Defiance of the Fall

Chapter 1091: Sincerity and Reciprocity

Zac knew Tavza wasn't lying when saying that today's assistance hadn't come without a price. Zac still wasn't sure if Eoz really had reached through the river of time to impart his knowledge, similar to the Technocrat Codex. But Zac had felt the fury of the Heavens in the vision and how the universe itself was trying to resist Eoz's actions. The two Supremacies of the Draugr race must have sensed Eoz's actions and realized the connection would have difficulty reaching Zac on its own. Maybe it was because moving something through time was difficult enough. Maybe it was because the lake had been moved, and Zac was located at the frontier. Either case, the Abyss was a place not even Progenitors like Eoz could walk unhindered.

Zac wasn't sure how to feel about the situation. Two generations of Draugr Supremacies had assisted him, and the benefits he'd reaped were simply obscene. Bloodline, Dao, and possibly Skill. There was also the mysterious seed in his Soul Aperture which might bring even more benefits down the road.

Sure, the assistance from the current generation of Abyssal Princes might have been provided with certain considerations. They knew he'd never felt any real belonging to his kin and might have used this opportunity to pull him closer. Of course, there was no proof beyond the fact that Supremacies rarely made a move unless absolutely necessary.

It wasn't laziness but that their very existence was a constant struggle against the Heavens. The higher you climbed, the greater the suppression you'd face. It wasn't just a matter of Tribulations. Monarchs had to absorb vast amounts of energy just to maintain their inner world. On the frontier, that translated into a constant need for treasures.

Meanwhile, Autarchs wouldn't willingly stay in these god-forsaken regions, as the sparse Energy and Dao were directly harmful. Zac had heard that the Autarchs of smaller factions, like the Radiant Temple, generally stayed in special dimensions or Ancient Realms to lessen the burden on themselves and their factions.

Zac could only imagine the cost of a Supremacy going all out. The current-day Abyssal Lords clearly had great hopes for him, to the point Zac suspected it wasn't as simple as just restoring a lost branch. Perhaps the three ancestors had left behind certain treasures or techniques that required all three upper bloodlines to work.

In contrast, Zac felt true sincerity from Eoz. The Draugr Progenitor had even indicated he didn't want Zac to carry the burden of his ancestry, that Zac didn't owe anything to his Bloodline. Eoz also seemed to have a different attitude to Abyssal Lake than the Draugr of the current era. He'd left its embrace to