Taking a deep breath, Jon felt the adrenaline flowing through his form settle, still leaning against the tree behind him for support. The young human glanced in the direction that the enormous ashen-skinned creature strode off towards, seeing the trail of rotting flora and desiccated shrubs it left in its wake.
The blubberous beast enveloped in layers upon layers of fat and displayed a surprising amount of strength considering how quickly it was able to hobble through the forest. With e...
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Holding up the reddish-pink coloured gemstone in two fingers, Jon glanced at the System integration notice before dismissing the page and throwing the fragment into his pocket. While the Fragment Of Flesh almost guaranteed the manifestation of an ability with the Mutation Trait, with the current Mana Cores that Jon had integrated, he was not confident that the outcome would be something he would be pleased with.
After integrating the Fragment Of Incarnation and acquiring the ab...
2025-06-28 06:45:17 +0000 UTC
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“You are not going to get anywhere moping around like this Avahni. What is so special about that human anyway?”, Huo Liyu asked, fluttering around her green haired summoner. The nine-tailed crimson carp swam through the air around Avahni, softly brushing its warm red tail fins against her arms.
[Huo Liyu; Crimson Nine-Tailed Carp] was the second successful summon that Avahni had managed to manifest, although the third one that she had physi...
2025-06-28 06:42:20 +0000 UTC
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Wilheim looked down at the Forest Mana Core in his hands, his brows furrowed inwards, pushing his freckles towards the centre of his face. The floresiensis did not sleep well the previous night, thinking back towards the one-sided discussion Jon had given him not even twelve hours ago.
Wilheim had thought that things were going quite well amongst the three of them. Five if you counted Ru Luan Di and Huo Liyu.
The short-hazelnut skinned humanoid en...
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With his newfound understanding of how to counter dangerous debuffs and afflictions, Jon felt the need to reserve some of the empty slots in his Mana Cores for fragments capable of self-cleansing, refining and even transferring debuffs or afflictions away from himself.
Jon did somewhat regret using his Baron Ranked reward on a Spear Mana Core for a few moments but knew that a Spear Mana Core would serve him just as well as an Incarnation Mana Core, or even an Avatar Mana Core could.
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2025-06-28 06:34:26 +0000 UTC
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Jon spent the rest of the evening under the canopy of his massive bodhi tree summon. Bathed in the soft golden-green glow of her leaves and branches.
Jon had discovered over the previous few days that Rana preferred manifesting herself with her physical body rather than remaining within the gap between Jon’s conscious and subconscious minds. While it had been several thousand years since Rana abandoned her previous physical incarnation and accepted the System request to become a summ...
2025-06-28 06:28:07 +0000 UTC
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Jon continued to bounce ideas off Rana for the remainder of the day. The human and bodhi tree sat in relative solitude, bathed in the soft golden-green glow of the Earthen Treasury Womb. Jon had discovered that the name of his ability, Earthen Treasury Womb was a title, one that Rana was allowed to carry with her even after her transformation from a living being into a summon.
The transformation from a living being into a summoning ability was about as...
2025-06-28 06:24:05 +0000 UTC
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When Jon opened his eyes, he was greeted with the familiar sight of a System notification. A swift glance towards the System Introduction timer let him know that barely two hours had passed since he began his meditation.
Letting out a yawn, Jon tapped on the notification alerting him to his newest Mortal Title Fragment.
Mortal Title Fragment “Sui Generis”: Increases the effectiveness of all abilities with the Self Trait.
Humming, Jon scratched t...
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“You have progressed quite well over short amount of time the System Introduction has been going on for. Just over fifty days since the countdown towards the end of the System Introduction has passed, and yet you have already managed to obtain four Mana Cores Jon," Rana’s voice echoed throughout the riverbank, in her manifested state, the enormous bodhi tree stood at a height exceeding twelve metres, and her diameter more than double that.
Standing underneath her enormous c...
2025-06-28 06:13:23 +0000 UTC
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Jon was brought face to face with the imaginary space that dwelled within himself. Standing atop his Sea Of Knowledge, Jon completely disregarded the wellspring of infinite possibilities that manifested themselves all around him.
Having seen this familiar sight twice now already, the human was more focused on discovering the nature of this imaginary mental landscape. Jon knew that it could influenced by both the integration of specific fragments, such as the Fragment Of...
2025-06-28 06:08:18 +0000 UTC
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Avahni thought long and hard about whether or not to listen to Ru Luan Di and peek into Jon’s pockets. Roland had said that the human known as Jon was hiding several fragments and Mana Cores mixed in with the rest of his belongings.
The not-so-subtle bulge at the bottom of his duffel bag an indication of his words.
Ru Luan Di said that out of all the different types of spiritual energy he could feel emanating from the bag, that at least two were...
2025-06-28 05:56:39 +0000 UTC
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Despite the seriousness of Rana’s cautionary warning, Jon continued chatting happily with Avahni and Wilheim around their campfire, going to bed after the lutin offered to take the next watch. While Jon’s gaze lingered on the selection of Mana Cores available from his task reward, the eighteen-year-old fell asleep while browsing through the list of hundreds, if not thousands of different Mana Cores.
Over the past few weeks, Jon had gotten used to getting up the moment light crept ov...
2025-06-27 11:26:30 +0000 UTC
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Jon sat beside his campfire, gazing towards the crackling embers.
The taste of grilled meat filling his mouth, satisfying the hunger than grumbled within his stomach. Although the blueish-feline was not quite as tasteful as the hound-faced bear he had fought days before, the beast possessed its own unique flavour which the human and lutin could appreciate.
Wilheim on the other hand, seemed somewhat apprehensive after the first bite of the creature. The floresiensis had eaten meat ...
2025-06-27 11:18:26 +0000 UTC
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Jon could hear Rana’s voice hitch within his mind. The movements of the bodhi tree coming to a halt, the sound of rustling of leaves and branches silenced as the Earthen Treasury Womb looked down towards its summoner.
Jon merely stared at the bodhi tree; his hand free to manifest Assail at any moment. While Ashvattha Rana had said they were bound to Jon, as a creature possessing free will and its own emotions and desires, it was alway...
2025-06-27 11:14:40 +0000 UTC
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Jon fell to his knees, feeling the entirety of his Knowledge Mana Core drained of its spiritual energy. He had yet to fully recover from the battle between himself and Han Of The Red Wind, and even with three passive increases to his mana regeneration rate, Jon still felt slightly winded from the fight.
He had seen during Avahni’s attempt at summoning Xochitl that the lutin had similarly drained her Wood Mana Core of almost the entirety of its spiritual energy reserve...
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Jon took the Fragment Of Hunt that Avahni offered, cradling the dodecahedron-shaped gemstone in two hands. Despite the subtle craving in his chest for him to integrate the fragment straight away, Jon merely gave Avahni a smile, leaving her to continue cooking their dinner for the night.
On the other hand, Avahni took the Fragment Of Mind that Jon had given her, swiftly integrating the fragment into her Water Mana Core. With just a casual use of [Eyes Through The Looking Glass
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Mastery evaluation result: Baron.
Jon focused on the singular word, waiting to see if something other than just a single word would appear. After thirty seconds of waiting, Jon realized that he was just staring at the entirety of his evaluation result.
Just the word alone caused Jon to frown in confusion, not understanding if his mastery over [Mine Is The Sea Of Knowledge] was something worth being proud or disappointed in.
The distinct lack...
2025-06-27 10:40:27 +0000 UTC
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Jon returned to the campsite shortly after defeating Han Of The Red Wind. Any lingering thoughts about the mutilation and dismemberment of his corpse thrown to the farthest reaches of Jon’s mind.
Any consideration of decency or a proper burial vanished the moment that Han decided to attack Jon unprovoked. Removing an individual who killed other participants within the small realm did not stress Jon in the slightest, thinking that he was doing the remaining ninetyish-thousand participa...
2025-06-27 10:36:27 +0000 UTC
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With a small grunt, Jon pulled Assail out of the [Winding Wreathe Of Woodland Protection], the barred tip of the spear dripping with a dark crimson liquid.
Jon heard what he thought was the sound of a person crashing onto the ground, causing him to let out a sigh of relief, plunging part of Assail into the ground, leaning most of his weight onto the weapon.
Panting, Jon found it difficult to stabilize his breathing. His breaths we...
2025-06-27 10:33:53 +0000 UTC
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While the effects of [Mine Of Is The Sea of Knowledge] did not change, Jon felt an ease of manipulation over the ability that surpassed that of every other ability within Jon’s current repertoire. Through his understanding and comprehension over the nature of his Sea Of Knowledge, Jon felt as though he could amplify specific effects of his ability, rather than just flood spiritual energy into it, strengthening it as a whole.
His verdant coloured spear...
2025-06-27 10:29:47 +0000 UTC
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The scent of cedarwood filled Jon’s nostrils.
With a flourish of his hand, Jon manifested the weapon born from [Behold Thy Luminous Spear, Clad In Green Radiance].
The spear was a pure green colour, more vibrant than any ordinary gemstone Jon had ever seen before. While Jon had been used to using a makeshift short spear barely a metre in length, the length of his manifested weapon was more than double the span of the spear at his feet.
It was easily over t...
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Sprinting throughout the forest, Jon felt his enhanced physicality being put to work, following the image of the four-legged beast in front of him. The world around Jon blurred as his figure flickered over fallen trees and patches of mud.
The speed at which Jon was moving exceeded that of even the fastest human alive, an acceleration reached through the combination of [Cometh Thy Red Horse Awaits] and [Lamentations Of A Frozen Affection]. Jon had to be ...
2025-06-27 09:52:00 +0000 UTC
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“Share”, he said, causing Avahni’s eyes to widen, and for Wilheim’s fingers instinctively twitch. The eight fragments sitting idly within his sandwich container gleaming with endless possibilities.
Jon had given this matter quite a bit of thought. While his relationship with both Avahni and Wilheim was in the beginning a matter of circumstance, Jon had to admit, that the was growing quite fond of the lutin and floresiensis.
He suspected that he might have been pushing the ...
2025-06-27 09:49:51 +0000 UTC
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Since integrating both his Fragment Of Destruction and Fragment Of Heart into his Ice Mana Core, Jon found himself gradually adapting to the increased physical capabilities that his [Lamentations Of A Frozen Affection] brought him.
It took Jon the better part of three weeks to adjust to this shift in his physical strength, agility, dexterity, and endurance.
Occasionally Jon would activate [Cometh Thy Red Horse Awaits], only to crash into a nearby ...
2025-06-27 09:46:52 +0000 UTC
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Jon was somewhat disappointed that there was no task reward for the completion of Knowledge Mana Core. After integrating the Fragment Of Eyes into his Mana Core, Jon hoped that there would be some sort of reward waiting for him. Unfortunately, there was no such optional task reward.
His System task page had not changed since his last viewing of it, closing it down without claiming the reward of his choice he had saved up.
There was a specific fragment that Jon found himself leanin...
2025-06-27 09:42:36 +0000 UTC
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Jon continued his watch all the way until light started to creep over the horizon. There was no trace of a sun, or a star within the small realm, but light still crept over the distant treetops, illuminating the riverbank and allowing the slow trickle of glistening waters filled Jon’s ears.
Jon counted and roughly estimated that he had spent between five to seven days within the small realm.
The System had not registered the time he spent before the System Introduction began, ca...
2025-06-27 09:39:25 +0000 UTC
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Jon swiftly devoured one of the root-like limbs from Avahni’s summon, feeling himself be filled with a fiery, almost passionate natured spiritual energy. Her summon, whose name he later realized to be “Roland”, was born from the integration of a Fragment Of Ginseng into her Fire Mana Core.
While it did nothing to alleviate the weakening effects caused by [Cometh Thy Red Horse Awaits], it did increase the speed at which his arm recovered from his third-degree burns...
2025-06-27 09:33:50 +0000 UTC
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There was nothing that Jon could have done to block it. Being caught in the same trap that the fire-breathing duck had used on him previously. Jon unconsciously raised his arms upwards, blocking his face from the majority of the blast, immediately feeling an incredible coldness throughout his arms and upper body.
An uncomfortable sensation of numbness settling in moments after.
Jon noticed a system information page appear in front of him.
[Enfeebling Cold
2025-06-27 09:31:14 +0000 UTC
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Jon could hear the loud rhythmic thumping of the approaching beast. A pulsing sensation that was mirrored with the almost explosive beating of his heart within his chest. Every natural fear response or instinct that humanity had accumulated over the entirety of its existence urged Jon to run away.
The deep-seated bellows of the beast alluded to its proportions. The sound of its four legs pounding against the earth hinted at is mass and size. And the fact that it was hunting this strange...
2025-06-27 09:16:28 +0000 UTC
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Jon and Avahni devoured much of their dinner from the previous day.
Despite Jon’s apprehension, the remainder of the delicious peacock-creature was wrapped in layers of large, almost tropical-like leaves which Avahni and her summon had foraged shortly after their meal. Jon had been given the task of washing them, which he took quite seriously, not knowing whether these plants were poisonous, or covered in some strange foreign bacteria.
In order to keep the leftover meat fresh, A...
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