PathOfPen

Chapter 380 – Compression

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 lifespan.

But it didn’t help that potions were inherently flawed either.

Typically brewed out of Orange plants, their efficacy was barely ...

Chapter 437 – Syrreneth

As soon as Kassorith stepped into the cavern leading toward his master’s residence, Percy felt the ambient mana grow even thicker. The air outside had already been about twice as rich as Remior’s, but it climbed by another thirty to forty percent in here. It was a modest improvement, yet one that was bound to pay dividends if Percy spent years training in this environment.

‘Is it because of the runes?’ he wondered, examining the colourful symbols shimmering along the wa...

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 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 even that wasn’t a certainty.

Suffice to say, his odds weren’t looking good. Worse still, he doubted he would make it there without running in...

Chapter 436 – Elite disciples

Percy had more questions, but he didn’t get a chance to voice them. Diving toward one of the shorter pillars jutting out of the clouds, his host landed on a less-crowded spot near the edge, carelessly tossing the greatsword into the depths behind him.

This place seemed to be some kind of teleportation hub – judging by the organized chaos of platforms scattered over its surface. They were sculpted from dimensional marble; each etched with ornate insignias mixing seamlessly with glowi...

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 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, the connection to his main body wasn’t entirely gone. He could still feel it tugging softly at his soul, and he could even pinpoint Re...

Chapter 435 – Thess’kala

‘Good luck with that, you bastard!’ Percy yelled through their rapidly fading connection.

Willing all the controlled preservation runes to deactivate, he instantly slowed his host’s recovery speed to a crawl, but he didn’t stop there. Percy’s soul squirmed and shifted, over a dozen claws digging back into Kassorith’s injuries, carelessly ripping many of the stitches apart as he tried to grab hold of the Blue.

His host intensified the efforts to evict him, of c...

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 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 sweet time in claiming their lives. It appeared to be a matter of years – maybe even decades – at the earliest. Probably not days or months.

Letting...

Chapter 434 – Cascading Cracks

As fed up as Percy was with his host, he couldn’t help but feel a sliver of excitement at the prospect of learning a greater spring’s cleansing technique. Strictly speaking, he was already using one of those – the modified version of the Whirlpool of Two Streams that the Vault’s researchers had somehow stolen from the Moirai. However, it did nothing more than allow someone with two cores to cleanse both at the same time – saving a few valuable minutes per day. Percy had no ...

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 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 linking him back to Remior felt weaker, and its pull was growing more slowly.

‘No. That’s not quite right.’

On further ...

Chapter 433 – Kassorith

Percy found himself surrounded by mutilated corpses – so thoroughly disfigured that even he, hardened by experience as he was, struggled to keep his gaze on them.

They seemed to belong to the same species as his host – mostly humanoid from the waist up, with their lower halves replaced by long, serpentine tails that stretched out for a couple of metres. White scales coated their bodies, two curved fangs jutting down from their upper lips. Their forked tongues hung limp, resting atop...

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 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 everything was in, for quicker access while on the run.

“I can’t believe we’re actually leaving.” he muttered, throwing another glance a...

Chapter 432 – Shady host

The clone had been searching for a new body for months. Percy had no idea whether his three counterparts had gotten any luckier, but he certainly hadn’t found what he’d been looking for. He’d actually skipped half a dozen lesser springs during this trip, each missed opportunity like a stab in his severed little soul.

But it couldn’t be helped.

Lesser springs were good, yet Percy understood he couldn’t afford to get distracted every time he encountered one. Sure,...

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 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 for a soul-user like him.

A flock of burning scythes was about to cleave right through the monster when a complication emerged. As the weapons sp...

Chapter 431 – Unit cell theory

Nesha continued carving symbols into the construct’s shoulder, the pseudo-enchantment gradually taking shape.

Each rune had a circular design, but the final pattern looked anything but round – thanks to the intricate ways she’d connected them. Some runes were nested inside others, forming concentric circles. Others had been fused side by side. A few even overlapped partially, with Nesha cleverly exploiting shared features to create a more compact arrangement.

By the time she...

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 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 of his familiar. Perhaps, the presence of a third mind – his clone – had helped too.

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Chapter 430 – Dimensional onyx

Percy marvelled at the human-shaped construct for a second, once again reminded of how handy his girlfriend’s fused mana was.

The glossy stone – which they’d dubbed dimensional onyx – greatly resembled the material their spatial amulets were made of, though there were a few key differences. Nesha’s creation lacked the bright, star-like specks scattered across the surface of the amulets. More importantly, this wasn’t a naturally occurring mineral but a material fashi...