Brock raised the Staff of Stone and smashed it down. Boulders went flying. The grass bent by the wind. The wolf that was facing him was instantly obliterated, its head caved in, while the rest of the pack jumped on Brock from all sides.
He twirled. His Staff followed an uneven trajectory, mowing through bodies even as the wolves attempted to pile on him, more than he could deflect. A set of jaws wrapped around his leg. Another aimed for the throat.
An arrow came out of nowhere, zi...
2023-07-28 17:36:00 +0000 UTC
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The outer planet consisted of one large land mass and one massive ocean. Its colors resembled Earth’s, however, reminding Jack of Pangea, the massive supercontinent that existed on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago.
As their starship dived through the atmosphere, Jack and Brock could observe the supercontinent with increasing clarity. Most of its surface was taken up by forests, deserts, savannas, icy tundras, and all sorts of natural biomes. Civilization was mostly gathered in ...
2023-07-27 17:36:00 +0000 UTC
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Harambe chewed on a bananarm as he watched the others speak. The fruit juices ran over his chiseled jaw, dripped to his muscular chest, then collapsed to the ground between his trunk-like legs. He finished the bananarm and reached up the tree to get another.
“Are you paying attention, Harambe?” the human woman with glasses asked him. Harambe nodded. “Good. How do you propose we go about this?”
He stared at her emptily. Though he’d recently developed the Very Big Thought ...
2023-07-26 17:37:00 +0000 UTC
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The atmosphere around Cloud Field grew weird after the spar. Auburn exchanged a few words with Melia before taking off—she’d mentioned they’d come here to spar, but his mood was too sour after failing to defeat Jack, who was forty levels weaker than himself.
Which was a pretty normal response, actually. Auburn was a young D-Grade immortal who had been taken in as a personal disciple of Master Sophina. His talent was undeniably superb. This had to be one of the hardest losses he’...
2023-07-25 17:36:01 +0000 UTC
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Jack raised a brow at the challenge. Brock grinned sardonically.
Shol, however, scratched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly. “Um, how do I say this… It’s customary for new disciples to fight someone much stronger, but… Jack is quite strong himself, so…”
“Strong enough to match another personal disciple forty levels ahead?” Auburn said, speaking for the first time. His voice came reserved, as his appearance indicated, but his words were appropriately sharp. ...
2023-07-24 17:36:01 +0000 UTC
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“For the last time,” Shol said, pulling open the trapdoor in the corner of Jack’s kitchen, “you do not have a cellar.”
“Well, I want one. I’ve always dreamt of having my own cellar.”
“Have it elsewhere.”
“You know what? I think I’ll just turn my cultivation chamber into one. Fist Wine. Fist Beer. I’ll call it…Fistables.”
“You’re out of your goddamn mind. Just put the Dao Magnet inside so we can get going.”
“Fine.”
Jac...
2023-07-22 17:36:01 +0000 UTC
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Jack awoke to a brorilla jumping up and down on his chest. “Oof!” he exclaimed. “Brock! What are you— Oh! Right!”
A smile instantly blossomed on his face. He ripped off the covers and Brock with them, then jumped up straight and got dressed in a heartbeat. Only then did he greet the brorilla.
“Morning, brother! Did you sleep well?”
“Yes.”
Brock’s reply was curt, but he was equally excited. His face was morphed into a permanent monkey grin, and he wa...
2023-07-21 17:36:01 +0000 UTC
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After finishing his passionate speech of why he was worthy, Jack caught Shol and Master Sophina exchange a glance, but he couldn’t read its meaning.
“And what if I decline?” Master Sophina asked.
“Then I will still cultivate as hard as possible,” he replied immediately. “I will sneak into the Animal Kingdom and fight them wherever I can. According to what I know, that should be the fastest way to cultivate. In the process, I will also look for more powerful allies to h...
2023-07-20 17:36:00 +0000 UTC
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As opulent as the mountain estate was, the manor itself was not. Sturdy yet simple wooden walls, a floor made of tanned planks, and red columns to break the monotony. There weren’t many servants here, either. Jack spotted two playing checkers on a side garden, along with one reading a book while telekinetically controlling a broom.
Shol greeted them all—a greeting they smilingly returned. They were all immortals—ranging from level 140 to 230.
“The mansion is inhabited by m...
2023-07-19 17:36:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! Hope you're having a great summer so far.
As some of you may know, I take a month off every summer to recharge and renew my mind, as well as restock on inspiration. That's usually August. This year, I will be on a break between the 10th of August and the 10th of September -- roughly.
However, the difference this year is that my Patreon page is on the subscription billing program. This means that I cannot pause payments while I'm on a break, because if I do, new people wil...
2023-07-19 11:06:29 +0000 UTC
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Jack looked out of the window. A planet dominated his view, covered in stripes of green and blue, while purple-orange gasses hung in the background, shimmering with a thousand newborn stars.
“This place is amazing,” he said.
“Of course it is,” Master Shol replied proudly. “It’s my faction!”
The man was reclining on a sleek, white chair that did not at all match his monk-like attire. A yellow cape was draped over his shoulders, simple leather shoes covered his f...
2023-07-18 17:37:00 +0000 UTC
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Happy new week, everyone!
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The teleportation was punctuated by solar gasses, and colors, and comets, and shimmering stars… And when it was over, nothing changed.
Jack and Brock stepped out of the teleporter and looked around.
There was no sky. As one looked up, their gaze met a sight that looked like a dream. Instead of the darkness of space, purple and orange gasses filled the distance, glittering with stars. These gasses were present in all directions, surroundi...
2023-07-17 17:36:01 +0000 UTC
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The round-up was easy.
After the three wardens were defeated, including the late D-Grade centaur, the remaining guards surrendered. Their numbers had already been halved by Brock and the prisoners, anyway.
Brock’s greatest injury from the fight was a deep purple bruise on his shoulder, caused by a guard’s mace. That guard survived the battle, only to receive a long, hard glare from Jack, which probably convinced him to start a more peaceful life in another part of the galaxy, ...
2023-07-15 17:36:00 +0000 UTC
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People keep getting confused, so I will clarify something. An inspection screen looks like this:
Species, Cultivator Level (Cultivator Grade)
Faction: Faction Name (Faction Grade)
Title: Title Name
The Cultivator Grade part is omitted when the inspector and the person getting inspected are of the same Grade. So in this inspection screen,
Treant, Level 197
2023-07-14 17:32:47 +0000 UTC
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Jack’s Meteor Punch turned night into day. A purple sun blazed into existence, disintegrating the red tent and scattering any materials that survived. The strike kept going, annihilating another tent before crashing into the far wall of the canyon and causing a part of it to collapse.
At the same time, the shockwave of the attack was unleashed at a wider range, blowing a tent clean off its base and sending multiple guards flying. As for the cage behind Jack, though it had been struck ...
2023-07-13 17:36:01 +0000 UTC
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“Vanderdecken!?”
Of all the people Jack expected to see as a prisoner in this Animal Kingdom encampment, Vanderdecken was not one of them.
The man had changed quite a bit. Last time Jack saw him, it was back in Earth’s Integration Tournament, when he used his magical electric guitar and Dao of Metal to fight against the Animal Kingdom forces. Back then, he’d been a spirited young man with long hair, chains hanging from his leather jacket, and permanently raised pinkies and...
2023-07-12 17:36:00 +0000 UTC
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When it came to Dao Skills, Jack only had a few he could test right now. He opted to start from the weakest.
Space Walk was the upgraded version of Ghost Step. It let Jack teleport anywhere within a mile from himself, which was a simple yet extremely overpowered ability. Sure, it was exhausting to use, but it was teleportation. And for an entire mile.
In hindsight, calling it the weakest skill was misleading, but oh well.
Jack looked up at the mountain peak and step...
2023-07-11 17:36:01 +0000 UTC
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A couple edit changes: First, the treant's level from last chapter has been adjusted from 156 to 197. It's for, uh, reasons. Second, as a reader pointed out, I completely forgot to award Jack levels for beating the three Hounds. I fixed that, and now that battle took him from level 125 to 131 (getting levels in the D-Grade is difficult.)
Thanks, and enjoy the chapter!
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Several people were walking or standing on the bare rock. There were feshkurs, animal people, humans… ...
2023-07-10 17:36:01 +0000 UTC
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Calling their starship "Shippy" was a placeholder I forgot to change. For those of you who read the previous chapter before I noticed, know that the starship's real name is "Bromobile."
Heh.
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Not every teleporter was as easy to access as the first one.
In Jack and Brock’s journey to the Exploding Sun, they passed through many planets. Some resembled Earth. Some had inhospitable environments and transparent domes protecting the cities. Humans were even more prevale...
2023-07-08 17:36:59 +0000 UTC
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We are here!!!
Thank you for your patience, everyone. I took a few extra days to plan things out, but I believe it was worth it. I have prepared so much cool stuff for this book... Oh, boy, what I have prepared. I'm so excited. Unless something goes wrong in the execution, I am confident enough to say that it will be most of the readers' favorite.
I just hope I'm not out of form for these first few chapters, but uh... Well, what can you do.
Now, without any further ado... En...
2023-07-07 17:36:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
Thank you for your patience. If it wasn't clear from the title, I'm back from my break, all rested and shiny. I am currently planning out Book 3, but I have prepared some incredible things. Be ready.
On to the technical stuff: I will start posting new chapters later this week, as taking the time to properly plan things out can significantly enhance the book quality down the line. However, I will start posting on Royal Road (and the lower ...
2023-07-03 16:27:41 +0000 UTC
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Edgar was preparing for a celebration, hoisting little lights on trees, when the professor came running out of her house. “Edgar!” she shouted, frantic with joy. “Look at the faction screen! Look at the faction screen!”
Perplexed, he obliged.
Faction: Bare Fist Brotherhood (D-Grade)
Leader: Jack Rust
Supervisor: Margaret Rust
Members: 793
Capital: Milky Way galaxy, Milky Way...
2023-06-16 17:40:00 +0000 UTC
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Class Upgrade available. Please choose your new Class:
Fist of Tyranny (Elite)
Power is the foundation of everything. Use your strength to step on the weakness of others, and develop a fighting style meant to annihilate large groups of weaker opponents.
“Punch until they no longer dare to stand.”
This first class seemed like an evolution of his current one, Fiend of the Iron Fist....
2023-06-16 17:39:01 +0000 UTC
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“What is going on!?” Old Man Spirit shouted. “This… This shouldn’t happen! The tribulation is over! I saw the clouds dissipating. It’s three strikes, always three strikes!”
And yet, the truth was irrefutable. Not only were the clouds regathering, but more and more of them kept appearing. Soon, they were so many that they formed layers, covering more of the sky until they arrived half a mile above the tiny planet. The arcs of lightning that passed between them were thick li...
2023-06-16 17:38:00 +0000 UTC
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Eva Solvig, the B-Grade commander of the Hand of God’s fleet around Trial Planet, was meditating. Her white hair were sprawled on the ground around her as she sat on the surface of one of the planet’s two moons—a moon she had claimed entirely for herself.
If one watched closely, they could see the air sparkling and shimmering in her near vicinity. Any impurities had already been eviscerated. Even the tiniest speck of dust could not survive within five miles of where she meditated....
2023-06-16 17:37:01 +0000 UTC
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As promised, five straight chapters to finish the book. Dodging massive cliffhangers like these is one of the perks of being a patron ;)
See you at the end!
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Jack sat cross-legged and prepared himself. Slowly, the world fell away, leaving behind only him, his resolve, and the Thousand Essence Flower.
He had to succeed. He had to brave the risk and break through. This was it. After this moment, he would either rise to the top…or fall to hell.
A little more ti...
2023-06-16 17:36:04 +0000 UTC
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Gan Salin was breathless as he watched the battle between Jack and the Final Guardian. He struggled to believe he was at the same tier as these guys. Their speed, their strength, their skills, their control over the Dao…
This was a level he could never, ever reach. At this moment, he completely and utterly submitted.
The battle carried on, and Salin’s excitement only grew. He had never heard anything about that four-armed transformation. Plus, expelling one’s Dao to counter ...
2023-06-15 17:36:01 +0000 UTC
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This chapter is so long it could have been two chapters, but oh well.
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Jack stood panting over the Final Guardian’s body. His legs were wobbling. His mind was swimming. Not falling over was the most he could do, but it didn’t matter because he had won!
“YES!” he shouted, raising a fist to the sky. That action unbalanced him, and he fell on his butt. The Life Drop’s metamorphosis was already reverting, and he was so devoid of energy that even his regener...
2023-06-14 17:37:00 +0000 UTC
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The old man struck down. Jack jumped to the side. The world resisted his movement, seeking to constrain him, but he used his physical strength to escape.
The ground where he used to stand was destroyed. The mace head landed like a real comet, exploding the stone that made up this hall’s floor. The red carpet was torn apart. Stone shards flew through the air. The shockwave pushed into Jack’s ears and took his breath. His eyes widened.
What kind of power is this!?
2023-06-13 17:36:00 +0000 UTC
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I finished the book! My sprint worked!
I'm in editing mode now, but I will post the entire book before I go on break, and not just that -- I will also post the final few chapters all at once, so you can read them uninterrupted and enjoy them as they're meant to be enjoyed.
So. Normal daily chapters until Thursday, and on Friday I will post 5 chapters at once to close the book. After that, I'll return sometime in the first week of July, depending on how the Book 3 planning goes.
2023-06-12 17:36:01 +0000 UTC
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