I Start with 13 Hidden Traits Chapter-381

**Chapter 381. Because He Was Simply Too Powerful**

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As I climbed the Tower of the God of War and ultimately subdued the “Other Randolph,” I succeeded in further solidifying myself.

Escaping the chaos where light and darkness were intertwined, I completely separated the two tendencies through the *Armor of Omen and Ash*.

The result far exceeded imagination.

As light, **Park Hyun-myung** was able to obtain the classes **Martial God** and **Lord of the Stars**.

As darkness, **Randolph** was able to obtain the classes **Another Destruction** and **Primordial Heavenly Demon**.

Of course, the four completed classes were, quite naturally, names largely derived from “me” and “Wilhelm.”

For example, *Martial God* was surely influenced by Wilhelm’s disposition toward martial prowess.

That almost sacred perfection must have ignited into the Martial God.

Likewise, *Lord of the Stars* was clearly the evolved name of *Heir of the Stars*.

*Another Destruction* must have been the result of the darkness Randolph possessed, combined with the darkness of the “Other Randolph” who had tried to seize my body and complete himself as Destruction.

The problem lay with the last one.

…Namely, **Primordial Heavenly Demon**.

Where did the Primordial Heavenly Demon come from?

Was it the result of subjugating the evil god dwelling within the Heavenly Demon Blade on the Island of the Gods?

But the *Primordial Heavenly Demon* has absolutely no connection to the being who currently calls himself the Heavenly Demon.

Naturally, it has no point of contact whatsoever with the evil god sealed within the Heavenly Demon Blade either.

*Primordial.*

Literally, the demon who was the first to ascend to the heavens.

All later “Heavenly Demons” merely imitated the name of the Primordial Heavenly Demon.

They were only imitators.

Then why did that name manifest as Randolph’s class?

《The ‘Primordial Heavenly Demon’ is the demon who first ascended to the Heavenly Realm.》

《He threatened the heavens and brought calamity upon the world, but was so overwhelmingly powerful that the Heavenly Realm itself sealed that name.》

《All demons thereafter were influenced by the Primordial Heavenly Demon and sought to inherit that great name, but none ever reached the stature of the ‘Primordial Heavenly Demon.’》

《They created arts such as the ‘Heavenly Demon Divine Art’ or the ‘Soul-Devouring Technique,’ calling themselves Heavenly Demons and imitating the techniques of the Primordial Heavenly Demon, yet never approaching the original source.》

《The ‘Primordial Heavenly Demon’ is the strongest of all demons.》

《The ‘Primordial Heavenly Demon’ devours all demons.》

《You may use the unique hidden skill of the ‘Primordial Heavenly Demon,’ ‘World-Annihilating Heavenly Demon.’》

The origin.

The very first branch from which everything flows.

Yet even after acquiring the Primordial Heavenly Demon class, I had not activated its power even once.

I couldn’t.

I had no idea how it functioned.

Even when *Another Destruction* completed itself as *Apocalypse*, the *Primordial Heavenly Demon* did not so much as stir.

The overwhelming authority of the Martial God was beyond question, and even the *Lord of the Stars* functioned to some extent within the World Tree’s dungeon—

yet until now, the name *Primordial Heavenly Demon* had never once been mentioned.

It behaved as if it had no interest whatsoever in such matters.

Why?

*It had been asleep.*

…And now, I finally understood why.

The trigger for that realization was simple.

The moment **the Heavenly Demon** revealed himself.

The instant the battle with the Spirit Kings began.

*Twitch.*

…It moved.

Inside me.

It felt as though my heart and blood were surging in reverse.

My pupils dilated, and my entire body began trembling uncontrollably.

My hair stood on end.

And without realizing it, the corners of my mouth curled into a smile.

The moment I realized what it was, I frowned.

I focused all my effort on calming my excited body.

*I didn’t switch.*

The Primordial Heavenly Demon is a class that only activates when transforming into Randolph.

The problem was that despite not switching, the disposition of the *Primordial Heavenly Demon* was tickling me.

How?

*This is… this thing is…*

It isn’t just a class.

The Primordial Heavenly Demon—

*—is a living being.*

It’s alive.

And with that realization, an even stronger suspicion arose.

If it truly is a living organism…

*…When did it attach itself to me?*

It was a kind of parasitism.

It latched onto me and fell into a deep sleep until certain conditions were met.

Though all darkness had been funneled into Randolph, the *Primordial Heavenly Demon* was too peculiar to be described simply as darkness.

A demon that devours demons.

If anything, it was closer to neutrality.

Perhaps that’s why it exerted influence even when I was in Park Hyun-myung’s form.

Still, I couldn’t yet determine where it had attached itself.

The Island of the Gods?

Or the Tower of the God of War?

*Ah…!*

Then I realized.

The battle itself wasn’t even entering my awareness.

Because right now, I was in a tug-of-war with the Primordial Heavenly Demon.

It was forcibly exciting me, trying to devour everything related to the Heavenly Demon.

But I intended to sever this phenomenon it had ignited.

To do that, I needed to uncover the origin—the root—of the Primordial Heavenly Demon.

Fortunately, that wasn’t difficult.

*…When I pulled Isabella out of the Gate of Truth, the Primordial Heavenly Demon slipped into me while avoiding the Eye of Truth.*

I recalled once more the description explaining the *Primordial Heavenly Demon*.

《The ‘Primordial Heavenly Demon’ is the demon who first ascended to the Heavenly Realm.》

《He threatened the heavens and brought calamity upon the world, but was so overwhelmingly powerful that the Heavenly Realm itself sealed that name.》

He alone ascended to the Heavenly Realm, yet the Heavenly Realm itself sealed him.

Which meant that he had been sealed in the heavens.

Truth itself had been watching him, but he seized the enormous “rift” that occurred on the Island of the Gods and escaped.

Since I exuded an aura similar to the Heavenly Demon while subjugating the evil god of the Heavenly Demon Blade, it must have been easier for him to settle into me.

But ultimately, he failed to take over my body.

He was merely designated as a “class.”

*He tried to claim me, only to end up trapped inside me again.*

Ah.

The moment I understood that, my mind eased considerably.

No matter how extraordinary a demon he was, in the end, he was simply confined within me.

From that point on, all authority over my body returned completely to me.

He became fully subordinated.

The forced excitement ceased.

The Primordial Heavenly Demon could no longer exert any influence over me.

At the same time—

《The usage conditions for the unique hidden skill of the ‘Primordial Heavenly Demon,’ ‘World-Annihilating Heavenly Demon,’ have been met.》

《Upon using ‘World-Annihilating Heavenly Demon,’ ‘Heavenly Demon Descent (Primordial)’ is activated.》

《Duration: 1 ‘Fragment of the Broken Golden Scale (1h)’ is consumed per second.》

《Mana consumption of all skills is reduced by 99%.》

《All skills of 5-star rank or lower within the ‘Descent Area’ are sealed.》

《All enemies within the ‘Descent Area’ receive a powerful debuff that reduces one random attribute point per second.》

《All power stolen from weakened enemies is absorbed and can be used during the transformation duration.》

《Additionally, ‘World-Annihilating Heavenly Demon’ manifests different miracles depending on the user’s disposition.》

《As the user’s ‘Light disposition’ is currently dominant, ‘Colossal Divine (Gigantic Sacred)’ transformation occurs.》

《Debuff effects are applied at double strength to demons and enemies of ‘Darkness’ disposition.》

《All of the above effects are absolute.》

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“…….”

The Heavenly Demon was momentarily at a loss for words.

Because the world had suddenly been overturned.

In an instant, darkness vanished.

And what appeared in its place—

was a space filled with countless measures of *divinity*.

To the Heavenly Demon, an evil god, this was nothing short of lethal poison.

To create such an overwhelming *sacred space*…

Tssssss—

The sacred light sparkled like starlight, burning away at the Heavenly Demon’s body.

Tiny particles of divinity filled the space like stars in the night sky, yet burned hotter than the sun.

*Most of my techniques are sealed, aren’t they.*

The divinity wasn’t used solely to burn his body.

Only then did the Heavenly Demon realize—

the external arts that protected his body were no longer functioning.

Likewise, the internal cultivation techniques that governed balance within him had mostly been severed.

The Heavenly Demon had mastered and internalized hundreds of techniques.

Yet now, only a handful of core techniques remained usable.

And all of them—

*—are purely offensive martial arts.*

The Heavenly Demon shook his head in disbelief.

An evil god—

no, a being who had reached the stature of a demon god—

had been forcibly confined within a sacred space.

*This is an absolute sealing domain.*

In the truest sense, he was sealed.

Worse yet, as time passed, his power was steadily being drained.

Still, the method to break this seal was simpler than expected.

*If I kill him, I can escape.*

The creator of this space.

The being standing before him now.

If he killed that one—the one who had used the Heavenly Demon Sovereign Step—this would end.

Zzzrrr—

…Then why did his body keep trembling?

He had steadied himself, yet the shaking returned periodically.

Was it because most of his techniques were sealed?

Or was there another reason?

—**Great Annihilation Calamity.**

Whoooooosh!

A massive torrent of dark flames surged from the Heavenly Demon Blade.

There was no time to hesitate.

Great Annihilation Calamity was among the highest mysteries of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

The strongest martial art the Heavenly Demon could wield.

A disaster that burned the world and turned it into hell.

A terminal technique possessed by the First Heavenly Demon, usable only after attaining the stature of a demon god.

A unique authority that only a demon god could wield.

Who would dare stand against this?!

“I will burn everything.”

This sacred space—and that man as well—would be consumed in the Great Annihilation Calamity.

There was no need to trade blows.

This single strike would end it.

Normally, he would have toyed with his opponent before finishing them.

But for some reason, he felt he lacked the luxury to do so.

Huuuuuuung—!

The Heavenly Demon swung the Heavenly Demon Blade, brimming with the calamity of Great Annihilation.

The colossal flames advanced relentlessly, burning away divinity wherever they touched.

And just as everything was about to be reduced to ash—

—**Supreme Sword.**

*Claaang—!*

The man extended his left arm and swung.

At the very moment that simple motion ended—

Fwoosh!

*What?*

The Heavenly Demon’s pupils dilated violently.

…the calamity of Great Annihilation had evaporated.

Something utterly impossible had occurred.

He doubted his own eyes.

What had appeared and vanished in an instant—

had vaporized the power of Great Annihilation.

“…That arm, and that sword…?”

But there was no mistaking it.

He had seen it clearly with his own eyes.

What appeared for a fleeting instant was a blade that divided the fate of life and death.

A blade no mortal could wield.

A blade only the god of fate could swing.

And the left arm that wielded it belonged to an even greater being.

One who transcended fate itself.

For a brief moment, even a demon god felt tension.

Yet it made no sense.

The man had used the Heavenly Demon Sovereign Step.

And yet he had created a sacred space and wielded an unknown power to evaporate Great Annihilation.

He had casually blocked an attack meant to end everything in one blow.

“Second Gate (二門).”

Whoosh!

Instinctively, the Heavenly Demon opened another gate.

“Third Gate (三門).”

He did not stop there.

“Fourth Gate (四門).”

“…Fifth Gate (五門).”

He opened them all.

At last, he achieved true transcendence.

He was reborn as a complete Heavenly Demon, beyond all comparison.

A golden tide wrapped around him.

Though the backlash was severe and he normally avoided using it—

…if he didn’t open them now, he felt he would be devoured by that unknown thing.

“…?”

Yet at the same time, he felt something strange.

The moment he opened the Fifth Gate—

the same voice came from the man as well.

He was not the only one who spoke the word “Fifth Gate” after the Fourth.

“…How can you…?”

This was impossible.

Utterly impossible.

And yet it was reality.

The Heavenly Demon stared at him in shock.

Huuuuung—!

The golden tide surged—

“How could you open the Fifth Gate…?!”

…because it wasn’t only surrounding him.