Brock raised the Staff of Stone and smashed it down. Boulders went flying. The grass bent by the wind. The wolf that was facing him was instantly obliterated, its head caved in, while the rest of the pack jumped on Brock from all sides.
He twirled. His Staff followed an uneven trajectory, m...
2023-07-28 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe outer planet consisted of one large land mass and one massive ocean. Its colors resembled Earth’s, however, reminding Jack of Pangea, the massive supercontinent that existed on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago.
As their starship dived through the atmosphere, Jack and Brock coul...
2023-07-27 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostHarambe chewed on a bananarm as he watched the others speak. The fruit juices ran over his chiseled jaw, dripped to his muscular chest, then collapsed to the ground between his trunk-like legs. He finished the bananarm and reached up the tree to get another.
“Are you paying attention, Har...
2023-07-26 17:37:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe atmosphere around Cloud Field grew weird after the spar. Auburn exchanged a few words with Melia before taking off—she’d mentioned they’d come here to spar, but his mood was too sour after failing to defeat Jack, who was forty levels weaker than himself.
Which was a pretty normal ...
2023-07-25 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostJack raised a brow at the challenge. Brock grinned sardonically.
Shol, however, scratched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly. “Um, how do I say this… It’s customary for new disciples to fight someone much stronger, but… Jack is quite strong himself, so…”
“Strong e...
2023-07-24 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View Post“For the last time,” Shol said, pulling open the trapdoor in the corner of Jack’s kitchen, “you do not have a cellar.”
“Well, I want one. I’ve always dreamt of having my own cellar.”
“Have it elsewhere.”
“You know what? I think I’ll just turn my cultivati...
2023-07-22 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostJack awoke to a brorilla jumping up and down on his chest. “Oof!” he exclaimed. “Brock! What are you— Oh! Right!”
A smile instantly blossomed on his face. He ripped off the covers and Brock with them, then jumped up straight and got dressed in a heartbeat. Only then did he greet t...
2023-07-21 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter finishing his passionate speech of why he was worthy, Jack caught Shol and Master Sophina exchange a glance, but he couldn’t read its meaning.
“And what if I decline?” Master Sophina asked.
“Then I will still cultivate as hard as possible,” he replied immediately. “I...
2023-07-20 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs opulent as the mountain estate was, the manor itself was not. Sturdy yet simple wooden walls, a floor made of tanned planks, and red columns to break the monotony. There weren’t many servants here, either. Jack spotted two playing checkers on a side garden, along with one reading a book whil...
2023-07-19 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! Hope you're having a great summer so far.
As some of you may know, I take a month off every summer to recharge and renew my mind, as well as restock on inspiration. That's usually August. This year, I will be on a break between the 10th of August and the 10th of September -- roughl...
2023-07-19 11:06:29 +0000 UTC View PostJack looked out of the window. A planet dominated his view, covered in stripes of green and blue, while purple-orange gasses hung in the background, shimmering with a thousand newborn stars.
“This place is amazing,” he said.
“Of course it is,” Master Shol replied proudly. “I...
2023-07-18 17:37:00 +0000 UTC View PostHappy new week, everyone!
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The teleportation was punctuated by solar gasses, and colors, and comets, and shimmering stars… And when it was over, nothing changed.
Jack and Brock stepped out of the teleporter and looked around.
There was no sky. As one looked up, their ...
2023-07-17 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe round-up was easy.
After the three wardens were defeated, including the late D-Grade centaur, the remaining guards surrendered. Their numbers had already been halved by Brock and the prisoners, anyway.
Brock’s greatest injury from the fight was a deep purple bruise on his should...
2023-07-15 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostPeople keep getting confused, so I will clarify something. An inspection screen looks like this:
Species, Cultivator Level (Cultivator Grade)
Faction: Faction Name (Faction Grade)
Title: Title Name
Th...
2023-07-14 17:32:47 +0000 UTC View PostJack’s Meteor Punch turned night into day. A purple sun blazed into existence, disintegrating the red tent and scattering any materials that survived. The strike kept going, annihilating another tent before crashing into the far wall of the canyon and causing a part of it to collapse.
At ...
2023-07-13 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Vanderdecken!?”
Of all the people Jack expected to see as a prisoner in this Animal Kingdom encampment, Vanderdecken was not one of them.
The man had changed quite a bit. Last time Jack saw him, it was back in Earth’s Integration Tournament, when he used his magical electric gu...
2023-07-12 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhen it came to Dao Skills, Jack only had a few he could test right now. He opted to start from the weakest.
Space Walk was the upgraded version of Ghost Step. It let Jack teleport anywhere within a mile from himself, which was a simple yet extremely overpowered ability. Sure, it was exhaus...
2023-07-11 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostA couple edit changes: First, the treant's level from last chapter has been adjusted from 156 to 197. It's for, uh, reasons. Second, as a reader pointed out, I completely forgot to award Jack levels for beating the three Hounds. I fixed that, and now that battle took him from level 125 to 131 (ge...
2023-07-10 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostCalling their starship "Shippy" was a placeholder I forgot to change. For those of you who read the previous chapter before I noticed, know that the starship's real name is "Bromobile."
Heh.
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Not every teleporter was as easy to access as the first one.
In Jack and Brock...
2023-07-08 17:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostWe are here!!!
Thank you for your patience, everyone. I took a few extra days to plan things out, but I believe it was worth it. I have prepared so much cool stuff for this book... Oh, boy, what I have prepared. I'm so excited. Unless something goes wrong in the execution, I am confident en...
2023-07-07 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Thank you for your patience. If it wasn't clear from the title, I'm back from my break, all rested and shiny. I am currently planning out Book 3, but I have prepared some incredible things. Be ready.
On to the technical stuff: I will start posting new chapters later t...
2023-07-03 16:27:41 +0000 UTC View PostEdgar was preparing for a celebration, hoisting little lights on trees, when the professor came running out of her house. “Edgar!” she shouted, frantic with joy. “Look at the faction screen! Look at the faction screen!”
Perplexed, he obliged.
Faction: Bare Fist Brother...
2023-06-16 17:40:00 +0000 UTC View PostClass Upgrade available. Please choose your new Class:
Fist of Tyranny (Elite)
Power is the foundation of everything. Use your strength to step on the weakness of others, and develop a fighting style meant to annihilate large groups of wea...
2023-06-16 17:39:01 +0000 UTC View Post“What is going on!?” Old Man Spirit shouted. “This… This shouldn’t happen! The tribulation is over! I saw the clouds dissipating. It’s three strikes, always three strikes!”
And yet, the truth was irrefutable. Not only were the clouds regathering, but more and more of them kept...
2023-06-16 17:38:00 +0000 UTC View PostEva Solvig, the B-Grade commander of the Hand of God’s fleet around Trial Planet, was meditating. Her white hair were sprawled on the ground around her as she sat on the surface of one of the planet’s two moons—a moon she had claimed entirely for herself.
If one watched closely, they ...
2023-06-16 17:37:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs promised, five straight chapters to finish the book. Dodging massive cliffhangers like these is one of the perks of being a patron ;)
See you at the end!
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Jack sat cross-legged and prepared himself. Slowly, the world fell away, leaving behind only him, his resolve, and the...
2023-06-16 17:36:04 +0000 UTC View PostGan Salin was breathless as he watched the battle between Jack and the Final Guardian. He struggled to believe he was at the same tier as these guys. Their speed, their strength, their skills, their control over the Dao…
This was a level he could never, ever reach. At this moment, he comp...
2023-06-15 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter is so long it could have been two chapters, but oh well.
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Jack stood panting over the Final Guardian’s body. His legs were wobbling. His mind was swimming. Not falling over was the most he could do, but it didn’t matter because he had won!
“YES!”...
2023-06-14 17:37:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe old man struck down. Jack jumped to the side. The world resisted his movement, seeking to constrain him, but he used his physical strength to escape.
The ground where he used to stand was destroyed. The mace head landed like a real comet, exploding the stone that made up this hall’s f...
2023-06-13 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostI finished the book! My sprint worked!
I'm in editing mode now, but I will post the entire book before I go on break, and not just that -- I will also post the final few chapters all at once, so you can read them uninterrupted and enjoy them as they're meant to be enjoyed.
So. Normal ...
2023-06-12 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View Post