The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player

[You have used the Infinite Material Pouch.]

[Congratulations! You have obtained five material items!]

[The items have been added to your inventory!]

Upon using the material pouch obtained as a reward for the 17th round, five materials emerged.

‘Bubbling Desire, Unconcealable Moonlight, Wings Sealed in Darkness…’

Most of them were unfamiliar materials.

Except for one.

‘Oh! Condensed Aether appeared?’

It was a rare item that was not easy to obtain from a random draw, yet it had appeared.

‘Still… were there always this many materials I didn’t know about?’

Ryu Min clicked his tongue while examining the materials.

He knew that the draw was influenced by his Luck stat, but he hadn’t expected to receive materials he had never seen before.

‘Well, this is the first time my stats have exceeded a million.’

During his 99th regression, his base stats had been in the thousands.

With buffs, they barely reached the tens of thousands.

‘But now, my base stats are in the hundreds of thousands. With buffs, they go into the millions.’

In other words, he was over a hundred times stronger than in the previous regression.

Since he had never done a material draw under these conditions, it wasn’t strange that he was encountering new materials.

‘All of this is thanks to the stats I got from the Archangel.’

Ryu Min had grown stronger because of the rewards he obtained after slaying the Archangel.

Had he known this would happen, he would have killed the Archangels sooner.

There were many new discoveries after killing an Archangel for the first time.

For instance, the Eternal tier.

‘Now that I have Condensed Aether, let’s try combining them.’

Just like he had done in the other world, Ryu Min placed various materials into the combination window and pressed the Combine button.

Since he didn’t know the Eternal-tier crafting recipes, trial and error was the only way to figure them out.

[Invalid combination.]

[Invalid combination.]

[Invalid combination.]

…

…

He kept seeing failure messages, but he didn’t give up.

‘If I use Refined Aether and Condensed Aether as sub-materials, there might be a chance.’

After numerous attempts, he finally got a feeling.

[Main Material]

Dragon’s Horn

[Sub-Materials]

Refined Aether

Condensed Aether

Essence of Corruption

Bubbling Desire

Piercing Gaze

It wasn’t just a baseless hunch.

The moment he pressed the button, a completely different result was produced.

[Combining an Eternal-tier item.]

[Due to the high grade of the item, crafting will take time. Please be patient.]

[Combining materials…]

[Analyzing the user’s soul…]

[Syncing resonance…]

[Combination successful!]

[You have created Insightful Eye.]

‘It worked. I succeeded!’

A triumphant smile appeared on Ryu Min’s face.

[Insightful Eye]

Category: Helmet

Grade: Eternal

Defense: 5,000

Effect: +200 to all stats, allows the user to perceive the true nature of the opponent and identify weaknesses.

Durability: Infinite

Usage Restriction: Bound to the Black Scythe (Soul-Bound)

Description: A soul-bound item that overlays its influence on the user’s soul rather than the physical body. Cannot be transferred to others. Can be stacked with other equipment.

When it came to items, options were everything.

‘But this is… far more incredible than I expected.’

Being able to perceive the true nature of an opponent?

That part didn’t matter much.

What was important was the ability to identify weaknesses.

Of course, he could just smash his way through any enemy, but—

‘There might be situations where brute force alone isn’t enough.’

In those cases, this ability would be extremely useful.

Especially now that he had angered the gods.

He might have to fight them eventually.

‘Ideally, I’d prevent that from happening in the first place.’

Satisfied after equipping the item, Ryu Min decided to stop combining for now.

He still had one Condensed Aether left, but the core material, Refined Aether, was missing.

‘Without Refined Aether, crafting an Eternal-tier item is impossible.’

He had a good idea of where to get it.

‘I’ll probably have to kill Michael for it.’

Though he had let Michael go back to Heaven, there was no reason to worry.

Michael would appear on his own once the 18th round began.

Whether for a good or bad reason.

‘And when that happens, I might have to kill him.’

Not just for the Refined Aether, but also for the Soul Binding Quest.

It was already a predetermined fate.

‘But I’ll use him as much as possible before killing him.’

The same went for the demons.

He had questions to ask the demons appearing in the 18th round.

That was why he had chosen the Faction Change Ticket in the first place.

‘I need to prepare for the upcoming 18th round.’

Ryu Min immediately picked up his phone.

It was time to strengthen his forces.

“Hey, Cult Leader. Gather all the Death God Cult members immediately. Every single one of them.”

***

Seoul, Gangnam District, Sinsa-dong.

Murmur, murmur—

The Church of Death’s building was packed with people.

“284, 285, 286…”

Even though they had already checked upon entry, Heo Tae-seok was double-checking the headcount.

Including himself and the Black Scythe, there were exactly 286 people.

“Everyone is here? Good. It’d be unfair if someone missed out just because they were in the bathroom, right? Hahaha.”

“Everyone’s here. That’s a relief. It would be…”

As soon as Heo Tae-seok finished speaking, Eum Jun-seok immediately translated it.

Half of the group were Koreans, but there were also many foreigners, so translation was necessary.

“I know you were surprised to be summoned so suddenly. But today, the Black Scythe has prepared a special benefit for all of you. Curious about what it is? You’re going to be shocked when you hear it. What he’s about to say is as valuable as next round’s information.”

Anticipation flickered in the people’s eyes.

They were eager to know what the Black Scythe was about to offer.

Their gazes focused entirely on Heo Tae-seok, silently urging him to speak.

“And that is… the Black Scythe will personally tell you himself!”

“Aah…”

A brief moment of disappointment.

But then, Ryu Min stepped onto the platform and took the microphone.

With a calm tone, he spoke.

“I’m going to teach you how to craft God-tier items.”

“G-God-tier?!”

The people’s eyes widened.

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