Dorian spent much of the next few hours in a delirious haze. He grew well acquainted with the texture of the floor. He rolled about, groaning and twitching, in a mattress of his own sweat. It was l...
2022-10-28 22:07:27 +0000 UTC View PostThere were times when it was right to push. When opportunity crested like a wave, and it was the task of the master cultivator to ride that oh-so-thin line straddling destruction and transcendence....
2022-10-26 23:12:54 +0000 UTC View PostA few important things had changed since his last visit to the Sinkhole.
First was his qi reserves. They’d doubled. Which meant his raw power output was also twice as great.
Second wa...
2022-10-24 22:47:02 +0000 UTC View PostBefore Dorian left, he made sure to pocket the leftover Relics. He ended up with a nice haul: three Scales, a minor Fang, and a strange purple, swirly bead. All of them brimmed with Bloodline Essen...
2022-10-23 22:06:56 +0000 UTC View PostThere wasn’t even time to play with his nasty new Javelin forme, no time to settle down and soak in his new power gains—the Bloodline would not stop flowing!
Dorian was a man of ...
2022-10-22 22:25:10 +0000 UTC View PostA rule of thumb: creatures impenetrable from the outside often hid a soft interior.
The Javelin gored through a huge chunk of flesh and kept going, spearing through a bulbous bulge of throat,...
2022-10-19 22:16:11 +0000 UTC View PostBreath check: no issues there. He still had a good half-hour, maybe more.
Qi check: good, and fast recovering. Merely swimming these waters gave him a pleasant boost to his qi recovery; he fe...
2022-10-17 23:24:36 +0000 UTC View PostDorian took the plunge. Ker-plunk!
At his stage, one breath could last an hour if necessary. He could go a month without eating if needs be. His body was fueled mostly by ...
2022-10-16 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIt was fast becoming clear that Dorian’s current strength level was not going to cut it.
Not by far.
He was at best as strong as that other Oasis Lord. The one who’d gotten...
2022-10-15 21:35:50 +0000 UTC View PostThat night, Dorian climbed into his cot in a foul mood. Lots to deal with. Lots to think about. And he only had two weeks of prep time?! But all this was fodder for tomorrow. For now, slee...
2022-10-14 23:44:36 +0000 UTC View PostReally? It’s been nearly a month! What took you so long?!
Dorian stared deadpan at Nijo’s smiling face.
And this is how you choose to do it? No face-to-face me...
2022-10-12 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a shame, but it had to be done.
The Javelin swerved around, angling for its newest victim.
Then Dorian paused. A neat idea had come to him.
“How about this?” he said ge...
2022-10-10 22:05:14 +0000 UTC View Post[Bloodline Density]
[17% -> 19%]
[Core Saturation]
[5% -> 11%]
At last, the Tear’s gifts were slowing. What was a torrent was now a stream, and fast winnowing to a t...
2022-10-09 22:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostEvery god in the Multiverse knew Houyi’s Three Principles by heart. If they hadn’t had it drummed into their heads growing up, they found the Principles on the martial path. They were one of th...
2022-10-08 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: sprinted this one out last-minute, no edits—feel free to point out any mistakes!
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This time, the terrain was like the Outside: a field of dunes, rising and fal...
2022-10-07 22:44:29 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Patreon-only bonus chapter!
Kaya and the Rat-King took center stage.
Kaya bounced back and forth, loose and limber and grinning. The Rat-King, meanwhile, wor...
2022-10-06 22:30:41 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: From now on, [Profound] Patrons officially get an extra perk: 1 extra chapter a week compared to RR! This also means advance chapters will expand by 1 chapter a week.
Ex...
2022-10-05 15:08:37 +0000 UTC View Post“The name was Jez,” said Kaya again, licking a puff of cream from her upper lip. “‘Least, that’s what the priest said…”
She paused between munches, then squinted. “Um. Why’r...
2022-10-03 21:59:19 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: First time scheduling a chapter, hope this works :D
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“I mean…”
Dorian made a sour face. “Pooling qi shouldn’t be possible. Qi is individual...
2022-10-02 22:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe moons rose high over the Azcan Oasis, where qi-lamps winked softly over empty, forgotten streets. A sheen of sleepy quiet settled in like a winter’s first snow, blanketing high-rises and Guil...
2022-10-01 22:10:38 +0000 UTC View PostA/N:
I finished typing the last sentence of this chapter 10 seconds before I made this post :D
Most of the more irksome COVID symptoms are past me, I think,...
2022-09-30 21:50:23 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Still tired, but feeling much better :) Think I should be fully recovered by Friday.
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“It’s sexy. Sexy as hells! I get hard just looking at it!” chuckled T...
2022-09-28 21:57:27 +0000 UTC View Post“HEAVENS! HE’S DONE IT! HE’S DONE IT!”
Even the announcer’s voice was trembling. “THE HERO IO DOWNS THE FOURTH-SEEDED PRINCESS IN THE FIRST ROUND!! JUST. ...
2022-09-28 02:25:24 +0000 UTC View PostIt was like she’d been struck by a wrecking ball. But being struck by the weighty brunt of the Heilong Javelin wasn’t the worst of it. The worst of it was that huge force spearing her through a...
2022-09-25 22:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostA/N:
A few quick things:
1) Starting tomorrow, each chapter will come out at 6 PM EST.
2) Highly Tentative, Unofficial<...
2022-09-24 12:14:14 +0000 UTC View PostI feel I should give y'all a (sheepish) disclaimer: I don't want to set the expectation of daily chapters! This is *not* an official schedule. It's just happening this way, naturally?
Habits,...
2022-09-22 23:14:58 +0000 UTC View PostThis could not be a coincidence.
This Eudora girl must’ve pulled strings. The first round was supposed to lob him easy meat! It was meant to be a warm-up, a showcase for his new ab...
2022-09-21 20:51:13 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: We return to chapter 118 after this! Which I hope to get out tomorrow. See y'all then.
Kaya spent the rest of the morning playing with the feeling. It was a warm gold li...
2022-09-20 12:55:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe force fields encasing the Oasis only repelled Spirit Beasts, so humans were free to slip out as they pleased. Most of the time it was for hunting or rare herb-gathering.
This m...
2022-09-19 23:26:40 +0000 UTC View PostA/N:
A helpful patron pointed out to me in the comments of the last chapter that I was missing a scene. The chapter I release tomorrow, 114, will be a 'prequel' chapter to fi...
2022-09-18 11:36:10 +0000 UTC View Post