Chapter 426 - Ah. I see (2)
Lee Gun’s expression was a sight to behold.
A baby had appeared in front of his eyes. Moreover, it was a child born less than a hundred days ago, who had just managed to open her eyes.
The Chun siblings screamed like their hair was on fire.
“Ahhhk!!”
“Jisoo!!!”
“Why is she over there?”
Yes, this baby was the youngest child in Hugo’s household!
All the disciples screamed when they saw the baby. Lee Jaewon and Goat, who had been defending the surroundings as replacement Zodiacs, reacted the same.
“Why is Youngest Miss here?”
“Jisoo-nim!!”
The newborn baby was wearing clothes with Lee Gun’s figure printed on it. She was clearly Hugo’s youngest child.
Moreover, Lee Gun had given her the name “Jisoo,” combining the names “Jiwoo” and “Taeksoo.”
Jisoo was also born awakened, so she could use all kinds of abilities. She had a passive levitation as well as teleportation ability! She was able to shoot a weird beam!
They had assumed that her bloodline combined with Lee Gun’s blessing had created her abilities. However, that wasn’t important right now.
“Bbyahhhhhhhhh!!”
After appearing out of nowhere, the baby was ruthlessly sending energy beams toward the Ten Heavenly God.
Koo-goo-goong!!
[The newborn baby is shooting Beams of Destruction.]
[The newborn baby is shooting Beams of Destruction.]
The Ten Heavenly God retreated after the beams hit him again. This seemed to be an attack that worked against a Great Spirit.
‘No. I can feel the hint of the Serpent Bearer’s Death from her.’
Lee Gun had used the power of his blessing while the child had been inside her mother’s stomach, so he wondered if his power had seeped in. However, the issue was something else right now.
‘What kind of bizarre life form did he create?’
Or did it have to do with the Chun siblings putting on Lee Gun’s documentary every day as prenatal care? Was that the problem?
Lee Gun started to sweat when the baby’s attack looked very close to a monster’s attack.
It was as if the child was angry that her opponent was copying someone and that her opponent was messing with the wrong person.
Lee Gun was about to say enough was enough, but his phone rang at that moment. He was going to ignore it, but he saw who the caller was and immediately answered. “Miss Jiwoo?”
- Lee Gun-nim! I’m sorry! I know I shouldn’t be calling you right now, but… Jisoo disappeared…!
“Ah!”
- She is developing at an abnormal rate, and she keeps disappearing, trying to chase after you… I was wondering if she did something strange again. Did she go over there?
Lee Gun started to sweat when he heard the worried voice of Chun Jiwoo. “Uh… That is…”
He looked at the baby going berserk and shooting energy beams from her eyes.
- I was thinking she might have been kidnapped by the gods or the monsters…!
“It’s fine. She wasn’t kidnapped. In fact, she’s kicking ass. She is quite a useful talent…”
- What?
“No! It’s nothing! Please don’t worry. I found her. She’s here. I’ll protect—”
At that moment, the Ten Heavenly God’s attack flew toward Lee Gun.
Taken aback, Lee Gun grabbed the baby and shouted, “Beam!!!”
Koo-goo-goo-goong!!
The beam cut through the Lee Gun clones, which the Ten Heavenly God had summoned.
It was a horrific sight, as the bodies looked like they had been cauterized by a laser beam.
Even if Kunlun’s Great Spirit had used the power of Ji to weaken the opponents, they were still Lee Gun clones.
The disciples froze when they saw the beam ruthlessly cutting down the Lee Gun clones.
“That’s an SS-rank destructive power!”
“That’s a baby, right? Is that really a baby?!”
“Uncle! Our youngest…!”
This action looked very similar to Lee Gun cutting down his opponents with the power of Death!
‘No, she’s more bloodthirsty and indiscriminate!’
The baby didn’t seem to care. She let out happy sounds since she liked being in Lee Gun’s arms. She extended her sausage-like finger toward him.
Lee Gun checked the baby at that moment.
[You have used the ability of the magical beasts, who you brought in as Constructs. You have activated the Eyes of a Spirit]
After becoming a Great Spirit, Lee Gun had developed new abilities. He could now see things that he was unable to before.
‘Her soul is…’
The soul looked like a white sphere, and Lee Gun took a closer look at it. The appearance of the soul changed for a moment, and a face that he knew very well showed up. Moreover, he received information as well.
[It is the soul of Ji Junwoo.]
When he heard the voice, Lee Gun unconsciously choked up.
The child let out a bright smile as she extended her hand toward Lee Gun. Her smile was oddly familiar to him.
Lee Gun then furrowed his brows as he looked at the Ten Heavenly God.
Since the youngest was next to him, he could make an accurate assessment. He compared the appearance of the souls. The light of the Ten Heavenly God’s soul was much weaker.
[It is the copy of a soul, which was made using the ability of Creation.]
In other words, the soul of Junwoo within the Ten Heavenly God was a copy.
Now that he had no reason to hesitate, Lee Gun raised his hand. A powerful black flame erupted from him.
Woosh!
He instantly transformed into a giant made out of black flames and summoned the Fetters of the Underworld.
The Fetters of the Underworld usually looked like tongs, but they also transformed alongside the black flame.
The new shape was meant for going all out. Lee Gun wasn’t fooling around. The weapon was shaped for destruction. It had taken on the shape of a sword.
Lee Gun didn’t hesitate as he swung the pitch-black sword toward the Ten Heavenly God.
[Emptiness (6 star)]
It was the power of Death, which could erase a being from existence. The sword swung toward the Ten Heavenly God.
* * *
“Jisoo!!”
Chun Jiwoo screamed when she saw her youngest in Lee Gun’s arms. The youngest laughed in joy, seeing her mother.
Lee Gun had told Chun Jiwoo that her baby was fine, but the baby had disappeared to the battlefield after all.
“I’m glad you are ok!” Chun Jiwoo finally relaxed when she held her youngest in her arms. She sank to the ground as if the strength had drained out of her legs.
It was to be expected since something incredible had happened, and the Chun siblings had almost fainted.
In the end, the disciples got over the sensation of having their hearts in their mouths. They tilted their heads in puzzlement when they caught sight of Lee Gun.
“You look to be in a very good mood, Lee Gun-nim.”
Lee Gun had been in a bad mood ever since the conversation about Hugo had been brought up. However, he was now all smiles as he looked at the youngest child, a rarity for him.
They looked at him as if something was off, but Lee Gun was pleased.
‘Junwoo was reborn as Miss Jiwoo’s daughter.’
Was this why Junwoo had said Lee Gun wouldn’t be able to recognize him?
Lee Gun now knew the story, so he told Jiwoo, “Please raise Jisoo well. She is a good kid.”
Chun Jiwoo and the Chun siblings tilted their heads in puzzlement. He was saying something obvious.
Lee Gun continued to lightly massage the mochi-like cheeks of the youngest child. Being family with Jiwoo and the Chun siblings, she would be able to grow up in happiness.
There was no way she would grow up like they had at the orphanage where they had been beaten.
Lee Gun decided not to tell the family about Junwoo. He didn’t think it was necessary.
On the other hand, the Zodiacs also realized what had happened.
‘I see. That’s what happened.’
Virgo was the one who had snuck out Yeonwoo and Junwoo and helped them reincarnate as humans. She finally received the answer to a question she had for a long time.
Yeonwoo and Junwoo were her friends. They were the baby snakes that Aslan had picked up. When Aslan had found them, the two of them had been close to death after suffering an attack. He had taken pity on them and said,
[They suffered this fate because they went through the process of inheritance as twins.]
[Inheritance? Which Divine status do they possess? They must be low-rank gods since they are so weak.]
[No. I do know who did it, but the original Divine statuses they have were originally one. It was broken into two when they were born as twins. This is why they can’t use their power, and their lifespan is short. At this rate, they won’t be able to breathe on their own.]
It was like being born with a disability. That was why the twin snakes would be in pain their whole lives before perishing alongside their Divine statuses.
Therefore, Aslan had placed entirely different Divine statuses inside the twin snakes. He had given them Life and Death. It was why they were called Ouroboros.
The two of them made up one Divine status. Their existing Divine statuses counted as nothing since their original Divine status had been broken into two, so they became Aslan’s Constructs as Ouroboros.
However, the problem came when Yeonwoo and Junwoo died. The Divine status of Life and Death that Ouroboros possessed was passed onto Lee Gun. Moreover, their fragmented Divine statuses had become one again when they had died.
This Divine status had appeared in front of Lee Gun as an egg.
‘That snake is Apophis.’
Junwoo’s soul was reborn as Hugo’s youngest daughter.
‘Yes. Yeonwoo and Junwoo originally possessed the Divine status of Apophis.’
Virgo realized something. It was said that Apophis had tried swallowing the solar deity Ra, but he had done it during the daytime.
That was why Apophis’s Divine status was the mortal enemy of Ennead’s Great Spirit Ra. It had been a poisonous snake that had threatened Ra.
Why would Apophis’s Divine status be inherited by twins? With it split into twins, the Divine status was weakened.
The answer was simple.
‘It was done by Ennead’s Great Spirit.’
Zodiacs got rid of anything that they didn’t like. Ra had broken Apophis’s Divine status into two and passed it to the twins. Ra planned on starving the Divine status to death through a painful process.
‘There was no way he would get away with doing such a thing without incurring Karmic debt.’
Ennead’s Great Spirit had done something that should have turned his fate wicked.
‘How is he ok?’
That wasn’t all. He and the other Great Spirits hadn’t incurred any Karmic debt despite killing the Primordial god. They were able to live long lives without suffering any consequences. Well, it didn’t matter for now.
“What?! S…She has a Faith of 450%?!”
The Zodiacs turned when the disciples screamed.
Lee Gun looked proud as he gazed at the youngest. “Yes. This child has 450% Faith toward the Serpent Bearer temple. With her, I won’t have any problems with my Divine power.”
For some reason, Lee Gun looked proud as he checked the Faith of the youngest. It was as if he considered this par for the course. He was very happy since he found it praiseworthy.
As expected of 450% Faith, Lee Gun’s Divine power was refilling at a rapid pace.
The disciples were moved.
“She has 450%... A newborn baby has…”
“Right? As expected of my niece—”
“However, you don’t have anyone who exceeds 600%.”
Lee Gun glared at the disciple who had spoken up.
Oblivious to this, the disciple nonchalantly laughed.
“Well, it isn’t as high as Hugo-nim, but this should be enough, Lee Gun-nim— Ooh-ahhhhk!”
The disciple felt his throat go dry when he saw Lee Gun enraged for some reason. It also caused the disciples to whisper amongst themselves.
“There is no way Hugo-nim really betrayed humanity, right?”
“Hey, it can’t be true. This is Hugo-nim we are talking about of all people— Shhh!”
They shut their mouths as they looked at Chun Jiwoo.
Chun Jiwoo saw this and worriedly whispered to Lee Gun, “Excuse me, Lee Gun-nim. Did something happen to my husband?”
“What? Why?”
Lee Gun flinched, but Chun Jiwoo continued to speak calmly.
“He left after packing his luggage. He acted like someone who would never come back….”
Lee Gun waved his hand as if it was nothing. “About his luggage… I told him to pack his bag because the fight might get drawn out. Don’t worry about it.”
“He burned the family photo….”
“….” Lee Gun became angry. Really??
His eyes flashed as if he wanted to decapitate Hugo. “That… I’ll return it to normal. I can recover the picture using Time’s ability.”
Chun Jiwoo nodded.
Lee Gun couldn’t be worried about Hugo right now. He had decided that the immediate problem was the hidden Great Spirits, so he started to move. “What’s the current situation?”
[As expected, the Great Spirits have changed the content of the Rule Book and merged the Divine world and the earth. About 99%…]
“You’re saying that the land of the Divine world combined with the land of the earth… In other words, we are sharing lands with the gods?”
[Yes. Earth changed into the Divine world. The definition and scope of the Divine world were swapped with that of the earth. It is possible if they did this.]
Lee Gun contemptuously laughed when Mimir gave a quick analysis. Blowing up the Divine world had nothing to do with this. They had been aiming for his land from the start.
‘They wanted to plant that strange tree here.’
When he had traveled to the future, the earth had already fallen.
[The Rule Book contains a variety of rules. By doing this, they can change the impossible into possible. They plan on changing the earth to their taste.]
[If we can find out where they are hiding, I think we have a good chance of destroying the Rule Book.]
[Also, there are four Great Spirits. Are you sure you will be fine?]
Lee Gun assuaged their fears as he brought out an object that emitted light. It was something that Lee Gun had ripped out of the Ten Heavenly God.
[Primordial god’s “Creation”]
[Divine status of the Ten Heavenly God]
“It’s fine since I gained something good too…”
Suddenly…
“Kuh-huhk!”
[Master!]
“Lee Gun-nim!!!”
“Uncle!”
Lee Gun fell over in pain. The surprised high-rank disciples and the gods rushed toward him.
“Lee Gun-nim! Are you ok? Lee Gun-nim!”
Lee Gun was in great pain as he gasped. The Zodiac Saints were taken aback by what they saw. It had been twenty years since they had seen Lee Gun in this much pain.
On the other hand, Lee Gun glared. There was a different reason he was being tormented.
[The Faith toward the Serpent Bearer temple is disappearing.]
[The Faith toward the Serpent Bearer temple is disappearing.]
[The Faith toward the Serpent Bearer temple is being transferred]
[The Faith that had been heading toward the Serpent Bearer temple is now headed toward the Great Spirits.]
[The Faith of six billion humans is being transferred all at once.]
[The Serpent Bearer’s power is being weakened.]
“Those bastards…!!”
The Faith of humanity on earth was being moved toward the Great Spirits.
A god’s power changed in proportion to the amount of Faith it had.
Now that Lee Gun had awakened as a Great Spirit, his power had become stronger, but this meant that he needed more energy to maintain his body. With this development, he could no longer do so.
“Uncle!!”
Lee Gun’s appearance started to change. It was deadlier because the Faith had disappeared all at once.
“Lee Gun-nm’s appearance…!”
Lee Gun, who almost looked like a full-grown adult, morphed back into his teen years. His body and height shrunk, and he was boiling hot because of a fever.
Surprised, Iaso shouted.
[This is really bad. At this rate, he’ll atrophy until he ceases to exist!]
They had no idea what was going on, but their question was soon answered.
