My first few weeks within the village reminded me a lot of when I started my cultivation journey back in Jurin Province—working for Master
My first few weeks within the village reminded me a lot of when I started my cultivation journey back in Jurin Province—working for Master
My first few weeks within the village reminded me a lot of when I started my cultivation journey back in Jurin Province—working for Master
My first few weeks within the village reminded me ...
2025-06-09 04:47:39 +0000 UTC
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Six damn years. I still couldn’t get my head around it. Although I trusted Master Koh, in that was how long it would actually take to reach
Six damn years. I still couldn’t get my head around it. Although I trusted Master Koh, in that was how long it would actually take to reach
Six damn years. I still couldn’t get my head around it. Although I trusted Master Koh, in that was how long it would actually take to reach
Six damn years.
I still couldn’t get my head ...
2025-06-05 23:03:18 +0000 UTC
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I awoke sometime later, unsure of how long I’d slept, still being surrounded in darkness. I collected my weapons from the ground and noticed
I awoke sometime later, unsure of how long I’d slept, still being surrounded in darkness. I collected my weapons from the ground and noticed
I awoke sometime later, unsure of how long I’d slept, still being surrounded in darkness. I collected my weapons from the ground and noticed the etchings of the Shuras were nowhere to be found on m...
2025-05-31 12:41:01 +0000 UTC
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Zh’urong? As I repeated the name inside my head, my [Sacred Soul Shield] flared, assaulted by the sudden influx of hidden knowledge revealed
Zh’urong? As I repeated the name inside my head, my [Sacred Soul Shield] flared, assaulted by the sudden influx of hidden knowledge revealed
Zh’urong?
As I repeated the name inside my head, my [Sacred Soul Shield] flared, assaulted by the sudden influx of hidden knowledge revealed. I knew that name somehow. It wa...
2025-05-26 17:02:27 +0000 UTC
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As soon as Koh said the words, my Flame flared with recognition. The core of my Twin Dao resonated with that he’d said, even though I’d only
As soon as Koh said the words, my Flame flared with recognition. The core of my Twin Dao resonated with that he’d said, even though I’d only
As soon as Koh said the words, my Flame flared with recognition.
The core of my Twin Dao resonated with that he’d said, even though I’d only heard the word Fallen Star a couple of times...
2025-05-24 22:01:19 +0000 UTC
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As I stepped through the veil and into the sunshine on the other side, I felt suddenly rejuvenated, like I’d just gotten a full night’s slee
As I stepped through the veil and into the sunshine on the other side, I felt suddenly rejuvenated, like I’d just gotten a full night’s sleep. The old man continued forward, unfazed though and casually repositioned the giant crate on his back as he made his way into the village. As Mal’Kira and Blue Rose entered behind me, they each seeme...
2025-05-19 04:33:56 +0000 UTC
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I stepped out of the Omni Gate and straight into a damn oven.
Or so it felt like anyway.
Waves of heat blurred my vision and as I looked about me, I was almost certain that the gate had malfunctioned and had sent me back to a Hell World again. The similarities weren’t lost on Blue Rose or Mal’Kira either and we all gave each other perplexed looks.
A red hued sky above overlooked a blackened, desolate terrain that was void of any vegetation whatsoever. Between that and th...
2025-05-15 21:24:26 +0000 UTC
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“Holy shit, Chun! What the hell happened to you?”
The words of alarm came from Mu Lin who was waiting for us as Ling Wei and I stepped through the Omni Gate and back onto the spaceport hub of Yee Guo. My other companions looked just as shocked as she was, reacting to the ‘fake legionnaires’ blood now staining my robes.
“Don’t worry, it’s not mine,” I said casually, but that did little to lessen the look of shock and concern on Mu Lin’s face.
“Whose is it ...
2025-05-13 04:07:08 +0000 UTC
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Empress Revenah!!! ^_^
Let's give her a hand folks, for raising such an amazing daughter! XD
On a serious note, Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there and don't forget to call your own mom if you haven't yet!
Still working on the chapter for today. May have it out by tonight or tomorrow!
2025-05-11 11:59:17 +0000 UTC
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I sat down with the empress, bloody clothes and all.
It didn’t seem like she cared too much though, more interested in sampling the decadent desserts, strewn across the table. Up close, I could see that Lunalah was indeed a near carbon copy of her mother and if the rules of the prior engagement were any judge, she was a large contributor to her personality as well.
The bald man with the salt and pepper beard, sitting with her, was more of an enigma.
By the way he carried h...
2025-05-07 21:25:48 +0000 UTC
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The royal guests left their dining tables and servants began clearing them, turning the lawn into a battleground. I glanced at Ling Wei who was fidgeting nervously beside me. She couldn’t help with the battle but perhaps she could help with something else.
“Any advice on how I should play this, Ling Wei?”
“Play this? What do you mean?”
“I don’t too much dig the idea of killing fellow legionnaires. So I don’t know how well the Empress is going to take to being...
2025-05-03 13:56:41 +0000 UTC
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I walked into the portal and a stream of multicolored lights flashed before my eyes. I was then sucked through what felt like a spectral kaleidoscope of shifting and twirling tunnels, moving at breakneck speed. It felt different than traversing through the demonic gates on the spiritual realm though. More physical, with my actual body feeling the effects.
Then, as quickly as it started, it was all over and I found myself stepping out of the portal into someplace else on the other side. ...
2025-04-28 03:28:40 +0000 UTC
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I felt like I deserved a level up in the spiritual fortitude department after enduring my spectral romp with the Princess, but all I got to show for it were some horrible memories and a mental trigger of now, greater than normal revulsion, anytime I smelled rotten fish.
Still, it came with some benefits.
Lunalah basically left me and my companions alone for the rest of the ride. That allowed me time to cut loose with the crew. We bugged the hell out of poor Ling Wei though, cajoli...
2025-04-23 15:35:58 +0000 UTC
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Lunalah made it abundantly clear who was invited to dinner and who was not, issuing my entourage a passive aggressive invitation to dine with the rest of the crew within the servant’s gally on the lower decks. As they departed with nothing but cheers and smiles, in anticipation of the food and drinking fest that would soon commence, I couldn’t help but feel I had definitely gotten the short end of the stick.
“You must go as well, Ling Wei,” the princess said as she eyed my crew ...
2025-04-18 15:36:29 +0000 UTC
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I stood within the pre-dawn rays of the Bloodmoon, slowly cultivating my spiritual resilience as I allowed the Dark Frenzy to ebb just slightly into the core of my Dantian before pushing it back out again via cycling.
It was an unnerving feeling.
Like taking a deep breath while underwater.
It went against every instinct to allow the unpure energy to flow within my system, but by doing so, it allowed me to more quickly experience the effects that would otherwise take the full...
2025-04-12 18:09:55 +0000 UTC
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Dearest mother,
You will be pleased to know that I have finally found myself a husband. I have included his particulars so that you can see for yourself that my patience in waiting has finally born fruit. The Imperial Marshal Max Chun is one of my own subjects, but is the first to ever achieve such a ranking from the Academy of Du Gok Bhong at such a young age.
He is truly a prodigy.
You can read of all his exploits attached.
But...
2025-04-05 19:21:33 +0000 UTC
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The bravado of my promise was starting to wear thin as the spires of the Grand Imperial Palace of Li Wan province came into view. It had only been a few days since I’d met with Xi Xha and Mu Lin, but I’d done a lot of preparation since then. As the skiff descended for landing, I recalled the three-hour long conversation I’d had with Fia on the dos and don’ts of operation ‘woo the princess’. She was actually willing to put up with a heck of a lot more than I expected to make it all...
2025-04-02 14:54:10 +0000 UTC
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Running a city was a hell of a lot harder than I figured it would be.
Not that I thought it was going to be easy, but there was a lot more bull shit to deal with than I had anticipated. Although master Hei Dong said I was the one who had to make all the decisions, and I was, it was he who was setting the pace.
Since my first official day in office, he created a timetable of things I had to be doing. From making visits to various sects, performing inspections of city infrastructure...
2025-03-22 14:13:34 +0000 UTC
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I filled Kelsey and Fia in on the details as we made our way back to the village center.
Fia knew about our secret path, but I had to be careful not to share too many details of my encounter as to spare her sanity. Regardless of her being a Core Realm cultivator, these were still glimpses into the unknown.
The last thing I wanted to do was drive my wife-to-be even more insane than I normally did with my chun-like antics. I roughly explained who and what the Chainmaiden wa...
2025-03-13 00:38:13 +0000 UTC
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Waves of tremendous pressure washed over me as I descended through the darkness.
I was into the unknown for sure now.
As I fell for what felt like nearly a minute, I began to fear that I truly had descended into some irreversible plane of Hell. The pressure of Dark Frenzy increased until I found my [Sacred Soul Shield] technique draining my Dantian like I was back under the rays of a Cursed Star again.
Finally, something emerged in the darkness.
A pinprick of violet co...
2025-03-09 01:00:39 +0000 UTC
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My soul boiled with rage as my eyes fixed on the symbol.
“That bastard,” I whispered. “That gods-damned bastard…”
“Son, what is it?” Rhi Dong said, looking concerned. “Fia?”
“It’s alright, mother. Max can handle this.”
“Handle what?” Hei Dong said.
“Not what,” I said as my ire surged. “Who.”
I couldn’t believe that son of a bitch.
Trying to mess with my family directly, now?
My Flame flared.
&...
2025-03-01 13:22:56 +0000 UTC
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Hey gang! Book 4 is now live on Amazon.
If you can spare a couple of minutes to drop a review or pick up a copy I'd be much appreciated!
Link is here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVKHTWLV
Thanks friends!
~Rick
2025-02-04 11:37:52 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
First, I want to say thanks to all of you for the well wishes for my dad. It's been a tough couple of weeks going back and forth to the hospital and working remotely at the same time. Sadly, it doesn't look like there is much the doctors can do for his heart and we as a family are making the necessary preparations.
Not fun times, but all a part of life. Needless to say this will impact my production schedule as I sort out things with my family. I'm still writing however....
2025-01-31 04:42:18 +0000 UTC
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I handed Hein a blindfold and he scoffed at it.
“What’s this?”
Although I wasn’t expecting to run into any Star Born demons, just the sight of normal ones could still send someone loopy.
“So that you don’t go mad from seeing the unseen.”
“Please, I’ve fought demons before, you know,” Hein said, tossing the blindfold back to me. “And besides, no way I’m trusting you to lead me blindly through the sky.”
“Okay, man. But don’t blame me i...
2025-01-30 03:36:17 +0000 UTC
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I felt sick to my stomach and pissed off all at the same time.
As I watched the stadium staff cart the Warden’s body away, I couldn’t help but feel like she had cursed me with hidden knowledge with her dying breath. And just like the cursed knowledge of the divine world, this cursed knowledge was having a major effect on my psyche.
Damn her, I thought. Acting like some evil fairy godmother, blessing me with shit I don’t want.
Looking back now, though,...
2025-01-26 16:55:02 +0000 UTC
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I flew straight into the air at the sound of the bell.
As predicted, Lady Silver Tear held back no punches with her opening move, unleashing a blinding barrage of Qi blasts centered at where I’d just been seconds ago. Her follow up was equally aggressive, with two of her clones soaring after me with [Flash Step] and then engaging with all twelve of their blades at once.
The air became a maelstrom of sparks and clashing steel as I struggled to deflect the hits with my [Spectrally...
2025-01-23 03:57:57 +0000 UTC
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Princess Lunalah could barely contain herself.
The excitement of finally touching the Iron Bull in the flesh was still coursing through her system like a surge of concentrated Qi. Even now as she retreated to her inner chambers, she could feel the texture of his rugged hands within her own.
She prayed she had masked her intentions well enough.
Now was not the time to speak of marriage, but she hoped she had tilled the soil well enough to plant those future seeds later. She w...
2025-01-19 16:27:51 +0000 UTC
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I downed my fourth shot of straight plum wine as Tu’lok slapped me hard across the back, laughing like a mad man. Opposite me was Blue Rose, quickly slamming back shots of her own as she worked her way down the line of glasses before her.
She amazingly got to ten before me and Mal’Kira immediately jumped in her seat and began a new line of shots.
“Hurry up!” Tu’lok screamed in my ear. “Go, go, go!”
I downed my tenth shot and Tu’lok tagged teamed to jump in my...
2025-01-16 01:48:38 +0000 UTC
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Kelsey crouched within the darkness of her spiritual domain, her spectral eyes fixed on the tiny red ember radiating a scant amount of Frenzy that resonated with her soul.
Two figures looked on with her, flanking her at her sides.
One was intimately familiar. Towering muscles and gray skin, with a shock of white hair—Ms. Venja in all her glory. The other was familiar as well, but in form only. There, standing opposite Venja was a spitting image of Max.
It was Xam—
2025-01-10 23:25:21 +0000 UTC
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Third Princess Lunalah,
Greetings to you in the name of your father, the Great Soul Emperor Yin Yee. My excursion to the Imperial Legionnaire Academy of Du Gok Bhong has been a most eventful one. As you directed, I stood as defense for the Iron Bull during his trial.
The results were somewhat mixed, but I believe positive overall.
Firstly, as expected, your elder sister, Second Princess Rheutera, did indeed file a writ against you, regarding th...
2025-01-05 21:35:06 +0000 UTC
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