Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37 - Sneaking
Chapter 38 - Target
Chapter 39 - Killing
Chapter 40 - Relaxation
Chapter 41 - Preparation
Chapter 42 - A Future Of Possibilities
Chapter 43 - The Overbal Canyon
Chapter 44 - Exploring
Chapter 45 - Finding Treasure
Chapter 46 - Author'S Novel Giveaway!
Chapter 47 - The Appetizer
Chapter 48 - The Main Course
Chapter 49 - The Spoils
Chapter 50 - A Calm Night
Chapter 51 - Arrival
Chapter 52 - Interlude/Side Chapter: Lost Letters And Found Poetry
Chapter 53 - Meeting
Chapter 54 - Giving Aid
Chapter 55 - Lord Class
Chapter 56 - Standing Alone
Chapter 57 - Success - End Of Volume 2
Chapter 58 - Backlash - Start Of Volume 3
Chapter 59 - Waiting
Chapter 60 - Awakening
Chapter 61 - A Question
Chapter 62 - Willpower
Chapter 63 - Identity
Chapter 64 - Something Goes Right
Chapter 65 - Setting Off For Blizzaria
Chapter 66 - Travel
Chapter 67 - Magic
Chapter 68 - New Forms And New Abilities
Chapter 69 - Taking Root
Chapter 70 - Veritas
Chapter 71 - Encounter
Chapter 72 - Shades
Chapter 73 - A Meeting Of Proportions
Chapter 74 - Arrival At Icicar
Chapter 75 - Meeting The Lightsworn Fox
Chapter 76 - Memories
Chapter 77 - Clashing With The Shades
Chapter 78 - Yukeli
Chapter 79 - Breaking In
Chapter 80 - Sun Wukong Vs Zero
Chapter 81 - The Red Portal
Chapter 82 - The Darkness Left By Yukeli
Chapter 83 - Dorian Vs The King Class Grakon
Chapter 84 - Give And Take
Chapter 85 - Leaving
Chapter 86 - Developments 2 Weeks Later
Chapter 87 - Leaving Blizzaria
Chapter 88 - Crossing The World Bridge Thud
Chapter 89 - History
Chapter 90 - Becoming A Dragon Once Again
Chapter 91 - Surrounded
Chapter 92 - Unexpected
Chapter 93 - Enemy Attack
Chapter 94 - Fighting Back
Chapter 95 - The Return Of The Godly Dragon
Chapter 96 - Casino "Cree!"
Chapter 97 - The Blue Seal Casino
Chapter 98 - Gambling
Chapter 99 - Another One
Chapter 100 - Building Up
Chapter 101 - A Heroic Stand
Chapter 102 - Battle
Chapter 103 - Barrier
Chapter 104 - Yukeli Awakens
Chapter 105 - Fighting Back
Chapter 106 - Rest
Chapter 107 - New Ability
Chapter 108 - Moving Forward Several Hours Later…
Chapter 109 - Lord Ru, The Alchemist
Chapter 110 - Shorn Soul Repair Pill
Chapter 111 - Attack - End Of Volume 4
Chapter 112 - Dragon Meets Dragon
Chapter 113 - A Talk
Chapter 114 - The Vice-Heads
Chapter 115 - Two Battles
Chapter 116 - Pointless
Chapter 117 - Leaving
Chapter 118 - The Law Of Wrath
Chapter 119 - Competition
Chapter 120 - Question
Chapter 121 - Knives
Chapter 122 - Family
Chapter 123 - Arrival
Chapter 124 - Determination
Chapter 125 - Encounter
Chapter 126 - Meeting Aron
Chapter 127 - Running Into A Wall
Chapter 128 - Tomorrow
Chapter 129 - Surfacing
Chapter 130 - Appearance
Chapter 131 - Battle For The Entrance
Chapter 132 - Realization
Chapter 133
Chapter 134 - Reveal
Chapter 135 - Needed
Chapter 136 - Valor
Chapter 137 - The Door
Chapter 138 - Punch
Chapter 139 - Tiny
Chapter 140 - Future
Chapter 141 - Treasure
Chapter 142 - Start
Chapter 143 - [2 In 1 Bonus Chapter!] Unfolding
Chapter 144 - Success
Chapter 145 - Finale - End Of Volume 5
Chapter 146 - Landed (Start Of Volume 6)
Chapter 147 - Upgrade
Chapter 148 - New Laws
Chapter 149 - Come Back
Chapter 150 - My Name
Chapter 151 I Accep
Chapter 152 Pointers
Chapter 153 Resolution
Chapter 154 A New Journey
Chapter 155 Reputation
Chapter 156 Greeting
Chapter 157 The Mighty
Chapter 158 Lasers
Chapter 159 Violent Encounter
Chapter 160 Comba
Chapter 161 Fast Progress
Chapter 162 Onward
Chapter 163 Safe Travel
Chapter 164 The Life Years Dream Zone
Chapter 165 Escape
Chapter 166 The Second Stage
Chapter 167 Charging Into The Trap
Chapter 168 Last Confrontation
Chapter 169 Escape
Chapter 170 Arrival On Shaptle - End Of Volume 6
Chapter 171 Progression
Chapter 172 Improvemen
Chapter 173 Confrontation
Chapter 174 Figh
Chapter 175 Blasting Off Again
Chapter 176 Impressed
Chapter 177 Superior Moon Auction House
Chapter 178 Confrontations
Chapter 179 Crossing
Chapter 180 Moria
Chapter 181 Castle
Chapter 182 Trap
Chapter 183 Stairs
Chapter 184 Law
Chapter 185 Chains
Chapter 186 Cleanse
Chapter 187 Disciple
Chapter 188 Break
Chapter 189 Inheritence
Chapter 190 New Developments
Chapter 191 Stand
Chapter 192 Savior
Chapter 193 Pride
Chapter 194 Truth
Chapter 195 Lord Inigo
Chapter 196 Dare
Chapter 197 Merge
Chapter 198 Original
Chapter 199 Twis
Chapter 200 Guardian Knights
Chapter 201 Meeting
Chapter 202 The Thunder Sain
Chapter 203 Status
Chapter 204 Thanksgiving
Chapter 205 Warping Turkey
Chapter 205 The Saga Of The Godly Turkey
Chapter 206 Shear
Chapter 207 Absorb
Chapter 208 Rescue
Chapter 209 Reason
Chapter 210 Block
Chapter 211 End End Of Volume
Chapter 212 Date 2-Chapters-In-1
Chapter 213 Return
Chapter 214 World Phenomena
Chapter 215 The Core
Chapter 216 Annihilate
Chapter 217 Back
Chapter 218 Bound For Icicar Once More
Chapter 219 Discovery
Chapter 220 Lure
Chapter 221 King Class
Chapter 222 Impending
Chapter 223 Everything
Chapter 224 Found
Chapter 225 Fated
Chapter 226 Breakthrough
Chapter 227 Facing Death
Chapter 228: Zero Vs Wukong
Chapter 229: Eyes
Chapter 230: Revelation
Chapter 231: Focus
Chapter 232: A Final Beginning
Chapter 233: Accumulation
Chapter 234: Reason
Chapter 235: Teleport
Chapter 236: Alliance
Chapter 237: Split Paths
Chapter 238: Solace Hall
Categories Genre: Action, Adventure, All, Fantasy, Harem, Ongoing Status: Ongoing ______
Total Chapters in book: 240
Estimated words: 686049 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3430(@200wpm)___ 2744(@250wpm)___ 2287(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 686049 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3430(@200wpm)___ 2744(@250wpm)___ 2287(@300wpm)
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SWISH
SWISH
SWISH
"Arrrrgh!"
"I'm hit!"
"It's a raid! Everyone ready up!"
"It must be the target!"
Yells of pain lit up the night, underscoring a fierce voice attempting to establish order on a large mountain outcropping on the Normal World of Yafik. It was just past midnight on the planet, several hours into their normal sleep cycle for most of the yelling Shades.
"Enemy attack!"
Yafik was one of the Western Worlds of the Shade Commune. It wasn't one of the Worlds that bordered other Major Powers, but was more than 20 worlds deep within Commune territory. It was very close to the Central Worlds of the Commune, the area directly controlled by the Shade King.
The Western Worlds were typically overseen by the Western Duke of Shadow, Duke Ilka. However, due to the huge ongoing war that the Shade King was waging, the Western Worlds saw a large amount of movement from forces headed to fortify certain worlds or on patrol.
The roughly 400 Shades that were camped out on the mountain outcropping were all members of the official King's Army, the premier force of the Shade King.
Specifically, this was one of the Self Defense Scouting Forces, or the SDSF as they were known in the Commune. These were powerful military groups assigned behind lines to patrol the Worlds controlled by the Commune during the war, to hunt for spies or infiltrated military forces that might seek to cause chaos.
The fact of the matter was: there were simply too many large World Bridges and too many Worlds for any Major Power to realistically block off all access. Therefore, sending out roaming groups full of powerful fighters and Fate Wizards on patrol was the next best option.
Fate Wizards could help narrow down intruder's locations, especially considering almost all inhabitants of the Shade Commune were Shades. The rest of the group was composed of Mystic Martial Artists and various Wizards prepared for combat.
"Only 10 Lord Class Wizards with this group, yet nearly 400 Grandmaster Class experts..."A gruff, manly voice noted this, a quiet observation made as a cloaked figure looked down upon the chaotic campsite from a neighboring mountain several thousand meters away. In his hands was a slim, red wooden bow that glowed with faint red light.
"Shades have to train hard to reach that Class, they aren't like Vampires, though they have it better than Humans. Still, I suppose when your total population exceeds 2 trillion and your natural growth reaches Sky Class, there are bound to be countless experts below Lord Class." The cloaked figure shrugged.
"If you hadn't caught my trail and started trying to hunt me down, I would've spared you. I can't afford to let myself be tracked yet, not when I'm only a few Worlds away from the Shade King. My capture would only result in a horrible death." The cloaked figured sighed and shook his head. He had no illusions that he could match up with one of the strongest beings in all of existence.
The Shade King, Hasith Shanty, ranked 5th on the Recording of Might.
"If I wipe them out with Houye's Final Bow, I won't leave a trail behind and the Shades will be back to square one on tracking me. Even more assuredly if I use my Summoning Magic to enhance my control of it." He nodded,
"Their reaction proves they don't have any final contingencies that could obstruct me. It's time to end this." The cloaked man raised the bow, aiming it down toward the mountain outcropping nearly 5000 meters distant. A rainbow colored Aura began to swirl about him, causing the ground beneath him to crack slightly as he readied himself.
The rainbow Aura that surrounded the man abruptly condensed, clinging tightly to his body. The air around him whipped back and forth as the rainbow colored energy directly began to flow into him, vastly increasing the physical strength of the archer.
This was the 'Super State' of an Inheritor of Pride. The man's strength, defense, and speed were all vastly increased. In addition, his physical presence became overwhelming. He became a virtual Embodiment of Pride, a simple glance from him containing the weight of a thousand kings.
"Allow me, Leader, to test a technique I made just to target large groups like you." Leader began, aiming his bow slightly upward of the camp.
"Summoning Magic: Ruler's Bow. Summoning Magic: Morph." Leader cast two Spells in quick succession. An image of a transparent, wooden bow appeared and superimposed itself on Houye's Final Bow. Immediately, the red bow seemed to grow more noble, gaining a sense of presence that it hadn't had before, becoming easier for Leader to control the powerful Artifact.
Leader raised the bow almost fully upward, pulling back on it. Energy swarmed around the air as a large, meter long red arrow formed, natural energy condensing into it.
He held this pose for several seconds as the Shade's in the campsite began to spread out and prepare themselves. Leader's eyes mentally tracked each and every Shade, marking them.
"Suffer my 'Rain of Pride' attack."
WHOOSH
Leader unleashed the shot.
The red arrow blasted off high into the air instantly, moving incredibly quickly. As soon as it was unleashed, it began to build up a massive amount of energy, drawing upon the Laws of the universe as it moved to grow bigger and bigger.
It sailed through the air until it was several hundred meters above the mountain where the Shades were milling about.
BOOM
The arrow exploded as soon as it reached its apex, directly above the Shade encampment. This explosion was huge, bright light and energy flashing into the night. It caught the attention of all of the Shades as they looked skyward.
And a moment later, from that explosion, came a beautiful rain of death.
There were 406 Shades as part of the force pursuing Leader.
From that explosion, 406 blazing arrows came down, each one rippling through the air at a vast speed. The arrows crackled with energy as they hurtled towards the Shades, leaving streaking trails of light in the sky. It looked like a magnificent, and deadly, storm of bright red light, raining down upon the Shades.
"By the Heavens…"
"Get cover! Get cover!"
"Shields up!"
"No!"
WHOOSH
406 arrows shot down with impeccable accuracy, each one hitting their target with pinpoint precision.
There was no large explosion of energy nor was the Shade encampment obliterated. The arrows rained down full of deadly energy, but they made almost no noise as they swished through the air.
Instead, those arrows almost silently pierced through the heart of each and every one of those 406 Shades, obliterating any Wizard's innate barriers, each one imbued with the Law of Pride and a massive amount of piercing energy.
Plate armor, Magic protections, shields, Artifacts, everything in the way of the arrows was obliterated in one, final impact.
Of all the Shades present, two of the Lord Class Wizards managed to resist the arrow targeted at them for a brief moment. Green and blue light flashed around these two Wizards as they desperately held off the attack for approximately 0.1 and 0.3 seconds respectively.
After that, however, their resistance failed and both joined the rest as the red arrows pierced through their hearts, the hostile, imbued energy from the Law of Pride instantly spreading throughout their body and ravaging them.
THUD
A collective, loud thud rang out as all 406 Shades fell to the ground, weapons and armor falling lifelessly from their hands.
Killed instantly.
"Wow…" Leader muttered, his eyes widened as he looked at his bow. The faintly glowing red bow still had its majestic, enhanced appearance. A faint look of exhaustion could be seen in his eyes, but it wasn't as if he had no energy at all left. He had used roughly 1/3rd of his energy in controlling and firing that attack.
Enough to make him feel worn out, but not enough to drain him dry.
"Houye… your bow really was something else, huh? Even I wasn't sure if I could pull that off… That's an attack that is at least at the Pseudo-Angelic level…" Leader took a quiet moment to look at the scene. The mountain encampment had become a mass grave.
He shrugged.
"War is war." His body vanished as he began to jump and travel towards the encampment, leaving the mountain he was currently on. He had no pity for those that tried to kill him.
In just a few moments, he crossed the several thousands of meters of distance, arriving at the now lifeless encampment. His body maintained its 'Super State' as he readied himself to react to any threats.
Leader quickly picked out all of the Lord Class Wizards, snagging their Spatial Rings. He went through them, snagging anything of value or importance. He avoided taking anything that might be used to track him, only taking general items that might prove useful and reading any intelligence reports or plans.
"Oh? A new intelligence briefing?" Leader finished searching the Spatial Rings of one of the commanding Lord Class Wizards, the apparent Fate Wizard by his belongings, finding something of interest in his ring.
"A new hero has arisen named Lord Inigo? He is on a crusade to wipe out the Ruins of the Demon Emperor and slay all Demons? He is a Holy Avenger, a powerful Swordmaster nearing the level of a Saint intent on vanquishing the Demon Race in its entirety?" Leader read from the report, his tone getting darker and darker. As he finished speaking, the rippling Aura of Pride that swarmed around him caused the air itself to tremble.
"This… this…" Leader's hands shook as he crumpled up the intelligence report, incinerating it with a wave of his hand.
"That absolute VILLAIN! Your existence itself is a blot on reality! How DARE you say you will wipe my kind out. What have I ever done to you?! And if he destroys the Demonic Inheritance before the Great Lord can get there…" His words were dangerously calm, an undercurrent of rage hiding.
"Great Lord, forgive me. I will need to put my mission to find and join you on pause for now." His eyes flashed darkly,
"There is a Shade I must kill first."
.. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dorian shivered slightly as he rested in meditation, feeling unnerved for some reason. He shook the feeling aside, however, as he renewed his focus.
'Ausra, is it possible to show my progress in absorbing and understanding the Laws of the Universe to me?' Dorian queried. He was sitting down peacefully in a dimly lit wooden room, upon a large, comfortable plush bed. A second bed could be seen across from his, where Helena rested peacefully.
'Scanning… calculating… It's possible I may be able to project field estimates correlated to the amount of energy you have absorbed to project your progress at rough levels. My calculations would only be able to project an understanding in rough figures, and only up to 99% completion. Reaching 100% would automatically promote you to the King Class.'
Dorian's eyes lit up. He hadn't thought about this before, but it made sense. The Soul Spell Matrix Genie in his soul was incredibly useful and could function in a similar manner to the theoretical 'Ai' from Earth. Simply using her calculative power, it seemed it would be possible to estimate his rough progress.
'That's fine! Just show me my progress! I don't care if you can't give anything super specific!'
'Acknowledged. Running parameters now…'
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Laws Progress
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Law of Valor: 21%
Law of Mercy: 13%
Law of Greed: 16%
Law of Wrath: 37%
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'These percentages are rough estimates based on my preliminary findings. More information about each Law is needed if you wish to confirm if these are perfectly accurate.' Ausra informed him quietly.
'I got it, I got it.' He thought, nodding his head as he looked over the figures. They were similar to what he expected. He used the Law of Valor often because of its powers, so it made sense that it was one he understood a great deal. He had only recently gotten the Law of Mercy and his understanding of it was still limited. The Law of Greed he had gotten recently too, but he was a bit better about using it because of its effects on his soul.
As for the Law of Wrath… it was the first real Law he ever obtained. It was obviously the one he would know most extensively.
The Law of Life and Law of Fire were two other Laws that he'd had a tiny bit of experience with, but only through minor amounts of Magic and the innate connections of some of his forms. Without experiencing a full Lord Class Baptism, his understanding in either was negligible.
'But it's only 37%?' He shook his head as he considered this, disappointed. How long would it take for him to reach King Class?
If regular practitioners had heard Dorian complain, many of them might have felt the urge to strangle Dorian. To be someone that was studying multiple Laws already was something few Wizards or Mystic Martial Artists would even dream of. To master a single Law to the extent Dorian had in such a brief amount of time…
It was enough to drive even the staunchest experts insane with greed and jealousy. They might even have a chance to experience enlightenment and understand the Law of Envy solely from the trauma.
'The more you understand a Law, the harder it will be to increase your understanding. The difference between 37% and 47% is not merely 10%. This will increase the closer you get to fully understanding a Law.' Ausra sent him a notification, helping explain how the chart worked.
'Got it.' That was the same as the info he'd gained in regards to reaching King Class. The closer you got, the harder it was to advance.
He took several deep breaths before relaxing. The world around him was silent and peaceful. He took a quiet moment to reflect.
The past couple of days had been incredibly eventful. Things seemed to happen at an extremely fast pace, the progression he made frightening even himself.
With his newfound fame being spread throughout the land, Dorian had become a figure of legend. And, upon learning that he really was being hunted and that the Anomaly Fifteen was going to try and obstruct him, Dorian decided to make use of that fame.
He began to raise an army.
He started out simple. Everyone was aware, apparently, that he was traveling to Moria. The rumors said he was on a mission to reach the Demonic Ruins and save his wife, with most of the other details lost or exaggerated in transmission.
As Dorian boarded the Flying Ship, he began to let everyone know that he was raising an army, a force to help him conquer the Demon Emperor's Ruins. As he travelled across the planet from this Normal World to the World Bridge that exited it, he let everyone know exactly what he was doing. Word was quickly spread thanks to Magic and the many parties interested in him.
And, as a result, powerful Shades began to flock towards him.
Thousands of Shades were ready to throw themselves forward to join the journey of a man they saw as a heroic lord. The Church of Light's skill in spreading news and stories, and convincing the populace of the truth of those stories, was incredible. It was technically propaganda, but Dorian wasn't going to complain about that right now.
Dorian also made it clear that he would accept only Lord Class Wizards and above, largely cutting down on the number trying to directly join. While there could be great use in a large force at the Grandmaster Class, Dorian was well aware that his leadership and strategic abilities weren't suited for large scale command. At least, not without practice and training.
By the time he made it across planet to the World Bridge and passed through to the next World with a new chartered Flying Ship, reaching the next World Bridge, dozens of Lord Class experts were waiting for him at the city he touched down in.
Powerful experts were already swarming towards Moria due to hearing Dorian's tale. Upon learning he was actively recruiting an army, these folks rushed to sign up, pledging their allegiance.
There were even 3 Early King Class Mystic Martial Artists that had joined his team. Dorian immediately placed each of the three as his Captains, serving under him, and leading a third of the Lord Class Wizards and Mystic Martial Artists each.
While Dorian personally had little experience leading such a force, the King Class Mystic Martial Artists were all wizened experts, ready to lead the charge against the 'vile Demonic remnants' and 'cleanse Moria' for the greater good.
His army, which he named the Moria Liberation Force, grew stronger by the day.
As he considered all of this, he saw that morning light was starting to filter in through the shuttered wooden window on the edge of his room. He was currently traveling through the night on a large-scale Flying Galley. The rowdy sounds of the crew working atop the deck just faintly filtered down as they became more active.
A light knock drew Dorian's attention. He stood up from his meditation, glancing at Helena briefly. She was still quietly resting, her full focus on healing.
He opened the door, slipping outside and shutting it quietly as he looked at the person outside.
One of the three King Class Mystic Martial Artists, an elderly Shade named Fabian who was an expert with a long spear.
"Holy Highlord Inigo." Fabian said, bowing slightly. Dorian mentally sighed. It seemed with every title he got, his name became more and more ridiculous. He turned his focus towards the Mystic Martial Artist, examining him. The elderly man was completely bald, with a large brown mustache covering his lips. His skin was leathery, bulging muscles just hidden beneath it.
"We have arrived at the final World before reaching Shaptle, the Border World to Moria!" Fabian continued,
"The Exotic World of Ballians. The mysterious World of Shattered Dreams!"
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Total Chapters in book: 240
Estimated words: 686049 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3430(@200wpm)___ 2744(@250wpm)___ 2287(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 686049 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3430(@200wpm)___ 2744(@250wpm)___ 2287(@300wpm)
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