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揥hat抯 going on? You抮e not asking for another fight, are you? Sorry, but I don抰 have much time. Midterms are coming up. I have to study.

Mason mentioning having to study for exams came as a surprise to Max, who still wasn抰 used to it.

However, Mason had changed.

He had to accept that fact. He had clearly lost in that duel.

揝tudying for exams, that抯 really an odd thing for you to say. Well, as the loser, I have nothing more to say.

揑t was just luck. If we fought again now, the chances of me losing would be high.

揧ou抳e even become humble.

Max took a step closer to Mason.

揗ason.

With an aura as if he was about to pounce, Max asked Mason with a serious expression.

揇o you know when the registration for Teacher Ethan抯 next class will open?

搮What?

搮The registration date, I抦 asking.

Mason looked at Max with a bewildered expression.

He thought Max had called him for something else.

揧ou called me to ask about the registration date? With that look on your face?

揑t抯 important. I want to attend Teacher Ethan抯 class. From what I抳e heard, the competition will be fierce. You must have insider information, right?

He said with an awkward expression.

揂ren抰 you Teacher Claudie抯 disciple?

He was curious if Max had discussed this with Teacher Claudie.

揙f course, I have to attend Teacher Claudie抯 class. But there抯 no rule that says I can抰 also attend Teacher Ethan抯 class. Teacher Claudie himself told me that since Teacher Ethan抯 慤nderstanding the Sword Path class teaches in a different way from him, I should definitely take it.

揟eacher Claudie said that?

Mason asked with a surprised look.

Max clicked his tongue briefly.

揧ou probably don抰 have many good memories of Teacher Claudie, so it抯 understandable that you see him negatively. But Teacher Claudie cares a lot about his students. He works hard for the development of his students and Ivecar Academy.

揃ut there are too many excessive parts about him.

揟hat抯 just Teacher Claudie抯 style.

Max sighed.

He also knew that Teacher Claudie抯 style was highly divisive among students.

But that was Claudie抯 style.

Max had received a lot of help from Claudie and made it this far, so he didn抰 think his teaching methods were bad.

揝o, Mason.

Max folded his arms and asked again.

揑f you know the registration date for Teacher Ethan抯 class, could you tell me?

揢m厰

While it felt good that Ethan was gaining recognition, for some reason, he didn抰 want to share the information with Max.

At the same time, he was quite curious about how Max would react to attending Ethan抯 class.

揂lright, I抣l tell you.

The competition for the department representative was already over. So he could consider Max an ally now, not a competitor.

揑抣l repay the favor.

Max smiled as he said that.

After finishing organizing his office, Ethan immediately logged into [New World].

慖 left a message for Horus, and he replied right away, but厭

Apparently, since Hang Woo is a bigger god than Horus, he needed more time to think about it.

慦ell, he might refuse.

If that happens, he could just watch Hang Woo抯 videos with the likes he had accumulated.

Or he could subscribe to another god. He had collected quite a few likes after the observation class.

-You have become a new premium subscriber to Hang Woo!

As soon as Ethan entered New World, a notification popped up.

It said he had become a new premium subscriber to Hang Woo.

揟his is how it should be.

As a premium subscriber, it was his turn to post the promised subscription review. Ethan uploaded the subscription review video he had prepared.

The video mainly covered the application and utilization of Supreme Resilience.

Supreme Resilience, with its extremely high difficulty, could provide an absolute advantage in battles against multiple opponents.

Ethan immediately posted a subscription review centered on the application of Supreme Resilience.

揟his one is quite difficult, so who knows how well they抣l like it.

But the high difficulty was something the subscribers could figure out themselves.

Ethan saw his sparkling mailbox.

Upon checking, he had received replies from Heo Jun and Hercules, to whom he had previously left messages.

揕ooks like positive messages saying they抣l consider it.

-Thanks for the good suggestion, premium subscriber. I was actually quite interested in merchandise too, and I was thinking about what to make into merchandise

-Subscriber! I was thinking the same thing! So I was planning to make a list of merchandise! I抣l send it to you once it抯 done, so take a look!

Both gods had apparently been thinking about merchandise as well, and had sent quite lengthy replies.

In summary, both gods were planning to start selling merchandise soon.

揑抣l have to buy them as soon as they start selling.

He was especially planning to purchase any installable merchandise that could be placed in his office.

Ethan first entered Hang Woo抯 channel.

-You are now a [Premium Subscriber].

-You can now watch videos provided exclusively to [Premium Subscribers]!

As Ethan had proposed to Hang Woo, he could now watch all of Hang Woo抯 videos for free.

揂fter meeting the Sword Saint, I clearly realized that my current state has too many dangerous factors.

What if the one there wasn抰 the Sword Saint, but the followers of the Moon?

Or what if there was someone else who had come to kill Ethan?

That would have been the end. With the Eye of Horus, he could see through all of the Sword Saint抯 movements, but that was all he could do just see through them.

He had no way to deal with it.

慖 might not have been able to block him even once and could have just died.

He needed to become stronger.

Since it was difficult to accumulate mana with Extinction, he had to become stronger by increasing his skills, traits, or stats.

Currently, he was supplementing his lack of mana with Hero抯 Breathing and Giant抯 Strength.

If Hang Woo抯 power was added to that, he could expect a definite synergy between the three.

慣he combination of those three traits will create an even greater synergy.

Of course, Ethan hadn抰 given up on mana.

If he couldn抰 accumulate mana due to Extinction, he would use another method.

慦hether that will work or not, I don抰 know.

After the midterms, he had to take action for his growth.

態y the time of the departmental exchange event, I抣l definitely raise my specs.

Ethan immediately clicked on the first video in Hang Woo抯 channel.

It was a video teaching Counter-Radiance, the power representing Hang Woo.

-Greetings, subscribers. I am the god called Hang Woo, the Sleeping Great Spirit.

Ethan quickly skipped through the video to grasp its core.

While Hercules power accumulates through breathing, Hang Woo抯 power accumulates through training.

-Innate strength certainly exists. But if you train that innate strength, you can gain endless power. Lifting a mountain starts with a single step. Train your body. Once this Counter-Radiance settles within your body, you can break through the limits of your body and lift a colossus!

Ding!

-Learned Counter-Radiance.

-Skill Added: Counter-Radiance (S)

Ethan learned a new skill.

It was the second of Hang Woo抯 skills he learned after Supreme Resilience.

-This Counter-Radiance can uproot even mountains. It starts off weak but the more you train, the stronger the power becomes. So you must be wondering what kind of training method is required?

Hang Woo said that and then smiled.

揈nd the video here?

As expected of a major god, he was quite skilled at leading viewers to purchase the next video.

揥ell, it抯 free for me anyway.

Ethan chuckled and moved on to the next video.

-You have to push your body to its limits. It抯 a bit of an extreme method, but you have to keep using your body, using it, and using it again.

There was a reason the difficulty was extremely high.

慐ven Supreme Resilience was like that.

This Counter-Radiance was even more intense.

Push your body to its limits?

慖t won抰 be easy to master, but if I do master it, I抣l be able to exert overwhelming power.

Ethan checked through the rest of the videos as well.

They were basically about Counter-Radiance, and afterwards covered explanations on how to properly use Counter-Radiance.

揟he training method is too difficult. That抯 why the difficulty is extremely high.

Many of the existing reviews for Hang Woo mentioned the difficulty.

It granted immense power, but to properly wield that immense power, one had to train endlessly.

慖t seems Counter-Radiance is even more difficult than Supreme Resilience.

While Supreme Resilience was a difficult skill to utilize, once you got used to utilizing it properly, it wasn抰 too hard to increase your proficiency.

But Counter-Radiance was the opposite.

Using it wasn抰 too difficult, but increasing your proficiency with it was challenging.

揑 should try using it right away.

Ethan exited New World.

Conveniently, there was a special golem in one corner of his office. Standing in front of it, Ethan first clenched his fist.

Shaaaaaack-.

As he exerted his strength, the force of Counter-Radiance began to gather. It was an immense power he had never felt before.

-The power of Counter-Radiance settles into your hand.

An enormous power capable of uprooting mountains.

揅ounter-Radiance.

Ethan used Counter-Radiance against the special golem.

Kok-.

Kwaaaaaack-!

Instantly, the special golem抯 body shook violently and flew back a great distance.

揌mm.

He definitely felt something.

But since he had just learned it, the force seemed a bit lacking.

揟hen.

Whooooosh-.

Ethan took a deep breath.

Hero抯 Breathing activated, filling his entire body with vitality. On top of that, he exerted his strength again to activate Counter-Radiance as well.

Counter-Radiance combined with Hero抯 Breathing.

It was the moment the powers of the strength-famous Hercules and Hang Woo抯 Counter-Radiance merged.

Shaaaaaaaaack-!

揙h.

An astonishingly immense power gathered, enough to slightly surprise Ethan. Stepping forward, Ethan once again thrust his fist toward the special golem.

Kwang-!

This time, the special golem was utterly shattered amidst a thunderous boom.

揂s expected, the synergy is good.

The constantly active Giant抯 Strength, combined with the Hero抯 Breathing and Counter-Radiance.

Ethan抯 strength had increased considerably, enough to shatter the special golem.

揑 haven抰 even built up any proficiency with Counter-Radiance yet.

Once he mastered Counter-Radiance and Hero抯 Breathing, he would be able to use this immense power stably.

揟here is one issue, though.

Ethan looked at his fist that had just expelled that force. The skin was torn and blood was dripping down.

His body couldn抰 withstand that immense power.

揑mprovements are needed.

To exert such powerful strength, he would also need to build a body capable of enduring it.

Ethan drank a decoction to heal his wounds and sat at his desk.

揥ith two classes, I抣l need to prepare doubly for the midterms.

From now on, he had to prepare for the midterm exams.

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