BXBX NOVEL Chapter 488: They Were Originally Stars.
Chapter 488: They Were Originally Stars.
“…”
In the middle of a barren land, Kwin was sitting absentmindedly.
Then.
Whoooosh.
“Kwin, don’t you want to have strong power?”
“Become one with us.”
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“Escape your body and enjoy eternal freedom.”A soft voice tried to entice Kwin as the wind swirled around him.
However,
“I don’t want to.”
When Kwin refused with a dry voice,
Wooooooo.
The wind quickly revealed its true nature, surrounding Kwin with sharp gusts of wind.
“Give us your soul!”
The wind began to threaten Kwin.
“Ugh… No…!”
Exhausted by the continued threats of the wind, Kwin was slowly wearing down.
“Al…right.”
In the end, he gave in to the wind.
“Hahaha. Kwin, you too will become part of us, the Mad Wind!”
The tips of Kwin’s hands and feet slowly began to be absorbed by the wind.
At that moment,
Thump.
A massive external shock reverberated through Kwin’s mental world.
“Who dares?”
“How dare they interfere with us, the Mad Wind!”
“We won’t let this slide once we’re done here!”
The Mad Wind hurriedly tried to absorb Kwin’s soul.
Then.
Thud. Thud.
Grrrrr.
A giant wolf appeared in Kwin’s mental world, not bothering to hide its footsteps.
“Who are you?!”
“This great self is the evil spirits exorcising noble wolf, the great Blackie~nim! You dared to say you’d kill our butler?!”
Blackie replied in a haughty voice.
“What?! Exorcism? How dare you treat us, the Mad Wind, as mere evil spirits!?! I am! We are! Soon to become an Apostle of Destruction! Unforgivable!”
The Mad Wind, tainted by the power of destruction, was just steps away from reaching the end of its destruction path and becoming an Apostle of Destruction.
However, to Blackie, who had already reached the pinnacle as the former 1st Seat Apostle of Destruction, it was laughable.
“Hmph!”
Not even an Apostle yet.
At the words of this far inferior junior, Blackie snorted lightly,
…
And the Mad Wind vanished far too easily.
“Ah! I was going to have the butler name it!”
Blackie, who had annihilated the Mad Wind with a snort, greatly regretted it and
“Hey! Listen to the butler properly from now on! Got it?!”
Looking down at Kwin, who had a blank expression,
“Huh?! Yes! From now on, I will be loyal to the butler!”
Seeing how the Mad Wind that tormented him had been extinguished so easily, Kwin immediately prostrated himself in response.
“No!”
“Huh?!”
“Only I can call him butler. You call him Sejun~nim!”
“Ah! Yes! Understood! I will be loyal to Sejun~nim from now on!”
“Hehe. Good.”
Thump. Thump.
Satisfied with Kwin’s answer, Blackie slowly left Kwin’s mental world.
And thus, Kwin’s madness was cleanly cured.
***
The 99th floor of the Black Tower.
Grin.
“What’s up with him?”
Sejun quietly covered Kwin, who had been causing a ruckus but was now sleeping with a happy smile, with a few green onion leaves.
Kihihit.
“Oh. Our Blackie must have exorcised him.”
Sejun gently placed Blackie, who was sleeping next to Kwin, into the sling bag.
And then,
“Minotaur King, watch over this guy for me.”
Moo!
[Leave it to me!]
He had the Minotaur King keep an eye on Kwin.
Just as the commotion settled down,
“Hm?”
What’s this? Why do I feel warmth in my chest?
Sejun placed his hand inside his chest and,
Flash.
He discovered a glowing Starfruit seed.
[Starfruit Seed bathed in Radiant Starlight]→ ???
→ You must harvest it to check its options.
→ Starfruit has awakened under the aura of a radiantly shining being.
→ The seed’s desire to grow is immense.
→ Please plant it quickly before that desire fades!
“Aura of a radiantly shining being?”
What does that mean?
Sejun, not understanding the situation,
Clank.
Entered the Void Storage to plant the Starfruit seed.
Although Sejun didn’t know, the Starfruit seed had seen a face.
That’s right. The Starfruit seed was awakened by the aura emanating from Aileen’s beauty.
If Sejun had known, Milky, the God of Starlight, would have earned Sejun’s hatred and been added to Theo’s impeachment list without even having a temple, but fortunately, Sejun was unaware of this fact.
Plop.
[You’re a Field! Lv. 8 is activated.][You have planted the Starfruit seed in the body of Krueger, the Destroyer of Mountains and 7th seat of the Apostle of Destruction.]
…
..
.
As soon as Sejun planted the seed,
Crack.
The Starfruit seed quickly took root and rapidly grew into a tall tree about 30 meters high, bearing a single fruit.
“Huh?!”
Krueger’s body?
Simultaneously, Krueger’s body began to shrink drastically. Although Sejun had planted the Destruction Devourer and other crops before, never had anything shrunk this quickly.
By the time ten fruits had grown at the base of the tree, Krueger’s body had completely disappeared.
And then,
[You have defeated the Soulless Krueger, the Destroyer of Mountains and 7th seat of the Apostle of Destruction.][You have gained 5 trillion experience points.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have received 1 bonus stat point.]
[Your Strength has increased by 10.]
…
..
.
Messages began to appear, showing the experience gain and level-up.
Even though it was a soulless body, it still counted as a legitimate kill.
“Five trillion experience points?!”
Ah, I’m screwed.
Sejun despaired as he looked at the massive amount of experience he had gained.
His current level was 118. Two level-ups would put him at 120, and then the job quest would activate.
This meant that any experience points beyond what was required for two level-ups would essentially be wasted.
At that moment,
[You have achieved a great feat by slaying the Soulless Krueger, the Destroyer of Mountains and 7th seat of the Apostle of Destruction.][As a reward for this great feat, your title <Hunter of Destruction> has been upgraded to <Skilled Hunter of Destruction>.]
An achievement message appeared.
[You have achieved a great feat by gaining an enormous amount of experience in one go.][As a reward for this great feat, your remaining experience will be used to forcefully complete the job quest and continue leveling up.]
[3.5 trillion experience points have been used to forcibly complete the job quest.]
[As a reward for completing the quest, Lv. 121 cap has been lifted.]
[As a reward for completing the quest, all your stats have increased by 200.]
With the new achievement message, Sejun forcefully completed his job quest with the massive amount of experience points.
[You have leveled up.][You have received 1 bonus stat point.]
[Your Strength has increased by 10.]
…
..
.
He reached level 127.
“Hehehe.”
None of the experience went to waste.
Sejun smiled happily, relieved that he hadn’t lost any of the experience.
“Puhuhut.”
Chairman Park is smiling, so I’m happy too, meow!
Theo also laughed.
“Alright, time to harvest.”
“Let’s do it, meow!”
Snap.
Sejun approached the Starfruit tree and pulled one of the golden fruits that looked exactly like the Starfruit tree fruits he had seen on Earth.
[You have harvested the Starfruit.][Your job experience has slightly increased.]
[Your proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 9 has slightly increased.]
[You have gained 100 experience points.]
As the message appeared, the fruit turned into light and merged with the tree.
“Huh?!”
Crack.
The tip of the tree pointed toward the sky outside the Void Storage.
And then,
Whoosh!
A mass of light shot into the sky.
The mass of light drew a long streak through the sky,
Boom!
And exploded in the sky.
[You have achieved a great feat by being the first to light a star in the night of the Black Tower.][As a reward for this great feat, you have earned the title <The One Who Lit a Star>.]
It became the first star of the Black Tower.
“Maybe the night sky will be a bit brighter now?”
Sejun looked in the direction of the stars, which were still invisible since it was daytime, and checked the newly acquired titles.
<Title: Skilled Hunter of Destruction>– Weakens the abilities of Apostles of Destruction within a 200-meter radius by 25%.
Aside from the increased range and power, the Skilled Hunter of Destruction title remained the same as before.
<Title: The One Who Lit a Star>– Divinity increases by 1 each time you light a star in the sky.
Next, Sejun checked the second title.
“Increases Divinity by 1 every time I light a star?!”
Currently, the only way Sejun could raise his Divinity was through this
[Your divine blood has passed through the heart of Dark, the God of Darkness.][Your Divinity increases by 0.0001.]
Every 30 seconds, his blood would circulate through his body and pass through Dark’s heart, increasing his Divinity by 0.0001 each time.
To raise his Divinity by 1 would take about 7 days.
Honestly, Sejun wasn’t entirely sure what benefits came from increasing Divinity, just like with raising Mental Strength. However, since there seemed to be no harm in raising it, he decided to keep increasing it.
[You have harvested the Starfruit.]…
..
.
So, Sejun harvested the remaining 9 Starfruit tree’s fruits.
[The effect of the title <The One Who Lit a Star> has increased your Divinity by 1.]…
..
.
He added 9 more stars to the sky and raised his Divinity by 9 points.
At that moment,
[A quest has been generated.][Quest: Add two more stars to complete the Zodiac of twelve stars that will govern the night sky of the Black Tower.]
Reward: <Power: Starlink>
A quest appeared.
“Huh?”
“Add two more stars?”
‘What if I transplant the Starfruit tree into Ailce’s body?’
Sejun hurriedly looked at the Starfruit tree.
Rustle.
Unfortunately, the tree, having fulfilled its mission, was crumbling into dust.
All trees that grew from transcendence grade seeds behaved the same. Once the fruit was harvested, the tree would crumble into dust and disappear.
Does that mean I’ll have to wait for the next Starfruit seed to add two more stars?
As Sejun coolly gave up on the idea and moved on to harvest acorns from the acorn tree,
-Sejun-nim, please give me a chance! I’m confident I can shine brighter than anyone in the sky!
-Sejun-nim, me too! I’ll light up the path ahead for you from the sky!
The Holy Stone Ice Cube and the Holy Stone Piercing started speaking to Sejun.
Holy stones were originally stars, but they had fallen to the ground as stones.
Ah, they used to be stars.
What if he sent those stones back to the sky?
‘That makes sense.’
“But how do I turn you back into stars?”
-With about 5 points of Divinity…
-Me too…
“Alright, got it.”
All the Divinity I earned today is going to be used up, huh?
When Sejun gave his permission, a white light flowed from his body into the two holy stones.
[The Holy Stone Ice Cube absorbs 5 points of Divinity from Park Sejun of the Black Tower.][The Holy Stone Ice Cube regains its memories as a star and returns to the sky.]
-Thank you, Sejun-nim! I’ll make sure to repay you!
[The Holy Stone Piercing absorbs 5 points of Divinity from Park Sejun of the Black Tower.][The Holy Stone Piercing regains its memories as a star and returns to the sky.]
-Thank you, Sejun-nim! Long live Sejun-nim!
The two holy stones expressed their gratitude and flew up toward the sky.
[Due to the effect of the title <The One Who Lit a Star>, your Divinity has increased by 1.][Due to the effect of the title <The One Who Lit a Star>, your Divinity has increased by 1.]
As the two became stars, Sejun gained Divinity from the title effect.
Is this a payback?
Gaining 1 Divinity in return for 5 Divinity spent – that’s 20%. Not bad.
As Sejun calculated the payback rate,
[You have completed the Zodiac of twelve stars that will govern the night sky of the Black Tower.][The quest has been completed.]
[As a quest reward, you have been granted <Power: Starlink>.]
“Oh!”
It’s a Power!
Sejun eagerly checked the new power he had received.
<Power: Starlink>→ You can temporarily connect to a star whose name you know.
→ While connected, you can use the star’s abilities.
“Is this good? Starlink…”
I should try connecting to Ice Cube.
[Using <Power: Starlink>, you are now connected to the star Ice Cube.]Sejun immediately used the power.
And then,
-Huh?! Sejun-nim, your Mental Strength isn’t strong enough for this yet…
“Ugh!”
You should’ve told me sooner!
As Sejun received an overwhelming amount of visual information that Ice Cube was observing, his brain overloaded, and he passed out.
Sejun’s Mental Strength was far too weak to connect with a star.
***
Inside the Creator God’s temple.
-Emila, it’s been a while.
“Creator God!”
The Creator God had gone to find Emila Ibenes, his loyal first apostle, in order to track down the culprit who spread the rumor that he had run away.
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