My Two Status Windows-Chapter 152

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Chapter 152: Counterattack (1)

Already hit the limit?

I opened my status window.

[Name: Kim Jiho

Class: God of Souls

Title: God of Gods

Soul Power – 5,034

SP – 2.685 billion]

So the daily income is directly tied to the Soul Power stat.

I was going to level up the Soul Mediation skill again since I just got a huge influx of SP, but I guess there’s no need.

I should heavily invest in Soul Power, which forms the foundation of everything.

It costs 500,000 SP to increase Soul Power by 1.

I decided to increase it by 1,000 points at a time and just held down the + button.

5034 became 5035, then 5036, and then the number started climbing by tens instead of ones.

I blankly stared as the numbers quickly changed.

Before I knew it, Soul Power hit 6000, then 7000.

So I’ve already spent 100 million?

Well, might as well go further.

I didn’t take my finger off the button.

I spaced out for a moment and just watched, and suddenly the Soul Power had surpassed 9000.

9000?

Wait, that’s a bit much.

I hurriedly lifted my finger, but by then it had already passed 9500.

And it still kept increasing.

The number kept going up until it finally stopped with a click at 10,000.

[Soul Power has reached the maximum level for the current tier. It cannot be increased further.]

So 10,000 is the cap?

Then even if I keep earning SP through mediation, the daily limit is 100 million.

[Name: Kim Jiho

Class: God of Souls

Title: God of Gods

Soul Power – 10,000

SP – 202 million]

All the SP I earned was pretty much wiped out from the status window.

Only 200 million left, but it’s fine since I’m not fighting immediately.

It’s actually better to have maxed out Soul Power.

And if I set the SP mediation income to hit the 100 million cap, I can achieve everything possible within S-rank.

I took my eyes off the status window and moved my soul body—it felt completely different from before.

It wasn’t just my soul body anymore; I felt like I could control the entire space.

“Three Heads and Six Arms – Asura’s Path.”

This time, I summoned the soul body inside the house, without going to the mountain.

A red portal opened in front of me, and my soul double emerged.

The difference from last time was the presence of tentacles.

Unlike the previous Kim Jiho, this one looked at me with cold eyes.

Maybe it’s because this Kim Jiho knows I defeated the previous double?

He was more composed than I expected.

He examined me for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“Heimdall’s...!”

He already has enough power to use Heimdall’s Return?

But it’s useless.

“Stop.”

Before he could even finish his sentence, Asura’s soul body was silenced.

He couldn’t move, just stared blankly at me.

“Return to me.”

I lightly extended my hand, and Kim Jiho’s soul body began to dissolve.

Then it was sucked into me and fully reabsorbed.

With it came the combat experience he had accumulated.

This time, his use of the tentacles was especially helpful and that experience merged with mine.

“Dispatching the soul body again...”

The dispatched soul body’s final rank was 1,018th.

If I break into the top 1,000, maybe another part of the Three-Headed Six-Armed ability will awaken.

Sending it out again now with Soul Power at 10,000 should boost the rank further.

I used the skill again and dispatched the soul body.

After wrapping things up, I checked my current status.

SP income was now stable.

The expected income from the SP exchange was at least 3 billion per month.

Plus, income from SP mediation alone was at least 50 million.

Now that the limit has increased to 100 million, I figured I could hit the goal quickly if I recruited a few more gods as apostles.

As for my abilities, Soul Power was now maxed.

Combat skills were still lacking, but with daily income, I could level them up fast.

I needed to learn more S-class or higher combat skills to be effective in battles against the High Gods, but for now, I could invest in and develop what I had.

The Chaos Status Window was still at a low level.

The problem was that there weren’t any easy dungeons to level it up quickly.

Maybe I should go monster hunting in the Broken World?

There’s Eshtar, which used to be overseen by Hercules.

But I hesitate to go there.

Zeus had used his authority to drive out Hercules, so I have no idea how the Eshtar territory has changed since.

I could get unlucky and run into Zeus if I go there just to level up.

It might be safer to head to Kevrian, where Hades and Elprian are, and scope out the situation while hunting some monsters.

I only need to level up by 100 anyway.

[Jiho. Was the task completed successfully? I’ve selected about 200 C-rank Hunters for now.]

As I was lost in thought, Kang Shia reported to me.

Hmm.

Right.

Ever since I started gaining apostles, I haven’t been that eager for C-rank Hunters, but since I still have lots of empty slots, I might as well fill them.

200 sounds good enough.

[Oh. Five gods have joined.]

[Wow... You must be the God of Gods. That’s incredible. Where are they, if I may ask…?]

[They’re currently resting in the Apostles' Garden.]

[I see.]

Kang Shia looked a bit disappointed.

Did she want to let others know that it was she who appointed those gods as apostles?

I sent her a message, telling her there was no need for that.

[Just the five gods alone have maxed out the SP revenue. From now on, we can be more selective and take our time choosing apostles. We can even allow some lower-tier gods to join.]

[Ah, I see. Then shall I narrow down the candidates?]

[Hmm... then let's pick only the very best—just 100 for now. Once they become apostles, they’ll experience incredible power benefits.]

[Yes… I was surprised myself at the SP increase. I believe word will spread quickly once someone becomes an apostle.]

[Good. Oh, and the apartment I’m currently living in—do you think it can be purchased? I’m thinking of making it the gods’ base.]

[Of course.]

Shia answered immediately without hesitation.

Then, another message came shortly after.

[But… isn’t that apartment too shabby to be a base for gods?]

[Is it?]

[Yes. A temple represents the power and dignity of its religion. These days, many religious sects are constructing large new temples. Honestly, that apartment is lacking for someone like you, Jiho.]

[Well, I don’t have much money.]

Technically, I could create wealth if I really wanted to...

“Gold, appear.”

I spoke casually, and a pile of gold bars formed from my imagination.

The gold stacked neatly on the floor, glowing beautifully.

But... is this real gold?

Well, I used divine speech to create it.

[If money’s an issue, I can just make gold.]

[Wait, you can just create it like that…?]

[Yeah, divine speech makes it possible.]

[That’s truly amazing… But there's really no need to go that far for money. The Daehyun Guild’s financial power is more than enough.]

That’s what I’d expect from the head of South Korea’s number one guild.

Very reassuring.

[We’ll purchase the apartment for now. As for the temple, I’m thinking of using a plot of land in Gangnam that the Daehyun Group acquired from the government some time ago.]

[But that land belongs to the Daehyun Group, doesn’t it?]

Wasn’t that the land they outbid other major corporations for?

The one that got a lot of criticism for not investing in R&D?

But Shia responded without the slightest concern.

[It’s for the gods. An investment like this is only natural at the group level.]

[Well, alright. Let me know if you run out of money. I’ll print more gold.]

[It’s really okay. Please look forward to the temple.]

Shia asked me to leave the land acquisition and temple construction to her.

I agreed, and with her handling the details, I no longer had anything to do on Earth.

We could still recruit more apostles, but only top-tier ones.

And since Zeus’s Lightning would appear in a week, I had nothing urgent until then.

So, in the end…

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“I need to level up.”

The status screen of chaos.

I needed to fully understand and obtain the Authority of Fusion.

Only then could I reach SS-rank.

Once I hit SS-rank, I might finally be able to go head-to-head with Zeus’s envoys.

Let’s go to Kevrian and start leveling up.

This place is overcrowded compared to the dungeons, so it’s better to level up in Kevrian, where Hades and Elprian are.

“Heimdall’s Return.”

Elprian’s hideout.

As soon as I set foot there, Elprian appeared.

“Jiho. You’re here?”

She approached with a wide smile on her face.

More welcoming than usual.

“Our SP mediation profits suddenly exploded. Did you connect me to another source?”

So that’s why she’s so happy.

With the mediation efficiency suddenly skyrocketing, it makes sense.

“Something like that.”

“Thank you so much. It’s been a huge help. I’d really like to repay you…”

She came closer, radiating a pleasant fragrance.

Her gestures were subtly seductive.

And... why is she wearing something that reveals so much skin?

Flawless white skin, a divine figure, and those long ears…

Seeing her ears reminded me of Diana.

“Any kind of repayment is okay?”

“Oh my. Yes, of course.”

“Then please help Diana.”

“Diana?”

Elprian looked disappointed for a moment.

But then she quickly changed her expression and asked me:

“What kind of help does she need? Though she’s now your apostle, she was once a high elf I deeply cared for. If she needs help, I’ll gladly give it.”

“Hold on a second.”

I summoned Diana to the spot.

Fully armed, she appeared and looked around in confusion at me and Elprian.

“Jiho, this place is…?”

“This is Elprian’s hideout.”

“It’s been a while, Diana.”

Diana bowed respectfully to Elprian.

She also bowed to me.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t be of help during Zeus’s Lightning, Jiho.”

"It's okay. Turns out it wasn’t that big of a deal. Just help me next time."

"Yes. And… um, something feels strange. I’m in the Garden of the Apostles, and suddenly my SP gain has skyrocketed."

"That’s because I’ve leveled up. It’s nothing strange, so just use it to boost your stats. Anyway, Diana, you said that to reach S-rank, you need the Soul God's recognition, right?"

"Ah… yes."

Diana glanced between me and Elprian.

She gave a small nod.

"Elprian. Could you help Diana out a bit? That would be more than enough in return."

"Recognition from the Soul God? Oh my, that’s not easy… hoho."

Elprian chuckled softly and accepted my suggestion.

"Alright. But please leave Diana to me for a while. It’s not something that’ll be done in a day or two."

"Understood."

"Jiho. I’m fine, really…!"

"You have to reach S-rank to stay with us, Diana. Opportunities like this don’t come often."

After thinking for a moment at my persuasion, Diana seemed to make up her mind.

"Understood, Jiho. Honestly, when I was forcibly unsummoned in front of the lightning, I felt deeply powerless. With Elprian’s guidance, I’ll make sure I can be helpful this time."

"Fufu. I’ll teach you well."

Seems like being unsummoned in front of Zeus’s lightning really got to her.

Diana firmed her resolve.

And Elprian smiled, saying she’d help.

Good. That matter’s resolved… now, back to the original goal.

"Thank you, Elprian. By the way, is there any monster worth dealing with around Kevrian?"

"A monster worth dealing with?"

"Yes. I got another status screen, and I need to level it up."

After I explained briefly, Elprian spoke with a puzzled look.

"Hmm… You’re a god now. Would hunting normal monsters even raise your experience? The level is completely different. I wonder if it would even count as ‘experience’ for you."

"Hmm…"

"Ah, but maybe if it’s an A-rank dungeon, it might be different. There are a few A-rank dungeons in Hades’ domain. How about trying one of those?"

"Got it. I’ll check with Hades and give it a go."

Hades’ response was simple.

[Kekeke. Are you crazy? You think that’s gonna work?]

"Do I get no experience at all?"

[Of course not. What kind of experience would a god gain from fighting mortals? But something’s strange. If you’ve awakened as a god, the Chaos status screen should be S-rank…]

Hades rolled his eyes while looking at me through the communication window.

[I don’t even feel the power of origin from you. That’s odd.]

Wait, you can tell that just by looking at me through the comms?

Anyway, I diverted the topic.

"Come on, let me just run the dungeon once, at least?"

[Kekeke. Fine. I’ll give you the location.]

After parting with Elprian and Diana, I headed to the location Hades had shared.

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Flying across the blackened lands, past the undead armies and mountains of corpses, I found the portal to the A-rank dungeon.

I entered it easily and cleared it just as quickly.

A bunch of monsters appeared, but once I told them to die, they vanished instantly.

Even when I was A-rank, I cleared this quickly.

Now?

It’s practically instant.

Then I checked my experience.

"Whoa. It went up by 1%."

1% experience gained at Chaos Level 100.

But somehow, a whole day had already passed.

Clearing the dungeon took less than a minute, yet a full day had gone by, just like in the past.

"This efficiency is way too bad."

If it’s 1% at level 100…

Even assuming I get 1% every time, I’d need to do this 10,000 times.

Leveling up via dungeons is pointless.

And that 1% gain even includes the bonus from the ‘Pioneer of Earth’ title.

Hmm… this doesn’t seem right.

Isn’t there another way?

[Kim Jiho. Are you in Kevrian now?]

Suddenly, a message came from the Dragon God Drakia.

When I opened the comms, a golden egg filled the screen.

A massive egg, taking up the entire view.

An egg?

Out of nowhere?

"Your appearance…"

[I’ve returned to my egg form to properly recover my soul.]

"I see. How did you know I was here?"

[You and I are linked through the power of dragons. I could feel your presence.]

"Yeah. I came to hunt monsters, but it’s really not working out."

[Monsters? At your level? You’re a god now.]

After I explained about the Chaos status screen, Drakia went silent for a moment, thinking.

Then, he made an unexpected suggestion.

[How about we go on the offensive instead?]

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