Chapter 466.
Added 2020-09-15 16:47:40 +0000 UTC“He made it to the 72nd floor after all!” Balios said to his uncle. “He might even make it the whole way.”
“He’s almost out of time. There was less than a day remaining when he finally managed to pass the 71st level. Even if he defeats the guardian now he will be exhausted and most likely wounded,” Ubrok answered, but there were clear signs of hesitation on his face.
“Still,” Balios whispered. “Perhaps we should stay out of this? Even lord Beradan only made it to the 65th floor. No matter if he passes or not he’s still someone we shouldn’t get involved with. We're just sticking our necks out while the real lords will reap the eventual rewards. The promised payment for assistance is not worth our lives.”
“You are right. Let’s back away,” Ubrok finally relented. “We cannot get involved with the second coming of the Eveningtide Asura, our force will not be able to withstand the fallout no matter which side stands victorious. Let’s back away and enjoy the apparition in peace. I might even be able to improve my Dao Seed after all these years.”
Balios hurriedly nodded in agreement and their group of 8 started making their way back across the square. They weren’t alone in choosing retreat over the quest reward and the private bounties provided by a few scions. The heated competition for the front-row seats of the square had quickly died down as Zac Piker had knocked down one level after another, eclipsing all the sector's geniuses for the past hundreds of thousands of years.
Things had calmed down as Mr. Piker, or rather Lord Piker, found himself stuck on the 71st level for almost a week, but the moment he’d reached the final level of the 8th floor people started to worry. Some had already backed away, and there were not many willing to take the place of the deserters.
A million years had passed, but the lessons that the Eveningtide Asura had engraved into the souls of the people of the Zecia Sector were still vividly remembered. Opening yourself and your family up to that level of vengeance was not worth the potential prize or remuneration. However, the group only managed to retreat a hundred meters before a commotion broke out across the square.
“73!” a cultivator screamed with shock, causing immediate some panic to finally appear even in the eyes of the staunchest of warriors.
A few still remained, clearly intent on betting it all, but most people started running for their lives. However, the fleeing cultivators stopped just a few seconds later because the tower started releasing an immense pressure as waves of power radiated across the whole town, far beyond what anyone had ever seen before.
Greed fought with fear, but the allure was too great. Witnessing a 9th-floor apparition from a front-row seat was too enticing to give up, and the whole square sat down on the ground as if they were of one mind. Balios froze in hesitation, unsure whether he should flee further or join the others. The hesitation only lasted for a fraction of a second as he hurriedly took out his prepared mat as he gazed up at the sky.
The pressure emitted from the tower kept accumulating, and fewer and fewer managed to hold their backs straight. A few even started bleeding from their ears from the immense aura of the Tower of Eternity. It was as though the Heavens themselves had descended upon the Base Town, standing in judgment.
But the pressure was suddenly gone, and Balios's eyes widened in shock as the tower flickered before it suddenly disappeared as well. Taking its place was a stone plaque whose size was a match to the Tower of Eternity. Balios’s eyes were drawn toward the mysterious scars covering its surface, and his mind turned blank the next moment.
It was only sometime later he woke up from his trance, but he was shocked to realize he couldn't remember a thing, not even how much time had passed. But something had changed inside his body, and it felt like his blood had been replaced by fire. The drums of war echoed in his mind and his arms bulged as he subconsciously dragged out [Skylark], his azure blue Azrathir Spirit Tool.
The sword hummed in response, seemingly influenced by the odd state of its master.
The teleportation array lit up, and the whole square collectively held their breath as the man they had been waiting for the past day reappeared. However, this was not a hero’s exit, but rather that of a beggar. The man’s aura seemed strong and stable, but he was completely covered in still-wet blood. He was also decked out in odd jewelry that made him look like a robber who had absconded with a maiden's jewelry box.
His rough state wasn’t surprising, as he had passed to the 73rd floor at the last moment. He was probably putting up a brave front, and he quickly sat down and closed his eyes, enjoying the protection of the array. Zac Piker had overtaxed himself, forgetting that there was another trial waiting for him outside.
Balios's eyes were slowly turning bloodshot, and a wordless agreement passed between him and his uncle. The group no longer had any interest in retreating, but instead slowly made their way back toward their position.
“The quest! It changed!” another man suddenly shouted.
The flames of war were already drowning out most of Balios's thoughts, but curiosity overcame bloodthirst and he slowly looked away from the blood-drenched man to instead check out the changes of the quest.
Fatebreaker (Unique, Limited): Kill Zac Piker within the time limit. Reward: Ten free levels in the Tower of Eternity. [01:00]
Balios’s eyes threatened to pop out of their sockets as he read the reward. What was going on? If the previous reward had been unprecedented, then the current one was beyond comprehension. Had Lord Piker spent his whole climb cursing the Heavens, and this was his retribution?
The whole square was like a kettle that threatened to boil over at any second, and Balios's eyes were locked at the humanoid treasure trove. A few minutes passed and Balios almost lashed out at his neighbors in a bloodthirsty rage, his muscles shuddering as he tried to keep his impulses in check.
But finally, the man stood up and turned toward the square.
“I-“ Lord Piker said, but he stopped when the protective array suddenly winked out like it just ran out of power.
Everyone gaped in incomprehension for a second, but chaos took hold of the square the next moment.
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Zac appeared on the teleportation array, and he relaxed when he saw that the defensive array was still up and running. He needed to quickly consolidate his gains, so he sat down on the ground after nodding at Ogras and Galau who were mutely staring at him with eyes as wide as saucers.
He was relieved to see that all the defensive treasures he had equipped before exiting were still there, as was the valuable Spatial Ring that had belonged to the mentalist. He was pretty certain at this point that all the loot he had snatched from other climbers was still in his possession, though the same probably didn't hold true for the other valuables he picked up during the climb.
The other two didn't say a word as Zac closed his eyes, and he could understand their stunned expressions.
Not even he had really expected to pass the 7th floor, let alone the 8th. But all that could wait until later as he needed to focus on the vision he had just witnessed. It felt as though he had sat right next to that man for tens of thousands of years, appreciating the stone stele and its mysteries. Just looking at it had filled him with a desire for conquest, a bit like when he used [Hatchetman’s Rage].
The runes spoke of the survival of the fittest, about the need for conflict. Through battle the weaker sides would get cleansed, or ‘weakness leaving the hive’ as the Zhix would call it. The strong would get stronger, and the universe would benefit as a whole. It was evolution, continuous betterment by discarding what didn't perform.
Zac wasn’t sure what concept the rune represented, but he felt that it was either a Dao of Conflict or a Dao of War. The man in the vision had leaned toward the latter, but he had also been colored by his past experiences as a general. The man only grasped a snippet of the truths the stele contained, but that part alone had turned him into a terrifying powerhouse that made him break through multiple grades without any other assistance.
The main takeaway for Zac was the connection between battle and creation; war always had a purpose. It might be held to protect your beliefs or to punish evil. War might erupt over resources, or to take out a hated enemy. It might just simply be the pursuit of strength. Purpose and conviction were what separated a warrior and a beast or a madman.
This meant that the concept engraved upon the stele wasn’t based on Oblivion, as it was not mindless destruction. It was creation through destruction, where you built your future through conflict. It felt like one of the most fundamental fusions of the two peak concept after looking at the ancient runes, but the Dao Fragment it resonated with most was his Fragment of the Axe. Perhaps all weapon-related Daos were children of the Dao of War.
A swing empowered by your conviction would move faster and hit harder than an empty attack. As long as he fought for what he believed in he would be able to push himself much further than if he fought with hesitation or reluctance in his heart. He had combined many aspects of heaviness and sharpness into the Fragment of the Axe, such as sharpness through speed and heaviness from momentum.
But he now added the reason for swinging his axe into his Dao.
Energy surged around him as he felt his insight coalesce, and his body was flush with power in an instant. He opened his eyes and immediately opened his Dao screen to see the result, and he was extremely satisfied with the results.
Fragment of the Axe (Middle): All attributes +20, Strength +225, Dexterity +120, Endurance +15, Wisdom +50. Effectiveness of Strength +10%.
It was a massive boost, though Zac looked at the additional all attributes with mixed emotions. He had hoped to maintain his massive lead in Luck against general cultivators, but it looked like deep insights into the Dao would be able to bridge some of the gap. Of course, he would still maintain a commanding lead thanks to his large number of titles that improved upon his base Luck.
Perhaps he shouldn’t be too surprised about the increased Luck stemming from a deeper understanding of the Dao. Gaining Dao Seeds and Dao Fragments was just forming a stronger connection with the heavens, which in turn should improve one’s fate.
The evolution of his Fragment of the Axe wasn't the only thing that he had gained from the vision. The stone stele had almost been all-encompassing, and he felt like he had created a foundation for improving both his other Fragments as well. Both the Fragment of the Coffin and the Fragment of the Bodhi were at the lowest possible level until now, but Zac now had something to build upon when he came back.
Taking the first step forward toward an upgrade had always been the hardest for him, but upgrading the two Fragments was only a matter of time now. It wasn't to the point that he felt one week of meditation would do the trick, but he still believed that he would be able to take the next step within a few months even if he didn't enter any life and death battles.
Unfortunately, he couldn't revel in his latest gains at the moment, as there were some pressing issues to deal with.
“Are you okay?” Ogras asked with a hoarse voice as Zac stood up, and Zac noted a slightly manic look in the eyes behind the mask he wore to cover his features.
“Not my blood,” Zac shrugged. “I’m in perfect condition, I killed the guardian over twelve hours ago. What’s going on?”
“People started to leave, but then the apparition appeared and the quest changed. We’re in deep shit,” Ogras growled.
“It changed?” Zac exclaimed with shock. “I’ll deal with this. Stay behind me if I can’t convince them to back away. I'll activate a defensive treasure I found.”
He turned toward the square, and he immediately understood what Ogras meant. The field in front of the tower only half-filled with cultivators from all sorts of races, but people were rushing toward the center square from every direction.
“I-“ Zac said with a carrying voice, but he was cut short as the shield in front of him suddenly disappeared.
His mind blanked out as he found himself exposed to a whole army waiting to kill him. He had hoped to work out a diplomatic resolution, but he realized that was a fool's dream as a collective roar spread across the square. His eyes widened in alarm, and his danger sense was already going off the charts.
The Spectral Forest of [Hatchetman’s Spirit] appeared in an instant, and [Nature’s Barrier] followed right after. He infused the Fragment of the Bodhi into the leaves without hesitation and spread it to cover his two companions as well. The two of them backed away as far as they possibly could, each of them erecting a few layers of defenses of their own.
He didn’t understand what was going on. It felt like he and the System had struck an accord earlier, and it had even gone so far as to help him out by directly speaking to him. But then it followed it up with dialing up the bounty on his head to the point that it made these people froth at the mouth.
Was the System unhappy with his choice?
Comments
There were two perspectives though. So more like... 20 seconds. xD At least they were good seconds? :D
S T
2020-10-29 19:52:22 +0000 UTCCan someone clear up my confusion about the reward? 1. Is the quest reward different now? Wasn't the reward already 10 levels? Is it just the timer? 2. Does this apply +10 levels retroactively? I thought it would be like an item you choose to use *during* your climb. 3. If the latter, doesn't this mean you could skip two floors? Townfolk are just saying "skip a floor" iirc. If you use it on #54 instead of fighting the boss, +10 skips over #63 boss as well and you show up on #64? 4. Why are people talking about Zac getting the quest reward? Does he have a quest? Did I miss/forget something?
S T
2020-10-29 19:07:21 +0000 UTCWait, is this ten levels applied retroactively? I thought it was something like an item you use while climbing...?
S T
2020-10-29 18:59:33 +0000 UTCMight get a title tho
S T
2020-10-29 18:42:32 +0000 UTCThe system is a dick, nicknamed the ruthless heavens. Why would that change now?
2020-10-14 18:05:32 +0000 UTCWhat the hell. This chapter covered literally 10 seconds of time. That's the deal. 10 seconds of story advancement? If Zac ever decides to take a crap it might just take a whole 3 chapters to describe.
2020-10-14 17:47:25 +0000 UTCThe system be unpredictable lol. Like the sea, or a beautiful woman.
Dave Richards
2020-10-04 11:20:13 +0000 UTCThe system is so wild
Arexio R.
2020-10-03 09:07:42 +0000 UTCYou forgot your own. 171 it is
Firinen
2020-09-16 16:52:29 +0000 UTC169 comments !!!
Thenais
2020-09-16 16:48:24 +0000 UTC@gabriel If the creator gained the quest maybe. But unlikely as this quest is limited.
Firinen
2020-09-16 16:31:04 +0000 UTCBut end all quests for him so no
Firinen
2020-09-16 16:27:04 +0000 UTCWould eating the Coward's pill reward Zac with the free levels? He would technically kill himself.
Gabriel F
2020-09-16 16:26:19 +0000 UTCThe fact that we are already here should speak for itself
Jack Trowell
2020-09-16 16:17:19 +0000 UTCLet's GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
gotag
2020-09-16 16:08:50 +0000 UTCAnyone else excited for todays chapter? :>
L Pedersen
2020-09-16 15:40:35 +0000 UTCNo, he needs one Middle Fragment for each Arcane Class. We know each Class requires its own Fragment because an Epic E-grade Class requires an Early Fragment, but he was only given options for one Class Rare and one Class Epic when he looked at his Class options back when he had only one Fragment.
2020-09-16 13:53:20 +0000 UTCI wonder what his classes will be. Is he getting 2 arcane classes or one arcane and one epic? Having middle grade fragment of Axe should qualify him to have 2 arcane classes, and balance him where the classes share fragment of the axe and both have their own unique fragment.
2020-09-16 13:19:34 +0000 UTCWith all this speculation of him gaining a quest and ten extra levels in the tower you could say that this is Zacs entire ninth floor in 60 minutes. Struggle for supremecy in its best.
Firinen
2020-09-16 05:24:41 +0000 UTCI'm thinking 4(maybe a combination of 3 as well): System doesn't want Zac to find a patron before heading back to earth, as with more conflict he may be forced to leave rather than meeting with Catheya and the others. This will force him to have to find solution to TGR on his own and rush to the finish line.
2020-09-16 02:55:03 +0000 UTCI can only see three possible reasons for the quest to be upgraded. 1. It want to make sure Zak keeps dragged into conflict, because I think it's safe to assume that Zaks planet will be safe. 2. Termus and the system is 2 entities, so Ternus seems to try and force conflict and try to kill get rid of potential problems makers, while the system tries to carry people up giving rewards etc to reach the end. both potential problems, and both have rules they will have to fallow. 3. The system wants Zak to reveal his draugr side,
Ole Halvorsen
2020-09-16 01:52:46 +0000 UTCI think that's what the Divine Investiture Array is for. I has to look up what an investiture was, but apparently it is "a ceremony at which honors or rank are formally conferred on a particular person". Therefore his reward was presumably a way to be granted additional rewards he wouldn't normally qualify for from the (Ruthless) Heavens. Lo-and-behold there is suddenly a massive Quest reward available that is going to go unclaimed and when he survives the bounty. With the right tool, that might be up or grabs.
Stylemys
2020-09-16 01:11:47 +0000 UTCOgras mentioned that the different "Base Towns [are] where elites of the same sector gather" back in chapter 385, so that seems to be the implication.
Stylemys
2020-09-16 01:01:31 +0000 UTCIMO, back-to-back Tower arcs would be kind of annoying honestly. Especially with the imminent invasion of Port Atwood being teased recently.
Stylemys
2020-09-16 00:54:04 +0000 UTCI was hoping the system would give him another tower token as reward for passing the bounty. It would make more sense for him to climb the tower himself to get the tower breaker legit and he can maybe take another reward from each floor?
luke eustace
2020-09-16 00:25:06 +0000 UTCSince Eveningtide Asura is from Zecia Sector, and the current Tower of Eternity had Asura and is only for one Sector, I think we can conclude that Zac and New Earth are in the Zecia Sector. Is there any evidence to the contrary? Maybe they can rename it the Zacia Sector now.
2020-09-16 00:14:19 +0000 UTCNah the system was most pleased with your choice and for work well done you get... more work.
M Clason
2020-09-15 23:45:15 +0000 UTCI actually wonder if the Stone Tablet would normally have been the projection formed at level 73 or if the System subbed it in to help increase the amount of conflict awaiting him.
Stylemys
2020-09-15 23:18:07 +0000 UTCDoes make for an interesting question, does he get a quest for surviving?
The Lost Pages
2020-09-15 22:56:39 +0000 UTCIt seems pretty clear that this is not a betrayal by the system. Zac explained his understanding of removal of weakness through conflict, leading to better warriors. And what's more weak than all those hothouse flowers whose accomplishments are brought about by wealth of their ancestors? Fertilizer to feed his growth
seth dauer
2020-09-15 22:48:34 +0000 UTCThis story is the shit. I'm a patron of Azarinth Healer, Dungeon Crawler Carl, He Who Fights With Monsters, The Menocht Loop, and The Storm King. I gave up on Delve, Wake of the Ravager, and The Eagle's Flight. This is far and away my favorite of the Royal Road serials I've patronized.
MAS
2020-09-15 21:03:20 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter.
Joshua Little
2020-09-15 20:38:00 +0000 UTCVery exciting chapter !
Tim Deral
2020-09-15 20:21:24 +0000 UTCI don't think he will be able to stall the 60 minutes out. It is one hell of a long time if everyone moves around 100x the speed of normal people and probably faster. That would make it a 100 hour fight for medieval knights.
Johannes Sauer
2020-09-15 20:08:55 +0000 UTCYou wrote it wrong. Its "Kenzie" not "Spear".
Johannes Sauer
2020-09-15 20:05:03 +0000 UTCSooo, what happens if he unleashes all three deforestation swings with mid tier Axe fragment? Does he wipe out the base town? How does the creation/oblivion factor in? So many questions... when he lives for the 60min. and gets the 10 levels will he get another apparition and advance his other two to middle? Yikes..
Theta Time
2020-09-15 19:59:26 +0000 UTCThe axe fragment pushed him over it it should be 1117 now
Henry Wartemberg
2020-09-15 19:57:00 +0000 UTCMaybe the increased bountry is all part of the Divine Investiture Array's "rectification of regrets". Apparently an investiture is "a ceremony at which honors or rank are formally conferred on a particular person". Maybe it's a way for Zac to reap the rewards from the Ruthless Heavens that he denied everyone else by living through the Quest. He was regretting not having enough time throughout the entire 8th Floor and "10 free levels" would give him the extra levels he might have been able to achieve with more time and the extra side rewards he would have picked up along the way.
Stylemys
2020-09-15 19:47:56 +0000 UTCThat was a nice chapter where stuff happened. I only miss the 1k strenght title.
Johannes Sauer
2020-09-15 19:46:36 +0000 UTCThe end of this chapter is all, "LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!!!!!"
Gnothi Seauton
2020-09-15 19:28:38 +0000 UTCThere is no certainty that he will get a Title for 1000 strength. He might or he might not. The Title for 1000 Endurance was "Promising Specialist". That would not really work for a second attribute. Maybe the next Title will be for having 3 attributes over 1000 in F-grade. He would need to get Vitality over 1000, which he should be able to do if he gets his other two Fragments to Middle.
2020-09-15 19:24:16 +0000 UTCThe only chance that I can think of is that maybe word got out and a bunch of people like Yeorav who had been holding off to get more power showed up to get the freebee level.
Obran
2020-09-15 19:22:59 +0000 UTCCome to think of it, Zac should have at least one more Title as well since he's now passed 1,000 strength. He's closing in on both 5,000 total stats too (before efficiency boosts) and 300+ in all attributes which may be potential Titles as well.
Stylemys
2020-09-15 19:21:16 +0000 UTCI would not be surprised if Ogras and Galau made breakthroughs. Galau upgrades his Dao of heaviness to peak or he may be close to a fragment of the great sword. Ogras getting a new Dao seed at the high stage, maybe the Dao of penetration for his spear, he can't be too far away from getting one for his weapon he has just been focusing on his shadow Dao the entire time he has been on earth.
Justin van mele
2020-09-15 19:16:02 +0000 UTCWill this be anything other than a bloodbath? According to the percentages: 4th floor - a few times a week 5th floor - a few times a year 6th floor - once every decade or two So the odds of anybody being something other than a pansy is pretty low.
Obran
2020-09-15 19:13:01 +0000 UTCI'm prone to agree. I think the Divine Investiture Array will allow Zac to cultivate, which would (normally) allow him to gain power/levels without resorting to as much constant conflict and violence. The System may be drawing him into a feud with the entire Sector in order to make sure he can't really escape the violent path he started on. Keep in mind, he'll be going straight from this conflict to the invasion of Port Atwood too. Also, the delay will probably keep him from upgrading to E grade Classes in between .
Stylemys
2020-09-15 19:11:27 +0000 UTCthe second part of the chapter was literally the exact same as the 1st, just with us knowing about the Middle Fragment. nothing said in it was important
hi angus
2020-09-15 19:09:33 +0000 UTCIt wan't me to murder these people?
Han Pol
2020-09-15 18:51:07 +0000 UTCEspecially because the stele influenced everybody towards war and made them super aggressive. Nobody will withdraw or hold back.
Firinen
2020-09-15 18:42:04 +0000 UTCOr the Terminus is where the system root access is and is something incredibly dangerous. If Zac is to become a Defier then he must go to the system terminus and change what exists.
Alexander Dupree
2020-09-15 18:19:59 +0000 UTCI think the change in quest is due to him picking a reward that would correct a past mistake, which is going against faith... hence the additional test to balance the value of prize.
VoiceMaxed
2020-09-15 18:14:23 +0000 UTCThere is no way that Zac is getting through this without revealing his Draugr form. He’ll need both the defensive boost and the stamina reset of switching to miasma once he runs low on cosmic energy.
Stylemys
2020-09-15 18:13:53 +0000 UTCDoubt it, as they are taking a risk as part of a quest, if there is no longer a system bounty, the interest in him will de down. And everyone know that the system quests are lethal risk, so don’t blame the player, blame the game.
VoiceMaxed
2020-09-15 18:12:46 +0000 UTCI do not think that Zac could gain anything. First this quest is a penalty for overstepping the “neutrality“ of the tower area. Second Zac did not gain a quest yet. But maybe he checks his quests first in the next chapter and there is a quest for him because of the upgrade in the kill Zac quest.
Firinen
2020-09-15 18:04:16 +0000 UTCA couple things. 1) If (when) Zac kills off the swarm of sector elites that will attack him will their families demand justice. i.e. will they target earth but instead of incursions, D and C rank clans from around the sector come to invade. 2) Does Zac get the same reward for beating off the swarm as the swarm would get from beating him up. that is +10 levels or he gets the title for finishing the tower?
Obran
2020-09-15 18:00:24 +0000 UTChmmm "The system is showing me about a path of growth through conflict. Why is the system trying to throw me into a big fight?"
LittleWhite
2020-09-15 17:58:48 +0000 UTCDon't think it will work, unless it show the specific quest of Zac we don't even know if there are benefits for the upgraded quest.
Gabriel F
2020-09-15 17:55:48 +0000 UTCMight be the System pits everyone against Zac because it wants him to walk a unique path. That way he can't really form alliances and has to depend on his own power to progress.
zoarian
2020-09-15 17:54:01 +0000 UTCMaybe his new fragment is good enough to infuse AoD with it, now that would be a show you want popcorn for. x))
D
2020-09-15 17:53:10 +0000 UTCThank you!
Andrew
2020-09-15 17:49:59 +0000 UTCCould always use one of those suicide quest ending pills, right? Also, I'm curious if when he switches to Draugr if that counts as a death.
Jordan
2020-09-15 17:48:52 +0000 UTCOooooo call the axe of desolation and turn an entire generation of elites to dust. Throw in a damn mountain too just to change the real estate around the tower in base town.
H R
2020-09-15 17:48:46 +0000 UTCUnhappy? Hmmmm, i would rather tend towards its last warning: 'Beware the terminus'. Wich also reminds me of the vision kezy got from her ai. I thought that big cloud the machine faced was the system, or its suroundings, but who can tell? I mean 'terminus' sounds a bit like it. So the question is: Does a nother power plays power games with the system and isnt realy happy with zac helping the system to get a leg in their game?
D
2020-09-15 17:38:05 +0000 UTCAn interesting idea.
Henry Wartemberg
2020-09-15 17:33:17 +0000 UTCI don't know why this chapter made me think of it, but I hope Zac invites the wannabe merchant dude into the Thayer consortium, it be interesting to give him a way out of his situation to be the first off world merchant representing someone with the potential of 1 in 100mil years. I would think his family would welcome that connection and willing to sacrifice some talent to it.
Kedar
2020-09-15 17:30:54 +0000 UTCprobably will get both to mid after this battle and few dao treasures from loot of BR and floor 7
rams
2020-09-15 17:28:59 +0000 UTC10 levels would put him a step *beyond* Tower Breaker
David Giles
2020-09-15 17:28:46 +0000 UTCI guess he should thanks the system : if he survives, that is.
Thenais
2020-09-15 17:28:34 +0000 UTCSo if Zac beats everyone here does he get 10 tower levels and effectively become a tower breaker?
MAS
2020-09-15 17:26:43 +0000 UTCYes it does, remember the vision, war is the engine of progress the system in pushing Zac to his utmost limits to further empower him, should he survive that is.
Omiso
2020-09-15 17:24:12 +0000 UTCZac about to wipe out an entire generation of top F rank cultivators! Maybe this fight for survival will push another one of Zac’s fragments to Middle?
Maniac000
2020-09-15 17:23:41 +0000 UTCYey!! I love it!!! Thanks a lot for the chapter!!
Juli Freixi
2020-09-15 17:21:13 +0000 UTCI'm pretty sure this is just the system pushing Zach. He has shown that he has great potential and if the Divine Investiture makes him a cultivator then all the more reason to push him to his limits. The systems reason for existing is to make powerhouses mostly through death and conflict and in the end if/when Zach survives or escapes he'll most likely be all the stronger for it.
Lockwood
2020-09-15 17:20:10 +0000 UTCEffectiveness doesn’t increase the base stat, so it wouldn’t impact Strength passing 1000. The other stuff does, though, so definitely over 1000 in Strength for our boy.
Davis
2020-09-15 17:19:16 +0000 UTCThe deforestation infused with the axe dao is going to be insane with his stat and dao increases.
Kedar
2020-09-15 17:18:40 +0000 UTCThere should be a reward to surviving the upgraded quest, a tower title upgrade to advance one level, thus given Ogras and Galau a better title without an appearing vision. And making Zac a Tower Breaker. Would be great for Galau to reach 4th floor.
Gabriel F
2020-09-15 17:17:27 +0000 UTCI'm really hoping Zac and co get the same reward if they make it.
David Giles
2020-09-15 17:16:24 +0000 UTClooks like minutes not seconds, right? Minutes seems like overkill but that's what it looks like.
gotag
2020-09-15 17:15:24 +0000 UTChttps://discord.gg/ggxMuj
gotag
2020-09-15 17:14:13 +0000 UTCThe quest upgrade makes no fucking sense.
L Pedersen
2020-09-15 17:13:26 +0000 UTCI wonder if it is his luck changing the quest. Maybe someone he is going to kill in this upcoming battle has something he needs or will need.
Kedar
2020-09-15 17:13:12 +0000 UTCA big outcome of the apparition is if zac is only a month or two away from getting triple mid frags he may hold off e grade for a bit
gotag
2020-09-15 17:09:50 +0000 UTCThe same thing promised to the others, making Zac a technical tower breaker?
Jack Trowell
2020-09-15 17:09:47 +0000 UTCThis is insane. Exciting really. The next chapter (I hope) will feature what I’m really looking forward to. A crazy battle where Zac can really flex... they put their greed ahead of their intelligence and some people are bout to lose their lives.
2020-09-15 17:09:21 +0000 UTCI’m trying to figure out the purpose of this? Does this help him consolidate gains? It’s only 60 seconds but seriously. If he survives do they stop attacking? There’s gonna have to be some serious penance
Henry Wartemberg
2020-09-15 17:09:19 +0000 UTCmy interpretation is that either the system is a bit backstabbing and just wants to toss the being that has the potential in the future to generate those patterns that it wanted; or there's actually multiple system operators/personalities/factions and the one he conversed with and the one thats setting the stupid bounty are not the same, and that terminus title is like sort of death mark.
MacDB
2020-09-15 17:08:48 +0000 UTCI wonder if the system himself might not be similar to a shard of the Dao of War/conflict, the tablet itself could even be a proto system incarnation
Jack Trowell
2020-09-15 17:07:39 +0000 UTCWow, that just forshadow him getting the other two to Sao fragments middle grade. Result: double arcane class
Kiwilord
2020-09-15 17:07:02 +0000 UTCIt was briefly hinted at a few chapters ago for the first time that there was.
Henry Wartemberg
2020-09-15 17:06:20 +0000 UTCOn the back side - it put a huge bounty on his head - but think of all the loot he will gain when he KILLS EVERYONE THERE!!! MUHHHWWWHHHAAAAAA!!! Give me all your bags of accumulated wealth bitches!
Mislandor
2020-09-15 17:05:52 +0000 UTCPeace was never an option, specially with a Dao vision of War to spice things up.
Omiso
2020-09-15 17:05:16 +0000 UTCOne of the most interesting chapters in a long time. Kudos man
2020-09-15 17:04:44 +0000 UTCAlso what's the discord chat address?
Alex
2020-09-15 17:04:09 +0000 UTCI think that the system will award Zach a reward for surviving the quest. The reward will be something we've all been wanting :)
Alex
2020-09-15 17:03:05 +0000 UTCDo we have actual Heavenly Tribulations in this story? I can't remember.
PrimordialJay
2020-09-15 17:01:21 +0000 UTCMassive boost from the dao fragment. Not only the +20 to all stats but especially the +10% effectiveness to his strength pushes his strength waaaaay over 1000. And the improvement to +225 strength😂
Firinen
2020-09-15 17:01:02 +0000 UTCNope. The System tests its most promising subjects, only through conflict can one advance.
M van Dongen
2020-09-15 16:58:33 +0000 UTCThe apparition of the tower is very fitting for the current situation here in base town. Resolution and progress through conflict
Sebastian Prue
2020-09-15 16:58:06 +0000 UTCSpends a few paragraphs musing on the advantages his insane luck stat brings him. Gets immediately dad dicked by the system.
Heraclitus
2020-09-15 16:55:58 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter
Alexander
2020-09-15 16:54:27 +0000 UTCMan system is vicious
gotag
2020-09-15 16:53:34 +0000 UTCI may not have a girlfriend to wait for when she's late to a date, but I can at least wait for Defiance of the Fall chapters 6 days a week. Besides who need 3D when you can simp for wn waifus with only descriptive paragraphs about them. Thanks for the chapter
Bodoroo
2020-09-15 16:49:41 +0000 UTCFirst. Thanks for the chapter! Love it.
Firinen
2020-09-15 16:47:58 +0000 UTC
