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Empyrean Blacksmith Chapter 27: Chapter 27 - The Missing Element

CHAPTER 27

THE MISSING ELEMENT

Moss covered walls rose up and forged a large, almost three hundred square meters castle. Cracks and dents ran rampart across their surface, their once glistening appearance now doused in ashened gray of time. Eerie silence enveloped the large castle lying in a gorge between two high-rising mountains, strange, gray fog shouldering it. There was no clear path leading to it; the whole of what was once a road was covered with shrubbery, trees and overgrown weed. The downward, spiraling path rounding the mountain in front of the castle was long since buried in the vestige of time. Perhaps there was not a living soul who knew when was the last time this place had prospered.

Currently, within one of its damp, cold and suffocating rooms whose entire wall shielding it from the outside was crumbled, a faint flicker of a candle swayed in the hazy wind. Next to it, a strongly enunciated figure stood in silence, covered entirely in black cloth from head to toe, only revealing a pair of clean, blue eyes. They appeared dull at the moment, as though the focus escaped them, and their owner's thoughts had wandered away from reality. After a few minutes, a sound of approaching footsteps caused the pair to regain their sharpness as they looked toward the source; there, another figure appeared, similarly draped in entirely black cloth with only a pair of pitch-black eyes showing. He came to a halt roughly five meters away from the figure who waited for him, leaning on the crumbled pieces of wall while faint wind swayed his black cloak.

"Why call a meeting in this accursed place?" the newcomer asked in a harsh, low tone.

"… is it really an accursed place?" a pleasing, melodic voice of a woman replied. Her eyes suddenly shifted away from the newcomer and looked around the rather spacious, but hauntingly empty room. "Do you know what this room was used for back then?"

"Should I?" the newcomer asked indifferently.

"… we all should know bits and pieces of history," the woman said. "It's rather marvelous. Though we proudly claim to be the most prosperous era since the dawn of time, our words hardly account for much. These walls… ever after nearly three billion years… they still stand, however parched, beaten and broken. Tell me… isn't that simply marvelous?"

"…"

"Perhaps, such number is astoundingly vague for us," the woman said, sighing lightly. "After all, even the strongest of us are yet to live and breathe an entire era. However, these walls… they have seen it all. According to the records, this used to be the secret stronghold of Human Clan after the Fall of Titans. Nobody knows what type of stone they used to craft this, and we have no way of replicating it. This place… has never been found by any of the other three ruling Clans, and was only discovered when cultivators became aware of the flight. It is really amazing."

"What was this room used for?" the newcomer asked with some interest.

"… it was a research facility," the woman replied as she looked back at the man in front of her. "The only bits and pieces that were excavated here still rest in our home. Just a bit deeper than either one of us can reach."

"… fascinating." the man said as his tone returned to that of indifference. "Why did you call a meeting? It's too early to move."

"New orders came," the woman said. "We are forbidden from making any moves until told otherwise."

"?!!!"

"Don't give me that look," the woman shrugged her shoulders as she spoke. "I am as baffled as you are."

"… are they trying to root out the source of the problem itself?" the man's tone clearly grew colder as he spoke. "No, that's insane. Even the order itself is insane. Nobody from the Sect would ever order that."

"Yet they have."

"… show me." the man said as his alertness suddenly increased.

"You don't trust me?"

"Show me."

"I don't have it on me." the woman said calmly, seemingly unaffected by the man's behavior. "It is your choice to believe me or discard me. I have no reason to lie to you, or prevent you from taking any action."

"Never before in the history had we sacrificed countless Mortals just to pursue some vague figure," the man said harshly. "What changed?! This isn't any different than any other time; they've corrupted a few high-standing hearts and opened up the portal. It will take less than a year for the portal to be able to transfer Crucible Devils, and less than two for the entire capital to diffuse Qi enough for Devils to sustain themselves."

"… in theory," the woman said. "But Qi here is far from enough to meet your estimates. They can complete the portal's complete connection, but there's no way Devils would be able to come here within two years. They'd be lucky if they could come within next two centuries."

"Humph," the man coldly snorted as he turned around to leave. "I'll let you know if I have any more questions."

"…" the woman watched the man disappear like a shadow, as though he was never there, in complete silence. Her brows suddenly knitted together as her eyes flashed in cold glint. "Were you able to discern his strength?" she asked seemingly the air itself yet the voice, as cold as winter, still replied.

"No. At the very least, he's stronger than us."

"That means he's at least at Amaranthine Realm," the woman said, slightly shocked. "What's someone from the Sect's lower strata doing here?!"

"… I don't know," the voice replied though there appeared to be no one else besides the woman in the room. "But, he's very dangerous. I'll have to make some preparations in case he decides to act against us; stay alert for the coming months. I won't be able to protect you."

"…"

The woman didn't speak again, merely staring at the place man stood. She fell in deep thought as she reexamined everything she gleamed from the three meetings they held; he didn't speak much, never showed any overt movements, and didn't appear interested in anything but completing the mission. What she found exceedingly strange was that she was given the leading role, despite being the weaker. A thought that someone was onto her creeped in for a moment, but she immediately discarded it; her backer was no lesser, such mistakes were impossible to occur.

Shaking away the useless thoughts with a bitter smile, she once again looked around the empty room. For some reason, she felt a strange wave of nostalgia overcome her. Though it wasn't her first time coming here, it definitely didn't warrant such a strong emotion. But, she quickly sorted it out and realized why. Although most of the world had forgotten its history, she hadn't. Rather, she was devoted to it more so than her own ideals. Even if she never lived in this place, she felt she knew it like the back of her hand. The basement was used to store the first Fiends humans discovered back then… the first floor was a Welcoming Hall… the second floor was where they researched alchemy and the existence of Qi… every room, every wall, every lever… they all served some sort of a purpose. And whatever their individual purpose was, in union they were meant to strengthen the mankind. After the Titan's Fall, the world was feeble, and mankind was scattered. The few clans which survived the Titan Era by hiding underground finally surfaced and reunited. It didn't take long for them to meet other Clans; Devil Clan, Beast Clan and Godly Clan. Though the current era is called Warring Era, she felt it was more appropriate to swap the names. The New World Era from back then should have been called the Warring Era, as, according to the records, wars between Clans - and in extension races - lasted for its entirety, all the way until the Clans were either wiped from the face of the world or went into seclusion. However, it was through the myriad of wars, the seas and oceans of blood, the symposium of agonizing screams, that they paved the way for cultivation. It was because of them that she was now able to live past the age of eighty while retaining her youth. It was because of them that mankind now stood as the top race in the world, completely having driven out Devils back to their dimension, subdued beasts or banished them into mountainous seclusion.

Sighing once again, she lamented over how the world always was and still is cruel. No matter which of the five grand eras with extensive enough records one looked at, none were void of grand wars. Skyhaven Era - to this day mankind's proudest moment - was full of extensive race genocide committed by humans against other races in order to keep their seat of power. Titan Era - an era that caused a complete reshape of the world's terrain, where every race but the Titans had no other choice but to sink underground to survive the sheer onslaught. New World Era - where four clans of four different races fought for dominance since the start until the end, where millions if not billions of humans alone died, to say nothing of other races. Even Cultivation Era, during which the whole of the world experienced a massive boon both in cultivation as well as technologies… such knowledge was always predestined for war, for massive bloodshed. That never held truer for the current era - the Warring Era. Since the start, Holy Grounds were held by over seventeen thousand different Clans and Sects. Each and every time there was a change, it was preceded by a complete extinction.

Dissipating the thoughts which caused her heart to sink, she took one last glance at the castle before disappearing into nothingness, much like the man who left before her. The once massive, grand castle was once again doused in silence of eternity, remaining as one of the few vestiges of long-gone times, forever to wait its inevitable collapse.

Lino was currently sitting in on a chair in his room, his head loomed over the table, eyes completely bloodshot red, his black hair a complete mess. He stank so much one could nearly see it materialize around him. On the desk in front of him, aside from a sketching pencil and a sharpener, were dozens of papers. Some were flat and smooth, some were half-crumbled, and some were torn into several pieces. A week had gone by since he'd returned, and he hardly had any rest since as he focused entirely on creating designs for his armor-to-be. However, he realized that it was much, much, much harder than he imagined. The only reason he was able to quickly develop the [Celestial Rod] was because he already had a specific idea for it; he had harbored the concept of a multi-form weapon for a long while, so it was much easier to implement it into a design. However, the only thing he ever took into consideration when it came to designing pieces of armor was the notion of 'cool'. Heavy, flat colors, sharp angles, spiked accessories, flame-like patterns, shiny! However, he realized that his entire thought process was fraudulent. He couldn't implement it like that at all! Heavy and flat colors stood out too much! Sharp angles stiffened the body's movements! Spiked accessories, he realized, were just ugly! Flame-like patterns were just a waste of resources! Shiny! That's the only thing he was left with - shiny!

For the past week, he dedicated himself entirely to drawing up armor designs in hopes of suddenly being inspired. However, nearly each of his designs felt… off. From a technical standpoint, he realized, there was nothing wrong with them; they were actually rather perfect for the type of a fighter he wanted to be. Yet, he always felt something about them lacking. As headache and fatigue finally caught up to him, he picked up all of the papers on the desk and forced Qi into his fingers, transforming it into the Tri-Spirit Flame, burning all the papers to ashes. He quickly leapt onto his bed and fell asleep, figuring he needed some rest before diving into it yet again. It was a sleep filled with armors; shiny, brilliant, awe-inspiring, powerful, cool! They all had mouths and were sneering at him, mocking him, and telling him he will never be able to craft anything close to them. By the time he woke up, he felt even more exhausted and dispirited. Groaning lowly, he sat up and lowered his head, resting it on his hand. What am I missing?!! He roared inwardly as that maddening gaze returned to his eyes. Practicality?! Durability?! Seamlessness?! No!! What the fuck am I missing, dammit?!!

Jumping off his bed ferociously, he went to the drawer and took out another set of papers before sitting down and picking up the pencil once again. He first sketched out a few chest pieces on the topmost part of the paper - three to be precise. First was a rather simple-looking, full-enclosing piece of leather armor bound by stripes and belts. Second was mail armor, covering his head, neck and torso; it was rather primitive and simple, aimed entirely at efficiency. And the third was a full-plated steel chest piece. It had protrusions around breasts which sank down to flat angle at the abdomen. Backside and frontside were separated pieces linked by either flat, iron chain or sturdy leather belts. There were wide, angled gashes around shoulders and armpits designed to inspire flexibility. After looking at them for a while, he decided to elaborate on the first piece - simple, leather armor.

Taking up the central piece of paper, he first sketched it in a larger side, before taking some space to dismantle it at the side and lay it open; he then drew the belts and stripes separately, jotted down what he thought were best ingredients for base crafting as well as further enhancement, what tools he'd have to use as well as the best-suited technique for leatherworking. However, the moment he was done, he flashed an angry smile at the piece of paper and crumpled it with gusto before throwing it at the wall. He finally closed his eyes for a moment before breathing in deeply and getting off the chair. He first went downstairs and realized that neither Ella nor Eggor were in before taking off to the bathroom. Filling the wooden bucket with water quickly, he took off his stinky clothes and jumped in. Relaxing, he dozed off once again, but this time into a dreamless sleep. By the time he woke up, he finally felt rested after an entire weak. Leaving the bucket, he first tried himself with a towel before putting on a new set of clothes.

Exiting the bathroom, he headed off to the kitchen and noticed that Ella was preparing diner while Eggor was sitting down, reading some sort of a book. Ah, looks like I still have to ask the old fart what am I doing wrong… he begrudgingly admitted inside before moving over and sitting down next to him.

"Oh, thank god you finally took a bath!" Eggor exclaimed as he put down the book. "You stank worse than a corpse of a horse! Ha ha!"

"…"

"Ah, you're really getting better!" Ella said as she flashed the two a smile.

"Of course, of course. I told you long time ago I'm quite talented at it!" Eggor said, puffing his chest out in pride.

"Old man, I've got a technical question for you." Lino ignored everything and immediately decided to get it over with.

"Oh? What question?"

"I've been… I've been trying to fix up some designs for my armor over the past week," Lino explained while smiling bitterly. "However, no matter what I draw up just… never feels enough. It isn't that the armors wouldn't fit me, or that they aren't good enough, or that they are impractical or too practical… from the technical standpoint, I suppose everything is fine. It's just that… whenever I look at the designs, I just feel something's off."

"… hmm," Eggor thought for a moment. Wow, this brat is actually asking me a proper question for a change!! Looks like his little adventure really hit him hard… "Usually, when something feels instinctively off rather than technically, it's because the design is lacking you."

"Eh? What's that mean?" Lino tilted his head in confusion.

"For instance, think back to your [Celestial Rod]," Eggor said. "You never hit a bump in the road during the design because you poured who you are into it, your own vision. However, from the sounds of it, you aren't doing the same with the armor; you're thinking of practicality - of the best way to protect yourself. While that's admirable and a core teaching I don't want you to disregard, it's all for naught if the design is lacking you."

"… are you telling me to make a multi-form armor?" Lino asked as he looked at Eggor strangely.

"… yeah, sure, why don't you just make a multi-form house?!"

"…"

"It doesn't have to be something so grand," Eggor elaborated. "Occasionally, when it happens to me, it's perhaps because I forgot to include my favorite ingredient, or because I forgot to include various Void arrays for hidden weapons, or even something as simple as not including my insignia. This isn't something I can help you deal with; you yourself have to find out what is it that's missing, what of you you forgot to include in the design. Sometimes, you'll even have to craft the item itself to understand what is missing."

"…" Lino sunk deep into thought as he contemplated Eggor's words. The latter was indeed right; he set out to design an armor that would specifically increase his defenses. His one-month-long-coma had frightened him quite a bit, and realizing that he'd be going to the Capital soon enough, he felt like he needed strong reassurance to protect himself. Though he did think about implementing various ideas, as long as he found they would downgrade armor's overall defenses, he'd abandon them almost immediately. That's it!! As though suddenly struck by inspiration, he jumped onto his feet and almost subconsciously began going upstairs. I never designed [Celestial Rod] with the damage or defense or such absolutes in mind!! I designed it with the idea of diversity; a multi-tool that can do many things that differ! That's what the designs were lacking!! All armors were just… well, armors! They offered top-notch protection and practicality but nothing outside of that! I never wanted to be that kind of a blacksmith, one that just dealt in absolutes; didn't I want to explore the craft to the very ends? To vary the very concepts and ideas that it's defined by?! Why am I restricting myself by the traditions when I never gave single fuck about them anyway?!

"…" looking at Lino storm off, Eggor couldn't help but smile faintly. "He's come a long way, huh."

"Are you finally starting to warm up to him?" Ella asked as she sat next to him while a kettle behind her began to wheeze.

"… are you sure about sending him to the Capital?" Eggor asked instead of answering her. "Looks like the events shook him up pretty bad. He hasn't talked about it since, and has instead locked himself up in a room and focused entirely on designing armor to protect himself."

"… I don't know myself," Ella sighed, shaking her head lightly. "I truly didn't imagine something so ominous would be hiding here. Had I known, I wouldn't have sent him to the Umbra Mountain Range in the first place. But, now, he'd already seen it. Perhaps, without understand it fully, he'd never be able to stop fearing it."

"… perhaps." Eggor nodded faintly. "I honestly don't even know how he found it in himself to come as far as he did. When I was his age, I was nothing short of a scrawny coward afraid of the world… and I was even properly educated and had protection of various Elders."

"Heh, even I wasn't any better." Ella said with a self-reproaching smile. "I was far, far, far stronger than he is currently and enjoyed treatment of heavens… yet, I was always paranoid, afraid, unsure of myself. Maybe it's the ignorance that's fueling his courage… or maybe that's just how he is."

"I'd rather say that's how he is," Eggor said as he looked at her and smiled lightly. "Something in his eyes tells me so. Perhaps, one day, he might even give us a shock."

"That would be wonderful."

"When are you leaving?" Eggor asked.

"After I have a talk with him," Ella replied, smiling. "Don't miss me too much, alright?"

"That's impossible," Eggor sighed. "Keep yourself safe, alright?"

"I will, don't worry. You're the one I'm worried about the most."

"… heh, even your Grandfather would have to sacrifice both his balls to kill me," Eggor said as he stuck out his chest proudly. "Let alone some half-baked Demons."

"… why… why do you always mention my Grandfather's balls?! Do you really want me to vomit?!"

"… khm, sorry. I just really want to squash them. The guy just pisses me off."

"Ah, it's no wonder you guys never liked each other," Ella said, sighing. "Every time you'd leave, he'd always come to my room and hold a three-hour long lecture over how you're just a brainless blacksmith who can do nothing but hold a hammer and how I'm ten clouds above you and undeserving of you. When he realized it wasn't working, he started saying how he 'researched' into you and learned that you're actually a very ugly woman too ashamed to admit it so you pretend to be a guy…"

"… I will kill that fucking bastard!!" Eggor roared in anger as his cheeks flushed in beet red.

Chapter end

Report
Catalogue
Chapter 572: New Tomorrow (III)
Chapter 571: New Tomorrow (II)
Chapter 570: New Tomorrow (I)
Chapter 569: The Peaceful Days
Chapter 568: The Lumps of Forever
Chapter 567: To Life
Chapter 566: Shattered Hearts
Chapter 565: Edifice of Destruction (III)
Chapter 564: Edifice of Destruction (II)
Chapter 563: Edifice of Destruction (I)
Chapter 562: Lonely Flowers
Chapter 561: The Shadows Cast
Chapter 560: Ineffable Crown
Chapter 559: Two Kids, a Nervous Wreck and a Weirdo
Chapter 558: Musings of the Strangers
Chapter 557: Shameless
Chapter 556: Moon-hung
Chapter 555: The Crutch
Chapter 554: Return of the King
Chapter 553: Rules of the Empire
Chapter 552: Incandescent Lights
Chapter 551: Rain
Chapter 550: The Cosmic Stage
Chapter 549: Savior (III)
Chapter 548: Savior (II)
Chapter 547: Savior (I)
Chapter 546: Newcomers
Chapter 545: Memories
Chapter 544: Weight of the Past
Chapter 543: Simple Things
Chapter 542: Goodbye
Chapter 541: World-Eater (II)
Chapter 540: World-Eater (I)
Chapter 539: Flames of Destruction (X)
Chapter 538: Flames of Destruction (IX)
Chapter 537: Flames of Destruction (VIII)
Chapter 536: Flames of Destruction (VII)
Chapter 535: Flames of Destruction (VI)
Chapter 534: Flames of Destruction (V)
Chapter 533: Flames of Destruction (IV)
Chapter 532: Flames of Destruction (III)
Chapter 531: Flames of Destruction (II)
Chapter 530: Flames of Destruction (I)
Chapter 529: Divinity
Chapter 528: Indulgent
Chapter 527: The Chosen
Chapter 526: The Creator's Call
Chapter 525: The Empyrion
Chapter 524: The Journey Over
Chapter 523: Sanctum's End (X)
Chapter 522: Sanctum's End (IX)
Chapter 521: Sanctum's End (VIII)
Chapter 520: Sanctum's End (VII)
Chapter 519: Sanctum's End (VI)
Chapter 518: Sanctum's End (V)
Chapter 517: Sanctum's End (IV)
Chapter 516: Sanctum's End (III)
Chapter 515: Sanctum's End (II)
Chapter 514: Sanctum's End (I)
Chapter 513: Pillars of Chaos
Chapter 512: The Quintessential Truths
Chapter 511: The Traces
Chapter 510: Alana
Chapter 509: Dark Apathy
Chapter 508: Settling Ashes
Chapter 507: Symphonies
Chapter 506: Edifice of Creation
Chapter 505: The Last Resort
Chapter 504: Will of the Spear
Chapter 503: Eternity in a Blade
Chapter 502: The Young Blood
Chapter 501: The Onslaught
Chapter 500: The Unhinged
Chapter 499: Primeval
Chapter 498: Nothing
Chapter 497: Heart-Sung Defiance
Chapter 496: Nature of Nurture
Chapter 495: The Chronomancer
Chapter 494: Beautiful Light
Chapter 493: Path of the Creator
Chapter 492: The Eternal Shroud
Chapter 491: Trespassers
Chapter 490: Flights of Hearts
Chapter 489: The Purpose
Chapter 488: Firefly
Chapter 487: Invasion (IV)
Chapter 486: Invasion (III)
Chapter 485: Invasion (II)
Chapter 484: Invasion (I)
Chapter 483: Tempest Ferments
Chapter 482: The Extremes
Chapter 481: One
Chapter 480: The Return
Chapter 479: The First Empyrean (IV)
Chapter 478: The First Empyrean (III)
Chapter 477: The First Empyrean (II)
Chapter 476: The First Empyrean
Chapter 475: To Defend the Home
Chapter 474: Breaking the Chains (VII)
Chapter 473: Breaking the Chains (VI)
Chapter 472: Breaking the Chains (V)
Chapter 471: Breaking the Chains (IV)
Chapter 470: Breaking the Chains (III)
Chapter 469: Breaking the Chains (II)
Chapter 468: Breaking the Chains (I)
Chapter 467: Where it All Began
Chapter 466: Emperor of the West
Chapter 465: Pushing Forth
Chapter 464: Beyond the Line
Chapter 463: The Western Front
Chapter 462: Two Ends
Chapter 461: World Anew
Chapter 460: Dawn of Grace
Chapter 459: Nine Years (IX)
Chapter 458: Nine Years (VIII)
Chapter 457: Nine Years (VII)
Chapter 456: Nine Years (VI)
Chapter 455: Nine Years (V)
Chapter 454: Nine Years (IV)
Chapter 453: Nine Years (III)
Chapter 452: Nine Years (II)
Chapter 451: Nine Years (I)
Chapter 450: The Last War
Chapter 449: Scars
Chapter 448: Origin War (V)
Chapter 447: Origin War (IV)
Chapter 446: Origin War (III)
Chapter 445: Origin War (II)
Chapter 444: Origin War (I)
Chapter 443: Overwhelming
Chapter 442: Vastitude of Truths
Chapter 441: Becoming of Chaos
Chapter 440: Curse of the Dragon Isles
Chapter 439: Beyond the Differences
Chapter 438: The Prince Forgotten
Chapter 437: The Hollow Isles
Chapter 436: Aaria
Chapter 435: Cruelty of the Scorned
Chapter 434: Edge of the East
Chapter 433: Confoundment of the Newcomer
Chapter 432: Edge of Immortality (III)
Chapter 431: Edge of Immortality (II)
Chapter 430: Edge of Immortality (I)
Chapter 429: Theory of the Craft (III)
Chapter 428: Theory of the Craft (II)
Chapter 427: Theory of the Craft (I)
Chapter 426: Enigmatic Attack
Chapter 425: The Quiddity of Elan
Chapter 424: Overcoming (II)
Chapter 423: Overcoming (I)
Chapter 422: Against the World (IV)
Chapter 421: Against the World (III)
Chapter 420: Against the World (II)
Chapter 419: Against the World (I)
Chapter 418: Seafarer
Chapter 417: The Turning Wheels
Chapter 416: Place of Belonging
Chapter 415: For Tomorrow
Chapter 414: A Mortal Reminder
Chapter 413: Chaos of Void (III)
Chapter 412: Chaos of Void (II)
Chapter 411: Chaos of Void (I)
Chapter 410: The Tempests of Heaven
Chapter 409: Dangwe
Chapter 408: Quiet Before the Storm
Chapter 407: The Council of Chaos
Chapter 406: Uncertainties
Chapter 405: Heart of it All
Chapter 404: The Strange Prince
Chapter 403: Settled Roads
Chapter 402: The Limits
Chapter 401: Provenance
Chapter 400: Age of Empyrean (IX)
Chapter 399: Age of Empyrean (VIII)
Chapter 398: Age of Empyrean (VII)
Chapter 397: Age of Empyrean (VI)
Chapter 396: Age of Empyrean (V)
Chapter 395: Age of Empyrean (IV)
Chapter 394: Age of Empyrean (III)
Chapter 393: Age of Empyrean (II)
Chapter 392: Age of Empyrean (I)
Chapter 391: Everafter
Chapter 390: Heart Over Prejudice
Chapter 389: Face to Face
Chapter 388: Alliances
Chapter 387: Scent of the Void
Chapter 386: Cradled World
Chapter 385: Inevitable
Chapter 384: Meeting in Heaven
Chapter 383: In the Belly of the Beast
Chapter 382: Changes
Chapter 381: Genes
Chapter 380: Bloodlines
Chapter 379: Reasons and Tales
Chapter 378: Law of Entropy
Chapter 377: Always and Forever
Chapter 376: Unbound Dreams
Chapter 375: The Cast of Dawn
Chapter 374: Hallowed Fury
Chapter 373: Divine Smith (VI)
Chapter 372: Prison Break (VI)
Chapter 371: Divine Smith (V)
Chapter 370: Prison Break (V)
Chapter 369: Divine Smith (IV)
Chapter 368: Prison Break (IV)
Chapter 367: Divine Smith (III)
Chapter 366: Prison Break (III)
Chapter 365: Divine Smith (II)
Chapter 364: Prison Break (II)
Chapter 363: Divine Smith (I)
Chapter 362: Prison Break (I)
Chapter 361: Expedition to the Palace
Chapter 360: A New Beginning
Chapter 359: Beckoned Back Together
Chapter 358: To Tame Time
Chapter 357: Shifting Tales
Chapter 356: Void Cult
Chapter 355: Bastion of Knowledge
Chapter 354: Cosmos
Chapter 353: Liberation
Chapter 352: Theory of Everything
Chapter 351: Hannah (III)
Chapter 350: Fire (VI)
Chapter 349: Fire (V)
Chapter 348: Fire (IV)
Chapter 347: Fire (III)
Chapter 346: Fire (II)
Chapter 345: Fire (I)
Chapter 344: Lost Shadow
Chapter 343: Ghost of the Distant Past
Chapter 342: The Founding Seven
Chapter 341: To Change the World
Chapter 340: Full Circle
Chapter 339: Lucky Stars
Chapter 338: Gaze of the Thousand Eyes
Chapter 337: The Holy Holm
Chapter 336: The Bend of Time
Chapter 335: Fight Without Fighting
Chapter 334: Fathers and Sons
Chapter 333: Vestiges of Time and Chaos
Chapter 332: Poise of the Empyrean
Chapter 331: Return Home
Chapter 330: Tales Converge
Chapter 329: Triage
Chapter 328: Jade
Chapter 327: Penumbra
Chapter 326: Gods
Chapter 325: The Owner and the Pet
Chapter 324: Continental Terror
Chapter 323: Fire and Fury (V)
Chapter 322: Fire and Fury (IV)
Chapter 321: Fire and Fury (III)
Chapter 320: Fire and Fury (II)
Chapter 317: Plight of the Holy Continent
Chapter 316: A Year Later
Chapter 315: Fire and Fury
Chapter 314: If the World Knew
Chapter 313: Law of Death
Chapter 312: Times of Magic
Chapter 311: Elysian
Chapter 310: Light and Shadow
Chapter 309: Dragon Aspects
Chapter 308: Land of Dragons
Chapter 307: Flying Fortress
Chapter 306: Only Spoken of in Myths
Chapter 305: Inside the Pocket
Chapter 304: Northern Fjords
Chapter 303: Before it All Began (III)
Chapter 302: Before it All Began (II)
Chapter 301: Before it All Began (I)
Chapter 300: The Eternal Watcher
Chapter 299: Reign of Chaos (III)
Chapter 298: Reign of Chaos (II)
Chapter 297: Reign of Chaos (I)
Chapter 296: Catharsis (VII)
Chapter 295: Catharsis (VI)
Chapter 294: Catharsis (V)
Chapter 293: Catharsis (IV)
Chapter 292: Catharsis (III)
Chapter 291: Catharsis (II)
Chapter 290: Catharsis (I)
Chapter 289: Birth of the Order
Chapter 288: Vicious Tongue
Chapter 287: Serendipity
Chapter 286: The Hunted
Chapter 285: Converging Goals
Chapter 284: The Hunt Begins
Chapter 283: Shadows of Entropy
Chapter 282: Beyond Expectations
Chapter 281: Gauntlet of Absolution
Chapter 280: Onslaught of Changes
Chapter 279: Soundless Pyre
Chapter 278: Entropic Resurrection
Chapter 277: Mediator
Chapter 276: Hannah (II)
Chapter 275: Sanctuary (III)
Chapter 274: Sanctuary (II)
Chapter 273: Sanctuary (I)
Chapter 272: Distress Call
Chapter 271: World Over
Chapter 270: Myriad of Hearts
Chapter 269: United
Chapter 268: World on its Knees
Chapter 267: Abyss of Madness
Chapter 266: Back to the Roots
Chapter 265: Yes
Chapter 264: Laws of Nature
Chapter 263: World's First Anomaly
Chapter 262: Hundred Years Vow
Chapter 261: Lady of Inclemency
Chapter 260: Powers That Be
Chapter 259: Hannah (I)
Chapter 258: The Disillusioned Light
Chapter 257: History of the Sword
Chapter 256: Immortal Sword Maiden
Chapter 255: Realities
Chapter 254: The Forgotten Tale (IV)
Chapter 253: The Forgotten Tale (III)
Chapter 252: The Forgotten Tale (II)
Chapter 251: The Forgotten Tale (I)
Chapter 250: Rise and Fall
Chapter 249: The Last Titan
Chapter 248: Unceasing Light
Chapter 247: Forever
Chapter 246: Order of Eternity
Chapter 245: Strengths and Weaknesses
Chapter 244: Gateway of Entropy (III)
Chapter 243: Gateway of Entropy (II)
Chapter 242: Gateway of Entropy (I)
Chapter 241: Rewards
Chapter 240: Down the Line
Chapter 239: Harbinger of Chaos (V)
Chapter 238: Harbinger of Chaos (IV)
Chapter 237: Harbinger of Chaos (III)
Chapter 236: Harbinger of Chaos (II)
Chapter 235: Harbinger of Chaos (I)
Chapter 234: Trials of Ascension
Chapter 233: The Affairs
Chapter 232: The Former Holy Maiden
Chapter 231: Holy Grounds
Chapter 230: Eternal Paradise
Chapter 229: Imperishable Guardian
Chapter 228: One
Chapter 227: Young Hearts
Chapter 226: Alison (IV)
Chapter 225: Daughter of Order
Chapter 224: Into the Fray
Chapter 223: New World
Chapter 222: Into the Titan Realms
Chapter 221: The Naive Ones
Chapter 220: Heavenly Aptitude
Chapter 219: Birth of an Exalted (II)
Chapter 218: Birth of an Exalted (I)
Chapter 217: Nature of Chaos
Chapter 216: From Ashes
Chapter 215: World on Fire
Chapter 214: From All Skies
Chapter 213: For the Future
Chapter 212: Capacity for Evil
Chapter 211: Primal Awakening
Chapter 210: In the Dark (IV)
Chapter 209: In a Cabin 'neath a Tree (IV)
Chapter 208: In the Dark (III)
Chapter 207: In a Cabin 'neath a Tree (III)
Chapter 206: In the Dark (II)
Chapter 205: In a Cabin 'neath a Tree (II)
Chapter 204: In the Dark (I)
Chapter 203: In a Cabin 'neath a Tree (I)
Chapter 202: Aftermath
Chapter 201: Yesteryear (VI)
Chapter 200: An Elysian and an Empyrean
Chapter 199: Collapsing Skies
Chapter 198: Ortum Lucis
Chapter 197: Heaven-Cast Armor Set (II)
Chapter 196: Heaven-Cast Armor Set (I)
Chapter 195: Shaking Hands With a Devil
Chapter 194: War of the Madmen (VI)
Chapter 193: War of the Madmen (V)
Chapter 192: War of the Madmen (IV)
Chapter 191: War of the Madmen (III)
Chapter 190: War of the Madmen (II)
Chapter 189: War of the Madmen (I)
Chapter 188: Hell and Hell
Chapter 187: Sixty-Eight
Chapter 186: Mind of the War
Chapter 185: The Divine Armory
Chapter 184: Crafting Spree
Chapter 183: Hammer of the Heart
Chapter 182: The Holy City
Chapter 181: The Royals
Chapter 180: Readiness
Chapter 179: Peace Offering
Chapter 178: Seventy-Two
Chapter 177: Yesteryear (V)
Chapter 176: Cut From the Same Cloth
Chapter 175: Change of Plans
Chapter 174: Heaven Piercer
Chapter 173: Hellenguard Smithy
Chapter 172: The Grand Halls
Chapter 171: Crossing the Wedge
Chapter 170: The Ends and the Beginnings
Chapter 169: A Fate's Fool
Chapter 168: An Endless Odyssey
Chapter 167: As the Heavens Roll Onward
Chapter 166: Winds of Change
Chapter 165: Crimson Sky
Chapter 164: Grim
Chapter 163: Generosity
Chapter 162: Chaos and Ruin (III)
Chapter 161: Chaos and Ruin (II)
Chapter 160: Chaos and Ruin (I)
Chapter 159: Armed and Proud
Chapter 158: To Answer the Call
Chapter 157: Ancestral Grounds
Chapter 156: A Silent Night
Chapter 155: Northern Frost
Chapter 154: Love at First Sight
Chapter 153: Kvalend Tribe
Chapter 152: Oddballs
Chapter 151: Alison (III)
Chapter 150: Farewell
Chapter 149: Great Descent
Chapter 148: Yesteryear (IV)
Chapter 147: Threads of Thoughts
Chapter 146: Parts and Pieces
Chapter 145: Woken From Slumber
Chapter 144: Clash of Giants (V)
Chapter 143: Clash of the Giants (IV)
Chapter 142: Clash of the Giants (III)
Chapter 141: Clash of Giants (II)
Chapter 140: Clash of Giants (I)
Chapter 139: Reunion
Chapter 138: Home
Chapter 137: Convergence
Chapter 136: Woven Threads of the Forgotten Tale
Chapter 135: Old Friends
Chapter 134: Meeting at the Crossroad
Chapter 133: Terrifying Experts
Chapter 132: Blueprints Aplenty
Chapter 131: Twists of Life
Chapter 130: Lessons and Treasures
Chapter 129: Exploring the Ruins
Chapter 128: Grazynth, Guardian of the Far End (III)
Chapter 127: Grazynth, Guardian of the Far End (II)
Chapter 126: Grazynth, Guardian of the Far End (I)
Chapter 125: Ruins of the Forgotten Kingdom
Chapter 124: Sea of Sand
Chapter 123: Unintended Invitation
Chapter 122: Hired
Chapter 121: Winding Journey
Chapter 120: Rebirth
Chapter 119: Conviction
Chapter 118: An Empress and a Beggar
Chapter 117: Shade
Chapter 116: Choiceless World
Chapter 115: The Forgotten Kingdom
Chapter 114: Demonic Battlefield
Chapter 113: Chapter 113 - The First and Final Breaths
Chapter 112: Chapter 112 - Siege of the Throne (IV)
Chapter 111: Chapter 111 - Siege of the Throne (III)
Chapter 110: Chapter 110 - Siege of the Throne (II)
Chapter 109: Chapter 109 - Siege of the Throne (I)
Chapter 108: Chapter 108 - Inhibitions
Chapter 107: Chapter 107 - A World Beyond the Curtains
Chapter 106: Chapter 106 - The Master's Woes
Chapter 105: Chapter 105 - Brewing Tensions
Chapter 104: Chapter 104 - Storm Before the Apocalypse
Chapter 103: Chapter 103 - -Become my Master!!
Chapter 102: Chapter 102 - Exasperated Third Prince
Chapter 101: Chapter 101 - Beggar and his Dog
Chapter 100: Chapter 100 - End of an Era
Chapter 99: Chapter 99 - Yesteryear (III)
Chapter 98: Chapter 98 - Wrath of an Empyrean (IV)
Chapter 97: Chapter 97 - Wrath of an Empyrean (III)
Chapter 96: Chapter 96 - Wrath of an Empyrean (II)
Chapter 95: Chapter 95 - Wrath of an Empyrean (I)
Chapter 94: Chapter 94 - The Coming
Chapter 93: Chapter 93 - Budding Fury
Chapter 92: Chapter 92 - Heart of the Broken
Chapter 91: Chapter 91 - Hell on Earth
Chapter 90: Chapter 90 - Sealing Heavens
Chapter 89: Chapter 89 - Skydevil Linger
Chapter 88: Chapter 88 - World of Gaia
Chapter 87: Chapter 87 - Ashen Emperor
Chapter 86: Chapter 86 - Fourth Gate Opens
Chapter 85: Chapter 85 - Friend From the Other Side
Chapter 84: Chapter 84 - Mythic Realm
Chapter 83: Chapter 83 - When Things Go Awry
Chapter 82: Chapter 82 - When Things Go Great
Chapter 81: Chapter 81 - Days Before the Auction
Chapter 80: Chapter 80 - Stirring the Valley
Chapter 79: Chapter 79 - Major Ava
Chapter 78: Chapter 78 - Grens City
Chapter 77: Chapter 77 - Valley of Sects
Chapter 76: Chapter 76 - Journey Ahead
Chapter 75: Chapter 75 - Rude Awakening
Chapter 74: Chapter 74 - Twin Shadows
Chapter 73: Chapter 73 - Skydevil Basin
Chapter 72: Chapter 72 - Velin Su
Chapter 71: Chapter 71 - Flying Visitor
Chapter 70: Chapter 70 - The Gathering of Fools
Chapter 69: Chapter 69 - Setting the Stage
Chapter 68: Chapter 68 - Passing of the Torch
Chapter 67: Chapter 67 - Alison (II)
Chapter 66: Chapter 66 - The After-Song
Chapter 65: Chapter 65 - Ashen Fate
Chapter 64: Chapter 64 - World Ender
Chapter 63: Chapter 63 - Abandoned Child
Chapter 62: Chapter 62 - The Worst Sort of Pain
Chapter 61: Chapter 61 - Necropolis
Chapter 60: Chapter 60 - Friend in the Forest
Chapter 59: Chapter 59 - Wings of an Archangel
Chapter 58: Chapter 58 - The Fall
Chapter 57: Chapter 57 - Asmodei
Chapter 56: Chapter 56 - The Fabled Fjords
Chapter 55: Chapter 55 - Qe'll Remembers
Chapter 54: Chapter 54 - Besmirched Hearts
Chapter 53: Chapter 53 - The Distant Home
Chapter 52: Chapter 52 - Journey's Rest
Chapter 51: Chapter 51 - Yesteryear (II)
Chapter 50: Chapter 50 - Until Dawn (IV)
Chapter 49: Chapter 49 - Until Dawn (III)
Chapter 48: Chapter 48 - Until Dawn (II)
Chapter 47: Chapter 47 - Until Dawn (I)
Chapter 46: Chapter 46 - Hearts of Pain
Chapter 45: Chapter 45 - In the Darkest Hour
Chapter 44: Chapter 44 - Before the Dawn
Chapter 43: Chapter 43 - A Spanning Blaze
Chapter 42: Chapter 42 - A Compromise
Chapter 41: Chapter 41 - Barren Luster
Chapter 40: Chapter 40 - Competition
Chapter 39: Chapter 39 - Fate's Twine
Chapter 38: Chapter 38 - Alison
Chapter 37: Chapter 37 - Beyond Tomorrow
Chapter 36: Chapter 36 - Beyond the Veil
Chapter 35: Chapter 35 - Umbra Capital
Chapter 34: Chapter 34 - Onward to Capital
Chapter 33: Chapter 33 - Q'vil's Last Stand (III)
Chapter 32: Chapter 32 - Q'vil's Last Stand (II)
Chapter 31: Chapter 31 - Q'vil's Last Stand (I)
Chapter 30: Chapter 30 - Cooperation
Chapter 29: Chapter 29 - Hell's Ways
Chapter 28: Chapter 28 - To See One's Heart
Chapter 27: Chapter 27 - The Missing Element
Chapter 26: Chapter 26 - Yesteryear (I)
Chapter 25: Chapter 25 - Back Home
Chapter 24: Chapter 24 - Future Plans
Chapter 23: Chapter 23 - Radiant Dragon Spear
Chapter 22: Chapter 22 - Friends in Strange Places
Chapter 21: Chapter 21 - City of Mercenaries
Chapter 20: Chapter 20 - Fury of Shame
Chapter 19: Chapter 19 - Flames of the Cold Cave
Chapter 18: Chapter 18 - Tide of Darkness
Chapter 17: Chapter 17 - Bitter Struggle
Chapter 16: Chapter 16 - Death's Shadow
Chapter 15: Chapter 15 - First Evolution
Chapter 14: Chapter 14 - In the Belly of the Beast
Chapter 13: Chapter 13 - Endo Clan
Chapter 12: Chapter 12 - Devil's Domain
Chapter 11: Chapter 11 - One of their Own
Chapter 10: Chapter 10 - Shrewd Plans
Chapter 9: Chapter 9 - Hidden Powers
Chapter 8: Chapter 8 - A Bastard Demon
Chapter 7: Chapter 7 - Umbra Mountain Range
Chapter 6: Chapter 6 - Primal Spirits
Chapter 5: Chapter 5 - Apparently a Cultivator
Chapter 4: Chapter 4 - A Queer Bastard
Chapter 3: Chapter 3 - Absorbing Knowledge
Chapter 2: Chapter 2 - Foundation
Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - Apprenticed
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