134. To the Realm of the White Night (3)

Uuuuuuuuuung-

Siertia resonated with a mournful cry.

I gathered Mana into my Mana Heart, which had achieved complete emptiness.

Mana rushed towards its center at an accelerated pace.

Jiiiiiiiiing-

The cultivation technique I used was, of course, the Lucia Style.

And I, having awakened to a new realm, understood why the current Lucia Style, a fusion of Reinhardt and Orhein’s cultivation methods, was so suitable for me.

‘It’s not just about increasing the acceleration of Mana absorption.’

Initially, it was a cultivation technique created for my slow Mana awakening and growth.

But now, I realized that the Lucia Style was inevitable for me.

Before I fainted, my grandfather told me with astonishment,

‘Yulian. You use Mana in a way that’s surprisingly similar to that ruthless Demon King.’

Of course, my grandfather had always forbidden any mention of Liel, known as my biological father, since I was young.

He was a very impure individual who had impregnated his precious only daughter. And in fact, his true identity was the Demon King.

There was a reason why he hated mentioning him.

But through the sparring with my grandfather, I learned that the Ruthless Demon King Lucifer, my biological father, was a Grand Master and a powerful figure even acknowledged by my grandfather, the best in the Empire.

And the way he handled Mana, the control over that Demonic Energy, even the method of that control, was exactly like mine.

My grandfather mentioned this fact in passing during the duel.

‘I think I understand what grandfather meant.’

To be precise, it was slightly different from the control of Demonic Energy.

Lucifer. The innate talent passed down from my biological father was,

the unique ability to handle Mana, the source of all energy, in a special way.

‘Mana Convergence.’

That’s right.

The very ability that even Yunir was surprised by.

Whether it’s natural energy, bodily energy, or divine power from a god.

The ability to compress and concentrate all forms of energy derived from Mana to an extreme degree.

I possessed the authority of convergence passed down from my biological father.

‘The proof is the Lucia Style.’

Wiiiiiiiiing-

My body vibrated along with Siertia.

I could feel Mana filling from the deepest Mana shell, the 1st Circle Mana Heart.

The 1st Circle is the realm of those who have just sensed the energy of Mana.

But it was different.

[Even your 1st Circle is special. It’s probably comparable to other Awakened’s 3rd Circle.]

I nodded at Erti’s words.

‘Thanks to completely emptying the Mana, I can definitely feel the level of that Mana.’

The multifaceted structure of the Reinhardt lineage.

And because of the spiderweb-like subtle veins, the level of Mana quantity differs by multiples even within the same Circle.

But now, the level of that multiple was different.

The difference between one Circle was not simply several times, but exponentially squared.

‘The power of convergence. Because of that, the absolute destructive power of Mana is much stronger.’

It can be said to be a difference in concentration or density.

It’s a ridiculous analogy, but when a cup of the same size contains Americano coffee,

the bitter taste of weak coffee and strong coffee is vastly different.

Naturally, the converged Mana is the latter.

‘Like the high concentration of Mana that existed in the sunken lake in the primeval forest.’

I further increased the speed of absorption.

The Mana Heart was quickly filled from the 1st Circle, reaching the 5th Circle in no time.

‘Certainly, the 5th Circle is the realm I held for the most time in Pantheon.’

Second year, first semester.

At that time, Chloe and Rosette, the strongest in Pantheon, were at the beginning of the 6th Circle.

But I, who had awakened Mana just a month before the start of the semester through Uriel,

quickly entered the 5th Circle after the opening of Pantheon.

And then surpassed even Chloe and Rosette through the completion of the Lucia Style and Dragonification Awakening.

‘That’s right. Lucia Style. My Mana cultivation technique.’

And as I entered the 5th Circle, the amount of Mana was on a different level.

From here, to fully fill the 5th Circle and go to the 6th Circle,

I had to use the Lucia Style at a level of at least 70 percent or more.

As I thought earlier, the Lucia Style is a new cultivation technique that extracts only the advantages of the Reinhardt and Orhein styles.

[You thought nothing of it, but creating a Mana cultivation technique in the first place is proof of a genius of the century.]

Erti’s voice was heard.

But I had no intention of being complacent. I focused more on the Lucia Style.

‘Reinhardt’s massive Mana absorption and Orhein’s rapid Mana absorption speed.’

And when those two were fused and organized,

the conclusion that comes out is Mana convergence.

‘As if concentrating Mana, absorbing it rapidly so that its form doesn’t collapse.’

And now I knew whose method this was.

Erti called me a genius, but in reality, this instinct of the Lucia Style was being passed down from the blood that exists within me, from my biological father’s blood.

‘It’s Lucifer’s method.’

Just as my mother’s legacy has led me this far,

surely my father’s legacy was also being passed down.

6th Circle. And finally, 7th Circle.

Geuuuuuuuuu-

The Mana Heart of my current Circle, the 7th Circle. All of it was filled with Mana.

And the Circle Awakening to go to the 8th Circle in one breath.

‘Reverse Scale.’

I applied the maximum Lucia Style to that Reverse Scale.

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The two people, or rather, the two spirits, were staring blankly at the realm Yulian had entered.

Geooooooo-

The Ice Crystal Cave was resonating.

Until now, the Ice Crystal Cave had been constantly amplifying the power of the two Reinhardts,

but the current resonance was different.

The Ice Crystal Cave. All the ice crystals in that frozen cave were resonating with Yulian alone.

“The will of all the ice crystals is responding to Husband-nim.”

Even Lumi, the spirit representing the ice crystals, was surprised.

“This is a phenomenon that didn’t even happen to Atlina, or Wilhelm…”

Erti, who had temporarily left Siertia and came outside, was also surprised to see the sight.

‘The power of the 8th Circle is awakening now.’

Siertia’s sword body was shining.

Yulian had not yet injected Aura into the sword.

Even so, the Mana that Yulian himself had absorbed,

that concentrated pure Mana,

was creating a high-intensity Mana pressure that even Erti, the will of the sword, was surprised by.

‘If Aura is refined in this state…’

Erti had already carried Atlina’s Midnight Sun in her true form.

‘Even if he has a natural lineage, to enter the realm of Midnight Sun so quickly…’

It was unbelievable.

The only master she had sincerely served, Atlina von Reinhardt.

The final secret technique that Atlina created by overcoming that terrible despair was Midnight Sun.

“Wait. I can hear the voices of non-humans here.”

And Erti, who was not human, immediately understood Lumi’s words.

“Siertia… the runes engraved on my true form. The resentment of the ancient empire is being awakened!”

The Ice Crystal Cave is a very deep cave, but it was as bright as day due to the light emitted by the ice crystals.

But the surroundings were becoming very dark, like a deep night.

Black shadows. Dozens, no, hundreds of vengeful spirits were covering the surroundings.

‘No, it’s definitely not that many! The resentment of the ancient empire is… hundreds of thousands… no, millions…’

Lumi shouted in surprise.

“So many vengeful spirits… are all of these people who lost their lives to Knoia?”

Erti nodded.

And at the same time, Siertia, held by Yulian, emitted a crimson light.

“Yulian’s Aura!”

Lumi’s cry was right.

Yulian, who had been purely absorbing Mana until now, only creating the Mana pressure of the 8th Circle.

He began to create a jet-black Aura in response to the movements of the millions of vengeful spirits that had begun to encroach on the surroundings.

“First Secret Technique, Pitch-Black Night.”

Erti said quietly.

The sword form of despair that Atlina had created was blooming again in the hands of his descendant after 100 years.

[Knoia!!! Our resentment… the destruction of the Empire… will never be forgotten…!!]

And as if Yulian had become Knoia,

the vengeful spirits did not distinguish between enemies and rushed towards Yulian all at once.

“H, Husband-nim!”

Erti stopped Lumi, who was making an urgent voice.

“This is Siertia’s test. No, it’s the final test of Yulian’s destiny! Whether he has the will and qualifications to bear even those millions of vengeful spirits from the ancient empire!”

As Erti said,

millions of vengeful spirits surrounded Yulian,

but they had not yet begun to attack after seeing the Pitch-Black Night Aura he had created.

“Husband-nim…”

Lumi put her hands together. Erti also watched the scene silently.

Millions against one.

Erti knew that the only way to survive that decisive battle was

the one light that could push back the darkness created by those terrible vengeful spirits. Midnight Sun.

‘Yulian…’

And at this moment, Erti thought of Agnes and Liel.

Erti, who was once Agnes’s ring. She also saw the affectionate feelings of Agnes and Liel,

and the choice of the two who sacrificed their lives for the world, even with a son about to be born.

As Jedin’s Holy Sword, Erti put her hands together and prayed.

‘I will watch how far the two people’s son can reach.’

And finally, Yulian’s battle began.

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At that very moment.

Besides the two spirits, there was another person watching Yulian.

“Yulian! Is it finally beginning!”

He was Wilhelm von Reinhardt.

Wilhelm was watching his grandson approach the final secret technique.

‘Yulian. Is the weight of your destiny this heavy!’

A person who had already reached the realm of Midnight Sun.

So Wilhelm also overcame the weight of that terrible destiny.

The head of the prestigious Reinhardt family, whose roots go back to the ancient empire.

The master of Essenmund, the hero who protected the Empire, and the best in the Empire.

He had seen many deaths due to that weight.

And Wilhelm did not forget those deaths.

Although he could not remember the names of all those deaths, he remembered their faces.

‘The living must remember their deaths and bear the weight of the lives they could not continue.’

Their deaths are the First Secret Technique, Pitch-Black Night.

And the weight of life to replace them is the Final Secret Technique, Midnight Sun.

“Yulian. Are you prepared!”

The eyes of the Margrave were directed towards his grandson.

Yulian was creating Pitch-Black Night to face those millions of vengeful spirits.

But Yulian had already created the miracle of the 8th Circle.

He was also using the same special power as Lucifer, which even Wilhelm had feared.

‘You are really using your biological father’s power very skillfully now.’

Now, the only thing the Margrave had to do was to trust his grandson.

“Yulian…”

The vengeful spirits covered Yulian.

The vengeful spirits were everywhere in that huge cavern.

It seemed too absurd that one person, Yulian, had to bear those millions of vengeful spirits.

But when the Aura of Pitch-Black Night and the shadows of the vengeful spirits were mixed like that.

Finally, from the center.

A pure white flash began to emit light. Wilhelm’s eyes widened.

“Yulian!”

Finally, the Midnight Sun created by Yulian. The day in the unsetting midnight had begun.