PathOfPen

Chapter 327 – Dream

The sun shone brightly over the lush forest, its blinding rays bouncing off the smooth surfaces. They banished even the tiniest shadow from existence, immersing the exhausted hunters in a world of light.

So intense was it, that Percy regularly disconnected himself from his host’s eyes, wholly incapable of enduring the sights during the height of noon. Hell, this place was so bright, it made even the white districts of Twilight City look like their profane neighbours by comparison. It ...

Chapter 384 – Nephthys

A warm feeling spread through Percy’s body, soothing his mind and relieving him of his exhaustion. “Please forgive me for not helping you ou

A warm feeling spread through Percy’s body, soothing his mind and relieving him of his exhaustion.

“Please forgive me for not helping you out earlier… I have selfishly indulged in my curiosity. Given the things you have learned about us, I hope you won’t hold it against me.” a female voice said.

It was crisp and c...

Chapter 326 – The strongest fiend

“And you said its name was Percy?” Doh – the Green-born asked.

After they were done burying the dead and packing their supplies, he had allowed his men to take a short break for about an hour, before ordering them to set off. As tired as everyone was, it appeared they needed to get moving again. Only then did he pull Sol aside, clearly still trying to wrap his head around last night’s events.

She nodded, sparking some interest in his eyes.

“First time I’m hearing...

Chapter 383 – Desperate move

Percy drew a sharp breath, his shock at the goddess’s message buying him a few more minutes of sobriety. Not wasting any time, he dove into

Percy drew a sharp breath, his shock at the goddess’s message buying him a few more minutes of sobriety. Not wasting any time, he dove into

Percy drew a sharp breath, his shock at the goddess’s message buying him a few more minutes of sobriety. Not wasting any time, he dove into the text again, praying to all the gods present and absent ...

Chapter 325 – Sol

Sol didn’t pay Percy much attention, nodding absentmindedly. Her eyes were glued to her opponents – the horrific beasts now coming after her.

The Yellows were a touch smarter than their weaker brethren though. They waited for them to toss themselves in the line of fire, so that they could reap the fruit of their work afterwards.

Sure enough, two dumb Oranges were the first to spring forth, only for their souls to end up full of holes. But Sol had used up over a third of her ma...

Chapter 382 – Dark clouds

Rushing to the third floor, Percy couldn’t help but lament the monotonous environment of the pyramid. ‘It would have been a lot easier to ke

Rushing to the third floor, Percy couldn’t help but lament the monotonous environment of the pyramid.

‘It would have been a lot easier to keep myself awake if I didn’t have to stare at the same red stone all the time…’

Sighing, he examined the walls along the perimeter of the hall, soon confirming it was another l...

Chapter 324 – What do you think a soul is?

Percy pondered over Rei’s question. At first, he thought it was a simple one – that she was just patronizing him. But the more he considered it, the more he realized he couldn’t come up with a good answer.

‘A soul… it’s who we are, isn’t it? Deep down. Beneath the flesh, and even robbed of our memories…’

This had to be true. After all, Micky had lost all his memories, but he still had the same soul. So, that should make him the same person… 2025-07-04 06:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 381 – Golden age

Unlike the first hall, which contained information on all sorts of different topics, this one seemed to delve much deeper into a single one.

Unlike the first hall, which contained information on all sorts of different topics, this one seemed to delve much deeper into a single one. A rather important subject for the Amenthei too.

Their world’s history.

Rather than different categories, the columns along the room’s perimeter covered the entire chronology of Amenthes, each ...

Chapter 323 – Treatment

‘Rei has absorbed a fiend called Synthetis. It has granted her the Composing trait, which boosts her musical talent far beyond a regular person’s. You’ll be amazed by what she can dig out of your soul with that, combined with Soul Vision.’ Sol explained after sensing Percy’s shock.

Maybe he shouldn’t have been so surprised though. If he had managed to stumble upon something similar by himself, it wasn’t that strange an entire world of people with soul affinities h...

Chapter 380 – Compression

In every world Percy had been to, potions were considered secondary products of alchemy – far inferior to the cultivation resources people u

In every world Percy had been to, potions were considered secondary products of alchemy – far inferior to the cultivation resources people used to cleanse their cores and advance to the higher grades. Part of it was due to the sheer importance of elixirs. After all, very few things could compete with a permanent increase to one’s power or lif...

Chapter 322 – Expedition

The girl – who had reintroduced herself as Sol – opened her eyes, allowing Percy to examine their surroundings. They were alone, in an enclosed space. Smaller than any room he’d ever seen – barely large enough for a single person. In fact, it wasn’t even a room. There wasn’t a ceiling. The walls were made of fabric, stitched together at the top, held up by a metallic pole.

‘A tent?’

They were sitting cross-legged on the ground, atop a bunch of rotting leav...

Chapter 379 – Amenthes

Percy was, admittedly, a little bummed out that he hadn’t found a door leading out of the pyramid yet. He’d already mostly explored its oute

Percy was, admittedly, a little bummed out that he hadn’t found a door leading out of the pyramid yet. He’d already mostly explored its outer walls while descending through the corridors, and it didn’t seem there was an exit at its base either. It appeared that his only chance would be to find one near the very tip of the structure, and e...

Chapter 321 – Signal from an old friend?

Clone #270, maybe – Percy had lost count years ago – was about to look for a random body to possess, when he caught something he hadn’t expected to see by the edge of his ‘vision’.

It was a soul. A damaged soul, much like the overwhelming majority of his hosts. But this one was different. It was actively calling out to him, and from even farther away than he was used to. He’d never encountered anything like this before.

Yet, he could harbour a guess as to what was happ...

Chapter 378 – Sanctuary

Overcome by panic, Percy took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. Part of him wanted to question whether it was even real air he was in

Overcome by panic, Percy took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. Part of him wanted to question whether it was even real air he was inhaling, but he had bigger things to worry about. For the first time since his original meeting with Sol, he found himself trapped, not even having the option of ditching everything to return home!

Granted...

Chapter 320 – A bit of a situation

It had been around eleven months since they entered the Valley when Nesha finally managed to activate Circulation. Her version involved lots of black circles of various sizes decorating her body, many of them seemingly disconnected from one another.

The visuals aside, the boosting art bumped her fighting strength noticeably. Between that, and her other spell upgrades, she had finally reached a level where she could take care of the group’s security by herself. Splitting the day with E...

Chapter 377 – Strange world

Percy’s wisp stretched, filling the gaps in his host’s soul. Strictly speaking, this person’s injuries weren’t that serious – they had barel

Percy’s wisp stretched, filling the gaps in his host’s soul.

Strictly speaking, this person’s injuries weren’t that serious – they had barely crossed the threshold of lethality, and they didn’t seem to be worsening very fast either. Whatever calamity had befallen the poor residents of this planet was clearly taking its s...

Chapter 319 – Ambient mana

Several months had passed inside the Valley.

Everyone was making good progress towards the next grade, having never missed a single cleansing session. None of Acton’s guards had advanced either, which was great news.

Other than that, Elaine and Nesha were both growing stronger by the day, constantly fighting against the beasts and honing their magic. They’d registered a couple new Crude spells each, with Nesha having even started practicing with her earth affinity.

In fa...

Chapter 376 – Hopefully not today

Earlier Floating countless miles away from his main body, Percy noticed some differences from his past clones. Other than the flashier benef

Earlier

Floating countless miles away from his main body, Percy noticed some differences from his past clones.

Other than the flashier benefits afforded to him by his new blessing – such as the increased number of cords and spectral traits he could endure – it seemed there were some other, subtler upgrades. The cord...

Chapter 318 – Cores and channels

Elaine and Nesha were fighting against a pack of Yellow hyenas led by a Green matriarch. They could have made quick work of them, of course, but they held back many of their tricks, focused on honing others.

As for Percy, he didn’t participate. Relying on his companions to keep him safe, he concentrated on something else. Semi-hidden at the foot of a medium-sized boulder, he was sitting cross-legged, his eyes closed and his boosting art running. Only Circulation though, not Synchroniz...

Chapter 375 – Open challenge

Storing the newly-dried meat inside one of his spatial amulets – the one he had designated for rations – Percy was finally done reorganizing

Storing the newly-dried meat inside one of his spatial amulets – the one he had designated for rations – Percy was finally done reorganizing his inventory. He didn’t know when he’d next get a chance to settle down or hunt again, so he figured it was worth the time to restock on their food. It was also nice to know which of the artifacts...

Chapter 317 – Execution

The gorilla swung its fist down, about to flatten Nesha like a pancake. Percy and Elaine were too far to save her, currently locked up with the creature’s packmates. But she didn’t need help.

Right when the attack was about to hit, something strange happened.

Nesha took a step back. Just a single, quick step. But her foot landed over a dozen metres behind her, her leg stretching like a rubber band. Next, the rest of her body stretched, and then snapped back, letting the creatu...

Chapter 374 – Long-term goal

If it had been anybody else in Percy’s boots, they might have found the giant tortoise a challenging opponent. Hidden within its fortress of

If it had been anybody else in Percy’s boots, they might have found the giant tortoise a challenging opponent. Hidden within its fortress of a shell, they would have likely needed to somehow bait it into extending its limbs and its head out of their chitinous shelter before they could land a hit.

Luckily, this wasn’t much of an issue fo...

Chapter 316 – Sharpness

‘Still Refined, huh?’

Percy wasn’t too surprised by the lower tier, since the runework on his new scythes wasn’t as extensive as his cauldron’s, and even that hadn’t reached Masterful yet. But there was no doubt in his mind that both spells were getting closer.

It wasn’t just the self-repair enchantments he’d added to the weapons either. He’d alternated them with another pseudo-enchantment of his own creation. One composed of three different runes.

Chapter 373 – Harmony

Percy found himself on the ground, near Micky. Unlike the last time, their mana hadn’t gone berserk – largely because they’d mentally prepar

Percy found himself on the ground, near Micky.

Unlike the last time, their mana hadn’t gone berserk – largely because they’d mentally prepared themselves for the unlocked memory. Even while immersed in his friend’s thoughts, Percy had retained some awareness of his own body, and he was willing to bet the same was true o...

Chapter 315 – Rhino

It had barely been twenty minutes since Elaine fell asleep. A few Yellow beasts had invaded the stone formation in that time, searching for food. Nesha had made quick work of them at first, buying Percy time to don his armour.

Not that it was necessary for these weaklings, but he might need it if a stronger one showed up. Perhaps, it would have been prudent to do so before entering the Valley, but it would have only made the climb more difficult.

As soon as he was ready, the two s...

Chapter 372 – Legend of the Dying Hero (3)

Suffice to say, Micky and his sister were both crying buckets by the time their father reached this part of the story. Even Percy was quite

Suffice to say, Micky and his sister were both crying buckets by the time their father reached this part of the story. Even Percy was quite

Suffice to say, Micky and his sister were both crying buckets by the time their father reached this part of the story. Even Percy was quite moved by the old Hero’s stubbornness, despite having pretty muc...

Chapter 314 – Entering the Thirsty Valley

Percy finally pushed himself up the edge of the cliff, rolling on his back. His chest was heaving up and down, but he didn’t dare to let go of his boosting art, in case he needed it. Only after failing to spot anything alive with Mana Sense did he allow himself to relax a little.

“How long… till they show up?” he asked between breaths.

“Any minute now.” Nesha replied, not faring much better. “Come on. Let’s grab Elaine and get the hell out of here.”

Listeni...

Chapter 371 – Legend of the Dying Hero (2)

Micky’s father paused for a while. He helped his son flip over, as it was time for him to draw the tattoos on the other side of his body. Me

Micky’s father paused for a while. He helped his son flip over, as it was time for him to draw the tattoos on the other side of his body.

Meanwhile, Percy took the chance to ponder over the man’s words. Being somewhat experienced in cosmic affairs by now, he had a pretty good idea where the story was headed. But that didn’t make it an...

Chapter 313 – Hail of desperation

“You think we’ll make it?” Nesha asked, stabbing her left pick a foot higher than her right.

“Looks like it.” Percy replied, wiping the sweat off his brow with his forearm.

It was already late in the afternoon, but they’d climbed over three quarters of the way. The edge of the cliff was in sight. They could certainly get there by nightfall. They had to.

Granted, Percy wasn’t having a great time. He was breathing heavily, each step a challenge of its ow...

Chapter 370 – Legend of the Dying Hero (1)

“Weird name for a hero,” Micky replied, causing both his parents to chuckle. “It is, isn’t it?” his mother asked. “But you’ll understand why

“Weird name for a hero,” Micky replied, causing both his parents to chuckle.

“It is, isn’t it?” his mother asked. “But you’ll understand why we call him that, after you hear the story.”

“Do you know it too, mom?” the girl – Atzi – asked.

Percy caught the woman nod by the corner of his eyes. 2025-06-22 06:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post