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Sung Jinwoo started out as an E-Rank Hunter who couldn’t defend himself against the weakest of monsters. But thanks to the System, Jinwoo was able to surpass even the S-Rank Hunters from around the world. The boy who needed saving even on E-Rank Dungeon raids is now able to clear S-Rank Gates without any help from other Hunters.
Jinwoo’s journey to become the strongest human hunter has been nothing short of spectacular. However,Solo Levelingmanhwa readers know that this isn’t the extent of Jinwoo’s powers, as, in the end, he becomes the strongest being in the entire universe. He not only surpasses every human Hunter but also every Monarch and Ruler. To this day, however,several fans can’t truly understandhowJinwoo became stronger than other Monarchs and Rulers. Well, the latest chapter ofthe Solo Leveling Ragnarokwebnovel finally has a clear answer for the community.
Sung Jinwoo Is Basically A Fragment Of Itarim, The Outer Gods
Chapter 344 ofSolo Leveling RagnarokWebnovel Sheds More Light On Jinwoo’s Powers
Solo LevelingSeason 2 is over, and themanhwa series has gone on an indefinite hiatus. Fortunately, though, the web novel series is still ongoing and has been releasing new chapters. Recently, the creators released Chapter 344 of the webnovel, which, interestingly, gave fansmore clarity on Sung Jinwoo’s powers. To understand everything, we’d have to learn about the source of Jinwoo’s powers, which goes back to thecreation of Monarchs and Rulers.
Apparently, it wasthe Outer Gods, or the Itarim, who created Monarchs and Rulers. These gods existed when there was nothing else in the universe except for primordial darkness and light, the fragments of which created Itarim. The Itarim of Jinwoo’s universe, also called the Absolute Being, split the source of creation tocreate Monarchs out of the darkness, whereas the Rulers were created out of the light.
Ashborn was also born a ruler, so he already had a fragment of light inside of him. However, theAbsolute Being rewarded Ashborn with the powers of the Shadow Monarch. Basically, the Absolute Being gave the Ashborn Fragment of Darkness while the Ruler already had the Fragment of Light. So, unlike other Monarchs and Rulers,Ashborn held the fragments of both Darkness and Light, the very thing that also made Itarims.
I am the record of your bitter struggle. I am the evidence of your resistance. I am the reward of your pain. I am death, I am eternal rest, and I am also terror. I am you - Ashborn
The Absolute Being knew that the Rulers would rebel against him, so he wanted someone to be strong enough to defend him. By letting Ashborn hold the fragments of light and darkness, the Outer God basically rewarded the Shadow Monarch with a fragment of himself. You could say that after obtaining the powers of the Shadow Monarch,Ashborn became “part Itarim.“The latest chapter of the web novel even confirms that Ashborn fundamentally became the “next Absolute Being” of this universe. So, it makes sense why every Monarch and Ruler feared Ashborn’s powers.
After becoming the next Shadow Monarch,Sung Jinwoo now holds the same power that made Ashborn as powerful as an Itarim. In fact,Jinwoo trained using the Systemand became the strongest humanbeforebeing rewarded with the Shadow Monarch’s full powers. In a way, as Shadow Monarch, Jinwoo is even more powerful than Ashborn ever was. That’s the precise reason why Sung Jinwoo is far stronger than other Monarchs and Rulers. He is, without a doubt,the next “Absolute Being” who holds the power of both creation and destruction.
Jinwoo Is The Only Force Standing Between Earth And The Other Itarim Gods
The Itarims Want To Capture Earth For Its Unlimited Mana
After the Absolute Being’s death, Earth is an unclaimed territory, so the otherItarim Gods want to capture the universe for its unlimited mana. However, Jinwoo is not just another S-Rank Hunter, acting all heroic; he is, in fact, strong enough to hold off the Itarims. As the latest chapter of theSolo Leveling Ragnarokweb novel has established, Jinwoo is on the same level as Itarim and is made of both Light and Darkness.
The Itarim race isn’t fighting some strong human; they are fighting a God. After the fall of their brother, they think the Earth is unclaimed, but they couldn’t be more wrong. The Earth is claimed by none other than Sung Jinwoo, and he can do anything to protect his family. The Rulers would have gone extinct if Jinwoo had not stepped in to favor them in this war against the Itarim race. He not only saved the Rulers but also prevented the Itarims from taking control over Earth. Now, it remains to be seen if Sung Suho can ever become as strong as his father afterbecoming the next Monarch of Destruction.
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A-1 Pictures' Solo Leveling is an anime based on Chugong’s popular web novel. Set in an unforgiving fantasy world where hunters explore dungeons filled with monsters, the vulnerable Sung Jinwoo gains a significant power boost after he is picked to be a solo player by the System.
