The Annihilator: Killer Of Gods

After understanding how to imbue the elements into the Dark Prince Hell Art, Karsha wasted no time and began the process immediately. With much to accomplish, he dove right into it.

The process proved to be complex. Similar to transmuting the Earth, Karsha had to deconstruct the technique and understand how to incorporate all the various elements without compromising the technique's foundation. Aiming to enhance its power even further, he had to exercise greater caution than ever before. A small mistake could cost him dearly.

Slowly, Karsha began to peel back the layers of the technique until he reached its core. The core was where he could add the element. However, when he reached the core, instead of opting for one of his powerful elements like fire, ice, or lightning, Karsha chose to utilize the Golden Light.

The Golden Light, which in some ways acted like a sword aura, had the effect of multiplying the damage output many times over. Karsha aimed to make the swords more powerful before they even emerged from the portal.

The main reason Karsha chose to go with the Golden Light was its apparent simplicity. This, of course, would ease the complexity of the process. However, there was a catch. While the element would help Karsha easily elevate his mastery, imbuing the swords with the Golden Light required two critical things: mental strength and focus.

Karsha needed strong mental fortitude and unwavering focus. He was about to reweave the foundation of the technique and, like programming, include a backdoor that would later allow him to access the core whenever he wanted to add a new element.

To accomplish his goal, Karsha had to do two things. First, he needed to create a backdoor. Then, he had to imbue the Golden Light into it. This required complex weaving, and Karsha, in a lotus posture with eyes closed, accessed the Core Rune of the technique and began weaving the backdoor.

"Almost there," Karsha muttered through gritted teeth, enduring the pain. His mind was under immense pressure from the task he had taken on. The process had started five days ago, and Karsha was still not done. It was a complex and mind-shattering endeavor.

However, he was drawing closer. Despite the intricate and complex process, Karsha didn't let it overwhelm him. After another day, system notifications appeared before his vision, making him smile happily.

< Ding! You've successfully established a weaver link with the technique: Dark Prince Hell Art >

< Due to your understanding of Runic Symbols, you have unlocked a secret class: Rune Master >

< You can now establish a connection with the technique and incorporate elements safely. >

< Ding! Your mental strength has increased greatly. Congratulations! >

< Because your mental strength has increased, your third eye has also improved. You can now see strength, fear, and pain. >

"System, tell me more about the Weaver Link."

< The Weaver Link is, as Earth humans say, a backdoor to a system. In this case, a backdoor to the core of the technique: Dark Prince Hell Art. This link has made it possible for you to act as the administrator of the core.

"This means you can access the core and change its structure to your liking. You can modify the technique based on your mastery. All this happens at the core, the central part of the technique."

"This is great then. I don't have to worry about imbuing my elements anymore. I can simply add them," Karsha smiled greedily as he read the system reply. However, that smug look disappeared when the system spoke again.

< I don't think you understand what I meant, host. I didn't say you can add the element anyhow; I said you have access to the core, which will allow you to add the element. >

"Explain further," Karsha commanded, still at a loss.

< The Weaver Link provides direct access to the core, making it easier to reach. However, the core is composed of billions of runic combinations. These combinations come together to form the technique. To change something, you first have to understand all the runes.

While your unusual comprehension ability might make this seem simple, billions of runes are not something you can master in a day or even a year. You will have to master all the runes and find ways to modify the core without crashing the whole technique. >

"So, to add an element, I have to understand the runes and integrate my element without altering the core structure of the technique?"

< That is correct. >

"Damn it," Karsha cursed aloud. He had expected challenges, but not to this extent.

Now, he had to understand the runes that made up the core of the technique and learn how to manipulate them to accomplish his goals. "Not to brag, but why am I getting more intelligent by the second?"

What Karsha didn't realize was that he now had a connection with nine incredibly knowledgeable entities that were positively influencing his thoughts.

Ninety-eight percent of the Divine Alchemist's knowledge was stored in his mental bank. A year and a half ago, Karsha was just a normal soldier with intelligence limited to planning and strategic thinking. Now, he was the youngest Saint-level Alchemist and an accomplished Grandmaster-stage cultivator.

The knowledge from the Divine Alchemist's legacy significantly contributed to his progress. Even though he had access to only 2% of the legacy, that knowledge was more than enough to elevate him above most alchemists.

Moreover, the recent connection with the elements has further augmented Karsha's already substantial pool of knowledge. This newfound wisdom was beginning to have a profound effect on him.

He found himself becoming more knowledgeable by the second, causing him to ponder the extent to which his knowledge would continue to expand from this point.

Although he was a Universal Enigma, his understanding of certain things had become extraordinarily profound. Just a few days prior, in the outside world, Karsha wouldn't have been able to explain simple Runic Symbols. However, in the past weeks within the subspace, he had been experimenting with runes daily, even before becoming a runemaster.

His understanding now far surpassed that of many Runemasters. He had studied and comprehended complex runes for days, achieving in weeks what would take others years to even begin to understand.

A Universal Enigma is an anomaly, someone blessed with profound mental strength and comprehension ability. They are meant to be incredibly smart, but that intelligence also brings inherent dangers.

Karsha, who didn't even know he was a Universal Enigma and should be considered a genius among geniuses, decided to take up the challenge and learn runes. Even if he couldn't add all elements right now, adding at least three seemed feasible.

However, his optimism was soon shattered by the system.

< Since the technique has been restricted by its creator, you can only add a maximum of three elements. However, due to your low mastery of the elements, you can only add one element for now. >

Karsha smiled bitterly as he read the message. "I guess the heavens don't want me to have it all."

Karsha felt a pang of disappointment. However, he failed to recognize that what he was attempting was not only ambitious but also extremely dangerous. Once he succeeded in adding an element, the technique would not only become increasingly perilous but would also surpass the true nature of the original Dark Prince Hell Art, making him the progenitor of a new variant of the technique.

This meant that once Karsha mastered the full technique, he could further alter its nature and even add his own layers to it. This, of course, would depend on his runic mastery. But as a Universal Enigma, it would only be a matter of time before he began creating his own skills and techniques.

Karsha pondered which element to add first. Since he could only add one element now, he might as well choose the strongest one. Among all the elements, he considered the yin-yang lightning to be the most powerful, so he decided to add that one.

However, the problem lay in the complexity of adding the lightning element. Incorporating the yin-yang lightning demanded a deeper understanding, making the process highly intricate.

Caught in thought, Karsha pondered the way forward. "Ah, being greedy sure has its downsides," he smiled before making his decision. Even though the Golden Light was not as powerful compared to other elements, his mastery of the Light Element had risen to a high level, making it the first element to reach that level.

This meant the process would be simpler. Additionally, with a 100% boost in attack power, Karsha was eager to see how powerful the technique would become once he succeeded in adding the Golden Light.

With that in mind, Karsha began comprehending the complex nature of the runes that constituted the technique. He started by understanding the general form of the runes and then broke them down to study the key components before dismantling them altogether.

< Ding! Your understanding of Runes has increased. >

Karsha received his first progress report but paid no attention to it as he dived deeper into the dismantling process. Ten days went by in a flash, but Karsha remained focused. On the fifteenth day, another message appeared.

< Ding! You have achieved a milestone in Rune Mastery. >

At that moment, Karsha finally accomplished his goal. He had broken down the technique and could now add the Golden Light element to it.

Because his mastery of the Golden Light energy had reached the master level, the process wasn't overly complex. Before long, Karsha began weaving the element into the technique.

< Ding! Your mastery of the Runes has increased. >

< Ding! Your mastery of the Runes has increased. >

< Ding! Your mastery of the Runes has increased. >

< Ding! Your mastery of the Runes has increased. >

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< Ding! Congratulations, you have attained a Pseudo-level up in Rune Sorcery. >