Chapter 1285 - A Seasoned Swordsman

Steven Lacks

Do you have an underground lab in your new house?

B4rd514

Upgrading your transcendence at c-grade must give a hell of a title. B grade SS will be a hell of a beast.

Chloe

Right on Sword Saint. Tyftc

ID Dragnil

I think it's X10 per grade with E grade 100 or 1000

Parker Bond

Anyone remember how much life extension each grade gets?

Hussein Zenki

jake vs sword saint pt 2

Jared Bell

Tftc

Azayrian105

I think the point if this upgrade is to just move past that initial skill and make it more than just the regeneration skill like you said. I know you have written this book off and that is fine. These books aren't for everyone and some people lose interest over time. But to say it is getting worse is disingenuous as zogarth has been pretty consistent with the scaling with these kinds of things. And as characters gets more and more powerful it takes longer to achieve enlightenment and with a transcendent skill the time could be anywhere as this is something outside of the “System” so it is on brand and consistent. In my eyes at least.

Brian

I gotta be honest, I think the writing is getting worse, I don’t think he is trying anymore - and the metaphor that this skill was initially made up for (a regeneration back into the spring time of his years) was just destroyed by adding a winter component… The timeframes and the distances have never made a lick of sense and ever since B grade caution has been thrown to the wind. I’m not enjoying the chapters anymore - the story has lost its way. Recognize this won’t land well in a thread made up of only those paying to read ahead of a story they love…this will probably be my last post. I can’t pay for this nonsense anymore.

DefinitelyNotMinaga

YUPP!! It seems to be building up to a potential lineup of both chosen of primordials and chosen of non primordials and void gods all rising to S grade and beyond in the same era and mostly from the same planet except Meira and DIna. Last two not being from earth but still chosen, from the same era, and direct contact with the Chosen of the Malefic Viper impacting their paths.

Sean

Just realizing that by the time everyone reaches S grade we could have this lineup: Chosen of the Malefic Viper, Chosen of Aeon Clok, Chosen of Duskleaf, Chosen of Valdemar, Chosen of Stormild, Chosen of Snoarix, Chosen of the Seeker, Chosen of the Lifesoul Daolord, Chosen of Nature’s Attendant, Chosen of Oras the All Seeing, and potentially even Chosen of Eversmile (if he wants to study William’s karma as a heretical chosen)

Biggy smalls

Eh, I think it's Arnold for me. I mean he's building a death star.

Episode 19

Damn, he wasn’t even B Grade yet?? Tyftc

Josh Kubo

TFTC Unrelated side note: While rereading book 14, at the first talk between Jake and Villy after the Yip and Ikky fight- I could actually picture the B grade version of Jake and Villy going through the order bar hopping with both of them being a little drunk, arms around each other’s shoulders, weaving and singing and laughing their asses off. I can see clear as day. Would be funny as hell.

Fylbrom

Yea I agree. It read weird to me and didn't seem to fit right. I liked the thought of it being decay, because time decays all things, obsolescence would be a good one for something becoming "too old" but that's a weird word to use in stories. Lol

Amir Spartacus Jalilian-Nosraty

That actually seems very plausible. You think that he basically has to almost die upon each initiation of a new universe?

UNKNOWN

Fall and winter seem to be domains, but there 100% is a spring, I'm not sure it's still called springtime advent though.

Fdrugc

Is it a domain skill? Also is there a spring?

Shadowind

Tftc

Azayrian105

You know I wonder if his skill will be upgraded to the point it becomes almost semi-passive or passive. Basically his power ebbs and flows as the very universe goes through its seasons. With every initiation being the new Springtime.

Amir Spartacus Jalilian-Nosraty

The sword saint is effing cool. Definitely the coolest character.

Joshua Little

Thanks for the chapter.

Peter Smith

Absolutely

DefinitelyNotMinaga

THAT is a good question....damn

Abhishek

So Jake V SS rematch for the seat of exalted prima?

ABTelford

I love the pun - a “seasoned” swordsman. Lol! Took my second read through to get it. 😄 subtle is good!!😉

J W

I think it is a balance thing. All of the other primordials have someone trying to claim a portion of origin control of the ww so he clearly needs representation as well.

ZanSanCho

It also can mean to deprive something of its essential content. Hence you can eviscerate a face

DeAndrea H

The Sword Saint sends Seasons’ Greetings! Old man energy is turbo charged now.

ZanSanCho

Tftc Zog! I was really hoping to get a sword saint chapter

Tyler Sutfin

The Sword Saint of Seasons End of truly the most badass old man I know

charlesgers s

I don't believe your trajectory is right as we go up in grade you only get more outstanding people so less trash as was said in earlier books the multiverse normally levels out at C-B grade you need to be top level to progress to A-S-God

Josie

Realized something about our OP boy.. Jake was able to technically one-shot his first D grade at peak E grade, but had to wait for his poisons to finish the job. He did cleanly one-shot his first C grade when he was peak D grade. He was then able to one-shot his first B grade at late C grade, but nowhere near peak This trend is not a simple acceleration of his relative power between grades. It's exponential because the power gap continues to widen between each grade and he's able to overcome the enhancing gaps earlier and earlier. With this trajectory, Jake may be able to slay his first god by mid S rank.

Arieh Sochaczevski

Thanks for the chapter!

Daniel

This chapter was amazing!! Sword saint chapter feel so fluid and great.

Georgia Guy-Williams

Just a thought why does Aeon care about this WW he has no faction unless you count his hobgoblin watch makers. Actually why couldn't his hobgoblins be a faction?

Alexandre8901

Thank you for the chapter

NicN

Tftc

Josie

Can SS take down a True Dragon at C grade? His Transcendence doesn't seem to last long, the dragon can just fly away at the start of Fall and come back for a snack in Winter

Showbagz

I still kind of think SS is stronger than Jake. If he had of been a chosen when they fought, the extra boost would of meant the fight would of been nowhere near as equal. Now he has an upgraded transcendence and is a chosen? He has alot more things in his toolkit which align with his path. SS has proven time and again that he his a genius on a multivariate level. Understanding concepts after brief exposure (when he did the void slash after his first trip to the Order). Jake uses his bloodline as a crutch

joel southard

Thank you for the chapter

Sarianne

🤣

Sarianne

❤️ well done Miyamoto, congratulations on becoming Aeons Chosen 🎉

Alex

Living for thousands of years as a C grade is normal; I’m not sure what their maximum possible lifespan is (the number 10,000 years sounds right to me, but I don't have a source on that) but burning 1000 years when you’re about to break through to B grade is no big deal.

Tanner Lannister

Does time dilation affect SS differently bc his patron is setting it up and he has the affinity? C grades aren’t supposed to live for a millennium right?

Josie

SS has been neglected for attention in Jake's shadow, it's true. But I also wonder if Arnold may be able to give SS a run for his money

Johnny

Just fyi you can’t eviscerate a face. It specifically means to disembowel

Josie

do Unique Lifeforms exist prior to being added to the system or are they all created by the system?

RedBeardGaro

It was mentioned before somewhere that as a unique life form with an overpowered ability Minaga is not allowed to give any blessings.

Peter Christensen-Calvin

A small suggestion - I would use a different term for the 'death' caused by time, as opposed to 'death affinity'. Personally I suggest 'Ending', properly capitalized.

jjjm

wyrmgod did make an off-hand comment about making one of jake's creations his chosen in the future, if they had a compatible path

KnightHunter

Honestly. The I'm pretty sure the Sword Saint is by far the most talented person on earth. Everyone else has some advantage that brought them up to that level. Miyamoto is just that good naturally.

KnightHunter

Complete sidepoint. I wonder if Minaga can have multiple chosen.

JW Saxby

Tftc 🍻

KnightHunter

I could see the wyrmgod trying to steal away Casper and Lyra getting the blessing of the blightfather. Plus Arnold and Oras probably count too

Colin

Tyftc!!!

_mori

Primordials having chosen from the same generation is probably rare already. Their chosen being from the same planet is possibly a unique occurrence throughout the multiverse’ history. To think that there’s a possibility of a third if stormild’s chosen becomes a god (or dies) quickly enough. Up to 6, even, depending on how things play out for Carmen, the risen, and the holy church guy. Eron is already the chosen of one of the Dao dude’s subordinates, so it’s unlikely he can transfer patrons. Rigoria has little to no presence that I can recall in the new universe, talk less of Milky Way and earth. Eversmile is a hard core lurker too. Heard nothing of the Titan, wyrmgod, or Yggdrasil staking any interest in Jake’s locality. Is there any primordial in missing?

GeneticSloth

tftc!

michael geen

Tyftc!

Leigh Micheletti

TYFTC

Josie

It's been said for the last 15 books, but this chapter hit different for me on how much of a cheat Jake's Bloodline is SS spent over 1k years to upgrade his Transcendence and it comes with necessary backlash Meanwhile Jake's Bloodline just keeps evolving and the system offers up new skills to help him master it for no covercharge

Kt-x

Thanks for the chapter

ABTelford

Woohoo! Awesome old man is now awesomeerr!!! (I know that’s not a word. Shut up. lol!) 😄🤜❤️‍🔥. Loved this chapter! So much action!

Kyle

My guess is king followed by the rest of the nevermore party

Kyle

There’s only one True Royal for any lineage at a time , and if they die one of their godqueens or scions might be able to take on the mantle but it’s not guaranteed if I remember correctly

Spicyice101

They are probably high-quality B grades, not quite the true dragon that Jake fought, but not the average B grade either.

Gingix

I was thinking maybe the Shadow plant monster from the C grade hunting ground that Jake fought. The one that was the strongest on that planet, maybe a little stronger but I doubt they were as strong as dragons.

Devillelouch

tigerfishie

TYFTC I’ve been waiting for this 🙌

C0bra$

Thank u for the story

Ra

I wonder how these 3 B Grades compare to those that Jake fought.

John Durrett

Meteors are common language as well as beasts. I hardly believe combining two common words to be copy writable

Gregory Feddema

Tftc!

Brian Schutt

“stumble as a heave wave of gravity”—should that be heavy?

Xander

TFTC :) Good to see the old man progressing. Heres to a glorious concept exchange between him and Wintermaul. If youre on the discord and cn shed some light on the true royals discussion from yesterday please read and reply. I still dont get the true royals thing from yesterday because, if there are possibly dozens or hundreds of true royals of each lineage at any given time, how did any ever get wiped out? Just hide some TR away at different locations throughout the heartlands and youre golden. The automata cant possibly get to them all. If however a single True royal exists and a replacement only happens when the first dies and a potential evolves, a la Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then I can see lineages being truncated. Kill the small number of potentials then kill the TR and youre done. That is how I thought the situation had been presented before. Suggested edits: "there *ever* aware that a C-grade had ever visited. " should be "even" to avoid the repetition "Successfully *upgraded* his Transcendent skill." to keep the subject consistent, this should just be "upgrade" " as they *all* mobilized their energy," Redundant word use. Ditch this as you already said they "all" were doing stuff "as one" "unleashed their gravity magic *as one*." same here. "body was affected. The gravity magic around was ** affected, " Repetive phrasing. Either insert the word "also" at the ** to make it seem more deliberate or rephrase one. "and unable to *affect* him," third use in close proximity. perhaps "unable to gain purchase," instead "*landing one* final blow as he sprang forward, *landing one* vertical cut " Repetitive. Change the second to "a" and a comma after "cut" and it still works. "stumble as a *heave wave* of" should be "heaving" maybe? or "huge" or pick either "heave" or "wave" and ditch the other. "scattered by the *wound* pouring out of his wound." should be "blood" or maybe just "... of fallen leaves pouring from his wound."? " them *both* before winter came, overwhelming *both* entirely in *both* body and soul." Triple-tition. Suggest ditch the first, keep the second, and ditch the third.

Al

[Stop Watch] where he can Groundhog Day the previous 60 seconds over and over again at the cost of minor soul damage each loop. (I’m making this up but I think it would be cool)

zran

probably is still the same as before, or as close as posible, where he is made young again, that, or now is made into the "default state" for turning off the other 3 states

zran

shilphie is also gonna become a chosen down the road(since stormhild current chosen agrees she is the best pick for its next chosen)

Ben Cox

Finally Miyamoto becomes a special boy too. Tyftc

Ryan McCasland

Nope

IntenseSushi

Tftc what’s his cool Chosen Time skill though

Meir Banon

Tftc

Timothy Spradlin

Elden ring? I read the description and wonder if maybe its too close to Elden Ring Meteorbeasts, and will need a description change for copyright reasons... if there even is a copyright on the beasts

UNKNOWN

Don't trust the clanker, it doesn't know anything.

Kota

If it was all politics, my money would be on Kindroth as the winner. Dude must be the most talented politician in the galaxy, at least.

Rewdan

Loving this chapter, I could visualise the SS, hand on sword and the wind blowing his robe as he surveyed the 3 Meteorborn Beast. Thanks Zogarth

Michael Fannon

Love these chapters. So who's next? Carmen, King, Meira, Casper? I would like a Caleb chapter, especially after Jake's broken spirit so we can get his perspective on events. Like his wife and parents suddenly gaining level like they were F grade again. Or his son jumping to peak D grade and wanting uncle Jake's training before nevermore.

Sleep

He is like the old man from "Krabat" 🫨

Cory S.

I can’t remember. Have we seen Carmen yet as or about to be B-grade?

Kevin Hargett

I asked AI what it thought about Jake the other day, and it told me that it thought Jake was evolving into a law, or a concept. Something that power springs forth from. This can’t be an original thought because that isn’t how ai works. Anybody have any ideas about this?

frankie doerr

Nah I was thinking Pocahontas singing color of the wind while he was at the fall stage

Siethrobo

It would be hilarious if the seat of the exalted prima didn't require any combat and instead was a political maneuvering event that basically came down to Miranda, Sword Saint, Jacob and maybe some new characters.

Tamathon

No cliffihan…. Wait, why did that frog just insult my taste in music?!

djthomp

The Sword Saint is so cool, we officially have our second but almost certainly not last Earthing as another Chosen of a Primordial. Imagine the records this keeps building for Earth, benefiting everyone else that lives there.

SeaSmoke

Let's gooo

Aritra Gupta

tyftc

David

Soon, Sophie. Soon! Zog will bring you back into the story at the perfect time to display your glory!

Levi

Old man energy

ButterflEye

We didn’t get to see spring his magnum opus that went hard

Bonktrauma

Great chapter, Love the sword saint

Malo Thomas

Tftc👍

Alexander C Hyde

Some of the ranged blows also made it through, including a hyper-condensed bullet of rock that shot straight through his abdomen, nearly making the swordsman stumble as a (heavy)heave wave of gravity sent him spiralling toward the ground below, a whirlwind of fallen leaves [scattered by the wound pouring out of his wound.] [One or the other, but not both.]

Matthias

Tftc

KollegvomMirgan

Tftc

Daniel Everest

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Unwillingmainer

The Sword Saint of the Seasons, newest Chosen of the Primordial of Time. The next system event is going to be a show.

Rick

I think Carmen has a good shot at being valdamar's in the future as well which makes it 4

Kris Tuchel

...no cliff hanger? Shit someone look outside for airborne pork!?

Signspace

Multiverse is gonna Shit a brick that two Primordial Chosen came from the same planet. Sylphy is mildly likely to end up as Stormilds Chosen at some point as well.

Misa

Tftc

ShadeDweller9578

Tyftc

Sylphie

Ree!

Beemoss

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TDMC

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