Ascension Through Skills-Chapter 410: The Will of the Destroyed World of Hafran (2)

Taesan accepted Hafran’s quest.

As a result, he had now arrived in Hafran’s destroyed world.

The world hadn’t changed much from before. It was still a world of ash, where nothing alive could be felt. It was, quite literally, a world filled only with death.

And from within that world, Taesan could feel a gaze upon him.

A fierce hostility and murderous intent.

The will of the world had clearly recognized him.

However, unlike before, no significant action was taken. There were no storms, no earthquakes or ground-shattering to crush Taesan.

It was as if the world was conserving its power, quietly waiting for Taesan.

In response, Taesan moved towards the place where the energy was gathering.

It was a considerable distance, but for Taesan now, distance wasn’t much of a problem.

After a short journey, Taesan arrived at the cave where the will of the world resided once again.

Taesan stomped his foot.

With that single motion, the floor of the cave collapsed.

His body began to fall into an endless abyss. Taesan activated his landing skill. His body touched the deep bottom of the ground.

Taesan walked down the long corridor.

His movement was natural, as if he were walking down a familiar path.

After passing through the corridor, he reached a massive plaza, where a pure white orb stood.

An orb emitting light like the sun. From it, the will and power of a planet consuming everything could be felt.

[You have encountered the will of the world.]

"Second time now."

Taesan murmured. The hostility directed at him from the world intensified.

Die.

That was the world’s declaration. A command filled with absolute will struck Taesan.

[Instant Death Judgment in progress...]

[Judgment successful!]

There was no need for a command. At this point, an instant death judgment couldn’t touch him.

"It’s good to see you again."

Taesan spoke leisurely as he drew his sword.

The hostility from the world grew even stronger.

When Taesan had first encountered the world before, he had been unable to block a single strike. Had there been no boundary, he might have truly died there.

But now, it was different.

Taesan poured his power into his entire body. Numerous buffs surged through him.

[You have activated Apostle: Blackened Chaos.]

[You have activated the Vessel of the King.]

[You have activated Avatar of Nature.]

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[Your World’s Adversary has activated.]

There were no signs indicating victory was impossible or that it would be difficult to win.

Taesan had now reached the same level as the being who had destroyed Hafran, the one who had nearly killed him with a single strike.

"Shall we try it?"

Taesan released his momentum. The world responded, bursting forth with emotion.

*Crack!*

The plaza shattered with a loud noise. Taesan launched his body into the air amidst the falling debris.

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*Boom!*

The world itself swung its power.

The force was on a completely different scale than the wandering planet Taesan had seen on the 75th floor. Shards of rock rushed at him like a storm.

[You have activated Forced Exclusion.]

An intangible shockwave erupted from Taesan.

The debris couldn’t withstand the shockwave and shattered, flying off in all directions.

"This place is too cramped, isn’t it? Shall we move outside?"

[You have activated Random Blink.]

Taesan had marked the path on his way here. Thanks to this, he used Random Blink to teleport to the surface.

*Boom!*

Before long, the cave was destroyed.

The will of the world, like a sun, revealed itself on the ground.

Nature responded to its will. The air settled, and the earth began to boil. The sky growled as if in fury.

*Howl!*

Taesan activated his divine aura to protect his body. The world’s will was being manifested, and nature was following its lead.

*Crack!*

The distant mountain range collapsed.

Numerous rocks and earth clumped together to form a massive shape like a giant thorn.

This giant thorn, made from the accumulated mass of the mountain range, hurtled directly toward Taesan.

The force of the mountain’s mass was immense. If it wished, it could pierce through the planet itself.

But it wasn’t just raw physical force. It contained the will of the world, the same force that had driven Taesan to the brink of death.

However, Taesan didn’t bring out the boundary.

He watched the thorn fly toward him, gripping his sword with both hands and raising it high.

As the thorn approached, he struck down with all his might.

*Boom!*

The body, unable to withstand the physical force, was pushed back. But Taesan did not fall. He strengthened his legs and braced himself. He then applied more force to the sword.

*Crack!*

The mountain-shaped thorn shattered, scattering in all directions.

With no skill at all, Taesan had shattered the world’s power with pure strength.

"You can’t kill me with such a brute-force method."

Taesan shook his sword. The world, which had been still for a moment, finally showed signs of movement.

The massive core, resembling a sun, shattered.

From the shattered remains, something humanoid rose.

It was pure white, like a spirit.

That was the will of the world.

[It’s the condensed force itself.]

The massive core was not suited to face someone as small as Taesan. So, the world had changed its form to match Taesan’s size.

The world raised its hand. At the same time, its power concentrated. It wasn’t just something big this time; it was a concentrated force specifically aimed at Taesan.

Taesan responded to the surging power. The power of destruction shook the surroundings.

[You have activated the Call of Destruction.]

The black power greedily appeared in the world.

Then the world, enraged, struck back. As if it could not tolerate something like this in its own world, it swung its power once again.

Materials broke down, and space began to distort.

Taesan didn’t stop his movements. He stomped his foot against the earth, which tried to engulf him.

[You have activated Magic Overlap.]

[You have activated Earthquake.]

The earth exploded. Taesan quickly activated the three shields he had stored using Memorize, then unleashed a Mana Storm. The swirling storm advanced toward the world.

The world clasped its hands together.

At the same time, the air, the earth, everything that made up the world, swirled into a vortex. Another storm, one in opposition to Taesan’s Mana Storm, clashed with it.

*Clash!*

[Ugh.]

The ghost sighed as if terrified by the storm raging in front of it. The force here was on an entirely different level from that of the wandering planet.

This was the world itself.

Taesan wasn’t backing down in the face of such a foe.

[You have activated Dekarabia’s Twisted Vegetation.]

[You have activated Skill Acceleration.]

*Rumble!*

Roots summoned by the world’s power immediately tried to destroy Taesan, but they didn’t give way easily.

[You have activated Limited Blink.]

And Taesan seized the moment when the world’s power was concentrated. He instantly moved forward, appearing right in front of the humanoid form of the world.

[You have activated Acceleration.]

[You have activated Skill Acceleration.]

With his sword, Taesan struck.

The world concentrated its power. Its defensive will took shape.

But it didn’t matter.

[You have activated Absolute Judgment.]

The defense itself was erased.

The white form of the world flickered for a moment, as though startled.

Just as Taesan’s sword was about to strike, the form scattered.

And reappeared in another location.

The method of evasion wasn’t particularly surprising. This was, after all, the opponent’s domain, and space could easily be traversed.

What mattered was that it had evaded.

It hadn’t simply ignored the attack; it had dodged it.

If Taesan’s strike landed, it would cause meaningful damage.

One by one, Taesan targeted the world.

The world realized that, at this rate, it would not be able to defeat Taesan.

Therefore, it made a decision.

The world raised its hand. At the tip, a small orb of blue light formed.

From that small orb, a dense power could be felt—something Taesan hadn’t sensed before.

The world hurled the orb at Taesan.

As the orb flew toward him, it exploded just before reaching him.

It was the power of the wind.

An explosion of wind energy, condensed to its limit, obliterated everything in its path. As the orb neared, Taesan reacted. He deployed defensive magic and activated the Flame of Catastrophe to counter the attack.

*Clash!*

But the wind force snuffed out the flame and tore apart the defense.

Even with preparation, the force was too overwhelming to defend against.

In the end, Taesan allowed himself to be struck by the oncoming blade of the storm.

[Your first Absolute Nullification attack has been activated.]

Quickly distancing himself, Taesan quietly examined the remnants of the wind.

The power contained within it was stronger than anything the world had shown so far.

It wasn’t just brute strength.

Taesan realized what kind of power it was.

‘Authority.’

The unique power possessed by those who transcend mortality.

*Howl!*

Another orb appeared. This time it was brown.

The orb flew toward Taesan and exploded.

*Boom!*

At the same time, countless rocks poured out

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Taesan raised his sword.

[You have activated Collapse.]

The skill obtained after passing through the God of Destruction’s trial. The effect was to collapse anything the sword touched.

[You have activated Gale Charge.]

The sword swung like a storm. The falling rocks were broken and could not reach Taesan.

*Howl!*

The effect of the orb faded, but once again, the orb flew toward Taesan.

But this time, Taesan threw himself at it.

Before the orb could unleash its power, it collided with Taesan, exploding with a deafening sound.

[Your second Absolute Nullification attack has been activated.]

The attack nullified. In the meantime, Taesan analyzed the power within the orb.

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‘So this is it.’

The world itself condensed into the form of an orb and exploded.

This was the world’s authority in action.

It was undoubtedly a powerful force. Taesan’s skills didn’t have many ways to block it without harm.

But there was still a way.

“If this is all you have, you can’t defeat me.”

Various ideas flashed in Taesan’s mind.

Partial world alteration couldn’t be activated. Forbidden magic couldn’t either. There were no materials left for that.

The boundary also wasn’t something he could use at this moment.

The opponent had a space-manipulating evasion skill.

And since it appeared the world could only use one orb at a time, it likely couldn’t launch multiple orbs at once.

If that was the case, what was the optimal action?

To counter the orb’s power and unleash enough force to damage the world.

As soon as the answer came to him, Taesan acted.

[You have activated Astaroth’s Dark Envelopment.]

[You have activated the Brilliant Blue Barrier Magic Circle.]

Surrounded by darkness to reduce damage and protected by the barrier magic circle.

[You have activated Magic Overlap.]

The magic to overlap had already been chosen.

[You have activated Great Collapse.]

*Boom!*

Mana condensed, and the Collapse Sphere emerged in the world.

The world quickly manipulated the orb. Once again, Taesan did not stop it.

[Your third Absolute Nullification attack has been activated.]

[You have activated Great Collapse.]

*Boom!*

The power condensed again.

Taesan’s body began to feel the strong strain.

[You took 1,233 damage.]

[You took 2,312 damage.]

While Taesan was protected by magic and black magic, and the absolute blessing blocked continuous damage, some damage still came through.

And again.

[You have activated Great Collapse.]

*Crack.*

Space shattered.

A dark and deep Collapse Sphere, capable of devouring even light, took shape in the world.

“Phew.”

Taesan took a breath.

Even now, the aftereffects of the Collapse were eating away at his health, but it wasn’t at a level he couldn’t withstand.

And the moment the Great Collapse stacked, the world sensed something was wrong.

The power contained within it could easily destroy this world. The world instinctively realized this.

It had to block it. The world gathered all its power and created another orb.

*Howl!*

The orb glowed in rainbow colors.

It was the very essence of the world, all the world’s power concentrated.

With this, it could surely block the force Taesan had shown so far. The world was about to hurl the orb at Taesan.

[You have activated Copy.]

Another orb appeared.

Without any sign or wave of power, the Collapse Sphere, capable of destroying everything, had appeared once more.

The scene felt unreal, and the world froze.

And that wasn’t all.

[You have activated the Twisted Ring of the Regretful One. Cooldown of Copy reset.]

[You have activated Copy.]

Another orb appeared.

Three Collapse Spheres had manifested in the world.

[...What is this.]

The ghost was speechless.

“Now, try to block this.”

[You have activated Magic Liberation.]

[You have activated Absolute Judgment.]

[You have activated the Aegis Shield of the Divine Child.]

Three Collapse Spheres, which could destroy everything, advanced, breaking everything in their path.