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[Tree] Chapter 500: Bob
🕑 Added 2025-08-18 10:34:55 +0000 UTC[Congratulations Bob, you have been granted sapience by the Origin of Rebirth]
Bob became aware for the first time. Like the big bang, his new consciousness rippled through his body as all the million individual nodes became connected into one single being. They all pulsed in sync as he had his first-ever thought.
"I'm hungry."
There was a lot to unpack here. First, who was I? Apparently, he had a name... Bob.
"Bob hungry."
No wait. "Bob is hungry."
He, the great Bob, was hungry. Why was he great? He decided he was. As for hunger? Why was he hungry? What did he usually eat? How could he eat? Wait, why was his name Bob?
So many questions. Thinking was hard, which made Bob even hungrier.
[You are being promoted to a General Class Ent. Please stand by as your cultivation level is raised, your cognitive processing speed is enhanced, and basic knowledge is imparted to you]
There it was again, the words that had greeted him upon his awakening. He could not read, yet he seemed to understand the meaning behind the words.
Bob was about to become even greater. That made him happy.
Why was he happy? What was happiness? Bob did not know, but he jiggled with excitement. Who knew thinking could be so much fun? His consciousness began to feel heavy as information flooded in. It was all so foreign and fascinating as he sifted through it.
[Raising cultivation level from Soul Fire Realm (approx.) to Nascent Soul Realm 7th Stage. Please stand by]
[Absorbing surrounding Qi]
Bob began to feel warm and satisfied, and his world brightened ever so slightly.
[Absorption rate too slow. Increasing input]
[Absorption rate of surrounding Qi is too slow. Switching to divine energy for a faster ascension rate...]
[Absorption rate too slow. Increasing input]
[Absorption rate still too slow. Increasing input tenfold]
Bob began to feel warmer. Although it wasn't enough to be fully satisfied, he was happy. He was finally starting to feel full. He wasn't sure how much time had passed, as he had never experienced the flow of time before, but it had to have been a while, as he had time to sift through all of the new information he had been granted.
[Due to the immense amount of divine energy within your soul, the manifestation of the Primordial Force of Absorption, also known as the entity 'Bob', has been recognized by the heavens as a demi-divine entity]
"Oh," Bob said. That seemed like a good thing, but he wasn't sure.
He then felt his body being moved somewhere. It was colder than before, and he could feel a wind caressing his outsides. From the information, he knew he was likely 'outside' and there was a 'cold gust.' However, for now, worrying about the outside was too daunting a task. He still had so much to ponder over and discover about himself first.
[Prompting a maximum-strength heavenly tribulation, please stand by]
"A what now? Maximum strength?" Bob quivered in fear. What if it hurt?
[Tribulation has begun]
Bob waited, yet nothing happened. All he felt was a slight tingle.
Doing the slime equivalent of a shrug, he went back to studying.
***
Ashlock was starting to feel bad for the populace of the surrounding cities. When living next to a typical noble family or even sect, a Star Core Realm ascension would be a once-in-a-lifetime event for a mortal, let alone a Nascent Soul Realm one.
But over the last year, there had been more ascensions than he could count, and the one Bob was experiencing was almost on the level of Nyxalia's ascension in Desolark City, formerly known as Nightrose City. The sky was a sea of enraged golden eyes that were doing their absolute best to obliterate Bob by raining down endless divine lightning. Compared to the typical ascension that felt more like a test, Ashlock had no doubts that the heavens were trying their absolute best to kill Bob, and he had to simply watch them try.
After Bob had almost drained his entire Inner World of all his gathered divine energy, his system had informed him that the amount of Qi Bob required to ascend was on another level that only the heavens themselves could provide, which led to the current situation.
Bob casually basked under the heavens' wrath, alone with no cultivation aids, formations, or assistance, and glowing like molten gold, yet otherwise unfazed by the heavens' attempts to smite him down.
It was honestly quite badass. Ashlock suspected that gods far more powerful than he still suffered through tribulations even after making the required preparations, yet Bob didn't care. He was quite literally built different.
"How is the populace reacting to the news?" Ashlock asked Diana as he saw her return to Red Vine Peak while keeping a careful distance from the flashing lightning. She stopped beside the other powerful members of the sect he had posted on Red Vine Peak, ready for Bob's inevitable awakening.
"Quite well, the populace is apparently loving the story," Diana said, showing him the newspaper in her hand. On the front page, a giant title read: The All-Seeing Eye welcomes a new General—Bob the Unstoppable Surge.
Below was an article providing vague information about Bob and the recent rise in strength within the Ashfallen Sect, along with updates on the situation with the Beast Tide and other matters. After the Night of Reckoning and the spread of misinformation, Ashlock came up with the idea of starting a newspaper to share updates with the populace more easily.
"Good," Ashlock said. Of course, with Bob draining his Inner World of divine energy, he decided to make use of this spectacle of his ascension to farm some more divine energy and sacrificial credits. He utilized the newspaper to ensure people's awe of Bob's ascension was directed toward him, allowing him to reap some benefits from the headache and destruction Bob had caused so far.
"There's also an article about Tartarus's grand opening to the public in here," Diana said as she flipped the page. "Vendors and a select few from the sect will be allowed in first to set up their shops, and the cultivators will test out the staircase to make sure everything is working as intended. Oh, that reminds me, Tiberius was wondering if a branch of the Eternal Pursuit Pavilion could be built inside Tartarus."
"Huh, Tiberius? Do you mean the Celestial Warden? Wait, did he and Nox finish their... whatever that was?"
Diana nodded. "It seems they figured things out and are dating again."
"How—" Ashlock began, but then remembered Nox's dryad form and suddenly couldn't blame the man. "Never mind. Did Nox approve of his request?"
"It seems she is on the fence and awaiting your answer."
"Then no."
The abruptness of his refusal seemed to catch Diana off guard, but she nodded in understanding. "I thought so. Allowing an organization that belongs to the Celestial Empire so deep into our sect is a bad idea. I'll let him know the bad news."
"Bad news for him, but I'm sure Nox will be fine with my answer," Ashlock said. He suspected Nox was lonely, which was why she had accepted Tiberius's advances. Allowing him to basically move in after she had spent so long avoiding him felt like too big a step. If Nox had asked him to allow it, he would have considered it. He wasn't one to interfere with his sect members' personal affairs, and while Tartarus was a pocket realm under the Ashfallen Sect, it was entrusted to and controlled by Nox. In a way, she had the final say.
[Bob's cultivation realm has reached the Nascent Soul Realm 7th stage]
[Tribulation has reached its zenith and will soon collapse]
Two system messages appeared in his mind, warning him it was time.
"Everyone, get ready, the tribulation is about to end."
His words seemed to strike a sense of seriousness into everyone present, and he could hardly blame them. It was somewhat horrifying watching a being shrug off such a brutal-looking tribulation like it was nothing.
Larry floated forward, the air around him bending to his Monarch Realm level cultivation. Kaida's tongue flicked out nervously as the Celestial Ink Dragon rechecked the runes engraved on his scales to ensure he was ready to deploy an immense containment formation at a moment's notice. Zephyrine was also here, watching with interest. Diana was holding a sleepy Maple in her arms and took to the skies. He had gathered them all here, as any one person trying to fight Bob was a fool's errand, as the heavens were experiencing. The only way to win was to blast him with as many different Qi types as possible.
"Are you sure this creation of yours will be loyal?" Zephyrine asked. "Because if a soul brimming with that much divine energy goes supernova, nothing within a ten-mile radius will continue to exist."
Khaos was the one to answer, her voice carrying the chill of the void.
"A General's loyalty to the Overlord is absolute."
Zephyrine side-eyed Khaos, who had returned a few days prior from her deep investigation into Stella's pocket realm. Apparently, things were going well, and he had no need to worry.
But when it came to Stella, he found it impossible not to worry. Even if people called him overprotective or too doting, he would conquer the stars if he needed to for her. Which sounded nice in concept, but Stella really had a talent for making him act on his claims.
While he was lost in thought, the tribulation overhead began to wind down as the heavens finally gave up on their worthless attempts to smite the golden blob. Tensions rose as the dust and chaos settled.
Deciding to use Anubis, he had the shadow lich cautiously approach the inert slime. Once Anubis stood before Bob, it was obvious just how much the slime had grown by how it towered over the already tall shadow Ent like a building to a human. If he had to guess, Bob was over twenty meters tall now and almost as wide.
"General Bob, can you hear me?" Ashlock said through Anubis. "It's Ashlock, your—" he paused, searching for the right word, "—creator."
It felt terribly weird to admit he had created a lifeform, at least one as grotesque and monstrous as Bob.
The slime did its equivalent of turning its head as it seemed to curiously take in the world around it. It moved ever so slightly, inspecting the grass and rocks around it, before finally acknowledging the existence of Anubis.
Posturing as if it were about to try eating Anubis, Ashlock asked again, "Bob, can you hear me?"
Looking past Anubis, Bob stared straight at Ashlock's trunk. It was fascinating how expressive the slime could be without a face.
Everyone tensed.
"It's me, Ashlock. Your creator—"
"Father?" a childlike voice filled with wonder asked, dispelling the tension right away.
"Um," Ashlock didn't know how he should respond to a Primordial Force calling him that. Yet at the same time, it was hard to refute, as it was technically correct. That was if one ignored the fact that the whole process had been handled by his system and not him.
"Are you my Father?" Bob asked again, lurching forward and almost crushing Anubis in the process.
"I am the one who gave you sapience," Ashlock confirmed, "so in a way, I suppose you could refer to me as father, though a term like creator or Overlord is more appropriate—"
"Father!" The still sparklingly bright molten gold slime yelled excitedly as it surged toward him like a tsunami with immense speed, "Bob is hungry!" His body morphed into the perfect concave shape for a hug.
None of his sect members seemed too keen to get between them as they all postured to the side.
"Should we stop him, my Lord?" Khaos asked hesitantly.
"No, stand aside," Ashlock said as he watched the incoming tsunami of slime and sighed. One menace of a daughter had been enough, and now the universe had conspired to give him a son who was shaping up to be more of a challenge.
Ashlock's immense trunk trembled, and his canopy rustled ever so slightly as Bob attempted to hug his vast trunk. While it might have seemed wholesome from an outside perspective, Ashlock felt a sudden drain on his Inner World and noticed Bob's golden body dying black from his desolation Qi.
That's when he realized what Bob meant by being hungry. His own child, who was also supposed to be his General, was feeding off him. "Get him off," Ashlock said, and everyone present worked together to pry the golden jelly off his trunk. Yet, despite Bob being a cultivation realm below a few of them, he put up quite the resistance. Kaida's scales floated into the air, and a spatial containment formation manifested around Bob.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the formation began to rapidly degrade and weaken as Bob took on a purple hue. The Primal Force of absorption wasn't one easily contained. Perfect for the battlefield, less so for family disputes.
Just as he was wondering what to do with Bob, a tiny voice in the back of his mind seemed to be calling out to him. Curious, he focused on it and realized it was coming from the Eternal Realm.
Panic instantly set in.
"System, use Progeny Dominion on that offspring. I need to see what is happening."
***
Stella had enjoyed a rather quiet few months in the pocket realm. Despite initially being adverse to spending a long time away from Red Vine Peak, the time had gone surprisingly quickly. This was likely because she had ended up in a more populated and lively pocket realm than she had been expecting, and she had even made friends. Khaos's surprise visit had also helped stave off the homesickness for a little while.
Sitting under the demonic tree in her front lawn that she had grown, she was surprised that in a few short months it had grown to a considerable height, providing adequate shade from the chaotic spatial storm overhead. Out here, it was usually peaceful and quiet—a perfect place for her to continue her cultivation. Being on the cusp of the 7th stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, she was incredibly happy with her progress thus far.
However, that peace was true for most days.
Today was special. The front lawn was alive with activity—tables covered in food, gifts, and more surrounded her, alongside smiling cultivators from all walks of life here on the Citadel. Nobles mingled with some of Kael's Rift Born friends and enjoyed the festivities.
The occasion? Her 18th birthday. She had planned to return to Red Vine Peak before such a day arrived, but at least here on the Citadel, it was January. She had been here for almost an entire year—or something like that. It had all passed in a blur with how much cultivating she had been doing. She was simply going off the calendar. She wouldn't have bothered at all if not for Kael insisting she do something and offering to organize everything.
With a lilac drink of unknown ingredients in hand, she leaned against the tree and looked up into its scarlet canopy while reminiscing about the old days. "I wish Dad were here," she muttered, and she didn't miss the slight flinches from a few of the nearby Tessellate family members who overheard her words. She wasn't dumb. While she was a little confused as to why they went to such lengths to please her, it was obvious that the Tessellate had deemed her a threat and were doing everything they could to accommodate her. They had even extended an invitation for their council, which she had swiftly declined, to their shock.
A chance for more meetings? No thanks.
'Should I call your dad for you?' the tree she was sitting under asked by rustling its leaves.
"I'm sure he's busy..." Stella said, but trailed off. What could Ash possibly be busy with? All he did was sleep all day after defeating the Beast Tide. "Actually, yes, could you call him for me?"
The Tessellate family began to move closer to her from many angles, nervousness shifting in their expressions.
"Your Highness," Thalos Tessellate said with skin-crawling politeness. "Is your father going to be coming here?"
Stella laughed and shook her head. "He can't come all this way."
Thalos nodded. "For someone of your father's stature, I'm sure it's difficult to move around without creating waves."
"Yeah," Stella said, not correcting his misunderstanding. Ash was a tree. He couldn't move even if he wanted to. She looked down into her cup, unsure if Ash was even able to contact her, considering the distance. That's when her eyes widened as she felt an immense presence traveling through the ground beneath her. It hadn't even been a few seconds, yet he was already here?
Everyone else at the party noticed it a moment later as the demonic tree exploded with divine golden flames mixed with the promise of ruin from desolation Qi.
"Stella! Is everything okay?" A voice erupted from the tree without care for anyone who dared to listen to the hundred voices overlapping. The weight of a divine being suffocated the surroundings as Ash was in full panic mode.
Stella facepalmed. "Yes, Dad, I'm fine," she said, ignoring the fact that he had blown her cover by using her 'real' name, not that Stella would ring any bells for the people on the 6th layer. "I just wanted to invite you to my birthday."
"Oh," Ash said, his tone oozing with relief. "I thought you had slaughtered another pocket realm and gotten yourself in trouble again. A birthday, huh? Has it been that long?"
Stella bobbed her head. "It has Dad, at least for me." She crossed her arms and jokingly said, "Do you have a present prepared for me?"
There was a pause. "You know what, I do actually."
His tone was... suspicious to say the least.
Stella raised a brow. "Really?"
"Yeah, it's around twenty meters tall, golden, and loves hugs."
A desolation portal began to tear overhead, shocking the daylights out of everyone present. What Ashlock was doing so casually was the entire purpose of the Citadel—to find someone who could create portals between layers of creation.
Stella, however, was more concerned about this strange-sounding gift.
"Can you tell me more?" Stella asked as she narrowed her eyes at the desolation rift.
"Okay, okay, one last hint. He's also your brother."
"Brother?" Stella was perplexed. "Janus is coming to visit me? But he isn't gold."
"No, it's not Janus. Say hello to your baby brother—Bob!"
"Huh?!" Stella was baffled as the sky darkened and an immense mass fell through onto her front lawn. The golden abomination jiggled as it loomed over all while the desolation rift continued to circle above it like a portal to hell.
This thing was supposed to be her sibling? Just what kind of sick joke was Ash playing on her?
Bob looked around at the festivities as everyone stumbled back in terror.
"I'm hungry," Bob said in a childlike voice that didn't match his appearance at all. He sounded cute and huggable. He reached out with a tendril and began devouring the food for her birthday party.
Stella glared at Bob.
Bob stared back, food suspended in his tendril.
"Put it down," Stella demanded.
Bob didn't move.
"I'm your big sister, you have to do as I say," Stella said seriously.
Bob's entire body rippled and seemed to shrink somewhat. "Okay..." he put the food down.
"Good," Stella said, grinning. "An obedient baby brother. Not the gift I was expecting, but one I'll accept nonetheless."
[Author Note]
Chapter 500! We are halfway to my goal of being labeled a trashy 1k chapter xianxia! I really want to take a moment to thank you all for supporting the creation of this web serial, as without the fans here on Patreon, I wouldn't have made it this far—like honestly I mostly write for my 20-30 patreon comments than anything else nowadays, so do know that I read each and every comment.
Now, as for this chapter, a somewhat complicated topic was brought up. As we all know, involving time travel and... well, anything involving time can get fucky. I asked some other people their opinions, and they all agreed that so long as it wasn't an isolated training realm, the character experienced the flow of time and participated in events and watched days go by, etc, then that meant that time had passed to them and they would have aged. Now, I don't plan to do anything spicy with Stella now that she's 18 in the near future, so that's not a concern, but it is an interesting problem. Should all characters' ages be relative to the main world, or does the Eternal Realm change things? Let me know!
Anyway, hope you enjoyed the chapter. See you on Wednesday :)
Comments
Oscar Widegren
Thank you for the chapter! And age is age.
Starlit
I think the eternal realm changes things. Whether going by physical or mental age, it is still age. Ryker is not going to be a 6 year old boy if he spends a year in 10X speed.
Barry Weddle
Origin of Rebirth???
-Sanguine-
Wasn’t there a chapter way back where Diana and Stella were uhhh experimenting with toys? They never said it explicitly but I had assumed they were doing that together…
YoYo Crow
TFTC
welp
Tyftc! I would assume that a characters age would increase by the laws of where they are. Stella was in that realm for a year, growing and aging. I would assume she would age a year during that time and return to her realm aged a year, even if little time had passed in her home realm. .
Thumbless
@XKar This #Kaella is going to be ingrained in my brain forever
Nic Peacock
Now I know you said you weren't going to do anything spicy but Diana giving Stella a little smooch wouldn't be considered spicy right? right? /j
forwad Nothing
“"I'm hungry," Bob said in a childlike voice that didn't match his appearance at all. He sounded cute and huggable. Stella glared at Bob. Bob stared back. "I'm your big sister, you have to do as I say," Stella said seriously. Bob's entire body rippled and seemed to shrink somewhat. "Okay..." "Good," Stella said, grinning. "An obedient baby brother. Not the gift I was expecting, but one I'll accept nonetheless."” Honestly, I think this could be tweaked to be better. It’s just a feeling, don’t ask me how. Still great either way, ty for the chap.
Chris
so the eternal realms time dilation is totally why stekkas oicket realm is disconnected from the mainland, right?
Z-Ouji
I always loved Bob! Any time he was in focus it was treat. Now he's been elevated to son status. Couldn't be happier. #KaellaForever
Justin Dorsey
I am more interested in the revelation of what Origin Ashlock/The System…Origin of Rebirth. I wonder if Ashlock can kill an origin because he is in theory the engine of their rebirth
Qasim Jafri
its not a trashy 1k chapter xianxia if there is no face slapping scene involved and cringey lines.
Halabalooza
I'd say age is related to experienced time as it's personal maturity and physical age
Thomas Meta
As for the time travel stuff. Especially since multidimensional travel is likely to increase with the story and the sect, thinking about red vine peak as a home both spatially and temporally is worth keeping in mind! It feels better that way too. Great reveal with the origin of rebirth. I’ve been obsessed with this series since I found it.
Thomas Meta
Nah, ash and that white either key tree on Moros seems more interesting then a relationship between him and the world tree. The world tree is like 10 times older at least.
Gustav Fischer
Ugh what a good chappie
Qasim Jafri
Is that a typo or is Stella actually almost 7th rank? That's a major jump in power, what is she smoking!?
Qasim Jafri
Well, is Ash the origin of rebirth, or is it the system? DUN DUN DUN!
Sleepking10
And here i thought Stella would get a brother from the world tree and ash lol unless that’s still a possibility 👀
Justice League
Thanks for the great chapter!!! I want to share- when your chapters appear, our family gets together to read them out loud. We even have a “betting” moment to compete to predict the upcoming content. We were excited to meet BOB and no one predicted the child-like antics. We all screamed when he was dropped on Stella’s party! About time dilation, it could be seen as a wonderful “fast forward” button for a 1000 uses. Need accelerated growth of special healing fruits? Make them in the “ER”. Need to protect someone who is recovering from injuries, send the person to the ER and they’ll be ready for battle again almost instantly. Need to speed up a pregnancy? Done! Need time to study? Same. There is a lot that having a “fast forward” “ER” can give you, including, of course … fast food :) Thank you for these chapters, our happy family tradition!
Julien
After that display, Tessellate family members will liquify out of fear if she’s in the vicinity lol
Michael M
Congratulations love the chapter and the goal
Dragon35
Your awesome and please keep up the awesome chapters!!
Demian Buckle
Congratulations on the Milestone, thank you for all the hard work.
joloo1723
Thanks for the chapter
Moon Winchester
Character ages should be relative to their biological movement. Because of this the more they advanced, their cultivation, the slower, the age, the less birthdays they have because that time it takes for their biological clock to have a year pass would be the day. They celebrate their birthday. Or you can just have it stand alone. They celebrate the birthday on the day. They were born, so it doesn’t matter how much time is passed in a pocket room if it is not the day they were born then they won’t celebrate the birthday. And I know you’re saying time Fuckery, but 24 hours on the main room is a day then who’s to say eight hours in a pocket room is a day because it’s in a different plane of reality. Everywhere you go as a different calendar system.
E H B
So bob the void treant now need one more general my vote it between the giant turtle to see the mud lock war machine grown or sol for extra heals
Ethan Barrow
TFTC!! So many things happened, the Fact we got told Ash's origin and that the family has been expanded is all so great! Now throwing Bob into some random pocket realm may be the key to letting him eat his fill.
Erik Tóth
Thank you for the chapter, even if i was slow to join the patreon team, im happy to be here. Sadly i finished everything i could and caught up with the story. So from now on im here and hyped for every new chapter. Keep up the good work!
Temporay Neveruse
Wow, congrats on 500! I've been reading since practically the start. Seriously, you're the only reason I even use Patreon, as you can probably guess from my username, since I never planned on keeping the account.
XKARNATION
Thanks for being here!
XKARNATION
Will be explored in upcoming chapters
XKARNATION
Remember the days he couldn’t even talk to people… 🤣
JestersScript
woooh honestly u cant believe i ive been here since ashlock was a baby tree and just had larry in the forest hunting farmers😭 and its already chapter 500
Nuurik
thanks for the great chapter, 1) about the slowing down of time, don't worry too much, otherwise it will turn out like in the movie "TENET" - very interesting, exciting, but nothing is clear, I watched it twice, it became even more interesting, and even more incomprehensible ahaha (I recommend this movie to you, this is about the time when everything is according to real physics) BUT as "Soulnom" already wrote, different ages as a result of the eternal kingdom cannot be ignored for young characters, because it is important for them. For example, any adult in reality, he does not care about holidays, as long as he survives and feeds his family, when he was, say, 18 or 22 years old (when he graduated from school or university), he remembered every day of his life, and then he turned 30..., 40..., 50... all the years as one day... I want to say that you can't completely ignore the time difference, it will be unnatural and conspicuous, but over time the time frame can be gradually increased, for example, now the difference of half a year is felt, because Stella is only 18, but when she lives as long as the great elder redclaw, then she (and we, the readers) will not care about it. 2) poor Bob😂, Ash is an irresponsible father, I understand that he immediately distanced him, but he should have told him not to "eat" him, you can't tear a hungry baby away from the breast, it's a SIN! He has more than one such child, he should have already gained experience (gained QI ahaha) Nyxalia was the same, the mudcloaks are the same, and in the end he himself is a glutton, he should understand the pain of his child like no one else. Yes, Bob is a cutie 3) and the way you mentioned the origin of the system made me laugh, a sly move
InfernoDroid
Karn, here is a question, how does the timerate effect the rest of the multiverse? Are the rest of the layers flowing at the normal time frame as the 9th? Once the pocket realm opens up are they going to find that time has moved 30x faster? Do higher realms naturally move faster?
Amosz
I think Ashlock offspring's roots act as plumbing system they absorb feces for nutrients
Inky
I think that it would be less confusing to the overall story if the people going to the mystical realm age with the time from their original realm. Maybe introducing a new fruit from ashlock or an added effect from one of the existing fruits, such as the void protection fruit, could "tether" them to their origin realm and negate time effects on the body and such?
Amosz
After Bob had almost drained his entire Inner World of all his gathered divine energy, his system had informed him that the amount of Qi Bob required to ascend was on another level that only the heavens themselves could provide, which led to the current situation. -> After Bob had almost drained my entire Inner World of all it's divine energy, mine system had informed me that the amount of Qi Bob required to ascend was on another level that only the heavens themselves could provide, which led to the current situation.
Amosz
We finnaly know of what origin system is
Sargon Yami
elder Redclaw needs to overtake her again. justice for the old redclaw
IdolTrust
Wow she is 7th level nascent realm. That is nuts. Now ash pushed babysitting over to Stella like a true father would. I hope with the time dilation, bob would come out with an humaniod form and like a little kid to be a playmate for Ryker and Jasmine.
SC1BUS
Um, Origin of Rebirth? Is this new!?
the duck guy
Im so happy i paid for this. (Also peak stuff)
Scholar of Endless Knowledge
Tftc!
StormTheSquid
Yep!
StormTheSquid
That's not how time works though, in terms of the actual physics involved. I get it, fantasy xianxia magic stuff, but physics is physics.
StormTheSquid
That's kinda the opposite of what's going on here though, because his time stopped while the world kept going. Whereas with Stella, her time accelerated relative to the world, or to put it another way, the world slowed down relative to her. I think just handle it as though the main world is in a high gravity environment moving at a significant fraction of c, and the eternal realm is a normal planet, if we were to put it in real world physics/hard-scifi terms.
Immortalloon
Time for Bob to eat the spacial storm
StormTheSquid
This is the same problem of high-c-fraction sublightspeed travel in scifi. It's not time travel in the traditional sense, time dilation fits neatly into real world physics and relativity. I say just handle it almost as the inverse of how a hard-scifi author might handle 0.9c travel or high gravity locations. For those, the person perceives no difference, but their "home" passes time significantly faster. For this, that last sentence is the opposite, their "home" experiences time slower instead of faster.
Aaron Stewart
in this series i don't think cultivators care to even know their birthdays. To them it is but a day to cultivate. Age should be determined always by how old the body is. This means that being in a isolated training realm with time being sped up means that they are aging at a faster rate than people outside of the realm.
Draven Leal
TYFTC I love this book series
TreeReader
I had started reading you at before chapter 10 and ended up making a patreon for this story hence the name lmao. Congrats on 500 and looking forward to the next 500 😁
Lazy Monster
TFTC. I imagine that the Tessellate family is going to freak out over someone casually demonstrating the power they’ve been seeking for some indeterminate amount of time
DeadSlime
Already love Bob!
Ash Mordant
TYFTC! Congrats on 500! Side note: my memory is so bad xD Last chapter if forgot Bob, this chapter I couldn't remember who Larry was for like 2 minutes. Yay more Stella shenanigans!!
Victor Desantiago
Overall this may be a key chap. Since we got a name for the System. Should we assume it is the Origen of Rebirth
Qasim Jafri
scientifically age is inherently related to the passing of time as your body experiences it. Someone who is near a black hole for example, would age more slowly, and their age as we label it would reflect that.
Drakken24619
Omg bob is so cute 🥺🥺,I love him already 💞
federico Camargo
A newspaper is fine, but how many people in the population can actually read? Could he have schools founded, and what happened to the temples that were supposed to be developed? It would be great to have an episode focused on how much the cities have changed. Also, the creatures that serve Douglas could be used to develop a plumbing system, etc. I think people would adore the protagonist more if he gave them a proper bath.
Christian Sullivan
I assumed they would age in the eternal realm, but because their cultivation increases they may look even younger
NoLifeNeeded
Thanks for the chapter! It's crazy to think that it's already been 500chapters... I think personal time is the most important. Think Aang from Avatar. He was technically 112 going by world time, but no one would think of him as an adult and for good reason.
Manlor
I have also been wondering his the pocket realms would age people. With time going so fast it seems like people will skip aome years in the real timeline. However, it seems that cultivators live for hundreds of years so that shouldn't be too much of a problem!
wallopingmetal
The ages of all characters should be relative to the original realm of birth. It keeps the confusion down because you are only following one clock
Daze
Its is 5:30 am and I got the notification about Bob and I just had to wake up and read it. Best way to start the day. Is it possible to get soke concept art for bob? Just kinda hard to imagine a slime with pieces of chopped wood inside of it.
daniel singleton
Tftc
Victor Desantiago
You have a good point. Just view as an oddity of the sect, they all know off it but compared to every thing else. Is just cultivating.
Borbino the great
Okay well now I need to see the reaction of everyone around Stella to the presence of her dad and then bob just appearing😂
Killian Fuhrmann
I do not normally comment, but since you wrote that this is the number one motivator for you, here: thank you a lot for this journey! I initially found your books at audible and with a finger snap I was at the last recorded book, hungry for more. Then I bought the novels but they didn't lasted long either, so I went to royal road, same story, and now I'm here! It is a pleasure to read and im always looking forward to the week to be able to read some new chapters. So thanks again for your work and the time, sweat and stress you put into here to give us this great story! Cheers
Beeees!
This early... lmao
Beeees!
Bob is best 'little' guy. I can already tell he is gonna get up to so many hijinks. Especially being basically immune to qi attacks and probably highly resistant to physical threats
Basically God
Erm... We all guessed it but were you meant to name drop the origin this early into the novel? Thanks for the chapter~♥
Borbino the great
He is technically like 5 minutes old I think we can forgive him so far😂
Borbino the great
I think he’s connected by ethereal roots to all his offspring
Borbino the great
I think the eternal realm would change things but I’d still prefer to keep it off the main world just for simplicity sake
Ibram Gaunt
Thank you for the chapter. Time travel can be very challenging to navigate. One approach could be to not address it much, as cultivators life an immense amount of time it doesn’t change much for them. I would simply use it as a tool to speedrun a characters development in comparison to others, f.e to catch someone’s cultivation up or have someone mature/change somewhat. Sometimes simple is better than overcomplicating things.
DeadHydromancer
Tyftc! I had a good laugh at Ash dropping Bob in the party, excited to see where it goes from here and I think you're doing a wonderful job with the time stuff so far not confusing and very well laid out
RedFaux
It's gotta be the system right?
Raymond Hal Bonnin II
Time and gravity in the real world. Each star experiences time differently. The greater the mass... the slower the time experienced. My opinion is that everybody travels through time in their own personal pocket of time.
Joshua Carle
Tftc! Hard to believe we are already at 500. But happy to be here for another 500! 1k here we come!
Gal Anonim
Wait, Bob could eat all that qi and after he gets back Ashlock would get a piece back wouldn't he?
Gal Anonim
**Minions King Bob!!!! Meme**
Andrew C.
Congrats on 500 chapters!!! Looking forward to many more.
bobby2dreki
Instead of a great reveal it was just kinda droped randomly.... Not really sure what to think about it
Sargon Yami
Quick question. How did ash connect to his offspring in the pocket realm? He needs to be connected for the progenitor thing to work. Or does the upgrade for having 3 ss rank or higher skills cover that?
Golijat
Bob has spoken. Bring him yummy Qi to fill his empty stomach. Also great chapter, good stuff. 🤌👌 I wonder if Bob would enjoy some delicious Demonic Syrup. 🤔
zozzy the beast
Your time is your time regardless if the clocks are synced up or not. It should just go off however many years the person has experienced. That's my thoughts anyway.
Jkj3000
Thank you for an amazing 500 chapters and hope for more great things to come. I hope bobs personality will be more than “I’m hungry”
Tejing
Snuck in an interesting reveal in the first line there. Origin of Rebirth. Interesting implications.
Soulnom
Honestly, save for younger characters like Stella, the time dilation hardly matters outside of it being a training tool. We already know that by the time a cultivator gets a star core, aging is more a suggestion than a rule, and once they get to nascent realm and higher it's basically optional.
SDCard
Thanks for the chapter! 7th stage?! Quite impressive. Makesc perfect sense that she'd age she's away, she might when catch up to Diana at some point.
Taggs
Take the eternal realm into account as well as the emotional maturity of the character. Ryker is mature for his age but is only 5 as an example.
Yggdrasil
I say let the eternal realm change things for time travel but keep it within limits. For example a limit of 5 years for the person/being inside, otherwise it might become difficult to keep track when they interact with others.
Josh
500 chapters and we finally know what the system really is. Thanks for bringing us on this journey! Here to as many more chapters as wish to share!
Plateworm
Damn the answer to one of the biggest mysteries around Ashlock just dropped at the chapter start as if it was nothing xD. Tftc
Taccohunter
I would say take the time into consideration. But Not in the actuall Sense that people will say Stella is not 18 because she spend 10 years in the realm. It just feels like 10 years but Age wise its just a couple of weeks. So real World is the true Timeline and all the realms are sub time lines. And at the cultivation stage they all are, they will live a couple thousend years and they can Change apperance too with truffels so they will never visible Age just because they were in a realm for a couple of years.
Noodle Man
TFTC! And wow Bob is op and Stella's already at the 6th stage of the NS realm? That's fast
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Borbino the great
BOB
Manpolar
Origin of rebirth? That solve that riddle
Quentin Cozzi
Thanks for the chapter!
