Chapter 1,155.
Added 2023-11-24 20:46:46 +0000 UTC"This is the central console for the [Centurion Spear]. When I activate it, it'll trigger all the protocols I've installed over the past day," Galau said, looking at Zac nervously. "After that, it shouldn't take more than half a minute before it's launched."
"If I stay longer?" Zac said, his voice hoarse from tension. "How long before it'll reach its target?"
"Uh," Galau hesitated. "I don't know. Half an hour, maybe? It'll continuously speed up after piercing through the dimensional storm, though. Why are you asking? The relative speed will rip you apart if you stay any longer than our window."
"My situation is complicated," Zac grunted. "Activate it and escape with the others. Don't worry about me. I have my methods. I'll see you on the outside. And don't expose your identity as a sealbearer."
Galau opened his mouth to argue, but something about Zac's gaze made him sigh and nod in agreement. Instead, he took out a communicator. "Get ready, everyone! I'm activating the spear."
'I'm afraid I cannot let you do that, my friend.'
An intense scream of peril penetrated Zac's hazy consciousness. Ingrained experience made Zac's body move on instinct, dragging Galau to the side of the room just as a small golden sigil appeared on the main entrance. Then, there was only blinding white and a sense of immense majesty. Zac felt his back being lacerated, and millions of small blades pierced him as he shielded the merchant with his body. Thankfully, miniature projectiles were made of energy and Dao, which reduced them to fuel before they could cause any damage to his insides.
The overwhelming light disappeared as quickly as it came, and Zac's heart sank upon seeing the fallout. A good chunk of the console was gone, including the control crystal Galau was about to use. The console was dim and without energy, and it was impossible to say whether the situation could be salvaged. That wasn't the only problem they faced. Zac grimly turned to the door, [Verun's Bite] already in his hand.
While the voice had come from a speaker inside the room, the attack came from the outside. Nothing remained of the two soldiers who had kept watch of the door. They had been disintegrated by the sudden burst of light, leaving only a few scraps of their equipment behind. Worse, the attack had carved a small hole through the reinforced security door, a testament to its immense power.
The sizzling breach was no larger than a needlepoint, but that wasn't any different from it being blown wide open for most cultivators. As expected, an unfamiliar figure appeared in a flash of light and curiously looked around the room before focusing on Zac and Galau.
He was human, though the man made Zac think of an angel with his golden locks, matching irises, and long flowing robes. His features were immaculate, and his expression was soft. There was even a golden halo of the Dao of Light behind him. Yet, Zac felt a fatal threat as he looked into the newcomer's eyes.
This person was dangerous.
It wasn't because he clearly was a high-ranking imperial or that his Middle D-grade aura greatly surpassed that of the Late D-grade deathsworn captains. There was darkness hidden within the light, an evil that would strike you down if you weren't careful.
"To think I had to expend the blessing of my Royal Father to open a door. They're in short supply, you know," the imperial said with a helpless smile. "I suppose that's a miscalculation on my part. I didn't expect you natives to manipulate these systems with such speed and command."
"Bastard!" Galau roared as he threw out an ancient array disk.
A flickering flood dragon with the power of stars poured out of the disk, drowning the command center in a lofty aura. However, it only got halfway to its target before a bracelet on the imperial's arm morphed into a demonic creature. Zac frowned at its appearance because it actually had a similar aura to the Qriz'Ul goblins of the Lost Plane.
It wasn't exactly the same, but it definitely shared a common origin. Had this man found a place similar to the Ra'Lashar Kingdom? There wasn't any time to glean anything else. The dragon was cleanly ripped apart before the creature returned to the imperial's arm.
The battle was completely lopsided, but the brief distraction had been enough for Galau to flash to the damaged console's side and infuse it with his will. Zac opted to guard Galau from ambush instead of attacking. Activating the weapon took priority. Thankfully, the imperial seemed content to watch. He maintained his smile while observing Galau's actions, like he was following an amusing play.
Nothing happened.
Zac paled as he was well aware of the ramifications. Failure to initiate the final step meant the [Centurion Spear] wouldn't activate properly, which meant the fortress would stay stuck in the crumbling subdimension. Energy would keep building until the weakest link broke, and the whole Mystic Realm would be wiped off the map. They were dead meat, even if this powerful stranger didn't deal with them first.
He had to buy some time while Galau came up with a solution.
"Royal Father? You're the prince of the Seventh Heaven?" Zac said as he positioned himself between the imperial and Galau.
"I'm Yselio Tobrial, and I'm indeed lucky enough to be a son of the Seventh Heaven," the man smiled as his eyes left Galau. "You must be Zachary Atwood. I'm very happy the Heavens has blessed me with the opportunity to make your acquaintance. If not for your triumphant ascent, it would have been difficult to deal with the Sindris Clan. Ah, before I forget, I also have to thank you for teaching my dear cousins a small lesson in the Perennial Vastness."
"Buddy, I have no idea what you're talking about," Zac grunted with an impassive face.
"Don't worry," Yselio laughed with a dismissive wave of his hand. "I've contained the news, though you should understand nothing is forever."
"Let me guess, some rumors might find their way back to the Seven Heavens if something happens to you?"
"Of course not. I never understood making arrangements after one's death," Yselio laughed as he stepped further into the command center. "What do I care about the fallout after I die? And wouldn't I look the fool in case my Royal Father brought me back if I'd given away all my cards? Besides, the more value I hold, the greater my chances of resurrection.
"Therefore, I'm more about planning for victory. That way, I'll be the one to reap all the benefits when I succeed," Yselio continued, and it suddenly felt like all the air had been sucked out of the room. "And I don't need to rely on threats to seize this relic of a bygone era. I just need strength."
Zac's mind screamed of danger from the man's mere presence, to the point his bloodline showed signs of retreating into his body. He unleashed the full weight of his Killing Intent, hoping it'd give Yselio pause. Unfortunately, there was not a ripple on his face as he walked closer.
"If you stop us, this whole place will blow up!"
"Not before I've achieved my goals," Yselio smiled as his aura rose. "Normally, I'd be happy to let you accomplish your goals. The idea of igniting a fading beacon of that glorious era is quite romantic, and it can potentially create interesting ripples. Unfortunately, it would make my matters difficult. There are still answers I seek, so blowing it up won't do."
"That thing!" Galau suddenly urged in a frantic whisper, and Zac slammed the [Court Cycle Token] on an outstretched Array Disk without missing a beat.
"You—!" Yselio exclaimed, the congenial façade cracking when the console fully came alive. "Why do you have that thing?!"
Zac ignored the princeling, his eyes beating with hope and anxiety as he felt a huge energy pull. The broken console lit up, and its resurrection was a trigger that spread throughout the room. An intense quake almost threw Zac off his feet, and small bubbles of space and gravity began falling like slow-motion rain.
It had begun, but they weren't out of the woods yet.
"Go! I'll hold him off!" Zac roared as golden-white runes appeared across his skin.
Torrential amounts of Cosmic Energy poured through Zac's pathways, rekindling his weakened body that had seen most of its spirituality sapped by the vortices in his cells. The effects of [Arcadian Crusade] wouldn't last long, with his bloodline eroding the patterns it added to his spiritual body. However, it was enough to let him unleash a burst of empowered skills.
A primordial jungle took over the Command Center, and Zac pushed Galau into a tree that deposited him by the emergency exit with the others.
'Leave without me!' Zac urged Emily in a mental transmission. He'd noticed their presence just beyond the emergency door, ready to ambush Yselio. 'I'll see you on the outside.'
'Be careful!'
A red-eyed Emily understood her presence would only hinder Zac against such a powerful enemy. She ushered the others into the hallway, leaving only Zac and Yselio in the large hall. Zac muttered a short prayer they'd escape safely as he shot forth in a furious blitz.
Zac knew he wasn't Yselio's match despite his recent gains. He could already tell the prince's Dao of Light had surpassed the level of Dao Branches, and that was only the tip of the iceberg. A careful approach to sound out the enemy would leave him at a helpless disadvantage, so Zac could only pursue a more dangerous path to victory. He'd go all out from the start, forcing an opportunity before Yselio could unleash his full power like Kator did at the end of their duel.
"Hold me off?" Yselio said, his eyes cold as ice as his halo exploded. "Are you worthy? Disrupting fate comes at a price, even for a flamebearer. Return what you've squandered."
The command center faded and was replaced by an imperial hall with two rows of tables facing each other. Further behind, rows of celestial soldiers formed, their golden eyes already looking at Zac like he'd encroached on the Heavens. A great golden throne stood at the seat of honor, with Yselio standing before it.
An emperor and his court.
The celestial court swept the forest away without any struggle. The suppression was absolute, whether you looked at energy or Dao. In addition, the court was filled with immense amounts of Faith Energy, which gave the soldiers life and purpose. Gradually, outlines of magistrates and generals began forming by the empty tables. Their auras were shocking, like Yselio had conjured the great leaders of the Seventh Heaven.
The spores of [Primal Edict] similarly dissipated under the radiant splendor. No matter how much energy Zac pushed into the skill, it was all the same. He unleashed a furious barrage with [Evolutionary Edge] in an attempt to destabilize the domain. However, he couldn't find any weakness to target, and destroying the soldiers only resulted in new ones forming from bursts of light.
Zac couldn't even tell whether it was an illusion, a domain, or if a separate space had been formed. The approaching soldiers had passed through spots where consoles and array pillars should be, and he couldn't see the falling gravity spheres from before. The only thing Zac was somewhat certain of was that they were still within the command center since he could still feel the Void Network spreading through the tower.
"You seem confused?" Yselio smiled. "It's understandable. You shouldn't have seen a true expression of Imperial Qi before, considering such abilities are banned inside the Perennial Vastness. Valsa must have mistaken her Dynasty's glory with personal strength and believed herself infallible even without the support of her subjects. The First Heaven has ruled unopposed for a long time, leaving them complacent.
"Our family is different. We are the Seventh, the very last. It's almost a miracle we weren't consumed by the others in those early days. We're aware of our inadequacies, and we'll never forget that we have slowly climbed to our current heights through our subject's grace. Emperor and Empire are one; the former cannot exist without the latter. I'd never set foot in a place where I couldn't use the true power of the Imperial Destiny."
It was suspicious that Yselio seemed content talking despite the dangerous situation, but Zac couldn't figure out what he was up to. But suddenly, he felt something passing through his network of Void Tendrils, and his eyes widened in alarm. Yselio was also branching out, though he was targeting the nearby consoles rather than treasures.
The powerful domain left Zac helpless to stop their advance, but it couldn't stop the Void. He roused his bloodline, sicking it on the invading streaks of light like a pack of bloodhounds. The Void was more than happy to oblige after being denied sustenance for so long, and tendrils of nothingness began consuming the threads that spread from the Tobrial Prince.
"Hm?" Yselio muttered with a frown "What—"
Zac couldn't let him investigate, so he threw caution to the wind. An immense drain on his Cosmic Core let him simultaneously activate three D-grade Talismans, one with Miasma, one with Divine Energy, and one unattuned. It was his most extravagant method to use his trinity core and the energy transmission was greatly accelerated by [Arcadian Crusade].
Thousands of madly spinning blades joined two shrouds of opposing Dao, which created an out-of-control storm that swept through Yselio's domain. The paradox of his path was put on open display, destroying anything it touched. Golden soldiers were destroyed by the hundreds, and the radiant splendor of the court faded under the onslaught.
Zac didn't care about exposing his ability to use Miasma. He couldn't. He'd already been losing control, and using the Void to fight this way was like having a sword hanging over his head. Zac needed to finish the fight before his breakthrough started. They didn't take long, but Zac was completely helpless during that time. He'd be like a lamb to the slaughter before Yselio.
Suddenly, three runes appeared above the empty throne, reading 'Faith,' 'Strength,' and 'Unity.' As far as Zac could tell, they weren't true edicts, but they still radiated unquestionable might that greatly stabilized the court. Zac didn't care that the domain held, nor that significantly tougher counterparts replaced the destroyed soldiers.
The talismans had paved the path and temporarily nullified the suppression of Yselio's superior Dao. Zac's surroundings were painted the color of his path, and he used the opportunity to the fullest. Destructive forces coursed through his body as he shot straight for his target, with multiple Skill Fractals activating at once.
The resummoned soldiers were temporarily stalled by a repeatedly resummoned jungle in an epic struggle between the wilds and civilization. Zac swung his axe, unleashing two churning clouds. One was death, the other was life, each bolstered by the lingering energy from the talismans and the dimension's spatial decay. The unbridgable boundary between Life and Death clove through the courtyard, rapidly picking up strength and speed as it swept toward its target.
The corrupted beast reappeared, seemingly intent on taking the empowered [Rapturous Divide] head-on. Zac feared it would succeed, considering its display against Galau's Array Disk. A streak of white, gold, and red flashed right past the growing line of severance, and the creature was pushed out of the way when a second beast appeared with incredible speed.
It was Verun who had emerged in its spiritual form, radiating a bloodthirst that could shake the Heavens. The Tool Spirit didn't have the towering size it showcased during its breakthrough. Instead, it only reached three meters over the ground to match its opponents. Still, it had condensed the energy and power of its immense form into a smaller size, turning Verun into a weapon of matchless ferocity.
The domain's suppression couldn't stop the primordial hyena, nor could the radiant lights. They only served as a foil to its anger, and Verun unleashed it all on the demonic beast. A furious and brutal exchange of bites and swipes wreaked havoc on the surroundings, with dozens of golden soldiers becoming collateral as Verun forced the creature further from its master.
Zac saw his opportunity, adding oil to the fire by activating another skill he'd been channeling. Demarcation from the front and judgment from above struck simultaneously like a beast's maws snapping shut. Yselio's face never faltered as a radiant barrier enclosed him. The ground heaved from the collision, kicking up a storm of tumultuous energies.
The barrier effortlessly withstood both [Arcadia's Jugment] and [Rapturous Divide], leaving Yselio unruffled and unscathed. The second stage of the skill didn't even activate, with the dias blocking the spikes from below. Still, the two skills had flooded Yselio's surroundings with a fog made from Zac's Daos and Energies.
Suddenly, a blurry form burst through the chaos, his aura perfectly blending with the surroundings. It was Zac, his eyes steely with murderous intent as he flew right into the barrier. The shield held without a ripple, though only because Zac slipped right through it. He'd already released the breaks on his bloodline, and the Void freely coursed through his body, shifting him further out of phase with the Cosmos.
Vines launched with suicidal determination to bind its opponent for at least a fraction of a second. Zac's heart bled upon sensing Vivi burning her very limited life force to assist. Still, he turned the anger into an unbending conviction as he flooded his companion with Divine Energy bolstered by his Eoz nodes running at overdrive.
Determination and sacrifice wouldn't be enough. The gap between Vivi and their opponent was simply too great. However, she wasn't working alone. Three bloody vines sprung out of thin air, their steely wood adding another layer of restriction to share the load. It was the empowered creepers of [Primal Edict], summoned with a mix of Cosmic and Void Energy to skip the incubation period.
Yselio seemed genuinely shocked that Zac had passed through his impermeable barrier to unleash a volley of instant attacks. It confirmed Zac's theory that Yselio hadn't discovered the nature of his bloodline, or at least that he wasn't privy to the full picture. It was the difference between life and death since Zac's whole plan hinged on timing and the element of surprise.
Void Energy flooded the surroundings as Zac activated [Void Zone]. Simultaneously, a golden laurel emitting an archaic aura instantly appeared on his head as a golden luster different from the celestial court's radiance flooded the area. [Empyrean Aegis] had been activated with Void Energy, adding another skill to the tally.
Zac hadn't activated the defensive skill with protection in mind. It was all to deliver his most disruptive combination with [Void Zone]. Yselio grunted as his energy backlashed while the Heavens were shrouded by the Void. Zac's right shoulder blade exploded at this exact moment, releasing streaks of utter nothingness that tore right through [Ossuary Bulwark].
The sudden eruption acted like a booster that pushed Zac forward as the refined mix of Oblivion Energy, Miasma, and Cosmic Energy poured into [Verun's Bite]. A blade of condensed Annihilation formed, and it was as though time had stopped when it descended on Yselio's forehead. Every scrap of Zac's power and experience had crystallized into a singular moment where he put everything on the line.
Yselio's eyes grew blank as Oblivion destroyed thought, fate, and future. But a greedy smile appeared on the prince's lips as light turned into darkness and good into evil.
"Alone through a strange sea of thought... The legacy of the Void!"
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Last chapter of the week tomorrow.
Comments
Agree, environment isn't described enough
SandreX
2023-11-27 09:24:57 +0000 UTCI certainly enjoyed the content, but I think this and chapter 1154 could use some editing to flesh out the positions of the characters. From one paragraph to the next, they are inside, then outside of rooms. I think one of of the characters suggested the main control room could be large, several chapters ago, but it wasn't fleshed out. It also wasn't stated as a fact, only as a hyperbole. Zack and the prince are fighting it out inside of a control room? Are they hitting things? The inconsistencies don't help when I try to imagine the scene as I read.
eriah cat
2023-11-27 00:32:04 +0000 UTCdon't forget the flag about resurrection expected by the princeling :o that will be kind of hard once he get eaten
Thenais
2023-11-25 19:39:08 +0000 UTCF5 squad reportin for duty
Jett
2023-11-25 19:27:07 +0000 UTCZac progresses his Dao through insights gained through fighting, treasures, and impartments. Cultivation in the traditional sense is using a manual that gives you a specific special meditation technique suitable for your affinities. The most obvious examples are that he has cultivation techniques for his soul (Nine Reincarnations) and his heart (Void Vajra Sublimation) that originally come from or are derived from manuals. He can meditate on these to incrementally progress those aspects. His lack of Dao affinity only affects his ability to cultivate the Dao, which is separate from things like the soul and heart.
Louis Kalman
2023-11-25 19:04:52 +0000 UTCWe got so much foreshadowing on Zac devouring other people and this is exactly what this little princeling is facing. I'm so hyped about it. Don't like the constant thread that this heaven's chosen are the big shots and Zac is on the loosing end. The power up now needs to be huge af
Rabauke
2023-11-25 16:12:09 +0000 UTCI think I just figured this out. Yselio swaped places with the Elsofir (dark cat). Since it's from the same neiborhood as the Qriz'Ul goblins it would recongize the void like the big boss goblin did. Could it recognize it while an annalation blade is hitting it? Well its not a perfect theory, but if im right I hope Verun is terring Yselio a new one.
NeverNaught
2023-11-25 15:15:20 +0000 UTCI already got all of that but that information, as true as it is within the story, still reconciles this issue in my mind. I want to understand the story but this whole is still there. There has to be more to it than what is revealed thus far or there is a whole within the set mechanics of the story. It is literally stated if you have low affinities you cannot advance very far in the Dao at all, with or without treasures. Otherwise nobody would bottleneck in this way, which we know with certainty that they do. Going by the very premise of how the Dao works at all, Zac shouldn't be able to touch it in any way. It breaks the very rules put in place and none of Zac's chests address it in a way we have seen thus far. Either there is some reveal coming to shed light on it or there is a error in the way this mechanics are set up. If Zac had an ability that directly stated he sidesteps this I would say case closed but he doesn't. The way his bloodline works should make him more or less a walking mountain of anti-Dao, which in many senses he literally is. He should never have even formed his first Dao Seed at all with all the way zero affinities as there is nothing to work with. Go back and read it. I have. Nothing addresses this.
2023-11-25 14:46:00 +0000 UTCwell i find that idea interresting
Han Pol
2023-11-25 14:14:41 +0000 UTCZac is the legacy of the void tho
Hellasz123
2023-11-25 13:28:47 +0000 UTCAffinity means that you can communicate with heaven and can meditate on dao. Zac can't do that, he can understand concepts, but can't pull the energy (dao) from heaven without help. So that is the main reason he often has to use some kind of dao treasure to crystalize his understandings. On the other hand he can comprehend void of dao like geniuses, there was a mention that when he meditated it was like he was taking small pebbles from void.
SandreX
2023-11-25 12:32:32 +0000 UTCI think it's really the law of balance at the end here. First, defiers can make it to the peaks of power. A defier means to achieve against all odds. You get energy from kills... why? Balance. Its even called kill energy, not cosmic or whatever. You are marginally improved with this energy with levels.. but also beyond JUST levels. logically that return is a amalgamation of insights in HOW to improve, including gaining truths in the dao. So a zero affinity means more that you have little ability to USE the dao, than letting the dao shape you. The stat gains that come from the dao mean you get changed by the dao you are influenced by. Another point, a system skill is a Dao of Order assisted use of the millions of things 1 could naturally do with the dao. But Zac or anyone with NO affinity in the dao the skill happens to use can use them. When you gain in a skill, you have improved your understanding in the dao. So Zac gains insights despite a lack of affinity.
Salvo
2023-11-25 12:13:38 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter.
Joshua Little
2023-11-25 12:09:55 +0000 UTCBut with the stuff in him forcing his affinities to zero no matter what external things he might do to increase them (even his pureblooded Draugr half lost its natural affinities all pure Draugr have) he should still be unable to connect to the Dao. Even if taking in foreign Dao would raise his affinities to the point he could connect and progress in the Dao, his affinities are continuously reset back to zero. Any Dao he took in would just be set back to zero. So how does someone with no affinity still gain and progress in the Dao at the speed of a Dao-savant?
2023-11-25 07:51:29 +0000 UTCOkay yeah it says mortals have to use Dao treasures because of low affinities but they still have SOME affinity. Zac has zero so how does he connect to the Dao at all? Go back and look at the Dao explanations early on. Zac shouldn't even have ever formed a Dao Seed let alone three Branches, with or without Origin Dao as none of that provides actual affinities. If simply smashing a bunch of Dao treasures allowed one to ignore affinities altogether then there wouldn't be any Dao bottlenecks. Just eat treasures to get by. Even with the impurities people would still do this to at least progress at all versus being stuck. There aren't any mechanics in the story that explain his ability to connect to the Dao in ANY capacity, even a little bit. Not even the Void stuff explains it. Only if he had the inverted and original Void Emperor Bloodline could I see this working somehow. Absorbing things to increase his affinities in both Dao and Void. This is very much not what we see unless it is and somehow all these Supremacies or equal beings like Sendor running around would somehow cant see his affinities which makes even less sense. They see Zac's zero, not low, zero affinities.
2023-11-25 07:42:36 +0000 UTCA cultivator can sit and meditate, slowly gaining insights on the doa, absorbing its energy as they allign more fully with the universe. Zac strips the dao out of everything around him and fuels his progression through destruction. It's the difference between body building and steroids, fortunately Zac has his bloodline to purify the toxins normal people would gain by being so stupid. That's why people think he is an unorthodox cultivator, (stripping cultivation from people), the idea of a bloodline that is such a cheat is ridiculous. It's why he hides his methods, cultivators would kill billions to steal his cheat.
2023-11-25 07:37:14 +0000 UTCThis explains nothing, which means you have zero clue either. Nowhere along the way does it say his bloodline let's him circumvent affinities. It makes sense for Void stuff but all the mechanics of the story show, with copious examples, of how having lack of affinities with the Dao make it impossible to progress with the Dao or to such a limited point you bottleneck and your path ends. Even in Zac's POV nothing we see explains why he can progress at Dao-savant speed, the speed those naturally extremely gifted with the Dao, in the Dao while having no affinities with any Dao. Kars/Laondio could because they actually increased their affinities with the Dao. Zac is doing the opposite so he should be completely unable to use the Dao in any capacity yet he can anyway. So yes I would agree it is his Bloodline allowing this if it were the uncorrupted version they have as that's how theirs works, but his inverted version shouldn't be able to. This was the entire point they believed they needed to give him Jeeves so he could still connect to the Dao artificially. Even the principals we saw with his Cosmic Core creation using the Voids of Life and Death make this even more confusing as even there is only reinforced the fact by the very mechanics the story uses Zac shouldn't have ANY Dao of any level. But he does. Is this a plot hole or other oversight or is what in the story have I missed that explains this?
2023-11-25 07:31:49 +0000 UTCZac is using dao treasures to progress which is what all mortals with low affinities do.
Dols1618
2023-11-25 06:30:50 +0000 UTCBecause of his bloodline.
Christian Brock
2023-11-25 06:30:22 +0000 UTCI don't get it... we know Zac has zero Doa affinities, right? If the lack of these are a bottleneck to everyone else why is Zac still able to cultivate the Dao at all? How does he have Dao Branches or Fragments or Seeds of any kind? Doesn't zero affinity mean you can't progress in that Dao at all? And Zac has zero in all of them. I can see how he could have Void of Dao things with his odd bloodline being inverted but how does he have Dao? At all?
2023-11-25 05:40:32 +0000 UTCWtf… it just gets more interesting
DirePants
2023-11-25 05:21:13 +0000 UTCpoor princeling will get hard countered.
Thenais
2023-11-25 04:54:57 +0000 UTCnope, i think he is carring a corrupt version of the void, that will fail against the real thing.
Thenais
2023-11-25 04:52:15 +0000 UTCthere is just no suspense. prince will use skills based on corrupt void, that zac will burp together with the princeling.
Thenais
2023-11-25 04:50:53 +0000 UTCOoh I can see Zac finally losing control of his breakthrough now that another form a void is being used against him and his cells greedily devouring everything that this prince is. Maybe adding this legacy of the void to his bloodline might finally make it no longer corrupted?
drink mer
2023-11-25 04:08:33 +0000 UTCDoes arcaz get pulled through the void for a 2v1 because at this point most his secrets are exposed to the prince might as well go all the way to get the win
Dranek19
2023-11-25 03:45:46 +0000 UTCI think he recognize that zac is carrying the legacy
Dranek19
2023-11-25 03:43:53 +0000 UTCIt’s me or this prince is dumb enought to use some « legacy of the void » on zac ? 😂🤣🥹
Thenais
2023-11-25 03:19:51 +0000 UTCAmazing chapter gawddddddd
solodagod 23
2023-11-25 02:36:20 +0000 UTCWow that was crazy 🔥 Arcaz need to come back Zac keep taking Ls
Tommy
2023-11-25 02:36:17 +0000 UTCEnjoyed the exchange so far. Nice to witness the power of a Heartland Eonic Seed. Provides us a metric on which to judge Zac's PL . Although I'm still waiting on the Unsealed Primordial to make its way on stage.
Tsunami
2023-11-25 02:19:05 +0000 UTCHmmm, interesting thought. Depends on if the system will do that though, might just be that his void Daos end up being like his soul cultivation. Bringing incredible benefits but not shown on his stat screen. But that void road title leaves hope that maybe the system would do something like that for zac. Though I'm willing to bet it won't show it till his void dao reaches his current daos level.
Lex Luther S
2023-11-25 02:14:16 +0000 UTCWell, it's important to remember zac has not only lacked the insane resources these monsters have, but that he just hasn't been cultivating as long as them. Given zacs insane progress speed and opportunities, he'll eventually catch up, but the issue is he just doesn't have enough time. As Iz said, he's currently facing Eonic seeds that have entered a new stage of training where they explode forth in strength while zac is currently a fresh hegemon. He hasn't even had a year into hegemony yet and his heavy hitting skills are still E grade yet he's gotta contend against Eonic seeds that have been hegemons for decades. It's clear that he'll be outmatched in such a scenario, sadly he'll need some god given opportunity to push his branches to the peak so soon after his recent breakthroughs and an Earthly Dao is way to far away.
Lex Luther S
2023-11-25 02:08:33 +0000 UTCI wouldn't really call his bloodline a trump card as given his use of it, it'll become widespread in Intel briefings eventually. The real danger comes from these false imperials and their obsession with the remnants of the limitless empire. Think about it, they emerge after a million years as one of the strongest forces in the multiverse, they think all the real inheritors of the limitless empire are dead only for arguably the most vital and important bloodline of to the limitless empire to still be around and kicking? After this, unless Yselio is killed, I don't doubt he'll do everything he possibly could to ensure zacs death. If he can't kill zac during the war, then it's as simple as informing his imperial father to which they'll send whole armies to zecia to ensure zacs death; which is why I'm convinced zac will jump onto Iz Tyans wagon by ultoms end. Not only because I'm convinced this walking calamity will ultimately win ultom, but because his bloodline will prove to be a threat the remaining 6 imperial clans will stop at nothing to remove.
Lex Luther S
2023-11-25 01:55:55 +0000 UTCI think if one dies, both die
Lucas Gulick
2023-11-25 01:48:40 +0000 UTCOmfg wth wtf
Lucas Gulick
2023-11-25 01:48:07 +0000 UTCThe ending left me with the impression that the prince knew of Zack’s void bloodline. It will be a big blow if he does because that’s our Trump card in the inheritance trial.
Amani
2023-11-25 01:17:17 +0000 UTCI'm still fuzzy on how the Void and Dao interact and hopefully the bloodline vision and info around that will help answer.
darkkingrayley
2023-11-25 00:35:54 +0000 UTCOooh - interesting ending
Mack
2023-11-24 23:40:16 +0000 UTCPretty sure Yselio is a flamebearer, so no way he gets killed so easily. It'd be like Iz getting one shot by surprise. The fact that the Undead gang weren't able to get a single flamebearer must mean that they are incredibly rare and special.
orc
2023-11-24 23:23:16 +0000 UTCI came In thinking it’s going to be a bloodline awakening chap but Nop! We get into the hardest fight we ever had!!! Oh yea during a weaken state due to our bloodline awakening. I wonder were this is going??
Amani
2023-11-24 23:19:21 +0000 UTCThanks for the chappy
Tommy
2023-11-24 23:09:02 +0000 UTCYet he still did not get the dimensional seed. He did not complete the tower of eternity and he did not beat Kator in their duel. One of the things I often forget about Zac is that he's willing to say know to treasure. And if he needs to go up against people from the heartlands that can pull shit like this out of nowhere I don't see him taking that risk. LOOK AT THIS SHIT! It's one thing if he just had to go 1v1 against a person with their weapon and armor. But these fuckers have barriers and edicts powered by their supremacy ancestors! And domain skills powered by the entire empire their family runs! Zac has an axe. Hell he can't even level up Vivi and Haro isn't ready to take the field yet. If he had a few decades to boost his daos, upgrade all his skills and increase his void comprehension to branches I'd be fine. This man has 3 years before the trial starts!
Darnell Maxwell
2023-11-24 22:52:15 +0000 UTCI think, like on throne, he will choose his own path. Title "flamebearer" seems like ultom gives someone some goal, purpose. I believe for Iz it's godsend, but Zac will try to stay out of system, only taking what he likes. He is de Void
SandreX
2023-11-24 22:48:37 +0000 UTCZach fate is going to get him.the main heritage in Ultom.. despite everyone else having stronger backing, Ultom appeared because of him.. no one else has a chance
Russell Widger
2023-11-24 22:42:34 +0000 UTCThank you!
Andrew
2023-11-24 22:35:40 +0000 UTCAll it takes is a fate warding treasure like the crown that the first heaven lady had in the Perennial Vastness. A gem or something cracks releasing supremacy power and he's saved. Additionally it might zip him off to safety. But chanxes are it will empower him to stick around and fight longer.
R. Maxwell Steele
2023-11-24 22:21:39 +0000 UTCYeah. If his bloodline evolves the direction that I think it will... big "if" ...then he may be able to gain true access to branches of the void of doa. So that his daos double in power despite not being at the next level. They hinted at it before when he would tap into the various voids of Dao with his fighting stances and how the void of daos fill in gaps in the normal Dao. Additionally the void mountain was enormous compared to the Dao pillars and columns in his void vision. I think having branches that have empowered void mirror branches will be insane.
R. Maxwell Steele
2023-11-24 22:18:58 +0000 UTCTftc! This stuff just gets me even more excited for when we see Both Zac’s come together to fight side by side! This Zac and Emily stuff has been awesome, but both Zac’s side by side is going to be the perfect combination for destruction . . Also have wondered what would happen if one of the Zac’s die, could he just split again?
Berry McCockiner
2023-11-24 22:17:54 +0000 UTCSeems to be the Sindris Clan of technocrats.
2023-11-24 22:16:58 +0000 UTCThat “Last chapter of the week” seems awfully ominous. 😑 Like you’re trying to soften the blow and prepare us for a cliffhanger or something, suspicious. TYFC
Outa_Harms_Way .
2023-11-24 22:06:22 +0000 UTCOf course Zac is leagues ahead of any frontier cultivators, but that isn't who he's competing against. At this point in the story, Zac is fighting directly against (or with in Iz's case) the heirs of the strongest factions in the entire multiverse, and his Dao Branches are holding him back.
Chase C
2023-11-24 22:04:21 +0000 UTCthat was the Planur Dynasty
Hartmann
2023-11-24 22:02:29 +0000 UTCI agree with you, but not on the last part. This fight is about killing as fast as possible, before that creepy wannabe holy cu&t pulls some weird stuff out of his family coffers.
SandreX
2023-11-24 22:00:24 +0000 UTCZac be like: Iz I believe in you, your fate is just overwhelming soo you go princess. I'll just hide in that corner and support you with my heart :*
SandreX
2023-11-24 21:55:45 +0000 UTCIn terms of frontier cultivators Zac is way ahead of the curve, even compared to local powers like the Allbright Empire and the Dravorak Dynasty, remember Zac is not even 100 years old and he started his journey in his late 20s. The fact that he managed to kill Valsa and is pushing Yselio, two scions who have been cultivating their entire life with resources of Peak A Grade factions, is a testament of his prowess, but Zac's power is not absolute and so like his fight with Kator this fight is not about killing his opponent is about denying him victory and survive to fight another day.
Omiso
2023-11-24 21:55:27 +0000 UTCFirst Heaven, gal that Zac killed was from there
SandreX
2023-11-24 21:54:05 +0000 UTCThere is also a possibility that Karz intentionally nudged events from creating Zac to giving him path to chaos. Back in his young days he got anything he could so pursuing peak of chaos wasn't an option, sooo we got de boi Zac. Hell who knows maybe he was one who destroyed spark of creation and heart of oblivion :D
SandreX
2023-11-24 21:52:36 +0000 UTCYeah. If his bloodline evolves the direction that I think it will... big "if" ...then he may be able to gain true access to branches of the void of doa. So that his daos double in power despite not being at the next level. They hinted at it before when he would tap into the various voids of Dao with his fighting stances and how the void of daos fill in gaps in the normal Dao. Additionally the void mountain was enormous compared to the Dao pillars and columns in his void vision.
R. Maxwell Steele
2023-11-24 21:47:09 +0000 UTCHe was, my theory is that Leandra's clan had some kind of plan that needed them to change the bloodline or it might just be that Zac's bloodline got damaged during annihilation of technocrat clan.
SandreX
2023-11-24 21:46:32 +0000 UTCKars wasn’t the Void Emperor and didn’t use Void himself?
Telewyn
2023-11-24 21:42:47 +0000 UTCIn the visions, Kars increased his affinity with the Dao by absorbing matter. I believe Zac's corrupted bloodline is made by taking all the principles of Kars bloodline and inverting them so that he would increase his affinity with the Void of Dao when he absorbs matter. The inverted/corrupted bloodline is already part of Zac's path at this point it would really screw him over if went back to the original bloodline.
R. Maxwell Steele
2023-11-24 21:39:34 +0000 UTCI imagine if it does come close that the prince will be wisked away, this is not their last fight
Tyler S.
2023-11-24 21:38:23 +0000 UTCDo we know who the Sindris Clan is? The Technocrats? Some other Heaven?
Hartmann
2023-11-24 21:30:11 +0000 UTCMe before this chapter: Come on Zac stop kidding yourself. We all know you're gonna go after the main piece of Ultom. Sure Iz Tayn is strong but she's the exception! How bad can the competition be? Me after this chapter: As I was saying. Fuck the main piece of Ultom. Going after that thing would be suicide! Who knows how many geniuses with bs methods to overcome all your hard work are gonna be there to go after it. Fuck dying for some stupid treasure. Stick to the outskirts with your group and ride out the storm while Iz Tayn takes on the monsters loaded up with BS defensive treasures and skills we've never even heard of. That shit aint worth it.
Darnell Maxwell
2023-11-24 21:29:20 +0000 UTCthanks, changed my question on you before I saw the reply
Salvo
2023-11-24 21:28:44 +0000 UTCBring on tomorrow, because this was one hell of a chapter.
RWS
2023-11-24 21:26:17 +0000 UTCIs Zac’s bloodline still “corrupted”? If so, I wonder if this guy’s impending transformation into Thanksgiving leftovers will fix it. Strong light casts deep shadows.
Telewyn
2023-11-24 21:26:00 +0000 UTCZac is getting screwed over by his at this point crappy dao branches at least in comparison to the true powerhouses and not just cannonfodder
Kevin Albers
2023-11-24 21:23:55 +0000 UTCIt definitely seems like the technocrats should come into play here pretty soon. It would be weird to set them up so completely in this mini-arc just to ignore their presence in the final moments.
Chase C
2023-11-24 21:22:17 +0000 UTCI think it was stated a chapter or two ago that they had a method for detecting high concentrations of the Cultists' energy, and were going to direct the weapon toward the largest one it could find.
Chase C
2023-11-24 21:19:45 +0000 UTCInteresting. Didn't think we'd see zac and the princeling meet so soon. Damn though, I knew they'd be monsters but zacs current strength really isn't enough to even have a life and death struggle like against Valsa. He's literally outmatched in every way; understandable because zac only just reached the D grade while Yselio has been a hegemon for decades but still sucks. Thankfully he'll have a swarth of treasures to help him catch up. I'm more worried about Yselios' ending statement there, will the blade hit, severely injuring him or will an imperial treasure zip him away? Maybe the all or nothing stirke misses or fails entirely and zacs left to Yselios' mercy only to be saved by the most unlikely of allies, those 2 Technocrats in charge of the operation. Given the way they spoke, they could be remnants of zacs mothers clan hoping to find the void emperor and rebuild what they lost. Either way it's gonna be interesting seeing how this plays out.
Lex Luther S
2023-11-24 21:18:25 +0000 UTCTftc
Jett
2023-11-24 21:17:36 +0000 UTCSpeedrun to speed boss kill! You know, Yselio just openly said he's gonna get revived, but probably not if his body gets eaten by the void. As an aside, didn't Yselio bend fate to make Zac's army get activated in this assault?
Salvo
2023-11-24 21:14:44 +0000 UTCDamn I love when Zac goes full, cold-killer mode in an instant
Palmer Evans
2023-11-24 21:08:58 +0000 UTCHonestly, it seems like Zac's Dao Branches are holding him back at this point compared to others around his level. While Iz and the Imperials seem to all have one or more Earthly Daos, and Kator had three peak Dao Branches I believe (maybe upgraded to Earthly Daos by now), Zac doesn't yet have a single peak Dao Branch.
Chase C
2023-11-24 21:08:34 +0000 UTCJust wait for tomorrow cliff which would have been todays
Chemistrywarrior
2023-11-24 21:06:23 +0000 UTCThat is just….damn. DAMMIT! Thank god there’s a Chappy tomorrow….
Jason Bradford
2023-11-24 21:06:09 +0000 UTCYeah I hope so too honestly. I get that there are peak forces with insane advantages, but at this stage Zac basically has three peak heritages/bloodlines and yet always seems to be behind the curve. Would be kinda annoyed if this guy lives through Zac going full consume everything via void.
maizb
2023-11-24 21:03:06 +0000 UTCNow that, that is the cliff I've come to love. Awesome chapter.
Michael Fannon
2023-11-24 21:02:25 +0000 UTCK, I refuse to acknowledge that this prince has any chance of winning. Recognizing the void and even his bloodline may be possible due to his heritage, but surviving isn't possible here. Zac should back off from the wounded foe and immediately start his breakthrough. It should have no problem consuming this princeling entirely and leaving no trace behind.
Owen Kaz
2023-11-24 21:00:05 +0000 UTCone of the first lol been waiting
Luis Herrera Moreno
2023-11-24 20:48:49 +0000 UTCShah
Bryandbc01
2023-11-24 20:48:18 +0000 UTCTFTC - been waiting for this all day!
2023-11-24 20:47:52 +0000 UTCTftc
Chemistrywarrior
2023-11-24 20:47:50 +0000 UTC
