Chapter 188 – 188. The Diagram Of Light Ascending To Heaven
188. The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven
[Using a Random Mix Ticket.]
[A base creation has been selected.]
[Base Creation: The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven]
My body twitched.
The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven.
Just by the name, it sounds like a martial arts novel, but in reality, it’s a Xianxia genre novel that’s quite popular in China. It’s similar to martial arts, but also a bit different.
‘Shit. Why was this chosen? I haven’t even finished reading this yet.’
Wasn’t it supposed to only select creations that I’ve seen all the way through? Maybe it’s not me choosing, but because it’s being selected by the random mix ticket.
[Creations to be mixed with The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven have been selected.]
[1. Fallen Heavenly Demon]
[2. Otherworld Heavenly Demon]
[3. Heavenly Demon’s Revenge]
[4. I Woke Up and Became a Heavenly Demon]
[5. King of Martial Arts Online]
“What the hell… Heavenly Demon?”
I was so dumbfounded that I couldn’t speak properly. Seriously, why? Why are there four creations with Heavenly Demon in them?!
[The creations have been successfully mixed.]
[Would you like to enter the Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven game world?]
“……”
My eyes are shaking.
I had thought I would enter a martial arts world someday.
Since there was a problem with my Heavenly Demon Divine Art, I thought I might be able to solve it in a martial arts world.
But entering a martial arts world like this was not part of my plan.
‘No. If the world is based on The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven… then it’s not even martial arts.’
Especially King of Martial Arts Online, it’s basically a fantasy with a martial arts theme. It’s about the Celestial and Demonic races fighting and whatnot.
‘King of Martial Arts Online is a web game that shut down a few years ago. I got hooked by the female illustrations and played it for about two days….’
If you take out the Celestial and Demonic races fighting, I don’t remember anything about the story.
That’s because the story was so damn boring that I skipped through it without reading a single sentence properly. Plus, the game was just another generic Chinese web game.
‘A world mixed with a total of six creations. It’s bound to be a mess.’
I glared at my smartphone. This game world is hell. It must be hell.
‘Even if I go through it on auto-play, I have to get The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven.’
The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven.
It was the title of a novel, and also the name of a certain artifact in the novel.
‘It’s the treasure that the protagonist of The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven gets early on.’
The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven is a painting depicting the sky and mountains. This painting has a special ability. It can enhance items by putting them inside the painting.
If you put an elixir in the painting, the effect of the elixir becomes better. If you put a sword or spear in, it becomes stronger and sharper.
‘It even gets enhanced if you put a pebble in.’
I have to get this amazing treasure. I absolutely have to.
I know where The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven is. But the problem is that the world of ‘The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven’ is incredibly vast.
Its size is several tens of times larger than Earth.
‘I can’t set up a character. It’s probably randomly set.’
In the worst case, I might start in a place incredibly far from where The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven is.
‘I might have to move for decades… no, maybe even hundreds of years.’
Before that, the protagonist will surely get The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven first. Taking it from the protagonist won’t be easy either. When I meet the protagonist, they might be incredibly strong.
‘……If I’m too far away, let’s just give up on this world.’
I was thinking of at least trying. The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven is that tempting of a treasure. Even if its abilities weaken when brought to reality.
[The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven has been selected.]
[There are no selectable avatar settings.]
[An avatar is being created.]
[The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven has been selected.]
[Starting the game.]
•••
I was in pitch-black darkness. I tried to move my body, but it wouldn’t work.
‘What is this as soon as I enter the game world?’
I opened my eyes wide. …No. I don’t know if I opened my eyes or not. My sense of touch was faint. Am I lying down? Or am I standing?
Just as I was about to get annoyed by the situation that wasn’t going my way.
-Oh, you who have been chosen by the heavens…
A woman’s voice was heard.
It was a mysterious yet benevolent voice. I couldn’t see her, but the owner of this voice must be a beauty.
“……”
I tried to open my mouth, but it wouldn’t open. It was impossible to even mumble.
-This world is facing a crisis of destruction…
At those words, I snapped to my senses.
I felt like I had seen something similar somewhere.
‘……The beginning of King of Martial Arts Online! Yes, it’s definitely it!’
-You, who have been chosen by the heavens, are the only hope for this world.
A light appeared from somewhere and enveloped me.
Slap, slap.
Someone lightly slapped my cheek. I frowned and opened my eyes.
“Hey. Hey. Yoo-jin. What are you doing? Why are you dozing off here?”
“…Huh?”
In front of me was a man wearing a navy blue martial arts uniform. The man with sunken cheeks had a well-trained body.
“Who are you?”
“Are you still half asleep? It’s me, Seong Ji-gon.”
“……Seong Ji-gon?”
“Yeah. Master Jong will be here soon. Get up quickly.”
I got up.
Seong Ji-gon is the protagonist’s half-brother in the original ‘The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven.’
‘The fact that Seong Ji-gon is here means… that it’s the beginning of the original story, and even the location is the Meteor Sword Sect. Heh. I’m lucky. I need to find The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven quickly and return to reality.’
I looked around. There were other kids of similar age to Seong Ji-gon. They were all wearing martial arts uniforms and had wooden swords at their waists.
‘……Could it be that I’ve become younger too?’
I looked down at my body. Like the other boys, I had a martial arts uniform and a wooden sword. My body was younger too.
‘The smartphone is thankfully in my pocket….’
I shook my body. Other than being smaller than my real body, nothing had changed.
‘Is there no penalty even though my body is young?’
Unlike the ‘Baekhwan’ world, it might be because I’m set as a martial artist in this world.
“Why are you suddenly like that? Are you sick somewhere?”
As I was checking my body, Seong Ji-gon looked at me like I was a weirdo.
“I’m just not fully awake. But where is Seong Cheon-oh?”
Seong Cheon-oh.
That’s the name of the protagonist of ‘The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven.’
“Seong Cheon-oh? Who’s that?”
“……Who else? The 38th child of Seong Go-dan.”
Seong Ji-gon was the 37th child of Seong Go-dan, the head of the Meteor Sword Sect. For reference, Seong Go-dan has a whopping 17 wives and concubines.
“Seong Go-dan… Hey, what kind of son calls his father that? And the 38th child is you. What’s wrong with you today?”
“I’m Seong Go… no, the 38th child of my father?”
“Are you messing with me right now?”
“Is my mother’s name Wang Gi-so by any chance?”
“You know everything and you’re still asking. You’re definitely messing with me. You little brat!”
Seong Ji-gon flicked my forehead. I was surprised and couldn’t avoid his flick. It didn’t hurt much.
‘My name is Seong Yoo-jin. But there’s no Seong Cheon-oh, and I’m the 38th child of Seong Go-dan…. Did I become the protagonist of The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven!’
The situation wasn’t bad. It can be seen as having fewer things to worry about.
‘The original story starts from when they’re young… so maybe this is the beginning of the original story.’
I have no intention of enjoying this game. I was full of thoughts of getting The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven and leaving. This world is dangerous. In some ways, even more so than the ‘God’s Atlantis’ world.
At that moment. The dojo door opened and a man appeared. The man wearing a martial arts uniform had a real sword at his waist.
The boys nearby moved in unison and began to line up. I looked around and lined up behind Seong Ji-gon.
Jong Seok-hong. The man called Master Jong.
He is an instructor who teaches the basic sword techniques of the Meteor Sword Sect, the Silver Star Sword, to the boys belonging to the Silver Sword Division.
Jong Seok-hong glanced around and said to us.
“Today, as I said yesterday, I will assess your skills. Seong Ji-gon. You go first and show me the Silver Star Sword.”
Seong Ji-gon stepped forward confidently. He bowed to Jong Seok-hong and drew his wooden sword. Then he began to perform the Silver Star Sword.
‘Shit.’
Cold sweat ran down my back. I know nothing about the Silver Star Sword.
Seong Ji-gon is performing the Silver Star Sword in front of me, but it’s impossible to follow along just by watching once. I’m not that much of a genius.
“Well done. Seong Ji-gon. As expected of the son of the sect leader, you are outstanding. Next, Seong Yoo-jin.”
I clicked my tongue inwardly and stepped forward, awkwardly bowing. At this, Jong Seok-hyun’s eyebrows twitched. But he didn’t say anything and just stared at me.
‘Oh well, whatever.’
Thinking about what Seong Ji-gon had just done, I started performing the sword techniques.
It goes without saying, but it was so terrible that it was embarrassing to even call it sword techniques. If it were the Yeongcheon Style, I would have been able to perform it perfectly, but the Silver Star Sword, which I had only seen once, looked like a child flailing around with a tree branch.
“Stop.”
Jong Seok-hong said in a low voice. I lowered my wooden sword and looked at Jong Seok-hong.
His face was flushed.
“Seong Yoo-jin…. Are you trying to challenge me right now?”
I flinched at his momentum. I could tell from the aura emanating from Jong Seok-hong’s body. Jong Seok-hong is stronger than me.
“Ah, no. It’s just that I suddenly can’t remember….”
“Suddenly can’t remember? The Silver Star Sword is a sword technique you’ve been training in for 5 years since you were 10 years old. And you can’t remember? Is this a challenge to me?”
“No, it’s not! I really suddenly can’t remember…….”
“Enough with the excuses. You must think I’m not qualified as an instructor. Pick up your wooden sword, Seong Yoo-jin.”
Jong Seok-hong snatched Seong Ji-gon’s wooden sword and pointed it at me.
“I’ll see for myself if you’re so skilled that you can look down on me.”
“Master Jong. Please calm down….”
“Hah! Get in position! Seong Yoo-jin!”
He swung his wooden sword. He wasn’t completely out of his mind, as he was aiming for my arm instead of a vital point. I raised my wooden sword and blocked his attack.
‘If I had just taken the hit, he would have been even more of a pain in the ass…. Let’s fight him moderately and then back off.’
Jong Seok-hong’s wooden sword moved again. It had more speed and power than before. I felt my anger rising as I parried his wooden sword.
‘I haven’t even grasped the situation yet, and what is this all of a sudden. Ugh. How annoying.’
Power filled my wooden sword. The mana inside my body writhed and moved.
“…Hooh. So you knew how to handle Qi. Is that why you were so arrogant! But you’re still far off! Use the Silver Star Sword to properly use Qi!”
I couldn’t use the Yeongcheon Style. If I used the Yeongcheon Style now, things would become more complicated. From their perspective, the Yeongcheon Style would be considered a sword technique from another sect.
I didn’t use any special sword techniques and continued to spar with Jong Seok-hong for almost an hour.
“Haa, haa….”
My breathing was rough. My body was trembling. Sweat dripped onto the dojo floor. My muscles were at their limit.
Jong Seok-hong, with a face that wasn’t even sweating, looked at me once and then lowered his wooden sword.
“That’s enough. Seong Yoo-jin. If you don’t want to learn the Silver Star Sword from me, then get out.”
“…Yes. I’ll get out.”
I released my stance and walked straight out of the dojo.
“Yoo-jin!”
“……”
I ignored Seong Ji-gon’s words calling me from behind.
‘It’s better this way. It’s better to make them think I’m being rebellious than to be suspected of being someone else.’
It’s much better than pretending to be nice.
“Aish….”
I scratched my head after coming out of the dojo.
‘……Where should I go?’
There were buildings all around, and beyond the buildings was a mountain densely packed with trees.
I wanted to go to my room, but I didn’t know where my room was.
•••
After asking the servants and returning to my room, I immediately took off my clothes. I felt uncomfortable because of the sweat.
‘I don’t know where the bathhouse is, so let’s wipe myself with a wet towel for now.’
I paused as I was wiping my body with a wet towel. It was because there was a black character 天 (Heaven) written on my left shoulder.
‘A tattoo? I don’t think the protagonist in the original story had something like this on his shoulder….’
The moment I rubbed the 天 with my finger.
Words appeared in front of my eyes.
『The power of the Heavenly Star is awakening.』
『Newbie Welcome Event! Growth rate will increase by 300% for the next 100 days!』
『Currently, Seong Yoo-jin is VIP 0. If you increase your VIP level through in-app purchases, you will receive tremendous benefits!』
『To become VIP level 1, you need to spend 100 Heavenly Jades.』
『Attendance Event! Rewards will be given for every week of attendance! Currently, 1 day of attendance completed.』
『A Golden Wound Medicine is given as a first-time login reward!』
Clang!
A bowl containing Golden Wound Medicine appeared in the air in front of me and fell to the floor.
I didn’t even look at the Golden Wound Medicine and glared at the words that only I could see.
‘Among the mixed creations, there was King of Martial Arts Online. Is that how it’s being applied?’
Considering the voice I heard in my dream before logging in, it’s certain.
I was the protagonist of ‘The Diagram of Light Ascending to Heaven’ and also the protagonist of ‘King of Martial Arts Online.’
“…The protagonists of the other four creations must be somewhere in this world too.”
A chuckle escaped my lips.
That’s because the protagonists of the other four creations were all Heavenly Demons.
1. Fallen Heavenly Demon = Reincarnated Heavenly Demon.
2. Otherworld Heavenly Demon = Transmigrated Heavenly Demon.
3. Heavenly Demon’s Revenge = Regressed Heavenly Demon.
4. I Woke Up and Became a Heavenly Demon = Possessed Heavenly Demon.
5. Me = Player Heavenly Demon.
“There are so many Heavenly Demons! Why don’t we just make a Power Rangers Heavenly Demon Force?! Shit!”
