Chapter 491

491. Resurrected (4)

[Enter the 41st floor of the Tower of Trials.]

[Difficulty – Hard]

[The theme of the trial is ‘Immortality and Mortality’.]

[I hope that there will be a satisfactory result after the asceticism chosen by the challenger. .]

When I got to the next floor, luckily, unlike the previous floor, higher level enemies and rewards appeared.

[The 41st floor trial begins.]

[Remaining time – 1 year]

[Trial breakthrough condition – Kill the three high-ranking gods who are performing a high-ranking ritual to obtain eternal life on Planet Tolten]

[Trial failure condition – Death of the challenger Or the end of the remaining time]

[Reward for passing the trial – Dream Sword of those who dreamed of immortality (SSS-)]

[Penalty for failing the trial – death] It was interesting.

Killing three high-ranking gods on a small planet who were performing a strange ritual to become something similar to an ancient god.

That was what I had set as a condition for clearing the 41st floor of the Tower of Trials, but it was still interesting in its own way, so it was fun to watch.

Well, in the end, everyone was killed without exception.

━I want to live! I am! I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die! Immortal! I want to become immortal!! I just wanted to live forever! Are you saying that’s wrong!!

━That’s ridiculous! I am I am! This means that it is a higher deity that is closest to the ancient deity!! You’re on the verge of becoming immortal, but you die? like this? I hate it I hate it!!

━Aaaaaaa...!! Stop it, stop it, stop it!! I don’t want to die!! God of transcendence and death!! To me! Please have mercy!! Ahhh!!

The idea of becoming immortal and gaining eternal life without becoming an ancient god should have been fun, but there’s no reason to keep watching.

‘You’re trying to become an immortal through expedient means without reaching the level of an ancient god on the subject of a high-level god...’

In order to become an ancient god, the three high-level gods did things that didn’t seem right, so I cleaned them out.

The idea was to forcibly gain life force close to immortality by linking the life force of the three planets without distinguishing between humans and beasts... Why

on earth would they experiment with something like that by risking the lives of others?

They fought over the prize of dominating three planets and getting infinitely closer to immortality, so they got along and killed them all, then devoured the spirits of the three higher-ranking gods and turned them into power.

[Use all possessed spirits to permanently increase stats.]

[Strength increased by 5.]

[Dexterity increased by 5.] [

Stamina increased by 5.] [Magic power increased by 8.]

[ Durability increased by 5.

Increased by 4.]

[Concept increased by 2.]

‘Well, it’s still not as bad as this guy and that guy trying to become immortal.’

Now, as I cleared the trials, I was also becoming accustomed to finding out the identity of the unique keywords.

[....]

[Error correction.]

[The official name of the unique keyword ‘Juk■?’ is revealed as ‘God of Death.’]

“That’s the correct answer.”

Even if you dreamed of immortality and tried to obtain eternal life by force, what awaited you at the end was death.

‘Well, it wasn’t a difficult question to guess, so it would be natural to get the answer right.’

It was not difficult to realize that it was related to my own divine power of .

In fact, if I had to choose the most outstanding qualification and talent to become a transcendent, it would be ‘death’ itself.

Thanks to this, after clearing the 41st floor trial of the Tower of Trials, I was able to find out the unique keyword and succeed in taking a step forward.

‘...As I climb the Tower of Trials, my senses become clearer as I discover my own unique keywords one by one.’

I felt a sense of reality as I became aware of the qualifications and talents I had to become a transcendent.

If you can take a few steps further and find out about your own potential, something will definitely change.

It was a fact that I could be sure of as an ancient deity and as a being who had once reached beyond the gate to become a transcendent by challenging ascension.

‘...Maybe the Tower of Trials didn’t allow me to see the unique keywords because they knew that I would get stronger the more I learned about myself.’

I could see why the Tower of Trials had made it impossible to see most of its unique keywords.

[Congratulations, you have surpassed the 41st floor of the Tower of Trials.]

[As a breakthrough reward, the ‘Dream Sword (SSS-) of those who dreamed of immortality’ will be sent to your inventory.] [

You have obtained ‘5000000 points’ as a breakthrough reward.]

[You have obtained ‘550000 SP’ as a breakthrough reward.]

[As an additional breakthrough reward, ‘Gem of Life (S+)’ will be sent to your inventory.]

[Go to the waiting room.]

Certainly.

“Really...”

So...

“I’m curious.”

Continuing to move forward, one step at a time, without stopping.

[The god of transcendence and death savors the realization with a grin.]

[─What on earth does it mean to realize that I have the qualifications and talents to become a transcendent? ]

That will be the most perfect guidepost for me to choose the path that will allow me to become a transcendent one day.

***

Clearing the ordeal itself was not that difficult.

[The trial on the 42nd floor begins.]

[Remaining time – 80 days]

[Conditions for passing the trial – Sprout hope in a world nearing destruction and provide survivors with a way to compensate for themselves]

[Conditions for trial failure – Death of the challenger Or the end of the remaining time]

[Reward for passing the trial – A seeker’s telescope looking up at the sky (SSS-)]

[Penalty for failing the trial – Death]

It was better than I thought.

[....]

[Error correction.]

[The official name of the unique keyword ‘Cho■#’ is revealed as ‘God of Transcendence’.]

‘...Yes, there is a God of Death, but there is no way there is not a God of Transcendence.’

Is it because I have learned my own tricks?

Among the nine gods, none of them missed the golden opportunity to become our god’s apostles and accepted it.

Live or die.

If you had to choose between the two, wouldn’t everyone choose the latter?

That wasn’t that surprising, since formal godhood was no different.

“....”

and.

Chak-.

[Entered the waiting room on the 46th floor.]

‘I think it’s clear to you now why you need to learn each unique keyword one by one.’

Realized.

What is the purpose of realizing your own talent and qualifications to become a transcendent?

It was not like a classification tag that the Tower of Trials had arbitrarily attached to train challengers to become transcendents, but it was literally a path to enlightenment that one had to go through at least once to become a transcendent.

‘Is it a structure in which the level of divinity and soul increases simply by recognizing and refining one’s qualifications and talents to become a transcendent?’

Transcendent.

In order to reach the virtual realm that exists beyond the ancient godhead, one must realize one’s own potential.

In this way, he selected and refined his qualifications and talents to become a transcendent, engraved the door of ascension into his soul, and used his body as the key to advance to the beyond.

“...In a way, this may be said to be a path to engrave the gate of ascension into the soul without the myth .”

I, who possess the mythic , do not need to realize my talents and qualifications to become a transcendent.

Is that why?

Perhaps, since we have already attempted to ascend to heaven through the myth and obtained the path to becoming a transcendent, just realizing the true name of the unique keyword may bring us very close to the essence.

Unlike game characters who level up and learn skills one after another to become stronger, it feels like leveling up and learning skills at will while already maximally strong.

It’s like developing a game character’s skill tree only after maxing out all the stats with Cheat Engine.

The order has changed.

‘But regardless, it wasn’t meaningless.’

step.

Even if there was a difference in the order, it was necessary to realize one’s qualifications and talents to become a transcendent and to approach the essence.

The door to ascension and the key to ascension that I obtained through the myth have now begun to be felt more clearly thanks to the series of processes.

‘Apart from the myth , the more I gain insight into the unique keywords as a field of choice, the more my understanding of what lies beyond the Gate of Ascension increases.’

It’s not even just that.

Unlike when the path to becoming a transcendent was forcibly obtained through the myth , the path to go beyond the Gate of Ascension becomes clearer.

It feels as if light is shining on the dark path beyond the Gate of Ascension so that we can safely reach the point of transcendence.

Perhaps, if the door to ascension were opened again, unlike last time, there was a high probability that one would be able to move forward to some extent without losing one’s way even in the beginning of ascension.

That’s what it means to realize the qualifications and talents to become a transcendent and prepare a path.

But that’s why I was confident again.

“....”

In order for this person to become a transcendental person, he has no choice but to abandon his own ego, no matter what.

‘No matter which path you take, what awaits you at the end is the onset of ascension and the abandonment of consciousness.’

I closed my eyes and looked at the newly engraved paths of light beyond the Gate of Ascension.

Even at the gate of ascension, talents and qualifications such as ‘natural talent’, ‘god of transcendence’, and ‘god of death’ became paths of light and served as a stepping stone to move forward.

However, even the path made of light called qualifications and talent to become a transcendent becomes cut off and disappears at some point.

Very firmly, as if ‘the next path’ is not allowed under any circumstances.

It was bittersweet, but it was natural.

“You’re cold.”

Reality is cold.

No matter what qualifications and talents you have to become a transcendent, it is impossible to move forward without a huge vessel that can contain the universe itself.

In the end, the decision must be made at the end of the path to ascension created by miraculous talents and qualifications.

Will you move forward and give up yourself to become a transcendent, or will you give up being a transcendent and remain an ancient godhead?

No other options exist beyond the Gate of Ascension.

‘Even if we realize and add the talents and qualifications of the transcendent to the myth , the point at the end of the road is not drawn.’

But...

‘But that’s enough.’

Why?

Rather than despair and frustration, I felt a strange sense of anticipation mixed with excitement and anxiety.

It wasn’t a bad thing that beyond the Gate of Ascension, there was a way to stand, even if just for a moment.

That path of light could serve as a pedestal to support the new method of ascension that this side has devised.

‘It’s not meaningless.’

I have no intention of entrusting myself to a gamble that has no chance of winning.

And in that case, the path of light, which is comprised of the qualifications and talents needed to become a transcendent person, will become a more important support than you think.

Realizing that, I smiled in anticipation and started getting ready to go to the next floor.

‘Maybe I can get what I want faster than I thought.’

and.

“I’m looking forward to it. I have to finish the compensation check quickly and go to the next floor...”

The moment he was about to finish the compensation check quickly with a satisfied smile on his face.

Dudduddu───!

‘uh?’

It was then.

[....]

[Conditions met.]

[The Tower of Trials confirmed that the total number of people who broke through the 45th floor ordeal exceeded 100.]

Suddenly, a strange event occurred as so many system messages appeared that they filled the field of vision.

‘This can’t be...’

Although I haven’t seen a phrase like this in the Tower of Trials recently, I know from experience what it means.

‘Is that it?’

It’s none other than...

[A major expansion of the system begins.]

The Tower of Trials began to expand the system itself at a time that we had never expected.