flavors .
Yeon-woo grimaced .
This meant he had to give up on his lunchbox, and he was slightly annoyed by this . It seemed like the trial of the 20th floor wouldn’t ever budge from the theme of penance .
But he still had to eat something, so as he put the jerky in his mouth, he tried something that he had been practicing from yesterday .
Sixth sense release .
As it slowly revealed its presence, it started to feel the wavelengths around it .
It was different from using his magic power to observe his surroundings .
Going past the wavelengths, it was like he could freely feel the world .
And with the advice of Shanon and Hanryeong, he felt like this was totally doable .
[You have understood a part of how to deal with Soul Power . ]
[You are able to feel Soul Control more specifically . You have understood the way to reveal your existence with your Soul Control . ]
[The level of your soul is growing . ]
And before he knew it, when he was on the 5th mountain, he was able to expand the territory of his sixth sense .
His careful movements became more natural . He didn’t hesitate when walking anymore .
If someone saw, they would’ve thought he was seeing the way in front of him .
Although all his senses were blocked now .
Strangely, he felt something around him . He saw a new world looking at things the other way .
It was like he had a third eye .
Also .
As Yeon-woo was able to find his direction, his growth rapidly increased .
[The proficiency of the skill ‘Sense Strengthening’ has dramatically increased . 82, 83%… . . 96, 97%… . . 100% . ]
[Congratulations! You have reached the Max level of your ‘Sense Strengthening’ skill . ]
[All stats related to your skill increase . ]
[Strength increased by 10 . ]
[Dexterity increased by 12 . ]
[You have gained a new understanding about your skill . A superior skill is being opened . ]
[The skill ‘Sixth Sense’ has been created . ]
[The proficiency of the skill ‘Sixth Sense’ has quickly reached the Max level . ]
[New skills are being searched for considering your stats . ]
[The superior skill ‘Inspiration’ is being opened . ]
[The proficiency of the skill ‘Inspiration’ has dramatically increased… . . ]
After he mastered his Sense Strengthening skill, multiple superior skills were created and disappeared after being mastered .
The Tower ‘s system was looking for a skill to fit Yeon-woo’s achievements .
Although it was forcefully sealed, his Dragon’s Sense was continuing to change as well .
Then .
[The skill ‘Extrasensory Perception’ has been created . ]
The messages reached one place .
[Extrasensory Perception]
Numbering 95
Proficiency: 0 . 0%
Summary: It combines the five senses and the sixth sense into one, and allows for the recognition of things that couldn’t be felt before .
*Intuition
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As the proficiency increases, the range of your sense increases, and you can easily feel the base of items in your range . Sometimes, you can activate a sense similar to Foresight, and you can peek into the Idea .
*Automatic Defense Mechanism
In the case of an unexpected situation, your speed to realize this increases . Also, in the dangerous case where your HP decreases to under 10%, all stats can increase by 200% once a day .
‘Extrasensory Perception?’
Yeon-woo was completely surprised at the newly created skill .
Mastering the skills that were given and making a signature skill of your own was the path to becoming a ranker .
But it wasn’t easy to make a superior skill, and even if you received one, it was much harder to control it .
It was obvious, but raising the proficiency of a superior skill was more tricky than raising a lower skill .
He thought he would receive a skill that was a few levels ahead of what he had .
But the system gave Yeon-woo something much higher than he expected .
Extrasensory Perception .
One of the top sensing skills that had a numbering had landed in his lap .
Without any warnings in advance .
[The proficiency of the skill ‘Extrasensory Perception’ is increasing . 2, 3%… . . ]
And the proficiency of even this skill was quickly rising .
In a way, this was something that should’ve obviously happened .
Five senses that were trained with Sense Strengthening .
Recognition using magic power .
Sixth sense that used Soul Control .
And the Dragon’s Sense .
They were all combined into one . It was only expected that an outstanding skill would come out .
He could feel the range of his sixth sense expanding rapidly .
It wasn’t something that could be explained . Yeon-woo felt like his mind was going to explode .
It was different from when his consciousness had grown after awakening his Dragon Body . Then, it was like forcefully growing his vessel, and now, it was like filling that vessel to the brim .
Additionally . Yeon-woo was able to see a kind of ‘flow’ in the information that was being entered .
He saw things he couldn’t before .
He felt things .
And he easily realized what it was .
Mana stream .
He could clearly feel the mana in the atmosphere flowing in like a large stream . And he could see the smaller things inside it .
They came to Yeon-woo as a newfound wonder . It was like his third eye was widened .
Yeon-woo’s environment was highlighted so clearly with his Extrasensory Perception, he thought his senses had all been opened .
He checked his condition to check just in case, but his five senses were definitely closed off .
Yeon-woo subconsciously shivered .
He could already feel all these things with his Extrasensory Perception . What would happen when all his senses opened after finishing the trial?
He couldn’t tell what he would feel then .
[Master . ]
Shanon who had been blankly looking on spoke in a sour voice .
Yeon-woo pressed down the joy in his body and turned his consciousness to where Shanon was .
‘What?’
[I think I get why that Phante sighed everytime he looked at you now . ]
‘Mm?’
[You’re infuriating . ]
[Sheesh! Does this make sense? The thing that some have to work their entire lives to get! Hm? It comes to someone like this! How! Hm?]
Shanon thumped his chest with his fist . He felt so wronged .
He worked his ass off to get to the 50th floor for a long time, and now felt aggrieved .
But then, Shanon sighed like the sky was coming down .
Watching Yeon-woo from his side, he knew how much he pushed himself .
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What he thought was difficult when he was living, the things that he worked so hard for, was actually just child’s play in Yeon-woo’s case .
Yeon-woo did the crazy act of sealing all his senses and skills when he climbed the mountain .
If he took a single misstep, he could plummet down a cliff .
He faced dangerous situations head on and challenged himself after overcoming his limits .
In a way, it was like abusing himself . Shanon couldn’t think that he had unfairly achieved this .
No, Yeon-woo’s gift was just normal . However, he overcame that with tenacity, rigor, and clear judgement .
And when Yeon-woo was satisfied with himself for accomplishing such a feat .
[… . . Hm?]
[Whose disposition is this? Was there someone like this?]
[Yeah . There’s no way I wouldn’t now . Hey! Who are you?]
[It seems like you were enlightened after coming here . Hey, youngest . It’s the newbie you were looking for for so long . Accept the newbie . ]
[Heyheyheyhey! Who are you?]
Suddenly, voices popped inside his head and made him dizzy . It was the same Open Speaking the Sword God used .
Yeon-woo was able to immediately realize the owners of the voices .
‘Sadhu!’
Of the trials of the 20th floor, obviously, the trial of the 5th mountain was the most painful .
Because all my senses are all blocked off, isolating me in darkness, and I still had to somehow climb the mountain .
This was hard even for the skilled rankers . No, actually, it was harder . Because the more you have, the more pressure is put on you on the 5th mountain .
This is the reason why players who were met with a wall came back to the 20th floor .
However, they came here feeling like they were grasping at straws . The 20th floor wasn’t somewhere they came because they enjoyed it .
But it’s a fact that all kinds of perverts exist in the world .
There’s people who enjoy torture and pain . And they experience pleasure as they received the penances, and said something about a new freedom?
They were crazy scumbags .
However, they called themselves this . Climber of the penances, Sadhu .
Long story short, Sadhu were hermits who focused on their individual training by isolating themselves in the 5th mountain .
Like they didn’t want to be disrupted, they were spread all over the mountain .
In the middle of a tunnel, in a large forest, and even in the lake .
But Yeon-woo felt them with his Extrasensory Perception .
They were all people with trained sixth senses because of their time in the mountain, and he could feel something scanning him .
And there were five .
When he read the foundation of them .
‘They’re strong . ’
He clenched his fist .
Each of them were skilled people .
Two of them were skilled people who could probably stand against Bahal or the Saber God .
And .
Woosh-
Yeon-woo felt something approach him quickly .
LIke a flying bird, it landed on the top of a nearby tree in a blink of an eye .
They were probably curious about the expert who could feel them .
The player who wanted to check out the newbie was surprised when he checked Yeon-woo .
[Huh? You’re?]
Yeon-woo looked around, trying to look for the player, still not used to his Extrasensory Perception, and he was taken aback as well .
It was familiar to him .
Someone he had met in the Tutorial but someone he hadn’t kept in touch with .
‘Khan?’
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