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Chapter 481: Beyond the Orbit (7)
The Wall of Status.
It was an extrely cosmic expression, but the problem was—it could be broken.
‘What the… the wall of status collapsed?’
According to the system ssage, the wall had crumbled due to a cosmic achievent.
In other words, the ownership of a planetary ship had finally allowed him to transcend the wall of status.
Which also ant—
‘That damned wall of status… it’s seriously hard to cross.’
After all, it’s not like just anyone can achieve a feat as monuntal as acquiring a planetary ship.
So then, what exactly did the system an by “status”?
‘How many things in the universe could be considered status?’
First, there was Prestige—the power that could be considered a status of force.
Then there were legal ranks in cosmic law, a sort of hierarchical class.
And finally, the concept of bloodline, represented best by the “royal family.”
‘But it’s not like owning a planetary ship suddenly makes you royalty… right?’
Besides, Yeongwoo knew well how a dynasty is begun.
It is said that one who writes their own myth can found a royal house.
But just owning a planetary ship hadn’t forged a mythic artifact—so that possibility was out.
‘Then it’s either prestige or class.’
As Yeongwoo waited for the foretold “existential shock,” staring into space—at last, sothing happened.
KWA-A-A-ANG!
Suddenly, thick golden smoke began to stream from Yeongwoo’s eyes.
—What the hell’s up with this guy?
Jiseon, who noticed it first, was startled and rushed toward him.
Right behind her, Jeonggu ran with his mouth wide open to reach his son.
But neither could approach Yeongwoo.
When they tried to reach out, a transparent barrier blocked them.
THU-U-UNG!
With a loud crash, everyone trying to get close to Yeongwoo was blasted backward.
Moro, witnessing it, widened her eyes in shock.
『What the heck is that thing that even his parents can’t touch him? What’s going on?』
She asked the question to Earth, which had just transford into a planetary ship.
But even Earth didn’t understand high-concept ideas like the wall of status.
『I-I don’t know. I think he’s…』
…growing again, Earth was about to say, when Jeong Yeongwoo’s entire body was engulfed in golden light.
FWAAAAA—!
It was like looking at a human-shaped star, causing both Moro and Parina to flinch instinctively.
『What is this brat… turning into?』
Moro had naturally realized it too.
That the possession of a planetary ship was elevating this once-insignificant being’s very essence.
KWA-A-A-ANG!
A towering pillar of golden light erupted from Yeongwoo, piercing the control room’s ceiling and reaching far into outer space.
And at that mont, Yeongwoo—
‘Ah…!’
—was literally experiencing an existential shock.
In a boundless space connected to his consciousness, he was drifting through titanic presences like mountains.
‘Th-this is…’
In that space, Yeongwoo was no more than a tiny speck.
From ti to ti, invisible currents would rush through, sweeping him far away.
And each ti, as he was carried along, he gazed at the immovable “mountains” with awe and envy.
‘Who… what are those things?’
He instinctively understood—they were scattered cosmic beings across the universe.
KWA-A-A-ANG!
Once more, a dark current surged from so unknown part of the void.
‘Ugh…!’
Yeongwoo tried desperately not to get swept away, but it was no use.
KWA-A-A!
In an instant, he was pushed forward again—drawn between the mountain-like presences like a leaf on a stream.
‘Urgh!’
Then, for the first ti, he saw a figure that looked different from the rest.
‘…Huh?’
Far in the distance, a structure that resembled a broken tower.
Like the other mountainous presences, it too was a giant shadowy form, but it unmistakably had the shape of a tower.
Upon seeing it, Yeongwoo could only murmur softly:
‘…Lemu? That’s the Machine Tower, isn’t it?’
The current swept him forward once more.
And beyond the strange tower, he caught sight of a rugged rock-like form.
‘…Toma.’
This ti, he didn’t even hesitate.
He knew what he was seeing—the domain of fourth-tier beings.
‘Then those things must be…’
Beyond Toma’s form, countless other heavy, shadowy figures appeared—each with a different shape.
But Yeongwoo couldn’t identify them.
He simply hadn’t encountered enough fourth-tier beings before.
‘If I had more knowledge, I could have recognized them all…’
He instinctively knew—this was a mont that would never co again.
This space could only be accessed at the very mont the wall of status collapsed.
KWA-A-A-ANG!
Then, from the side, another current swept in and carried Yeongwoo out of the fourth-tier domain.
‘W-wait! I can’t stay here?’
Yeongwoo was quick-witted.
He realized what was happening: this whole experience was resetting his cosmic status.
KWA-A-A-A—!
At the outskirts of the fourth-tier domain, Yeongwoo saw three figures floating side-by-side—likely the forms of planetary inspectors.
Then, he was pushed out once more into a region full of towering presences.
‘So those guys… must be fifth-tier beings.’
Now that he could gauge what these massive forms were, Yeongwoo no longer felt afraid.
SHWAAAA—…
Then, Yeongwoo’s consciousness—once no more than a re grain—began to expand.
‘Huh, it’s slowing down.’
Sensing a sharp drop in flow velocity, Yeongwoo looked back.
The 4th-tier zone was no longer even visible.
All that remained were looming black mountains rising and falling from every direction.
‘Chairman… The Chairman’s emblem must’ve been beyond that place too.’
A realization that ca too late.
Even if he had realized it earlier, he likely wouldn’t have made it through the 4th-tier zone anyway.
Shiiiii!
By now, Yeongwoo was already passing through the outer edge of the 5th-tier zone.
There were no signs or markers in this space, but he could just tell.
‘What the… I’ve fallen all the way down to the noob zone.’
The towering mountains still crowded behind him, yet in front of him stood countless pillars that emitted no sense of threat whatsoever.
They swayed left and right with the movent of the torrents that filled the space—like buoys floating in the sea.
But there were so many of them that it gave off a slightly eerie feeling.
‘Almost looks like a graveyard.’
Just as Yeongwoo finished taking in this new area, the torrent that had carried him forward also ca to a stop.
No—more accurately, it was that the torrent could no longer affect him.
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At so point, he had co to a complete halt.
A vague spot, with the 5th-tier zone behind him and the 6th-tier zone ahead.
‘Wait, is this… my place?’
Just as Yeongwoo questioned it, countless roots burst out from beneath his consciousness and gripped the space around him.
‘No, go back! I felt like I could’ve held on if I pushed a bit more!’
But it seed all procedures had ended.
His vision was already starting to brighten.
This mysterious space was closing.
‘W-wait! No—!’
Yeongwoo flailed his arms inside his consciousness, as if trying to resist.
And then—
“You sons of bitches! I said wait!”
The mont Yeongwoo finally regained his voice, he was already inside the control room, waving his arms around.
—Huh…?
『What the hell was that, just now?』
『What did he see…?』
Everyone held their breath, waiting for Yeongwoo’s next move—when suddenly, the beam of light that had once shot up into the sky ca shooting back down.
Shhhhhhhaaaa!
Naturally, Jiseon and Jeonggu quickly backed away, and even Moro was so startled she conjured a large shield using her hair.
But all the beam of light did, upon descending, was—
PUFF!
—wrap itself around Yeongwoo again and then seep gently back into his body.
Imdiately after, a system ssage with radiant colors appeared before Yeongwoo’s eyes.
「The Wall of Status has collapsed.」
「You can now access all levels of existence.」
A ssage that seed packed with implications.
But Yeongwoo understood exactly what it ant.
—That lowly Lemu is a 4th-tier existence. It’s not like he’s going to leave behind a great feat, so he’ll stay stuck there until the day he perishes.
These were words the Chairman had once said about Lemu.
In other words, in this universe, if one does not accomplish a great feat, they can never move beyond the 4th-tier.
Which ans…
‘Did I… just earn the right to go beyond the 4th-tier?’
Of course, he’d still need to survive long enough to make that happen.
Perhaps that’s why—
Piiing!
With a clear chi, Yeongwoo’s Prestige Level suddenly began to swell.
「Witnessed Planetary Movent 0.6」
「Witnessed Stellar Movent 1.1」
‘…What?’
When added to his existing accomplishnts, this ant his Presence Level had just increased by two in an instant.
But then—
Piiing!
Another chi rang, pulling Yeongwoo’s status up to an entirely new dinsion.
「Possession of Planetary Vessel 7」
“Ghk.”
Yeongwoo involuntarily let out a noise like he was about to gag.
His Presence Level had already gone up two levels—and now it surged another seven.
An otherwise impossible feat.
But this cosmic great feat had made it real, and Yeongwoo’s Presence Level exploded in magnitude.
FWOOSH!
“GAAAAAH!”
It was a strange sensation—like every nerve in his body was opening its eyes at once. Yeongwoo let out a shout.
From deep inside his throat, golden smoke billowed out and dispersed into the air.
It was then that his Presence Level display changed in a flash.
Flash!
[Presence Level: 48]
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*Karma needed per accomplishnt point: 13.1 billion
With it, everyone around felt a massive surge in Yeongwoo’s presence.
Moro, unable to hide her astonishnt, muttered in awe.
『You said you’d grow by a hundred million years each day, and damn… you actually did.』
It was her first heartfelt complint.
But Yeongwoo’s attention was fixed on sothing else entirely.
*Karma needed per accomplishnt point: 13.1 billion
‘No way… now I can’t grow just by having a lot of money, huh?’
He had finally stepped onto the threshold of true high-tier existence.
And then, a new system ssage appeared—formatted unlike anything he’d seen before.
【Existence Level has been upgraded to 6th Tier!】
But Yeongwoo knew.
He wasn’t just a regular 6th-tier being—he had anchored himself right on the border between the 5th and 6th tiers.
‘So what do I need to do next to reach the 5th-tier?’
To beco like the mountain-like beings who didn’t even flinch at cosmic torrents.
What kind of great feat would it take to join their ranks?
As Yeongwoo naturally turned his gaze out the window toward the cosmos, a final gift for a planetary vessel owner revealed itself.
「Reward for the achievent “Moving Celestial Body” is awaiting collection.」
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