My Two Status Windows

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Chapter 132: Complete S-Rank (2)

[You have met all the conditions to upgrade Soul Reaper.]

[Would you like to upgrade Soul Reaper?]

The moment I pressed Yes, my body turned transparent.

Without even thinking about it, my body automatically transitioned into a soul form.

[Reconstructing soul body.]

Then, my hands and feet started to slowly disappear, turning into dust.

Before I knew it, all my limbs were gone, and even my torso vanished, leaving only my head.

As the sensation in my mouth faded, my vision also disappeared.

When my entire body scattered, all the suppressed sensations exploded at once.

Elprian’s Hideout, Hades’ Domain.

Suddenly, everything in Kevrian flooded into me all at once.

All the sensations and perceptions experienced by every being in that space flowed through me.

And then, all of it passed through me and disappeared somewhere else.

No, did it really pass through me?

Even my soul body had vanished.

There was truly nothing left of me.

I felt as though I had become a mere fragment of the world itself.

Though my consciousness remained intact, I had no place to exist.

The longer I remained like this, the more I felt myself being completely absorbed and assimilated into the world.

…This isn't good.

I need to reform my soul body.

That system bastard said it would reconstruct me, so why isn’t it doing anything?

Is there a way for me to create it myself?

The moment I thought about it and willed it into existence, a sudden realization struck me.

I knew how to do it.

I must create it.

I must manifest my will to create.

At that moment, the surrounding world vanished.

The next thing I saw was an endless, pitch-black void.

From within that darkness, a small sphere of light began to form.

It started small but gradually expanded.

It stopped growing once it reached the size of my fist.

A perfectly round, flawless sphere.

[Strengthen and reconstruct the user’s soul.]

A system message appeared next to the sphere of light.

…So this is my soul?

Strengthen it, huh?

[Loading the souls you have absorbed.]

[Loading the souls you have mediated.]

Suddenly, countless spheres of light started appearing around me.

Compared to my soul, these were on a completely different scale.

If mine was the size of a fist, some of these were as large as a head, while others were as big as boulders.

Were these the strongest essences of the souls I had absorbed or mediated?

Each soul possessed distinct traits.

They weren’t limited to just Strength, Agility, and Magic like the Order faction.

Even within the Magic attribute, there were countless variations of elemental affinities.

Because of this, the number of summoned souls was countless.

Compared to them, my soul was small and insignificant.

Yet, unlike the others, it maintained a perfect spherical form.

…Was this the reason I had been able to awaken as a soul-based being?

Even if I strengthened and reconstructed my soul, I couldn’t afford to lose its perfect spherical shape.

To achieve that, I needed to merge the summoned souls.

The moment I willed it, the scattered souls began converging.

Soon, they fused into a grotesque shape.

The resulting soul had six jagged protrusions, stretching in various directions.

Even after merging, the size hadn’t increased significantly.

It seemed that when souls fused, the best qualities remained, rather than simply stacking all their attributes.

Nevertheless, compared to my original soul, these new qualities were far superior.

But… it wasn’t enough.

Six exceptional attributes.

As I examined them, I instinctively understood what they were.

Strength, Agility, Magic, Craft, Soul, and Time.

If I absorbed them, I would become overwhelmingly powerful.

Still… I let go of my attachment.

Raw power wasn’t enough.

What mattered was an ability befitting a soul-based being.

I needed to maintain the perfect sphere.

With that determination, I began carving away the excess traits.

Chunks of exceptional attributes were cut away, and the shape gradually transformed into a sphere.

Time passed… though I had no sense of how long.

At first, large portions were removed easily, but as the sphere became more refined, the process slowed down.

It became increasingly difficult to achieve perfection.

But I continued, lost in the process, chiseling away endlessly.

Eventually, I saw the outline taking shape.

A perfect sphere.

By the time I finished, my soul had grown slightly larger than before.

What was once the size of a boulder had now been reduced to something just a little bigger than my original soul.

…Well, no point in lingering on regret.

Time to merge.

[Strengthening the soul.]

[A state of perfect equilibrium has been achieved. You have fully ascended into a Soul God.]

At least the soul had grown in size rather than simply being replaced with stronger traits.

The once white sphere now shone with a golden radiance as it began expanding.

Unlike before, when my body had disintegrated, the process was now reversed.

First, my head reformed.

Then my torso and finally, my limbs.

As my golden soul body took on a human shape, the glow gradually faded.

And within that body—I had returned.

[Soul body has been reconstructed.]

[You have ascended into a Complete Soul God.]

[The Order and Neutral status windows have been merged.]

[Neutral faction stats have been consolidated into Soul Energy.]

[Soul Energy has significantly increased, and its efficiency has greatly improved.]

[A new effect has been added: For every 2,000 Soul Energy, soul-related skill efficiency increases by 1x. Current multiplier: 2x.]

All of my stats had converted into Soul Energy, and new effects had been added.

An exponential increase in skill efficiency…

…This is insane.

[As a Complete Soul God, you are no longer bound to any faction. You now exist independently.]

So, I was now completely separate from both Order and Neutral.

And my status window had merged…

Does that mean I no longer have two status windows?

“Status window.”

[Name: ??? (Kim Jiho)

Class: Soul God]

Title? God Slayer

Soul Power: 4,554

SP: 910 million]

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A seamlessly integrated class.

At some point, my SP had exceeded 900 million.

Oh, has it been about a month?

Considering the 750 million SP from the SP marketplace and the intermediary earnings, that seems about right...

[From now on, apostles will be granted the Soul Energy Emission and Soul Barrier skills by default.]

[Skill levels will vary depending on the apostle’s rank, with a maximum value of 20% of the user’s skill level.]

[You have acquired the ‘Divine Domain’ skill.]

[Divine Domain: Consumes a large amount of SP to temporarily grant Soul Energy Emission and Soul Barrier skills to deities of lower god rank or higher. Skill levels vary depending on the god’s rank, with a maximum of 20% of the user’s skill level.]

[When Soul Energy Emission and Soul Barrier reach level 100, a new skill will be unlocked.]

A skill that consumes a large amount of SP to grant surrounding gods the Soul Reaper skill.

So, it’s basically a buff skill?

Hmm, when I became an S-rank Soul Mediator, I got access to the SP marketplace and was able to rake in profits.

But Soul Reaper doesn’t seem to have any immediately appealing benefits.

It just says I’ll get a new skill at level 100… Meh.

Well, at least my soul power has been enhanced…

As I was about to move my body to test my newfound power, a final message popped up.

[As the Soul God, you have acquired the Authority of Mediation and Reaper.]

[Acquire the Authority of Fusion. It will guide you to a higher rank.]

Authority of Fusion?

Could this be the requirement for SS rank?

Hmm… Where do I obtain it?

Now that I think about it:

Mediation came from the Order faction.

Reaper came from the Neutral faction.

That leaves Chaos.

Maybe I can obtain it there?

Seems worth testing.

For now, let’s move my body.

My soul power had skyrocketed.

Last time I moved, my body shot forward uncontrollably—but not this time.

Now, I felt a perfect sense of control.

I knew my power limits exactly and could move accordingly.

Let’s try using my full strength.

While in soul form, I jumped—and instantly soared high into the sky.

“Woohoo.”

In the blink of an eye, I pierced through the clouds.

Then, as I fell back toward the ground, I landed just as smoothly.

With this power, I can finally repay Pollux for the humiliation he dealt me.

The difference between a fully realized S-rank and a lesser form is night and day.

I checked my most frequently used skills.

The Soul Mediator skills didn’t seem outwardly different.

I’d have to wait for income reports to know for sure...

Soul Energy Emission.

Soul Barrier.

These two skills had reached level 50.

Previously, their efficiency was 100 times normal.

With the God Slayer title, it had doubled to 200 times.

But now…

It had increased to 1,000 times.

A message indicated that further increases would require raising the skill level.

1,000 times.

That’s five times stronger than when I fought Pollux.

They said every 2,000 soul power increases skill efficiency by 1x, but my rank-up seemed to have boosted efficiency even further.

With my heightened soul power, I could easily erase a couple of lower gods.

Even if they were from Olympus.

Elprian appeared from the ground.

Seeing me, she gasped in admiration.

“Kim Jiho, I felt an incredible surge of soul power just now… Ah.”

Her eyes widened as she observed me.

“You’ve already ascended to a mid-tier god!”

That’s how I look?

It felt a bit weird to suddenly declare myself a true Soul God, so I just nodded.

“Well, something like that.”

“That’s incredible. In just a month, your presence has completely transformed. Before, you felt incomplete—now, your soul form carries undeniable authority.”

So, it has been a month.

It took longer than expected to ascend.

“Yeah. Now I should be able to take on Zeus and his crew. Any news from Olympus this past month?”

“No, they’ve been eerily silent.”

Hmm.

This month was my strongest moment.

Why haven’t they attacked yet?

A delay benefits me, but…

I may have gotten strong, but I’m still just S-rank.

I need to acquire the Authority of Fusion.

If I receive the Chaos faction’s status window, will I become a Soul Fusionist?

“Can you contact Hades?”

“I’ll try.”

After a moment, she shakes her head.

“He’s not answering. He never responds when he’s engaging in his “hobbies.” It must be that time again.”

His hobbies…

What the hell is he doing now?

Not helpful at all.

Guess I’ll have to ask Hercules instead.

After parting ways with Elprian, I prepared for teleportation.

“I’ll leave this avatar in your care again.”

“Understood. I’ll protect it well.”

The cooldown is still 200 days, but I bought an extra avatar in advance, just in case.

It cost me 100 million SP, but that’s a small price to pay for my life.

“Heimdall’s Return.”

Destination: Mount Eshtar’s peak.

Time to ask Hercules if he can grant me Chaos faction status.

With a light heart, I teleported—

BAM!

I slammed into something mid-teleport, forcing me to halt.

What the—?

A barrier?

Crackle.

Lightning rained down from the sky.

Mount Eshtar was completely encased in a thunderstorm barrier.

Hmm.

Wasn’t the real storm giant supposed to be out at sea?

Yet, instead of the ocean, Olympus had sealed off the mountain.

“You bastards! How dare you steal my skill—!”

A furious roar echoed from above.

It was Hercules.

Looks like Olympus has finally made their move.

So much for their non-aggression pact with Chaos.

They must be here to capture Hercules.

If they succeed, their skill levels will increase—which would be a pain.

My current SP: 800 million.

Enough to put up a fight.

“Soul Energy Emission.”

I drew my soul sword, infusing it with energy.

A radiant white flame surged, condensing into a brilliant blade of light.

Crackle.

I swung the sword upward—

And shredded the thunderstorm barrier apart.

Slipping through the opening, I advanced.

BOOM!

An explosion rang out from the mountain peak.

I moved swiftly—

And arrived at the summit in an instant.

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