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Chapter 333: I Knew

You do not even qualify as a clown.

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It has been over an hour since Liu Jin’s fight with Chen Guo ended, and Xiao Fang is still bothered by it. The Young Master of the Xiao Sect angrily paces around the small, dingy room that is his hideout as he pictures every moment of the fight with perfect clarity. Chen Guo’s overwhelming strength. Liu Jin’s fierce lightning. 

Their impeccable mastery of their Dao.

“I knew he was holding back!” Xiao Fang hisses th...

This Week's Chapters (August 11, 2025)

I got into the Digimon Alysion beta (if you haven't noticed by now, I have a weakness for card games). The interface is very low quality compared to other games. Not even close to Master Duel or Shadowverse, which bodes poorly for it, but the actual card game is very fun. It feels there is a lot of room for decision-making that matters.

Also, it's Digimon. That was my childhood. Tamers best season.

Here are the week's chapters:

2025-08-11 11:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 332: The Pit and the Mountain

“I am not an unfilial grandson.”

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Meng Yue frowns as she looks at the ring. The tournament officials are still hard at work, removing the last of Xiao Shuang’s ice so the next fight can begin. As her master, she should be proud of the strength of her disciple, and she is. 

However...

“What is wrong?” Her sister, Bai Lianshi, asks without looking at her. “Usually, you’d be insufferably smug about your disciple’s victory.”

“It is nothing...

This Week's Chapters (August 04, 2025)

Feeling much better now. Started playing a bit of Shadowverse. I don't like it as much Yugioh, but it's also way faster than playing Yugioh, so it works better as a time waster.

Here are the week's chapters:

Chapter 331: If You is now available for Core Disciples.

Chapter 326: Unease is now available for Inner Discip...

Chapter 331: If You

Life is full of little ironies.

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The sun shines over the Crimson Cloud Arena. Though recent fights have proven dangerous to members of the audience, every single seat is already occupied. The barrier around the ring has been reinforced to withstand the skills of the four strongest fighters this generation has to offer. Even if it hadn’t been, the people would have still come to watch. No one wants to miss what is about to happen. 

Liu Jin is no different.

He ...

Chapter 330: Wronged

No wonder we have so many useless people!

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Only four contestants remain in the Crimson Cloud Tournament: one from the Divine Frozen Palace, one from the Infinite Mountain Sect, two from the Eternal Flame Clan.

None from the Endlessly Raging Valley.

“I thought you would be displeased,” Ruan Chenshu says, looking at the Wandering Wind. Though most people have begun drifting out of the arena, the Wandering Wind remains in her seat. She stares at the molten ring wit...

This Week's Chapters (July 28, 2025)

Here are the week's chapters:

Like I said in yesterdays' announcement, I have been unwell, so Chapter 330 will go up later today. Or maybe tomorrow morning.

Chapter 325: Want is now available for Inner Disciples.

Chapter 321: Frost and Sound is now available for Outer Disciples.

For all our new ...

Delay

Hi, everyone!

It always sucks having to write a post like this, but I have been under the weather all weekend, so the update for Core Disciples will be delayed. Not much. Maybe Monday evening instead of the usual Monday morning. Tuesday morning at the latest.

Take care!

This Week's Chapters (July 21, 2025)

The summer is killing me. I really need to consider moving to a perma-winter sort of place.

Cold is nice. Cold is good. Slipping on ice and frozen roads are surely a small price to pay.

Here are the week's chapters:

Chapter 329: Vision is out for Core Disciples.

Chapter 324: Eye of the Storm is now available fo...

Chapter 329: Vision

The one constant about Qing Jin is his ability to cause headaches.

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Feng Zhi walks into the ring.

The crowd’s cheers boom around him with deafening intensity, but Feng Zhi only pays attention to the person in the center of the arena. Though he is dressed in the gold and black of the Eternal Flame Clan, it is hard to think of him as one of their disciples. Not with everything that has happened. Once an annoyance, then a possible danger, now… an ally? Feng Zhi would rat...

This Week's Chapters (July 14, 2025)

"You should totally charge more," Patreon tells me in an e-mail. "You're so worth it, champ. Think of the economy."'

Or maybe, you could charge less in fees, patreon? Ever think about that?

Here are the week's chapters:

Chapter 328: No Place on a Stage is out for Core Disciples. Also, make sure you didn't miss 2025-07-14 11:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 328: No Place on a Stage

"Reality disagrees."

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“Lu Mei of the Eternal Flame Clan vs. Su Daji of the Endlessly Raging Valley!”

The two girls stand mere yards away from each other. Lu Mei is dressed in the gold and black robes that mark her as a Core Disciple of the Eternal Flame Clan, but Su Daji is not wearing the green of the Endlessly Raging Valley. Instead, she has chosen purple robes with gold accents. In a tournament such as this, it is a telling statement. 

“I was wondering...

Chapter 327: Is it so Hard to Believe?

That story is a lie.

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Night fell many hours ago, yet some people still loiter outside the Divine Frozen Palace’s estate.

Pathetic though it may be, their only hope is to catch a glimpse of the women who live there. Such is nothing unusual. Many people camp at the bottom of the frozen peaks where the Divine Frozen Palace is located. Sometimes, they will stay there for several months. One person even stayed multiple years there. Some say he ended up marrying a woman of th...

This Week's Chapters (July 07, 2025)

Youtube did me a solid and suddenly recommended me a retrospective of the original Thunderbolts comic run, Justice, Like Lightning. I was really impressed. Great song choices, multiple VAs for fully voiced scenes, original art, and even some animation. I recommend it to anyone with an hour or two to burn.

Here are the week's chapters:

2025-07-07 11:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 326: Unease

“I do not need your permission for that.”

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Fan Bingbing opens her eyes.

She sees Lu Mei sitting by her bedside. The crimson-haired girl wears a positively vicious smile that only grows sharper when their eyes meet.

Fan Bingbing closes her eyes. 

“Now, now, none of that,” Lu Mei says when Fan Bingbing tries to hide her face under the covers. A quick tug pulls them away. Fan Bingbing’s delicate fingers try to keep hold of them, but her body is too...

This Week's Chapters (June 29, 2025)

I buy a Google gift card, and google is all like, "I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave." Which led to some very frustrating e-mail exchanges. It's the sort of thing I'd expect from Apple, but never you, Google. You're supposed to be my reliable, yet highly intrusive friend who does not respect my privacy

Here are the week's chapters:

Chapter 325: Want is out for Core Disciples.

2025-06-30 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 325: Want

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Feng Zhi’s injuries are mostly healed.

The healers of the Eternal Flame Clan began treating him even before he left the arena. Elixirs that would have cost years of a person’s livelihood were poured like cheap wine, and precious pills were swallowed by the dozen. His flesh was sealed, his bones were mended, and his clothes were changed. Mere hours have passed, yet Feng Zhi stands as though nothing happened. Only the slight pain that accompanies some of his movements tells ...

This Week's Chapters (June 22, 2025)

A curious thing about your family being spread out over different countries is that sometimes we hyper-focuse on the bad news from their country. I was talking to my parents last week, and my mother was all like, "You should consider coming back. It's safer." But I was like, "I have read the news. The gangs there are crazy, mom. That's not even getting into the illegal turtle."

That's not a euphemism for anything, by the way. There was a literal illegal turtle involved in this anecdote....

Chapter 324: Eye of the Storm

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According to the information provided by Song Daiyu, the origins of the Sword of the Wind King can be traced back to the war between humans and demons. It is a storied blade that has been used several times in the history of the Endlessly Raging Valley. Despite that, the Sword of the Wind King cannot be said to be particularly powerful. It cannot reach the lofty heights of Emperors or even come close to the wild power of Renegades.

It is still more than what most cultivators i...

This Week's Chapters (June 16, 2025)

I tried playing the World Qualifiers in Master Duel, but man, I am so out of practice and unfamiliar with more than half the new decks. Also, I tried using Branded since I have the cards, and it turns out I'm so not a Branded player. Better than when I started, though.

Here are the week's chapters:

Chapter 323: As Equals is out for Core Disciples. Make sure you didn't miss 2025-06-16 11:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 323: As Equals

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Huang Shing has been waiting for this day.

Feng Zhi cannot believe this day has come.

When Huang Shing joined the Eternal Flame Clan, he thought he would find Feng Zhi right away, defeat him, and rescue Yi Jiao. Never once did he imagine it would take him more than four years to stand on the same stage as him.

When the buffoon joined, Feng Zhi did not even notice. Once he did, he assumed the idiot would get himself killed in a matter of months. Never o...