The Return of the Legendary All-Master

[Translator - Kiteretsu]

[Proofreader - Kyros]

Chapter 305

"Talking won't work after all."

"We'll have to take him by force."

There were a total of six Demon Lords.

The problem was that they weren’t alone.

Portals formed around Jeong-hoon, and an innumerable number of demons poured out.

‘They came well-prepared.’

It was clear they intended to subdue him right here, no matter what.

"Then I'll have to mobilize everything as well."

Jeong-hoon activated every possible buff, from Black Field to Ultimate Aura.

He also summoned the Seven Deadly Sins, Michael, and Fenrir from within.

‘The beast might be useful, but the other two won’t be of much help.’

Mukho frowned as he spoke.

‘We should at least try.’

Michael was one thing, but Fenrir was only Level 308.

He should have trained him more, but he had been too busy and ended up neglecting it.

"My bad. I need you all to draw their attention, even just a little."

"……You want me to come out of nowhere and fight those monstrous things?"

Fenrir asked, looking dumbfounded.

"Master, this is way past the line, no matter how you look at it……."

Michael was the same.

He glanced at the demons with a displeased expression.

No matter how he looked at it, he didn’t seem capable of taking down even a single one.

"……Can you be a shield?"

A shield.

At those words, both of them let out dry laughs.

"Master, a meat shield? Isn’t that going too far?"

"Yes. This is a bit much."

"Then I’ll leave it to you."

There was no time for a long conversation.

The demons had already begun to move, targeting Jeong-hoon.

Every one of them possessed power close to that of an Apostle.

Some of them were likely even controlling Avatars.

Jeong-hoon launched himself toward the demons, stepping into the Heavenly Demon Lord’s Dominion.

In his hands, he gripped the Shadow King’s Spear.

"Wow, so much prey!"

The Seven Deadly Sins sparkled with excitement, picking out a demon to devour first.

"That one looks easy."

Fenrir gazed at the Seven Deadly Sins with envy.

That kind of reaction meant they were confident in their own strength.

"Tell me about it."

Michael couldn't hold back a sigh.

Stepping outside after a long time, they found themselves in the Demon Realm, teeming with demons.

Even though reinforcements were needed, they never imagined they would be used as shields despite their lack of strength.

"……Still, it's a relief that we managed to store up power inside."

"You're right about that."

They had spent a long time within.

Fenrir and Michael hadn’t been idle during that time.

Inside, they had been able to accumulate power, thanks to their summoner, Jeong-hoon, naturally absorbing and transferring strength to them as he grew.

[ Fenrir uses ‘Release.’ ]

[ Michael uses ‘Release.’ ]

Now, it was time to draw out the power they had stored.

[ Fenrir's level increases. ]

[ All of Fenrir’s stats increase. ]

[ A portion of Fenrir’s abilities is restored. ]

Fenrir’s level and stats began to surge explosively.

His level, which had been at 308, skyrocketed past 500 in an instant, and along with it, he rapidly regained his lost strength.

[ Michael's level increases. ]

[ All of Michael’s stats increase. ]

The same applied to Michael.

Although he didn't grow as much as Fenrir, he surpassed Level 400, instantly reclaiming the peak he had reached in his past life.

He was still far from matching the demons, but at least now he wouldn’t be taken down so easily.

"We hold out as long as we can."

"Got it."

Fenrir and Michael mobilized all their abilities and began their standoff against the demons.

*

‘Oh? So it’s true that summoned creatures grow alongside their summoner?’

Both Fenrir and Michael had responded to Jeong-hoon's taming.

Because of that, they had been able to grow alongside him.

It was strange that their stats hadn’t changed before, but it seemed their power had been stored and was only released all at once now.

With this, he could focus on the battle with a little more ease.

[ Activating Shadow Full Moon. ]

Jeong-hoon activated Shadow Full Moon and swung his spear with immense force.

His rank had soared to an extreme degree, and his stats had been further amplified by buffs.

But that wasn’t all.

Jeong-hoon also possessed a title.

[ Demon Slayer Lv.2 ]

- Type: Title

- Grade: Legendary

- Increases attack power by 30% when hunting demon-type monsters.

- Increases damage dealt by 20% when hunting demon-type monsters.

- Automatically activates '[Passive] Gaze of Purification Lv.2.'

- Automatically activates '[Passive] Mace of Justice Lv.2.'

Additional boosts to attack power and damage.

And most importantly, passive skills.

The Gaze of Purification helped break through the patterns of named demons, while The Mace of Justice had an option to occasionally ignore those patterns.

With these combined, the demons at Level 800 couldn’t withstand Jeong-hoon's spear strikes and were cut down instantly.

Jeong-hoon aimed his spear at the remaining demons with his right hand while grabbing the severed head of a demon with his left.

[ Using Absorption Technique. ]

[ Gained experience points. ]

[ All stats have increased. ]

By utilizing Absorption Technique, he boosted his stats even slightly as he continued to fight.

Even as he swung his spear, Jeong-hoon never stopped using the Absorption Technique.

[[Title] Demon Slayer has advanced to Lv.3.]

On top of that, his Title Level increased further.

A smirk formed on Jeong-hoon's lips.

"Strong."

The Demon King, watching from above, admired Jeong-hoon's spear strikes.

His strength was so overwhelming that it was hard to believe he was human.

In terms of pure power, he had undoubtedly surpassed them long ago.

It became clear why their Sovereign desired this human so much.

"I will surely subdue him and offer him to the Sovereign."

It was then—

[ Judgment of Death countdown has begun. ]

[ Reduce the Great Demon Seven Deadly Sins' health below 30% within 3 minutes. ]

[ Failure to do so will result in 0% health and death. ]

A Judgment of Death countdown appeared before Demon King Ban's eyes.

Ban watched the ticking timer with bewildered eyes.

"What... What is this?"

"It seems to be that thing's doing."

The Demon King's gaze shifted from Jeong-hoon to the Seven Deadly Sins.

The Seven Deadly Sins was absorbing demons, causing its stats to skyrocket wildly.

"……We'll have to do something about that too."

"Can we manage that? With our power, how do we even stop that ‘being’?"

"Watch your tongue. Are you honoring a traitor with such respect?"

"……Correction noted."

While the Demon King continued to babble, Demon King Ban shot toward the Seven Deadly Sins.

The 3 minutes he had been given.

If he failed to meet that time limit, he would be erased from this world.

He had to prevent that at all costs.

It was then—

Boom!

A bolt of lightning struck the Demon Realm, casting a massive shadow.

In that instant, every demon, including Ban, was momentarily paralyzed.

"W-What…!"

The Demon King, recognizing the shadow's true nature, trembled violently.

It was the true body of the Seven Deadly Sins, which had been absorbing the demons' power.

Why had its true body appeared here and now?

Could it be that the seal was nearly broken?

Shhhk—

Fortunately, the true body vanished in an instant.

With that, the Demon King and the other demons were freed from their paralysis.

Jeong-hoon seized the opening. Stepping forward with Heavenly Demon Lord’s Dominion, he lunged toward Ban, who had approached the Seven Deadly Sins.

[ Activating Shadow Bright Moon. ]

Swinging his spear in a wide arc, he unleashed Shadow Bright Moon.

“……Kuhak!”

Ban, unable to react in time due to the impact, failed to defend himself—his head was severed cleanly.

A Transcendent Demon King had been slain in a single spear strike from a human.

The demons could only stare blankly at Ban’s lifeless, headless body, unable to comprehend what had just happened.

[ You have slain the Great Demon Ban for the first time! Achievement points: 200,000 awarded. ]

[ Points: 100,000p awarded. ]

[[Title] Demon Slayer has advanced to Lv.4.]

[ You can no longer acquire Ultimate Energy. ]

[ Experience gained: 5,000,000,000. ]

[ Level up! ]

[ All stats +1. ]

[ Bonus stat +1 awarded. ]

[ You have obtained a Black Soul. ]

Unlike the minor demons, defeating a Demon King-class Transcendent yielded significant rewards.

‘Not bad.’

What kind of rewards would he get if he took down the remaining five Demon Kings?

[ Using Absorption Technique. ]

[ Experience gained. ]

[ All stats increased. ]

Jeong-hoon immediately began absorbing Ban.

“The Seven Deadly Sins, cast Judgment of Death on the Demon Kings too.”

“Got it!”

The Seven Deadly Sins, still eagerly absorbing power, responded enthusiastically.

Then, it activated an enhanced Judgment of Death on one of the five Demon Kings.

Jeong-hoon's eyes sharpened as he focused on them.

The Demon King under the countdown would now be desperate.

‘It’s that one.’

He identified the target. Now, he just needed to observe its next move.

* * *

‘Damn it!’

Ban had fallen.

With that, one Demon King was gone, leaving only five, including himself.

“We have to work together!”

“Who doesn’t know that?”

The problem was that Demon Kings weren’t suited to cooperation.

Each of them ruled a separate territory of the Demon Realm, meaning they were used to acting alone.

If they had worked together properly, Ban wouldn’t have fallen so easily.

Regardless, they had to cooperate now.

If they didn’t…

‘I’ll be next.’

[2:38]

Only 2 minutes and 38 seconds remained.

To think that the Judgment of Death countdown had been cast on him—a Demon King.

Valos glared at the Seven Deadly Sins, murderous intent in his eyes.

Of all beings, why did that wretched thing have such a broken ability…?

“I’ll take care of that human first.”

One of the other Demon Kings locked onto Jeong-hoon and spoke.

Valos urgently shouted.

“No! We have to deal with the Seven Deadly Sins first.”

If they didn’t pressure it, he would end up just like Ban.

“…Valos, you should be the one to sacrifice yourself.”

“What?”

“That human… we can’t handle him. It’s better for you to die, and we’ll subdue him.”

“Are you joking?! You’re telling me to die?”

“Then should we just let the human run free to save your life?!”

“Hah.”

His insides churned.

These bastards.

The moment the countdown wasn’t on them, they immediately turned on him.

‘Expecting teamwork from these traitorous bastards was my mistake in the first place.’

Carrying out the Demon Lord’s orders was important, but survival came first.

Valos activated his power to erase the countdown.

[ This is a debuff that cannot be removed. ]

But the countdown remained.

As expected, they had to deal with the Seven Deadly Sins first.

Valos reached out, locking onto it.

“Then take care of the Seven Deadly Sins.”

“We’ll go for the human.”

The four remaining Demon Kings activated their abilities and launched an all-out assault.

Even without Valos, the four of them should have been enough.

“You think that’ll work?”

Even against their combined attack, the human stood unscathed.

And then, overwhelming flames erupted from his hands.

The black fire engulfed every demon on the battlefield.

‘This is insane….’

Valos was so horrified that he forgot about the dwindling time.

* * *

The Rune of Counterattack.

Normally, the sheer difference in power would prevent him from activating it.

But Jeong-hoon had already surpassed them.

So, he could use it.

For five seconds, he would absorb all the Demon Kings’ attacks and turn his focus onto the demons on the ground.

[ Using Absorption Technique. ]

[ Experience gained. ]

[ All stats increased. ]

And by absorbing those demons, he boosted his experience and stats even further.

“Th-This is impossible!”

“H-How?!”

The Demon Kings froze in terror.

There was no way they would ever guess this was the power of a rune.

“Just wait a little longer. Your turn is coming soon.”

As Jeong-hoon absorbed the demons with the Absorption Technique, he flashed a smile at the Demon Kings.

Soon, he would meet Baal.

And when he did, he would personally express his gratitude for the gift.

[Translator - Kiteretsu]

[Proofreader - Kyros]