Chapter 1,184.
Added 2024-01-18 20:11:50 +0000 UTCBillions of dark red trickles poured out of the depths of Zac's cells as the Void regurgitated its unpalatable fare. The lightning looked innocuous compared to the tyrannical arcs that had ravaged his body just moments before, yet they held whispers of a far greater terror—morsels of eradication sanctioned by Law.
Whatever they touched seemed to fade away, whether it was flesh or the spiritual elements that made up his path. Even the Abyssal ponds turned into a faded grey after the lightning had passed through. Zac saw how he was being removed from existence. It didn't hurt in the slightest, but Zac would have preferred the agony of the previous posts to this terrifying erasure.
This was different from his experience in the Tribulation Throne. That ancient trial had built-in safeguards, like the earthly aura rising from the throne to keep his state steady. This time, Zac was facing the Four Desolates all alone. Energy and Dao rallied to combat the onslaught, only to become dust in the wind. The Laws were immutable as they gathered on their way to his Cosmic Core.
The only reason Zac wasn't losing his mind with fear was the subtle change to the aura hidden in the lightning's depths. It was clearly still Laws manifest, yet it felt inverted. Intimately close, almost. Zac felt he could move even closer if he added the Void to his body. Perhaps it could even revert the faded state spreading through his body.
But he was plumb out of Void Energy after conjuring the vortex. His backup generator, [Void Heart], was no use either. It was fighting its own war, refining the rest of the tribulation lightning, unable to supply Void Energy. Neither did he have any Void Pills for obvious reasons.
In desperation, Zac could only turn to his Cosmic Core. The first streams of Law-sanctioned lightning had already entered its pathways, and it groaned under duress. Wait, duress? Zac grasped onto the incongruity like a drowning man, pulling with everything he had. And the Void answered.
A soothing nothingness emerged from his core, passing through the walls of his Duplicity Core before spreading through his body. It was pure Void Energy, unmarked by the ancient aura of his bloodline. It seemed to exist in another plane than the lightning, where the two coexisted without any interaction. His body was different, and Zac looked on as sections erased by Law slowly recovered like paint being added to a blank canvas.
The reformation wasn't as quick as the destruction, and his work was constantly undone as new streaks of lightning passed by. It was enough to give him a fighting chance. There was only so much lightning to spit out, and the first wave was already fading after impressing the Laws on his Cosmic Core.
It was all thanks to [Void Engine]. Each piece entering his Cosmic Core had unique features, where the [Void Engine] could continuously produce Void Energy. Similarly, Sendor said that the [Warstone] would let him recover energy in the heat of battle, providing an inherent ability similar to [Fields of Despair].
Those features had been conspicuously absent during the past ten months. He'd worried his unorthodox core formation method had ruined the spirituality, but that wasn't the case. Igniting his core had put its inner workings on full display, and the familiar auras were still there. With the added spirituality and strength from the upgrade, the core was finally able to display at least one of these abilities.
Zac held on for dear life, forgoing any attempts to direct the changes in his Cosmic Core. Whether it was a blessing or a curse, he would have to take what he got. Luckily, Zac was almost certain it was the former, provided he had the strength to last to the end. The small changes taking place throughout his core looked random, but he felt an echo of the realignment he'd undergone.
A sudden and immense energy draw forced Zac's attention away from his core. It was the Duplicity Core coming alive, stealing both refined Tribulation Lightning and what little energy he'd saved from being erased. Worse, it drew on the Void, preventing any from leaving the quantum space.
Zac's thoughts grew hazy as his very existence faded. It would have been easy to curse the Kayar-Elu for stealing his lifeline. However, Zac knew they weren't the perpetrators behind his current plight. He roused his fading consciousness as he glowered at the starry sky.
It was almost as though he could see a set of eyes gazing down at him from far above. Zac's hand shot forth while the illusory Void Mountain reappeared in his Soul Aperture, fueled with what little Void Energy hadn't been siphoned off.
The 'unaffiliated' Void Energy was slow to follow his commands, especially when he tried to use it for a Bloodline Talent. Fear and urgency broke through all restrictions, and a pulse of severed fate spread through the valley with him as the epicenter. The overbearing Karmic thread held at bay by his Duplicity Core had been destroyed by the [Void Mountain]'s unstable infusion.
The last tribulation clouds dispersed the next second, severing the bridge between Zac and the mysterious intruder. The Specialty Core calmed down, and Zac slowly exhaled as Void Energy once more began undoing the desolation. The crackling reformation lasted another ten minutes before the trickle of lightning finally stopped.
The first two bolts had left his Cosmic Core wretched, shrunken, and burnt. The final bolt was even more terrifying. The core currently looked like a hologram, like it didn't exist in either quantum state. But, like Zac, it was slowly coming back to reality.
Zac glanced at the starry sky with lingering fear. Was the last-minute addition of Law Runes really a response to using [Void Mountain] to combat the second bolt? The wrath had felt so palpable and targeted, almost making Zac forget the Heavens wasn't a conscious entity like the System.
Cultivating Void shouldn't go against the Laws any more than cultivating Dao. They were cardinal rules governing both sides of the coin. It made more sense if it related to the Void Road, his rejection of Cosmic Destiny.
Zac had tried to get a better understanding of the Laws and Destiny since returning from the Centurion Lighthouse. Remaining ignorant was too dangerous when Laws had remolded his core, and he had stepped onto an unprecedented path of forming his own fate.
Unfortunately, Zecia didn't have the answers he sought. Most considered the 'One Destiny' as the natural order and not something that related to cultivation. That was more or less true for a place like Zecia, but it obviously wasn't the full picture. The Limitless Empire had formed an independent Imperial Destiny, and wasn't the struggle between the Thrones and Seals an attempt to shift the natural order?
Zecia's understanding of the Four Laws was not much deeper, and the few available insights were hoarded as core secrets by the peak faction's Dao Reserves. However, Zac had discovered that Four Desolate Tribulations was even rarer than he'd thought, thanks to Tavza. Most Monarchs would never encounter one, instead facing Grand Minor Tribulations and two-cycle tribulations like Saeward.
This was cause for both relief and regret among C-grade Cultivators. In fact, Zac had only recently realized just how big the opportunity presented by the Tribulation Throne was.
The problem all Monarchs faced, whether Cultivator or Mortal, Boundless or Heavenly, was the constant energy drain. Inner Worlds could draw energy from the cosmos, but no C-grade cultivator could form a perfect dimension. Accordingly, what leaked through the imperfections was more than what they received.
Just staying afloat required diligent cultivation to supplement the natural influx. Even that wasn't enough for Monarchs on the frontier, where heritages were shallow and the energy thin. They also had to supplement their Inner Worlds with mountains of treasure.
Mortals such as himself would feel this uphill battle far more since they had no Cultivation Manuals to combat the drain. In addition, their Inner Worlds were unstable and filled with imperfections. Zac hadn't found a single example of a Mortal going beyond Early C-grade to this day, proving just how hopeless the situation was.
Zac still had no plan on how to deal with that problem. Any Inner World formed with his heavy foundations was bound to require terrifying amounts of energy, especially if you accounted for how voracious his bloodline was. His only idea was to rely on the Void the same way he did with [Void Vajra Sublimation]. He would take what he needed from the Cosmos while giving nothing back. Zac didn't have the faintest how that was supposed to be accomplished in practice, though.
Technically, crossing each threshold of Monarchy was an opportunity to alleviate the drain by improving your Inner World. In reality, the deficit usually got much worse. A breakthrough drastically expanded the Inner World, increasing its power and energy requirements alike. You would have a harder time keeping up even if the world quality remained the same.
Just surviving the bottleneck was difficult enough, so most Monarchs saw their Inner Worlds deteriorate rather than improve. Only the utmost geniuses throughout the Multiverse had the luxury of improving their foundations while expanding their world.
However, there was one circumstance that could significantly stem the drain—the Four Desolates Tribulation.
There seemed to be no rhyme or reason for who got picked to be tested by Laws. It affected both cultivators walking the Boundless and Heavenly paths. Some only got picked once; others faced it at every step. It did target Heaven's Chosen and Eonic seeds to a higher degree, but there were records of second-rate Monarchs being targeted by the Four Desolates.
It even seemed random who survived and who perished, though the vast majority died. Zac wasn't surprised after having just a taste of the real thing. You weren't getting through that experience without something unique to fall back on.
The few who didn't get erased would see benefits similar to Zac in the Tribulation Throne. Their Inner Worlds would be realigned, improving their ability to pull energy from the Cosmos. This surplus often snowballed into great momentum that let the chosen Monarchs progress through the grade.
No one had ever found a method to call down the Four Desolates, and not for lack of trying. Consequently, it was considered a matter of fate. In fact, the term 'Heaven's Chosen' originally came from this phenomenon, though its meaning had long since shifted to include any talent with the potential to rise above their generation.
After today, Zac understood how correct this notion was. Those who faced the Four Desolates probably had the potential to influence Destiny and the Era's direction, no matter how small. Perhaps the reason he was targeted so early was that he'd picked an entirely new road to follow. Perhaps each minor bottleneck would add a bit more of the Laws.
What kind of core would he have after annealing it in two more rounds of Law-empowered lightning? Any C-grade Cultivator would go insane with envy if they learned he got to align his core with the Laws three times before assaulting Monarchy. It would make for the perfect foundation for his Inner World.
And yet, Zac found it hard to get excited over the subtle alterations within the Cosmic Core. Was he overestimating himself? Three times now, he'd required assistance to survive these high-grade tribulations. First, it was his Duplicity Core protecting him atop Mount Illumination. Then it was Laondio who saved his life and forced open the Void Road. This time, he only got to reap such a big harvest because the System restrained most of Heaven's power.
What if he broke through inside the Eternal Storm the next time? Or some part of Ultom where the System couldn't reach? Who was supposed to save him then? He needed to figure out a way to deal with the problem himself. But how? Dealing with that intractable erasure head-on seemed impossible, especially if it would keep coming at the beginning of his breakthroughs.
Not to mention, his actions were obviously drawing unwanted attention. The presence gazing in his direction across the river of fate was neither the System nor Heavens. It was a cultivator, a very powerful one. His Duplicity Core's anti-karma protections had almost been overwhelmed despite the immense distance between them. Zac was almost certain he'd prevented his identity from being exposed, but that didn't mean they came away empty-handed.
Were they looking for him, or had they noticed something unusual happening and tried to find out what? Zac frowned, opening his Quest Screen. Nothing had changed except for the [First Step of Destiny]-quest being gone. He'd been worried he'd somehow dragged the trial closer yet again.
Zac shook his head and got back to his feet. He had no way to investigate that spying presence. The Sangha was an obvious suspect, considering they tried to bind him with Karma. However, it could be any old faction who kept watch for changes in the river of fate. Zac could only be careful and keep his ears to the ground. Which changed nothing, considering he'd been on full alert since getting his hands on the first seal of the Left Imperial Palace.
Zac turned to Joanna, who stalwartly stood guard with spear in hand. He left her at the frontlines, so she must have returned to act as a Dao Guardian during his pre-breakthrough meditation. Deathly Miasma seeped out of the ground, seemingly drawn by her immovable figure. It was no surprise, considering the amount of carnage that spear had caused over the past month.
"Congratulations," Joanna said as she walked over.
There was not a hint of surprise or confusion on her face. The fact that he'd successfully stepped into Middle Hegemony was a matter of course, and an unplanned tribulation wasn't enough to shake her unwavering belief in him. Zac inwardly grimaced upon seeing the latest scar on her face. This one had almost taken her left eye.
He didn't know what to think of the transformation that began after she emerged victorious from her Sealbearer quest. The differences weren't too noticeable at first. It felt like she was simply getting used to her newfound power and the frontlines. Yet with each battle she led, the baleful air around her grew more intense while new wounds were added to the tally.
Passing the trial and Seizing the Indomitable Seal showed her a path forward and pushed her strength to the next tier. However, she intentionally suppressed her breakthrough and kept honing herself by treading the edge between life and death. Thankfully, it was soon over. Her baleful aura had begun transforming into something else.
Faith Energy, where he was the target. Joanna had chosen to fully embrace the path that allowed the Limitless Empire to lord over all creation, and her path was already spreading among the Valkyries. He'd already seen hints of the terrifying power brought by her beliefs. Her Endurance was nowhere near his, yet she'd almost seemed harder to kill as she tore apart one Kan'Tanu Hegemon after another in bloody melees.
"Thank you," Zac said, once more swallowing his misgivings. "Has your domain grown stronger?"
"When the Emperor prospers, so will his subjects," Joanna said, a small smile finally appearing on her face. "I'm breaking through as soon as we've confirmed the situation is stable."
"Good," Zac nodded. "How's the situation?"
"The Atwood Empire was upgraded to a Middle E-grade Faction in the War System twelve minutes ago," Joanna said. "The twenty-four hours have started."
The twenty-four hours referred to the Battlefront Arrays. After that short window, they would match his armies with enemies one stage higher, whether you were in the middle of a campaign or not.
"Any new Battlefronts opening?"
"Not as of right now."
"Good. Order the full reset and the upgrade," Zac said.
"Wait, there's something else," Joanna said, taking out a Cosmos Sack. "I received a package just before returning, along with a note to not drop this on your head? I had the Warfort quartermaster scan it for danger to make sure. It should be safe."
"Not drop on my—" Zac muttered as he took the sack, eyes suddenly widening with realization.
Ventus Kalavan. Their duel in the Twilight Ocean ended with the Numerologist's abacus dropping on his head. Was this about their agreement? Wasn't Ventus supposed to perform a divination only right before they entered the Inheritance? Something must have changed. Zac wanted to investigate before upgrading Earth, but Joanna's next words made his mind come to a complete stop.
"Furthermore, Mr. Trang left his post three hours ago, handing over command of his beast to his son. He's entered terminal seclusion."
Comments
Think this is a mistake that needs to be edited, should be middle d grade they are upgraded too for the battle fronts I assume. Not E grade: The Atwood Empire was upgraded to a Middle E-grade Faction in the War System twelve minutes ago," Joanna said. "The twenty-four hours have started."
Skanda
2024-02-14 00:52:04 +0000 UTCAnyone else getting Odin vibes from Joanna?
jsw
2024-02-09 05:57:10 +0000 UTCI honestly end up skimming them just because they tend to get a little boring
Dominic Kayeska
2024-01-26 14:50:38 +0000 UTCI know the cultivation part is needed but can't say I am a fan of multiple chapters being dedicated to it. It tends to be too long winded and I would have preferred updates on other characters instead of the amount of detail provided.
Hms
2024-01-19 20:39:00 +0000 UTCWhat’s the schedule for posting. I never remember
Brett Labat
2024-01-19 19:39:45 +0000 UTCJup, exactly. As Joanna and Vilari were second in command (or rather, actual leaders) for their respective army under Zac/Arcaz and Emily is his diciple, he told them about his situation. All other captains are still in the dark.
SmokeJam
2024-01-19 19:19:15 +0000 UTCBy that I always thought he meant there was a point when you had to leave it to fate. Where you couldn’t see any further and had to role the dice. He has always reminded me of the very smart very careful gambler. And that his path was to walk in step with his calculations until he couldn’t anymore and instead just needed to make a best guess *shrug* my personal headcanon/understanding of him.
Michael Sheetz
2024-01-19 19:12:15 +0000 UTCI don’t think terminal seclusion means he’s going to die. It’s mentioned a few other times and it seems to mean seclusion where you either break through or die. Maybe TFD will clarify in next chapter.
Ben
2024-01-19 18:58:43 +0000 UTCYeah it should be grandson
Lumpawaroo
2024-01-19 18:10:34 +0000 UTCNo, but they are given some basic information on their past selves. There's also no guarantee that Sapp Trang will become a revenant. All Dreamers of the Atwood Empire are given a choice for how to handle their death. My guess is that Mr. Trang won't choose the undead route but will choose his family's traditional burial.
Lumpawaroo
2024-01-19 18:09:24 +0000 UTCAhhh damn. I liked Trang
Lucas Gulick
2024-01-19 16:06:53 +0000 UTCEven Zac's fate wasn't strong enough to push Sap toward joining that incursion and keeping his momentum going with all the origin dao. He pretty much gave up once he got what he wanted, which was to secure a future for his family.
DrSubterfuge
2024-01-19 15:52:05 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter.
Joshua Little
2024-01-19 10:31:37 +0000 UTCIs the planetary upgrade just energy quality, or size as well? Because it would be a shame to not take the opportunity to increase the size of the world while it is easy and cheap. The energy can be increased manually through the world spirit and assistive resources, but size is seemingly a function that only the system could accomplish.
Luke Scheffe
2024-01-19 10:04:02 +0000 UTCThe chapter indicates that the tribulation enhances the ability to draw energy from the cosmos. That could speed up the World Spirit’s cultivation. Or it could just increase the energy density on the surface without affecting the quality.
Luke Scheffe
2024-01-19 10:01:17 +0000 UTCTalk about burying the lead Joanna jeez!
Tommy
2024-01-19 09:23:53 +0000 UTCThose creepy baldies
Weebeedee
2024-01-19 09:09:02 +0000 UTCWell I dont see a way for zac to stop that he needs to kill and he needs strong followers so I guess he should start kidnapped living elite to shore up the living side 😅
Frederik
2024-01-19 07:25:54 +0000 UTCyeah but does earth leak energy? I dont think so wich indicates to me that the laws wouldn’t help in any noticable way
Frederik
2024-01-19 07:20:11 +0000 UTCDo they retain their memories and stuff after being turned?
Lampshade Sr.
2024-01-19 06:28:40 +0000 UTCMost likely it's Sangha guy, but hey who knows
SandreX
2024-01-19 03:57:05 +0000 UTCIdk if anyone remembers A’ Feris cuz it could be that grand deacon he is a autarch
2024-01-19 03:52:15 +0000 UTCJust could have skipped the seclusion part. Retirement, or be a casual lecturer of
Cameron Taylor
2024-01-19 02:37:52 +0000 UTCHas he ever worked out memory keeping rebirth?
Cameron Taylor
2024-01-19 02:36:57 +0000 UTCRest well Mr. Sap Trang, good morning Mr. Sap Blackwood.
Will Mill
2024-01-19 01:53:08 +0000 UTCLike Sao has a choice on retirement. Zac’s fate is going to kickstart Sap’s cultivation regardless of how sap feels.
BLead
2024-01-19 01:47:49 +0000 UTCSap transfer son should be grandson correct?
Frardowin
2024-01-19 01:41:36 +0000 UTCI wonder if Zac will offer Sap Trang re-birth as an undead. Sap and Max would make a good pair.
Mike Naka
2024-01-19 01:38:24 +0000 UTCMakes sense. There are a lot of opportunities to be had now. They are being wasted
Henry Wartemberg
2024-01-19 01:36:46 +0000 UTCI suspect Zac would also need to cultivate faith to properly harness and benefit from that.
Henry Wartemberg
2024-01-19 01:34:59 +0000 UTCI seem to be in the minority, but honestly, good for Trang. Not everyone wants or needs to struggle to the bitter end, and he's going out peacefully, on his terms, and with his affairs taken care of.
BelligerentGnu
2024-01-19 01:34:32 +0000 UTCZac might need to find a better recruitment process than killing people!
Cameron Taylor
2024-01-19 01:30:24 +0000 UTCFaith in Zac should give a tiny fraction of Zac's ability to ignore constraints. Providence, etc.
Cameron Taylor
2024-01-19 01:24:03 +0000 UTCMaybe he wants the grandchild to have chance to ride the kraken to power with the system war?
Cameron Taylor
2024-01-19 01:19:40 +0000 UTCEspecially with an ongoing war.
Cameron Taylor
2024-01-19 01:19:01 +0000 UTCNot just ruling. Personally carrying the empire. That's a whole extra level of faith.
Cameron Taylor
2024-01-19 01:18:18 +0000 UTCI know I said Zac would still lose to these Eonic seeds even if his followers started cultivating faith. I'd like to take that statement back. Because if the power you get from Faith is increased by the legend of the person specifically. Then Zac is gonna become unbeatable. It's one thing to have faith in the family ruling your empire. Is another thing to have faith in one man specifically that is ruling your empire.
Darnell Maxwell
2024-01-19 00:56:29 +0000 UTCI mean I never expected him to become a Hedgemon. But I figure he'd last at least another century or two.
Darnell Maxwell
2024-01-19 00:53:43 +0000 UTCDid the rights for Sap Trang get bought out by Disney? He has turned into a premature quitter like disneyfied Luke Skywalker!
Cameron Taylor
2024-01-19 00:37:55 +0000 UTCThe details should be hard to guess. But the unread should have reason to believe killing life Zac might backfire if they see synced advancement.
Cameron Taylor
2024-01-19 00:31:07 +0000 UTCIt is strange we haven't heard of Faith cultivation with regards to the Undead. Perhaps this is why. Or perhaps Faith could compete/conflict with the Paternal Bond and so it would be taboo or even antithetical for them
Matthew Hay
2024-01-19 00:24:05 +0000 UTCCould that have been Zac’s true dad taking a peek at him. He’s bound to know by now who he is after recent events
Jay Fowler
2024-01-18 23:56:44 +0000 UTC@Henry, I think that bond will actually prevent the undead from practicing the faith past. The central tenant of faith is choice. You choose to believe, choose to trust, choose to follow. But how can the undead truly choose when they are born with a bond to Zac and the desire to obey him?
Curtis
2024-01-18 23:42:12 +0000 UTCI thought of that but then realised that Faith Heritage path would be open to the undead as well. In fact they would likely be better suited to it considering they are awakened with his blood granting a natural paternal bond
Henry Wartemberg
2024-01-18 23:16:17 +0000 UTCBEEN WAITING FOR INFO ON JOANNA!!!! Can’t wait to see the monster she becomes and love that the valks are rising too🔥 war arc going carzyyyyyyyyy
solodagod 23
2024-01-18 23:12:11 +0000 UTCBut they aren’t equally manifested in all locations, as evidenced by the tribulation lightning and Zac’s own changes. So while the core is currently good enough to be a treat world, there’s no reason it can’t be better.
Luke Scheffe
2024-01-18 22:49:33 +0000 UTCThe idea behind the laws is that a cultivators cosmic world mimics the real world,but it's an imperfect copy, therefore it leaks energy I to the real world. Being baptized by the laws makes your inner world more like the real world, reducing your energy loss, so earth already has the 4 laws since in the real world
WindGunner
2024-01-18 22:45:58 +0000 UTCOoooh good catch I wonder if it will turn out to be the solution. Though the undead probably can use some form also and they’re far more dedicated to Zac from the start.
Alexander Dupree
2024-01-18 22:35:28 +0000 UTCThat true without any type of compass or person that has lingering fate with zac it would be pretty impossible to find him but who just ran into the primordial
Dranek19
2024-01-18 22:33:22 +0000 UTCEh Sandor tested his karma block from right next to him and it barely registered compared to what just happened. He certainly didn’t try hard but Zac had no issues with it. Sandor isn’t quite the same age as the primordial but he has lived since the Empire so one expects he’s not a pushover. The primordial doing that with the same cultivation as Zac from some godly distance away seems pretty unlikely without help somehow.
Alexander Dupree
2024-01-18 22:30:07 +0000 UTCTerminal seclusion 🥲
Joe Bou-Chedid
2024-01-18 22:29:51 +0000 UTCBut as they get stronger, there will be more splashback, which could be absorbed by the core to empower the world.
Luke Scheffe
2024-01-18 22:26:57 +0000 UTCYeah I think Zac's human followers will gain a power upgrade via Faith Energy which will help balance the superior bloodlines of Arcaz' undead followers.
Lumpawaroo
2024-01-18 22:26:36 +0000 UTCMy guess is Blessed Fate, or one of his followers from the Sangha. It has something to do with The Terminus.
Lumpawaroo
2024-01-18 22:24:34 +0000 UTCAww he finally gave up :( I understand he’s old already but it’s still sad.
Alexander Dupree
2024-01-18 22:23:17 +0000 UTCwell if they aim it at him than maybe and quite a few of his soldiers as will likely tell stories about their crazy emperor and maybe his other elites after all they have encountered other forces so I think acceptance will be fairly high at least in the army.
Han Pol
2024-01-18 22:18:12 +0000 UTCIf you’re talking about societal acceptance, then I don’t know. But faith energy has nothing to do with Zacks path. It Joanna and the valkyries thing
Aaron Schwartz
2024-01-18 22:09:39 +0000 UTCI mean, the tribulation never targeted the world core… In fact, this one seemed even less destructive than a normal tribulation to anyone not its direct target. I don’t think it left any energy behind for the environment or the world to profit from.
Aaron Schwartz
2024-01-18 22:07:36 +0000 UTCNo he agreed to tell his inner circle. Vilari, Emily and Joanna all know.
Darnell Maxwell
2024-01-18 22:02:16 +0000 UTCZac has only openly told Vilari. He decided to keep the truth hidden from even his Valkyrie and generals.
Salvo
2024-01-18 22:00:51 +0000 UTC"Furthermore, Mr. Trang left his post three hours ago, handing over command of his beast to his son. He's entered terminal seclusion." WHAT THE FUCK!
Darnell Maxwell
2024-01-18 22:00:36 +0000 UTCTime for Revenant Trang
Other Tan
2024-01-18 21:51:04 +0000 UTCHow many goddamn times are you going to kill Sap Trang
Brandon Harrison
2024-01-18 21:45:55 +0000 UTCShe Vilary and Emily know I think.
Han Pol
2024-01-18 21:41:11 +0000 UTCGot some void generation out of the core! This means his combat style won’t burn out like it did in the Kator fight. I do want to point out that at no time does Joanna seem to talk to Zac AND Arcaz, so she knows the truth? ‘The emperor’ line is pretty clear and singular. Can we get a general tally of how many suspect the 1 core relationship? If both are going up the board it’s probably going to be confirmation that the life/death divide is bridged.
Salvo
2024-01-18 21:35:03 +0000 UTCZac’s thread of karma might not be able to be found easily but someone of her level might be able to sense the four desolates and zac just happen to be the reason why it appeared
Dranek19
2024-01-18 21:20:57 +0000 UTCIf the four desolates help cultivator’s inner world, what might it do for an actual world core? Zac should do more tribulations on earth, if he can get away with it.
Luke Scheffe
2024-01-18 21:18:25 +0000 UTCThe primordial might have been a Supremacy back then, but right now her body is that of an Hegemon, powerful for her rank and with a luck-dar at that, but nowhere close to looking through the veil shrouding the river of fate.
Omiso
2024-01-18 21:16:24 +0000 UTCIt's the rzde 9fnthe faction not it's leader. It'peansnthe factions overall is able.to.mustee.large armies at mid E grade level or above. For the faction to be d grade they should have much more hegemons that the few they currently have
Jack Trowell
2024-01-18 21:13:11 +0000 UTCI think Ventus will end up as undead, like Boye. In that fight during the twilight arc, Ventus said at the end something like surrender life to seize fate, those words might be prophetical.
Omiso
2024-01-18 21:10:41 +0000 UTCI got a feeling it’s the primordial that was looking for him their meeting is close at hand
Dranek19
2024-01-18 21:07:51 +0000 UTCIs the faith path enough to balance the living with the dead, or do we think something else needs to happen?
Kiwilord
2024-01-18 21:07:33 +0000 UTCI don't understand didn't Trang upgrade his race to E grade? He should have at least 500 years of lifespan in the tank.
Omiso
2024-01-18 21:05:27 +0000 UTCSuch a jucy chapter, and hope that terminal cultivation is his attempt at D grade break though. Thanks TFD
Tyler S.
2024-01-18 21:02:54 +0000 UTCBut the upgrade listed was middle E grade, not D grade
Blake Noyes
2024-01-18 20:57:57 +0000 UTCMiddle D-grade, maybe - but I seem to remember that there was a big discussion about what made up the rank of an Empire, and Zecia's terminology was inflated as opposed to other areas. However I don't think middle E-grade is right at all.
Random Information
2024-01-18 20:53:10 +0000 UTCExactly, it should be middle D-grade, not E-grade.
Baynir
2024-01-18 20:52:07 +0000 UTCYeah but entering terminal seclusion when he still has some 900 yrs of life left this early seems off with how Sap Trang originally planned before passing on the torch to his grandson. My guess is that the upgrading of earth made him feel the pressure.
Lex Luther S
2024-01-18 20:49:57 +0000 UTCI guess he makes it and if not well than that is honestly also okay. Not everybody can make it this is a cultivation story after all. happy for Joanna and maybe also the humans of his empire finding a path.
Han Pol
2024-01-18 20:48:23 +0000 UTCIt is likely intentional on their part. Zac might be ready for D grade battles, but Earth?
ouroboros
2024-01-18 20:47:54 +0000 UTCI still know what you meant and agree.
ouroboros
2024-01-18 20:46:43 +0000 UTCWhat's the clases grade have to do with a race upgrade? As long as the resources are there, Sap Trang will have upgraded his race to D grade. It's only in hegemony and beyond that the race is attached to their cultivation.
Lex Luther S
2024-01-18 20:46:35 +0000 UTCTerminal seclusion, I'm guessing or hoping, that it means they are attempting to pass their bottleneck or die trying
Jonas Lemke
2024-01-18 20:45:10 +0000 UTCThat's not really how it works. Certainly being old is what's likely caused him to lack the drive like others but he gained a lifespan of some 500 yrs after upgrading his race to E grade, and ogras mentioned that they'll still be young even at 100yrs of age. As for making it past Mid E grade, that doesn't have anything to do with upgrading ones race as it's not attached to their cultivation like it is for hegemony.
Lex Luther S
2024-01-18 20:45:09 +0000 UTCIt's sad. I get why Trang made his choice. He's a man who values family and likely he has imposter syndrome walking with the likes of Zac. Not everyone need challenge the heavens. I just wish he would find a better way to retire than terminal seclusion. Sigh... Maybe teach or something Trang. Damn.
ouroboros
2024-01-18 20:44:04 +0000 UTCRIP Mr. Trang he ain't dead but for when he dies cause I know it's coming up
Shawn Lockhart
2024-01-18 20:43:21 +0000 UTCyeah I assume that will happen. depending on how long the time horizon for the books goes, we could start seeing the described attitude of the high tier cultivators apply to Zac, where the younger generations pass as blips and hardly any are worth paying attention to
Grant Prater
2024-01-18 20:39:54 +0000 UTCSap only got to E grade in class so he definitely didn’t get a D-grade race
Mathew
2024-01-18 20:39:52 +0000 UTCI don't understand why he has to seclude himself, why not just retired and I don't know do gardening? Seriously he has like E grade race, he can live for 500 years, retirement and relaxation is an option!!
Stefan Muntean
2024-01-18 20:37:31 +0000 UTCI didn't think Trang made it past mid E grade and never got a D-grade body. Also, he was quite old before the system, and that means he is effectively old as well.
Michael Fannon
2024-01-18 20:36:43 +0000 UTCI know this is a bit morbid, but I really hope that he gets a state funeral thing when he passes. He was one of Zac's first real followers and has been loyal and doing all he could since then.
Michael Fannon
2024-01-18 20:34:52 +0000 UTCWell I never thought mr trang was going to show up again
frankie doerr
2024-01-18 20:33:33 +0000 UTCThe part about the four laws does make sense. After the throne Zac said the arrays on his core looked more like a natural formation not something an array master setup. This more in tune array is more a natural world core then a core made by a cultivator. So Zac has finished the absolute bare minimum requirement to get to mid monarchy at mid core formation.
Justin van mele
2024-01-18 20:33:30 +0000 UTCWonderful chapter. Many questions raised. And such a sad cliff.
Michael Fannon
2024-01-18 20:32:53 +0000 UTCThank you!
Andrew
2024-01-18 20:32:32 +0000 UTCWell to be recognized as a middle force you either need a middle D planet or a middle D cultivator, so I think is about right. Zac has entered middle D
Stefan Muntean
2024-01-18 20:32:17 +0000 UTCI love ventus I hope he becomes a permanent part of the squad after the trial. he needs someone with divination. and poor trang, feels like it's time tho. I like that not everyone has deus ex machina ability to keep up with him
Grant Prater
2024-01-18 20:32:07 +0000 UTCTftc!
brennon Petersen
2024-01-18 20:31:52 +0000 UTCMan I understand why these uber powerful cultivators do what they do but man I wish they'd leave our boy the FUCK alone because he does not want your gaze. Anyways, what do we think Ventus wants to inform zac about? Must be desperate to do that given it's not yet time🤔 As for Sap Trang entering terminal seclusion, hmmmmm why? I understand his path and fate has already been decided but he should have at least a millennia of life left with a D grade race🤔🤔. As for zac encountering such a heaven defying opportunity as being possibly annulled in 2 more rounds of 4 laws tribulations as well as using it to perfect his inner world to prevent the drain is an interesting idea. And to get such an Info dump on monarchs, no wonder those on the frontier constantly need treasures to stem the loss
Lex Luther S
2024-01-18 20:31:51 +0000 UTCIs the dam monks I tell you, the one destiny is Budha and they f... the first era and now they want to awaken him and remold the heavens in their imagine.
Stefan Muntean
2024-01-18 20:30:07 +0000 UTCAwesome but sad about Mr Trang :(
James Faulkner
2024-01-18 20:22:42 +0000 UTC"Atwood Empire was upgraded to a Middle E-grade Faction" I don't think that's right.
Random Information
2024-01-18 20:22:36 +0000 UTCNot Mr. Trang!
Chris Fey
2024-01-18 20:22:30 +0000 UTCtyftc
RGrocks
2024-01-18 20:16:07 +0000 UTCawsome, and first I guess
Whids
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