Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 240



Episode 240

A pure white world.

I only blinked once and before I knew it Suho’s body was standing here.

By now Suho was familiar with this situation.

The moment when ‘Baran’s Horn’ appeared as a quest reward.

The moment you hold that horn in your hand.

Of course I expected it to be like this.

‘Priests for dead monarchs’

Although there are exceptions most of the dead monarchs that Su-ho has met so far have given Su-ho the position of priest.

What they wanted from Suho was one thing.

ancestral rites.

Passing on their power to a suitable successor.

Suho was chosen as the person to host that important event.

But why?

Why is it Suho?

Why on earth could they have no choice but to entrust that important role of priest to the son of the shadow lord who killed them?

-Because there is no choice.

Recently the Dragon Emperor Antares gave an answer to this guardian question.

Unlike other monarchs Antares was always by Suho’s side so they had many opportunities to chat about various things.

-Now there is only you. I don’t know how it happened like this.

The Yongje told the story of the monarchs to Suho with a bitter expression.

-Originally when a monarch dies the succession ceremony for the next monarch is held under the supervision of a priest of that tribe. However sometimes power is inherited automatically even without a priest. Because that is ‘natural law’.

Who decided that ‘natural law’ was of course an ‘absolute being’ who is now dead.

In the beginning… the Absolute divided the great power of darkness and created eight kings and those were the monarchs called ‘the darkness of the beginning.’

-So when we die the ‘primordial darkness’ we harbored naturally passes on to find the next successor.

But now in this universe that absolute person was dead.

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Maybe that’s why the rules he created also seemed to be completely broken.

-…It’s so broken that someone like you who is nothing can reawaken our souls that have returned to nothingness.

-Keeeeeeek! How dare you make such a foolish move…!

Although Ver was furious at the Yongje’s words the Yongje did not mean to disparage Suho.

Rather I was curious. How did Suho get this ability?

The Yongje accepted Ber’s anger and continued to explain.

-Of course your father is one of the eight brilliance fragments of the eight primordial lights created by the Absolute and he is also the ninth monarch. A shadow that embraces both light and darkness in one body. That is your father. However such a shadow monarch could not freely take on the spiritual bodies of the monarchs of the same rank.

If such a thing were possible monarchs would have already been reduced to shadow soldiers.

Because he was well aware of this fact the Yongje was extremely wary of the identity of the power that Suho contained.

-It would be good to be careful about that ‘unknown’ skill. No matter how you look at it it doesn’t seem like the power your father passed down to you.

Yongje repeatedly warned that it was even more dangerous because it was a passive skill that activated on its own.

Su-ho also listened to his advice but no matter how much he prepared it was of no use.

It’s a skill I don’t even know the name of in the first place.

Because Yongje also knew that fact he made Suho keep one last thing in mind.

-Keep one thing in mind. Not all monarchs will be friendly to you. Just like I did too. Especially among them Demon King Baran…

[The Lord of White Flame the king of demons is watching you.]

‘…It’s what you want.’

Suho raised his eyes and looked at the edge of the pure white land.

There was a demon standing there wearing luxurious armor that only royalty would wear.

A devil with a blue glow.

The light of blatant hatred was shining in his wide-open eyes.

In fact Suho was also familiar with this situation.

Looking back it was like this when I met Quresha the king of bugs as well as the dragon emperor.

It wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.

‘A desire for revenge toward my father.’

Actually isn’t it natural?

As long as there is no desire to pass on power to a successor as in the case of the Dragon Emperor it is okay to express one’s revenge on the son of the person who killed one.

However Suho already knew the story about Baran from Yongje.

Strictly speaking Baran was not killed by his father Seong Jin-woo.

The person who killed him was none other than Asbon the former shadow lord.

In the first place the ‘Baran’ that Seong Jin-woo killed in the devil castle when he was young was not the real thing but a clone and the real devil king Baran was a monarch who betrayed Asbon a long time ago and was executed by him.

What that meant was that Baran here had never met ‘Sung Jin-woo’ in the first place.

‘And yet showing this level of hatred is ultimately…’

Suho gritted his teeth.

Grumble! Qarring!

Lightning strikes in the dry sky.

This is Baran’s anger and expression of hatred.

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Gurgling! Grumble! Bang bang!

A thunderstorm was falling from the sky centering around Baran and expanding its area at a rapid pace.

With the momentum to fill this pure white world.

Suho had only seen this scene once.

None other than his own mother Cha Hae-in.

This is when Cha Hae-in killed the Apostle of Italim with the ‘Demon King’s Long Sword’.

However a much more powerful thunderstorm than before was occurring in Baran’s body.

And in the center of that natural disaster….

Baran was glaring at Suho with bloodshot eyes.

Especially… Suho’s chest.

To gauge the identity of the power hidden within.

[The Lord of White Flame the king of demons discovers the ‘Heart of the Dragon Emperor’ in you.]

‘shit.’

Is this what happens in the end?

Suho sighed softly and cursed Yongje in his mind.

[I have one question for you lowly human being.]

Baran finally opened his mouth.

But this wasn’t a question I wanted an answer to in the first place.

[Are you a descendant of Asbon or a descendant of Antares?]

Because he was already sure.

[Why do you feel both energies within you at the same time?]

‘Didn’t you say you were only asking one question? And if you look closely you can feel the blessings of other monarchs….’

[That’s a long story.]

‘….’

In fact Suho also knew.

In the first place conversation is a waste of time in this spiritual world.

[The Lord of White Flame the king of demons notices that you are the successor to the Dragon Lord Antares.]

[The Lord of White Flame the king of demons remembers the atrocities of Antares.]

…Because very kindly the system message was informing Suho of Baran’s current thoughts.

[I remember that the person who encouraged the Lord of White Flame the king of demons to betray Asbon was none other than Antares the Lord of Destruction the king of the dragons.]

For Demon King Baran there are two targets of revenge.

It was Asbon the Shadow Lord and Antares the Dragon Lord and it was Guardian who inherited their powers.

Therefore instead of answering Suho raised his magical power to its maximum.

In this world you cannot summon shadow soldiers so you had to fight Baran alone.

Grumble!

The Dragon Emperor’s heart boils.

Suho’s entire body is wrapped in black flame that resembles a dragon.

That was the perfect answer for Baran…

Baran’s eyes widened.

[I see so! Innoom-!]

That moment.

――――――!

‘…?!’

He became a bolt of lightning and was launched towards Suho.

[The Lord of White Flame the king of demons uses ‘Skill: White Flame’.]

‘What…?!’

There was no time to panic.

Thump-!

Even though we had prepared in advance the speed was such that we could not react.

Suho’s body was thrown in the opposite direction by a single flash of light extending in a straight line.

This was just the beginning.

[Kaaah-!]

Baran’s mouth opened wide as he charged at Suho and the vicious shark-like teeth chewed and swallowed Suho’s head whole.

Kwajak!

Suho managed to avoid the attack by turning his head but had no choice but to give up his shoulder instead.

Not even a second has passed.

In that short period of time Suho was hit by him and his shoulder was bitten.

Kwazijijijijik-!

‘Geugeuggeukgeuk…!’

A vision that blinks countless times.

An enormous thunderbolt penetrated Suho’s body through his shoulder.

I literally felt like I was going crazy from the pain of being struck by lightning.

[asleep! asleep! asleep! asleep!]

Kwasik! Kwasik! Kwasik!

Baran bit Suho mercilessly like a devil.

With the intention of chewing and devouring his flesh and bones.

‘Aaaah…!’

Suho gritted his teeth endured all the pain and tried to fight back.

[Use ‘Skill: Rigid Body Technique.’]

[Use ‘Skill: Giant’s Armor’.]

[Use ‘Skill: Storm of Black Flame’….]

Wow!

I mobilized all my skills to confront Baran.

However Baran had no intention of dodging all the attacks and took full hits with his body.

And then he grinned.

[Hehehehe! Good good! This is what you taste like!]

‘…!’

Suho’s eyes widened at that crazy sight.

It’s not that it doesn’t hurt!

It is only when you feel pain that it becomes enjoyable.

[The devil’s life is a struggle!]

That’s right.

He hoped.

One who has reached the pinnacle of demons.

If it is the race of devils that discovers the value of life only in the midst of a brutal struggle involving blood and flesh.

In particular Baran was a true predator who ate more demons than anyone else.

Gurgling!

Tu kwa bang bang!

The fierce clash between Suho and Baran colored the pure white world with madness.

Gaaaaaaaaaagh-!

The white flame sparkling from Baran’s mouth became even more intense.

Suho also expanded his energy to the maximum and launched an onslaught.

‘It’s not easy.’

During the battle with the Dragon Emperor he once again realizes how much his father’s illusions helped him.

I knew from the beginning that it would be a difficult fight but the reality was much more than that.

After countless battles Baran chewed Suho’s flesh and swallowed it.

And as if realizing something he smiled brightly and looked at Suho.

[Khaha! Now I understand! Why did such a lowly human become so strong!]

He finally realized the basis of the power engraved on Suho’s body.

[This is the taste of the magic used by the Hwan people! Did the shaman of the world imitate the growth method of our demon race with a human body? For some reason I felt like someone had ripped off my spiritual body!]

[The Lord of White Flame the king of demons realizes the principles of creating the level-up system.]

‘what?’

Even Suho couldn’t help but be surprised this time.

For some reason I felt like the system messages were unusually loud today.

Could it be that the materials for that system are…?

[Hehehe. There is only one person in the world who can study this kind of magic. Great Shaman Candiaru! Because he was always anxious to surpass Yogmund and become the monarch of the world!]

Baran couldn’t help but notice more information than expected through the battle with Suho.

Somehow from the moment he opened his eyes in the world of nothingness there was an unidentifiable wound on his spiritual body.

It was as if someone had forcibly ripped out his spiritual body.

But it wasn’t until I personally tasted Suho’s blood and flesh that I became convinced.

The only person who would do something like this and study the dead monarch’s spiritual body was Candiaru the eternal second-in-command of the Phantom World.

[Yes with that damn spell it is entirely possible! Still how much more greedy was this guy who would have just ripped off my spirit body and made a clone of me? Do you apply the entire demon race’s growth method to lower-class humans?]

When Baran realized the hidden truth he was truly dumbfounded.

Yogmund the king of demons and the lord of the world of illusion.

Right below him was the great sorcerer Candiaru who was always aiming for Yogmund’s position.

In the end he made every attempt to improve his status even when the war was on the decline.

[The result is you?]

Baran looked at Suho again with a new look.

More precisely the ‘level-up system’ the demons’ growth method engraved within the guardian robe.

no.

This is the growth system of the ‘inhabitants of the gap’ who kill living things suck the nutrients from their souls and grow infinitely.

Smirk.

When Baran realized that fact he looked at Suho and viciously licked his lips.

[I’m curious. What would happen if I ate the nutrients you have consumed so far?]

Pajik!

An electric current passed through his saliva-filled teeth.