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[MA] 87. Laws, Concepts, and Paths
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Info dump warning: long overdue explanations about Laws, Concepts, and Paths.Also, check the author notes at the end.]The greed problem couldn't be worse.There were only four Pioneer spots in each age group. If someone from your age gr...
[MA] 86. The Final Boss
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterOf the 917 competitors, only one-third was left. One Void Scout alone was responsible for half the eliminations.The D-rank monster didn't move very fast. It always pursued the closest person with the same running speed expected of a mortal. ...
[MA] 85. The Final Stage
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: It's late, but I managed to write the second chapter today-ish! Enjoy!]Shen materialized on what looked like the AP Arena. The bleachers were separated from the stage by a tall stone wall, the same material the ground was made of.He wa...
[MA] 84. AP and Enemies
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: If you read chapters 77 and 79 before today, Feb 4th, please check this post. Really important.Also, most likely only one chapter today. I had an issue at home that made it really hard to focus. I'll make up for it on Saturday.]Shen co...
Change on chapters 77 and 79
This is only relevant if you read chapters 77 and 79 before Feb 4th.When the system explained about age groups, I forgot to also explain that people were divided into countries too. More important, they are still divided into countries even at the stat stages. Only at the 10th stage will people of t...
[MA] 83. Bloodshed
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterAlmost one hundred horned rabbits filled the island's edges and kept leaping on Shen at high speed at the slightest opening they found in between the stone golems surrounding him.Projectiles kept coming, going through the Shadows' bodies...
[MA] 82. Ebb and Flow
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter=Tutorial - 8th StageThis stage is about reaction time.You'll have endless stamina. You won't be able to use any other energy. All stats other than agility will be set to F-.Your HP has been set to 50.You'll be attacked from all side...
[MA] 81. 10%
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterE- had been showing on the top side of Shen's vision for a long while when he finally saw the goal, a large island with golden grass at the very end of the road.No one was there yet.Shen hadn't seen anyone for a while now, so he should b...
[MA] 80. Risk and Opportunity
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: I changed a couple things on very old chapters. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/61977418]Shen had been born and raised in the Eternal Empire. He had seen cultivators so old that the old lady beside him would be a fetus by ...
Important Changes on Old Chapters
So, I had to fix a couple things in old chapters. Those on Discord were informed first (check out our Discord server!).In fact, the second change happened a while ago, but I forgot to tell readers outside of Discord, sorry.1. Mixed SignalsThanks to hawc7, I found two incompatible system messages.On ...
[MA] 79. Extra Things
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterShen didn't materialize anywhere. Instead, he found himself in absolute darkness, with only a system message in front of him.=Tutorial - 7th StageYou have reached the 7th stage; therefore, you deserve to be told some extra things.The Allianc...
[MA] 78. Rank Me Up
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterAt first, Shen's enemies were disorganized and confused, and he took full advantage of that. By moving fast enough, he reached many before they could even raise a defense. Unfortunately, that quickly stopped being the case.Those who reached ...
February Incoming
This will only be valid until Jan 31. It will be deleted after.Hello, B-ranks!There have been a few of you recently, and I want to start saying that I don't mean to tell any of you what to spend your own money at, and that I appreciate the support a lot.I am, however, worried that you might feel...
[MA] 77. 15 x 16
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterShen arrived at the sixth stage feeling like shit. The pain, pressure, and fear were gone, but what he had gone through still permeated his thoughts.He had resisted for ten seconds, and it had felt like an eternity. Could he have resisted for tw...
[MA] 76. Ten Seconds
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter=Tutorial - 5th Stage - Final BossOne thing that affects willpower yet many Guardians ignore until it's too late is mortal injury.When you're at the edge between life and death on a battlefield, giving in to the Void feels like a much be...
[MA] 75. Willpower
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterIt didn't take long for the system to bring Shen to the next stage. He found himself in a vast grassland with nothing in sight as far as the eyes could see.=Tutorial - 5th StageAs the Multiverse Alliance kept fighting the Void and understand...
[MA] 74. Scout
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterThe Scout was a little slower than Shen. He was upset at realizing the creature used no technique. It sprinted at him, then used its pointy fingers to try to cut him open.Shen deflected with his spear. The Sharp Qi on the spearhead's edge ea...
[MA] 73. Waste of Time
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterTo glimpse at the grandness of Fire was to lose herself in it. One moment, Alicia had been looking at the flames in her fireballs. The next, she had become one with Fire.She became the hotness of a billion suns and the warmth of a summer breeze....
[MA] 72. True Enemy
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: I almost didn't manage to write 2 chapters. I lost 400 words to a power outage and it put me even further behind schedule than the headache and dizziness.I already changed the app I use to write (it was MS Word, it's now G-Docs), a...
A notice on tomorrow's chapters
I'm sick. I thought it might be covid, but the test came out negative. Then again, I had had symptoms for only 24 hours, so it might have been a false negative.I felt like shit the entire day.Tomorrow I might not be able to release two chapters. I'll do my best.Only the B-rank will be affect...
[MA] 71. Overdue Wisdom
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterThe battle was simple and straightforward.Shen killed as fast as possible, always with a single spear swing or thrust. He didn't find Evelyn in there, but there was another guy who had developed something close enough to her gravitational po...
[MA] 70. Liability
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterShen was taken from his meditations by a soundless chime. He couldn't tell what it was, but something demanded his attention and cut through his focus like a hot knife. All his thoughts stopped, and his inner peace crumbled.He opened his eye...
[MA] 69. I Need Help
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter"Follow me?" Shen asked, surprised. "What for?" Didn't Alicia have her own goals?"I trust you," she said. "And after Ken... I don't think I can trust anyone else anytime soon.""What about bringing just...
[MA] 68. One Condition
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: As you might have noticed, chapters will have a "tag" in the title from now on. MA stands for Modern Awakening.I'm preparing things in case I ever released more novels here.]The Dreamer hadn't liked to act that crass, but i...
67. Favors
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterShen listened to Alicia's recounting of her past. She had been born in a wealthy family then fell prey to abusive relatives. She had also gone through a fair bit of relationship drama, though she glossed over a lot of it."And then I came...
66. Remember It Well
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterA few moments after they started cheering, a blinding flash of light filled the place. When Shen recovered his sight, he saw that probably everyone who had died was now on the bleachers. They looked incorporeal though, transparent, like ghosts.I...
A Quick Explanation About Tiers
Alright people, we have reached the last tier, the $10 one, B-Rank.Well, at least the last in terms of advanced chapters. There shall be tiers above it that provide no extra benefit other than a Discord role, but the B-Rank will always contain the latest chapters.I'm currently releasing two chap...
65. No Pain, No Gain
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterShen rose more than twice as high as the others and attracted extra attention. That was part of the plan. More spells, arrows, and bolts came at him than any of the other two hundred—though they still weren't left alone. A few were even ov...
64. Now or Never
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterShen could see nothing of the battle from his position. He considered jumping before getting a better idea."Buy any G-tier equipment that would let me watch the battle as well as possible from here," Shen said.| Purchased: Any Equipment ...
63. Cognitive Intervention
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next ChapterInstead of anger, Feng Shen showed amusement in his slight smile. It infuriated her not to be taken seriously because of her size. But when he spoke, she understood he wasn't mocking her or about to call her cute."There are two reasons I...
