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Chapter 253.

Zac wasn’t overly worried about drawing the ire of Nenothep Medhin. Part of the strength of the Medhin Royals was their armies, and even if the Emperor might be able to keep up with him using [Loamwalker], there was no way that the normal soldiers would.

After learning more about the situation he resumed heading toward the central area. Since he wasn’t climbing the mountains to loot the summit palaces this time around he was making time, and in less than half a day ...

Chapter 252.

Zac wasn’t annoyed by the ruckus in the forest. If the whole hunting ground was like this it would drown out the sounds of battle, which would allow Zac to act more freely without the risk of drawing the attention from the Dominators.

Zac took out his axe and for the first time in a while summoned the oversized edge of [Chop]. As he suspected the edge had changed slightly to accommodate the new form of his axe. After testing the sharpness with his finger and on a few ...

Chapter 251.

Three men were kneeling on the ground of the large luxurious tent. They were shaking in fright, but not one of them dared to either move or speak up to break the suffocating silence. 

“So none of you have found that man after three long days?” the middle-aged man on the throne said with a voice devoid of emotion as he stared down at his subjects.

He had a short beard that was perfectly trimmed, and his black hair was held back in a knot by a jade diadem that was covered i...

Chapter 250.

Even though the situation was pretty confusing to Zac he was at least right in front of someone who could help him get a better picture of what was going on.

“Do all of us Draugr look the same? Or can we have red shining eyes as well?” Zac asked just to make sure that Mhal wasn't a Draugr as well.

“I am not sure, but from what I understand your eyes are unique, and not something other undead possesses. Red shining eyes? The Eternal Clan, another of the five races, might some...

Chapter 249.

“The trial to reach D-Grade is to successfully form a Cultivator’s Core, also called a Cosmic Core. This is not something that happens naturally. There are various methods to do this, but they all have high requirements, and just a fraction of all E-Grade warriors manage to take that final step,” Anzonil said with longing.

“If you almost succeed in forming the core but fail at the last step you have two options. You can let the core shatter and try again at a later date, but doi...

Chapter 248.

Zac could only gape, and he mutely nodded his head in agreement. He hadn’t expected the ghost to speak with him, but it was a far preferable alternative to battle.

“Go…” ghost responded before it turned away from Zac and disappeared.

Zac thanked his lucky stars that the ghost seemed to have regained his sanity, if only temporarily, and he started to run toward the tunnel. A jumbled chorus of screeches behind him forced some extra strength in his legs as he leaped the last ...

Chapter 247.

A slow but steady heartbeat echoed out into the void, each thump vibrating with the primordial Dao. For untold ages the [Heart of Oblivion] grew, it’s tendrils reaching further and further. But suddenly its sanctuary was encroached upon.

His eyes were the stars and his hand was the sky, and when he moved the Dao shied away. He gripped the heart and clenched with enough force to tear the fabric of reality to shreds. The shockwaves shattered the black hole that the hear...

Chapter 247.

Author note: Due to popular demand, here's the Ogras POV you've been asking for. 

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“This had better work,” Ogras grunted in annoyance. “This god damn array almost cleaned me bare.”

“Well, it was you who decided to buy through the mercantile system rather than wait for Lord Atwood to return,” Calrin responded, not able to hide his glee.

In front of them was a huge table wrought some crystal, and its surface was covered in dense fractals....

Chapter 246.

It was already in the next cave that [Indomitable] proved it’s worth. It was as though the ghosts hit a brick wall when they tried to enter his mind and were then unceremoniously thrown out. That in turn just enranged them even further, and they immediately tried to tear him to shreds in their anger.

Unfortunately [Deathwish] did not work in synergy with [Indomitable] as it did with [Immutable Defense]. The ghosts wer...

Chapter 245.

EDIT: Author note: I have changed Zac's attributes a bit. The bonuses for Forester's Constitution (bonus end/vit if in forest) no longer apply in his Draugr-form. It will affect all chapters on RR, but only the chapters on patreon from this point on.

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Miasma was roiling inside his body as Zac surveyed the battlegrounds. Broken carapaces and shells were strewn all over the cavern, and it was impossible to take a step without putting his...

Chapter 244.

Author note: Sorry about the late chappy, some personal matters took most of my day.

Also, the quest for Immutable Bulwark was changed. As some readers noted, it didn't make sense that the quest wasn't completed after being attacked by the 2 e-grade rats. New Quest:

Immutable Bulwark (Class): Survive a Strike from three Evolved Beings. Reward: Immutable Bulwark (2/3)

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Zac couldn’t help being in a great mood as he walked through the w...

Chapter 243.

Zac was about to walk out of his hiding spot, but he suddenly realized something. He was almost completely naked. His brows rose in surprise, but as he looked at the ground he understood what had happened.

Scraps from his former robes lay around him, corroded and discolored. It almost looked like he had molted a layer of skin, and Zac couldn't help but frown in disgust. He had expected the robes to have repaired themselves while he meditated, but he was dead wrong on that point.

T...

Chapter 242.

Zac sat completely immobile for hours even after the vision ended. He thought that he had gotten accustomed to the new reality by now, but he was once again completely awed by the power some individuals held. Seeing the death of a universe was also something that he would never forget.

The prowess in that golden shield was mind-bending, to the point that Zac felt the Grand Protector was a being that was a notch above both the unnamed ax-man and The Lifebringer. The ax-man held monstrous...

Chapter 241.

Zac’s axe had already been on the verge of taking the next step, and the blood of the largest rats was enough to push it to the next level. But evolutions of this kind were very diverse, and after asking around back in Port Atwood he learned that there was no cohesive method of the process.

That left him wondering what he should do now. He had no idea how long it would take for the axe to finish its evolution. He also had no idea whether he could put the crystal into his Cosmos Sack, ...

Chapter 239.

No matter where Zac looked he was met with a frenzied onslaught of sharp teeth and claws, and he didn’t even need to aim as he methodically swung his axe. He was long since drenched in gore and viscera, his two black orbs of eyes glimmering with finality as he kept killing rats by the scores.

The area around him was like another world, with turquoise mists wafting about, and an enduring desolation had taken hold of the den of the rats. A slow whirlwind of miasma had formed around Zac ...

Chapter 236.

Author note: As always, Thanks for re-upping ( and welcome new patrons :) )!

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Zac glared in the direction of where he was thrown from, but there was nothing there apart from a rough rock wall. There wasn’t any sign of the portal or the elaborate chambers of Anzonil, and he might as well be in any random caverns of a mountain.

Zac sighed in disappointment as he got to his feet. There were a lot of topics that he wanted to broach with the old man, ev...

Chapter 235.

Between the 17th and 18th marks that he carved there was a convergence of energy flows that could be somewhat discerned if you watched it for about 20 minutes. That meant there hopefully was a weak spot in the array there, and Zac’s best bet in getting out.

Swapping over to his human form would increase his attack power, but Zac still chose to try it out in his undead form first. He wanted to grind his Undead class a bit and it was far harder to transform into a Draugr than it was to ...

Chapter 234.

It is folly to believe the study of formations to be differentiated from other pursuits such as Alchemy or even fighting. All are children to the same parent, the boundless Dao.

Zac was quickly getting engrossed as he kept reading the introduction by the array master, almost even forgetting his current predicament of being stuck inside what he assumed was an entrapment array.

The Alchemist gives form to Dao through concoctions of pills, and the warrior gives form to D...