Kyfe

Chapter 301 - Journey's End

[New Skill Unlocked!]
[Tier 1:]
[Skinning (0 ->1)]

Reivyn sat back with satisfaction. He had speculated that he might need to go to an even lower-Tier Region in order to unlock the Skill, but the wild animals of Wispan worked just fine. He had attempted to skin some of the beasts that had attacked them in the wilds, but none of them had unlocked the Skill for them.

They didn’t go out of their way to kill the wildlife. Instead they hunted for meat, and the other ...

Chapter 300 - Return to Wispan

Reivyn and the others had already finalized their preparations over the previous few days. That didn’t mean it wasn’t prudent to do one final check before heading out. They verified they had all the necessary gear and spares to sustain an extended period of time in the wilds.

Refix carried a map with clear directions leading to the teleport circle that could bypass the Wilderness and lead them back to Wispan. It was a bit of a was off from any reasonable location one could ex...

Chapter 299 - Skillful Insights

The very first thing Reivyn did was report back to his Party Members what he had learned from the head guard. It wasn’t in his nature to hoard knowledge, and there was no downside to the others learning the information even if they weren’t ready to actually Transcend any of their Skills of Affinities.

The fact that unlocking additional Abilities in the Same Skill was the way to improve the quality of one’s soul was incredibly important. Everyone could strengthen their souls...

Chapter 298 - Soul Training

“So what’s the deal with these Transcendent Abilities?” Kefira asked as she and Reivyn set up to finish testing out his last two Affinities.

“What do you mean?” Reivyn asked.

“Well, it seems to me we could create the same effects with Spell forms. For instance I could cast an Ice Bolt Spell with the ability to sap energy without having the Ability.”

“Really? You could?” Reivyn quirked an eyebrow at Kefira. “Show me, then.”

Chapter 297 - Experimentation

Reivyn had just enough time to round out his Tier 2 Affinities. He still had two more Affinities to work on, though, his Tier 3 Affinities. Darkness and Light had grown faster than any of his other Affinities, regardless of Tier, so he knew he had an unusual connection to the two. In his mind it was similar to how he had both Abyss and Veridical Affinities, but he didn’t know how the Tier 5 Affinities affected them, or if they even did at all.

It makes sense, at least,...

Chapter 296 - Conceptualized

With the success of figuring out the Transcendent Ability of his Ice Mana, Reivyn had another Affinity that was almost the polar opposite in its construction. It only took a little mental tweaking to his mindset to figure out the direction he wanted to go with his next Affinity.

It wasn’t a sudden epiphany like with his Ice Affinity, though. Epiphanies worked in strange ways, allowing people to bypass a lot of effort to arrive at an end goal much quicker. He was still taking a ...

Chapter 295 - Daily Grind

Over the following days, the rumor mill was filled with various accounts of what transpired in the open market instead of the tragedy at the Dungeon. People still talked about it, and the mood was still a bit subdued, but it was on the back burner. There was still no widespread talk of impending doom, so that was good.

Other people tried to replicate Reivyn’s tactics with some of the other commonly used crafter resources, but without a drop in supply, buyers could just go somew...

Chapter 294 - Step 3: ? Step 4: Profit

The trek back to the Outpost was uneventful. They weren’t exactly lined up with their journey to the mountains, so they still had to avoid or clear out territorial animals. Reivyn took the opportunity to charge in and let them get a bite or scratch while just berserking through them. The others just stood back and watched, bemused. It would have been a bit more concerning for his parents and fiancee, but the animals could barely do any damage to him before he decimated them, a...

Chapter 293 - Survivor of Disaster

Reivyn slowly became aware of his surroundings. His Divine Sense seemed to be covered by fog as his awareness fought to come to the surface. One moment everything in his Sense was blurry and indistinct, and the next everything popped up in crystal clarity. He was being carried by his father, slumped over his back as their Party raced through a short tunnel.

It looks like Kefira was able to build her Portal and get us away, Reivyn thought as he opened his eyes.

Chapter 292 - Interlude: Soul Thief

Tenrik stood with his arms crossed over his chest. He was on friendly terms with the dozen or so High Level Cultivators standing about, but he was mentally preparing himself for the upcoming fight and so kept to himself. They had all already exchanged pleasantries days ago, anyway. He wasn’t so nervous that he needed to engage in small talk.

His Benefactor hadn’t been stingy with drumming up support for this operation. Tenrik understood what was at stake, so he was actually a li...

Chapter 291 - Escaping the Death Trap

How did this happen?! This is a nightmare!

Kefira frantically gathered her Mana, expertly weaving it as quickly as she could while visualizing the effect she wanted in intricate detail. Having practiced her visualization for her jumps repeatedly over the years allowed her to use her skill to empower her space blades.

One would think that blades made with an edge at the literal dimensional scale would easily be able to slice through anything. That would be true ...

Chapter 290 - Space Monsters

Reivyn and the others quickly gathered the last of the resources in the final boss room. They had quite the collection of various metals infused with Tier 5 Mana: Copper, Tin, Iron, Silver, Gold, and some other metals Reivyn couldn’t identify. They looked similar to the other metals, of course, but there were slight differences if one looked. The biggest difference was the aura of Mana that they held. Reivyn could tell with his Mana sight that they contained different properties than mundan...

Chapter 289 - Another Dungeon Down

Now that the brood mother was dead, Reivyn had time to actually pay attention to the boss room. There wasn’t anything significant in the room itself, now that the beast was dead and the eggs destroyed. There was no chest containing a reward or anything like some other Dungeons would provide, but this was a resource Dungeon.

Reivyn looked to the walls on the far side and saw sparkly veins of metal protruding in uneven lumps. It looked like the place had been abandoned in the mid...

Chapter 288 - Stone Cold

Reivyn stood with the other members of his Party on the ramp leading to the next floor. Teilon had gone ahead to scout as much as he could, his phasing ability allowing him to walk through obstacles to enhance his Stealth Skills. Reivyn had tried telling Teilon they had just been joking about making him go scout ahead, but he insisted on doing it anyway. He had a solid argument in wanting to challenge himself for Skill growth.

With Refix’s regimen of training, everyone in the P...

Chapter 287 - Sticky Situation

Reivyn and his Party stood outside the portal, checking their gear and going over the information from the dossier. They had consulted with some of the other Adventurers in the tent city so as not to step on anyone’s toes, and a proper time rotation had been set up. There weren’t so many groups as to fill every time slot, but to keep things working smoothly, entry times were agreed upon. They just had to wait a few more minutes before the clock struck the right time.

Reivyn f...

Chapter 286 - Expedite the Expedition

Reivyn sheathed his weapon and walked with his father toward the dead snake. Is it a snake or a serpent? Does a giant snake have to be in the water to be considered a serpent, or just a giant snake? Are there even rules? I could have Identified it, but I was too reactive once it attacked. I wonder if Identify works on dead monsters?

He used his Skill on the slain beast.

[Snake (dead)]
[Helpful hint: Or is it a serpent?]

Reivyn j...

Chapter 285 - Twists and Turns

Reivyn leaned back on his arms, his legs out in front as he controlled his breathing. The others were sprawled out in various positions around him. Teilon groaned with his arm thrown over his eyes, blocking out the light of the sun.

“That sucked!” He said. “Now I know for sure why people would simply buy these treasures and why only a couple people were selling them. At a certain point, Life Experience just isn’t worth it, hah.”

Kimberly kneeled next to him ho...

Chapter 284 - Bloody Thorns

The rolling hills near the outpost continued into the distance all the way to the foot of the mountain. Each wave seemed to be a bit taller than the last until it finally turned into the huge range in the distance. It was reminiscent of a water drop rippling outward. Even though the mountain range loomed over the landscape, it was still many days’ journey away.

The distant mountain range wasn’t their initial destination. They would continue their journey some ways up the firs...

Chapter 283 - Eve of Adventure

The weird space-time anomaly didn’t last longer than a few moments. The nature of the anomaly made it seem like it went on for much longer than it actually did, but once things returned to normal, everyone realized it had only been a few heartbeats. Reivyn turned to his sparring partner and gave a quick, shallow bow to the man.

“Thank you for the spar, but it’s time for us to head out,” Reivyn said.

“Sure, no problem,” the man replied. “If you want to cont...