[Death speaks.]
Igeon's eyes widened at the unexpected notification.
Death?
Could it be referring to the divine status?
Indeed, black demonic energy surged from his body as if asking to be seen.
In that black smoke-like form, a face with crescent-moon eyes and a wide, torn mouth was visible.
That shape was like a Scream mask.
So Igeon was bewildered.
'Did the divine status have an ego too?'
Of course, even objects he created developed egos, so it was nothing new to be surprised about.
And he wondered why the ego was only appearing now.
[It has grown to Stage 2, allowing the divine status to finally express its will.]
[The divine status is also the Snake Lord himself. Therefore, it will not basically do anything to threaten the Snake Lord's life, but if abandoned, it may go astray and run wild, so be cautious.]
[However, if you follow the divine status's advice, you can grow faster or learn how to use your power.]
Igeon roughly understood.
In short, the black light that always churned in his body had gained a personality.
And there were often times when he had to go through trial and error on how to use his abilities or how to grow faster.
If they could communicate, it would be beneficial.
But the divine beings seemed very puzzled.
[The Gold Beast Lord sneers with his nonexistent teeth, asking if the Snake Lord has only now encountered his divine status.]
[The Gold Beast Lord boasts that he subdued his long ago.]
It was the Gold Beast Lord and the Virgin Constellation, who had come after removing the disguise to check if his hair was growing.
[The Lord of the Full Moon mocks, saying the Gold Beast Lord didn't subdue but foolishly killed his, stopping its growth.]
[And he finds it interesting, saying he's never seen a divine status of such a form.]
[The gods say they can only meet their divine status in dreams and find this precious.]
[The Lord of the Full Moon's interest rises, and the fame of the divine seat rises.]
It seemed that gods encountered their own power as if fighting themselves. And they disappeared at the end of growth.
But Igeon's form was clearly different. It appeared not in a specific space or in dreams but in reality.
Naturally, the divine beings would be interested.
But the Scorching Lord seemed very angry.
[The Scorching Lord gets angry, asking why he suddenly butts in.]
[The Scorching Lord says not to pay attention to such things and to talk with him.]
[The Scorching Lord urgently says the Snake Lord must raise .]
At this, stepped in.
It felt like he was trying to prevent the Holy Grail from going to Scorpio.
[Whispers that a lord-level has revealed itself.]
[Laughs, saying that cannot defeat a lord with .]
Igeon let out a hollow laugh.
Indeed, it was as Death said.
He felt the aura of a lord-level, which he had sensed before.
Of course, it wasn't nearby.
The exact location was unknown, but its presence was felt, like that of the divine beings.
As if it had suddenly risen from another dimension onto Earth.
And perhaps because it knew well that Igeon was grinding his teeth at divine beings and lords.
The corners of Death's eyes lifted.
[ tells him to choose himself. It says the Snake Lord is already a great disaster god who has massacred over hundreds of millions of lives.]
At those words, Igeon tilted his head.
Hundreds of millions of lives?
'Is it talking about the Demon Tower?'
No, it wasn't.
No matter how many times the tower was reset, the number didn't seem that high.
Then Death's lips curled.
[It says it was a recent event but already forgotten. It says it took very precious lives.]
But Igeon looked even more puzzled.
Precious lives? Recently?
"I really don't know."
At that, a fierce pillar of fire shot up next to him.
[The Scorching Lord flies into a great rage, asking if he has already completely forgotten about him.]
Ah.
Igeon realized.
So that's what the hundreds of millions of precious lives meant?
In any case, it was clear that the Scorching Lord's patience, which he had been holding back out of respect for Sanha, had snapped.
And the Scorching Lord advised him not to be swayed by Death.
[The Scorching Lord says he must raise .]
[He appeals that the only way to heal his saint's hand is .]
[He says that only the Head Lord can revive his dead children.]
Well, that was true.
Hugo's hand couldn't be completely healed even with super regeneration.
It was still being encroached by Death, so Heilly used the power of to time-freeze and finish it off.
Thus, there was a need to raise .
But Death mocked this.
[If you choose , you can save your friend's hand without raising , it says.]
[Life and death cannot coexist. It warns that raising life will prevent raising death.]
[So it says it will show a method to heal your friend without raising .]
Igeon wondered what that method was.
[It says to just cut off the hand and kill it, then it won't feel pain forever, solving everything.]
Igeon's veins bulged.
This bastard, for real?
In an instant, as Igeon's eyes changed, Death flinched.
Had it realized the opponent wasn't easy? Or did it not want to be hated?
Death warned.
[The two divine statuses cannot originally exist. It says if you don't focus on one, it will be bad for the Snake Lord.]
At the same time, the black smoke began to grow larger.
Was it because it was Igeon's power and thus closer to Igeon than anyone?
Death, who knew Igeon well, began to smirk cunningly.
[If you choose it, you will be able to revive the dead, it says.]
[It asks if there isn't someone you want to revive.]
The growing light of death began to encroach on Igeon's body.
With the increased stage, it had become harder to control.
And at that ominous power, the firewood axe (Stage 1), the Scourge of the Sky, hanging on Igeon's waist, flinched.
[The Scourge of the Sky calls its master, saying this power is dangerous.]
[The Scourge of the Sky is restless as its master doesn't answer.]
[The Scourge of the Sky reveals hostility towards .]
[The Scourge of the Sky attribute granted: Life]
It wasn't just the Scourge of the Sky that reacted.
[The Scorching Lord says he knew this power was dangerous, and emits an aura to seal and eliminate it before it grows further.]
At the same time, red light rose from Hugo's body.
And that was the descent of a divine being!
Hugo's eye color turned gold.
The Scourge of the Sky was also about to transform.
Bam!
Igeon reached out his hand and gripped the writhing black smoke as if it would burst.
Bang!!
The Scream-like face was caught in Igeon's hand.
[ is flustered.]
[If you choose it...]
"No matter what, I need to give my owner some mental education."
Pop!
Death burst in Igeon's hand.
[ lost its nerve.]
[ says it will submit for now.]
[Instead, it requests that the Saint of be awakened first.]
[To raise Death, it says slaughter comes first.]
[However, since and cannot coexist, it warns that raising both abilities simultaneously will be difficult.]
[It insists that it...]
As if saying it was talking too much, Igeon melted the Scream face into a black paste.
The method was simple.
The opposite of death is life.
Using life-type demonic energy would break even Death's spirit.
And since creation (making) was a representative skill of , he used a creation skill.
[Creation Workshop]
The moment Igeon's warm green demonic energy touched it, the Scream face screamed.
[The workshop skill changes the target's form.]
And the form of the Scream face changed by the creation skill was a dog's gum!
In the black smoke rising from Igeon's body, instead of the Scream face, a dog's gum bobbed around.
And Hugo, no, the Scorching Lord watching it, seemed relieved.
From the situation, he realized that Igeon would raise the side.
Indeed.
Drip, drip.
Igeon poured the healing Holy Grail on Hugo's head.
'!'
Simultaneously, the grail's water began to take effect!
[It is water made with the power of .]
[Combined with 's nutrient, it exhibits amazing effects.]
[ regenerated several things.]
[It revived two dead functions of the Scorching Lord and made them stronger.]
The Scorching Lord seemed deeply moved.
Well, since it was poured on Hugo's body, the originally intended Scorching Lord and even Hugo, who lent his body, received the same benefits as a bonus.
[The Scorching Lord is greatly pleased.]
[As expected of the Head Lord, he says he's the greatest medical divine seat, surpassing even the Holy Grail Lord.]
[An achievement is added to the Bible.]
[The fame of the Snake Lord Seat rises.]
[Divine seat experience rises.]
[Not much time left until the stage rises.]
Igeon was very satisfied.
Though he had been half-doubting, the Scorching Lord's idea seemed to have worked.
But was this not enough?
Flick, flick.
Igeon held out a ring and wiggled his finger.
And that ring was unexpectedly the Control Ring that controlled the powers of divine beings!
[Black Ring that Gathers Divine Power (SSS)]
- Eats and stores divine power until full
- Can be used as a temporary control device
This was the ring Igeon usually used to control his power; he had made another identical one.
And Igeon said,
"Since you're inside the essence, the effect of the Holy Grail water is halved. Put this on and descend directly so I can pour it on you."
[!]
"Don't be too moved. I'm only healing you because you've been whining so much. And I don't do things halfway."
The Scorching Lord was speechless.
It was already enough, but to go that far.
And knowing that putting on the ring would allow him to descend without causing environmental destruction, the Scorching Lord immediately took the ring.
Simultaneously, the Scorching Lord withdrew from Hugo's body.
[The Scorching Lord descends to the earth.]
A figure appeared with a red light.
Rumble!
The face couldn't be seen clearly. But even at a glance, a tall, sturdy body.
A figure one could assume to be a handsome divine being appeared.
[The Holy Grail exerts its power.]
[The inclination tilts towards .]
[ grieves.]
Perhaps because he was the sun god.
With his face hidden by the halo, the Scorching Lord spoke.
[Yes. is a power that is not good in many ways. You can't raise both anyway; it's better to discard it early...]
But at that moment.
Boom!!
[Using the divine status of !]
[?!!]
The black power surged as if mocking its master!
Finally, the power of death once again struck the divine being's sensitive spots.
Bang!
Shocked, the divine being stepped back.
It didn't affect combat, but still, a prideful part again!
[The Scorching Lord shouts, asking what this is!]
"What do you mean? Kill and save. This way, I can raise both divine statuses simultaneously."
As if asking who would ever discard the divine status of death, Igeon raised the corner of his mouth.
He seemed to have planned this from the start.
But soon, as if to say don't worry, Igeon immediately activated the super regeneration skill.
And that light headed towards the Scorching Lord, who had turned into flames.
"Don't worry. I'll heal it again in 3 seconds..."
But at that moment.
"!"
Igeon was startled and turned his head.
At the same time, Hugo, who had been sighing and telling him to hurry up and heal, narrowed his brow.
"Geona? What's wrong?"
But Igeon disappeared in an instant without an answer.
Hugo was truly surprised.
"Geona?!"
And the Scorching Lord, who hadn't received treatment, was also horrified.
* * *
Meanwhile, around that time.
In Seoul city center.
Gote was sweating as he looked at the three people emitting sharp demonic energy before him.
"So, so. This is what noona wrote."
Cheon Seong-jae held up a paper in front of Kali.
And Kali was uncharacteristically flustered by the existence of that paper.
Because that paper was the interview sheet she had received from the Scribe.
And while it was unknown how Cheon Seong-jae got it, the content was the problem.
[Q. What do you think of Igeon-nim?]
[I will marry Dad I will marry Dad I will marry Dad I will marry Dad I will marry Dad I will marry Dad]
Kali's eyebrows twitched as if wondering why it was written like that, and the Cheon siblings, who already knew the truth about this questionnaire through Scorpio, had their eyes flashing.
They knew better than anyone the power of Igeon's fountain pen.
Strictly speaking, they weren't human, and having grown up in a unique environment, they could accept it somewhat, but as fans of their uncle, it was hard to overlook.
So, having initially talked politely, perhaps because they fought over the position of saint for nothing.
In the end, having touched each other's forbidden nerves, they bristled.
"You think you're fit to be Igeon-nim's saint? Honestly, you're weaker than me!"
"Weak? Who's weak?"
"No matter how much you're a clone recognized by Uncle, no! Keep a safe distance!"
"Shut up, kid! You're a guy!"
"Ugh, then me too...! Me too!"
Perhaps because the competitive Cheon Seong-jae was upset. As he tried to borrow some magic of the Gemini, Gote quickly held him back.
"Seongjae! Not that magic! Father will really faint!"
It was definitely a gender-swapping magic.
In the end, Gote separated the three who had started a war.
Well, since they distinguish public from private well, he didn't worry too much...
'Will they get along? These three.'
But then.
Clunk-
When they went outside the store after buying the items Igeon requested.
Boom!
They flinched at the sudden earthquake.
Rumble!
Because it wasn't an ordinary energy.
At the same time, a familiar voice was heard.
[Use Teleport!]
It was Uncle's voice.
Simultaneously, the Snake Lord's light spread across Seoul, but it was a little late.
"We're trapped!"
People couldn't get out of the suspicious barrier.
But then.
Bang!
"Gote!"
Something sent Gote flying.
A full-fledged SS-rank was thrown.
The flustered group saw the person who had taken down Gote.
"So you were here."
It was a lord.
(To be continued in the next episode)