Chapter 91: The Reincarnated One Completes It

“Oh…”

Isuhun, who had put on the golden ring, the Ring of Ascension, on his right ring finger, wore an expression of wonder.

The thick presence he felt from the ring was quite similar to the bone of the Unknown, the finger bone of Wergen, which he had obtained at Silver Moon Mountain.

‘A power… I never thought he would give me something like this.’

Some might say that even with this, he would still only be at the Hero level, but that’s because they don’t know exactly what this power entails.

With just this ring, it’s possible to study how the Ascension Ritual manipulates space and how that power works.

In short, this power is no different from a secret manual that could lead to the realm of ‘Perfection.’

‘Well, it’s just a possibility, though.’

Just as achievement varies with talent even when learning the same thing, the power of a Perfected One is no different.

Even the Pilgrim, who taught his holy magic to the believers of the Pilgrim Church without reservation, failed to produce a new Perfected One until the day he died.

‘I felt the same way before… I just can’t understand what Perfected Ones are.’

The Transcenders who reached the top of the Tower of Heroes.

But neither they nor the Perfected Ones themselves can clearly explain what the conditions are or how to achieve them.

‘What about me…’

Can I analyze this power or hone myself to reach the realm of Perfection?

Isuhun, who had never even considered this possibility before his reincarnation, was lost in deep thought.

“Isuhun student.”

Ludwig, who had been watching quietly, asked.

“Have you ever used spatial abilities before?”

“Ah… No, I’ve never used them directly.”

He had made or applied weapons with spatial abilities, but he had never used the power directly.

Since it required talent rather than calculation, Isuhun, who lacked innate ability, couldn’t easily handle it.

“Hmm. Then it might be a bit difficult to use right away.”

After a moment of thought, Ludwig drew something in the air with two fingers as if swiping a phone screen.

Click!

The small inscription inside the ring made Isuhun involuntarily shudder.

‘This crazy old man…’

If the pressure used to engrave the inscription had been reversed, his finger would have been sliced off like a piece of meat.

With a dubious expression, Isuhun watched as Ludwig looked embarrassed.

“Oh. Now that I think about it, you have a good eye. I’m sorry. I unintentionally threatened you by acting out of habit.”

“No, it’s fine. You didn’t mean to… Rather, what did you engrave?”

“I’ve inscribed a few spatial spells that you might find useful. Take a look.”

Following Ludwig’s words, Isuhun checked his information window.

*You can use the skill ‘Spatial Compression.’

*You can use the skill ‘Spatial Leap.’

*You can use the skill ‘Spatial Distortion.’

Three new spatial spells had appeared in the Ring of Ascension.

These were commonly used by spatial ability users and were useful not only in combat but also in refining.

“Start by getting used to handling space with these. You’ll catch on quickly.”

“Understood.”

If he was taught so kindly, there was no reason he couldn’t do it. Ludwig smiled at Isuhun’s confident expression.

“Then I’ll be looking forward to it.”

After Isuhun left, a voice came from the white hole.

[Thought you’d just give him some decent armor or something, but a power… What’s your game?]

“There’s no game. I just thought this power would be more useful to him.”

Ludwig’s calm response made the voice growl.

[That’s the problem. What if he analyzes your power?]

While the power of a Perfected One is transcendent, it can still be used, like the body parts of the Unknown Wergen Kruger scattered around the world.

But to hand over a power like this… It’s as good as exposing your weakness, and it doesn’t sit well with me.

[Unlike the other fools, this old man is dangerous. He might really analyze and use your power.]

“You’ve improved your assessment.”

[...Am I joking?]

Rumble—

The office trembled slightly.

Even a high-level hero would be crushed like a bug by the oppressive aura emanating from the white hole, but Ludwig smiled calmly.

“Calm down. Haven’t I always said that if our power is studied, we should enjoy it rather than fear it?”

[The one who destroyed half of the ‘Shedding’ research facility by touching a Perfected One shouldn’t be saying that.]

“That was a matter of time. And…"

Ludwig’s gaze fell on the newspaper on his desk, where Isuhun’s face was prominently displayed alongside Jake.

“This boy has power.”

[Power?]

“Perfected Ones and the Ten Evils. Heroes and Demons. Humanity and the Ten Thousand Beasts.”

Ludwig smiled, confirming that Isuhun had become the focus of both major forces that divide the world.

“He will cause a greater upheaval than we thought. So we need to lend a hand.”

To cause a greater upheaval and move forward even more. The voice, which had been silent, spoke calmly.

[You’re a sly one…]

Click—

The white hole closed into a golden keyhole and disappeared. Ludwig turned to look out the window.

“It’s time to move…"

But no one could predict in which direction the flow would move.

***

The next day.

Isuhun entered the personal refining room of the Refining Department, heated up the furnace, and sat down, looking at his right hand.

“Spatial Compression.”

Pop—

A clapping sound erupted from his palm.

The air burst as two spaces were compressed from both sides. Isuhun calmly organized his thoughts.

‘The pressure isn’t bad. If used properly, it could crush a finger.’

After confirming the power, Isuhun picked up a firestone with his right hand and lightly threw it.

“Spatial Leap.”

Whoosh

The firestone, which was flying toward the furnace, suddenly disappeared and reappeared inside the closed furnace a moment later.

The furnace burned fiercely due to the firestone. Isuhun carefully observed the activation process.

‘It creates a tunnel… It requires a lot of concentration and mana, so it can’t be used carelessly.’

It could be quite useful for throwing weapons like a White Light Saber, but moving the entire body was impossible for now.

Deciding to use it cautiously, Isuhun picked up a piece of paper and used the last spatial spell.

“Spatial Distortion.”

Whirr

A faint distortion appeared above his palm. At that moment, half of the paper disappeared and reappeared above the remaining half.

The paper formed a T-shape, naturally sticking together. Isuhun whistled in amazement.

‘This is terrifying, even on second look.’

Not only does it send a part to another place, but it also connects it there.

If it were a finger, it would have been severed.

‘Well, I can’t use it so easily…’

Like Spatial Leap, the more powerful the effect, the more the size of the object and the amount of mana required affect the difficulty.

Especially with Spatial Distortion, even a slight mistake could lead to failure. Using it to send a human body was practically impossible.

‘But the phenomenon of distortion itself is quite good.’

What could he do with this? As Isuhun pondered, looking at the Ring of Ascension.

“…Isuhun student?”

Yunha, who had entered the refining room, looked at him with a strange expression.

“Ah, you’re here?”

“Yes, but…"

Yunha stared at the Ring of Ascension on Isuhun’s right ring finger with a strange expression.

“Where did you get that ring?”

“Ah, it’s something the Dean gave me as a reward for this incident.”

“Reward…”

Yunha muttered, eyeing the ring with a wary gaze. Isuhun, surprised by her unexpected reaction, looked puzzled.

‘Why is she acting like this all of a sudden?’

Had something bad happened with Ludwig recently?

As Isuhun looked at her curiously, Yunha composed herself as if nothing had happened.

“It’s a good reward. The Dean must have been very impressed by your performance this time.”

“It seems so. That’s why I received such a generous…"

“It’s not generous.”

Yunha cut Isuhun off and firmly added,

“You received a ‘deserved’ reward. You don’t need to feel indebted or apologetic to the Dean. Do you understand?”

Approaching with a blank face, Yunha spoke incessantly, almost as if trying to drill it into Isuhun’s head. Isuhun, slightly flustered, nodded.

“Yes, yes. I understand.”

“…Ahem. I’m sorry. It’s just that you seem to undervalue yourself too much.”

Yunha cleared her throat and regained her composure, then stepped back and looked around the refining room.

“So, how do you plan to proceed with the refining today? You said you needed my help in your message…"

“Ah, I’ll explain now.”

Regaining his composure, Isuhun led Yunha to the workbench and showed her the materials he had prepared.

A dark red ore, a hammer with one side dyed red, and a pile of mass-produced weapons. Yunha’s eyes lit up as she examined the ore.

“This is the Dragon Lung Stone you received from the Dean.”

“That’s right.”

[Dragon Lung Stone 龍肺石]

[Grade: Hero] [Quality: High]

A stone that accumulates fire elemental magic.

When the internal magic is stimulated through a specific path, it can release the stored fire elemental magic all at once.

*Can store and release fire elemental magic.

The material Ludwig had given him to modify the Black Flame Hammer during the Silver Moon Mountain incident.

He had put it off due to lack of opportunity and was finally using it today.

“I plan to use this Dragon Lung Stone to modify the hammer.”

“Modify… Then what are you going to use the mass-produced weapons for?”

“Ah, these are for the department head.”

“…?”

Why would he give her mass-produced weapons to make? Yunha, puzzled, suddenly recalled the effect of the Dragon Lung Stone and widened her eyes.

“Do you… plan to use my flames as material?”

“Exactly.”

Yunha’s unique skill, ‘Dragon Soul Furnace,’ produces flames called ‘Mineral Flame.’

Isuhun intended to use these flames to modify the Black Flame Hammer by storing them in the Dragon Lung Stone.

“Hmm…”

Yunha