Zac glanced at the lonesome plant some distance away, and he eventually decided to let it live out its life. It had accompanied him for over a month in this place, and it had even been marked by his Dao. It felt like a waste to harvest it, and Zac instead turned to the large coffin leaning agains...
2021-07-16 16:09:55 +0000 UTC View PostZac spent the next few hours stabilizing his mind and getting back to perfect condition. The final snippet to evolve Bodhi still eluded him, and he eventually gave up. He knew all-too-well the Dao couldn’t be forced, especially not for him. Sitting around pondering was all-but-useless with his ...
2021-07-15 16:19:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Alright,” Catheya nodded, not looking surprised in the slightest that Zac would head off on his way now that the pearls were collected. “I’ll take you out of this place before we find our own paths.”
The descent from the mountain was just as nerve-wracking as the ascent, but thir...
2021-07-14 16:47:14 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I removed the last sentence in the last chapter, so now the last line of chapter 718 is:
"No one has managed to find any other Dao-type that works. Mixed-meaning Daos from different branches are fine as long as Life and Death take a major role, but nothing ...
2021-07-13 16:24:04 +0000 UTC View Post“So this is the place?” Zac asked as he dragged his axe out of the head of the corpse.
They were currently at a depth of over three thousand meters, gazing at a submerged mountain range. It reminded Zac a bit of Earth back home, in the sense that it looked like this particular mountain ...
2021-07-12 15:31:15 +0000 UTC View PostTwo signals were better than nothing, but it also meant that yet another one of their squad was down for the count. Only a month had passed, yet they were approaching the average 50% casualty rate for the Twilight Ascent. This trial was bound to be a bloody chapter in the history of the Twilight ...
2021-07-08 16:34:36 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no telling if there were some hidden downsides to his unique ability, but so far the only one seemed to be how hard it was to upgrade his Bloodline. He still held on to the [Cardinal Kernel] because of the events on the Memorysteel Mountain. He wanted to upgrade his blo...
2021-07-07 16:19:58 +0000 UTC View PostA ripple spread through the web, and a small smile spread across Alvod’s face. It looked Va Tapek’s little disciple really did deliver. He had been worried there for a bit since he felt the node condensing. Luckily, the node was broken apart before the change was irrevocable.
Not that C...
2021-07-06 15:49:26 +0000 UTC View PostZac knew he couldn't rely on Catheya at the moment. She had expelled enough pollen to move around freely, but there was still some left to restrict her abilities. Combined with her wounds and the environmental suppression, she was all but useless at the moment.
He wasn’t confident in deal...
2021-07-05 16:29:07 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Repeater for ease of reading:
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It worked. The energy from [Force of the Void] had no problems undoing the bindings from Leandra’s obfuscation array, and the Duplicity core instantly returned to ...
2021-07-01 16:52:45 +0000 UTC View Post2/2.
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Catheya's left arm was clearly broken, and multiple wounds covered her body. Her complexion was pallid even for a Draugr, and Zac sensed her aura was very unstable. She neither had his durability nor the ability to deal with the dense li...
2021-06-30 16:05:36 +0000 UTC View PostAs mentioned yesterday, double Chappy bonanza.
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The damage caused by their actions was not readily apparent, but Zac believed things would eventually reach a tipping point. Perhaps the Living Pulse would be gone by th...
2021-06-30 16:01:19 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: So we're closing in on the end of the month, and I just wanted to clarify the schedule for the rest of summer.
July will have a normal release schedule.
I will however be taking a break to recharge the batteries in August. I have th...
2021-06-29 16:58:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Why do you insist on profaning nature like this?” the treant asked as he destroyed an axe wraith with a wave, his irate voice sounding like crackling thunder. “Those points will not be enough to change anything.”
“Well, you never know,” Zac said as he stomped down on the ground...
2021-06-28 16:29:27 +0000 UTC View Post“How much more?” Zac growled as he was launched into the air by two chains, his axe empowered by a massive jagged edge as he cut apart yet another 2-meter wasp before destroying a root that aimed for Catheya. “We’ll be overrun sooner or later.”
He wasn’t joking. The only reason ...
2021-06-25 15:40:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Are we really doing this?” Alvaries sighed as she looked down at the seemingly ordinary mountain below. “The implications…”
The Holbok Mountains were situated on a remote part of the Dendrian Worlddisk. None of the Twilight Rivers passed anywhere close, and the closest settlement...
2021-06-24 15:41:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe ultimate strike of the treeman’s ally was diverted, allowing Zac to attack with reignited vigor as the normal shield pygmy kept him safe from the occasional attacks. The barriers it conjured just looked like coffins, but they were actually even sturdier compared to his old skill [Im...
2021-06-23 15:43:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe skeleton's spatial ring was in a pretty bad state, and Zac guessed that it wouldn’t last more than a few more decades. It had probably lost more than three-quarters of its original space by now, and what remained was far smaller than even the backup rings he bought in Twilight Harbor.
There wasn’t anything else of interest within the small cave, and the group soon turned back after Catheya split the meager loot. As expected, there wasn’t anything worthwhile in Cosmos Sack, except some random wealth. The guardian plant was ultimately more valuable than the trove itself sinc...
2021-06-21 16:13:08 +0000 UTC View PostIf the method of cultivating his soul was to cause storms to rage in his mind, then Zac's best guess was that Twilight Energy improved the base power of the storms. The more energy he managed to infuse into the seas, the greater storms would rage, and the faster his soul would be tempered.
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2021-06-18 16:33:59 +0000 UTC View PostZac wasn’t too surprised to learn that the first destination was Cork Island. The Twilight Ocean shared the same odd feature as many other Mystic Realms that were actively managed by the System; it was randomized between trials, just like Earth upon the Integration. However, a lot of features w...
2021-06-17 15:40:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe situation with the Twilight Energy was even better than Zac had anticipated, but he wouldn’t take anything for granted going forward. He was still at the outer edge of the Mystic Realm where the Twilight Energy was at its weakest. Who knew if he would be able to so effortlessly deal with th...
2021-06-16 16:22:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Good luck,” the Goldenleaf Monarch said after the portal in front of the waiting trial-takers had stabilized. “Remember, the moment you pass through those gates you will have to spend a minimum of one year in the Twilight Ocean. This is your final chance to back away.”
No one left ...
2021-06-15 17:10:45 +0000 UTC View PostZac floated in the emptiness of space next to Catheya, and his new allies formed a small clump in an endless sea of E-Grade cultivators. Thousands upon thousands of groups had gathered around him, in a roughly even mix between life and death. Of course, there were also millions of lone cultivator...
2021-06-14 16:12:09 +0000 UTC View PostA bonus chappy as a small thank you to all who bought/reviewed to help me for my Amazon Book release!
A/N: Well, it doesn't look like we'll break into the top 100 this Amazon release :) Still, sitting in the 200's and top #1 on multiple subcategories is amazing for a first release, and I have you guys to thank for this!
So, I'll at least do a consolation chapter tom...
2021-06-11 17:05:17 +0000 UTC View PostGetting stuck with such a deadly mission was a shock, but it wasn’t like Zac hadn’t thought of heading over to the Twilight Chasm before. After all, it was the endpoint of the Twilight Ocean, the spot where the greatest treasures could be found.
The Twilight Ocean was essentially an eno...
2021-06-10 16:25:15 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Sorry for the delay! Yesterday's launch came with a surge of support, and I am so grateful for everyone who has purchased a copy or added the story to Kindle Unlimited, or helped in other ways.
The story is currently at #206 on the bestsellers list, just shy of...
2021-06-09 17:32:27 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Sorry about the delay, the Amazon launch took up most of my day (did you know I had an Amazon launch today? ;))<...
2021-06-08 17:18:29 +0000 UTC View Post