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n‘What is up with this guy?’

nCale stepped back with an unsettled look on his face.

n– Human, human! This guy’s condition is the most serious of any humans I have seen until now! He’s so crazy his head has spun 450, no, I have no idea how many degrees it has spun! Even Clopeh can’t beat this guy in craziness! This guy, his gaze!

n‘I know, right? This is real. Those eyes.’

nCale ended up releasing his Dominating Aura.

nHe had it directed only at Old man Baek.

nOf course, he did not use much of it. This person has not learned any martial arts, so this should be enough to suppress him.

n“Gasp.”

n“Huuuu.”

nHoya and Yoon flinched despite the aura not being directed at them.

n‘I’m certain of it now.’

nThese two were especially sensitive toward this strengthened Dominating Aura.

nWhat was the reason for that?

n“Ugh!”

nOld man Baek groaned at that moment.

n‘I guess I can finally chat with him.’

nCale turned his gaze. He thought that Old man Baek would have calmed down by now. However, Cale was truly surprised.

n“Ugh, ooo!”

nOld man Baek was clenching his chest because of the suppression of Cale’s aura but still raised his head to look at Cale.

nHis eyes were bloodshot and red and he was foaming at the mouth and drooling.

n“L, let’s really become a god. Hmm? A god, hmm?”

n‘Wow!’

n– Wow.

nCale and Raon wowed at the same time.

n“I have to give him credit for this. Seriously?!”

nChoi Jung Soo, who was fighting against a True Jiangshi, gasped in admiration and clapped.

nBaaaaaang!

nOf course, the attack was still going as he did that.

nThe True Jiangshis continued to attack the two Chois. Cale wanted to get a good look at the True Jiangshi, but…

n“Ugh! You’re being too loud!”

nOld man Baek annoyedly twisted his body and clapped despite finding it hard to move because of Cale’s aura.

nClap!

nThe True Jiangshi stopped.

n“Wow.”

nChoi Jung Soo gasped in admiration again.

nOld man Baek, who was still being suppressed by the Dominating Aura, glared at Choi Jung Soo.

n“Humans, shut the hell up! Otherwise I will rip apart your damn mouth! Humans, humans are terrible! Those **heads have created all of the sins in the world and are destroying everything! Humans need to disappear! Aaaaaaah! I hate them so much! I hate humans so much!”

nChoi Jung Soo flinched.

nCale did as well.

nChoi Jung Soo quietly mumbled.

n“…This guy is seriously crazy.”

n– Human, I agree with Choi Jung Soo.

nCale’s group quietly watched Old man Baek, who was twisting his body as he shared his annoyance.

nOf course, Ron and Sui Khan had their usual calm expressions.

nCale nonchalantly asked Old man Baek, who was on the ground like a child throwing a tantrum.

n“Is the god you guys are talking about the omnipotent god?”

nOld man Baek stopped moving. He was suffering under the pressure but still raised his head to look at Cale.

nDrip. He was drooling.

n“You know about that?”

nOld man Baek’s eyes clouded over as he said that one sentence. He quickly got off the ground and sat down.

nCale looked at the old man and recalled something from his memories.

n< Offer a world in order to create an omnipotent god. >

nThe Hunters households, which started as seven…

nThe five remaining households were currently protecting the King’s Successor and were working to fulfill the grand vision of that successor.

nCale was about fifty percent certain that this grand vision was the creation of the omnipotent god.

n‘The omnipotent god-’

nThe team leader said that this omnipotent god did not exist yet.

nHe said that a title of ‘omnipotent’ could not exist in the world of gods.

n‘If the King’s Successor is to become the omnipotent god, then I guess it makes sense to call that successor the god’s plate.’

nCale chuckled.

n“Old man Baek. Are you saying that I am a god’s plate like that successor of yours?”

n“Yes.”

nCale shook his head.

nWhat **ing bull**.”

nIf they wanted to talk about Cale’s plate, while it was quite large now…

nIt was barely held together right now and would be difficult to fix if it was to break again.

nThat was the reason Cale was trying to fight without his plate breaking, but…

n‘Such a plate is a god’s plate?’

nSomething like that was unbelievable.

n“Kahahahahaha!”

nOld man Baek suddenly started laughing.

n“You don’t know, do you?”

nHe snickered while looking at Cale.

n“You have no idea that you are turning into a god’s plate! Kahahahahah!”

nCale ended up using more of his Dominating Aura.

n“Ugh! Ugh. Kekeke. Kekeke!”

nHowever, Old man Baek could not stop laughing.

n“Haaaaa.”

nHe then let out a deep sigh and stopped laughing. He looked toward Cale and explained.

n“I will tell you everything you want to know if you make all of the humans leave.”

nChoi Han flinched after hearing that.

n“Fine.”

nHowever, Cale answered with no issue. A young voice flowed out between Old man Baek and Cale at the same time.

n“Is it okay for nonhumans to stay?”

nBlack Dragon Raon raised his chubby front paw.

n“Yes.”

nOld man Baek was calm. He looked completely relaxed as if he already knew about Raon’s existence.

nHow could an old man who has not trained in magic or martial arts be like this?

n“Let’s go talk in my room.”

nOld man Baek got up and energetically walked into the house that was now a mess. Cale followed behind him without any hesitation.

n“Hae-il-nim.”

nHe waved to the concerned Choi Han as he walked. Of course, Choi Han didn’t say anything after seeing Raon sticking to Cale’s back.

n“Please take care of things here.”

nHe started moving with the others to do as Cale commanded.

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nThere was a simple reason Cale followed Old man Baek.

nHe had a lot of things he was curious about.

nHowever-

n“Would you like some tea?”

nOld man Baek looked too normal.

nHonestly speaking, his appearance did fit this demeanor.

nHe had white clothes that gave off a scholarly vibe and his hair was neat and tiny. He was extremely skinny, but his appearance and demeanor were fitting that of an intellectual.

nOf course, he was just a crazy bastard who made jiangshis…

n“No thanks.”

n“Then I will just make some for myself.”

n‘Aigoo.’

nOld man Baek brewed some tea without any regards for Cale’s look of disbelief and then sat down on the seat across from Cale.

n“It is great now that no humans are here.”

nThe smile on his face was peaceful.

n– Human, that human is weird. He’s also human so why is he like this?

nCale agreed with Raon and wondered how he could make this old man talk without wasting any time.

nIt wasn’t as if he expected to sit and chat like this.

n‘I don’t think most threats would work on him.’

nIn fact, this crazy bastard might run even more crazy and die without saying anything.

n‘Mmm.’

nAs Cale was about to fall deeper into contemplation…

n“Based on the fact that you know about the successor and the omnipotent god, I guess you were the one who destroyed the Black Bloods in Xiaolen?”

nBut the other person immediately brought things up.

nCale found this to be odd but answered anyway.

n“Yeah. It was us.”

nOld man Baek immediately asked after seeing Cale accept it so easily.

n“How much do you know?”

n“That the five Hunter households are trying to create the omnipotent god. And that the candidate for the omnipotent god is the King’s Successor.”

nThe latter was something he was only hypothesizing, but he spoke as if he was certain.

n“You basically know everything.”

nCale’s hypothesis was turned into confirmation at Old man Baek’s acceptance.

nThe old man peacefully took a sip of tea.

n“I am not interested in the human world or the thoughts of the Hunters. That is why I don’t know the details. I am not the patriarch or the young patriarch either. There is no way they would tell someone like me, someone who just moves according to the orders I am given, about such important things.”

nHe then leisurely answered.

n‘Hmm?’

nOf course, this was not a good answer for Cale who wanted the important information.

n– Human, he does not seem to be lying!

nAs Raon mentioned, Old man Baek did not seem to be making this up.

nCale’s posture became stiff. If this guy didn’t know anything, all that this crazy jiangshi creator was useful for was the jiangshi purification.

nAs he decided that he didn’t need to waste any more time with this guy…

n“Should I say that I can see what is inside humans? Or maybe that I can see their limits? I was born with a peculiar set of eyes. I guess it would be correct to say that I can see their true nature. Anyway, that is why I hate humans. They are terrible.”

nOld man Baek continued without stopping.

n“Anyway, when I was very young, I once participated in a celebration held by the Transparent Bloods.”

nCale looked toward the old man.

n“I was able to see the King’s Successor despite it being very far away. His face was covered in cloth and the King’s Successor must have been young as well as his small figure was covered by an extremely long cape, but… I could still see it. I could see his true nature.”

nThe old man’s eyes filled with an eccentric look of desire.

nIt seemed to resemble the delight of adventurers who found a new continent.

nHis gaze also seemed to show that he had respected this person for his whole life.

n“That was definitely a god’s plate.”

n‘What the hell is a god’s plate?’

nCale did not ask it out loud. He felt as if the old man would explain.

n“The King’s Successor already had a world within him. His small body was full of all sorts of things.”

nHe looked at his own eyes through the tea. His voice was calm as if he was savoring that moment, but it slowly became faster.

n“Numerous despair, delight, joy, sadness, good and evil. It was full of their screams. That was definitely not something a human could hold as he lives.”

nThe old man looked at Cale.

n“It is the same with you. Of course, you are different from the King’s Successor. The size of your plate is too small compared to the successor. It is also weak. It wouldn’t be weird if your plate was to break at any moment.”

nCale’s face became unsettled.

nThis plate was already an enlarged plate.

nAlthough it was weak, the size of Cale’s plate was not something that would lose out to most people.

nHe nonchalantly commented.

n“Then why did you call it a god’s plate?”

n“I told you that I could see true nature, right?”

nOld man Baek’s face was bright.

nToo bright.

n“Although the things within your plate are different from the King’s Successor… The things within you are also the components of a world. To be more accurate, it is similar to a world being created.”

nWhat did he mean by that? As Cale had that thought…

n“Nature is inside you.”

nThat was true as the ancient powers were representative attributes of nature.

n“Also, you have powers gained from numerous time and space.”

nKim Rok Soo and Cale Henituse. He had the powers of both people. There was also power he earned in the Central Plains.

nPowers he gained through different times and spaces…

n“Basically, you have nature, time, and space within you. You’ve also recorded those things.”

nCale flinched.

n“You’ve recorded yourself and your worlds. The foundations to create a world exist within you.”

nOld man Baek’s voice slowed down again.

nHe looked almost as if he was savoring alcohol.

n“Of course, your world is still not balanced. Water is overflowing and fire is sweeping over the earth.”

nCale chose to remain silent as this man accurately assessed his situation.

n“But it is beautiful. It is like the process of the creation of a world. Nature is sparkling as it creates the foundation. Numerous records are flowing like the river, gathering and releasing everything.”

nOld man Baek looked at Cale as if he was looking at something truly beautiful before his face stiffened.

n“The world within the King’s Successor was terrible. It was not beautiful at all. It was scary. To have something like that in such a young body- But you are beautiful.”

nHe smiled with an extremely relaxed look on his face. He looked like a good person.

n“A god’s plate is nothing much. The mental fortitude to persist despite having a world within you. Someone with the ability to rule over it. That person is called a god’s plate. You, if you continue to create your own world inside of you, you can even become a god.”

nA smile appeared on Cale’s face as well.

n“So, I will turn you into a god.”

nCale asked Old man Baek, who spoke so confidently.

n“How am I supposed to believe that?”

nOld man Baek’s face lit up at Cale’s response.

nThe King’s Successor.

nHe had received quite the shock when looking at the young King’s Successor. He thought that someone who would become a god needed to hold something like that within them.

nHe was more scared of what was inside the young successor than the scary patriarchs of the other households.

nAt the same time, he had been confused.

nCould the other Hunters not see that scary thing?

nWhy were they not scared?

nThat was why Old man Baek had kept his mouth shut. He did not share what he saw with anything else.

nHowever, he continued to research endlessly and envied that person.

nThe King’s Successor’s scary world was also charming.

nHowever, he now found someone who showed the potential of creating a world.

nAlthough it was just one world and this world was small, it was beautiful.

nIt was also pure.

n‘Yes, it is pure.’

nHow could nature give off such a pure aura?

nIt was as if the souls of heroes were absorbed into this nature.

n‘However, the power of a single person cannot become as strong as nature.’

nOld man Baek had no idea what kind of strengthening process Cale’s ancient powers had gone through.

nHowever, he had a thought on his mind.

n‘What kind of god would this person become once his world is fully created?’

nOld man Baek had no ideas about the person in front of him.

nHe didn’t even know this person’s name.

nHowever, something like that was not important.

nAll he needed was this person’s true nature and their potential.

n“There are things I have researched until now! That is enough!”

n“Are you talking about the jiangshi research?”

n“The jiangshi research is only a portion of that. I’ve researched how to overcome the human limits to create a world. This is something even the people of my household do not know!”

n“Hmm. I can’t believe you.”

nCale nonchalantly asked a question.

n“Do you have it recorded anywhere?”

nOld man Baek flinched at that moment.

nEven if a bewitching treasure existed in front of him, he could not share the treasures in his hand.

n“…I can’t share that. That is my treasure.”

nSmile.

nAn extremely bright smile appeared on Cale’s face.

n“But that means you do have it recorded somewhere.”

n“……!”

nThe moment that Old man Baek flinched…

n“Ron.”

nCale looked at the ceiling as he spoke.

n“Knock this old man unconscious and look for any records nearby. It should be here somewhere.”

nPlop.

nRon suddenly appeared behind Old man Baek after coming down through a broken part of the ceiling.

n“Yes, Young master-nim.”

nHe then immediately knocked Old man Baek unconscious.

n“You, you-”

nHe shouted as he fainted.

n“How could someone with such a pure aura go against a person’s goodwill like this—-!”

nHe then lost consciousness.

nCale looked at him in disbelief.

n“Why does he call himself a person when he claims to hate people so much?”

nHe then spoke in a stoic tone.

n“A god my ass. Do they feed you if you become a god?”

nHe didn’t need it.

nCale snorted as he heard the Sky Eating Water’s voice.

n– I don’t like gods.

nThe Fire of Destruction cheapskate mumbled.

n– Ah… A god is bit…no thanks?

nHe heard Raon’s voice.

n– Human, human. Based on what I’ve seen of the God of Death, I think you’ll be even busier if you become a god. Is that okay? You won’t get to play!

n‘I know, right?’

nCale did not like gods either.

nNo thank you.

nDing!

nHe heard the alarm from the mirror for the first time in a long while.

nDing!

nCale saw two messages that came for him.

n< The settlement after a dramatic negotiation! We are able to control Cale Henituse's power balance!...Please take a close look. - Sincerely, Central Plains >

nThere was one long message from Central Plains.

nThe other was from the God of Death.

n< Are you sleeping……? >

n“Haa.”

nCale sighed as soon as he saw the message.

nHe really didn’t like the God of Death.

n“Seriously, this is so annoying.”

nAs he subconsciously said his thoughts out loud…

nDi, ding!

nThere was the urgent sound of a message coming in from the God of Death.

nThe contents made Cale’s eyes open wide.

n< I think I found some information on Alberu Crossman's father. >

nAlberu Crossman’s father.

nThe current King of the Roan Kingdom.

nThey currently had no idea about his whereabouts. There had been quite the chaos when the Hunters attacked the palace and the King’s Palace had been attacked.

nThey had been unable to find the King since then and crown prince Alberu was currently filling in while they searched for the King.

n< His father’s name came up on the list of people to die in six months. >

n‘…The list of people to die?

nIn six months?’

n< But he seems to be being dragged around. His location keeps changing. >

nDing.

n< I am doing you a special favor to give you this information. I'm not supposed to reveal it, but I swiped it because you seem to be struggling. I did good, didn’t I? Hoo hoo. By the way, are you interested in being a god by chance? >

nCale’s expression stiffened up.

n“Ah, you’re really annoying me.”

nDing.

n< Sob. You're so rude. >

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