The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player-Chapter 274: A Never-Before-Seen Item (2)

The mercenaries departed, leaving Ryu Min alone in the cave.

Returning to base camp wouldn’t be a problem—retracing his steps would lead him back to the warp device.

But first, he had crafting to do.

Without delay, Ryu Min used the blueprint.

The instructions had suggested taking notes, but he didn’t need to.

His intelligence was high, and the Rune of Memory guaranteed he would remember everything.

With a soft shimmer, the scroll vanished, and golden text appeared before him.

[You have used ‘Blueprint: Death’s Aura.’]

[You can now craft the Eternal-grade item ‘Death’s Aura’ using the following recipe.]

[Main Material]

Dragon Scale

[Sub Materials]

Refined Ether

Condensed Ether

Demon’s Pendant

Demon’s Heart

Tainted Energy

Ryu Min’s eyes gleamed as he examined the materials.

‘I have everything…!’

As expected, Refined Ether was required.

And the dragon scale, along with Condensed Ether, had just been obtained.

‘The Demon’s Pendant was already in my inventory, and the Demon’s Heart and Tainted Energy came from the Infinite Material Pouch.’

He had initially dismissed the heart and energy as worthless, but that wasn’t the case at all.

‘Turns out, they’re incredibly valuable.’

Perhaps all the unknown materials from the Infinite Material Pouch were meant for crafting Eternal-grade items.

Excited, Ryu Min placed all the materials into the crafting window.

If he hadn’t received the blueprint, he never would have known how to craft it.

‘I wouldn’t have even guessed that dragon scales were the main ingredient.’

Realizing the importance of blueprints, he pressed the craft button.

[Crafting Eternal-grade item…]

[Due to the high-tier nature of the item, crafting will take time. Please be patient.]

[Combining materials…]

[Analyzing user’s soul…]

[Synchronizing…]

A series of cryptic messages appeared, but Ryu Min wasn’t worried.

‘It already said it’ll take time because it’s high-grade.’

Instead, he waited with anticipation.

And then—

[Crafting complete!]

[You have created ‘Death’s Aura.’]

A new item appeared in his inventory.

[Death’s Aura]

Type: Armor

Grade: Eternal

Defense: 5,000

Effect: All stats +200, reduces enemy stats by 50% (for those classified as enemies).

Durability: Infinite

Usage Restriction: Black Scythe (Soulbound)

Description: A soul-bound item that overlays itself onto the user’s soul rather than the body. Cannot be transferred. Can be worn alongside other equipment. 𝙧𝘈NȰᛒĘS̩

Reading the last line, Ryu Min’s eyes widened.

‘It can be equipped with other armor? Even with my God-grade gear?’

Testing it, he issued the command.

“Equip.”

Unlike regular armor, his existing equipment remained untouched.

Instead, an eerie yet familiar energy enveloped his body.

It was the power of an Eternal item.

‘This is insane…’

Ryu Min’s lips curled into a smile.

This was beyond expectations.

And there could be more…

Ryu Min’s excitement only grew as he processed the implications of this new item.

‘If there’s an armor classified as Eternal, then there must be other types as well.’

Weapons, helmets, gauntlets, boots—who knew how many more Eternal-grade items could exist?

‘If I need Refined Ether for all of them, I should be able to make at least one more.’

Of course, blueprints were required, and at the moment, he had no idea where to find another one.

For now, the only option was to experiment—attempt different combinations in the crafting menu and hope for a successful result.

It was a grind, but there was no other way.

With that in mind, Ryu Min started testing new recipes.

He placed Refined Ether as a base, then added various unknown materials from the Infinite Material Pouch.

[Invalid recipe.]

[Invalid recipe.]

[Invalid recipe.]

[Invalid recipe.]

Failure after failure.

Despite countless attempts, nothing worked.

Eventually, even Ryu Min had to give up.

‘It seems like Condensed Ether is a necessary component…’

The first Eternal-grade item required both Refined Ether and Condensed Ether.

If that pattern held true, then Condensed Ether was a key ingredient for crafting other Eternal items.

‘I’ll have to wait until the round ends. Everyone gets Condensed Ether as a reward, so I’ll obtain at least one more.’

For other players, this meant they would finally be able to craft God-grade items.

Since God-grade crafting materials were relatively easy to find, his allies would be fully geared soon.

But for Ryu Min, his goal was beyond that—he needed to push past God-grade entirely.

He had discovered a grade no one else knew about.

‘If my Luck stat wasn’t this high, I might never have obtained the blueprint in the first place.’

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This was a direct result of slaying the Archangels and accumulating transcendental stats.

A part of him regretted not hunting them down sooner, but there was no point dwelling on the past.

‘It doesn’t matter. From here on, I just need to keep learning.’

With that thought, Ryu Min turned and began walking toward the cave exit.

Discovering an entirely new tier of power was exhilarating.

At this point, he wasn’t sure if he even needed to get stronger.

Was there even a point?

But he couldn’t afford to be complacent.

Because—

‘What if the number one Archangel is far stronger than I imagined?’

He was bound to encounter that foe soon.

If not in this round, then in the next.

And when that moment arrived, he had to be ready.

But fate had other plans.

Step.

Ryu Min froze in place.

A presence blocked his path.

[I’ve been waiting for you, Black Scythe.]

The moment he heard that voice, he instinctively understood.

The one standing before him—

Was none other than the top-ranked Archangel.

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