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Chapter 236: Limit Breakthrough (1)

“I did well to follow the system administrator's advice.”

The Power of Chaos, Fusion.

Normally, one SP would buy one second of time, but following the administrator system’s advice, I used my authority on this.

Time was magnified 10,000 times.

This gave me significant time to reach complete fusion.

“Still, even if I bought time at a 10,000x rate, it’s not infinite.”

Zeus, nearly invincible.

At my current level, I can’t even touch him.

If I fully absorbed the remaining 1 quintillion SP, I might stand a chance…

“But I wouldn’t be able to maintain myself... and that would basically be offering myself up to the Creator’s Left Arm. That’s no good.”

All SP in circulation is tainted with the energy of chaos.

If I absorb 1 quintillion of that, it’s the same as offering myself to the Creator’s Left Arm.

I’d vanish trying to take down Zeus.

So that method’s off the table.

Is there no way to strengthen myself?

I need to increase the SP limit.

“The administrator space is too wasteful…”

I managed to raise my SP limit to 200 trillion there…

But the amount of SP I spent to do it was astronomical.

“Come to think of it, that 200 trillion limit… it was because of the chaos mix.”

All the SP I have carries a tint of chaos.

Only a small portion is neutral in color.

Neutral SP only appears when I earn it solely through my own power—via the SP Exchange or soul mediation.

“In the administrator space, I had 60 trillion of that.”

I earned 60 trillion neutral SP solely through my own means.

Add 140 trillion chaotic SP to that, and only about 10% is tainted by chaos.

Out of 200 trillion: 140 trillion chaos, 60 trillion neutral.

With that ratio, it’s about 10% chaos contamination…

“I need to run an experiment. Summon the exchange manager.”

“Oink. Master. Did you call?”

“Make me another account. Name it the ‘Neutral’ account.”

“Understood, Master.”

“And can you deposit all the SP income I earn from the SP Exchange into that account? Don’t mix it with the 1 quintillion account.”

“Yes, you mean the dividend income based on your shares?”

“Yeah. Include the interest from my 1 quintillion account too.”

“Oink. Understood. I’ll process it that way.”

I had all interest income from the SP Exchange directed to the neutral account.

Only neutral SP will be managed there.

“Then let’s start by…”

I deposited 10 trillion from my 60 trillion neutral SP.

Then, the top part of the device changed color.

“11.25%.”

-Warning: If the chaos ratio exceeds 15%, the user's soul body will begin to be corrupted by chaos.

As I stared at the displayed ratio, a voice rang out from the device.

The system administrator… so attentive.

“You’re saying not to exceed 15%, huh? Let’s deposit 10 trillion more.”

The ratio now changed to 12.5%.

Why is the percentage like that?

Right now, I have 180 trillion SP total.

140 trillion chaotic, 40 trillion neutral…

Hmm.

Maybe…

The difference between chaotic and neutral SP is 100 trillion.

That makes 12.5%…

“800 trillion must be the baseline.”

By inserting and withdrawing neutral SP and watching the ratio change, I discovered that 800 trillion is the reference point.

15% of 800 trillion is 120 trillion.

So chaotic SP minus neutral SP can be up to 120 trillion?

I’ll need to gather more neutral SP to be sure.

If my calculation is correct—

With 460 trillion chaos and 340 trillion neutral, I can hit 800 trillion.

340 trillion neutral…

To gather that, the exchange needs to bring in serious profits.

“Manager, how are the profits looking?”

The SP Exchange is spreading across the universe.

Surely profits are up?

But the pig’s expression wasn’t good.

“Oink… Actually… there’s a problem due to the big players of the universe getting involved.”

“What problem?”

“Well… there are far more deposits than loans. Oink.”

What?

That doesn’t make sense.

Isn’t loaning money the most profitable business?

“I only just learned this too…”

The golden pig spoke cautiously.

“The SP that planetary rulers—those Creator-class beings—hold is beyond anything I expected. At first, we accepted deposits indiscriminately to expand the SP Exchange… and too much SP flowed in.”

“Hm… Like that Creator who sold me SP Exchange shares?”

A Creator who’s trying to step up one more level beyond EX-rank, hoarding wealth.

If they’re the rulers of entire planetary systems, their SP stockpiles must be massive.

“Oink. Exactly. Even though many gods need SP, the supply far exceeds demand because the Creators hold so much.”

“That’s a problem.”

Planetary rulers.

Creators.

They’ve climbed to the top through intense competition in their planetary systems—they are already victors.

Before that, they probably needed a lot of SP.

But now, as rulers, they rarely run short.

So there’s little reason for them to borrow SP.

“Oink. And now they’re constantly demanding higher interest on their huge deposits. Even though they have tons of SP… they’re worse than anyone. Oink…”

“Creators are demanding higher interest?”

“Yes. Oink. Despite sitting on mountains of SP… they keep pressuring exchange managers for better interest. Golden Pig is summoned every day, and even I get dragged in sometimes.”

The planetary rulers—Creators.

The ones ruling giant planetary systems like solar systems—harassing exchange managers over interest?

Something feels off.

“This only from the Creators?”

“Oink. Yes. Ordinary deities don’t deposit much SP anyway.”

“Hm… Would Creators even have many uses for SP?”

“Usually not. Their subordinate deities offer up SP on their own. Being at the pyramid’s top, they often have surplus SP. Oink.”

“Yet they’re begging for interest payments…”

For Creators—supreme rulers—to be so petty about interest?

There must be a reason.

“Is it just some Creators? Or all of them?”

“Oink. The more powerful and longstanding a Creator is, the more they push for higher interest.”

Stronger, older Creators demanding interest…

That reminded me of the Creator who bought 2.4 quintillion worth of SP Exchange shares from me.

He said it was to transcend to a higher level…

“Ah… Could it be… are all those Creators preparing for transcendence?”

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“Oink oink. I’m not sure about that... but they’re all high-ranking planetary Creators.”

Creators at the top tier who would never run out of SP.

Yet such beings are shamelessly nagging me to give them interest.

Maybe... they need to prepare for the next step—Transcendence.

“Don’t tell me…”

Are they doing this for the same reason I am?

Just like how I want to launder my Chaos SP and receive it in Neutral form.

Maybe those preparing for Transcendence... want to collect Neutral SP too?

“Hey. Could it be…”

When I share my suspicion, the golden pig, who had looked exhausted, suddenly brightens.

“Oink oink. SP has factions... how surprising.”

“I only know this because I’m a Soul God... but Creators preparing for Transcendence should be able to find this out too.”

“Oink... I see...”

“Check with those who keep nagging—see if this is why they’re doing it.”

“Understood, Master.”

“And if it turns out that they’re doing it to receive Neutral SP as interest…”

I start thinking it through.

These are Creators who already have more SP than they can use.

If they need Neutral SP for Transcendence...

It’s okay to take a small loss, right?

“Tell them to take out a loan.”

“Oink oink... You want me to tell them to borrow?”

“They only need Neutral SP anyway. Tell them to borrow the amount they deposited.”

“Oink... oink…”

“What’s the interest rate on loans for Creators?”

“Around 3 to 5 percent. Oink oink. Even among Creators, the rate varies depending on their faction.”

Better not to touch that...

“Then leave the loan interest as is. And for deposits, set the interest rate to be 1% lower than the loan rate.”

If my prediction is correct...

These Creators aren’t depositing SP to earn interest.

They want to use the interest to receive Neutral SP.

If we tell them they can earn more interest and take out a loan...

They’ll do it.

No doubt about it.

“One percent is...”

“A fee.”

That 1% goes to me.

“Oink oink. Brilliant, Master.”

“Well, it’s not confirmed yet. They might just be stingy Creators, after all.”

“I’ll have my staff check right away. Oink oink.”

“Alright. Go ahead.”

With my permission, the golden pig issued orders beside me.

“Oink. Oink oink. Oink oink oink!”

Unlike when he talks to me, he only oinks when speaking to his subordinates.

Well, they’re pigs too, after all...

As the oinking continued, I turned my attention back to Earth.

[…….]

The voice of Zeus was no longer heard.

Only his emotions are intermittently transmitted.

The emotion he’s feeling now is irritation.

Frustrated by how slowly the fusion is progressing.

“At least he knew it’d be slow. Seems he hasn’t realized the slowdown.”

Zeus didn’t start this fusion long ago.

Since it’s his first time devouring a planet, it’s understandable he wouldn’t notice.

“As for the humans... they’re in panic.”

Humanity is in total panic.

In the blink of an eye, half of humanity vanished.

Europe and Africa in the west.

Up to the Himalayas in the east—completely devoured.

“If Zeus moves again, humanity is finished.”

The souls of humanity had already been replaced—false humans.

Maybe it’s because of the sudden crisis?

The Will of Humanity began to tremble.

“Wow…”

Faced with death, the seeds of souls begin to sprout anew.

Less than 1% of the billions of people awakened new souls, but even so, I witnessed more than ten million awakenings.

A birth of souls on a scale incomparable to anything I’ve seen before.

As I observed the countless cases, I forgot all about Zeus and focused on this phenomenon.

“Incredible…”

Each soul awakening was similar, yet subtly different.

Watching over ten million cases one by one naturally led to enlightenment.

It was different from when I watched Kang Shia and Lee Jinseong.

“Oink oink. Master! You were right…”

“Wait. Be quiet for now. This is an important moment.”

“Yes, sir.”

The golden pig tried to tell me I was right.

But I didn’t have time to listen.

The sprouting of over ten million souls was dramatically expanding my limits.

I couldn’t miss this opportunity to deepen my understanding of souls.

How much time passed?

The soul sprouting didn’t stop at ten million but continued.

At first, it took a while to absorb the knowledge of the ten million cases, but I got used to it quickly and finished it soon after.

“How many days have passed?”

I asked the golden pig beside me, and he blinked.

“Oink oink. Days? Only two hours have passed.”

“That’s it?”

It felt like a lot more time had gone by…

Surprising.

I examined my soul body.

While there wasn’t a dramatic change in its form...

I could instinctively tell my SP capacity had increased.

“Let’s check.”

I took out my device to check the colors.

Previously, I had balanced 140 trillion Chaos and 60 trillion Neutral SP.

So the ratio had reset to 10% again…

“It’s only 5% now?”

That means my limit has doubled...?

Soul awakening.

I saw more than ten million cases...

And yet, in just two hours, my limit expanded dramatically.

“Incredible…”

A sudden doubling.

That’s immense.

This means my new cap is 1,600 trillion.

Now I just need to quickly gather Neutral SP.

“Manager. What were you going to say earlier? Did we get a reply from the other planetary Creators?”

“Oink oink. Yes, Master.”

Earlier, the golden pig was gloomy about the profits.

But now he answered with full confidence, his expression completely lifted.

“We received positive responses from the Creators.”

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