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Chapter 779.

Zac smiled as he let Catheya release some steam through the communication crystal. She had probably been under a lot of pressure the past days, and letting her lecture him a bit actually helped him readjust his psyche. He could feel how his mental state was a mess at the moment, a chaotic skein with fraying ends.

It was no wonder, with how brutal the battle had been.

It was the first time he had been pushed like this since fighting Void’s Disciple, where death loomed at every co...

Chapter 778.

A/N: November here we go! Thanks for resubbing, and welcome new patrons!.

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Zac looked at the receding backs of the Havarok army as they made their way toward the core of the City of Ancients. He briefly wondered what they would think upon seeing the gristly scene inside, where enough blood to fill a small lake had been expelled by the blood mistress, painting the whole courtyard red.

A sharp pain brought him back to the present, a...

Chapter 777.

A/N: We round out the month with lucky number seven. I hope you've enjoyed October's chapters, and that I'll see you around for November. 

The release schedule will be mostly normal in November, though I will take two chapters off when this arc is completely over.  

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Shock filled Uona’s heart as she saw the core arrays of the Blood Effigy simply disappear, turned into nothingness in a burst of Obl...

Chapter 776.

A slow but steady heartbeat echoed out throughout the void, each thump vibrating with the primordial Dao. For untold ages, the [Heart of Oblivion] grew, with each cycle inching closer to that impossible threshold.

Worlds were destroyed with a single breath, reality itself turned to ash with a thought. Its desire was the Heavens and its will the Earth. But as the heart great grew more powerful, so did its hatred. Not even Oblivion could overcome the ancient Law of Balanc...

Chapter 775.

“Stop!” Uona screamed again, but Zac ignored her as he unleashed a storm of Creation into the sphere.

At the same time, he threw out dozens of [Void Balls] with his free hand, turning the whole area around him into a veritable minefield to hamper the vampire’s advancement. It looked like the whole mystic realm was about to break apart as a wall of spatial tears covered the whole area, but even such a dangerous scene didn’t stop Uona in her tracks.

She unle...

Chapter 774.

Pain ravaged Zac’s body as he soared through the air, and the armor of [Vanguard of Undeath] had almost completely been blown apart, prompting the skill to deactivate. A wave of despair filled him as he tried to reorient himself. His trick with the supersized [Void Zone] was his best idea to take out Uona.

It should have worked.

Just what was that primal anger? Was there something inside the blood mistress’ bloodline that had been triggered by...

Chapter 773.

Two powerful auras clashed inside the enormous chamber, but Zac’s murderous intent and Dao were undeniably surpassed by Uona’s might. It was no surprise, considering she far surpassed him both on Dao and levels. She was a true Heaven’s Chosen, and she was even able to avoid part of the Twilight Energy’s restriction thanks to her heritage.

The blood mistress looked a bit different from the last time the two met. Her face was still as beautiful and ever, but two of her limbs were ...

Chapter 772.

The golden orb radiated unquestionable might, dispersing the mental undulations that assailed it. He pushed down with a sneer, and it slammed into the spectral cultivators beneath, unleashing a wave of destruction in every direction. A pained wail echoed out across the field, and it was followed by a deadly silence.

Ykrodas swung his sword to rid it of the corrosive thrall's blood before putting it away. The square in front of him was littered with hundreds of destroyed thralls along wi...

Chapter 771.

Zac's eyes turned back and forth, his mind blanking out by the surprising scene. The building hadn't given off any signals at all from the outside. If not for his high Luck giving him a hint of danger, and the fact that he could sense the splinter thanks to his other remnants, he would have thought this place yet another empty building along with the dozens of others. Yet it was bustling with activity.

Well over a hundred crystals hovered in the air, the outermost half forming small cir...

Chapter 770.

Zac tried to take in the situation as he cleared his mind of the tremendous waves of synthetic bloodlust that crashed into his mind after drenching the previous area in blood. The castle grounds were far bigger compared to how it appeared through the vaunted dome from the outside. It felt like a city of its own stretching thousands of meters in every direction.

Just the outer square he had entered was as big as half of Port Atwood, with the whole castle grounds being tens of times large...

Chapter 769.

“Time to go, Number 7,” Zac muttered, and he was answered by a bestial roar.

The chains of [Love’s Bond] rattled as the Corpselord completely consumed by rage tried to break free for the hundredth time. Zac didn’t even register the clamor any longer as he nicked the thigh of the struggling warrior, prompting a small stream of black blood to fall toward the ground.

The ichor was snatched up by the pull before it even had time to land, proving that he had ma...

Chapter 768.

The clouds swirled around him as Zac observed the new patch of ruins he had entered by following the trail of blood. He was still in the outer edges of the city, judging by the illustrations he had purchased at the settlements outside. People had painted the town by capturing the snippets seen between the clouds and extrapolated a semi-complete image of the City of Ancients.

Some sections had never been exposed for some reason, including most of the central part of the city. However, ma...

Chapter 767.

A/N: 2/2. Next chappy on Monday!

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“I guess this is it,” Catheya smiled as she walked up to Zac, or rather the golem that stood at the edge of the basin.

“Looks like it. Most people seem to agree,” Zac nodded.

The whole city was abuzz from the changes, and tens of thousands of warriors streamed toward the four gates. Zac could spot dozens of energy eruptions in the settlements as well, signs of chaotic battles taking place...

Chapter 766.

A/N: We're back! 1/2.

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"What in the heavens, 5,053 D-grade Nexus Coins?” Catheya said with shock, her eyes as wide as saucers. “Are your followers trying to crush the natives under mountains of wealth? Even if they seize the planet, it will be a long long time before you turn a profit. Knowing Zecia, it might not be possible at all.”

“That’s what you think I’m worried about?" Zac said with exasperation. "Why the h...

Chapter 765.

A/N: Reminder, this is the last chapter until the 16th where I'll do 2 chapters over the weekend. 

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Zac didn't know how to feel about being called a walking powderkeg, but it was hard to argue with the description after having literally blown up a volcano just two months ago.

“Well, I do have something that might work,” Catheya laughed after seeing Zac's awkward expression. “I didn’t manage to gather all the information ...

Chapter 764.

There was nothing else of interest in the hollowed-out mountain, so Zac immediately set out the same way he came. Besides, the invitation might be a misdirect, and it was possible that an insane bloodsucker was bearing in on his position at this very moment. If so, he would rather fight somewhere else, than in this restrictive place.

Zac emerged at the top of the ravine a few minutes later, and he immediately crushed an escape talisman to move away. The moment he reappeared he turned in...

Chapter 763.

Something was definitely wrong. Zac was still a pretty decent distance from where he guessed the Splinter of Oblivion was located, but he didn't feel his remnants react at all, like they had when he closed in on the volcano. Neither could he pinpoint the splinter's location as he had been able to with the shard.

Even then, Zac pushed off from the edge of the ravine and swam into the darkness. He needed to confirm the situation before he set off to start a blood feud at the City of Ancie...

Chapter 762.

Zac looked down at the pitch-black talisman with a frown for a few seconds before he steered the submersible in another direction. The fact that someone had placed jammers in this area was extremely suspicious, and there was a high chance that it was related to him. Why else would someone bother with a place like the ravine? According to Catheya’s missive, bursts of utter destruction made the area impassable.

Not being able to communicate with the others was a problem, but luckily not...

Chapter 761.

Zac dove into the Twilight Ocean and the scenery above was immediately replaced by a subaquatic hellscape. He had already been somewhat prepared considering the spectacle he had caused, but the pandemonium that met him was even beyond what he expected.

The whole ocean was a bubbling cauldron as tens of thousands of superheated boulders dropped into the waters from above. The falling debris was filled with fiery energy, and the rapid cooling by the ocean caused them to crack one by one, ...

Chapter 760.

A/N: Thank you all for re-upping, and welcome new patrons! Here is a nice and calm Friday chappy!

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The towering mountain and the mindbending sky of pure Dao shattered, and it was like someone had started up time again as Zac found himself back in his body. He felt like days had passed as he had been taken through one vision after another, while in reality, it had only taken an instant. The swirling whirlpool of magma once more starte...

Chapter 759.

A/N: This is the last one for September, I hope you'll enjoy it. Next month we're heading for the conclusion of the Twilight Ocean Arc, I hope to see you there!

Small October release schedule update. 

No chapters 11-13/10. The last two chapters of that week will be released the following weekend. This goes for both Patreon and RR. Otherwise normal release schedule.

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