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Chapter 297 - Challenge in the Fifth

Walking down into the concealed cave, Nate was incredibly grateful that they had crossed paths with the Starbreaking Guild outpost. Because he was absolutely certain that there was no way they would have found this System Challenge without the map provided by Dorin.

The two day flight had been relatively boring. That didn’t mean they hadn’t come across anything as they flew over the mountainous terrain below. There had been plenty of beasts and monsters that called the crags their h...

Chapter 296 - Bizarre Bazaar

Nate sat on the deck of the Solaris painting the clouds above while rocky mountains blurred by below them. The sand dunes had slowly given way to stone, which in turn had given way to the limited shrubbery that decorated the mountainous area they now flew over. 

This planet, Seventeenth Scale as they called it, was clearly bigger than Earth. Bigger than Galle as well. Nate could feel the difference in the pull of gravity against him, begging him to come closer to the ground below. ...

Chapter 295 - Shot to the Heart

Nate sat on the foredeck of the Solaris with Wulfgar’s armour and axe in his lap. Conceptual Sight let him see what he was doing as mana flowed around him, influenced by the Divine Energy he was unleashing. Droplets of blue mana rained down on the armour like blood from an open wound, guided by Nate’s Divine Energy as he altered the armour and axe. Sigils for Blood and Creation wrapped around the armour as Nate shifted the nature of the solid metal that had encased Wulfga...

Chapter 294 - System Sanctioned

Nate looked around the stadium at the gathered Lesser Divines that surrounded him. The arena was packed with both teams and individuals who were ready to be sent to the World Reaping. Separated into factions it looked a lot like a sports event. The Golden Tide on the left in their black and golds. Flux Industries at the front in their black high-tech looking gear. Next to Flux Industries was the white and blue of the Heavenly Dynasty, pride of place and with easily the most entrants. There we...

Announcement

Hey everyone! I have been sick a lot recently and being unwell has eaten into my backlog as I failed to keep up with life, my day job, family and writing. Because of this I have decided to take the month of October off to get my health sorted out and to get a backlog again so I am not writing chapters tiredly the night before. I'll be pausing my Patreon for the month of October. Chapters will continue on RR & Patreon normally till then. Hope you're all still enjoying the story!

Chapter 293 - Eve of the Reaping

A/N: As promised! Still sick though.

Nate waited as the judges reviewed his creation, listening in to their commentary.

“Clever use of Concept resonance to separate the materials,” remarked what looked like a short red humanoid. Nate decided they would be Little Red in his mind.

“How’s he turning the material into dust then reshaping it in the collection bowls? I can’t get a sense of the Concepts through the self-destruct barrier,” queried the elven...

Chapter 292 - Crafting for Automation

Nate waited patiently for Felicia, the hotel owner, to finish her review of the room.

“Everything seems fine… but I am guessing this won’t be the last time you get attacked?” she asked.

“It won’t,” agreed Nate.

“But you’ll repair any damage from subsequent attacks?”

“I will.”

Felicia looked torn but after a moment sighed, “I should kick you out. Really. Customers are leaving because of the danger of being in proximity to you two. But, yo...

No chapter today. Two on Friday.

Hey all,

As the title says, no chapter today. I've been sick a lot recently and it's dwindled my backlog down to nothing. Still sick today so couldn't get the chapter together for the release. My plan/hope is to be well enough to get 2 chapters out for Friday.

Thanks everyone,
Ellake

Chapter 291 - Moving Pieces

Nate continued to smile up at the two Greater Divines as they hovered in the air. The looks on their faces were studiously blank as they surveyed the instantly repaired damage to the hotel. Taunting them had been intentional and Nate had more than one reason for doing so. Inviting more attacks against him and Kiri was just one. The other, and arguably just as important, was mostly meant for Worldhammer. They were on his world after all. Fifth Scale was his demesne and that meant the ...

Chapter 290 - I Do, I Undo

Nate careened through the air deeper into his hotel room as the explosion destroyed the outer wall. Wulfgar didn’t handle the sudden blast any better and Nate watched the Bloodborne Executioner impact the wall, catching himself with his one remaining arm. Then the broken slivers of wood caught up to him and painted the wall behind him with splatters of blood. Nate faced the same hail of wooden knives but they were deflected harmlessly off of his barrier. 

Of the three, only Kiri ...

Chapter 289 - The First of Many

“That wasn’t surprising?” asked Nate. “Captain Borin just surrendered after two exchanges.”

“Hondo, you field this one,” ordered Grommir.

“I informed Captain Borin ahead of time that your companion, Kiri Beaufoy, was undoubtedly a Seed and potentially a Second Evolution Lesser Divine. As such, if she was found to be able to handle his attacks, or worse, generate Divine Energy from them, he was to surrender, as every exchange would then have the potential to make he...

Chapter 288 - Belle of the Ball

Nate took his seat in the arena, enjoying the fact that the section set aside for Lesser Divines didn’t have them packed together like sardines. He’d come alone to watch Kiri’s first solo match as everyone else was busy either preparing for their own matches, brewing some more potions, or, in Frick’s case, trying to digest the Chaos Artifact. 

The little goblin Spirit would likely be stuck doing so for the next few days as he slowly broke down the Divine Energy within the a...

Chapter 287 - Chum in the Water

Nate stood at a table waiting for the Crafting Tournament to begin. He was simultaneously apprehensive and excited. His apprehension was rooted in what some of his fellow contestants were almost certainly about to learn about him.

The details of the Crafting Tournament had been released and came as no surprise to Nate. The first round would involve identifying the Concepts within twenty different materials. Points would be awarded for speed and accuracy, with more points being awarded t...

Chapter 286 - Love Advice

Nate ran Grommir’s line through his mind a second time.

“You want my help in creating an artwork to help you gain the attention of your beloved?”

“That is correct,” stated the Grand Marshal matter-of-factly. “Prim is a beautiful Ogress and a High Gardener of the Evergreen Grove. They are a small faction, holding only a few planets, but they are exceptionally wealthy as they are often called in by many factions after a World Reaping to curate the world for its next grow...

Chapter 285 - Desired Order

Nate walked beside Marshal Hondo, a grey-skinned Orc from The Golden Tide faction, and pondered whether he had made the right decision. On one hand, it seemed foolish to reject the offer of a dinner invitation from a True Divine. 

On the other hand, Grommir was also the individual who had assessed Nate’s spatial zone and, while Nate hadn’t gotten into any trouble over whatever Grommir reported, that in no way meant that Grommir hadn’t intentionally under-reported something. 2025-08-31 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 284 - Alchemical Interaction

The last four days had fallen into a pattern for Nate. Breakfast in the hotel they were staying at, Nate refused to call it an ‘inn’ given the sizes of the rooms, the food always shared with Kiri and sometimes a couple of their friends. Then Kiri and Frick would leave to go take part in what was basically underground pit fighting. Kiri hadn’t gotten a turn in the arena, despite a few requests, as none of the few Lesser Divine challengers were willing to face her. A wise decision from Na...

Chapter 283 - Curious Eyes

Perenthia struggled to control herself. Her body was vibrating so hard with anticipation that she was breaking the wooden chair in which she lounged, the mythic materials unable to handle the force of her movement.

Fated Confluence was a Soul Skill that let her tap into the latent energies and thoughts that happened in her vicinity. Her vicinity being many kilometres wide. A range she could further extend with divinity if she so chose. The Skill was constantly on but sh...

Chapter 282 - Three Frowns

Perenthia sat up with a start. Nascent Mind hummed in the back of her thoughts as her dangling earrings clinked gently. It seemed that she had somewhere to be soon. She snapped her fingers twice, the sound loud enough to echo through the house that had been set aside for her. Ignoring the response of her attendants as they rushed to flank her, she checked herself in the mirror. Her short pink hair, styled in a pixie cut, was already perfectly coiffed. Her vibrant pink ...

Chapter 281 - Age Old Joke

Getting from the portal encampment, as Nate had decided to call the fortified base that housed the inter-world portal they had arrived throu

Getting from the portal encampment, as Nate had decided to call the fortified base that housed the inter-world portal they had arrived through, to the metropolis covering the distant  horizon was not free. Especially when Nate and Kiri were effectively paying for Wulfgar and Jemima. Kiri was confident that would change once they got to the cit...

Chapter 280 - Seeds of Plans

Nate stood next to Kiri as he waited for the portal to open. Kiri was in turn chatting with Gwen, while Wulfgar and Jak were joking about some past battles and apparently a little sparring they had done during everyone's down time. Jemima was hovering nearby and looked ready to chew on her nails while Fili seemed to be trying to blend into the background.

The short woman from Jak’s team had been far more subdued at the second dinner the team had shared, going so far as to almost compl...

Chapter 279 - Divine Loot

Nate sat beneath a purple flowering tree with the scent of lavender in the air and three rings held in his palm. Each ring was clearly a Div

Nate sat beneath a purple flowering tree with the scent of lavender in the air and three rings held in his palm. Each ring was clearly a Divine Artifact and sitting so close to each other Nate could sense how they tried to warp Reality and each other.

Using Conceptual Sight of the Runic Artist he brought up their descriptions...

Chapter 278 - Reapers Accord

Nate leaned back in the comfortable chair, ready to be regaled by Jak on the nature of World Reaping when he noticed how quiet Wulfgar was being. Holding up his hand to wait, Nate moved over to join the old Lesser Divine and see what was going on.

“You’ve been awfully silent,” Nate whispered. “Something bothering you?”

“Don’t understand a word of what they’re saying,” mumbled Wulfgar.

Nate blinked in surprise. He hadn’t considered it might be an issue bec...

Chapter 277 - Making Friends

Nate took in the three Lesser Divinities. All the individuals he had seen so far on the world of Fifth Scale had been elves. Short-eared whe

Nate took in the three Lesser Divinities. All the individuals he had seen so far on the world of Fifth Scale had been elves. Short-eared when compared with Evindal, but still, elves. The trio before him were not. Standing at over two-metres tall, the one in front looked like a gray-skinned Orc, with tusks curling upwards from his lower jaw and endi...

Chapter 276 - Policies and Procedures

Nate quickly stepped off the portal platform along with Kiri and Frick. A number of elves that looked like mages or perhaps enchanters moved

Nate quickly stepped off the portal platform along with Kiri and Frick. A number of elves that looked like mages or perhaps enchanters moved around the grey stone platform, seemingly checking everything after the portal itself had vanished. A more officious female elf approached them, this one wearing livery of red and yellow in the form of a prist...

Chapter 275 - Finding Footing

Nate stepped purposefully out of the portal, followed quickly by Kiri and Frick. The beauty of the place between universes was still fresh i

Nate stepped purposefully out of the portal, followed quickly by Kiri and Frick. The beauty of the place between universes was still fresh in his mind and he would have preferred to spend some time dwelling on it and the artistic themes he could explore by using it as a backdrop. 

Unfortunately such musings would need to wait until they ...

Chapter 274 - Heartland Smugglers

A/N: This is the last chapter of Book 5 (currently titled Colours of the Wild). Friday's chapter will be the start of Book 6. I may need to

A/N: This is the last chapter of Book 5 (currently titled Colours of the Wild). Friday's chapter will be the start of Book 6. I may need to

A/N: This is the last chapter of Book 5 (currently titled Colours of the Wild). Friday's chapter will be the start of Book 6. I may need to

A/N: This is the last chapter of Book 5 (currently titled C...

Chapter 273 - The Ties that Bind

A/N: Penultimate Chapter of Book 5! Nate stared at the window of the top floor of the Adventurer’s Guild Headquarters. The snowy rooftops o

A/N: Penultimate Chapter of Book 5! Nate stared at the window of the top floor of the Adventurer’s Guild Headquarters. The snowy rooftops o

A/N: Penultimate Chapter of Book 5! Nate stared at the window of the top floor of the Adventurer’s Guild Headquarters. The snowy rooftops o

A/N: Penultimate Chapter of Book 5!

Nate...

Chapter 272 - Erased

A white-scaled fist impacted Nate’s barrier, launching him through the sky. Above him, his flight was mirrored in the portrait hovering over

A white-scaled fist impacted Nate’s barrier, launching him through the sky. Above him, his flight was mirrored in the portrait hovering over the city. The painting was meant to show the Severed Empire that Nate could single-handedly defeat their so-called God Emperor. Currently, it was showing Nate taking a slight beating. He rewrote his positi...

Chapter 271 - Hope and Avarice

Nate stood on the foredeck of the Solaris, the ship soaring through the skies, the wind whipping his blond hair into a frenzy as he enjoyed

Nate stood on the foredeck of the Solaris, the ship soaring through the skies, the wind whipping his blond hair into a frenzy as he enjoyed

Nate stood on the foredeck of the Solaris, the ship soaring through the skies, the wind whipping his blond hair into a frenzy as he enjoyed his last few minutes of peace. He would’ve liked to have spent ...

Chapter 270 - A Hundred Year Plan

“Is there a problem?” asked Nate. “Is there a problem, he says…” mocked Wulfgar as he paced back and forth. “For one, how’s that even possib

“Is there a problem?” asked Nate.

“Is there a problem, he says…” mocked Wulfgar as he paced back and forth. “For one, how’s that even possible? Second evolution?! You would’ve had to start at Legendary. I’ve never heard of anyone starting at Legendary. Ever. What did you do? Kill a dragon while you were in you...