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Chapter 312 – Climbing a cliff
“Did you two wrap everything up before leaving the city?” Percy asked, breaking the oppressive silence of the night.The trio had been walking for several hours, and they’d likely have to keep going for a few more. Twilight City was dozens of miles across, and the Valley was larger still. On top of that, they had to put some distance from both first, to avoid being spotted by the Divine Root....
Chapter 369 – Heritage
Once again, Percy found himself standing on the frigid wastelands of Huehue’s dark side, his – or rather, Micky’s – feet buried a few inchesOnce again, Percy found himself standing on the frigid wastelands of Huehue’s dark side, his – or rather, Micky’s – feet buried a few inchesOnce again, Percy found himself standing on the frigid wastelands of Huehue’s dark side, his – or ra...
Chapter 311 – Leaving the city
As soon as he finished carving the final rune on the chestguard, Percy put it on. Then, he pulled the second layer from his spatial seal, summoning it right on top of the first one, before fastening them together with some reinforced string.Next, he pulled a third piece of his armour out, and then a fourth, getting used to summoning them directly on his body. Sadly, he still had to fasten them man...
Chapter 368 – Long overdue
The giant crow landed next to Percy once more, the powerful rush of wind nearly knocking him off his feet. He could tell the bird was doingThe giant crow landed next to Percy once more, the powerful rush of wind nearly knocking him off his feet. He could tell the bird was doingThe giant crow landed next to Percy once more, the powerful rush of wind nearly knocking him off his feet. He could tell t...
Chapter 310 – Percival’s clone
Micky walked around a large boulder, leading Percy to the others. The sky was a bright azure colour, indicating that it was daytime on the rest of Remior, though Acton and his guards were sleeping right now.The group wasn’t that far from where Micky stood, but they had to get pretty close to see them through the dense cloud of water globules. Percy’s eyes first landed on the Green-born, wideni...
Chapter 367 – The path forward
‘This time for sure…’ Percy said, gathering some ice mana to Micky’s wings. With a violent flap, he sent a powerful gust crushing against th‘This time for sure…’ Percy said, gathering some ice mana to Micky’s wings. With a violent flap, he sent a powerful gust crushing against th‘This time for sure…’ Percy said, gathering some ice mana to Micky’s wings.With a violent flap, ...
Chapter 309 – Possessing a crow
‘There. That’s got to be him.’ Percy thought, diving into the only healthy soul in his vicinity that didn’t push him away.Sneaking into Micky’s body was a vastly different experience to what he was used to. The bird’s injuries had healed a long time ago, so his usual strategy of slipping his soul wisp into the cracks wouldn’t cut it.Luckily, his familiar’s soul seemed to welcome hi...
Chapter 366 – Innate pre-casting
One month earlier Percy’s main body was busy getting used to the Carnival and absorbing the blessing, while his second clone was discussingOne month earlier Percy’s main body was busy getting used to the Carnival and absorbing the blessing, while his second clone was discussingOne month earlierPercy’s main body was busy getting used to the Carnival and absorbing the blessing, while his secon...
Chapter 308 – Profits rolling in
The best part about Percy’s growing yield was that it didn’t just increase his output. It also stretched their profit margins, since he started each session with the same number of ingredients regardless of his yield, but he ended up with a greater dosage of the final product if his yield was higher. In other words, their operating costs remained constant, but their revenue continued to climb....
Chapter 365 – Splitting up
“Are you sure about this?” Percy asked Nesha upon receiving his clone’s memories, not even bothering to mask the disappointment in his voice“Are you sure about this?” Percy asked Nesha upon receiving his clone’s memories, not even bothering to mask the disappointment in his voice.She gave him a rueful nod.“I’m gonna miss you too, but this is something I have to do.”Percy sighed. ...
Chapter 307 – Intersection
The moment the scaling principle finally registered, Percy’s stepwise yield instantly jumped by ten percentage points. On top of that, his daily gains picked up – at least for the first couple of days – bringing him back to 75% by the end of the week.That was certainly impressive in and of itself, but the improvements went deeper than just his yield. Literally.‘Wow… I can see twice as de...
Chapter 364 – Second trait
Luckily, Percy’s soul was several times sturdier than the last time he’d absorbed a fiend. If not, having so many of them wreaking havoc insLuckily, Percy’s soul was several times sturdier than the last time he’d absorbed a fiend. If not, having so many of them wreaking havoc inside his channels could have been an issue. Pushing six of the creatures out of his pores, he allowed his mana to...
Chapter 306 – Rapid improvement
Batch after batch, hour after hour, day after day, Percy continued to brew inside his room, rapidly consuming his enormous stash of green mushrooms. By now, a rich herbal aroma permeated the inn – maybe the entire neighbourhood – all day long.Luckily, nobody had bothered him about it. It wasn’t an unpleasant scent – mostly the minty odour of the life mana, since that was the ingredient he ...
Chapter 363 – Cords and traits
A great thing that had come with Elaine’s advancement a few months back, was the same privilege Acton and his men had enjoyed for so long. TA great thing that had come with Elaine’s advancement a few months back, was the same privilege Acton and his men had enjoyed for so long. The girl’s Blue core served as quite the deterrent, ensuring that no beasts ever attacked the group of their own vo...
Chapter 305 – Trouble?
Percy walked into the warehouse for the third time in the past couple of weeks, his steps hurried and his breath short. Once again, there was nobody here besides Nesha and Elaine.“Why did you bring me here? Did something go wrong?” he asked, fearing the worst.His last two visits had been to grant his companions their new cores. This time, he had no idea what to expect. Nesha had met him the ni...
[B4 START] Chapter 362 – [Redacted]
Air and ambient mana rushed toward Percy, a teal hurricane of playful wisps dancing around his body, leaving blazing trails behind them. ManAir and ambient mana rushed toward Percy, a teal hurricane of playful wisps dancing around his body, leaving blazing trails behind them. Many of the drifting globules approached him too, only to be knocked away by the violent torrents.He sat cross-legged, his ...
Chapter 304 – Intent
Checking up on his familiar, Percy waited fifteen minutes – or around five hours from the crow’s perspective – for him to start hunting again with Acton.Strictly speaking, Micky’s help would only be indispensable when it was Elaine’s turn to receive her core. Percy was confident he could heal Nesha on his own. Still, it wouldn’t hurt to have some extra mana on the side, just in case.Ro...
[POLL] Getting some feedback - Which are your favourite arcs so far?
It's been a while since I last did one of these, and the previous times were pretty early on, so there wasn't as much content in the series yet anyway. Now that Book 3 is already over in the Yellow-born tier, I figured it's as good a time as any to do another.Keep in mind that I've already outlined Book 4 and written a huge chunk of it. I also have some pretty complete plans for th...
[B3 END] Chapter 361 – A meeting of gods (2)
“So, what are we waiting for?!” Poseidon asked. “Bring him in already! Lock him in a room and have him send clones and impregnate women! We “So, what are we waiting for?!” Poseidon asked. “Bring him in already! Lock him in a room and have him send clones and impregnate women! We don’t have that long! He’s just a Red-born – he’ll die of old age in the blink of an eye!”Many of ...
Chapter 303 – Intimate moment
‘Only Refined? What a scam…’Percy would be lying if he said he wasn’t a little surprised. His Status had registered the Phantomscale Regalia as a Masterful spell, and the runework that had gone into his new cauldron was more than a couple steps beyond that.Then again, it wasn’t completely unreasonable. His armour involved a few additional things, outside of its enchantments.In any case, ...
Chapter 360 – A meeting of gods (1)
A magnificent temple stood at the very peak of the tallest mountain on Remior. The thick marble pillars were adorned with the most intricateA magnificent temple stood at the very peak of the tallest mountain on Remior. The thick marble pillars were adorned with the most intricate runes, humming like coiled songbirds ready to burst into chorus – another of Hephaestus’s masterpieces.Admittedly, ...
Chapter 302 – Checkpoints
Carving the final stroke into the enchantment, Percy scanned the whole thing once more, verifying he hadn’t made a mistake. Well… not a visible one, at least…‘It’s good, I think.’The heat rune he’d just drawn was affixed with a whopping five control runes. That was more than the enchantments on his old cauldron had, allowing him to adjust the temperature of his brews with even greate...
Chapter 359 – New mutations
The size increase was the single most predictable thing about Micky’s evolution – it was standard for Green beasts to grow about as large asThe size increase was the single most predictable thing about Micky’s evolution – it was standard for Green beasts to grow about as large as elephants, so Percy should have obviously expected it.Perhaps he shouldn’t have been this shocked then, as he...
Chapter 301 – Accelerated plans
“Good news first?” Nesha tentatively asked, her voice tinged with uncertainty.“It seems to be the off-season.”Percy had been able to tell due to the size of the floating globules. Their very existence was unique to the Valley, brought about by the different flow of time on either side of the Decree’s boundaries.The rainwater falling into the Valley from above was tens of times slower, re...
Chapter 358 – Bonus loot
[Congratulations! Your spells have merged: Synchronization – Refined + Dance of the Savage Gods – Masterful + Wild Art: Grim Battlefield – Masterful + Infinite Harvest of Souls – Masterful -> …][…Wild Art: Carnival of the Savage Gods – Masterful!]Percy drew a sharp breath upon reading the notification. His decades-long efforts had finally born fruit, granting him a spell to truly be ...
Chapter 300 – Flawed Decree
Percy listened to Nesha as she briefed him in on her progress. It was great that they’d managed to get the Radiant Lord on board without a hitch, though that wasn’t enough to wipe the frown off his face.“What’s wrong? You don’t look very happy.” Nesha asked, noticing something.“Micky contacted me a couple hours ago. They’ve entered the Valley…”Her eyes widened.“Immediately? W...
Chapter 357 – Fireworks
Panicking, Acton allowed his domain and his mana to expand outward. Grabbing thousands of drifting globules, along with several colossal chunks of dirt and rock from his surroundings, he forced them into the maelstrom of mud. If his mana wasn’t enough, he’d have to supplement it with mundane matter from outside!The walls of sludge rose even higher than before, spinning with renewed fury. More ...
Chapter 299 – Alexander
‘Another failure.’ Nesha grimaced.Emptying the excess mana from her channels, she plopped back onto the floor, her chest heaving up and down.On top of spending her nights to establish the supply lines they needed for their plan, she made sure to carve a few hours per day for Circulation. Yet, no matter how much effort she poured into it, the pattern for the space affinity remained a mystery.Th...
Chapter 356 – Pieces and links
If Percy’s body had felt like a furnace before, it was now closer to a volcano’s magma chamber.Every inch of his flesh convulsed with each violent heartbeat, small rivulets of blood streaming out of tiny holes in his vessels. His higher grade and the life mana muted the side-effects to an extent. That said, he’d injected himself with a lot of ink, and his body had already been on the verge b...
Chapter 298 – Changing district
Percy felt much better come morning, even though he didn’t get as much sleep as he would’ve liked. His headache hadn’t subsided completely just yet – he’d likely have to put everything he’d learned on Felmara into practice before he could knock the last kinks off. That said, he’d improved enough to resume working.Before diving back into alchemy, he did spend some time sending out a n...
