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Giantsbane

Giantsbane: Solo kill enemy 5 levels or more above you. All stats +1.

The first of the solo kill chain of titles. The next titles in the chain are: Disciple of David, Overpowered, Slayer of Leviathans, and Apex Hunter.

This title was first shown on Zac's status screen in **Book 1, Chapter 6**. He received the title for winning the roll-off with the Torrid Demon Incursion Herald Ur'Khaz in **Chapter 1**.

It was also shown on Sap Trang's status screen in **Book 2, Page 287** and Ogras' status screen in **Book 4, Page 621**.
Hassan (Smaug)

Smaug, whose real name turned out to be Hassan. He was originally from Syria, but had lived in Europe the past years with his sister. **[Chapter 328]** He was a drug dealer before the Fall. **Chapter 332**

Leader of the Underworld Nexus. He possesses a Limited Mercantile Licence being restricted to trade with Stumpbugle Bombs. His failure is down to Zac holding the number 1 spot on the Wealth Ladder. **Chapter 332**

For deceiving Zac and attacking him with powerful arrays in his disguise as Mr Black he was placed into a 500 year contract to make money for Zac via Joanna who would act as his handler **Chapter 332**

Since then Hassan has been probing the limits of the contract and has used its flexibility to probe around Port Atwood's secrets namely the Shipyard. As a result he was limited to only a certain neighbourhood in the City on risk of getting speared by the Valkyries. Thanks to his D grade contribution towards closing the Incursions a few more options have opened up in his limited contract. Offering the opportunity to temporarily ignore his contract with Zac and also escape the planet to the Stumpbugle Headquarters. **Chapter 527**

Zac had wanted to use Smaug as his representative in the **Consortia** but he had fled Earth so the position was given to Vikram (**Chapter 681**).

## Appearance

"He was a young man that might be from India or the Middle East, with a pair of emerald green eyes. He had olive-colored skin and short black hair, and pretty fine features. Zac would guess he was around 20 if he went by the standards of the Old world." **Chapter 327**

## Personality

Smaug had proven himself wily and self-serving since the start, without weighing it up with good features like Ogras (**Chapter 681**).

## Cultivation

“He has a mercantile class or at least a hybrid class. We get actual skills that work like Cosmos Sacks, allowing us to hide and protect our wares as we travel. A Cosmos Sack can be stolen, but our personal space can’t.” **Chapter 329**
Janos Azh’Rezak

One of Ogras' Demon Generals

He went missing during the Ensolus Incursion in the Ensolus Temples (**Chapter 843**). It was revealed that he was trapped in an illusion which he escaped becoming a Realmsinger of Ultom (**Chapter 965**). He escaped from this illusion far stronger than he had ever been (**Chapter 968**).

## **Appearance**

"Janos was a thin dignified-looking man who compulsively adjusted his spectacles as he looked around." **Chapter 82**

## **Personality**

"He was quite terse in his communication and seemed to enjoy solitude over any company." **Chapter 82**

He has a speech impairment according to Ogras and has had it for years with no sign of improvement **Chapter 171**

## **Cultivation**

"He walked the path of illusions, and used skills that confused and weakened his enemies. When in battle Janos would continuously mess with the senses of the enemies. It wasn’t enough to kill them, but it would completely disrupt their rhythm and making it hard to fight properly." **Chapter 82**

"Perhaps he had an easier time resisting the mental corruption due to having Wisdom as his main attribute." **Chapter 378**

Janos' illusions were terrifying following his escape from a crumbling, ancient illusion created by the Limitless Empire. Even Zac had trouble escaping them in short order. He had also learned an incredibly odd technique, where he had created an imaginary world in his mind. Janos could bring out things from that illusion, and they fought as though they were real. The downside to the technique was that it seemed to require huge amounts of his mind power, leaving him with one foot in reality and one foot in his own world. **Chapter 968**

### **Skills**

* **Trance** - It was one of Janos’ more convenient skills. The only downside was that there had to be quite a difference in attributes between the illusionist and the target for it to work. Besides, even weaklings with extremely strong convictions or wills could break out of it. **Chapter 171**
* **Unnamed Ultimate** - creates a massive illusion that kept the world going, apart from one hidden truth. Used against a zombie horde to disguise Alea's poison attack. **Bk 4 Ch 37**
Dao Arrays

Dao Arrays are a method cultivators used to boost the power of their Dao. The exact amount has never been stated but can be assumed to be as great a boost over Dao Braids as they are over just using one Dao. Dao arrays appear to be something only talented cultivators can use before Hegemony.

* He still hadn’t really understood exactly what the power from Dao was. Ogras called it the Power of Laws, whereas Calrin mentioned Spirit. Zac himself thought of it as mental energy. **Book 2, Page 424**
* Why didn’t he form proper Dao Arrays on the wounds? **Book 5, Page 183**
* For example, he learned that it was possible to control one’s Dao to the point that you could actually form arrays with the mental energy before infusing it into skills. It would increase the boost even further and sometimes even change the way a skill worked. **Book 5, Page 400**
* He had already come to terms with the fact that his control over the Dao was pretty bad, and he probably wasn’t going to form any Dao Arrays like those Catheya described anytime soon. **Book 6, Page 213**
* According to his sister, the ability to braid two Dao Seeds into one attack almost had the same effect as boosting both seeds one stage. The sum became greater than its parts. He could only imagine that Dao Arrays were even more powerful, and he would be left in the dust unless he came up with his own strengths. **Book 6, Page 611**
* Braiding two Late-stage Fragments and infusing them into a skill was almost as powerful as infusing the skill with a Peak-stage Fragment. Above that were Dao Arrays, something that talented E-grade cultivators could make use of. **Book 7, Page 616**
* Zac couldn’t be certain since the vision ended before he got to that part, but he guessed that this kind of core would be a lot more powerful than an average one. It was a bit like Dao Braiding or Dao Arrays; the sum was greater than its parts. **Chapter 853**
* Their dance rapidly formed one sigil after another, until three sets of 243 runes formed her family’s exclusive Dao Array – **[Empyrean Flame]**. **Chapter 923**
* Some Dao Arrays were even more complicated than Skill Fractals ... **Chapter 943**
* The current iteration had gone beyond the classification of a Dao Braid, but Zac wasn't sure it could be considered a Dao Array. For now, Zac called them his Dao Molds, and they provided roughly 15% greater power output compared to his old Dao Braids. **Chapter 1,029**
Ibtep

"*Greetings people of Hive Atwood, I am Ibtep, liaison of the holiness."* **Chapter 127**

Hive Khundevi's representative to Port Atwood and humanity

Ibtep's thoughts and actions were much more flexible compared to most Zhix, who were strictly bound by their precepts and conventions. **Chapter 568**

## **Description**

The new Zhix seemed to have once been dressed somewhat in the same manner as the advisors to the side of the so-called holiness. However, the robe was singed and damaged all over, making it look like the Zhix had walked through a fire or an explosion. It also had a huge back-pack on its back, which jumped up and down with every hurried step it took. **Chapter 125**

## **Class**

### Current Class

* **Grub Knight** (D-???)
	+ the class they'd picked was called Grub Knight. It was a weird half-martial pet class that differed from Verana's Beast Tamer archetype. **Chapter 1,083**
	+ Instead of having multiple pets fighting for you, Ibtep formed temporary connections with their grubs, connections which were only active when he rode them. In return, mount and knight would strengthen each other, forming a stronger whole. **Chapter 1,083**
	+ The problem was that Ibtep's interest leaned toward raising tasty treats or worms that could be used as workers. Until now, he hadn't raised a single beast bred for war. **Chapter 1,083**

### Former Classes

* **Unknown** (E-???)
	+ It was mainly related to discovering, taming, and breeding beasts. So it still held some of its old features, but it had added "animal" husbandry to the mix, making it a proper hybrid class. **Chapter 682**
* **Seeker** (F-???) *Knowledge, Treasure, Power. The search never ends.* (**Chapter 127**)
	+ Zac had no idea about what kind of class it was either, and could only guess it was something of a mix between a scholar and a scout. He actually found it a bit fitting, since if there was one thing that personified his new tentative ally it was an unrelenting curiosity. **Chapter 127.**
	+ The insectoid acted as a representative to the Anointed, and he also had *a scouting class* which might come in handy. **Chapter 567.**
Echelon Class

Elite Undead raised from those slain by Zac, and a few by Catheya or Ogras, in the Perennial Vastness. Sixty-two in total.

## Origin

* The Echelon Class was fully made up of the elites he'd killed inside the Perennial Vastness, except for a handful who'd been dealt with by Catheya and Ogras. **Chapter 1,178**
* Zac hadn't spared any expense for their awakening. Catheya had worked on the corpses for years inside the Perennial Vastness, and he used the best available methods and rare treasures to facilitate the transition. Furthermore, the catalyst of their awakening was Zac's fully awakened Draugr bloodline, which awarded them an even greater affinity with death. **Chapter 1,178**

## Training

* They quickly gained sapience and were put on specialized training programs based on his memories of their talents and the methods he found on their bodies. Boje, who was still relearning his Alchemy by starting at F-grade recipes, provided top-tier medicine to expedite their growth. **Chapter 1,178**

## Cultivation

* He could tell they were all at Peak F-grade, currently in the stage of building sturdy enough foundations to target Hegemony and beyond. **Chapter 1,178**
* Each was a talent that would easily have broken into the Stars of Zecia Ladders were they still alive. **Chapter 1,178**

## Known Members

* A trio of humans sat in the front, together in death, just like they were in life. They emitted a dark but stable aura, making Zac think of a tomb that had endured the winds for ages, soaking up the Death and Earth of the cemetery it stood in. They were the believers in Azra who targeted him at the beginning of his visit to the Perennial Vastness. **Chapter 1,178**
* Not that far away sat a reptilian cultivator with a line across the scales of his throat, whose aura almost perfectly blended with the environment. **Chapter 1,178**
* **Lesindi**
	+ Zac's eyes shifted to a muscular Revenant resembling a statue. Astara, or Lesindi as she was now called. They'd arrived around the same time, and the spearmaster was the strongest opponent who became attracted by the global notice targeting him. She'd proudly declared she'd be the one to leave her name behind despite her loss. ... His series of explosive achievements became daggers stabbing into her Dao Heart until she couldn't bear it any longer. His second run-in with Astara was a full six years after his arrival, making her the second-last guest he killed before forming his core. ... Now, Lesindi was one of the standouts of the Echelon Class. **Chapter 1,178**
	+ she formed her first sliver of Spear Intent after receiving an epiphany frm Zac's monologue. **Ch 1,179**
* **Wright**
	+ Valsa's Imperial Deathsworn formerly known as Scar
	+ He'd actually triggered a bloodline resonance, awakening a Bloodline Talent that seemed very useful for scouting. **Ch 1,179**
Hatchetman

*Their army is an endless forest and I’m the lumberjack.*

Hatchetman is an upgradeable Rare F-Grade class picked by Zachary Atwood from his five class choices, his only rare choice. This is a Strength focused class with a specialty in dealing high damage to many enemies at once. Additionally, this class gave two Dao Visions. It also gave five attribute points per level on top of the two free attributes points one gets per level in F-Grade.

Zac earned the titles Full of Class, Rarified Being, and Trailblazer when he took this class.

He upgraded this class to Edge of Arcadia when he evolved to E-Grade.

## Class Screen

[Class: Hatchetman, Grade-F, Rare]

Strength +10, +10%.

Level: +3 Strength, +1 Endurance, +1 free point per level.

Skills:

Axe Mastery (LOCKED)

Chop (LOCKED)

Forester’s Constitution (LOCKED)

## **Skills**

* Axe Mastery (level 25) - Dao Vision
* Chop (level 25)
* Forester's Constitution (level 25) - Dao Vision
* Loamwalker (level 35)
* Nature's Many Faces (level 50) - Nature's Punishment
* Hatchetman's Rage (level 60)
* Deforestation (level 75)
* Hatchetman's Spirit (level 75)

## Commentary

* Instinctively, he felt an enormous fractal imprinting itself and covering his whole being. **Book 1, Chapter 25**
* He was delighted to see that he did get his class stat points in addition to his two free points, rather than instead of. So every level, he now got seven points instead of two. **Book 1, Chapter 26**
* It felt like proper gear actually had a greater effect compared to attaining a class. **Book 1, Chapter 26**
* The class change had provided him with a complete pattern to utilize his Cosmic Energy. It would likely tie in with his skills as well, he reckoned. **Book 1, Chapter 30**
* That Axe Master had also conquered the disadvantage of being a Melee Class. Everything in his vision was chopped and dismembered, no matter how far or fast they fled. **Book 1, Chapter 38**
* The **[Chop**] skill’s fractal seemed to actually merge with his class pathways. **Book 1, Chapter 39**
* He was afraid that he might miss out on a good class upgrade if he kept using too many various weapons and not fulfill the prerequisites. **Book 1, Chapter 44**
* He truly felt like the description of the Hatchetman class; Their army is an endless forest, and I’m the lumberjack was an apt description at this moment, as he methodically cut everything down like lumber as he waded forward. **Book 1, Chapter 83**
* It had said something very familiar, and it almost felt like **[Deforestation]** was the signature skill of his class. **Book 3, Chapter 101**
* His Hatchetman had already proven to provide great area skills, ... **Book 4, Chapter 19**
* This discovery did, unfortunately, bring a whole new problem he had never encountered in his Hatchetman class. He had too many skills active at the same time. **Book 5, Chapter 2**
Calamity Core

## Origin

A spiraled crystal reminiscent of the twinned World Core fell through the ceiling. It didn't fall with the rest of the rubble but rather floated, showering the whole chamber in powerful truths of Life and Death. This was a supreme treasure, nurtured for eons in the heart of the mountain. A gift from the spirit as it was reborn.

## Use

This crystal held the condensed truths of Pure Life and Death, refined over eons in the Calamity. Its Daos weren't at the level of the mote of Primal Dao he'd encountered inside the Twilight Chasm, but it was perhaps even more enticing. It seemed to be almost perfectly aligned with Zac's path of Life and Death. Not only that, but it seemed to still absorb the truths of the surroundings, showing no indication of losing its efficacy.

## Event

When created in the Calamity of the Perennial Vastness, an Event was generated.

**Mountain Heart (Global Event): Seize the [Calamity Core] formed in the heart of the Calamity Mountain. Reward: 5,000 Mana. (NOTE: Mission Considered complete upon leaving the Calamity.)** Chapter 1,005

This was completed by Zac, with some help from some members of the Noz'Serasta clan.
Eye of Discernment

*A glimpse into the unknown.*

## Summary

Eye of Discernment was the first skill Zac bought from his Nexus Node before he had gained his Hatchetman class. It is a low quality skill that can only identify creatures, and just their race, name, and level, at the risk of the alerting them if they have high intelligence/wisdom or appropriate defensive items. Its proficiency cannot be increased.

Zac upgraded this skill to Inquisitive Eye with a quest he bought.

## Skill Window

Eye of Discernment – Proficiency: A glimpse into the unknown. Upgradeable **Book 1, Chapter 39**

## Acquisition

* The only skill that was in his price range was called **[Eye of Discernment]**. And he had already bought it for the price of twenty thousand Nexus Coins. **Book 1, Chapter 17**

## Learning

* When he had bought it, a stream of energy had entered his head, and new information suddenly formed like an ingrained memory. It was the manual for the skill. **Book 1, Chapter 17**
* Having a skill did not mean you could simply use it as you wanted. For a skill to work, he needed to actually move the Cosmic Energy built up in his body toward his eyes. From there, he had to imprint the image of a specific fractal on his eyes. The fractal was the same type of pattern that was on the array flags he had bought earlier. **Book 1, Chapter 17**

## Proficiency

* The **[Eye of Discernment]** was a basic eye skill that essentially worked like an identify or spy skill from a video game. It let Zac glean some basic information about certain things. **Book 1, Chapter 17**
* Even though he had used it from the cover of some bushes, the imp had felt the skill being used on it. **Book 1, Chapter 17**
* **[Vul, Level 45]** That was all the information that the **[Eye of Discernment]** gave him. **Book 1, Chapter 19**
* handle. However, it gave no response. Either the skill couldn’t show information about items, or items didn’t work like that. **Book 1, Chapter 24**

## Upgrade

* Finally, he actually bought a quest from the [*Beast Wave Contribution*] store . It was simply called **[Inquisitive Eye]**, and it was one of the possible upgrade routes for his skill **[Eye of Discernment]**. **Book 2, Page 330**
* Apparently, it was possible to trigger a quest to upgrade **[Eye of Discernment]** without having to buy it, but Zac hadn’t seen anything of the sort since he got the skill all that time ago. **Book 2, Page 330**

## Defenses Against

* Anyone with Intelligence above 15 points would be able to sense his scan, above 30 and they’d know it was him. **Book 1, Chapter 99**
* ... **[Mental Fortress]**. It was a skill that both protected him from skills like **[Eye of Discernment]** ... **Book 1, Chapter 111**
Gregor

One of the 6 human councillors of the Underworld Council.

## Appearance

A middle-aged man that was built like a bear with a large sword on his back. With his large bushy beard he gave off the aura of a brute, but an intelligent light in his eyes indicated he wasn’t all brawn. **Chapter 333**

## Cultivation

It was clear that his power came from battle rather than absorbing crystals and eating pills.

Gregor sat at the 54th position of the Ladder with level 55. **Chapter 431**

### Weapon

He was using 2 Scimitars in his battle against an Undead Horde (**Chapter 511**) but had a large sword strapped to his back in his previous appearance (**Chapter 333**).
Arcane Ascension

[Arcane Ascension: Gain an Arcane D-grade Class. Reward: Base Attributes +250, All attributes +5%, Effect of Attributes +5%.]

His version was quite good, though not quite as good as if he'd gotten it in the E-grade. That version provided 10% rather than his 5%.

Zac gained this title when he selected his D-Grade class while in Perennial Vastness.

**Chapter 1,061**
Goldblade Continent

The Goldblade Continent, named after the **Goldblade Divine Monarch**. A brutal place full of danger and opportunity, that has yet to be integrated by the System. The situation there is far more brutal than integrated space. Murder for resources is as common as breathing, and everyone who rises to Hegemony (D-grade) there has walked a path far bloodier than what can be imagined. Leandra considered it an opportunity for Thea to enter this world, and be baptized and reborn through slaughter. It is by her estimate Thea's best chance to become a true pillar for her tribe. To walk in step with Zac although she believes by the time Thea gains the power required to make it back, they will long have forgotten about each other. **Chapter 683**

According to some monks from the Buddhist Sangha it is on the cusp of integration. **Chapter 918**

## Geography

A vast continent in the distance, its size breaking both comprehension and the laws of physics. It was endless, and planets were nothing but small marbles that hovered around it. An enormous mountain larger than a planet stood in the core, and there were eighteen layers of clouds as large as nebulae swirling around it. There were vast forests so lush that they could be seen from space, endless oceans, and even topographies that Thea couldn't understand in the slightest. **Chapter 683**

## Factions

* Blessed Kin **Chapter 955**
	+ They were all addicts, madly roving the Shatterstone Valley for loot they could exchange for more Hallowed Elixir. That was how the Hallowed Mother ensured her underlings were loyal and productive. It was a treadmill of suffering and depravity.
* Cloudsoar Terrace **Chapter 955**
	+ a famed Sword Sect at the Continent's centre. The environment there was apparently beyond comprehension, and the Sect's foundation was immense. From what Thea had managed to piece together from various sources, it probably surpassed any of the factions in the Zecia Sector.

## Notable characters

The Hallowed Mother **Chapter 955 - 956**

* a terrifying Monarch of the Unorthodox Path
* she is an Alchemist who tests her concoctions on wandering cultivators who enter her territory.
* an elegant but severe woman appearing to be in her fifties. Her slightly greying hair was pinned up in a simple bun, and a few crow-lines could be seen when she smiled down at Thea. If not for the fact that her left arm was an oversized monstrous claw with six gaping mouths on it, she would have looked like any random middle-aged lady back on Earth.
* She was "killed" by one of the monks travelling with Three Virtues.
Corpse Lords and Corpse Lord Nobles

You could use beast parts for Corpselords, though mixing flesh of cultivators and beasts would generally cause severe rejection. You'd have to be an incredibly skilled Lich to get away with those modifications unless you were okay with the Corpselord having a limited future. **Chapter 895**

## **Corpse Lords**

“Corpse Lords are a manufactured race. They are built by taking extraordinary body parts from multiple sources, creating a stronger than average body. Their progeny inherit a mix of their parent's bodies, which can both turn out great and pretty bad. Corpse Lord clans are usually subservient clans to either Liches or one of the five noble races, as their origin is that their ancestors were created.” **Chapter 432**

“Well, combining body parts is a hard venture, and only the most skilled Liches can do it without side effects. Most Corpse Lords are cursed with their body parts being in dissonance. They need to take medicine to quell the effects, and they are always looking for more compatible body parts. The risk for an earlier descent into madness is also pretty high.” **Chapter 432**

It was far better to make similar corpselords than putting bodies together at random. For one, it saved a lot of time, but it also helped the Corpselords reproduce independently. The more similar the genealogical makeup of two Corpselords, the better the odds of conceiving. If they were too different, it was simply impossible. **Chapter 1,094**

Corpselords generally have higher attributes than Revenants and Spectres.

### **Known Corpse Lords**

* **Krisko**
* **Ravan**
	+ an elite naturally-born Corpselord from a subsidiary force to the Sharva'Zi Clan. His aura indicated some sort of spellcaster class which was a bit surprising considering his buff physique (**Chapter 698**). Died in **Chapter 700**.
* **Yod**
	+ He rarely speaks and his class is essentially an undead Paladin, or perhaps a Shaman. He focused on both protective and healing skills (**Chapter 700**).

## **Corpse Lord Nobles**

The Corpse Lord Nobles are very similar to the Corpselords but better optimized and without so many dissonances in their body. In addition, they are also more durable than normal Corpselords.

"Corpse Lord Nobles are crazy durable, they are like walking tanks. They can keep going without limbs or even a heart, but they still need their brains." **Chapter 153.**

Like normal Corpselords, Corpse Lord Nobles are also in a constant search to improve their bodies. Above all, in their case, to gain a better miasmic aptitude. **Chapter 273.**

## **Notes**

1. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/593783253320597515/593789035584159765/879040066255736842
Dao Seed of Sanctuary

**Sanctuary (Early): Endurance +5, Wisdom +10.** (Chapter 242)

**Sanctuary (Middle): Endurance +5, Intelligence +10, Wisdom +15.** (Chapter 291)

**Sanctuary (High): Endurance +25, Intelligence +10, Wisdom +25.** (Chapter 320)

**Sanctuary (Peak): Endurance +50, Intelligence +20,  Wisdom +50.** (Chapter 371)
Heaven’s Secrets Array

“It's normally called an **[Information array]**, but perhaps this is a special variant,” Galau said, not showing too much interest. “It acts as a substitute if you’re unable to upgrade your Nexus Node for your town.”

“Upgrade the Node?” Zac asked with interest. “What does it do?”

“At the lowest level a Nexus Node doesn’t provide almost any information about the skills it sells or details about Class Choices. But if you manage to upgrade the status of your force then all its nodes will be more helpful. This Array gives that kind of effect as well, but only to one Node,” Galau explained.

[...]

“Next up is the **[Heaven’s Secrets Array]**. I know what many of you are thinking; ‘Isn’t this just an Information Array?’ Truth be told, the array itself is just that, but this specific array is still a bit special. It was crafted by a cultivator adept on the path of Karma, which has given the array a slightly mysterious effect.”

“It not only provides the benefits of an Information array, but it even gives small Karmic hints of which choices might be best for you. It would be a marvelous opportunity for the youths of your factions who are unsure what path to pick for themselves,” the man said. **(Chapter 393)**
Fort Roger

It would be more appropriate to call the wall that ran around the small town a large fence. It consisted of trees with their edge sharpened, and was between three and five meters tall, as the length of the poles weren’t uniform. There even were some holes in the wall due to uneven placement, giving enough room for a person to sneak through.

The town was located right on the edge of the forest, with large trees giving way to expansive fields. The fields might actually have been farmland-before ... But the fields were in complete disrepair, overgrown with weeds and unmanned.

Clearly there was no such thing as sanitation in Fort Roger. People just threw garbage wherever. There were few people on the streets, and they looked worn and malnourished.

These people were likely mortals just like him. But different from Zac they had simply stayed within this disgusting town since the integration, afraid to venture out. **Chapter 98**
Hallowed Elixir

Like a metal, a Dao Heart could only be tempered when put into the fire, whether it was life-and-death encounters or significant setbacks to their cultivation. **Chapter 995**

The vile brew of the Hallowed Mother allowed the Blessed Kin to push forward at a mad pace, but it came at a terrible price. It drained you in exchange for pushing past your limits. Drained you of longevity, of thought – even of your humanity. And as soon as you stopped struggling, you'd become an addict. The moment it infiltrated your soul, you wouldn't survive without it for long. **Chapter 955**

Thea was forced to imbibe the 6th iteration mixture which looked like it could stimulate one's heart and even nurture intent according to the Hallowed Mother. Resisting the insidious nature of the elixir tempered her heart allowing her to form a purer strain of intent than even what Irei imparted to her (**Chapter 955**). It had the additional benefit coupled with the life or death battles and cultivation resources of helping her push her Branch of the Clouded Sword to middle mastery. All this was at the cost of at least centuries of her lifespan and an indeterminate amount of her potential (**Chapter 956**).
Greatest Peak

## Appearance

"The next moment a man who looked to be in his forties appeared next to **Average** as if out of nowhere. He wore similar gear as the teenager, but comparing the two was as though comparing a matchstick fire to the sun.

The pugilists were clearly related, as they shared the same weird hair and many facial features. It didn’t feel like a mystery to Zac, the man was Average’s father. The dad’s build was quite a bit bulkier, but there wasn’t a shred of fat on his body.

His whole body was crisscrossed with scars, much like Zac’s own body looked like by now. But more importantly, he radiated a killing intent that felt strong enough to drown the whole planet they stood on, and it was on a completely different scale compared to his own." **Chapter 201**

## Cultivation

"The next shocker was his age [80,000] , as anyone that old had to be at least C-Grade race as far as Zac knew. That, in turn, meant that the man in front of him was at least a D-Grade powerhouse. However, Zac had a feeling he wasn’t that simple.

He had no proper frame of reference yet of the powerhouses of the multiverse, but Zac would guess that the man in front of him was stronger than D-Grade. This was only reinforced by the last comment. It appeared that the man was able to shield the area from the System."

"This was a true old monster, someone far above anything he’d encountered so far, even eclipsing his realm of understanding. The only thing that had felt similar before was when he saw the axe-man in the vision, though the man in front of him likely wasn’t quite that powerful." **Chapter 201**

"Everything pointed toward Greatest being in the top tier of the Red Zone, though not necessarily at the peak. That meant he was likely at the bottleneck of the D-Grade." **Chapter 272**

The experience actually let him break through. **Ch 1,153**
Charles Marshall

The Chief of the Marshall Intelligence Bureau.

## Description

A thin and unassuming old man. **Chapter 313**

## Personality

“*Consorting with the enemy in time of war has always been punished by death by the Marshall Clan*” **Chapter 313**

It was easy to forget that this kindly old man was a ruthless assassin who had murdered a family member for breaking the family rules, rather than a doting grandpa worrying for Thea’s safety. **Chapter 521**

## Cutivation

### Skill

* "*Charles simply pointed at the forehead of what could be considered his **distant nephew**, and the next moment a hole appeared that immediately started to leak blood and brain matter. The attack was silent and deadly, and even Ogras seemed a bit surprised by the strike.*" **Chapter 313**
Azzun

Azzun was the first Torrid Demon Zac met. He was a weak level 33 common class on a scouting mission when Zac ambushed his party and killed the other two and captured him. Azzun self-detonated shortly after regaining consciousness.

## Background

* It was his first time off-world, and the change in climate was jarring. He missed the soothing monochromatic environment of his clan. **Book 1, Page 113**

## Appearance

* He truly looked exotic, with skin that was tinted a grayish-red. The skin looked coarse and almost like a cross between scales and normal human skin. Red tattoos, which reminded Zac of the fractals from the skills and arrays, adorned his upper arms. **Book 1, Page 119**
* The demon’s feet looked like a slimmer version of the barghest’s taloned paws, with three sharp claws in the front. **Book 1, Page 119**
* Finally, the pair of horns that had warned him from approaching them. They were a blood-red color and looked like an artist’s rendition of fire. They started in his upper forehead and were bent backwards along his skull. It looked like tongues of fire were reaching upwards along the horn. It did not seem that they used them for goring enemies; rather, they looked largely ornamental. **Book 1, Page 119**

## Strength

* They were only level 30 to 35 with common classes, the weakest of the army that had arrived. **Book 1, Page 115**
	+ [*Ed. Note: This appears to be their real levels. They arrived after the first limiter was lifted, so presumably weaklings like this no longer had a limiter on them.*]
* He finally dared to use his skill on the demon, which showed **[Azzun, Level 33]**. **Book 1, Page 117**

## Gear

* *War Axe* - Azzun quickly lifted his war-axe to intercept the swing, but quickly regretted it when their weapons clashed. **Book 1, Page 116**
	+ [*Ed. Note: Zac took this axe and it was his main weapon until he defeated the Torrid Demon Incursion.*]
* When Zac tried to cut through the leather with one of his kitchen knives, he couldn’t even make a scratch, even after applying pressure. **Book 1, Page 119**

## Skills

* *Earth Armor like skill* - Horrified, he realized the monstrous power that was contained in the swing, and he quickly circulated his Cosmic Energy and activated his defensive skill. An earthen layer quickly covered his arms and torso and stabilized him. Thanks to his quick reaction, he didn’t break his arms, but the force still threw him down on the ground, and his defensive skill shattered. **Book 1, Page 116**

## Self-Detonation

* Suddenly, Zac could sense how the Cosmic Energy in the surroundings proceeded to move toward them, and the demon’s body started to shake. **Book 1, Page 122**
* Suddenly, the body started expanding, and Zac’s eyes went wide with alarm. He barely managed to throw himself away and down on the ground before the corpse exploded with a tremendous bang. **Book 1, Page 123**
Heart of Oblivion

"A slow but steady heartbeat echoed out into the void, each thump vibrating with the primordial Dao. For untold ages the **[Heart of Oblivion]** grew, it’s tendrils reaching further and further. But suddenly its sanctuary was encroached upon.

His eyes were the stars and his hand was the sky, and when he moved the Dao shied away. He gripped the heart and clenched with enough force to tear the fabric of reality to shreds. The shockwaves shattered the black hole that the heart hid inside, the explosion destroying innumerable planets.

Unwillingness. Desperation. Hatred. The heart shattered, its remnants fleeing to all corners of the myriad planes. One day it would return." **Chapter 247** *Vision Zac had about the shattering of the Heart of Oblivion into Splinters*

"The rumours we found were that **[Heart of Oblivion]** was born from a splinter of that pure original Dao, which makes it impossibly valuable. However, it was somehow corrupted, which created the sinister energies that permeated it." **Chapter 249**
Havarok Empire

A B-grade faction with headquarters in prosperous sections of the multiverse. **Chapter 685**

It is much more militant in nature than the Radiant Temple or even the Undead Empire. They aren’t like the Radiant Temple who don’t much care about their domain as long as they keep producing resources and talented seedlings. The Havarok Empire is one cohesive unit where strength trumps all, even birthright to a certain degree. **Chapter 714**

They are not of one mind with the Radiant Temple and have some internal disagreements. But if the Undead Empire makes a move, these two are supposed to band together to resist undead. **Chapter 685**

The Draugr clans have destroyed thousands of worlds within the Havarok Empire alone, afflicting trillions with the curse of undeath. **Chapter 714**

They have a bad history with the Eveningtide Asura, he killed a Havarok Prince and even destroyed one of their Immemorial Realms. **Chapter 687**

They are currently embroiled in a war with the Umbri’Zi Family over the 12 sectors they control after the damage to the **Tarramak Vault** allowed the Draugr Clan to get a foot in the door. Ruz Sharva'Zi predicts they will be able to hold at least half of them once the dust settles (**Chapter 789**).

## Appearance

They were living cultivators of human heritage, though they didn’t look exactly like any of the humans on Earth. Their hair was dark with a slight purplish tint, as were their irises. Their skin was olive, though it was a bit hard to tell with the extensive tattoos that covered their faces and arms (**Chapter 713**).

## Unique Cultivation Techniques

Their tattoos were a designation of sorts, telling a story of their exploits. Apparently, they weren't completely cosmetic either, but the patterns rather formed proper arrays. Zac had almost gotten his hands on a similar method in The Tower of Eternity, but he ultimately gave up on that method (**Chapter 714**).

## Known Members

* **Ykrodas Havarok**
	+ the prince who participated in the final Twilight Ascent
* **Reociv Havarok**
	+ the prince killed by the Eveningtide Asura
* **The Sixth Protector of the Havarok Empire**
	+ a 1 Step Autarch who failed to stop Alvod's ascension to Autarchy when challenging him before it was completed by forcing his way through the **Tarramak Vault** in his full form. **Chapter 787**
* Ardos Havarok
	+ once held the eighth spot on the Early D-grade ladder. He was pushed down to the tail of the top ten when Zac registered with his two identities. Since then, he'd kept losing positions and was now in the 23rd spot. **Ch 1,161**
* Rekodes Havarok
	+ the ninth-place holder on the Middle D-grade ladder **Ch 1,162**
* Refus Havarok - Monarch (Sealed to entered Zecia)
	+ Hastos Dravorak said. "Either case, it is inevitable that more and more people will join the conflict. I spoke with Refus Havarok. It appears someone manages to gain the acceptance of the Zecia Seal daily." **Ch 1,074**
	+ Is lord Refus here? Even if he were, would he dare break the seal on his power to ignore my orders?" **Ch 1,162**
Demon Slayer I

All stats +3% when fighting enemies of demonic alignment.

~~Demon Slayer I (Normal): Kill 10 denizens with demonic alignment. Reward: +1 All Stats when fighting enemies of demonic alignment. (2/10) chpt 5~~ Changed when book published.

He also noticed that he had a new title, Demon Slayer. It was from the quest he had received in the beginning, which had told him to kill ten demons. The title gave him 3% to all stats when fighting enemies of demonic alignment. **Book 1, Chapter 16**
Fruit of Awakening

Nature Race-boosting Treasure bought by Zac in the Twilight Harbor auction for 560,000 E-grade Nexus Coins to finish evolving his Draugr race to D-Grade.

## Purpose

The auctioneer started to sell off one Race-boosting item after another, and Zac eventually landed a withered branch holding three identical fruits called [Fruit of Awakening]. Zac chose them because while their effect was powerful, eating them supposedly felt like being ripped apart. Those with weaker constitutions could even die from ingesting them. **Book 7, Chapter 5**

He was more than willing to exchange some discomfort for increased effect, and he gladly paid the 560,000 E-grade Nexus Coins for the trio. **Book 7, Chapter 5**

## Effect

### First Fruit

Zac pushed the first one into his mouth ... Nothing happened at first, then suddenly a sharp pang of pain hit his gut. He hunched over with a grunt, but the prickling pain just increased in severity over the following minutes. One moment it felt like he would soil his pants, the next like he would vomit as waves of warmth spread through his limbs. Meanwhile, his very pathways may well have been literally on fire. ... His whole body was coming “alive,” where largely ornamental organs regained their function. The process lasted three hours, at which point the side effects started to ebb down. Zac was elated to see his pathways were a lot wider, but he still hadn’t reached D-grade race. **Book 7, Chapter 8**

### Second Fruit

Another wave of awakening spread through his body, but the worst of the pain had already passed. More gunk squeezed out of his pores over the next two hours, that was about it. His pathways had grown a few percent wider again, yet he still hadn’t evolved. **Book 7, Chapter 8**

### Third Fruit

The hours passed, and waves of warmth altered with pangs of cold. Zac wasn’t able to tell if the last fruit would be enough, until he felt a deep thump in his chest as the unmoving sludge in his veins started to move. It was his heartbeat, a real one. **Book 7, Chapter 8**
Ilvere Azh'Rezak

*The battlefield, shoulder to shoulder with my fellow soldiers, that's my home. **Chapter 934***

## Physical Description

### Gender

Male

One of Ogras' Demon Generals. He was placed in charge of The Ministry of War by Zac and would not only be responsible for the defence of Port Atwood, but also the war effort against the incursions in the future. Joanna is his second in command.

## Appearance

"*Ilvere was a burly man who had masqueraded as a farmer when he entered through the incursion.*" **Chapter 82**

## Personality

A reflective man with a leaning  towards **post-irony**, even if considered a meathead by some people.

It is an odd sight, seeing the burly warrior playing a delicate stringed instrument. *“I’m simply relaxing. It’s important to properly rest body and mind after an intense battle. Sometimes the tranquility after the battle can give as much or even more insight than the fight itself.”* **Chapter 110**

Ilvere was a strong military leader, always fighting in the vanguard to bolster the troop morale. But he wasn’t the best-equipped demon to handle unclear situations. **Book 4, Chapter 20**

## Romantic Interest

“I’m sure.” Ilvere snorted as he walked over to the table. “You should know that our cultures are different. I could simply beat up the others to court Lady Alyn, but that sort of approach seems to make the humans angry.” “I don’t understand what you see in that bloodthirsty lunatic,” Alea said with a shake of her head. “Perhaps I simply like living on the edge.” Ilvere smiled. **Book 4, Page 623**

## Business Ventures

Ilvere owned all kinds of entertainment establishments in **Azh’Rodum**, mainly targeted at the cultivators who worked the crystal mines (**Chapter 662**).

## Cultivation

**Class**

* Strongman (F-grade) Uncommon **Chapter 82**

**Skills**

* **Cyclic Strike** **Chapter 299**

**Dao**

* Seed of Lightness (Peak) **Chapter 383**
* Seed of Heaviness (Peak) **Chapter 383**

His intention is to fuse both Dao Seeds to create the Dao Fragment of Momentum

## Weapon

"*He fought with a flail whose chain could extend to over ten meters according to his will.* **Chapter 82**
Foreshadowing

Instances of foreshadowing of key points in the story.

## Emperor Limitless

* “This is the first step to even the playing field. A cheap pill to help those with nothing to fall back on break through the chains of fate, to make anyone’s potential limitless!” the Alchemist [*Laondio*] explained. Karz’s eyes widened as he felt the air around the young man twist like his conviction was imposing its will on the Heavenly Laws. **Book 8, Page 414**

## Final Era

* “Keep her [*Kenzie*] safe. I’ll be back to claim her after I’ve dealt with this mess,” she mumbled down at Robert, or perhaps himself. “She is carrying the fate of the Final Era.” **Chapter 488**
* “Your sister is the harbinger of the Final Era, but she cannot fulfill her destiny in this destitute corner of the universe. I am taking her to a more appropriate stage,” **Chapter 665**

## Two Bodies

* “Life-Death Edgewalkers cannot form a Cultivator’s Core because of their contradictory nature,” Reyna sighed. **Book 9, Page 228**
* “Something has to be sacrificed to move forward,” the Autarch continued. “Life-Death Edgewalkers do have one way to break through to Hegemony. They can discard one of their identities and become a singular whole, crippling part of themselves to continue on the road of cultivation. If Arcaz Black would discard one of his facets, which one do you think it would be?” **Book 9, Page 232**
* At the highest stage, it would be a second life of sorts. If you got your soul destroyed in battle or cultivation mishap, you could reform a backup soul with your **[Thousand Lights Avatar]**. It would be significantly weaker compared to your original soul, but it was obviously far preferable to dying. **Book 9, Page 285**
* “I’ve learned a few things about my Technocrat heritage since you got stuck here,” Zac said. “I think they possess unique technology that allows them to perfectly masquerade as cultivators. Or perhaps form separate bodies that can cultivate within the System’s purview.” [...] It was even possible that **[Quantum Gate]** wasn’t unique to him but rather something that all Kayar-Elu possessed. **Book 11, Page 12**
Flashfire Flourish

A fire-based escape treasure **Yrial** found shortly after becoming a Hegemon. It will turn you into a ball of flames and launch you through space, while sending out hundreds of decoys in every direction.
It will shift you to a neighbouring dimensional layer, while also making it harder to find you. That feature obviously doesn't work inside Mystic Realms, but it will still take you extremely far in an instant. As for the fire-based aspect, it’s mostly fine for **Zac** because of his constitution but it'll hurt like hell and damage his foundations in an undisclosed manner.

## **Yrial's modifications**

Yrial modified it after an epiphany as a Hegemon. On activation it left as a ten-meter hologram of Zac's face floating in the air.

However, while it was him, it also wasn't. His eyes sparkled like stars with a tearful expression that spoke of both reluctance and love. There was a slight blush on his cheeks and rosy lips were locked in a small pout, with his usual buzz cut replaced by a wavy cascade of chestnut-coloured hair. Surrounding his face was a swirling sea of fiery and icy flowers, illuminated by rays of light. Finally, beneath the spectacle was four lines written in fiery text.

*A fate encounter, two hearts collide.*

*But Heaven's Path won't be denied.*

*A lonely road, the pursuit of power.*

*Please forgive this lonesome flower.*

“It’s designed to use whatever face Zac is currently wearing so it works well with disguises.

This is only **1 of 5** memorable scenes Yrial engraved onto the treasure.

**Chapter 854**
Aberrations

Aberrations were dead beings that were naturally formed in ominous grounds, often being a mix of various species and bodies. No two of them looked the same, as they were essentially randomized mistakes of the universe. Their distinguishing feature was extreme endurance, even for the undead beings. **Book 2, Page 265**.

He could only find five aberrations, though. Perhaps those freaks of nature were quite rare; Zac didn’t really have much knowledge about them. **Book 2, Page 295**
Divine Investiture Array

It was actually an array to create or alter Spirit Tools. It could either take raw materials or an already existing spirit tool, and it would create something new with it. It was extremely sought after as you could create a Spirit Tool with extreme growth potential that was uniquely suited to one's own battle style and Daos.

It can potentially create an item that will follow you for the rest of your life. An item you buy from a Blacksmith will always be influenced by the creator's Dao and path and limited by his lack of skill, creating frictions that become more obvious the further you progress.

The **[Divine Investiture]** array, on the other hand, can create an unblemished item that is a direct bridge between you and the Heavens. Having a perfectly suited weapon is even more important than having a perfect cultivation manual, it's a top tier reward of the Tower.

**Chapter 473**