Chapter 40

Chapter 40

I Became the Only Non-mage in the Academy.

Episode 40: Organization (3)

Celestial.

A magician so proficient in spells, he’s rumored to see everything.

His vision was so extraordinary that he could ‘observe’ events happening in the US from Korea.

Should one dare to rank him, he’d stand on par with Seo Ye-bin.

He resided in Korea as one of the transcendent beings.

And he was among those who claimed to be Kim Seo-hyun’s master.

‘…Has Celestial come?’

If it’s him, it’s possible.

He’s deeply connected to Kim Seo-hyun.

Cradling the Duoksini’s Essence, Horn of the Green Deer, and ‘that thing’ in an elegant wooden box, I made my way to the penthouse.

I could have stored them in the subspace, but these premium items might lose their efficacy if mishandled.

-Master. Walk confidently. To anyone watching, you could be mistaken for a thief.

‘You know how much all of this costs.’

Heeding Black Heaven’s words, I clutched the wooden box tighter to my chest.

Upon reaching the penthouse, I placed the box down and retrieved the Alchemy Kit.

I had purchased an alchemy kit during my time of rest.

A diamond-grade one.

In my gold days, I opted for cost-effective kits due to limited funds, but now I had splurged on a kit designed for extreme efficiency.

‘I spent 500 million on this.’

The cost wasn’t just in cash.

I acquired it for 500 million, utilizing a diamond badge and various discounts provided by the Alchemy Guild for conveniences.

I extracted the Duoksini’s Essence and the Horn of the Green Deer from the box.

And the Amethyst Filled with Malice, which I had secured from a dungeon I visited previously to awaken Seo Ga-yeon’s starlight magic.

[Amethyst Filled with Malice (B+)]

An amethyst created by malicious spirits bearing grudges.

Highly prized in magical studies.

: As an accessory, it augments the wearer’s magic power.

: As a weapon, it curses the target upon contact.

: As armor, it curses the attacker when they land a strike.

: When consumed, it reduces Spirit by 3, increases Magic Power by 5.

I carefully arranged the items and gazed at Duoksini’s Essence.

An essence that yields tremendous effects even when consumed raw.

‘But I can’t get any effect from eating it raw.’

Because it awakened the talent, Duoksini.

This power, nestled between darkness and shadows, should prove extremely useful. However, my body harbored the power of Defying Heaven.

As such, this essence acted as a double-edged sword. The optimal solution would be to eradicate its effect entirely.

‘There is a way, though.’

That method involved transforming it into another Spirit Elixir through alchemy.

Creating another S-grade Spirit Elixir by incorporating S-grade elixirs and rare ingredients seemed insane, but it was necessary.

‘Fortunately, the essence is quite pure.’

This purity diminished the loss rate during the elixir’s production.

I started by adding the Amethyst Filled with Malice, brimming with potent negative energy.

‘The Amethyst Filled with Malice is tricky to handle directly.’

If consumed as was, negative energy could cause significant harm.

Typically, its toxicity was neutralized for safer use.

Yet, this process reduced the Magic Power bonus from +5 to +3.

Still, since Spirit was a crucial attribute, it was more advantageous to neutralize it before consumption.

‘That’s a tactic for novices.’

The experts took a different approach.

I introduced additional toxic elements to the Amethyst Filled with Malice.

-So, you’re intensifying the toxicity?

I nodded in response to Black Heaven’s comment.

Intensifying the toxicity.

The Amethyst Filled with Malice darkened to a deep black color.

[Amethyst Filled with Malice and Evil (A-)]

An amethyst birthed from the spirits of deep-seated grudges.

Now teeming with malice and toxicity.

: Consuming results in Spirit -5, Magic Power +8.

: Consumption carries a high risk of mental contamination (C).

I observed the amethyst gleaming with a sinister black light.

The outcome was quite satisfactory.

I took out the Horn of the Green Deer and Duoksini’s Essence.

From there, I needed to concentrate.

I activated Divine Sight.

Click.

A sound like something turning on in my mind, and the colors of the world started to shift.

I put both the Horn of the Green Deer and the Amethyst Filled with Malice and Evil together.

Whooosh!

A burst of light erupted as the two powers began to repel each other.

The Horn of the Green Deer contained the power of lightning that eradicates evil, while the amethyst was steeped in malice and evil.

When such opposite materials combined, they repelled and tried to devour each other.

And at the moment they maximized their opposition,

I quickly added Duoksini’s Essence.

The essence of a demon who once achieved divine status started voraciously consuming the two opposing forces.

However, the opposition was not weak.

Even Duoksini’s Essence, just a step below, couldn’t control the materials that opposed each other to the extreme.

At this point, the properties of the materials started to ‘twist.’

Now, it was my turn.

‘It should work as planned.’

I carefully brought out the Energy of Defying Heaven and began to wrap it around them.

The Energy of Defying Heaven started to negate everything.

The energies of the three materials began to resist the Energy of Defying Heaven.

Normally, this process would have been replaced with a simple minigame of delicately manipulating magical power.

But this was reality.

‘I don’t have magic power, but I do have the Energy of Defying Heaven.’

Instead of harmonizing the three materials with magic power, I forced them to fuse using the power of the Energy of Defying Heaven.

It was my first time doing this, but I trusted in my dexterity and the power of my conceptual stats.

Sssss──!

All energies resisted.

Twisting, tangling, pushing, pulling, swallowing.

I pushed with the Energy of Defying Heaven, cut through with other energies, and held them together.

This continued endlessly.

After an hour.

A liquid exuding a golden hue appeared in the glass bottle.

……Analysis.

[Elixir of Heaven (S+)]

Created by a genius in alchemy with invaluable ingredients, exceptional insight, and dexterity.

: It awakens Talent, True Heart (A) when consumed.

: It significantly increases the conceptual stat Energy of Defying Heaven when consumed.

: It strengthens the conceptual stat Energy of Defying Heaven when consumed.

: It enhances mental strength when consumed.

: It awakens latent physical abilities when consumed.

: It enhances physical abilities when consumed.

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[You have created an elixir worthy of being recorded in history!]

[Among all the elixirs you have made, this is your highest achievement! Unbelievable! You are awarded a total of 30,000p!]

“……”

After confirming the results, I was at a loss for words.

‘It’s completely optimized for me.’

It seemed that the Energy of Defying Heaven greatly influenced it while I was handling it.

I reflected on the talent, True Heart (A).

Like Clear Mirror, Still Water, it’s a talent for maintaining equanimity in any situation.

However, it’s different because it reduces the burden on abilities to some extent.

I drank the elixir.

As the golden liquid flowed down my throat, something strange occurred.

It merged with the Energy of Defying Heaven inside my body, spreading throughout.

Black God Martial Arts.

It’s a method of body control.

I had been learning it for barely two months, but Black God Martial Arts had already settled within me.

The golden liquid invigorated me. I grew stronger. Perhaps it was the effect of the latent physical potential awakening.

I carefully adjusted my body.

The sensation from the elixir was unfamiliar, as if I were being reborn.

-How is it?

‘It’s beyond imagination.’

It was truly beyond imagination.

I clenched and unclenched my hand. I could feel a grip strength that was on a completely different level from before.

Status Window.

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[Name: Lee Seo-ha]

Strength: 20

Agility: 25(22+3)

Stamina: 22

Dexterity: 15

Conceptual Stats

Energy of Defying Heaven: 20

◈Talent

-「Reading(-)」, 「True Heart(A)」, 「Inscrutable Talent(A-)」, 「Dexterity(B+)」

◈Skills

-「Black God Martial Arts(?)」, 「Divine Sight(S)」, 「Alturn’s Arcane Alchemy(B)」, 「Ikar’s Advanced Spirit Energy Control(C)」, 「Black Shadow Step(C)」, 「Black Flash Sword Technique(D)」

◈Physique

-「Heaven Defying Body(S-)」

My strength and agility had roughly doubled, and my stamina had slightly increased.

But more than that, I was focused on the conceptual stat.

Energy of Defying Heaven.

It had increased more than twice compared to before.

Conceptual stats were particularly difficult to improve.

The reason was that they governed the concept itself.

‘…With this much.’

I would be able to do a lot.

I could learn new things from Black God Martial Arts, Black Scenery, and even master Black Echo.

-It’s unbelievable. That just an elixir could increase the Energy of Defying Heaven…

Shock was evident on Black Heaven’s face.

I observed my body while handling the Energy of Defying Heaven.

The elixir mentioned the enhancement of the Energy of Defying Heaven. I wondered how it was enhanced…

‘I’ll have to stay in the training ground for a while.’

I needed to get used to this power as soon as possible.

I wanted to go to the training ground and handle this power.

“Oh.”

As I was changing clothes to head to the training ground, I realized something.

My body had transformed artistically.

I already had a six-pack before, but now, it was something else.

The body itself had transformed into the most ideal form.

A physique rarely seen even in internet media.

Slim yet without a trace of fat, and the muscles were sharply defined.

I quickly changed clothes and headed to the training ground.

Many students were already there, exercising.

Hong Yu-hwa and Kim Seo-hyun were nowhere to be seen.

‘I wanted to show it off to those two the most.’

It seemed like catching Hong Yu-hwa’s attention would have to wait for another time.

Instead, I saw Kim Ara.

Kim Ara typically awakened the power of the giant tribe and gained primal force.

Because of her uniqueness, she only trained at the gym I introduced, but today, she decided to train here.

“Are you done here?”

“Yes, yes. Done, all done. You can use it.”

I nudged a student fiddling with their phone aside and started bench pressing.

The weight was a whopping 250 kg.

Yet, it didn’t strain my body.

I increased it to 300 kg.

Only then did I start to feel the strain.

‘Sigh…’

I was intoxicated with myself.

The Lee Seo-ha of the past was gone. Now, only Lee Seo-ha with a perfect body existed.

As I looked over at Kim Ara, I noticed her bench pressing a 5t weight.

“……”

Kim Ara was a descendant of the giant tribe.

She was literally capable of ‘uprooting’ mountains and throwing them.

I might have been among the strongest in the human realm.

Just as that thought crossed my mind, I saw Park Woon-hyuk and Saint bench pressing 500 kg and 800 kg, respectively.

…I wished all these talented people would just disappear.