“Now that is a difficult question,” Axel coughed, his expression one of bloodied teeth and a vicious grin. “I have been called by many names, most I care not to remember. But Demon suits me w...
2025-07-06 11:03:06 +0000 UTC
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Fire claimed the valley.
It was a heat that was ravenous in its intensity. The shockwave alone would have shattered bones and boulders, but the cascade of fiery explosions incinerated anythin...
2025-07-06 11:02:38 +0000 UTC
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Unlike before, Axel didn’t just blindly charge into the fray.
For one, the sheer mass of the troll stampede would just crush him anyway, so standing in front of the foe with no plan wasn’...
2025-07-06 11:02:07 +0000 UTC
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Axel didn’t wait to see if the alchemist understood. He turned back, rushing to help Lune.
One of the assisting maidens was already dead, trapped in the Troll King’s grip, her fists feebl...
2025-07-06 11:01:30 +0000 UTC
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An hour before Axel and the alchemists set out…
“How do these rune things work anyway?” Axel asked, crouched before one of the distilleries.
Around him, ...
2025-07-06 11:00:48 +0000 UTC
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All around the camp, fighting began in earnest.
Lune’s pack of Venombrew Maidens had emerged from their shelter behind the blasted boulder. They dashed across the field with incredible spee...
2025-07-06 10:59:03 +0000 UTC
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Axel watched from a rocky perch up high as the group of eight alchemists, Leader included, made their way down the ravine, their carts laden with yet more barrels of drinks and stores of meat.
<...
2025-07-06 10:42:17 +0000 UTC
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She was not human.
Axel did not let the shock of her familiar features override his analytical gaze. From the moment he had ripped off her mask, he had been studying the woman’s every detai...
2025-07-06 10:40:45 +0000 UTC
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~~~
They moved away from the estate, their pace light and easy.
The night sky shone with its usual auroral hues, though the jade colours were less oppressive that night, for the mountai...
2025-06-22 08:00:05 +0000 UTC
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~~~
After Dai was done panicking, and Patriarch Shang was informed of the debacle involving Feng and Matriarch Chen Zijing, the Young Master returned to his estate, going once more over his p...
2025-06-21 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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“The term, Feng (封), was once used to describe a certain, fantastical creature of legend. It is, in essence, an edible lump of meat with no discernible fe...
2025-06-20 08:00:07 +0000 UTC
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~~~
“Alright, how many fingers am I holding up?”
Feng stared at Lianshi, a touch confused and a little insulted. “This feels… extremely basic.”
The two of them were alon...
2025-06-15 11:00:14 +0000 UTC
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“You once stood by my side as we faced an entire mountain of Spirit Beasts,” Lianshi bitterly laughed. “You were ready to give your life for me then, even if it was for a cause you did not fu...
2025-06-14 11:00:07 +0000 UTC
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~~~
“Women… Quite frankly, I think you would be better without them, Boss. Most of them’re definitely gonna try and kill you one day.”
— The words spoken by a dru...
2025-06-13 12:00:16 +0000 UTC
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“I take it… We won somehow?” Feng whispered. “Though I think… I’m missing most of my parts…”
His body was split into two. Lianshi had chewed his belly and midsection in twain,...
2025-06-08 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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~~~
Lianshi gasped, her consciousness snapped back to her body. Howls and roars clawed at her eardrums.
She was back in the cave. The horde was upon her.
On instinct, she tr...
2025-06-07 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Lianshi opened her eyes.
The cave was gone. Instead, a wide valley with blue skies greeted her.
Blue skies, she thought with a shock. Where was the green? Where were the aurora...
2025-06-06 08:00:09 +0000 UTC
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His best friend had officially lost it.
Feng watched as Lianshi wrestled yet another bear to the ground, screaming incoherently as she stabbed it to death with a multitude of mutated limbs. A...
2025-06-01 08:00:08 +0000 UTC
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“Sorry… I should have let you win, huh?”
Lianshi glared at the boy — Feng — who came to sit beside her. She was outside the meeting hall, sitting upon the snowy steps with a handful...
2025-05-31 08:00:04 +0000 UTC
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~~~
10 years ago…
“You will come back safe, right, Mom?”
Elder Chen Ziyu looked down at her daughter and smiled.
“My dearest Lianshi, no ha...
2025-05-30 10:00:12 +0000 UTC
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The Matriarch dropped him. Feng gasped for breath as he collapsed to the ground, eyes wide with horror.
“Monster… What…” he staggered back. “You are—”
“Do not act ...
2025-05-29 12:20:01 +0000 UTC
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Author’s note:
Really long note ahead, so I apologise in advance. Only the first part is of practical significance, so I would advise just reading that and moving on.
2025-05-29 12:03:05 +0000 UTC
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“Thank you, Disciple Jin. You may return to my youngest daughter and guide her back to the monastery. I shall be with the Young Master for some time.”
Matriarch Chen’s voice was melodic...
2025-05-28 10:40:18 +0000 UTC
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The meadow they were in turned silent. Feng felt at ease. To have finally confessed his failings and given voice to his new convictions was an indescribable relief.
He had initially wanted Li...
2025-05-27 12:03:19 +0000 UTC
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“Cultivators must court death. Defying impossible odds is the hallmark of all great masters of their destiny. The important thing, however, is to do it in moderation. No more than once a deca...
2025-05-26 11:02:35 +0000 UTC
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The medical disciples checked on Jun and Shao with professional ease. Neither of their injuries was serious enough to warrant immediate surgery. Additionally, both had their spiritual shortages ref...
2025-05-25 12:36:17 +0000 UTC
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Patriarch Shang was going to kill him.
Honestly, Dai would have let the man do it, for the senior disciple had failed at his job of protecting the Young Master utterly.
When he first he...
2025-05-24 12:46:30 +0000 UTC
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It had been a dangerous gamble on Feng’s part.
The second Divine Art of his Sect — [Severed Heads Apostles] — was a technique that had few unique variants created throughout its entire ...
2025-05-23 10:54:06 +0000 UTC
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It could not be said to be a duel.
True, there were only two effective combatants fighting, and the grounds they fought on were indeed those of an arena. There was even an Elder on site who c...
2025-05-22 20:00:05 +0000 UTC
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~~~
“Humanity severed, Hunger unshaken.
“Bury your Heart under tar, and carve your name on Heaven’s breast.”
— Creed of the Howling Meadows
2025-05-22 08:22:43 +0000 UTC
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