Emily Harris
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Two people were resting outside the entrance of Beast Garden, sitting cross-legged and sipping from a gourd that seemed to never run out. Mist rolled behind them, occasionally revealing the shapes of bushes, trees, or resting, lumbering figures. Gan Salin was describing his adventures in Mind Garden, adding quite a bit of flair. “And then—bam! The snail overlord couldn’t handle my impeccable reasoning and toppled to the ground. There was foam in her mouth, too—I think I gave her…-
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The stone slab crashed down, and everything went dark. It wasn’t just light. All sound from outside disappeared as well, and all Dao perception was blocked by the walls. Jack stayed still in absolute darkness, panting heavily. He remained exhausted from the chase and battle. He still couldn’t believe he was safe. Maybe Longsword would barge in at any moment, angrier than anyone had ever been. Jack was ready to unleash his Life Drop and fight to the death. Only after a few long moments, when nothing…
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After Jack disappeared into the mist, followed by Longsword, Minerva, and a few of their followers who were determined to get the fruit, everyone else was left in an excited silence. They struggled to comprehend what had happened. At the same time, however, they were brewing with excitement. To these people, what Jack had done was the equivalent of a particularly spectacular suicide. As whispers soon spread, debating the how and why of what just happened, only two groups of people remained somber. One…
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Jack dashed through the mist, hoping he was moving in the right direction. Half his mind was occupied with sprinting at full tilt. The other half desperately tried to retrace the path. A third, smaller part was constantly thinking, There were objects in the mist. A boulder here, a plant there, a mound the other way. Little things that had been completely insignificant on the way in now served as waymarks for his memory to work off of. His field of sight, however, was pitiful. Barely nine feet ahead of…
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Jack’s hand wrapped steadily around the blood-red apple—the Dao Sprouting Pill. It fit in his palm snugly. The moment he touched it, the world went silent. Everyone around him paused mid-fight and gaped. Longsword glared with intense hatred. The appearance of the next quest was a bit odd. He wasn’t at the final ring yet. Then again, accessing it was so easy that he might as well be. However, Jack didn’t have time to consider titles and rings right now. He was surrounded by a large number of…
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Jack jumped into the fray with a laughing roar. He could finally see the Lords’ movements clearly. Longsword’s slashes were readable. Priya’s suns were no longer instant. The ice witch’s tubes were slow. He had finally done it. He was strong enough. He could fight these people head-to-head, and he wouldn’t give up this opportunity for anything in the world. Yes, he was a battle maniac. But so what? Priya and Longsword exchanged another strike. Both used the momentum to fly back towards their…
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The moment the final barrier fell, the Lords sprang into action. Their teams followed a beat later, roaring out war cries. Chaos descended instantly. Chotu turned into a golden giant and collided with Bocor, who barely held his ground. The ice witch sent vines of ice to grow around Vocrich, whose darkness devoured them. Kareena’s silver light extinguished the darkness, however, letting the ice vines penetrate Vocrich’s defenses. He twisted away, suffering several nicks and cuts. The dryad’s healing…
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Jack pocketed the experience ball—jewel, actually—and waited. Not much later, Lady Priya approached him. “Hello,” she said, greeting both Jack and the Barren High people. She smiled. “Congratulations, Jack. The Elder has confirmed my previous words. As long as nothing goes wrong, you will be accepted at our faction after Trial Planet. However, the protection of your planet will be decided at the end of its grace period. Is that fine with you?” Jack nodded somberly. Until the Exploding Sun…
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Pulling up the description of Meteor Punch II, he confirmed they were identical. Was the upgrade so small that no change were needed? Or, rather… Jack summoned the power of a Meteor Punch, not throwing it, just holding it in his fist. A few cautious glances were immediately directed his way, but Jack was only paying attention inward. He gasped. Not only was there a new stream of Dao enhancing his fist—the Dao of Power—but his conscious control over the Dao had also increased after using it…
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Trial Planet had nine rings. Garden Ring had twelve gardens. And Trial Garden, the most dangerous but rewarding of those, had a core guarded by seven different formations, one behind the other. In the System’s world, numbers were everywhere—though, if these particular numbers had any mystical meaning attached to them, it flew right over Jack’s head. The entire group paused as they came into sight of the garden’s core. A lone tree stood in the middle, with a single, blood-red apple hanging from…
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