Chapter 234
Kai jumped back just in time as Feroy’s spear slammed into the ground where he stood a breath ago. Fuck, it was too close. Without pause, the Knight wrenched the weapon free and stabbed forward. Kai brought his own spear up to parry, the clash of metal ringing sharply through the training ground.
Neither of them used mana techniques—not by mutual agreement, but out...
Chapter 124
Yalan flicked her tail lazily, a low purr rumbling in her throat as the creamy, freezing chunk of what Chen Ren called ice cream melted against her tongue. It was cold—shockingly so—but not unpleasant. No, it was delightful. Smooth, sweet, and strange in all the best ways. The flavor lingered, teasing her senses long after she swallowed, and for once, she didn't mind the ...
Chapter 123
Anji and the kids—Chun, Bo, and Jian—hefted bundles of wolf pelts onto the ground with a dull thud. She saw the motes of dust in the late afternoon light at the weight of them. Zi Wen, Hong Yi, and a few of the older villagers crouched nearby, sorting the furs into neat columns based on durability, rarity, condition, and usefulness. Their fingers sifted through the blood...
Chapter 233
Getting access to the city wasn’t hard at all.
The gates were broken, barely hanging by twisted hinges. No guards manned them, and no voices called out to stop them. It was silent—too silent. As Kai stepped through, spear still in hand, he realized just how empty the streets were.
Everyone was either hiding or had ran, or… well, he refused to think about t...
Chapter 122
The air was thinner here. Tang Boming noticed it when he walked through the gates of Meadow Village. It was only his second time setting foot in the village, but the stillness of the place made it feel older than it was, as though it had endured simply by deciding not to move with the world.
There wasn’t much qi in the surroundings. Nothing dense or worth meditating ...
Chapter 232
Adrenaline pumped through Kai as he charged towards the orcs, the vaults he’d opened brimmed with mana, strengthening his body.
The rush hit him hard.
It had been a while since he’d used these abilities, since he’d moved like this, fought like this. Every step made his blood burn hotter. The orcs up ahead were confused, their heads turning too slow to rea...
Chapter 121
Chen Ren moved through the sect building with quick, near-silent steps.
He had left Zi Wen behind after seeing the smoke coming from the alchemy workshop, telling him that it must be something there exploding and not an attack, but panic still plagued his insides. What if one of the mortals had sneaked into the workshop? The thought clenched his jaw. Had they activate...
Chapter 231
Sand whipped across Kai’s body like tiny shards of glass, carried by the dry desert wind that howled over the dunes. With a smooth flick of his fingers, a wind barrier shimmered into existence, enveloping not just himself but the rest of the party behind him. The shield bent the grains away in an arc, giving them a moment of quiet amidst the storm.
They stood at the ...
Chapter 120
Every season brought its own kind of business, and Chen Ren had come to understand that truth more intimately than most. He had learned, slowly and sometimes painfully, that the world moved in cycles—not just of cultivation and qi, but of need, opportunity, and coin. Summer demanded ice cream and light robes; winter demanded warmth and protection. Monsoon rains? That was a...
Chapter 230
Khorvash, orc overlord, sat in a meditative position at the base of the Palace of Belkhor, their Eternal One. His legs were folded beneath him, massive arms resting on his knees as thick, luminous tendrils of mana moved through the air, connecting him to the sacred crystal embedded in the earth before him. The crystal pulsed with divine energy, and where Khorvash’s hand tou...
Chapter 229
Rhea jumped around excitedly as she asked, for the third time, “When will we leave?”
Kai smiled, standing beside her. “Once we load up everything,” he said calmly. “We’ve got ten minutes before we roll out.”
Rhea nodded eagerly, eyes practically sparkling under the morning sun. Her energy was infectious—like a child on the edge of an adventure. <...
Chapter 119
Chen Ren walked through the stairs to the rampart with the mortal sect member. The young man followed him silently, but their shared silence was loud with what was going on up ahead.
Even from here, he could hear the chaotic medley rising above the walls—crackling gunfire, beastly howls, and, through it all, the unexpected cheers of mortals standing their ground.
...
Chapter 118
Chen Ren breathed.
He found himself sitting in the center of his star space, and felt qi fill his surroundings. There was a stillness here, the kind that clung to your skin and hummed in your bones, gentle and all-encompassing like warm water in a bath.
He didn’t move. Didn’t speak. Just sat there with his legs crossed, eyes half-closed, and embraced the s...
Chapter 228
After deciding to journey to the Ashari Desert, Kai didn’t waste any time.
The moment Ansel sent him the information he needed, Kai devoured every scrap of it about the Duneborn tribes and the desert’s shifting politics. What he uncovered wasn’t encouraging. The desert wasn’t just vast—it was fractured. Tribal skirmishes, ancient grudges, and alliances tied ...
Chapter 117
Just a mortal.
That’s all he was, and all he’d ever be.
Gao Shun peered down across the village perimeter, standing on top of the newly erected ramparts of Meadow Village. The wood beneath his boots still smelled of fresh bark that was uneven and splintered in places. It was crude work—lashed logs and hammered stakes—and it would barely hold against a re...
Chapter 227
Kai felt a long conversation was about to take place and he excused himself from the mana ball game. A brief nod to a Second-Circle Mage was enough to hand over the supervision of the children.
Collectively, they made their way up the spiraling stairs of the Sorcerer’s Tower.
He entered his office at the top floor—a room that hadn’t seen much use since he...
Epilogue 2
Li Qingfeng ran like his life depended on it—because it did.
Behind him, thousands of zombies thundered across the dead, cracked soil of the Corpse Land. Wind tore through his clothes and lashed at his face, pushing him forward with every step. He was desperate to get to safety. But the horde was relentless. From time to time, the rotting mass would hurl one of its ow...
Chapter 226
Kai leaned back in the chair, the sun warm on his face as he brought a glass of orange juice to his lips and took a slow sip. The field behind the Sorcerer’s Tower stretched out around him, green and open, a rare bit of peace in a world that rarely allowed it.
After months of countless battles, which included an extreme level of planning, construction and near death,...
Epilogue 1
Shen Linao's face folded into slow wrinkles as he listened, the report scratching at his ears like chalk on a board. The sect reagent of the Blazing Ember Sect had grown accustomed to silence, to reports filled with praise, submission, and the occasional minor dispute—nothing that stirred the flame in his chest beyond a flicker.
But this… This brought a bitter taste...
Chapter 225
The celebrations in Fort Aegis were a sight to behold.
From the moment the gates had opened and the soldiers marched in, it was as if the entire stronghold had transformed into a festival ground. Banners waved from the walls, laughter echoed off stone, and the scent of roasted meats filled the air. But beyond the revelry, there was something more—recognition. Every s...
Chapter 116
Wang Jun looked at the medallion as if it were the secret of immortality itself. And by the way he had called it the key to the Gate of Immortals, that might just be the case.
Questions burned through Chen Ren’s mind as he waited in silence, watching Wang Jun examine the object with an intensity that made even the air feel heavier. He glanced at Anji and Yalan—both...
Chapter 224
Amara tried her best to calm her nerves as her gaze trailed to the tall arched window.
The view from her chambers overlooked the eastern gardens, their neat lines dotted with frost from the early morning chill. She watched as a few leaves danced on the wind, they were fragile and bore no weight, unlike the heaviness that rested on her shoulders.
She almost wis...
Chapter 115
The perks of being a sect leader were simple: people always listened to you. The downside? You never got time to rest.
As soon as the duel ended, Chen Ren wasted no time. Alongside Yalan, he emptied the contents of his spatial rings. The flood of treasures, weapons, scrolls, herbs, and artifacts filled not just one, but two entire rooms—and spilled over into a large ...
Chapter 223
Kai felt his surroundings shaking as he slowly came into being. His head pounded dully, and every part of his body felt weak, like he hadn’t eaten or drunk anything for a very long time. His throat was dry, and his limbs were heavy as stone. He frowned faintly, trying to remember what had happened, but there was only a blank space in his memory. Had he been hurt during the ...
Chapter 222
Killian’s mind replayed the entire war against the treant over and over. He could still see how his men had held their ground, even when things became nearly impossible. They had been trained, yes. But more than that, their minds had been honed to withstand the pressure of a greater threat. He couldn’t have been more proud of them.
“How many are dead?”
K...
Chapter 114
With everything that was going on, a duel with Li Xuan was the least important thing on his mind. But he agreed. He wasn't about to pass up an easy opportunity to expand his business and tax concessions, especially not one handed to him so neatly. Besides, the man had been persistent. It left him with little choice. If there was one thing he knew, it was that Li Xuan would’...
Chapter 113
Chen Ren had intended to learn more about Wang Jun—the head—in the carriage, but as soon as he started asking, he realized one thing: the head never shut up.
What began as a simple question, “What was your life like before losing your body?” turned into an endless flood of life history.
From his birth as a farmer’s son, to finding a mysterious treasur...
Chapter 221
Some plans he had made were so risky and unusual that even Kai had doubted them, despite knowing that nothing else was going to work. This was one of them.
Originally, he had intended to bring down the massive tree by burning its roots and weakening the earth around it. But the task had proven far harder than expected. He had backup plans—several, in fact—but in th...
Chapter 220
After the beast wave, the forge never rested.
Where once it had only crafted swords and armor, now it pulsed and thrummed with energy and purpose. Under Kai’s guidance and the sharp eye of the dwarf mastersmith Tharnok, the forges turned mana cannons to something greater. They had been powerful already, capable of shooting out concentrated bursts of mana, but Kai bel...
Chapter 112
Honestly, Chen Ren had no idea what to do with the head.
Leaving a hidden vault with the severed, still-living head of a former domain manifestation realm cultivator was never on his to-do list. Yet here he was, with the thing staring at him, occasionally muttering, and holding what could very well be the true inheritance of soul cultivation. It was the kind of bizarre...