Chapter 479
Until now, Taesan’s body had been heavily influenced by the labyrinth’s system.
Every time his strength, agility, intelligence, or stamina stats changed, his body would follow suit.
He had never truly been whole—merely dependent on the system.
But now, he had broken free of that dependence and gained a body that was entirely his own.
Taesan clenched and unclenched his fist repeatedly.
The sensations within his body. The feeling of air on his skin.
Everything was different from before.
“Hah.”
The Magician let out a soft chuckle and clapped his hands.
“Congratulations. I didn’t expect you to reach another level like this. I never imagined the boundary line could be used that way. What did you realize?”
“My origin.”
Not perfectly, but he now understood what he came from—and where his distortion began. The Magician’s gaze grew intrigued.
“I’m curious, but… I shouldn’t ask. You shouldn’t tell anyone, either. That concerns your very foundation. No one else should know.”
“I don’t intend to.”
With that, Taesan steadied his body. He needed time to control the overwhelming power surging inside him, and the Magician was happy to wait.
As Taesan adjusted himself, he began to check the power he had gained.
He had discovered a new way to use the boundary line.
Because of that, many of his skill proficiencies had risen. The most noticeable among them was Black.
[Transcendence: [Black]]
[Mastery: 42%]
[Cost ???: ???]
[Before Creation Itself—@# Law — !@#]
Before, [Black]’s description had been pure nonsense—random symbols with no decipherable meaning.
But now that it had reached 40%, a small part of it became readable.
‘Before Creation… and the law.’
The content itself wasn’t new. He already suspected that the Old Gods existed before creation itself. The part about “law” likely referred to its power to corrupt and break laws.
He had known that much from the start. The real significance was the change that came with 40%.
As he examined the black energy within, Taesan realized something—
Its total amount had doubled.
‘That’s… quite a lot.’
Until now, his divinity had vastly outmatched the amount of black energy he held. It had always been a problem of imbalance. Now, that imbalance was finally corrected.
His other skills had also likely risen, though the system window had become too distorted to display them properly.
Still, he could feel it—those increases weren’t minor. Some might have grown as much as [Black] itself.
“Phew…”
Taesan exhaled.
His body was now completely under his control. The immense power coursing within him could no longer be contained—it radiated naturally through his presence.
He raised a hand. The moment he did, gray energy appeared in the world.
There was almost no delay.
The boundary line responded instantly, moving as naturally as his own limbs.
Taesan smiled.
‘It was worth the effort to harmonize them.’
He had fused the crystallized divine blood and the World Breaker’s blood.
Not by forcing their boundaries together, but by allowing both of their essences to coexist in harmony—and then embedding that harmony into his flesh.
As a result, Taesan’s body now contained both divine and black attributes at once.
The main reason he had struggled to control the boundary line before was simple—his body had been ordinary.
His high stats gave him superhuman power, and his divinity forcibly elevated his body—but its fundamental structure was still bound to this world.
Trying to wield powers that existed beyond worldly laws, such as [Black] and the boundary line, placed immense strain on him. To manage that burden, he had to constantly fine-tune and suppress his strength.
But now, his body no longer belonged to this world.
It had become something purely his own.
As a result, he could manipulate the boundary line as freely as if it were a part of his body.
‘Good.’
The divine blood and the black blood—both were too powerful and too alien. If he had forged them into equipment, they would have degraded drastically.
So instead, he had used them to transform his own body. His judgment had been right—the result was a perfect success.
Taesan clenched his fist and threw a punch. The air shattered, rippling through the labyrinth. Even a simple blow carried far greater power than before.
‘The stats still affect me… but not like before.’
He was no longer dependent on them. His body’s foundation was now made of divine blood and the World Breaker’s blood.
Because of that, his [Immutable Self] had also strengthened. His regeneration was faster—and greater in volume.
And his Apostle Transformation had changed.
[Special Activation Skill: Call of Chaos]
[The power of countless gods’ apostles has synchronized with you, evolving into something new. For one hour, magi greatly increases, and you gain perfect control over black magic. All magi consumption is drastically reduced. Your body synchronizes with divinity and [Black], allowing near-perfect control over both forces and enabling you to envelop your body in chaos. This skill cannot be used again for one day.]
Apostle Transformation had evolved into a new skill.
Its effects included complete harmony between body, divinity, and black energy—and the ability to cloak his body in chaos.
The power bestowed by the gods had now changed to fit him perfectly.
It was a massive transformation—a complete enhancement. But the true core lay elsewhere.
[Vessel of ——]
[A vessel of ——. It can contain and absorb many things.]
The skill description was short—and incomprehensible.
But Taesan could tell.
Of all the new powers he had gained, this was the most important one.
‘What is this?’
Amelia had once said that the part representing his divine name was blank.
And now, this new skill’s name field was blank as well.
That blank space… what was it?
Finding that answer felt crucial.
“Done checking?”
“Yeah.”
Taesan nodded. The Magician smiled.
“You’ve learned about yourself—not completely, but enough. As a result, you’ve changed and gained new strength. That’s an incredible accomplishment.”
The air shifted.
The Magician’s aura—his domain—began to quietly fill the space.
“But the 90th-floor quest is still the same. To pass, you must break through me. You understand that, right?”
Whether the power Taesan gained could reach him—that was the question.
In response, Taesan drew his sword.
“Come. Show me the new height you’ve reached.”
The Magician stomped his foot.
A surge of power spread through the labyrinth—an immense wave filled with countless intertwined forces, its nature impossible to define.
It was the Magician’s domain—
The authority of a Transcendent who governed laws themselves.
Until now, Taesan hadn’t been able to block even a fraction of that casual power.
But this time was different.
[You have activated Call of Chaos.]
Chaos enveloped Taesan’s body.
He had surrounded himself with the boundary line before, but that had always been a crude imitation—forcing the energy to stay around him.
Now, it was different.
The boundary line covered his entire body seamlessly. Arms, legs, torso—all wrapped in gray.
Soon, even his face was engulfed.
The boundary line had formed armor around him.
Taesan gripped his sword—Bardray—now completely dyed in gray.
He swung.
Kwaaaaang!
The gray power exploded, colliding with the Magician’s chaotic waves.
The waves twisted and warped. Taesan pressed harder.
Kaaang!
The waves shattered.
‘…That’s…’
The Magician’s eyes wavered.
Even with his sight, he couldn’t see Taesan beyond that boundary line.
That wasn’t an ordinary boundary line anymore—it was closer to a compressed form of his Domain of Chaos shaped into armor.
Taesan kicked off the ground.
[You have activated Acceleration.]
[You have activated Skill Acceleration.]
He was fast. Incredibly so—so fast that even the Magician would lose sight of him if he wasn’t careful.
With a serious expression, the Magician swung his arm.
A massive wave erupted, crashing down toward Taesan.
It was the power of the Magician’s authority—the force that had created the labyrinth’s systems and laws.
Kuaaaaang!
Taesan reinforced the boundary line around his body and charged forward.
His acceleration and skill acceleration did not falter.
“Hahaha!”
The Magician burst into laughter.
It wasn’t his full power—but it wasn’t light, either. That wave was something no being short of an equal could withstand.
And yet, Taesan was pushing through it, step by step.
“Good! Very good!”
The Magician stomped again.
Kiiiiing!
The labyrinth itself began to move under its creator’s will.
Kugugugung!
The laws that had once protected Taesan now turned against him.
He swung his sword. The gray light clashed with the flying bricks, shattering them to dust.
The labyrinth’s laws sought to expel him—but the gray energy cloaking him forcefully resisted.
The Magician snapped his fingers.
[The Magician has activated Creator Authority.]
Zzzzzzt!
With a tearing sound, something invisible struck Taesan.
Kuuung!
His whole body trembled.
He immediately knew what it was—
This was the labyrinth’s supreme law, the ultimate rule that overrode everything.
It pierced through all his skills and stats, rendering them meaningless—an absolute authority that only the creator of the labyrinth could wield.
Those bound by the labyrinth’s system could never escape it.
But the gray energy surrounding Taesan didn’t break.
It trembled and distorted under the Magician’s authority, but it did not yield.
It perfectly shielded its master from the world’s laws.
Step.
Taesan advanced.
Each step crushed him with unbearable pressure—but he only strengthened his focus, pulling more gray energy around himself.
And at last, he reached the Magician.
Crack!
A surge of power unlike anything before slammed into him.
The gray armor peeled away, exposing his body.
The Magician’s authority swallowed him whole.
Kugugugung!
But Taesan neither faltered nor retreated.
His body no longer belonged to this world.
Nor to the Old Gods.
It was his and his alone.
He faced the Magician’s authority head-on.
Barely enduring, Taesan raised his sword and swung.
The Magician casually reached out. His hand caught the blade.
Kagagak!
The gray energy gnawed at the laws surrounding the Magician, breaking them apart—
Only for new ones to take their place.
No matter how many times Taesan destroyed them, new laws immediately filled the void.
So instead—he changed them.
The gray energy in the Magician’s grasp shimmered.
It seeped into the Magician’s laws and domain. It didn’t destroy or corrupt—
It ‘transformed.’
“—What?”
The Magician tried to pull away, but it was too late.
The very laws that protected him opened up, accepting the boundary line.
Crunch.
Taesan’s sword pierced through the puppet’s chest.
Paaang!
A gust exploded outward, sweeping away the oppressive power.
Taesan exhaled, a smile spreading across his face.
He had just landed a blow—
Against one of the strongest beings in existence.
[You have dealt a meaningful attack to a being of higher existence. You have acquired the special skill [Absolute Resistance].]
“…I didn’t think you’d break through so soon.”
The Magician laughed softly and nodded.
“Success.”
[90th Floor Quest Complete.]
[The Magician rewards you with power befitting your accomplishment.]