Chapter 254: Gate of Transcendence

The rolling starlight was like a heavenly river, causing his thin and fragile soul to gradually become full and solid.

Such a huge disturbance quickly attracted the Quanta Spirits wandering within the Sea of Quanta.

Dal watched calmly. Suddenly, he let out a sharp cry, and an invisible wave spread outward. The "cloud energy" suddenly began to tremble violently, revealing an overwhelming momentum, like oil boiling over a raging fire.

Three different illusory stars suddenly descended, like meteors falling from the heavens. In an instant, the Quanta Spirits that had been surrounding the area as if Mount Tai were pressing down upon them scattered in every direction.

Joo Joowon remained completely unaware of everything around him. His entire body was wrapped in a cocoon of light, and his soul rapidly fused with it.

With a boom, he felt as if he had arrived in the ancient starry sky and a gigantic gate that reached from heaven to earth stood directly before him, blocking his path.

It was like a checkpoint of Heaven and Earth, keeping all mortal beings outside.

An invisible will surged into him, allowing him to clearly understand that this was the Gate of Transcendence, the final threshold that ordinary creatures had to cross before entering the supernatural realm.

The barrier to the supernatural realm was like an insurmountable chasm. Whether a creature could step into the supernatural realm had already been determined from the moment it was born. Therefore, some creatures were born with mysterious powers, while others would continue brushing past such powers until the day they died.

For ordinary creatures, setting foot on the path to the supernatural realm was destined to be filled with hardships, with countless difficulties and obstacles.

This was a shackle imposed upon the soul by the "rules."

Only by breaking it could one truly cross over.

Joo Joowon opened his hand, and the Star Fiend energy within the starry sky of Heaven and Earth came rolling toward him. In his hand, it transformed into a simple, pitch-black crossbow. His will merged with it, and even he himself became like a sacrificial arrow. When the arrow was fired, he poured himself into it as well and suddenly shot toward the great gate.

With a tremendous boom, the pitch-black arrow overflowed with specks of starlight and cleanly blasted a black hole through the Gate of Transcendence. It then shattered into countless pieces like glass falling from a great height, disappearing without a trace.

At that instant, Joo Joowon stepped through the gate. The mysteries of the world began to flash before his eyes. His originally weakened soul, nourished by the starlight descending once again, continued to grow stronger and more vigorous. From its original ethereal phantom, it gradually became solid, revealing a true human form.

Joo Joowon felt that he had already obtained the "key." From now on, he no longer needed to go through complicated preparations. He could directly enter the Sea of Quanta.

Not only his soul, but even his physical body could easily enter it.

With a single thought, his soul returned to his body. Joo Joowon came back to his senses and only felt an indescribable sense of comfort and lightness throughout his body. It was like a wild beast being released from a cage, giving him an uncontrollable urge to raise his head and let out a long roar.

Traces of starlight constantly appeared within his body, making him look less like a human and more like a being formed from gathered starlight.

Everything had happened far too quickly. There had been no time for anyone to think. Every action had come from subconscious instinct, or rather, perhaps from a certain part of a cat’s instinct?

The Star Fiend energy gathered to shatter the Gate of Transcendence was clearly the Star Fiend that only someone with the Celestial Fiend and Forsaken Star fate could possess.

However, unlike Byeol, although Joo Joowon had the same fate, in reality, he could not even sense the Star Fiend, let alone use it.

Yet at that time, he had the illusion that "when one’s time has come, even Heaven and Earth will lend their strength." When he wanted to attack the gate, his wish was immediately fulfilled, and the Star Fiend energy gathered toward him accordingly.

However, Joo Joowon knew very well that this was definitely not his own ability. He had received assistance from Byeol and the others.

In reality, he still had a long way to go before he could truly step into the supernatural realm.

He tried to search for Dal again, but he felt that Dal’s aura had become just as distant as when he sensed him from the outside world.

Starlight flickered in his eyes. The connection between them seemed to have become even closer, but Joo Joowon sensed Dal’s current condition. He had already fallen into a deep sleep, and no one knew when he would awaken.

Joo Joowon pursed his lips and glanced at the space wrapped in starlight before retreating without hesitation.

[ World Announcement: Congratulations to Player @Ashfall for becoming the first player to step into the supernatural realm. Player @Ashfall is hereby awarded +1 Reputation, along with a Class Gift Package. ]

[ System Notification: The Class System has been unlocked. Faction Reputation has been unlocked. Special Event [Quanta Surge] has been unlocked. ]

[ System Notification: [Quanta Surge] is a kind of attraction triggered when the Sea of Quanta senses the birth of a new supernatural being. It will instinctively move toward the world where the supernatural being was born. ]

[ System Notification: Under the influence of the Quanta Surge, all living beings will find it easier to sense the supernatural. Players who meet the level requirements can directly enter the Class System and change their class. ]

[ System Notification: The [Sea of Quanta] is the reflection of the Material Realm. It is a world composed of concepts and the source from which the supernatural is born. All supernatural systems are based on the [Sea of Quanta]. ]

Just after coming back to his senses, Joo Joowon was immediately hit by a continuous bombardment of information beside his ears.

[ System Notification: Player has met the minimum requirements for changing class. Would you like to enter the Class System? ]

"Yes."