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Chapter 1,309.
🕑 Added 2024-11-27 20:52:41 +0000 UTC“Hurry up, will you?” Ogras grunted, his nerves taut like bowstrings.
“I’m going as fast as I can without damaging it further,” a pale-faced Kalir assured as he copied the contents of an ancient jade figurine marred by small cracks to his prepared receptacle.
Keeping what little remained of the repository’s ruins aloft on a bed of shadows wasn’t too taxing. He simply needed to maintain a respectful distance from the shrinking barrier that lived on borrowed time. A storm of earthy forces had already formed outside, with more fuel seeping through the cave’s cracks every second.
The problem was how easily the incredibly sturdy building had been ripped apart, with most of the destruction happening without warning. The danger coming from the manor’s inner sanctum far exceeded what waited outside. They were only alive because he maintained transfer points, allowing for near-instant movement in case of danger.
One mistake and they’d get erased, not even leaving a corpse behind, and Ogras understood that moment was creeping closer and closer. The terrifying eruptions coming from Zac’s direction were growing exponentially in frequency and power. The rest of the manor was long gone, torn asunder just thirty seconds after the first blade of repressed Dao carved a path through its foundations.
Technically, the inner sanctum remained. The building was trapped by a disorienting domain resembling a hall of mirrors, forced into a prolonged existence by whatever that madman was up to.
“Done! That’s the last of them, right?” Kalir said, his expression conveying that he wouldn’t take no for an answer.
“Relax, that’s the last one,” Ogras laughed. “Why so glum? Wasn’t this your plan?”
“My plan?” Kalir spat. “My plan went out the window around five disasters ago. We need to get out of here now. It’s a miracle we’re still alive.”
‘Hasn’t the brat noticed that none of the eruptions were sent our way? This is the safest spot, thanks to that walking calamity.’
‘Sure, but the dispersed energies are more than enough to do us in,’ Ogras said while moving a hidden shadow toward the Cosmos Sack holding the original Heritage.
Just when Ogras was about to steal the prize, the shadow tendrils he used as sentries were erased—down to the last one. Three layers of wraiths were annihilated silently and instantaneously, forcing Ogras to rely on instinct and dumb luck. Ogras grabbed Kalir and escaped the invisible streaks that obliterated everything it touched.
This one was different from the previous eruptions. Ogras looked on with horror as the opposite side of Hidden Earth Abode suddenly expanded to ten times its original size. More than fifty miles of bedrock and rampant energies had been obliterated before the wave of hidden energy was exhausted, all in the blink of an eye.
Had the blast been pointed in their direction, they would have been erased along with a chunk of the Dipper Mountains. No matter how confident Ogras was in his movement skills, there was no escaping that kind of vast, sweeping wave of utter annihilation. Weaving between the streaks that had detached from the main body already pushed his Luck and skills to their limits.
‘Don’t look for something you can’t see! Observe the changes in the Dao.’
‘What do you think I’m doing?’ Ogras cursed.
‘I still can’t believe that madman wields the Forbidden Darkness. None of our experiments ever showed a hint of success.’
Ogras ignored the goblin’s chatter, though he agreed with the sentiment. He’d had his suspicions about Zac’s Heaven-rejecting abilities for a while. The Hidden Earth Abode had all but confirmed they were connected to the Void, no matter how much Zac skirted the subject. How one could wield emptiness was beyond Ogras, but he’d bet his left arm it was related to Zac’s crazy Technocrat mom.
The why didn’t matter so much as surviving the fallout. Ogras desperately searched for the elusive answer he’d glimpsed during his sparring sessions in the Imperial Graveyard. Zac had suddenly turned into a ghost, moving in ways that his brain said was impossible. The instincts that had kept him alive through countless tribulations became anchors weighing him down.
Giving up on rationality and logic had been the only way to mount a resistance against attacks touched by the Void, except that method was a half-measure that forced you into a reactive state. After getting beaten black and blue enough times, Ogras had sensed that Zac’s experimental Technique wasn’t undefeatable—even without memorizing the inexplicable attack patterns.
Void wasn’t an absolute counter to Dao. They were perfectly balanced, meaning Ogras should be able to nullify the Void by sticking to his Dao. The idea was simple in theory and highly difficult in practice. Ogras never managed to figure it out during their sparring sessions, and there’d been no point spending time on the subject.
Ogras wouldn’t be surprised if the number of Void Cultivators in the Multiverse could be counted on one’s hands. So what was the point of figuring out counters to their unusual abilities? The only way he’d target Zac was if Ogras had already lost his mind, so not knowing how to breach his friend’s defenses was for the best.
It was just their dumb Luck stumbling onto a second Void Cultivator and his related Heritage. Far be it from the Heavens to let a simple treasure be waiting for them at the end of their journey. Ogras had no choice but to pick up his abandoned project. The last day had brought Ogras closer to the answer he sought, especially his brushes with death from the Golems spitting Void-imbued gravel.
Ogras was out of time. He’d been thrown into a lake and it was sink or swim. The whole Hidden Earth Abode was covered in a moving web of invisible fault lines, each thread holding the power of a Monarch’s attack. There was nowhere to run, and he’d quickly run out of shadows if he blindly relied on them to test the waters.
Observing the spots where Cosmic Energy and Dao were removed was only the beginning. He needed to anticipate where the streaks would move next. Going with the opposite of what his instincts told him wasn’t enough. The danger pushed Ogras’s mind into overdrive and he finally grasped something. What was Void, if not Heaven’s shadow?
His mind shuddered and turned blank. This time, it wasn’t his Spiritlocked prisoners or subconscious hijacking his mental faculties to deliver a message. It was the clarity of enlightenment. The idea that everything cast a shadow, even the Dao, was the missing piece. Time ground to a halt as the vast presence of the Ruthless Heavens descended to deliver a crackling wave of gold.
The force didn’t miss a single shadow, yet there was no danger or threat. The tribulation gathered in his mind after making a cursory inspection, flooding his Branch of the Grey World. The Heavenly Lighting became an agent of change, helping his Dao Avatar transform into a complete world shrouded in layers of shadows. There was constant movement within, but it was impossible to say whether it was real or one’s eyes playing tricks.
The Ruthless Heavens weren’t interested in prolonging its stay. Its presence faded, leaving only wisps of its power. Ogras couldn’t believe his desire to understand the Void had let him advance his Branch of the Grey World to an Earthly Dao. Equally shocking was that the Ruthless Heaven appeared to have given him an automatic pass, forgoing any test to prove his worthiness of continuing down the Heavenly Path.
Was this how it felt to be a Heaven's Chosen?
Time resumed, and a surge of strength accompanied Ogras’s new understanding. Trusting the signs, he inched to the side. His instincts proved right this time. He only had a layer of skin shaved off while all the energy around him winked out of existence.
It wasn’t by no means a perfect answer, only a corner of a greater truth. Together with the strength provided by his Earthly Dao and the Ruthless Heaven’s blessing, it was enough. The number of shadows he lost to the Void was reduced by a significant degree, and he continued his dance until the mountain’s ambient energy had whittled down the lingering Void.
“I guess that’s our cue,” Ogras said as he let go of Kalir. The merchant had curled into a ball, desperately grasping a talisman in each hand. “Hand me the originals.”
Kalir sprung to his feet, the life-saving grace forgotten when faced with threatened profits. “What! Why do you suddenly want them? Their Spirituality is weak. The slates were more than able to imprint its lingering truths.”
“Then it won’t matter if you bring the copies to your clan,” Ogras shrugged. “If you disagree, I can only take you to the boss and let you two discuss the allocation.”
Kalir nervously glanced toward the unstable anomaly in the distance, unconsciously adding some additional distance. The massive eruption of Void had exhausted the inner sanctuary, but it was clearly rearing up for another round. “Uh, you’re right. The originals are truly in a bad state. They might not last until the Margrave arrives. I’ll keep the copies as you suggested.”
“Wise decision,” Ogras nodded while a shadow snatched the Cosmos Sack.
One by one, the figurines and tablets were taken out and inspected before being placed into his own Spatial Ring. Ogras wasn’t one hundred percent certain of the trial’s rules, and keeping items in his containers seemed the prudent choice. As for the crude seal placed on all Spatial Treasures inside the Dipper Mines, K’Rav only needed a few hours to remove them.
“Then, can we go before this whole place is dragged into the abyss? This is our opportunity. The accumulated energy has been exhausted. When’s the Young Lord coming to meet us?”
“He’s not. Our mission is done, so we’ll go our separate ways,” Ogras said.
“You’re leaving me to fend for myself?” Kalir asked.
“Don’t pretend you don’t have a way out. You might not have expected that miner to be an old monster in disguise, but you’d be prepared for the consequences of looting the manor,” Ogras lazily said. “Don’t worry, we’re not interested in your fallbacks. We have better things to do.”
“…Fine, though I don’t know how they’ll fare with how things turned out,” Kalir sighed. “Please give my thanks to Lord Wendimar. The Whitecrest Consortia and I owe him a great debt.”
“It’s the duty of all the Empire’s subjects to contribute in times of need. It’s only a shame our timely assistance came at great personal costs. I had to use multiple life-saving items to resist that mad Void Herald and then keep you safe,” Ogras sighed, his hand by coincidence reaching out. “Come to think of it, you’re a merchant. Why don’t you stick around a bit longer, and I’ll place an order to restock.”
“You want to place an order? Now?” Kalir said with exasperation as a few shadows blocked his escape. “Just visit our nearest market, and I’ll make sure you get the best deal.”
“What if I encountered another disaster on the way while so short on supplies? How would I answer to the Young Lord?”
Kalir sneered at Ogras’s pained expression, reluctantly taking out a previously hidden Spatial Ring. “There’s no need to place an order. Please accept this small token of my gratitude.”
“You didn’t have to,” Ogras said with an equally fake smile after confirming a small fortune waited inside.
‘What a craven bastard you are,’ K’Rav sneered, though the goblin was unable to hide the gleam of respect in his voice.
‘Every little bit counts. I’d have to be a fool not to take a bite out of such a juicy little sheep before it’s too late.’
“Then, if you’ll excuse me?” Kalir said. “I have to recalibrate my escape route.”
“Oh, don’t forget to inform the general about our contribution,” Ogras added, taking out the blood-drenched token he got from his identity. “Otherwise, my seniors might be led to believe there’s corruption growing in the Whitecrest Clan.”
“That sigil! You’re a Nameless Blade?” Kalir gasped, looking at Ogras with dread and realization. “Is this all part of the Margrave’s—”
“Don’t you mind that. Just follow through on what you promised. You should really go before it's too late,” Ogras said before melting into the shadows.
Ogras fought his instincts, moving directly toward the heart of danger. Of course, he maintained a shadow wraith to keep an eye on the little nobleman. Surprisingly, he flew in the opposite direction of the newly opened gap leading back toward the Muddy Patch Vein. Even if the mine vents were flooded with energy, it beat staying in this terrifying pressure cooker.
Instead, the merchant took advantage of the temporary safety to enter one of the two outer manors still standing. Ogras’s eyes gleamed with realization upon seeing Kalir reactivate the [Seven Leap Array]. That Formation Master was quite the talent. He hadn’t just created a shunt to stop the flow. He’d actually turned at least one of his modifications into an escape teleporter.
Conventional teleportation wouldn’t work when space was this unstable or when surrounded by such intense energy fluctuations, for that matter. However, the array perfectly matched the ambient energy. It’d transfer Kalir through the Lower Planes, which were more accessible than ever. Of course, Ogras couldn’t care less whether it worked or not. He’d only humored the memory in case Zac’s theories about the trial’s causality proved correct.
‘There’s no need for you to go this far,’ K’Rav urged from within the [Shadewar Flag] as the inner sanctum drew closer. ‘That little devil is a chosen of the ages. He’ll be fine. But a fool like you? Don’t kid yourself. Just steal that brat’s escape route and wait outside.’
Ogras couldn’t craft a response that made sense so he threw logic out the window. It never did him any good anyhow. ‘Don’t kid myself? Why not? I’ll fool myself, then the world, and finally the Heavens. I’ll turn lies into truth and make what’s false real. Now, suggestions, or I’ll just have you search for a path inside like those miners.’
‘You…!’ the Ra’Lashar Goblin sputtered with exasperation. ‘Whatever. Just make use of your fancy new constitution. Wait for the next eruption of Dao and enter through its trajectory.’
Ogras had no better idea. He couldn’t even see Zac in the bubble holding countless distorted realms that kept shifting, and the few shadows he’d sent inside were quickly torn apart as realities collapsed. He didn’t have to wait long for the path K’Rav suggested to appear. A blade of Inverse Dao cleaved the domain on its way to join the madness outside, and Ogras rushed inside.
The blade would have removed all Void on its way out, and its lingering energy held the twisting realities at bay. It let Ogras side-step the labyrinthian barrier and directly enter the inner chamber. The inferno waiting for him inside almost made him turn tail and run. Reality was being held together by intense pressure and deadly levels of energy. There were countless spatial fractures that failed to form properly because there was no room to expand.
The sole sanctuary was a sphere of five meters surrounding Zac. Ogras wouldn’t have recognized his friend if not for the distinct phenomenon of nothingness surrounding him. It was the same Dao-rejecting ability he’d used to keep them safe when entering the manor.
Zac was covered from head to toe in deep fissures and severe Energy burns. His face was gone; even his eyes had been destroyed. He was missing all his limbs up to his knees and elbows. Even so, Zac was still working on a small flower growing out of an unstable spatial tear. It had one petal with blinding Dao and another whose outline Ogras could barely discern.
The illusory petal was no doubt Zac’s target, and Ogras roughly understood the course of events. It was the last of many petals made from Void, and Zac was sacrificing his flesh to transfer their energy into a piece of rock covered in golden runes.
‘That madman is using his body to transfer the energies of a Peak C-grade treasure—one made from the Forbidden Darkness, at that! Not even lunatics among the Grand Explorers from my old kingdom would think of doing something so foolish. How is he still alive?”
‘Well, look at it from the bright side. There’s only one petal left,’ Ogras sighed upon seeing his supposed lifeline.
Despite Zac’s miserable appearance, Ogras saw no reason to change his plans. He was on the right track, and the voices of “reason” urging him to sneak back out and search for an exit among the tunnels were Heart Demons playing their pranks. Only by diving into the heart of darkness would there be an opportunity to see the light. If he needed further proof, Ogras would only need to open his Dao Screen.
Ogras flew into Zac’s shadows. Thanks to his breakthrough, holding onto his shade form inside Zac’s domain wasn’t as strenuous as before. Ogras doubted he’d ever get used to the naked feeling of having his connection to the Heavens weakened to a whisper. However, it did reject all Dao, good and bad, and it drastically lessened the danger from the sanctum’s insane energy levels.
‘Everything okay?’
‘All good,’ Ogras said, hiding his surprise and relief. Things might not be quite as bad as they looked if Zac was still able to communicate. ‘We managed to copy all the surviving parts of tHeritageage. I took the originals before sending the merchant on his way. He had an escape prepared.’
‘Perfect, thank you. Is the domain holding? Have any exits opened to outside—our outside?’
‘Not that I could see, and the cave is about to get flooded by the mountain’s lifeblood. We’ll have to ride out the storm or open an exit ourselves,' Ogras said. ‘Is there anything I can do to help?’
‘The [Eclipse Twin] keeps expelling energy to stabilize its spatial folds. If you can help me weaken the parts made from Dao, I’ll deal with the rest.’
‘I’ll do what I can,’ Ogras promised, unable to hold back the question rattling in his mind. ‘Uh, do you have an exit strategy?’
A hesitant answer came after an uncomfortably long silence. ‘There’s more energy in the flower than I expected. I’ve only dealt with the appetizer, but my actions are already draining surprising amounts of Faith. We might get ejected when the domain collapses. If not, I'll have to get creative.’
A helpless smile spread across Ogras’s face as he peered at Zac from the false safety of the Grey World. When did he start to take comfort in such foolhardiness? While some things stayed the same, others clearly changed.
Comments
R. Maxwell Steele
I always felt like the system heaven hates Zac and thus tried to kill him over and over (starting with spawning him on top of a power cultivator where he little lived off a tiny chance of a dice roll. Ultimately the system figured out his date was too strong to end prematurely and instead lead him to the splinter and shard and forced him to trade away his potential create chaos glimpses for the system. In a can't beat em, make em your slave kinda way. Even now the system has forced Zac into this Ultom death churn to reap the rewards Zac creates.
Dextora
That’s fair Zac tends to walk towards fate that endangers those around him, but also show with Orgras and Catheya, his fate seems to bring others along with him for better or worse. Now I imagine Zacs disciples taking aspects from his path not his path in general. Emily being his path of the Axe. Max I think would be his path of death and a third disciple taking on his aspect of life. Though that’s just wishful thinking
MacMahon Wenzl
Good guess. I didn't even think about the lower planes.
MacMahon Wenzl
I think it's a mixed bag. Zac once said that he could feel a terrible fate awaits those who know to many of his secrets. ie: Karz, the void, his technocrat lineage. If his disciples get to close and embark apon a path to similar to his, they will probably all have terrible fate befall them. Ogras has been re molded by origin Dao, a baby living mystic realm, Ultom, lower planes, corrupt planes, the perennial vastness, and an assassin supremecy. He is the shadow of the Deviant Assura and still has had some of the most dangerous and deadly experiences anyone has faced. I imagine statistically the more people who stand in the shadow of Zac will be less likely to be shaded from fate.
MacMahon Wenzl
Only if K'Rav knew that Zac was truly blessed and loved by the systems heaven. I mean, we don't know for sure that Karz became the system, but if he did, it only makes sense that the lingering will of a true supremacy exist and will bless his progeny.
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Joshua Little
I do wonder if Zac and give him another epiphany by pointing him towards the Void of Light.
Lex Luther S
Not really. For one, it's a memory domain involving a great inheritance incredibly valuable to zac. For 2, they're literally changing the very history of the domain, stopping it from blowing up, thereby saving an important strategic resource. For 3 zac is absorbing a Peak C grade void treasure and using its energy to set the foundations of the Fuxi mountain gate. Certainly, he may break through with his bloodline to the limits of what it can awaken too at the D grade, but the biggest boon is the repository knowledge as well as the healed damage to the Fuxi mountain gate. I'm more surprised it didn't take longer to finish up the dipper mountain memory domain given the astounding gains zac and ogras are walking away with.
Jeff McCulley
Also…is Zac counting on Kalir to give copies to Pervata? I thought he wanted the originals to give the Wendimars himself, but it sounds like Zac’s not planning on stopping “outside”. Just a bit confused. Guess we’ll see.
Jeff McCulley
Just occurred to be. Kalir doesn’t seem to blink an eye that Ogras has unsealed storage items…as his own appear to be. Guess that Monarch array master really was pretty handy!
Tartlet
Creation energy means Zac doesn’t have to really worry about missing appendages
Jeff McCulley
To be fair… Zac has apparently used his fingers, thumbs, toes and nose to channel the first seven petals. By my count, he only has one small appendage remaining for the last remaining petal. Ogras may come to regret this bromance yet!
Kirin
Don’t know if it’s me or the space between chapter but this feel like the longest break through ever… hope he gets something really good
Jeff McCulley
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, American or otherwise! I’m thankful for TFD, and all the fine folks here. Have a great day!
MacMahon Wenzl
I'm with you here. Iz pointed out how extremely rare void cultivation is. Zac has such extreme luck that it only makes sense for it to spill over and allow his closest followers to touch upon something as rare and powerful as the void. Edit: there is also the consideration that old cultivators used to be called Void Heralds, meaning that at some point the Void intersected with anyone path of cultivation.
Lex Luther S
True he has more longevity but zac has been stated mentioning that it costs much more longevity to rapidly heal wounds after reaching D grade given the sheer difference in grade and body compared to an E grade cultivator. Though as you mentioned he should have plenty of longevity treasures to take the brunt of the payment only costing zac a few decades to a century or two at most instead of the likely millennia of longevity it'd take to heal such wounds.
Lex Luther S
Doubt it. Creation still needs fuel to create so he would still have to pay in longevity to rapidly heal such grievous wounds. Though as mentioned he has plenty of longevity treasures to take the main brunt of the payment.
Lex Luther S
I doubt it. Even after the remnants became his and their undying will was snuffed out, I imagine he still has to pay a price when using the shards of creation to heal. Afterall, to create from nothing is still impossible, at least at his level; there must be balance for using such rapid healing. But as mentioned, he likely has enough longevity treasures to take the main payment while he only loses a few decades or centuries
Lex Luther S
Well ogras already mentioned Krav had given up and agreed to join his wagon in the PV and I imagine the little crazy goblin decided to fully embrace his role after Ogras was trained and improved upon by a genuine supremacy. He probably doubled down it being a smart decision after seeing just how blessed and loved zac is by the very heavens; especially after he actually awoke 2 eternal guardians, literally changing the very course of the war.
Tartlet
I love Ogras’ and Zac’s bromance. The first book was all “we are advisories” then “we are allies of convenience but will eventually betray each other” and now it’s all “I’m with you bestie UwU”
Omiso
After re-reading the chapter I'm beginning to think K'Rav is jealous and proud of both Zac and Ogras. The Ra'Lashar goblins where supposed to be crazy innovators that moved forward even if it meant their deaths. Yet these two "kids" not even a century old are outdoing them and he's going to be part of their story, as long as Ogras manage to fix the flag so the Heavens doesn't fry them both.
Tartlet
It was right after he used the life/death pearls for a breakthrough and was using that beacon to lure in trial takers
Shawn Treants
Sooooo goood!!!! Tftc! And happy Thanksgiving!
Jeff McCulley
Which, coincidentally, is the reason I think Ogras helped his gramps regrow his arm (and horns) as soon as he got his hands on a Treasure to do so, trading or otherwise. Might even have had one already.
Jeff McCulley
What he was surprised at was that he’s been getting fried for his unorthodox path since he grabbed the flag. It’s like the difference between Alea’s upgrades and Verun’s. Verun’s is completely orthodox, so no complaint from the Heavens. Ogras just isn’t used to doing anything orthodox. .
Jeff McCulley
Suggested Edits “opposite side of Hidden Earth Abode suddenly” >opposite side of the cavern? “dumb Luck stumbling” >luck, lower case “counted on one’s hands” >the aphorism is “counted on one hand”. “of tHeritageage” >the Heritage
Silent Consent
No way. I think void cultivating is super rare.
Silent Consent
I don’t think you get a tribulation unless you are on the boundless path, but the system isn’t the heavens so who knows if it has goals of its own that he might have advanced somehow.
Silent Consent
I love these chapters that are from someone else’s perspective. My favorite is the fight in the can’t remember the name of the place the twilight harbor trial where he fraught the bottlenecked E grade undead cultivators. So cool!
DagNabItAll
The life attuned demons work extra effectively within Zac's life domain. I wonder if him and Ogras will form a similar synergy with his void zone.
Dextora
I love learning about paths other Zac’s it’s just interesting to see the discoveries they learn about the dao compared to him. It’s kinda the reason I wish for Zac to spend more time with his disciples, to see how their path would be influenced by him.
Dev Rez
No, you guys are forgetting when Iz Tayn thought to herself that the old monsters she knows would be shocked to know a frontier barbarian was able to grasp something they could not.
Surgebinder
Ogras is such a bro
Enthoney
I think specific daos that have it easier inferring Void based on their nature. Like the inverse dao, and now shadow dao.
Enthoney
Huh, so Ogras got a dao upgrade from his inspiration that shadows mirrors how the Void works with Dao. He also somehow didn’t incur a tribulation from the system? Was it so he could quickly help Zac or was it because he integrated void truths instead of dao insights?
Lizy Flore
Well I personally don’t think it’s too late. Ultimately, the void doesn’t have to be as central to his path as it is for Zac. Zac is working towards incorporating the Void into all his techniques, which is super super difficult as he basically has to find answers on his own. Zac needs the void, it’s the thing that allowed him to have his current core, and it’s even what his bloodline do. Ogras doesn’t though. That’s the difference. I think what Ogras did is similar to the cultivation of Hidden Earth. He did a mix of the void and his dao, a bit like Zac who uses dao of death and void of life simultaneously, or Hidden Earth with Inverse Dao and Void. I think. I think it’s far less complex than Zac’s cultivation, and that’s why I don’t see why it’s too late for Ograd to become a void cultivator. If he was C-grade, then yes, I’d think it’s too late.
Michael
My guess is that Zac will throw them into the void gate as the mountain explodes. Either that or the “lowest plane” I could see Ogras following an Inverse Dao path like Hidden Earth. That way he can be the Dao shadow for Zac’s Void.
Owen Stevens
thinking of Engo makes me think it's possibly a requirement for ascending to S grade since he attacked zac for his secrets.
Michael
I think it was hinting more at the Inverse Peak. Seeing as the Inverse Peak has some relation to the Void and his path. He’ll be Zac’s Void shadow through the Inverse Dao
Owen Stevens
I think once cultivators reach a high enough level they gain an understanding of the void. It makes sense some do it sooner and easier. All dao is connected and it stands that void is also connected.
Hakeem Gordon
As the Heavens expand, it's shadow sits on the horizon, and just beyond, lies the void. This chapter gave me goosebumps!!
Jeff McCulley
“If not, I'll have to get creative.” I kinda feel like that would involve him getting the Fuxi Mountain Gate fixed enough to shive himself and Ogras inside, then send the Gate through to his other body. Except that all four of them being at the Mercurial Court would se to mess up the Hollow Court mission. And screw over Ventus big time, since he probably stepped outside the memory realm by now.
Jeff McCulley
Even if he does still pay longevity…he has a whole bunch more to use now. And generally has longevity treasures to snack on. Guessing he’ll just regenerate naturally, though.
Jeff McCulley
He’s had an affinity with the void from the very beginning.. Of course, back then it had more to do with voiding his bowels at some of Zac’s shenanigans, but he’s grown up. And void is void.
Brian Small
Ogras: Do you have an exit strategy? Zac: Um, maybe? We might have to get creative. Ogras: Heh, you had me worried for a moment, things will be fine then.
Mateo Lopez
I’m not sure if it’s been stated out right. But my assumption was that after successfully surviving Atavism, Zac doesn’t need to worry about the cost. The remnants didn’t have any aura of the ancient will.
WESTON FRENCH
I always did think Ogras’s path of shadows had nice synergy with the void
Pascal Kwizera
Not sure, it could be that he now pays with vigor? Seeing as he tied most of the remnants to his constitution and core.
Pascal Kwizera
Ogras regrew his arm ages ago when he upgraded his race to d grade. Either in book 9 or 10.
Lex Luther S
No, in the void star when he zac and Iz were about to attack to close the breache, ogras had told Iz he had regrown his arm since then, when he was telling Iz about the story of valena or whatever her name was stating he had given his arm to prove himself to zac when it mattered most.
Hellasz123
Im not sure he pays longevity price now that the fragments are his own
Rid
I don’t think so? He’s pretty far into Hegemony to accommodate the void in his cultivation. I’m betting it’s just a more comprehensive Earthly Dao that plays with the idea of the void rather than actually using it. But only Ogras and TFD know at this point haha
NiceTryMate
Wonder if the cost of using creation energy has changed after the Atavism?
Omiso
Ogras also mentioned that those who follow the same path tend to meet one another. So I believe you are right, both Zac and Ogras, will end up meeting other void cultivators on their journeys.
Omiso
Funny how K'Rav, a warlock goblin who "died" by playing with powers beyond his comprehension, is suddenly the voice of reason in this situation. Also isn't Ogras left arm is fake. He might have regrown it by now but chances are is still made of shadow stuff.
Lex Luther S
Bro, what a great chapter. We get confirmation that ogras does know zacs ability is related to the void, and he even got the original copies from the repository. The BIGGEST W is ogras finding a path to HIDING in the shadow of the very dao itself and learning ways to avoid and counter the void as well as allowing him to upgrade his branch into an Earthly Dao. Honestly, it's pretty interesting seeing someone with actual affinities gain an epiphany and breakthrough compared to zacs breakthroughs. This breakthrough, as well as his recent gains with that primordial croc and ogras' strength, has increased by leaps and bounds. Still, to think zac would be willing to go so far, lol. Missing his face, eyes and all limbs, guess his constitution is going to be working in overtime to fix all those wounds unless he uses creation energy to fix himself up. Surely he has enough longevity treasures to supplement the cost of using creation energy. Man ohhh man Friday can't get here soon enough. Glad I've got the next 2 days off thanks to Thanksgiving and black Friday so hopefully it'll get here quick lol.
Lizy Flore
I feared I understood incorrectly, but… ogras is really becoming a void cultivator after that, isn’t he ?
Lizy Flore
I sooo love Ogras’s chapters 😍😍😍 he’s the best
Edgar Segura
Their relationship reminds me of my military buddies and the stupid stuff we've done. Thank you TFD.
The Lost Pages
Heavens Shadow... quite the appropriate direction for Ogras to go. This chapter was certainly a supreme treasure.
MacMahon Wenzl
The number of void cultivators could probably only be counted on one hand, and it seems Ogras has begun to touch on that realm as well. Might need a second hand to start counting with by the time Zac is done with the Limitless Expanse.
Austin Barton
Ogras the goat
Andrew
Thank you!
Michael Fannon
Oh, Ogras is going down the path of the void now? Nice.
Dominic Fox
Yesss
Chemistrywarrior
Yess
