Taking a deep breath, Jon felt the adrenaline flowing through his form settle, still leaning against the tree behind him for support. The young human glanced in the direction that the enormous ashen-skinned creature strode off towards, seeing the trail of rotting flora and desiccated shrubs it le...
2025-06-28 10:59:39 +0000 UTC View PostHolding up the reddish-pink coloured gemstone in two fingers, Jon glanced at the System integration notice before dismissing the page and throwing the fragment into his pocket. While the Fragment Of Flesh almost guaranteed the manifestation of an ability with the Mutation Trait, with the...
2025-06-28 06:45:17 +0000 UTC View Post“You are not going to get anywhere moping around like this Avahni. What is so special about that human anyway?”, Huo Liyu asked, fluttering around her green haired summoner. The nine-tailed crimson carp swam through the air around Avahni, softly brushing its warm red...
2025-06-28 06:42:20 +0000 UTC View PostWilheim looked down at the Forest Mana Core in his hands, his brows furrowed inwards, pushing his freckles towards the centre of his face. The floresiensis did not sleep well the previous night, thinking back towards the one-sided discussion Jon had given him not even twelve hours ago.
Wilh...
2025-06-28 06:37:46 +0000 UTC View PostWith his newfound understanding of how to counter dangerous debuffs and afflictions, Jon felt the need to reserve some of the empty slots in his Mana Cores for fragments capable of self-cleansing, refining and even transferring debuffs or afflictions away from himself.
Jon did somewhat regr...
2025-06-28 06:34:26 +0000 UTC View PostJon spent the rest of the evening under the canopy of his massive bodhi tree summon. Bathed in the soft golden-green glow of her leaves and branches.
Jon had discovered over the previous few days that Rana preferred manifesting herself with her physical body rather than remaining within th...
Jon continued to bounce ideas off Rana for the remainder of the day. The human and bodhi tree sat in relative solitude, bathed in the soft golden-green glow of the Earthen Treasury Womb. Jon had discovered that the name of his ability, Earthen Treasury Womb was a...
2025-06-28 06:24:05 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Jon opened his eyes, he was greeted with the familiar sight of a System notification. A swift glance towards the System Introduction timer let him know that barely two hours had passed since he began his meditation.
Letting out a yawn, Jon tapped on the notification alerting him to his...
2025-06-28 06:21:23 +0000 UTC View Post“You have progressed quite well over short amount of time the System Introduction has been going on for. Just over fifty days since the countdown towards the end of the System Introduction has passed, and yet you have already managed to obtain four Mana Cores Jon," Rana’s voice echoe...
2025-06-28 06:13:23 +0000 UTC View PostJon was brought face to face with the imaginary space that dwelled within himself. Standing atop his Sea Of Knowledge, Jon completely disregarded the wellspring of infinite possibilities that manifested themselves all around him.
Having seen this familiar sight twice now al...
2025-06-28 06:08:18 +0000 UTC View PostAvahni thought long and hard about whether or not to listen to Ru Luan Di and peek into Jon’s pockets. Roland had said that the human known as Jon was hiding several fragments and Mana Cores mixed in with the rest of his belongings.
The not-so-subtle bulge at the bottom o...
2025-06-28 05:56:39 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the seriousness of Rana’s cautionary warning, Jon continued chatting happily with Avahni and Wilheim around their campfire, going to bed after the lutin offered to take the next watch. While Jon’s gaze lingered on the selection of Mana Cores available from his task reward, the eightee...
2025-06-27 11:26:30 +0000 UTC View PostJon sat beside his campfire, gazing towards the crackling embers.
The taste of grilled meat filling his mouth, satisfying the hunger than grumbled within his stomach. Although the blueish-feline was not quite as tasteful as the hound-faced bear he had fought days before, the beast possessed...
2025-06-27 11:18:26 +0000 UTC View PostJon could hear Rana’s voice hitch within his mind. The movements of the bodhi tree coming to a halt, the sound of rustling of leaves and branches silenced as the Earthen Treasury Womb looked down towards its summoner.
Jon merely stared at the bodhi tree; his hand free to ...
2025-06-27 11:14:40 +0000 UTC View PostJon fell to his knees, feeling the entirety of his Knowledge Mana Core drained of its spiritual energy. He had yet to fully recover from the battle between himself and Han Of The Red Wind, and even with three passive increases to his mana regeneration rate, Jon still felt slightly winded from the...
2025-06-27 10:45:30 +0000 UTC View PostJon took the Fragment Of Hunt that Avahni offered, cradling the dodecahedron-shaped gemstone in two hands. Despite the subtle craving in his chest for him to integrate the fragment straight away, Jon merely gave Avahni a smile, leaving her to continue cooking their dinner for the night.
On ...
2025-06-27 10:42:49 +0000 UTC View PostMastery evaluation result: Baron.
Jon focused on the singular word, waiting to see if something other than just a single word would appear. After thirty seconds of waiting, Jon realized that he was just staring at the entirety of his evaluation result.
Just the word a...
2025-06-27 10:40:27 +0000 UTC View PostJon returned to the campsite shortly after defeating Han Of The Red Wind. Any lingering thoughts about the mutilation and dismemberment of his corpse thrown to the farthest reaches of Jon’s mind.
Any consideration of decency or a proper burial vanished the moment that Han decided to attac...
2025-06-27 10:36:27 +0000 UTC View PostWith a small grunt, Jon pulled Assail out of the [Winding Wreathe Of Woodland Protection], the barred tip of the spear dripping with a dark crimson liquid.
Jon heard what he thought was the sound of a person crashing onto the ground, causing him to let out ...
2025-06-27 10:33:53 +0000 UTC View PostWhile the effects of [Mine Of Is The Sea of Knowledge] did not change, Jon felt an ease of manipulation over the ability that surpassed that of every other ability within Jon’s current repertoire. Through his understanding and comprehension over the nature of his Sea Of...
2025-06-27 10:29:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe scent of cedarwood filled Jon’s nostrils.
With a flourish of his hand, Jon manifested the weapon born from [Behold Thy Luminous Spear, Clad In Green Radiance].
The spear was a pure green colour, more vibrant than any ordinary gemstone Jon had ever seen before. W...
2025-06-27 09:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostSprinting throughout the forest, Jon felt his enhanced physicality being put to work, following the image of the four-legged beast in front of him. The world around Jon blurred as his figure flickered over fallen trees and patches of mud.
The speed at which Jon was moving exceeded that of e...
2025-06-27 09:52:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Share”, he said, causing Avahni’s eyes to widen, and for Wilheim’s fingers instinctively twitch. The eight fragments sitting idly within his sandwich container gleaming with endless possibilities.
Jon had given this matter quite a bit of thought. While his relationship with both Av...
2025-06-27 09:49:51 +0000 UTC View PostSince integrating both his Fragment Of Destruction and Fragment Of Heart into his Ice Mana Core, Jon found himself gradually adapting to the increased physical capabilities that his [Lamentations Of A Frozen Affection] brought him.
It took Jon the better part of three weeks...
2025-06-27 09:46:52 +0000 UTC View PostJon was somewhat disappointed that there was no task reward for the completion of Knowledge Mana Core. After integrating the Fragment Of Eyes into his Mana Core, Jon hoped that there would be some sort of reward waiting for him. Unfortunately, there was no such optional task reward.
His Sys...
2025-06-27 09:42:36 +0000 UTC View PostJon continued his watch all the way until light started to creep over the horizon. There was no trace of a sun, or a star within the small realm, but light still crept over the distant treetops, illuminating the riverbank and allowing the slow trickle of glistening waters filled Jon’s ears.
... 2025-06-27 09:39:25 +0000 UTC View PostJon swiftly devoured one of the root-like limbs from Avahni’s summon, feeling himself be filled with a fiery, almost passionate natured spiritual energy. Her summon, whose name he later realized to be “Roland”, was born from the integration of a Fragment Of Ginseng into her Fire Mana Core.<...
2025-06-27 09:33:50 +0000 UTC View PostThere was nothing that Jon could have done to block it. Being caught in the same trap that the fire-breathing duck had used on him previously. Jon unconsciously raised his arms upwards, blocking his face from the majority of the blast, immediately feeling an incredible coldness throughout his arm...
2025-06-27 09:31:14 +0000 UTC View PostJon could hear the loud rhythmic thumping of the approaching beast. A pulsing sensation that was mirrored with the almost explosive beating of his heart within his chest. Every natural fear response or instinct that humanity had accumulated over the entirety of its existence urged Jon to run away...
2025-06-27 09:16:28 +0000 UTC View PostJon and Avahni devoured much of their dinner from the previous day.
Despite Jon’s apprehension, the remainder of the delicious peacock-creature was wrapped in layers of large, almost tropical-like leaves which Avahni and her summon had foraged shortly after their meal. Jon had been given ...
2025-06-27 09:13:38 +0000 UTC View Post