Apostates

"*Those scant few who managed to throw the laws of the universe out the window, and bend reality to their wills.*”

“*The number of Apostates that has emerged since the system was created can be counted on two hands. Each was a being of unlimited power who actually managed to change the way the system operates. Very little is known about the first Apostate, not even his name. He is simply known as ‘The First Defier’*." *- **Chapter 77***

"*Some believe that the System rewards the Apostates for reaching the peak of their path by letting them design or change aspects of how it operates. Others say that they reached such a height that their ideals and convictions shape reality itself, and the System was forced to comply. None of the Apostate has actually broached the subject to tell us what the truth is.*

*From what has been passed down through the multi-verse the last Apostate and change happened roughly 880 million years ago. Even with the enormous longevity of such supreme beings, they shouldn’t be alive unless immortality is real. Besides, the Apostates reportedly disappeared roughly at the same time the change they brought to the system appeared. That’s why a third theory for the change is that the Apostates actually merged with the System.*” *- **Chapter 78***

According to **Triv** (chapter 556), every single Apostate walked the Boundless Path.

## **The First Defier**

"*Was the man the second coming of the First Defier? Would he also rip the heavens in two while still being a piddling mortal less than a hundred years old?*" Ogras in reference to Zac **Chapter 410**

It was unclear which Dao he helped perfect, if any. His appearance was ultimately so long ago that it was impossible to really confirm anything, especially considering his reign had been extremely short-lived by all accounts. Some said ten thousand years, others a millennium. A few even claimed he reached the peak within a century. **Chapter 719**

## **The Beast Progenitor**

“*The two first Apostates do not actually have any Apostate designations but are rather called The Beast Progenitor and The First Defier, and they are strong contenders for the title of the most powerful beings since the inception of cultivation.*” *- **Chapter 78***

The Beast Progenitor was believed to have added the Dao of Nature, which covered everything from beasts to plants to the seasons themselves. **Chapter 719**

*The Beast Progenitor was on equal standing to Limitless Emperor even before the System was born, most likely even more powerful. They simply infused their Dao into the System to give the myriad beasts of the Multiverse a path in this new reality*. **Chapter 780**

## **Apostate of Order**

"*He was a great scholar who strove to understand all Dao under the heavens. The change he brought was the codifying of the Dao. You should know it as the patterns, or fractals you see from everything from our weapons, to skills, even to your pathways.”*

*“It is thanks to him we can gain Dao Seeds and further our understanding of the Dao through study of the fractals" - **Chapter 78***

"*The contracting system was created by the Apostate of Order, and something like using it under threat of violence was the opposite of what he envisioned*." - **Chapter 124**

"*The Apostate of Order created the contracts as a way for two people to work together without fearing betrayal, not for lords to enslave their whole population. Therefore, there were also limits on using a branching tree, such as having contracts on 100 captains who each had contracts on 100 soldiers. Every contract within the network would be considered directly subservient to Zac, which would count toward his limit."* - **Chapter 144**

The Apostate of Order had obviously mastered the Dao of Order, but the others weren’t as obvious. **Chapter 719**

“He is the first true Apostate,” the Realm Spirit smiled. “The Beast Progenitor was on equal standing to Limitless Emperor even before the System was born, most likely even more powerful. They simply infused their Dao into the System to give the myriad beasts of the Multiverse a path in this new reality. As for the First Defier, he was an aberration that likely will not appear again. Talomis A’Pakrava, the Apostate of Order, was the first one to reach the peak under the guidance of the System.” **Chapter 780**

Most notably, it [*Grand Tapestry*] was the secondary Dao of the Apostate of Order and part of his addition to the System. Order brought rules and predictability, setting up the various laws governing everything from System-enforced contracts to the Unifying Era's cultivation system. **Chapter 1,079**

## **Apostate of Mercy**

"*She reportedly felt sorry for the myriad people in the multi-verse being forced into conflict. In her era, all classes were combat-oriented, and the only method to get stronger was to fight and kill."*

*“She enabled the non-combat class system, also known as the craftsman class system. Thanks to her, it is possible to gain levels and improve classes without having to risk your life in constant battle. Of course, the craftsmen need to still arduously improve and practice their craft to gain cosmic energy and levels.*” *- **Chapter 78***

The Apostate of Mercy was actually the one who perfected the Elemental Dao's. Before then, the Dao's had still been part of the System, but it had been an incomplete heritage. **Chapter 719**

The name, and to some degree the nature, of the elemental Peak is contended, with old teachings colliding with new. Those monks call the peak Mahābhūta, the Great Element. It can both be seen as the basic building block of the universe, and it can also be the basis for inner enlightenment, the relinquishing of the material plane. It is the supreme combination of all Materia.

This was the path that the Apostate of Mercy perfected, though her deductions differed from the Sangha’s, much to their dismay. Hers was the Dao of Heaven and Earth where the Heaven was the spiritual Ether of Enlightenment and the Earth was the Mundane World. To be clear, her Heaven is not the System or the Dao itself, but rather a form of unblemished spirituality. **Chapter 853**

## **Apostate of Greed**

"*He is called the Apostate of Greed, but his real name was Orlan Stillsun. His contribution was the **Mercantile System** that Calrin and all other merchant organizations use. He was a progenitor of a planet just like you and rose to the peak in only a few dozens of millennia.*

*“But his class wasn’t combat-oriented, and there are very few mentions of him ever battling. The peak he rose to was through business, and his company is still around today, even though he is not." - **Chapter 78***

The Apostate of Greed was surprisingly the one who finally brought the Dao of Space into the fold, which made the Mercantile System possible, while also letting the System perform the randomizations and perfected teleportation. **Chapter 719**

He could create wormholes.

* "Where would one find a Wormhole then?" Zac asked. "Usually in the actual storms," Iz said. "The System's expansion has pushed back the storm for billions of years, and it has resulted in some interesting phenomena. There are gateways, some of them incredibly stable, that can take you across half of the cosmos in an instant. The Space Gate the Black Heart Sect uses is an example of this, though their sector most likely is quite close to Zecia. Those that can take you across all reality need a stronger storm to be born. "These tunnels are the most convenient methods of travel, but they are extremely rare in integrated space. No one has ever managed to replicate them either, except for Lord Stillsun and later the System itself." **Chapter 919**

The clan he founded still survives and is still a faction to be reckoned with:

* The demon had detonated the modified **[Star Seed]**. If she remembered correctly, it had been gifted by that annoying guy from the Stillsun Clan a few years ago. The thought of his gift being used as an incendiary instead of nurturing a custom-made Star made a smile tug at Iz's face, but the scene in the distance commanded most of her attention. **Chapter 926**
* "Those Stillsun bastards playing favorites," Ylvin snorted. "It might also be the fact that my Royal Father and Uncles threw them out of the Heavenly Realm," Yselio said with a wry smile. "The Emperors were absolutely justified. If that Povan Stillsun were allowed to stay any longer, then an Eighth Heaven would emerge within a million years or so. That man is just too scary," Ylvin shuddered. "With the Third already creating problems from the shadows and the Neural Network trying to sneak its way inside, we cannot abide another." **Chapter 964**