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Chapter 1046 - A Sagacious Opportunity
🕑 Added 2024-12-20 12:29:22 +0000 UTC“Not going to lie, I kind of expected my reward for this would purely be Records,” Jake said after the First Sage mentioned he wouldn’t let Jake leave empty-handed. Something he truly didn’t feel like he was even if he left here and now.
“In some ways, no matter what you gain, it will have purely been Records... but I understand what you mean. Records are certainly part of the reward, but it is as much a reward for me as you. No, it’s only fair of me to give you something more tangible, something not made purely of my Records.”
“What, you’re gonna teach me a Transcendent skill or something?” Jake asked jokingly.
“A Transcendent skill cannot be taught, only learned through personal enlightenment not influenced by any other forms of transcendent insight. Something I believe you will have a very hard time ever achieving due to your Bloodline being so all-encompassing,” the First Sage shook his head.
Jake gave the old man a look asking for him to elaborate, making the First Sage smile.
“I asked you who you were when we first met, and while you did give me a surface-level answer, it didn’t really tell me much. As you’ve observed my life, so have I observed your reactions to everything,” the First Sage said, waving his hand as the library was instantly cleaned up, looking new once more. He motioned for Jake to take a seat at the same table as before, which he promptly did.
“You react to external stimuli instantly, your subconscious mind making you respond before your conscious one can even catch up, yet your reactions remain sound. Moreover, you don’t really look at things a lot of the time, yet you know what’s going on anyway. Despite displays of power or immediate changes in surrounding, you never flinch or put up your guard, as if you know that no danger is posed to you. Usually, even when a person knows they’re within a vision where no harm can come to them, they’ll still instinctively react to what could be a danger... yet you don’t,” the First Sage continued.
“It’s obvious to me that Perception is by far your highest stat, but there’s so much more than that. You also didn’t react even when the Void Dweller was seen, at least not to its aura. All of this makes me believe that your Bloodline is innately tied to your instincts, if not your senses in general, seeing as you have some kind of omnidirectional detection as part of your Bloodline. I also feel something hidden deeper inside, something even more powerful... likely what led to you being what you are. A human more human than any other.”
Jake didn’t exactly feel great about being analyzed this deeply, nor the fact anyone was capable of it.
“Am I that obvious?” Jake muttered.
“No, I’m just good at distinguishing if someone is using a skill, Bloodline, or Transcendence. Bloodlines tend to be more passive in nature or become automatically applied when certain actions are taken, and, like me, yours is constantly active. However, even when Bloodlines are active, there is a spectrum. You are familiar with Nature’s Attendant and his Bloodline to communicate with all plant-life, I take it? His Bloodline is also technically always active but only a small part of it. It’s only when he communicates actively you can see it get even close to being fully active.”
Jake nodded along, once more done questioning how and why the First Sage knew certain things he really bloody shouldn’t.
“Yours is highly active at all times, meaning you are constantly using many aspects of it. This in itself isn’t surprising, considering I believe it has many passive elements... what is surprising is that I can feel there’s a lot more hidden. If I’m correct, you are actively suppressing aspects of your Bloodline, likely because it’s too powerful for your current body and soul to fully handle it,” the First Sage continued.
So far, he hadn’t said anything wrong. Jake was suppressing his Bloodline by making his Sphere of Perception smaller and only releasing pulses, as having it fully active at all times indeed wasn’t something he could handle. Hearing the First Sage mention it couldn’t help but give Jake hope.
“Do you have a solution?” Jake asked expectedly.
“I do indeed,” the First Sage nodded, Jake getting excited at the prospect... right until he heard the answer: “Evolve.”
Jake deflated and sighed. “I kind of hoped for something faster.”
“Matters of the Bloodline cannot be solved through external factors,” the First Sage shook his head. “It’s your Bloodline. It revolves around the dominion of your Truesoul. I wouldn’t even want to try and help you, as doing so would be to trespass on territory I feel like I’m very much not welcome.”
“Good point,” Jake sighed. Yeah, Jake would definitely have an adverse reaction if the First Sage tried to do anything that had to do with his Bloodline.
“The root cause of your issue isn’t even a problem in the first place,” the First Sage explained as he looked at Jake deeply. “Your current body simply isn’t capable of properly handling your Bloodline, meaning the strain you would be under if it was fully active would likely prove detrimental if not outright fatal.”
“I know,” Jake sighed. He was fully aware his Bloodline was far too powerful for him to truly handle.
“This may seem like a change of topic, but do you know what happens when someone relatively weak gets an extremely powerful high-rarity skill?” the First Sage asked. “Say if the average mid-tier C-grade got a mythical skill?”
“No?” Jake asked, confused.
“It’s extremely rare, but there have been instances where individuals got skills too powerful for them to handle. Of course, with the skills being system-granted, some level of protection is built-in, but it’s not always enough,” the First Sage began explaining.
“Using the skill will, even under ideal circumstances, be akin to using a powerful boosting skill. They will strain their bodies immensely, with repeat uses potentially resulting in soul damage or even death. The reason this happens is because they are simply too weak for their own skill. Their body cannot handle it. Take that very same skill and give it to someone like you with far higher stats, and you would be able to handle it without suffering any weakness afterward, as the skill would fit the person.”
“You’re saying I’m like that with my Bloodline?” Jake questioned.
“Precisely. The stronger you get, the more you will be able to handle your own Bloodline. At least, that’s my theory. I reckon after evolving to B-grade, you will be able to fully handle your Bloodline,” the First Sage explained.
Jake was surprised and breathed out a sigh of relief... as he asked something without thinking: “Even with the Bloodline also evolving, right?”
For perhaps the very first time in their conversation, the First Sage stared at Jake, a face full of confusion as if whatever Jake had asked was either the stupidest or most surprising thing he could have ever said.
“What do you mean when you say it evolves?” the First Sage asked calmly as he leaned forward.
At that moment, Jake knew he’d fucked up and said too much. Villy had warned Jake many times not to talk about his Bloodline in detail, but in this conversation with the First Sage, he had kind of let his secrets just flow freely out. He’d let down his guard and wasn’t sure how to get out of this one or if he should just answer truthfully.
In the end... he was already in too deep, and Jake saw no world where he could make up a convincing lie or story in the moment. He also didn’t want to just deny elaborating, so he decided to at least be a little truthful.
“As you said, my body can’t handle my full Bloodline, so I believe the system restricted it somehow,” Jake shrugged, trying to act a bit more ignorant than he actually was. It wasn’t a lie that he didn’t know why it was evolving, though he did have his own theories.
The First Sage looked at Jake for a few seconds before he smiled. “I’m beginning to see why Vilas believes you worthy of being a friend. You’re a rather interesting one. I will admit, I did have a hard time seeing how you and my disciple could ever be friends considering how different you are. He is a schemer by nature, someone who uses cunning to achieve victory. Meanwhile, you seem like the kind who prefers to just kick down the door and start fighting.”
“Hey!” Jake said, acting all offended. “I wouldn’t kick down the door... I would blow off the roof with an arrow.”
“Same result,” the old man shook his head. “I want to ask more, but seeing as I haven’t been the most forthcoming either, I shall also allow you to keep your secrets. The world is ultimately more interesting when there are still unknowns left to ponder.”
Jake was surprised the old man gave up that easily, but he definitely wasn’t complaining. The First Sage looked at Jake for a few seconds before he spoke again.
“I believe we have been off-topic enough. Our time is still limited, so let us not delay any further. As you recall, our first meeting happened during the time Vilas was forming what would one day become his Legacy skill known as Sagacity of the Malefic Viper,” the First Sage said, Jake perking up as he knew what was coming next would be important.
“You too possess this Legacy skill, I feel, but its Records appear a bit... hollow. Usually, the way to get this skill is to learn a variety of different disciplines of alchemical crafting to a certain level and study enough alchemical ingredients to pass a certain threshold, along with a few other requirements, all while of course having sufficient Records related to the Malefic Viper... but you didn’t do any but the last of these things, did you?”
“No, my way of getting it was a bit more... novel, I would say,” Jake answered truthfully. The only reason Jake had unlocked Sagacity when he had was because of the drop of blood he consumed during his Trial of Myriad Poisons. That drop contained so much knowledge it was enough to qualify Jake to get the skill way back then. It had been a massive lucky break; no two ways about it.
“You consumed something containing a massive amount of Records, didn’t you... would you allow me to look more closely?” he asked, holding out a hand.
Jake was hesitant but felt no danger as he nodded and let the old man touch his hand. The moment he made contact, it was as if an electric current ran through his body, and he felt his heartbeat begin to speed up right as the First Sage let go again.
“I only took a little peek,” the First Sage smiled, shaking his head. “To consume a drop of blood infused with Records of a Primordial while still remaining who you are... my curiosity continues growing. Alas, I’ve benefitted enough, and now it’s your turn.”
The First Sage looked at Jake. “I will not decide for you, nor will I give you anything but an opportunity. I do not plan on saddling you with more of my Records, which is why Sagacity is the perfect skill to upgrade, as it already innately contains some of my Records, even in the Malefic Viper’s version. I can help you unlock some of the Records innate to the skill by using the drop of blood as a catalyst while merging it with a few of my own insights.”
Jake listened intently while nodding along, knowing this was an opportunity.
“Whatever you gain will be solely up to you, but do be warned that the process won’t be pleasant,” the old man warned. “What do you say? Are you interested?”
Jake failed to suppress a smile as he looked at the old man. “Not gonna say no to an opportunity.”
He also couldn’t help but notice that the First Sage would infuse Jake with even more of his own Records, not that Jake was complaining. Having seen the power of the First Sage, he couldn’t see a world where having the man’s Records wouldn’t be beneficial.”
“Very well,” the First Sage said as he lifted his hand and pointed a finger at Jake’s forehead. “Good luck.”
Without any warning, they just jumped right into it. A beam of light hit Jake before he could even react, making Jake instantly close his eyes and send his consciousness into his Soulspace as he used Serene Soul Meditation.
He appeared within his soul just in time to see a beam of light descend upon the drop of the Malefic Viper’s Blood floating in there. The moment this light hit the droplet, a shockwave erupted from it, washing over Jake’s entire Soulspace as he fell to his knees.
An immense headache assaulted his mind as the drop of blood released an inexhaustible torrent of knowledge fueled by the beam of light that didn’t show any signs of fading.
Jake felt almost similar to when he unlocked a new skill and was infused with innate knowledge, except this case was far worse. In fact, the best comparison he could make was the times he had failed to suppress his Sphere of Perception, and the information provided by that overwhelmed him.
It was also similar in the fashion that Jake instantly knew he could make everything stop... but the moment he did, he would have no way of starting things back up again. If he fainted, everything would also end, but Jake had no intention of letting his consciousness fade away.
If Jake was confident in one thing, it was his stubbornness and refusal to give up, and just like the Trial of Myriad Poisons back then, he had no intentions of backing down before he had extracted every shred of benefits he could get from this.
Knowledge continually flooded his mind as Jake took everything in as well as he could, trying to internalize it all. However, he quickly noticed that with every passing second, everything intensified. The beam of light that struck the drop of blood grew denser as the Records released improved not only in quantity but quality.
Jake barely registered the first system notification of an upgrade as he even pushed himself to stand up within his Soulspace. Despite everything, Jake forced himself forward as he took heavy steps toward the maelstrom of Records being released from the droplet of blood.
He took everything in as his eyes remained determined. He refused to faint and instead drew closer to the blood. Even as his vision blurred and he felt his mind muddle as a headache unlike any other assaulted him, he didn’t stop.
Step by step, he drew closer. Images flashed in his head as he knew things he’d never even heard of mere moments ago, new disciplines of alchemy that he had never even studied innately becoming familiar.
Yet Jake kept feeling like it wasn’t enough. He also knew that no matter how much he was trying to hold on, with the ever-increasing intensity, it was only a matter of time... so he took a final gamble.
Pushing through, Jake soon stood before the drop of blood as his form within Soulspace distorted. He reached out, his hand getting destroyed and remade constantly as it drew closer to the droplet right until Jake had his hand right in front of it.
His mind was on the verge of giving up as the faint sound of a heartbeat echoed throughout his Soulspace, and a final flood of focus went through Jake’s body, his soul momentarily fully stabilizing as Jake clenched his fist around the droplet of blood.
What could only be called a tsunami of Records and knowledge instantly flooded Jake’s mind as the beam of light sent in by the First Sage hit Jake’s body as well as the droplet of blood directly.
A massive shockwave instantly blasted Jake back from the drop of blood as the beam disappeared and the droplet of blood calmed. Jake’s body within the Soulspace faded away as it was blasted back, his counciousness fading as a faint smile marred his lips as the final thing that entered his mind was a notification.
[Sagacity of the Malefic Viper (Legendary)]
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[Sagacity of the Malefic Viper (Mythical)] – The blood of the Malefic One, combined with the teachings of a sage, leads you toward omniscience. Allows the Alchemist to extract knowledge from a fragment of the Malefic Viper’s Records to claim his knowledge as your own. Grants the Alchemist of the Malefic Viper a far better understanding of mana and most affinities. Grants the Alchemist knowledge of a myriad of alchemical ingredients, allowing him to far more easily Identify them. Allows the Alchemist to make creations he does not have the associated crafting skill for (if no associated skill is found, a small bonus to stat effectiveness shall still be provided). You can freely modify and change the displayed information of anything you create, fooling most Identify skills. Knowledge further increases Records infused when crafting. Passively provides 9 Wisdom per level in Alchemist of the Malefic Viper (C-grade variant). May your search for knowledge be as inexhaustible as the Malefic One as you strive to prove yourself worthy of being considered a sage.
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Back in the library, the First Sage looked at the fainted human before him. He appeared in thought for a moment before he spoke:
“I changed my mind... let’s also give him a gift of my own Origin.”
Assuming Jake would wake up in time to receive it, of course.
Comments
hawkshe .
Weirdly enough my notifications told me to check this out despite it being older, no idea what that's about
MrBooniecap
Jake def needs to get some type of title for hooking up with and elf godqeen as a c grade
Fabian
So.. First Sage was the first Origin experiment. Jake is the second. No wonder he can do the impossible. With his words of power, the First Sage probably had a lot of control over his Origin, compared to the bucket Jake has to use sparingly.
Govir Drauka
If I remember correctly, his skills can “downgrade” when he upgrades. As something Mythical to a B grade may only be Legendary to an A grade.
Saimon Vi
what comes above mythic rarity?if he has to raise skills to mythic rarity to B then what will happen in A and S
Trumangolorian
TYFTC
Rachel Clements
TYFTC!
Almer Reyhan
Read chaotic craftsman worship the cube on royal road that shit is also crack like primal hunter.
Phee
Well he divined it
Boomer
Changing a god's records is on the table.
Boomer
That's how I see Villy's use of faith
Straat Junon
It was a question. They put the question mark as a different message.
Max
yeah for me it is around 12-12.30 GMT 0 time
Boffadeez
I'm guessing that's gonna be his push into b grade
Bjørn H
Is there a set time of day that chapters are released?
Lizy Flore
Well you are lucky, next chapter is today, the rest of us had to wait since December 23rd. Also, welcome to obsessing over this story each day at the same hour
Phee
thank you Augur 😭 🙏 Bless the Holy Mother or something
Phee
I am now all caught up and I don't know what to do with myself
Daniel Hamilton
Converts Artemis to a huntress of the lagoon
Daniel Hamilton
True, but every little bit helps, I’m curious if Villy has something similar and this is why the order exist, as everyone who learns from his order makes him stronger???
Jacob
?
Jacob
The chapters resuming this week
Andrew Neino
Jake has a teaching ability that has nothing to do with the first sage. It also wouldn't work because the more you do something the less xp you get, which is why he doesn't lvl his alchemy every day anymore.
Dashiell
Wondering when Jake is gonna kill the Ghostvine (maybe he'll just find a way to blow up the moon or smth)
AfroMocha
But I said I think it’ll be even funnier if it’s like a friendly rivalry that started and Jake like really likes his dude and then he finds out he’s a mushroom that would be even funnier in my opinion. I don’t know how zag would work it out, but I’m pretty sure he would do justice if we were to do a joke like this.
AfroMocha
Wasn’t really sure if it was like a path per se or more or less just a funny joke since Jake hates mushrooms so much it would be funny for the next big bad ends up being some sent to mushroom man
Timothy Reichert
Discord has a path idea channel.
SilverSentry
He still has to destroy the B grade on the moon. Accept whatever Villy saved from his fight with Yip and soul flame stuff.
SilverSentry
But.... how? Remember only the Viper and Jake can even remember who he is. It's forbidden knowledge and the system wipes their memories iirc.
AfroMocha
Man I would love the next big bad Jake fights to be some bad ass B grade with healing immunity to poison and able to make copies of itself and almost beats Jake only for it to be revealed it’s a sentient mushroom..
Psyck0
He going to blow up the moon
Dim
Anybody remember Artemis? imagine Jake gets a god as a mistress in like B or A grade
ABTelford
Dude…you need a hobby. Hypocrite that I am, I suggest the addition that Irin be the one who gets with getting Jake’s baby. And becomes his first official mistress. 😉
Daniel Hamilton
Just remembered his teaching ability helps him gain experience. If he starts some type of academy he could set up a pyramid scheme where he gets free XP from the students
Asher Mack
Part of that reason is Nevermore, where especially the challenge dungeons took hundreds of chapters which he gained very few levels from overall. With the speed of his level gain, I think peak C grade is probably on the horizon at this point
Troy Telford
My question is how long until he propagates his bloodline. I had an idea: when he visits the demon hells, the second hell is full of succubus's right? What if an S grade does something to Jake that'll kill him unless he "breeds" - but due to bloodline awesomeness he's able to suppress the effect long enough to get to someone he knows. Villy and other higher demons crash down on the evil succubus in a demonstration of "don't F with my chosen" and "don't mess with the bloodline accords". But because of Jake speaking up for his succubus friend in the Order they don't wipe out all of the second hell demons. Ok, I admit, I took this daydream too far. Lol! 😂
Troy Telford
I'm gonna disagree. Think how many books it has taken Jake to reach high C grade. I'm guessing a couple more story arcs until he reaches B.
Troy Telford
I was rereading over Christmas and was thinking the same thing. Getting a soul flame would be a good mini-arc to happen soon. I'm hopeful.
Basic
You know what I remembered because I keep checking to see if there’s a new chapter is the alchemist flame in the cradle like mid c grade it was basically done and just hasn’t been mentioned since I really want that to be done before b grade evolution as it would just make sense as another skill to upgrade and boost records
Josh Hietpas
So what? Its $10 bucks. Dude really doesn’t need the money from patreon as hes stated already. He does this for the fans but writes for himself as far as i can tell. Personally, i sub to the patreon so i can speculate with ppl as the chapters unfold, and to help support a great artist. A few weeks here and there for him to vibe, especially for the holidays, is fine.
Tr0LLach
Yeah I agree, B grade feels very close. He needs to get there for the System Event to continue, and the only thing left to do in his Galaxy is the fight against Holy Church (+King Illudar and Desolate Child). The upgraded Sagacity + Sage Records is probably going to let him get his profession to 349 very quickly. All that's left to do afterwards is to hunt down a few B-grades and evolve.
Asher Mack
I think we will see Jake reach B grade in the next hundred or so chapters. Unless Zog does some crazy time skip shenanigans 👀
Boffadeez
I've sated my appetite by continuously going threw these comments and convincing myself you all are the addicts not me 💀😩
Psyck0
He took September off and does every year though he at least stopped payment for that unlike this half month
Deborah martins
It was milky-way galaxy. Not his solar system. Only earth there unless integration changed it.
Yeslek Nnamhctits
Ugh, zog, you disappointed me today, ngl
Tr0LLach
The next step is for him to claim his position as the Administrator of the Seat of the Exalted Prima in the Milky Way galaxy, which he can only do once in B-grade. I imagine the next step is some kind of competition where all the Administrators in the 93rd universe compete to get control of the actual World Wonder. It could take a while.
Straat Junon
Was really hoping for a chapter today ngl
Thomas Laptain
I'd imagine next week.
Jacob
when will chapters begin again
Jacob
A solar system
Deborah martins
Only in his galaxy not the universe.
Warrior Of The North
The guy need to rest, he been writing non stop for the last 3 years.
ABTelford
I KNOW a new chapter won’t be posted yet…but that hasn’t stopped me from checking 3 times today. 🙃
TheLuckyBunny 1
So when is the prima system event officially over? All primas are dead but he has to use a ritual to contact Villy
Brandon Falgout
Just so yall know, he did say his break would last til around the 3rd. So we probably wont get one til monday
Timothy Reichert
I hate to mention this as we all are waiting for the cliffhanger to end but this next chapter will end it only for the Holy Church war to probably start with a new cliffhanger due to King Illugar.
LongMickeyRicky
This man really edged us acting like he was gonna post a chapter or two then just didnt 😔
Lawrence Dillon
Got any of that primal hunter needs my fix
Rewdan
When I played rugby someone trod on my man bits. This wait is worse 😭
Admorias
Suffering from Primal Withdrawals over here 😬
Azayrian105
Not one chapter… I am dying for my fix!
Ctrl Alt Dust
We are all just a bunch of addicts. lol.
Bob Burns
And I'm waiting ✋️
Admiral Dakbar
I don’t think we’re getting a chapter before next week
Profile Name
After jake is done in this ”record flasback” can he go and mock sultan that he has a higher rarity merchant skill ”divine bargain of the malefic viper” (mythical) just to mess with sultan. @Zogarth
Blissbomb
Same! Thoroughly addicted
Darren Philip
Am I the only one who realized the we’re getting one chapter then it’s the weekend. (Totally not going through withdrawals or anything)
Roy Boy Meyer
I almost forgot the storyline..but that's not bad. Let's enjoy re-reading the last 2 chapters again, get back into the story and finish the cliffhanger in a few days🦧😝
Tevin Pruitt
That's quitter talk
Mrburns93
Hi I'm from the future. Here's to hoping you're right but it's not looking like it atm
Kieran Pritchard
Approach not the madness lest ye succumb
Timothy Reichert
We all hoping for that miracle of a new chapter.
Michael Ferguson
Happy New Year! 🎊 Fuck this cliff hanger is killing me.
Rewdan
Happy New Year Zogarth; erm 🫤 can we have a new chapter please 🤗?
Luis
Happy new year
Tyler S.
You say that as he drops one Wednesday just to spite naysayers lol
Abhishek
This guy lies way too much! I fall for it too!! Ain’t no chapter coming in between for sure. Anyway, Happy new year in advance Zog! And to all the primal family :)
Warrior Of The North
He must take a rest that's it. Guy needs a break to be with family and enjoy the festivities
ABTelford
Just think - our dear author will have had time to iron out any wrinkles in the story by the time he gets back to posting.
Dani Sarah Sperry
Afro What are the odds!? And such a good way of putting it Paul! But such sweet rewards. 😜
Paul B
welcome to our self inflicted torture
AfroMocha
Same thing happened last year when I started this little series and another
Jennifer Leigh
I think that works best for trees in temperate climates: defined seasons cause different types of growth. I think that goes out the windows when levels/power influence size, let alone growing in space! Maybe rings/level. Not sure how god tiers would work for that.
Erik R Larsen
Just in case, just like us
Michael Ferguson
Thanks for the response.
Christopher Holland
Thanks for the info
Blaq Jesus
Who knows, apparently the existence of the moon has no influence on the earth itself either lol
Dani Sarah Sperry
I just found you a few weeks ago and devoured all your books, signed up for your patreon and got caught up with book 12 just in time to be left on a cliff hanger for a mini hiatus?!? 😭😭😭 seriously though, thank you for your marvelous story and characters. Hope you are enjoying your holiday break ❤️
Quinn
I was honestly in a trance that whole month wondering if Jake pulled it off
christian grant
Bruh!!!!!! I needs that next chapter!!!!
Timothy Reichert
We all are…
Straat Junon
Why am I still checking every day around this time. I even have notifications on!
Boffadeez
Dog I thought I was the only psyco out here feindin for a few Christmas chapters lmao.
Michael Ferguson
She is a tree. That is how trees work. So maybe?
Lizy Flore
I believe beyond mythical is divine. I’m not sure though.
William Sconyers
Just a thought if you chopped down Yggdrasil and counted the rings do you think she has one for each of the countless years it's been alive or did it stop at some point growing
Greyson Wallace
😭
Straat Junon
No chapters between 23th and the 3th of January. Unless he feels charitable
Michael Ferguson
Is Zogarth coming back Monday?
Grant Anderson
I have Pateron on my phone and it is one of the few things I allow notifications for so I know when a chapter comes, otherwise I would be doing the same thing
Timothy Reichert
I won't lie, I was hoping for a few chapters as a Christmas gift. I've been checking all day hoping it would update.
Straat Junon
At least it's not as bad as the Valdemar cliffhanger. A whole month with such a big one. It was painful. I'm hopeful we'll get one maybe two chapters between now and return? Maybe I'm delusional.
Grant Anderson
Side not, does the discord have a support group for when Z goes on leave because he has a healthy relationship with work? Asking for a friend...
Grant Anderson
Anyone else come back after they already read this chapter because the withdrawal hit and you were hoping reading the chapter again would work as a fix...?
Chase Burton
Lfg!!
Chase Burton
Lfg!! Thanks Zogarth! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Numbzy
Merry Christmas folks. Have a great day.
ABTelford
Enjoy your holiday vacation! Hope you come back refreshed. ❤️💚
Paperback Hail6
It's times like this that I wish I could just post a meme to explain my need for more chapters. I even have the perfect one saved. Tyftc
Koby
Can’t tell if that was a joke but while unique can have an inherit rarity based on power, it ultimately lies outside the rarity ladder. Like bloodlines, they are one of a kind, never to be recreated in another being
Aaditya Ravindran
It'll become a Unique skill after that. We saw that with El Cheeto
solodagod 23
OMFG WHAT AYE WAY TO END AYE FUCKING CHAPTER I let the chapters stack I just read from 900 something till current and OMG I LOVE THIS SHIT…….I NEED THE NEXT CHAPTERRRRRRR FUCK (enjoy your break fam) 😂😂🫡
Yeslek Nnamhctits
Zoggie pls, just one, lil, chappie, I can already feel withdrawal setting in
Koby
Are we about to see the rarity beyond Mythical??
Joseph Irdanto
Missing Zog already... 😭
Straat Junon
Oh right no chapter today. Super sad :(
Admorias
Hear me out, one more chapter as a Christmas gift.
Ty Cooper
I have no clue what will happen or how he will give his origin but I am looking forward to it.
Ty Cooper
Yep
Sam
Had forgotten that one. Just helps prove how monstrous he is
Zizawah
Merry Xmas and happy new year to Lord zogarth of high cliffs and twisted plots! Thank you for being a wonderful author bringing joy to all us readers!
BumAssBumAss
It's his 5th. Jake also has divine bargain of the Malefic Viper.
Asher Mack
Will we see Jake attempt to get Mythical variants of all the Legacy skills before B-grade? Tune in next time!
Asher Mack
Thought for a moment you meant it took you 30 hours of intense reading to get through it lmao
Jeff McCulley
Nah. His Jake Juice is going to be used for using that crystal heart to reincarnate Ell’Suckon as a decent person. That’ll take every drop—and be what actually breaks the System trying.
Ender419
Loved this incredible chapter!! Took me over 30 hours to read this chapter and I loved every moment of it. Looking forward to what enhancements Jake juice will receive from the First Sage.
Tetsu-nii
Christmas Cliff FTW? 🤪
Sarianne Roodenburg
Happy holidays everyone! So mean hanging us on a cliff like this 😇
Andrew Neino
No, the vipers in C grade did tho
Devon Hanlon
Did sagacity offer changes to the displayed info for crafted items before? 😳
TNT
Happy holidays and Tftc. This cliff is so high I can barely see the bottom. And I might have to wait till it’s a whole new year! Enjoy your break and I genuinely look forward to seeing what’s next.
Grace Fuentes
Feliz Navidad Zog
Michael Ferguson
Marry Christmas! Thanks, that was awesome!
WrongColor
Sage breaking the 4th wall would be in character though
Manuel N.
I love it!
brjenness
The first known cases of System Mana Virus were reported on Primordial 2. The cases were clustered around a market near the Primordial System Mana Virus Research Lab. Fresh lizard meat sold in the market is believed to be the original source.
Red45jimster
Aka.... the smartest guy he knows 😁
Red45jimster
I believe himself
Esch
It got upgraded to Mythical in Nevermore when he fused Fear Gaze and Gaze of the Apex Hunter into Primal Gaze of the Apex Hunter
Loose Goose
It added that it’s the C grade variant in parentheses. I don’t Jake is supposed to be able to have mythical grade skills of the Viper while he’s still this low of a level?
Sam
When did gaze become mythical? Thought it was still legendary
Red45jimster
its like Zogarth has gave us almost enough information to figure it out but not enough to have a clue
Red45jimster
Not to sure Carmen swapped we mana for stanima so could be something like that or I'm just way off
Thriax
Moment, Eternal Shadow, and Primal Gaze are mythical, so it's actually the 4th.
Abhishek
Who is Sage talking to when he said he changed his mind?
Azazel
The man is pure evil
TwistedVanity
Noooooooo cliff hangars arrgh... it's like a gift from Krampus. It adds salt to Jólnar and and removes the alcohol from Jól. May your chocolates be too close to the fire and your hot chocolate go cold. Thanks for the chapter. It was awesome.
Mat
With Valdemar rejecting mana, does that mean he rejected the system?
Numbzy
After the shit that happened with Palette, I doubt it. That probably pur some restraint on Jake's use of his special sauce.
liquid_helix
Nice work, great chapter.
Numbzy
I don't hate theory. Like the system is created by the collective existence in the first era. It's just stuck since then. It's an imprint on the mana of the world then.
Red45jimster
After re reading talk with the first sage about the system I wonder if the system in its simplest form is just mana. FS said he was there when the mana flooded the planet and in first book the guide said it was named the system in the first era idk maybe I'm way off
Red45jimster
True maybe his bloodline is transcendent
Rob Lyon
Hell it sort of already does mimic one when he goes full out like he did against valdemar
Rob Lyon
It would be cool if he saw the sage as the system entity from now on like The viper does
Rob Lyon
That seems unlikely considering he only has like 50 more levels until B grade And this is if I remember correctly this is the first of 9 skills that he would have to get two mythical
Rob Lyon
My guess is when he hits godhood
Azayrian105
It is odd the upgrade to Mythical doesn’t give him more stats. I thought it would be 12 wisdom but it stayed 9.
Sam
Jake's third mythical skill and he's still in C grade. He really is a monster.
MahoganyWood
I talk my wife’s ear off about every chapter, it helps me retain all the info a little better. Happy holidays hope everyone is well!! As we dangle on a cliff into the new year, be safe y’all
Naomi Roberts
Yep, we know u love the cliffs, so u don’t need to rub our noses in it. Awesome work by the way. Happy holidays.
matthew strong
I think what the sage was senseing was that his bloodline is still being restricted by himself. The sage seemed kinda surprised when he said that system was involved.
MacMahon Wenzl
I was legitimately thinking about using that, lol
Jeff McCulley
Villy nilly?
Jeff McCulley
I think it’s more that he laid out all the upcoming chapters, then carefully looked them over, and picked this one out, saying, “Okay, I’ll start my Christmas break on THIS day…”
Jeff McCulley
Well, considering Jake just admitted it still has upgrades waiting…
Deborah martins
And arcane awakening for his profession also.
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Ymere
You are Evil. I love your story. I absolutely recommend it to everyone remotely interested in LitRPG but a cliffhanger of that magnitude right before a break no matter how relatively short that is is so mean. I don't have the willpower to stay away long enough for chapters to build up. You are a cruel sick person who gets way too much joy over these cliffhangers. Thank you for sharing all the same. Now I will go wait with more anticipation than I have for my Christmas gifts for the next chapter.
Jeff McCulley
Here, I’ll help: Chapter 1,047. The First Sage waited calmly for this stranger named Jake Thayne to rouse. Then he could impart a portion of his own Origi— The First Sage blinked as the perplexing young man abruptly vanished. Oops.
Jeremiah Lambert
I did the math, those canyon's were about 96M miles deep. Roughly the speed of a falling human over a span of 90 yrs (generous ik but hey :) ). At a speed of 120 mph or terminal velocity.
Shadowessence
I wonder if Jake will try to use this skill look at villy's wife and kid? Or maybe see what caused him to nearly destroy a universe,
Matt Spratte
BRUH!!! I thought we would get a gentle Cliff but omg Zog this is beyond cruel
Admiral Dakbar
This quite possibly might be the most evil cliffhanger ever!!! For Villys sake just keep this story going
Nathan's Gambit
This was truly just great. Thank you for this chapter. I really like these first sage interactions, almost as much as the Villy chats and I think I have an idea why. Villy saw the first sage as a father figure, so he more than likely modeled his personality using the First Sages. So really just feels like Jake is talking to the Vipers dad, and the personalities just meld so well. I really hope we get to see more of the First sage, this has been alot of fun. Have a good holiday everyone and see you in a couple weeks!
Alejandro Piña
Very mindful, very demure… tftc
Rocotrap
Agh I knew I shouldn't have... but I did and now there's nothing to read
Clinton Graff
That was awesome
Danny G
How can you just leave Jake passed out on the ground while a old guy in a robe gets ready to pour his records into him?! lol
ABTelford
Who wants to bet the sage is wrong about Jake’s bloodline being fully “unleashed” in B grade? My guess is S grade! Because he totally stood up to Valdemar during the Nevermore dungeon arc
ABTelford
Well said! ❤️
Azayrian105
I wonder if he will do the same in this grade with making every legacy skill mythical
Christopher Robin Sævre
So who wants to bet how long it’s gonna take before Jake tries to boost The sages orgin and breaks the multiverse or some shit
John Durrett
Honestly what people are calling a cliff, I’m calling a gift. Christmas was a time of excitement and expectation as a child. What was inside that box under the tree?!! The possibilities seem endless and imaginations run wild and free. Now I get to experience much the same excitement waiting for Christmas to Arrive and wait just a bit longer before the unboxing. Thank you Zog and may your Christmas dreams come true.
Zack Leach
Why do I feel like you sit there, planning out these cliffhangers, and rubbing your hands together maniacally like an evil fly.... TYFTC
Booksaregood
Maybe he gives us a Christmas gift because he’s the best and very nice! Lol
Johnsmith
Merry christmas
Angie Smith
Awesome Sauce! 🤩 Cliff hanger or not, I can’t get enough of this story and am looking forward to seeing how it unfolds 🤓
Nicolai
Merry Christmas
Tsurani
Aaaaaargh!!! This damn cliffhanger, so good. Thanks again. Merry Christmas, enjoy your holidays.
Gman
So potentially Jake will get a skill that has its origin with first sage. A skill created and evolved by that monster will be overpowered for sure. Let's go..I'm stoked for this
MacMahon Wenzl
I think it's the difference in eras. During the First Sages era things weren't as cut and dry. The system is more restricted and controlled in Jake's era, the system is probably just going to intervene every time Jake has a chance at getting a true transcendent skill. It can't be having C grade killing god-kings and god-queens like someone swatting a mosquito on a Sunday hike.
Blaq Jesus
You're gonna gain some beefy forearms 🤣
MacMahon Wenzl
"Of his own Origin". Primeval means at the beginning of history, like the beginning of the systems history, and I doubt 'origin' was just used all willy nilly here... I also can't help but think when Jake asked about what happens if his bloodline also evolves, the First Sage thought "well then you're fuck, glhf".
Hotep Saxis
Happy Birthday, Nova. Sag's rule.
Steven Ramey
Thanks for updating until now and enjoy your break!
Ira White
OK that's just cold lmao merry Christmas Zog
SilverSentry
Woooow. Awesome chapter, but also what the hell! HA! Merry Christmas and tftc!
SilverSentry
Fucking cackling
Bob of Doom
I don't see it because to get a Transcendent you need to be more than just your bloodline. The First Sage was more than just his memories, but Jake is not more than the Primal Hunter. For him to get a Transcendent he would have to develop something outside of his bloodline, and I don't see that happening.
Jose Reyna
TFTC love cliff hanger and a early Merry Christmas to you and everyone else!!!
Endern
In the skill description: 9 Wisdom per level in Alchemist of the Malefic Viper -> 9 Wisdom per level in Heretic-Chosen Alchemist of the Malefic Viper
santiago villa reverte
I hate you and love you at the same time zogarth
Kasey Lindenmayer
Happy holidays Zogarth!
Zachary Koffink
It would be impossible for Jake to get another bloodline, as his would probably just eat it. I also don't see him getting a transcendent, but maybe his bloodline will do some trickery to mimic one
Micah Molina
Evil cliffhangers!!! Lol, Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas all!
TwoMoreYears
Not going to say that’s the meanest cliffhanger to date, but it’s up there. I’ve really been enjoying this mini arc with the first sage. Can’t wait to see what comes from his origin and villis reaction to his return. Not to mention the end of the prima event which seems to be coming soon after, and a trip to cash in the event points is something we haven’t seen in a while. Has me wondering what version of the system avatar Jake will see. Whether it’s the first sage from this vision, the one he saw last time, something else. Anyway, hope you enjoy the break.
Anthony Smith
FS origin hmmm, seeing a loophole for the 13th Primordial.
Anthony Smith
ALL HAIL THE CLIFF KING
Riot Mcfarson
Technically Zog has only said that it would be difficult for Jake to get a transcendent. I don’t believe it is ever flat out stated that it’s impossible … because what could truly be impossible under a system where a C-Grade human (the sage) killed a god
SinCinnamon
Sagace Heretic-Chosen Alchemist of the Malefic Viper is my bet
Eiv
Literally cried some tears to this cliff. Maybe whined a bit. Omg. 🤣🤣🤣. Tyftc. I guess will refresh patreon everyday to check for any new chapter 😭😭
SinCinnamon
Prime Human or Primal Humanoid
SinCinnamon
Cue Zog laughing evilly while rubbing his hands… Also, dear Zograth, I have been such a nice girl. For the holidays, I ask for a special holiday chapter. Clearly, Miranda, in all her infinite wisdom, will decide a new Earth holiday celebrating Merry and Love is needed to unite Earth and all its new inhabitants now that EH and Yip are dead. A PR prowess!
michael
You keep telling us Jake can't get a Transcendant, and I just don't believe you anymore. We just saw someone with an overwhelming Bloodline in combat, and his style was "and I have a Transcendent for that".
Fall’s Kiss🍂
Should have held off reading until after new year’s. At least we got left at a fun spot. Until next year
Trevor Mergen
Thanks!
Stephen Heng
lol thanks for the chapter! This is a wild cliff hanger to leave us on. Hope you have a great holiday season!!!
Sailesh Kumar Kumar
TFTC
Exaiter
Fookin clifffff
Lawrence Dillon
I only have ons pinky to hold on you cant leave me like this
Sherry Melancon
You really know how to make the shortest days of the year feel longer!
Polaris
Always good to see a cliff. Let’s me know everything is right with the world
Shafan Knight
Bloody Hell! That was an epic cliff to leave us on! Hope you and yours have a very Happy Christmas!
Robert Warner
I want some Artemis love too, hopefully we get to see her again soon.
Jacob Conway
Dammit, i feel like I’m falling down that canyon Villy and Yip made in their duel! Happy Holidays Zog have a good rest of the year!
Zachary
Hope you enjoy your time off! I will be in a fetal position until the next chapter comes out 😁.
mindcloud
I hate you so much right now!! 😫😫😁
Rahsheem Reid
Dammit Zog you did it again. I was completely wrong 😑 lol
Quinn
Zogs gotta be bricked up from his control kink lol
Justin Maher-Smith
You bloooooody bastard!!! Love your work mate cheers for the chapter! My zogarth xmas list includes a Meirs chapter, a minaga chapter and a primordial chapter (where all of the primordials are seen to have a jake centred conversation with heads of their factions. If you would be so kind sir ;) merry Xmas to you and yours and a wish of good fortune, inspiration and abundance to you and your family.
Polish Squirell
Zogarth you criminal how can you make such a clifhanger and say you know what maybe 2 chapters fly in but not likely , see you after Christmas
kingofshibainu
I was half expecting a perspective shift chapter today to be honest....
Sherry Melancon
Happy Solstice Zog!
Matthew Brockman
ZOG
Erik Bekke
Merry Cliffmas zog
ABTelford
Fabulous chapter to end December on.. Jake even impressed the Sage! Wootwoot! Thanks Zogarth! Have a wonderful holiday! ❤️
Reno
Would be hilarious, if the main benefit of the skill upgrade is more knowledge. To just.. forget it all because of Forbidden Knowledge or something.
Wheels42
You sonofabitch! Thanks but also damn you!
Lawrence
Zoggers noooo!!!!!! Fucking cliffs!!! Have a great break and we love what you have created!!
Psyck0
A minaga centered Christmas chapter including a tree made of low level clones
tyler Westmoreland
I’m so excited to see what Villy has to say
Ithoughtofsomething
Tyfc and Merry Christmas
Nicholas Fleming
Ah the cliff.... it's always the cliff...
Lucy
THIS CLIFFHANGER IS KILLING ME INSIDE 😭😭😭 how am I meant to take my exams thinking abt this???? Merry Christmas Zog and tyftc!
Josh Hietpas
You son of a bitch, i love you 😂😂😂 A fantastic cliffy going into the new year. Thanks for another year of fantastic storytelling. Cant wait to see whats next!!!
Esch
Zog will give us a Meira chapter as a Christmas gift isn't he?
Grey Grick
Now that's just mean
Krispy sock
Thanks for the chapter, and hope you have a Merry Christmas you filthy cliffhanger animal!
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
JJB4345_80_815
Uphill through snow... both ways!
JJB4345_80_815
The Malefic Cliffer strikes again!
The Uub
Isn't he already a "Human +"?
E H B
Thus the cliff hangers have begun
JJB4345_80_815
Maybe the System maxes out the amount of points handed out for any skill per grade? The system may believe that either C-grades can't handle more than 9 per level OR they would be completely overpowered compared to other C-grades that it's trying to put a cap on things that can make a C-grade TOO overpowered.
mitchell kaiser
Zogarth, merry Christmas and thanks for a great story I can’t get enough of. Have a great break, and I hope you are merciful at some point during your break.
Ryan Burke
I don’t normally post in comments for any of the stories I read but thank you for the chapter and I hate you for your cliffhangers 😅
SwiftVogel
Dude this is so peak. Good job Zogarth 👏 👏👏
Numbzy
Absolute devilish ending here zog. I love it you monster, ending it like this before the break.
Beemoss
Tftc
Damian
For the pain of this Christmas gift, we grant you the gift of a stubbed toe
ReadingObsessed
RUDE
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, Merry Christmas if you celebrate it! If not, then Happy Holidays to all! (I lack the spelling capabilities to list some of the other holidays. It would be bad, very bad.)
Catherine Jones
Merry Christmas you bastard! I'll just hang off this cliff until you get back.
Ansordia
Brave you are... or foolish time will tell yes time.
PDDG Glaser
This Cliff is so high im likely going to die, because i would really Like to jump If i could
Randy Plaisance
Merry Christmas, enjoy your break. TY
Andyr98
One of the fee moments where I want to fight an author
Darshar Griffonmane
I agree with you but I think from the messages Jake gets when he advances it acts like an evolution. It could be a combination of the two as well.
Christian Sullivan
Probably why zog rephrased.
alejandro jimenez
Zogi that cliffhanger is evil, fuck you and Merry Christmas m8. I love the story and all the places and things you do with it.
Rewdan
Thanks Zogarth. Now I’m going to spend countless hours wondering what Jake is going to get. Then I’ll be wondering how it’s going to affect Jake. So while you’re resting I’ll be consumed with thoughts 💭. Merry Christmas
Tommy
TFTC So much lore!
Matthew Lemon
Bloodlines gonna have a feast fit for a king
Robert Barr
Cliff so high we can’t see the bottom!
BumAssBumAss
God damn cliff! Can't wait for the surprise chapter. Skill upgrades are what I read this novel for!
NovaZero
That's it. EDGELORD! EDGELORD! We are all on a cliff because of this guy! Also it's my Birthday so thank you very muchy and have a great Christmas and all the gooey merriment that'll bring.
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thank you for the chapter! A nice cliff to hang from. I’m feeling good about it.
Matthew Lemon
Sage abused game exploits and got banned by the devs
Canis
I mean that seems more like a Matt Dinnaman line.
Roy
Ty4c!
Christian Sullivan
"You know I love edging you" was definitely his first thought
Ctrl Alt Dust
Anticipation is its own reward.
Christopher Torres
Thanks for the cliff Zog, you have me on my phone every morning
GheerBox
Merry Christmas.
Matthew Lemon
When he reaches his intended grade I'd like to think the system will refer to him as "Human (But better)" 😂. Nah but seriously I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes a Human variant like a Primal/Primeval Human. Idk! Whatever happens it's going to be so sick. Zog never misses
Stuart McCabe
TFTC "Jake’s body within the Soulspace faded away as it was blasted back, his counciousness fading as a faint smile" should be conciousness "Even as his vision blurred and he felt his mind muddle as a headache like any other assaulted him, he didn’t stop." should be "unlike any other"
Bruno Alencar
Very good, I'm going to take advantage of the end of year break to calm my addiction to this and gather as many chapters as I can, then we'll see you in 3 or 4 months, happy holidays everyone!
Cody
Ahhhhhh!!!! There’s so much to digest here, pun intended.
Matthew Avery
Boots with a connection to his own Origin without a karmic creation time to match. Eversmile must have the biggest frown inside him.
Naotsugu97
Going uphill?
DBOMB YO
And a damn beautiful cliff at the end to round it off...I know Jolla will be overjoyed! xD Happy Holidays everyone and see you all when we return with a new chapter :D
dragon
Merry Christmas, and fuck you for that cliffhanger
Naotsugu97
“More human than human”, Rob Zombie. Jake’s theme song!
Grant
Great chapter, when are you going to do another side story about The golden retriever
Naotsugu97
Ngl, yesterday would have been an even more brutal cliff, imho. Enjoy your break, we’ll all start pressing refresh on the 2nd! lol
Ben Heystek
Wow
Greg
Happy Holidays Zog. Thanks for the absolutely awesome story you continue to share with us.
Matthew Avery
Imagine he wakes up back in Haven without remembering the encounter at all and just realized he is missing 5 points.
Lion3125
TFTC! It's interesting that it's still 9 Points of Wisdom per level, even though the rarity increased. Is there some cap, or is it just because this time it was purely external influence?
Aaditya Ravindran
Henceforth, this cliffhanger will be known as "The Merry Sage" of all cliffhangers. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to Zogarth, his family, and all his Patreons!
Matthew Avery
Sage origins in the harbinger of primival origins. I sense a Jake juice potency upgrade.
Farmingaround
What a delight! Was gonna train some grip strenght anyway.. dangeling off a cliff for a few days helps, thanks zogarth! And happy holidays :)
Matthew Avery
Sage patch, system beta v0.1
Matthew Avery
Wouldn't matter. Zog would just electrocute the cliff.
MarineDebris
Pretty sure his bloodline isn't actually evolving. The Viper theorized once that with each evolution, the system is just allowing more of the true bloodline to manifest as Jake's body becomes stronger and able to handle it.
Brian Mcglinchey
You Bastard! I can't believe you'd leave us on a cliff hanger like this! Loved the chapter <3
lockx
Even if you did, guaranteed you come back, and it's a cliff
Matthew Avery
His bloodline is the source code. Harnessing it at full power like at the final life in the colliseum of mortals we get a person with admin rights to make changes to reality. Write, delete, copy, edit. Jake is neo😆
ByLordMatsLuck
Great chapter and merry Christmas
Chris
Merry Christmas you bastard. 😂
Keldra
Excellent
jacob butler
I need to work on my upper body strength, so I can hold on to the cliff hanger that just happened
AetherBoye
Godhood isn't high enough I think, he's gonna have to get one step above wherever it stops evolving and I'm thinking it's a god-level bloodline
Ty Cooper
Tftc! Lol well we at least got to see how sagacity upgraded. I was preparing myself for the cliff knowing I was heading for one and was pleasant surprise. Oh man the origin of the FS! So how will this go!? Will he get a new skill next selection, get to view it whenever he would like, just gets shown it, have it feed his bloodline or Jake Juice? So many questions. I am so looking forward to there being a little more FS. Also Jake is going to need a glove upgrade next time he heads back to the order at this pase. Blowing the attendant's mind in the process. Zog thanks for the year of fantastic story telling and hope your holidays are marry and bright.
Baged
"A human more human than any other.” This line right here tingels my tingel
Aurelius
And what a cliff it is 🤣
Phillip Hazlett
He likes "edging" us
Matthew Avery
A librarian with the omnipotent trancendant power of emparting his personal interpretation of all possibilities on reality. I'm assuming he had to die because with his life came the inability of any concept to not be in flux. It also makes sense that just like the library of bable his insights would contain all possible future knowledge aswell. The hole of Jake not being known to the first sage I see as having two possible reasons. First is that he is the embodiment of perception and thus cannot be percieved by a power that works around describing what the first sage percieves. The second is that as the source of primeval origins Jake would be the source, and literally indescribable to anything, and stricken from the dictionary so to say. If all meaning is held within the book of power-words, the person without a description would thus also be outside its influence. With each powerup Jake returns closer to this origin and becomes less influenced by the natural laws, and closer to becoming one.
Lay Nkay
I keep telling myself to hold off reading for a few weeks so I have much to catch up to and avoid cliff hanger. But do I listen? NO Well happy Christmas Zogarth! See you call next year
Sachieiel
I'd assume not given that karma ends when somebody dies. Obviously the First Sage is still some sort of ghost in the machine, but he is very explicitly dead.
Doip
Thanks for the cliff!!
AsuraFalling
Zog is addicted to cliffing his readers! I find it absolutely hilarious!
Marc Jay Arr Cotamora
Happy Holidays
John
The cliff!!! Noooooo!! Tyftc and happy holidays!!!
Tsorov
Maybe. Or, Jake already felt on his last few evolutions that he wasn't really standart human. Maybe B grade will be the one where he will become something more alligned with his bloodline, a bloodline human or something. That could be a way to get the full potential of the bloodline. Or, we know that the more stat points he has, the more he can use the bloodline. So maybe in the later grades of B he will have enough stats to withstand his bloodlines information overflow
Mitchell Calhoun
You motherfucker… Thanks for the chapter! lol
NSaaby
Why does it feel like with every break Zogarth takes, the cliffs gets higher and higher :)
Sébastien Kingsbury
Zogarth: "merry Christmas, enjoy the gift of suffering cliffs" That was fun though
deus vault
I think the reason the first sage died was because the system was limiting him and what he could do.
David W. Baijense
Nice work! Loved this chapter! I wonder where it's gonna go because Jake has the primeval origins thingy 😁
Rose angel
You teasing son of a gun 😂 hope you have a great christmas
Jerrid Klassen
Merry Christmas thank you for the chapter
Jordan Rogers
🤦😱🏔️
Andromeda Adams
OH MY! What a cliff! Jake can now change the information provided on the system screens of his own creations! Wow! Great chapter Zog! Tyftc!
Aaron Knox
Mean
Dave
TFTC, thanks for the cliff… I mean chapter.
kinglemur
Why 😭😭😭😭😭 damn it why
Valhazstromoz
Ohhhh what skill is he gonna get!? Spin that wheel of sage Jake!!
Darshar Griffonmane
I enjoy climbing cliffs! So, that happened. We have learned that Jake might have the ONLY evolving bloodline..like ever. And since it does evolve along with him, from a story perspective, he may never handle it fully until S grade or beyond. The damn thing is too powerful to be fully used in B or A grade. I also think that Jake, if he reaches that high, will have to overcome or come to some sort of agreement with his bloodline in order to ascend to Godhood. His blood empowers him a lot, but it can also limit him and reaching Godhood is about striding pass those limitations. Enjoy the holidays folks and THANK you for the wonderful year of chapters!
Kt-x
God damn it! How dare you end here!!! 😭🤣 Such a cliffhanger! Arghh! Merry Christmas and thanks for the chapter! 🎄🎁🎄
Valhazstromoz
Screw you for wanting to have a holiday!.............................merry Christmas!!👍😂
IceHeart
I'd much prefer this cliffhanger to the colosseum fight cliffhanger from nevermore
Beardo
Thanks for the cliffhanger, bastard. Love your work, have a great holiday.
Daniel Hamilton
Curious, if this counts as karma, or if it affects it in any way, and if ever smile is gonna pick up on it and be driven mad with curiosity
Tyler S.
Lol thanks for not only having us hang from the cliff but you pushed us into a freefall, hope your holidays go well Zog. I have a crazy theory that Jake will try to do a combination of the FK mask and Els heart and give it to Jacob for a twice rebirthed unique with bloodline abilities, or at least some fuckery to give Jacob a false item
Til Weisheit
More Records! I wonder if Jake get a "Second Sage" profession offered on his next evolution. (At least if Villy didn't already take it [not sure if he,as a monster, could do that - at least before Godhood, or even afterwards considering we didn’t really learn if/how race/classes/profession work for Gods])
Reno
Not much of a cliff because he's not in any danger and he will probably wake up in time. Good place to end it. Better than yesterday that's for sure. Thanks for the chapter Zog and have a wonderful holiday!
Daniel Hamilton
What a cliff hanger. What a way to leave us wanting more. Great meeting with the sage.
Blackbriar
Nice! I can't wait to see how this all plays out. Happy holidays, Zogarth. Enjoy your time off and thanks for the stories.
Matthew Lemon
TYFTC! I'm actually addicted to this story it's not even funny 😂😭. So FS said Jake would probably be able to handle his bloodline at B grade but then finds out his bloodline is still evolving. Does this mean his bloodline will always be 1 grade a head of what he needs to be to fully utilise it?
Cory Sauls
Ok I want to know what The FS is about to give Jake and what it’s going to do. Giving him some of his Origin. Should make things interesting for sure. TFTC!
Merchendize
I thought the holiday season was to spread joy, not torture the audience with cliffhangers :(. That said, thanks for the chapter and have a nice break ! 👋
Staudi
Tftc! Happy Holidays !
Lynderyn
I have 2 thoughts on this, Jake being Jake, or more likely Forbidden Knowledge shenanigans
TyranT-Rex
This is absolutely the worst cliff of all times. Thanks for the chapter, and if you get coal for Christmas it totally wasn't from me, I promise.
Lynderyn
Cliff he says, middle of a tightrope across a volcano that is about to awaken is more like it. Can’t wait for the next chapter. Have a great holiday break everyone.
D3monEmper0r
Always these teases at the end to create yet another cliff. That's a brutal one with the origin word in it and the holiday break...
Jacob
Hate you taking a holiday. Have a good holiday
Chris Warner
Tftc
eatingpitza314
Required Dam you Zogarth. Why Cliffhanger Why.
Carter
I swear I need to stop reading day by day for like a month so I can go without a cliff for a while 😂 thanks for the chapter, could have done without that crazy cliff but still haha.
Tommy
You motherfu…. Merry Christmas 😩
Hayden Leech
Can’t believe Jake didn’t ask why his boots have ties to the other eleven primordials. With the sage zipping through space in the first era when everything else is C grade… yeah no way he didn’t nudge the primordials and give the system a poke in the direction he wanted.
Jacob
Love your work
Exodus Uno
Noooo you can't just leave us on that cliff hanger. Whyyyyyyyyyy. Also happy holidays and have a good break!
AfroMocha
Thanks for the chapter happy holidays
Jennifer Leigh
Eversmile will freak even more! 🤣
EmmericH.
Tftc, I was sceptical about evolving sagacity but quickly changed my mind, I don't think the system would use the word omniscience lightly
Despair
Happy holiday :) Thanks for the chapter
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter and I wish everyone a Merry Christmas
shawn B
Oh come on! Can’t leave us on a two week cliff about a gift of the sages origin!
Lonez Zhavec
Enjoy the break! Happy Holidays!
Calloway
First sage my beloved. Have a good crimmis Zofart
Aidan
Rest well and stay safe! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Zogarth!
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter. Merry Christmas. Enjoy your break.
Galand
Thank you for the story, happy holidays
frankie doerr
Thank you for the chapter
frankie doerr
You’re a ass hope you have a merry fucken Christmas
Sir2319
TFTC have a wonderful Christmas zog
Phasmatic7
Thankies for the chapie zogie, Have a good Holiday!
mahdi aghajani
F##K cliffhangers and love you have a great holiday man
Nick Polomski
Love the chapter as always, happy holidays everyone!
Jana
I already feel very Christmas-y - like a Christmas decoration - dangling around on a Christmas Cliff :-)
Paulo Furlaneto
Tftc, happy holidays
Tilen Praprotnik
Thanks for the chapter
Asher Mack
Jake is the Second Sage guys
Straat Junon
Tyfc! Enjoy the break. I'm looking forward to seeing Jake discuss this with Villy. Hopefully in person. Not sure when that'll be but I'm looking forward to it so so much. Merry Christmas! Have a good one
Michael McMahon
Thanks for the chapter! Only a mini cliff for the holidays, as good as we were going to get.
777777777777
TFTC! Knowing Zogarth his house is probably surrounded by cliffs that make him unexplainably happy whenever he sees them.
Straat Junon
"as a headache like any other assaulted him, he didn’t stop." Unlike any other* I think is what you meant
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Michelle Maurice
TFTC. Happy holidays zog
Merceless
Thank you and happy holidays!
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
Carter
TYFTC!
