I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 120

EP.120 An Appetizer as Big as Taesan (4)

Inside the massive vault of the Taesan family mansion.

Kang Seo-jun checked the time on his smartwatch.

It was almost 11 PM.

‘I need to change my plans.’

Originally, he had intended to return to the academy dormitory to sleep, but it seemed there wasn’t enough time for that.

‘I’ve accumulated a ton of dimensional currency.’

He had initially planned to sell just enough items, but unable to resist his impulses, he ended up stripping the vault, resulting in an unprecedented amount of dimensional currency.

‘Before going farming with Grandfather Park Tae-ho, I need to prepare as much as possible using the dimensional currency.’

The week-long farming trip with Grandfather Park Tae-ho was going to be quite grueling. To avoid collapsing from exhaustion midway, it would be wise to boost his stats as much as possible using the dimensional currency.

‘At the very least, I should upgrade the 《Life Support Device of Galactic Emperor》 to the 《Brilliant Cradle of the Young Divine Emperor》. This will take some time, so it’s best to do it in advance.’

It wouldn’t take as long as installing the 《Life Support Device of Galactic Emperor》, which had taken two weeks. Since it was just modifying and adding to the existing base, it should take around three hours at most.

‘Three hours from now would be around 2 AM. I’m supposed to meet Grandfather at 6 AM….’

To increase his stats by even a single point before morning, he needed to act quickly.

Kang Seo-jun strode out of the vault, locked the heavy door, and immediately opened a portal through the system window to enter the 《Dimensional Rift Warehouse》.

– Whoong. –

‘First, let’s start with the upgrade.’

Kang Seo-jun approached the 《Life Support Device of Galactic Emperor》 and opened the dimensional store window. He selected the 《Life Support Device of Galactic Emperor》, navigated to the 《Upgrade》 tab, and chose the 《Brilliant Cradle of the Young Divine Emperor》.

[※Store Notification: This is a high-value option. Are you sure you want to purchase it?]

[Yes. / No.]

Without hesitation, he selected Yes.

– Clink! Clink! Clink! –

With the sound of coins pouring out noisily, a massive amount of [Mythic] grade dimensional currency was drained.

[Payment Complete!!! Upgrading the 《Life Support Device of Galactic Emperor》 to the 《Brilliant Cradle of the Young Divine Emperor》!]

– Drururuk! Drururuk! –

– Chiiik! Chiiik! –

– Clank! Clank! Clank! Clank! –

Simultaneously, the massive golden machine began to disassemble and reassemble itself repeatedly at an incredible speed, transforming its appearance.

‘Wow. Transformers.’

Witnessing such advanced technology unfold before his eyes was quite a spectacle. In the game [Grand Hunter Academy], it was depicted with dot graphics, so it had no impact.

‘It’s perfect for zoning out while watching.’

Although it was a visually pleasing spectacle, there was no time to just stand and watch.

[Modifying equipment… Please wait a moment…]

[Estimated time remaining: 2 hours 58 minutes 27 seconds]

There were about 3 hours left until the modification was complete. He needed to find something productive to do during this time.

‘What should I do with the remaining time….’

There was so much he wanted to do, but so little time.

‘Mana training?’

Normally, he would have trained his mana.

‘Not now.’

With the acquisition of the 《Brilliant Cradle of the Young Divine Emperor》, which could increase his stats just by inserting a power source, there was no need to train his stats through conventional means.

‘So training right now would be a waste of time…. Yes. Let’s focus on accumulating traits.’

◆Traits

[Eye of Providence Lv. Transcendent], [Dimensional Store Lv. Transcendent], [Favored One Lv. Transcendent], [Transcendence], [Downtown Reconstruction Serum (Full Body) Lv. Legendary], [Aura Vessel Lv. Legendary], [Heir of Taesan Lv. Epic+], [Spirit Resonance (Wind) Lv. Epic], [Extreme Yang Body Lv. Epic-], [Mana Manipulation Lv. Rare+], [Three Elements Body Lv. Rare+], [Extreme Yin Body Lv. Rare+], [Light Attribute Mana Lv. Rare], [Dark Attribute Mana Lv. Rare], [Fire Attribute Mana Lv. Rare], [Elemental Resonance (Earth) Lv. Rare], [Innate Martial Body Lv. Rare], [2nd Circle Lv. Common], [Erectile Dysfunction Lv. Lowest], [Baldness Lv. Lowest]…

From physical buffs to elemental mana, elemental resonance, and various others….

He had accumulated many traits so far, but to reach his goal of becoming the ‘Ultimate King,’ he still needed to gather a mountain of traits.

‘First, I need to collect all the elemental mana.’

There were a total of eight attributes in this world: Water, Fire, Wind, Lightning, Wood, Earth, Light, and Darkness.

‘I currently have Fire, Wind, Earth, Light, and Darkness. Five in total.’

To continue advancing his King path, he needed the remaining three attributes: Water, Wood, and Lightning.

‘To obtain the Heavenly Martial Body, I need to be able to handle all attributes.’

The prerequisites for the Heavenly Martial Body, [Three Elements Body], [Five Elements Body], [Extreme Yang Body], [Extreme Yin Body], and [Taiji Body], were all traits that manifested through the resonance of 《Elemental Mana》 and 《Innate Martial Body》.

‘And to obtain the 《Unique Divinity》 and 《Transcendent》 traits, I need all the elemental mana.’

If all elemental traits are grown to [Legendary+] grade, one can awaken the overpowered attribute of 《Unique Divinity》, which grants superiority in all elemental affinities. At this point, one would essentially be on the same level as ‘gods’ and ‘constellations.’ Further enhancing this 《Unique Divinity》 to its extreme would grant the 《Transcendent》 trait, allowing superiority even over gods and constellations.

‘A mere human surpassing gods and standing above them.’

This was akin to an ant developing a cosmic civilization, but to Kang Seo-jun, it didn’t seem like such a distant goal.

‘I already have three transcendent-grade traits.’

◆Traits

[Eye of Providence Lv. Transcendent], [Dimensional Store Lv. Transcendent], [Favored One Lv. Transcendent]

Each of these traits possessed powers that surpassed those of gods.

‘It’s as if I already have one foot in the realm of transcendence.’

Therefore, only one step remained. Just one more step, and he could cross the threshold of transcendence and awaken as a true transcendent.

‘Of course, that one step is quite complicated and heavy.’

He needed to gather all elemental mana, physical buff traits, the Heavenly Martial Body, Heavenly Demon Divine Art, Mana’s Blessing, reach the 10th Circle, learn various spells and martial arts along the way, and raise all his stats to SSS grade. Additionally, he had to collect minor items like the Fruit of the Sun and Mana Fungus.

‘…It’s a lot, but it doesn’t feel that far off.’

While typical hunters experienced slower growth as they became stronger, Kang Seo-jun had a mechanism where his growth rate accelerated as he grew stronger.

‘I’m steadily getting on track.’

The recent farming of the Taesan vault marked a significant growth point. He had farmed two [Mythic] grade items and a record number of [Legendary] and [Epic] grade items.

‘Hoo. Enough daydreaming, let’s focus on the task at hand.’

What Kang Seo-jun could do until the modification of the 《Brilliant Cradle of the Young Divine Emperor》 was complete.

‘First, let’s gather the elemental mana.’

Starting with the wood attribute. Kang Seo-jun picked up a wooden staff lying on the floor. It was the 《Branch of the Sacred Tree Erundel》, which he had set aside while farming the Taesan group’s vault. Similar to the 《Necklace Containing the Essence of Corrupted Flames》 he used to obtain fire attribute mana, this staff contained the essence of wood.

‘Normally, extracting the essence isn’t a simple task….’

For Kang Seo-jun, who possessed the 《Eye of Providence》, extracting the essence of wood was as easy as picking crab meat from its shell.

[You have successfully absorbed the item 《Essence of Wood》!]

[You have acquired the trait 《Wood Attribute Mana Lv. Rare》!]

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[Wood magic becomes more powerful!]

[Wood resistance and poison resistance increase!]

[Your bond with wood constellations becomes stronger.]

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The process was much simpler and easier than when he extracted the essence of fire from the 《Necklace Containing the Essence of Corrupted Flames》. The essence wasn’t tainted with demonic energy, nor was it an attribute like fire that caused pain when stored in the body.

‘It feels refreshing instead.’

When he obtained the fire attribute, he was exhausted from the aftereffects of the pain, but the wood attribute made his body feel lighter and his mood brighter.

‘Now I just need to get the lightning and water attributes to complete the elemental mana.’

Although he could buy them from the dimensional store right away, that would be a cost-inefficient method. While farming with Grandfather Park Tae-ho, he was bound to come across items containing the essence of lightning and water. It would be fine to gather the remaining elemental mana then.

‘Let’s move on to the next task.’

The next task was to grow the Mana Fungus.

▶Mana Fungus

[Rare+]

This entity is currently in the [Growth Phase].

It was time to evolve the Mana Fungus from the [Growth Phase] to the [Mature Phase].

‘The Mana Fungus is like a mana potion without any side effects. To avoid suffering from mana shortages during the week-long farming with Grandfather Park Tae-ho, I need to grow it now.’

While it was an important trait even now, the Mana Fungus would become even more crucial in the later stages. Once the Mana Fungus reached the [Alpha] stage, his internal environment would become a mana hotspot comparable to the ‘Dragon’s Grave’ or the ‘Fountain of Magic.’

‘Once I learn the Heavenly Demon Divine Art and evolve the Mana Fungus to the [Alpha] stage, it will be practically equivalent to having infinite mana.’

The Mana Fungus was already nearing its final stage.

After the [Mature Phase], the next step was [Alpha].

‘By the time I finish growing the Mana Fungus, the modification of the 《Brilliant Cradle of the Young Divine Emperor》 should be complete.’

Kang Seo-jun was at the cusp of a significant growth milestone.