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Chapter 1228 - Rushed By The Accomplishments of Others
🕑 Added 2025-10-13 11:18:02 +0000 UTC“I remember telling you before that the first era didn’t have Tutorials or anything like that,” Villy began as he leaned back. “But I don’t think I’ve ever gone into detail as to how the integration actually worked, have I?”
“Gonna go out on a limb and say it wasn’t that much different from the one the monsters on Earth had,” Jake guessed.
The snake god looked at Jake before laughing while shaking his head. “Oh, man, yeah, I guess fundamentally they were the same? But in practice, things sure didn’t go that smoothly back then.”
Villy seemed incredibly amused as he painted the picture of the first integration. “Imagine a universe being flooded with the system from one second to the next. In an instant, the laws of the world change, mana replaces nearly all other forms of known energy, and everything is terraformed to better fit the system. In your universe, this process took the duration of the Tutorial… in my universe, most of it happened within hours.”
Jake wasn’t even sure how to imagine that as the snake god continued.
“Cities were ravaged as space expanded; some were even torn in two as landmasses seemingly grew between them. Unknown sources of energy appeared, turning certain territories into lands of certain death, and if you happened to be in one of these territories during the integration, well, better fucking hope that initial rush of energy also gave you the ability to live in your new environment. Spoiler: for the vast majority, that wasn’t the case. All in all, it was a fucking shitshow that created world-altering natural disasters all over the universe, and you should be thrilled that the system learned a lot from those early days.”
“Okay, point taken,” Jake muttered as he was reminded of his original question. “Things must have been even more messed up for the Neurotar, right?”
“Yes and no,” Villy said, considering the question for a moment. “Yes, they were pretty screwed by the fact that they were a very spread-out race inhabiting entire galaxies while numbering at least in the quadrillions, but they were also a race that found themselves blessed by the system. One thing that might also surprise you is that the Neurotar weren’t necessarily a single race, even if they self-identified as such. For example, the one you saw me interact with was classified as a monster by the system.”
“That guy did look quite humanoid, though,” Jake pointed out.
“He did, but he wasn’t considered enlightened,” the snake god shook his head. “To be clear, the Neurotar were technically an enlightened race; it’s just that a lot of its members weren’t when the system integration arrived. Their mastery of technology had reached truly profound levels, and they had long surpassed the forms they were born with. Body modifications and alterations were taken to such an extreme that when the system arrived, it saw many of the Neurotar as closer to golems or even elementals than the enlightened they originally were.”
That explanation made Jake frown a little. “Is that something the system no longer does, or did their modifications just reach insane levels? I remember hearing that the humans on Earth who, for example, used prosthetics or had other in-body medical equipment were either fixed right up by the system or remained unchanged, dependent on how they viewed themselves.”
“The system seems to usually prefer that solution, but you seriously underestimate the Neurotar. The one you saw me working with didn’t have a single biological trace left in him, at least not of what he was originally born with. He had replaced much of his internals with this odd liquid metal that I think he called picomachines; he had no brain, and his entire being was indeed closer to that of an elemental or golem than anything else. Moreover, because the system wanted to keep him alive during the initiation, it was forced to infuse him with more energy, resulting in him instantly becoming a C-grade. Oh, and to be clear, he was not a unique case at all.”
“I had the impression the system really didn’t like technology?” Jake questioned, remembering how all tech on Earth had been messed up.
“It was a little more lax back then, but that doesn’t mean old tech worked post-integration,” the Viper shook his head. “And not just because of the system purposefully sabotaging. Technology all needs energy, so what happens if the very nature of this energy changes? When the laws dictating the creation of energy warp? It’s not that the system has anything against technology, just that the rules of the system still apply to it. So, even if the Neurotar’s weapons worked, it wouldn’t do them much good, as it would require people too powerful to actually use them.”
“But the system still allowed the technology within the Neurotar to exist,” Jake pointed out.
“Because they still had souls, and the technology had become truly part of them,” Villy said. “Even if they were entirely synthetic, their souls remained, hence the system facilitated their continued existence by adapting their changed bodies to work with the system in the most seamless way it could, which just happened to be something that made them incredibly powerful from day one.”
“Weren’t they still kind of fucked, though?” Jake wondered out loud. “Their transportation and communication networks must have been nuked.”
“Oh, they were. That was the part really fucking them up. The Neurotar had been overly reliant on what was essentially a super-charged version of your planet’s internet that connected all of them across space using means I never bothered to understand. All I know is that being cut off from this did indeed make things very messy, and all their warp gates and whatnot they used to travel also stopped working, isolating each individual planet. However, this only managed to slow their ascent to power in this changed world. Even if they had lost most of their technology, their sheer numbers and insane intelligence quickly allowed them to rebuild their empire and make contact with the nearest planets. The rest is history from there, as they indeed managed to reestablish themselves and grow more powerful than ever, quickly becoming known as the most powerful faction in the first universe. At the time of the vision you saw, they already had beings at or approaching the peak of S-grade and had spread throughout the universe.”
“The more I hear about them, the more I’m beginning to question how they aren’t still around,” Jake commented. “Like, if they had such an advantage and were so powerful, how come they didn’t manage to have a god ascend? Even if they didn’t have a god, how did they all get wiped out? I can guess Rigoria was the reason, but I have a hard time imagining how a single god could wipe out a race spread throughout an entire universe easily.”
“You are right, Rigoria was the ultimate source of their doom, but in reality, they never had any future in the first place,” the Viper sighed. “Their greatest strength was also their greatest weakness. The reason they were so damn powerful could be summed up in one word: unity.”
The Viper took a drink of his own beer as he elaborated. “The Neurotar shared everything with one another. They connected with telepathic bonds to share new discoveries and even created something similar to their version of the internet. This allowed all their members to grow more powerful and created incredible unity, but I hope you can guess what it also did?”
“Fucked up their Records,” Jake muttered.
“Exactly,” the Malefic Viper smiled. “Not enough to entirely stop their Paths, but I do believe it was a major contributing factor to them never being able to nurture any gods. They lacked individualism and had a tendency never to speak much of their own Paths as something that truly belonged to them, but instead saw it more than just another cobblestone laid down to further the might of their faction.”
“So they tried to make Rigoria,” Jake said, knowing this part of history at least.
“Yep,” the Viper nodded. “In part due to me, actually. Even after becoming a god, I was a bit of a menace and took revenge on a lot of people and factions I had negative run-ins with before my ascension. I wasn’t the only one, and as more Primordials appeared, they started realizing they were only falling further and further behind, making them panic a little as our accomplishments proved their relative weakness. Rigoria was their attempt to create a god to protect themselves. While I can’t exactly say they succeeded, their actions led to Rigoria’s ascension. As for the exact details, you can ask Rigoria about them someday. Not all stories are mine to share.”
Jake paused, considering the implications of everything the Viper had said as he chose not to press the snake god further, knowing he wasn’t gonna share more. “So, their unity made them strong enough to dominate, but it also doomed them to stagnation? They sacrificed the spark of individuality that might’ve let one of them break through.”
Villy nodded, a somber look passing over his face. “Exactly. In their pursuit of collective strength, they lost what made true ascension possible.”
“Guess it served as a good lesson for all factions that came after,” Jake sighed. “Though I do wonder if the Holy Church doesn’t risk falling into a similar trap.”
“No, they’re very cautious and allow people to discover their own Paths while instilling the needed amount of individualism in those that show potential to reach godhood,” the Viper shook his head. “But yes, they definitely learned a lot from the Neurotar. So did the system. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that there has never been an integrated universe with any faction that managed to reach such technological supremacy since the first. The system has definitely become more cautious about pre-system technology in general. However, as your void-following buddy can attest, technology-focused Paths are most certainly still viable. And if you don’t believe him, you should visit the Automata or Altmar Empire one day.”
“Right,” Jake nodded as yet another thought occurred to him. “Say, why were you even working with the Neurotar in the first place?”
“That... is something else I’ll keep a secret for now,” the Viper chuckled, shaking his head. “Suffice to say, we worked together for a while, seeing as the arrangement was mutually beneficial. However, the Neurotar were also beings who believed in logic above all else and viewed all interactions with other races as transactions. If it benefited their faction, they went for it, no matter what they would have to do. I’m not going to argue I wasn’t ruthless, but the Neurotar conquered and enslaved countless planets just to keep harvesting resources and continue their expansion. When they were in a rush, they mined out entire planets in short periods, killing all the natives as collateral damage in the process, all without a single fuck given, as giving a fuck about other races didn’t benefit the Neurotar.”
“Maybe it isn’t that bad Rigoria wiped them out,” Jake said in only a semi-joking tone.
“Not many complained,” the Viper shrugged. “Anyway, was that everything you wanted to ask about?”
“I think so,” Jake said, until he remembered: “Wait, actually, about my upcoming dragon hunt... did you find one?”
The Viper smiled at Jake’s question. “Oh, I have, and let me tell you, she’s quite something...”
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Miyamoto opened his eyes and quickly glanced about. He found himself in a completely empty space, or so it appeared for several moments until he spotted something in the distance.
It looked like a small collection of trees, plants, a small hill with a cave in it, and several other odd things that didn’t look like they quite belonged there. There was nothing else to see, so he naturally began walking toward this odd place, his footsteps slowly taking him forward.
After the first step, he noticed a slight change in the scene. One of the trees seemed to start leaning slightly, and after a few more, he saw it topple to the ground. Continuing to walk, all the trees fell over one by one, and as they did, the surroundings also changed.
The cave in the hill grew larger, exposing veins of ore that were soon extracted and placed outside it. After all the ore was gone, the cave collapsed, and the entire hill started sinking into the ground and disappearing.
Miyamoto kept his steady pace, simply observing as the change continued. He noticed that, depending on his tempo, time seemed to move either faster or slower. Keeping a steady pace, he watched on as the trees were stripped of bark, the wood cut into pieces, treated, and cut several more times. Some parts were discarded, but many others were assembled, taking the shape of a table on the spot where the hill had once stood, with two chairs following soon after.
All the ore was changed as it was smelted into ingots and then made into various metal objects that were placed on the table. From the broken hill below, clay and sand were also extracted, melted, and formed into mugs.
There were so many scenes going on at once that the Sword Saint couldn’t follow along with them all, but he ultimately knew what they would form. As he was nearly there, he found himself approaching a table with two mugs placed on it, several half-made clocks on both sides.
When he was only a couple of steps away, another figure appeared, making the Sword Saint stop and cup his hands. “I greet my Patron.”
The new figure, Aeon, was obviously unaffected by the changing scene as he walked over to the table, holding a metal carafe that gave off the smell of coffee. “Yes, yes, now get over here and sit.”
Nodding, the Sword Saint did as told, and as he took the last few steps, pillows also appeared on the chairs, making Aeon nod as he poured them both a mug of coffee before taking a seat.
Sitting opposite his Patron, the Sword Saint regarded the Primordial, waiting for the god to speak. He had to wait for Aeon to finish taking a good sip of his coffee and let out a satisfied sound before he regarded Miyamoto.
“You shouldn’t feel rushed by the accomplishments of others,” Aeon said in a calm voice. “That’s not your Path.”
The Sword Saint didn’t say anything but just silently nodded. He was already fully aware that he shouldn’t try to force his progress just because he felt external pressure. Even then, it was hard.
Sylphie had only grown more powerful after experiencing that offshoot of the Vortex Pinnacle. The Forest King was growing more powerful by the day, seemingly without end. From what he heard, even Carmen was making extreme progress and was closing in on B-grade. Finally, there was Jake, someone he didn’t even want to think about. All he knew for sure was that Jake had secrets of incredible power, which had truly been put on display when he saved them from the attack in the void. Everything combined made the Sword Saint feel… lacking. Unworthy of the title he’d chosen for himself.
Aeon seemed to see his blessed’s inner thoughts as he sighed. “Trying to force the change of seasons isn’t something you’re capable of yet. For now, merely experience them.”
The Sword Saint slowly nodded once more. “I shall take your teachings to heart.”
“You shall do more than that,” Aeon began before he decided to finish off the rest of his coffee mug, creating quite the dramatic pause before he spoke again. “Push yourself to truly be one with your Path. Remember what you are. You’re a Transcendent. Truly master what you already have… and even the Chosen of the Malefic Viper is within reach.”
Miyamoto’s eyes narrowed. “Without Springtime Advent…”
“Expand your view,” Aeon said, remaining calm. “The Chosen of the Malefic Viper is truly something, but do not underestimate yourself. Oh, and do remember: historically, the natural counters of those with truly extraordinary Bloodlines have always been Transcendent Skills. Th is naturally dependent on the power and nature of the skill, and while I certainly recognize that the Viper’s Chosen’s Bloodline is amongst the best of its kind, the same is true for your Transcendent Skill. You just need to truly realize what you have.”
The Sword Saint was quiet once more, and before he could get any words in, Aeon waved his hand. “Now get out of here and keep working hard. Oh, and assuming you don’t disappoint me between now and then, reach out before you evolve to B-grade and I’ll make you my Chosen.”
Miyamoto’s eyes opened wide, and he opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out before he found himself back in his courtyard on Earth. He sat there for a while, contemplating the pep-talk he’d just gotten from his Patron before he smiled and shook his head.
Experience the seasons… expand my view, huh…
Comments
Asterrahl
A bit shy, isn't he? Did Aeon blush there, at the end, and hurry to send him away? Hehe
Chase Burleson
Tftc!
ABTelford
Awesome Miyamoto section! I love the old man
Drake The Snake
That's the automaton primordial
Parker Bond
Rigoria? Has that been mentioned previously?
Yip
dont think so
Chloe
Tyftc
Jasu
Former. The journey seemed to be a manifestation of the concept of time. At least that's how i saw it.
Michael Click
❤️❤️❤️
Rachel Clements
TYFTC!
Khumo Mononyane
What would winter even entail i could figure summer maybe fall but winter is what him speeding up the time around him to wither and die or reaching a state of like sword Zeno mode but in a frail frame 🤔
Secret Weapons
Was the start of the Sword Saints chapter, that odd journey he went on through the trees and caves, him being summoned to chat with his Patron? Or was that the Saint trying to push towards the Gate of Enlightment himself, and being stopped by Aeon, due to him not being able to handle it?
Jonas Michel
Hi im new to patreon, so I don’t know the etiquette here. is there a way to correct or report spelling mistakes?
Jasu
Primordial at the head of-, and the creator of the automata legion.
FleetfootedFleer
what do you mean by "new primordials"? 'Primordial' is just a title for gods from the first era. there can be no future primordials, because the first era is already over
Sam simmons
Remind who rigoria is?
ItWasIDIO!!
Tis not only the seasons that change for what is the seasons but changing of the TIME
Tyler Engelke
I await the Sword Saint's later glimpses. Spring was his weakest form, and we have yet to see summer, fall, or winter.
Jabirttok
MiyaGOATo bouta give Jake a run for his money
D
Experience the climate. Sustained long term power ups
Henrik Nørgaard
When his current Chosen becomes a god or dies. Hell we might even see Casper become Chosen of the Risen Primordial and Jake's Brother become the Chosen of Umbra. I have a feeling that there's going to be a lot of Chosen from Primordial/Primordial lvl factions coming in the next few hundred years!
ChRiAn
So, how liong until Valdemar makes Carmen his Chosen to not be outdone by any more Primordials on Earth?
Olaoluwayemi Dayo
Think about his glimpse of spring and how durable that version of him was
Carl Never
I first thought of elder scrolls dwemer. And i dont think villy was first i think the holly mother was first. At least had the first plannet.
Georgia Guy-Williams
Yeah would be cool. Especially since they started at c-grade. Will be interesting to see what he chooses as his final c-grade creature to create / help.
Georgia Guy-Williams
Yummy crunchy tocks
Killjoy
If only Aeon new the true power of Jake's bloodline he'd eat his clock.
Georgia Guy-Williams
No stormilds current supposed chosen endorsed sylphie for taking her place
Biggy smalls
Not really. I don’t know how time stuffs going to go down since Jake’s bloodline has Moment and when Jake uses his Jake juice he operates outside of time? Jake’s got built in counters to time attacks.
Ed Soto
Tftc
Samuel Granderson
Fully expecting to see Sword Saint discover a new part of his Transcendence after this pep talk. Knowing him and the fact the Primordial of Time is his patron, I could see it changing slightly. SS gonna be in an overwhelming fight. Then he breaks out the transcendence and freezes in place—saying something slightly cheesy like “you’re already dead”—skipping right through to the end of he fight with his opponent collapsing to the ground with his neck sliced open. Time/Transcendence shenanigans would do a lot to help bridge the growing gap between Jake and Sword Saint.
ABTelford
Wild thought - if all the primordials have Chosen at the same time as a huge System change up comes…will those chosen become new primordials? …NAH!! 😆 impossible! But I do find the foreshadowing to be fun about a big thing coming that the primordials can sense coming but have no clue about
Wen L.
Aeon is finally putting his money and power on the line, Miyamoto being the next chosen will be interesting. Sylphie definitely will be next, kinda surprise Stormilde didn't give her the True Blessing yet (Did I miss the chapter? She seems like the most natural one)
Wen L.
So, Ell'Hakan's usurper title for everyone. Wouldn't they all become heretics?
Wen L.
Automaton Primordial, he's a robot God. Has a blood feud with the insectoid races of the True Royals, bent on ridding the multiverse of them.
Zogarth
Fixed stuff
Stanley Szeliga
Can someone remind me of Regorias back story? Please 😋
Kelvin Garcia
What if Jake and Clan of chosens raise up to take the place of all the evil corrupt primordiales which is probably the case. One big war of former Chosens
Carl Never
Sword saint got a chapter i see that poem really pushing his understanding of seasons forward
JW Saxby
The Chosen Sword Saint!! 🥳 Tyftc 🍻
Keion
Here’s my issue ss whole foundation is based around his sword without it he drops even further behind Jake a water sword mage it’s not even a collection of records or concepts of how how different kinds of swords can influence the sword he uses now take it away he is lacking just a plot armor limit break skill and I’m a fan of him but for anyone to compete in my opinion they need to be a tank that can take high damage and not give Jake enough time to think/recover it has to be a fast constant pursuit no breaks no runaway time to figure things out his biggest asset is his mind
Skyler Brown
"Naturally dependent on the power of the skill compared to the power of the skill" Feel it needs to be abit more discriptive or less "Naturally dependent on the power of the skill compared to another" less"Naturally dependent on the power of the bloodline compared to the power of the Transcendent skill" more
Biggy smalls
I’m with you. Thanks for saying this. It’s like are we reading the same story? Cause Jakes seen better returns at every point in this entire series. In every system event, so almost all of his titles and rewards from these events. Nevermore took 3 books and at no point did SS see better gains. None of the challenge dungeons, or their overall rankings. It feels a bit retconned having SS continue to be Jake’s Rival at this point.
Dave Mccoll
At this point, for the Sword Saint to surpass Jake in power, it would take the Holy Grail of Mary Sues. In my opinion, it should only happen if Jake harms himself for a long time or falls off the fast path of ascension he is on. Honestly, as much as I like the old man, it would be a wtf moment for me haha.
John Durrett
Sometimes even GrandPa needs a pep talk and a carrot he can clearly see in front of him. :)
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Ryan Davey
Goddammit where's my smut? Tftc
Oblivion
So uhhh are we sure the Neurotar are dead and not behind this faction going after Jake? Because I think they have the right amount of technology and insight to have figured out how to achieve godhood eventually and since every decision is made to the benefit of the Neurotar as a whole I can totally see them creating a hidden enclave and sacrificing the rest of their race for their continued existence. The death of their race could also serve as a potential way to condense records enough to achieve godhood, especially if as a race they alter their path to facilitate the growth and survival of the most likely to achieve godhood and thus continue their race. Also yay Miyamoto becoming a Chosen! That also says just how powerful his transcendence is.
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter!
Gerrard Vincent
Now this is quite interesting! Miyamoto has really only ever attacked with springtime. What, I wonder, is he capable of with the other seasons? Another application of expanding his view might be to apply his transcendence to the outside world rather than focus on it's effect on his body.
Azayrian105
I would love to see if Jake is able to bring back a Neurotaur. See what that would do to Rigoria.
Phil Ritter
Okay there is a lot to unpack here. First of all am I the only one who is reminded of Warhammer when reading about the neurota? Trying to create a god. Having a breakdown after all communication is lost, etc. could be just my imagination but it feels like some inspiration came from that direction. More and more it’s getting implied that Villy might have been the very first primordial and this one is the biggest hint yet. We always knew he was before Rigoria, Valdemar, Aeon but now it feels like chances are high he was the first. We knew Myamoto was chosen material but didn’t Aeon still have one alive? At least we know for sure that Stormilds hasn’t kicked the bucket yet. Also what exactly is Aeon trying to push? It feels like he is trying to bring Myamoto to transform his active Transcendences into somewhat of a passive one. Maybe similar to Valdemars while still maintaining to get a bigger boost upon activation. Really looking forward to what he will create to match Jake’s recent shenanigans
Ty Cooper
He of all people can understand how fleeting a moment of time can be.
Fyrtue
Maybe but I find it hard to believe Jake will develop one any time in the near future (maybe never). When Jake first discussed transcendants with Villy, he made it clear that for him to develop a transcendent skill, it would have to be completely separate from his bloodline. I just don't think he does anything that isn't influenced by it. Certainly not to the level of transcendence.
Xander
TFTC :) Welcome back everyone :) Suggested edits: "it saw *more of* them as closer to golems" clunky phrasing. smallest edit that keeps meaning is to ditch "more of" "by adapting their *changes* bodies to work" should be "changed" "Sylphie had grown *increasing stronger* after" should be "increasingly strong"
Trumangolorian
Hell yeah the sword saint finally becoming a chosen of Aeon. About time that would happen. He does deserve it. Tyftc.
Darion
The only reason aeon thinks the sword saint is within reach of Jake is because Jake holds himself Jake because if this was Sim Jake he would put belt to ass on the old man
Lemonsqueezy
Zog does do a good job at explaining why that makes sense. Other series I have read never go into why, just that it doesn't. I read and wonder why they just do not rebuild the technology since the knowledge of how already exists in the minds of survivors. Zog actually explains that it wont work because the fundamental laws of the universe (physics, chemistry, and biology) have changed. Not that tech doesn't exist here, just that it now requires everything to be powered by mana/magic. Alchemy replaces Chemistry, Mana replaces electricity, information can be gained from meditation and "records". Biology makes no sense because biological processes and needs become redundant as people/creatures advance. For instance Jake doesn't need to eat, sleep, or even breathe. Some of his organs have been completely removed/replaced with magic. Medicine has been completely replaced by a simple healing potion or someone with healing magic. Amputation is a minor and temporary inconvenience. Aging or dying from old age is a choice rather than an eventuality. The lifespan of each grade extends your life expectancy, D-Grade is 10k years. As a C-Grade Jake could live up to 100k years. Once he reaches B-Grade he is looking at living a million or more years (never really states age limits past C-Grade). Every grade you evolve into gives you the option to completely change your appearance. God-hood gives you the ability to look however you want whenever you want.
Zach138
Being dependent on the single skill becomes a crutch and ends the path. Using the power of the skill to expand the power of other skills is a far better use of a transcendent. A parable would be having a massive house but only use 1 room while all others are empty. Then using that 1 room as inspiration to decorate the whole house to experience each room.
Thenais
« Naturally dependent on the power of the skill compared to the power of the skill » that’s kamala level of talking
Lemonsqueezy
I am thinking his transcendent skill (if he gets one) will have something to do with his "Jake Juice" or his ability to reincarnate/upgrade entities.
Lemonsqueezy
Not sure what the meaning of the sentence "Naturally dependent on the power of the skill compared to the power of the skill". I am assuming one of those should say something different because it reads like it is comparing something to itself. Unless I am misunderstanding the sentence.
Lemonsqueezy
I think it has been hinted that he was the first, or one of the firsts. I believe that they all consider themselves "born" around the same time because they have lived for so long. I am assuming that it was probably only a matter of a few years (maybe a couple hundred of years) between them all reaching god-hood. Some sources say it is the Holy Mother, followed by Aeon, Stormild and then Villas being the 4th. This comes from the names of the planets they reside on. The Holy Mother's planet is called Primordial-1, and Villas' is named Primordial-4. It is all Reddit conjecture so take it as you want to. In the end I believe that it really doesn't matter to the Primordials to differentiate because of how long they have lived (trillions of years according to early chapters of the series) It has also been mentioned that each of the primordials has opposing primordial(s) that can beat them in a fight. A Ying Yang type of motif. e.g. Holy Church vs The Risen (good vs evil) or Pantheon of Life vs The Risen (Life vs Death). To me it is a balancing of pinnacle power by the system. No one entity can be the ultimate power of the multi-verse. The 12 primordials all balance each other out, and they seem to keep it that way. The chapter where Villas tells the story of losing control and destroying galaxies, then 5 other primordials come and subdue him. This event is what sends Villas into seclusion.
Jordan Rogers
I don’t know but I wonder what title came along with the first spot, along with the 12 primordial title as the only ones from the first era, and what the title looks like for the 100 or thousand. Also what the title looks like for being the first of and era or first of a new universe and if it’s higher being the first and the era and from the new universe
Lemonsqueezy
Nevermind, looked it up Rigoria is the leader of the Automata.
Lemonsqueezy
Real quick: Can someone remind me of who Rigoria is? I am drawing a blank on the character. Or even the chapter where he is explained that I can read again.
Jason K
I feel like Villy implies that he was the first primordial in this chapter, "I wasn’t the only one, and as more Primordials appeared...". If true, that's kind of a crazy thing to drop on us lol.
bioticisbasic
Tyftc!
Abhishek
Jakes transcendent skill won’t be with him until he nears breaking through to god hood.
Hornbach
i Had a simmilar thought tho i dont think Rigoria himself is involved. I think Villy once said that his path is basically a hard counter to the automata, so pissing him off would be an odd choice.
Austin Byrd
What gods are considered to be near/at the level of primordial, just missing the title, that have been introduced besides natures attendant, gwyndir, umbra and the seeker?
tigerfishie
TYFTC! I can’t wait for all the other mcs to become chosen
Rodney
And thank you for having a good explanation for why technology doesn't work when the system comes Not like so many others who just technology doesn't work too bad thank you for having a good explanation
Matt
I feel like Jake will get his own transcendent skill soon, perhaps while fighting the dragon
Cody K
Nature's Attendant isn't a Primordial. But if the best outcome happens to Jake's friends a full third of Primordial chosen will come from one planet.
Spencer Miller
This idea of "truly understanding what you have" makes me still more sure in a theory I posted a few chapters back: that Transcendent skills are cases where a person pulls on a Concept from behind the Gate of Enlightenment, to the point of housing it in their soul partially. To reiterate some things this would partially explain: (1) Aeon Clok's Transcendence stopping Time around the whole multiverse would be him, for a moment, pulling on Time so hard it removed access everywhere else- from the very engine of existence (2) Valdemar's Transcendence from before the First Era being passive because he basically just stole the Concept from the System before all the Concepts were formally locked behind the Gate (3) The Sword Saint being able to integrate his Transcendence into smaller moves, just like a normal Concept, just buffed into insanity due to the infinite depth of understanding (4) The cost of a Transendance being that you need to "make room" for the Concept in your Truesoul by temporarily severing yourself, at least partially, from another Concept that you naturally use, like Memory or Progression So, basically, I believe that Aeon is trying to get the Sword Saint to realize this, which would let him use it with far more intentionality. Note: Part of this theory is that Bloodlines are essentially Concept Wellsprings which reside not in the System behind the Gate of Enlightenment, but within a Truesoul, hence why they would be passive, why the System can't normally handle them, and why "approximations" of Bloodlines seem to be a thing; of course the main System would have Concepts related to any given Bloodline, just not an exact match. It also explains some other stuff, but this comment is already far too long.
Nairne
She might still beat him to it.
Peter Smith
One ancient elder to another elder ancient.
SwiftVogel
Ree!!
Dani
How weird to see the old man be given the old man talk by someone else.
Abriel Blauer
Naturally dependent on the power of the skill compared to the power of the skill --> Naturally dependent on the power of the skill compared to the power of the Bloodline
Austin Byrd
I read it as they were unable to transition from S to divine because of the unity. Pretty clearly stated the lack of individual records was the issue. Or if they did somehow like you’re saying, it would have been a minaga-esque merged type of existence. Basically still ending up with Rigoria.
islandcastle11
“How to hunt your dragon” zogarth use this title it’s halarious
Bryan
I actually think it wouldn’t b impossible for Dina to also gain the blessing of the Pantheon of Life’s primordial. Considering Natures attendant is so important and Dina’s records increase due to Jake. (Sorry didn’t want to try and misspell the primordial’s name)
Jason Hardman
TYFTC! Edit suggestion: by adapting their changes bodies -> changed
Eric Shivak
TFTC!!
Siethrobo
Carmen, Jake, Sylphie, Sword saint I don't think anyone else is worthy of a primordial chosen title (does Arnold for Oras count? The void gods were first after all). That's 37%
Sylphie
Ree!!
Daniel Golding
Its tough to be better than Arnold doing orbital bombardment, though.
InfernoDroid
I can imagine that is the Neuotars would have kept to their path of unity instead of panicking that eventually they all would have risen to godhood at once. Maybe it's just that individuality can get an individual there faster, but their path would have gotten them all there.
Psyck0
More like to be another derivative of his transcendence ,maybe instead of a brief glypse of spring itll be a lasting single season vs the rotation of all or just other seasonal glpses.
Siethrobo
Went into detail about her when they were talking about the hive queens. She kept trying to wipe out the insect races in the first era.
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter!
Childish Jordino
I thought it was a matter of time before another Chosen would be selected, although I expected Sylphie to become Stormys chosen first, after the vortex wind chapter when Sylphy was observed by that S Grade, saying she was worthy of taking her place. I assumed the S Grade was ready to ascend and Sylphy would get the true blessing soon after
Notye Penyar
When did we learn about Rigoria, again? I don’t remember that name.
SinCinnamon
Chosen Galore Incoming!!!!
Hotep Saxis
I can’t see any scenario where he tries to ingest that thing.
Hotep Saxis
Will probably happen in B.
Dominick Gelardi
You go, Saint!!
AfroMocha
The Primal Hunter vs The Sword Saint part 2!!!!!!!! Rematch of the era!!! Get your tickets at Patreon from Zogarth for the summer smash event of 2026!!!!!
David Hall
Sword Saints transcendence reminds me of how El'Hakkan's skill set rotated the day cycle and lunar cycle. We saw a bit of it in the treasure hunt duel, but what if SS can do multiple cycles because of Aeons blessing/teachings with the cost dependent of how many he goes through. Maybe pull his opponent into 'winter' with him as a function of the skill. Miyamoto is definitely top three for my favorite side characters.
Rémi Fortin
One "natural" evolution seems to fit with his patron and his new path, the full use of his transcendance needs time to cure, and he become more and more talented in time, so I guess he will no longer have issues using it
Jack
The Nevermore party is going to be truly legendary; eventually, it will have the chosen of three primordials, a Unique Lifeform, and the chosen of another peak god. Because I can't imagine that nature's attendant isn't going to make Dina his chosen
DeAndrea H
“I was a bit of a menace.” -guy who is referred to as the Malefic One.
DeAndrea H
The multiverse is going to freak out when 25-50% of the Primordial Chosens are from a single planet.
eatingpitza314
Second sacred skill coming in?
David Hall
From what I recall she is still at the academy and has been hopping to and from earth
Biggy smalls
There’s going to be like 12 or 13 chosen I’d imagine before A grade. Jake. Eron, Sandy. Then SS, Arnold, Sylphie, Carmen, Miranda, Jasper, Dina, Caleb, and maybe even Casper and Maria in part because the blightfather and Gwyndyr want to get on this records action.
Jeryd Greer
Tftc!!
Roy
Thank you Zogarth, let's have a good week
brjenness
Sylpie ain't scared of nuthin except the smelly pot.
IntenseSushi
Tftc
Budd Yuhasz
Could be an interesting angle that Neurotars instead of extinction mutated to a kind of virus that could assimilate gods eventually and is the force behind the attack in the Void. Pure speculation, of course.
brjenness
Or in 3,1,5,2,4
Jordan Rogers
I think it’ll pick up a lot shortly after this hop to B grade with the upcoming world wonder of the exalt prima or whatever the exact wording is, but really for what the pacing of the storyline says advancement takes most hundreds to thousands of years the story has been very fast paced, should expect a lot of slow downs near the end of grades. I’m most looking forward to B grade version of nevermore, minaga is gonna be so happy/displeased. That and Jake needs to demolish his fancy new dungeon on earth.
Mat
Sandy express on “How to hunt a dragon?”
Mat
While C-grade saw Jake’s name spread to the multiverse, B-grade might turn out to be one for Jake’s buds. The possibility of two/three new Primordial chosens and Vesperia promising fire works, IT WILL BE LEGENDARY.
Tie
The Harbinger of Heresy. 🤣
Sloth
So the Neurotar are the hidden faction. They probably wanted Jake to get some lost records back
Biggy smalls
It be really good for their records and future growth as well. Maybe they could make it to A grade?
Aldrin
Is it just me or has the story progression felt slow. I feel like the next chapter the story will kick off again only for side story's and other distractions.
Biggy smalls
Nah, this seems more in line with a typical patron high leveled blessed relationship works. A quick check-up on your progress and a reward if you meet or exceed their expectations moving forward.
TuHyoo
He ended up getting his bloodline after he became a god, and this was evidently before that. My guess would be things before he attained the bloodline weren't set in stone, only things after?
Jordan Rogers
I’ve thought this for a while that he was neglecting a huge swath of potential is this direction, summer would peak true peak physical power, but fall would have tremendous value has a multiplier of experience ability. And winter would give him the ability to potential age or destroy enemies with time itself 🤷🏻♂️ I don’t know Zogarth will definitely impress whatever he goes with
LadyTempest
I loved the POV from Sword Saint and Aeon. People tend to think Jake relationship with Villy is unconventional but he not the only one that is more casual with their primordial patron. Just switch beer with coffee lol. Of course the dynamics are not the same but they are still pretty chill and even slyphie and stormild have a more casual relationship.
Mike T
We are so not ready for winter
TyranT-Rex
Miyamoto will always be one of my favorite characters right above Arnold. Im glad Zogarth is keeping him a relevant rival for Jake.
Leviathan
First thing of note, the race that created rigoria reminds me of the necron from warhammer 40k. Second, Jake's party is gonna basically be the chosen of 4 different primordials
Rui
i doubt it. Rigoria wiped them out for a reason, and those automaton that Jake dealth with were part of Rigoria's "pantheon". i think they were simply curious to know if his ability was "flesh focused only", or "soul focused", which means any being (flesh, blood or machine) could be influenced by Jake. that would be a very powerful tool to have access to, not just bringing back "lost paths", but improving/creating new ones.
DrReverseCallout
I’m curious to see how the Sword Saint’s Transcendence will evolve. The bar was set insanely high when Jake’s bloodline pulled out those 3 transcendent level skills when fighting Valdemar. Those three skills (I say 3 because he created that point in which no concept exists, he sucked in all the Mana from his environment and turned it into his own mana, then he essentially gave himself another health bar), were so powerful that the system, despite bloodlines being outside the system’s control, decided to give Jake a check-and-balance for using those skills. Something that shouldn’t happen (to my knowledge) since it was a bloodline related skill, and not a Transcendent skill. To put it simply, Jake’s bloodline is a literal “get out of jail free” card, and refuses to lose. It’s like Broly, he just, seemingly, gets more and more powerful if he can’t beat someone with what he currently has.
Jordan Rogers
I’d be interested to find out how noboru reika is doing, think it may have been vaguely mentioned in one of the recent flashovers to sword saint. Maybe that she’s a vampire now? Anyone know which chapter that was?
Ty Cooper
I love how Jake it the Harbinger of Chosen blessed.... among other things. At some point it seems Jake will just be known as the Harbinger. Tftc
Mohammed Sheekh
Even aeon is glazing jake
Corbin
“had replaced much of his internals with this odd liquid metal that I think he called picomachines” this is from Villy why is villy unsure if it is called picomachines he has a super powered memory allowing him to never forget anything.
Rewdan
I saw what you did. 🕰️
Jacob Holmes
I would imagine Sylphie has him beat, it was established during the pantheon of life arc that she'll get the nod as soon as Stormilds current chosen ascends
Rewdan
Wow what a way to start the week. Thanks Zogarth
Rick Lehmann
Great Sword Saint view point
djthomp
Hell yeah, Miyamoto the future Chosen of the Primordial of Time. It's really just a matter of when more of Jake's friends get the Chosen nod than if, and it's neat to see the Sword Saint be next. Well, assuming someone else doesn't beat him.
Jacob Holmes
Super looking forward to the dynamic of three chosen of primordials just being super casual and friendly with each other. I also really want a scene of Syphie explaining that to Hawky and Misty that she's a gods chosen, the bird parent pride would be off the charts
Alexander C Hyde
Sylphie had grown increasing(ly) stronger after experiencing that offshoot of the Vortex Pinnacle.
Marc Jay Arr Cotamora
This chapter pretty much said the Neurotars survived somehow, became the unknown faction that wants to revive their fellow species through Jake. They can probably communicate long distances even in world wonders. which reminds me of clasping like the robots in Foundation or the Thinking Machines in Dune. Chekov's gun or Red herring who knows only Zog the System Administrator.
Slygaming
After the chosen ceremony the automatons threw Jake an orb and asked him if he could use him origin ability on it. Imagine he does and brings the return of an ancient species. sounds right on brand but don't think we have regoria full history yet.
Fyrtue
I am smelling the rematch between Jake and SS. I am so hyped for it and have been anticipating it more than almost anything else that's been teased in this story.
Fdrugc
Tftc i just noticed the sword saints transcendent skill is related to time also Jake should ask about inflation.
Jose Mora
Tyftc
Sergej Fel
Myamoto training montage incoming in 3.. 2.. 1..
Armando Pastrana
Love the chapter. One quick thing i think this might be a typo. Bloodlines have always been Transcendent Skills. Naturally dependent on the power of the skill compared to the power of the skill. I think you meant. Bloodlines have always been Transcendent Skills. Naturally dependent on the power of the skill compared to the power of the Bloodline
ButterflEye
Yeah and i imagine those records played a part in the eventual creation of his profession
BumAssBumAss
I wonder how many people are going to keep up with Jake as a sacred prodigy. I think Arnold is definitely a sacred prodigy, but I had my doubts with the sword saint until now. He is good enough for aoen to consider him his chosen. Not sure how the king and sylphie is doing honestly. Scared prodigy might be out the reach for some of them.
NicN
Tftc
GeneralBlack
Quick question: do every act of a person grants them records? For example jake singlehandedly pulled VİLLY from seclusion and indirectly caused so many things?
Daryl
I had just wondered the other day how far ahead of the others Jake had gotten, so I'm glad to get a brief contemplation on the subject here. I'm very excited that Aeon, at least, thinks the Sword Saint can still compete with Jake, given time.
Daniel
Happy Monday! Ty, a nice way to start my day.
Tom C
Gah. This is top tier well played sir 😂
Tom C
100%. Gotta say the alt POVs in this story are always top tier. I am genuinely invested in knowing what is going on with Miyamoto. His perspective is different from Jake’s and he has cool shit going on
Beemoss
Tftc
Tom C
Fuck yeah Miyamoto! In the words of a tv show that shall remain nameless: “He’s my RIVALLLLLLLLL!” TFTC
Michael mann
Aeon is like the best kind of manager. No bs or preamble, sees what you need, gives you enough without micromanaging you and sets a realistic goal/timeframe. Love their dynamic
ØGuest
Now that Palate has been fixed, everyone is looking forward to Villy giving Jake a piece of Yip to consume, but personally I'm more curious about Celestial Heart that he got from Ell'Hakan. With the ability to experience divine concepts, gleaning deeper understanding from the item could bring very interesting paths/choices to Jake.
Ben Cox
Finally getting to see miyamoto live up to his full "special boy" potential by getting access to being a chosen too, I'm going to enjoy jake making fun of the sword Saint for copying him
Steven Myer
So our Sword Saint will be Aeon's......Second Hand ⏰️ 😉
Hayden Leech
Chosen of Aeon!!! Chosen of time!
Georgia Guy-Williams
Enjoyed the sword saint section.... Interesting seeing a god of time so rushed
Meir Banon
Tftc
Christopher Nisonger
Thanks for the chapter… now where’s the vampire poetry?
joel southard
Thank you for the chapter
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Gavin
Well never thought of the sword saint as someone toe experience a sense of inferiority but it makes sense too
Alexander C Hyde
“Even if they were entirely synthetic, their souls remained, hence the system facilitated their continued existence by adapting their changes bodies to work with the system in the most seamless way it could, which just happened to be something that made them incredibly powerful from day one.” (Changes or bodies. Both together sounds weird.)
Strato Junon
Thx for chapter.
Ellis Stewart
Meow
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Shadowind
Tftc
Jared Bell
Tftc
Blutako
Nope :P
Christian Standhardinger
First lol
Blutako
Thank you for the chapter!!!!!! First strike Arrow!!!! 》》》============>
