Brandon Varnell

STNS: Chapter 319

The days passed by, and it almost felt idyllic since nothing of importance happened. Wu Jian ended up spending most of it either sparring with Loong Chen and had even asked Hua Xue to spar with him. The woman was staying in the capital as a representative of the Ice Phoenix Sect, but she didn’t have much to do. Perhaps that was why she agreed to be his sparring partner.

Wu Jian knew that Hua Xue was far stronger than her current cultivation suggested because he had agreed to help her ...

STNS: Chapter 318

Because he didn’t know what else to do, Wu Jian decided to lead Mei Xilan to Hou Jingshu’s residence. He wished the girl wouldn’t cling to him while they walked. Her actions garnered so much attention. He could practically feel the palace workers’ stares as they glared into his back and ear their whispers as they questioned why someone other than Hou Jingshu was hanging off him like this.

“Who the hell does this brat think he is…? Is soon-to-be apprentice not good enough for...

STNS: Chapter 317

While her father may have been cured, that didn’t mean he was healthy enough to run a nation, which meant Hou Jingshu was still in charge until he healed. That did not sit well with Loong Chen. The man had tried several times to make her leave, but she refused each time. She had a duty to fulfill, and until such a time as her duty was done, she would continue to work for her nation.

He did eventually stop asking. She wondered why for a while, but she eventually learned that he had beg...

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2023-04-30 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

STNS: Chapter 316

Wu Jian didn’t know how long he spoke with Emperor Hou Jun, though he mostly just listened. The stories he’d been told had fascinated him. Wu Jian only ever knew his father as a stern, uncompromising individual who rarely showed his emotions, but according to the emperor, the man was a passionate warrior whose charisma had caused him to rise through the military’s ranks even though he wasn’t as strong as others. What had interested him the most was the story about how his father had s...

STNS: Chapter 315

Zhou Lihua had come back to the Zhou Clan estate several days ago, but she had yet to see Zhou Chaoxiang. She had expected him to at least talk about her performance. The fact that she hadn’t heard even a peep from him in several days bothered here immensely. It made her feel like she was expendable to them.

Zhou Wen had greeted her. The woman had been quite peppy after Zhou Lihua returned, though in and of itself put Zhou Lihua on guard. That woman was polite and respectful, but she ...

STNS: Chapter 314

“All right! I have waited long enough! It’s time for Lord Seiyuu’s descendant and I… to…” He trailed off when he saw the situation they were in. He looked at Wu Jian, then at Hou Jingshu sleeping in his lap, and then at Zhou Lihua, whose hand still rested against Wu Jian’s cheek.

“Do you not know how to announce yourself?” asked Wu Jian with an irritated sigh. “Also, keep your voice down. Jingshu needs rest.”

“Hah! Why should I keep my voice down!” Loong ...

STNS: Chapter 313

Wu Jian didn’t have much to do after the battle concluded. He wasn’t an important figure in the grand scheme of things. To everyone involved, he was just a talented cultivator who was courting Hou Jingshu. Talent was important in the cultivation world. However, it had very little to do with ruling a nation. He had neither the training nor the knowhow to be of any help.

That was why all he could do was helplessly watch on as Hou Jingshu worked tirelessly to get her affairs in order a...

Next Month's Art Reward

Yes, next month's art reward is Zhou Lihua. She's just so lovely I had to have more art of her!

STNS: Chapter 312

His own ragged breathing echoed in Cì Chuān’s ears. The sound of his stumbling footsteps as he raced through the city were drowned out by the blood pumping in his vains and the screams of anguish behind him.

How did this happen?! Why did this happen?! We were so close to conquering this kingdom, so why now?!

Everything had been going fairly well. His older brother had been leading their forces through the city, slowly conquering sections of the city a little at a time...

STNS: Chapter 311

Where… am I…?

Hou Chao’s eyes felt heavy as he opened them, like they were stuck together with glue. He stared at the ceiling for several long seconds. It took him a good several minutes to notice realize where he was.

This is… the hospital wing in the palace… how did I get here…?

He struggled to recall what happened, wading through the strange fog that penetrated his mind, but he eventually recalled it all. The head elder of the Burning Hand Se...

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STNS: Chapter 310

Wu Jian could have sighed in relief. He had just barely made it in time. Thinking about what might have happened if he had been just a tad later filled him with dread, caused a chill to run down his back. Yet this wouldn’t have been an issue if it wasn’t for that blasted flood dragon.

“Wu… Jian… is that really you?”

Hou Jingshu was so shocked that she forgot to call him Jian Wu, but, well, he couldn’t blame her. She’d been about to be killed. He’d probably be lik...

STNS: Chapter 309

“Let’s go, Youmei!”

“Right, Big Sister!”

Hou Jingshu and Youmei charged toward Li Liang. Youmei quickly hopped into Hou Jingshu’s shadow as she raced toward the goliath of a man. Chi was already radiating from her body, creating the scales, tail, wings, and horns that she had begun manifesting more clearly after reaching the Human Limit Realm. She reached the man within seconds and slammed into him with her spear.

“Bwa ha ha ha! A little attack like that’s no...

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I'll give you a hint. She's from STNS.

STNS: Chapter 308

Fengli Cai had been born in the Heavenly Sword Sect. She was the daughter to one of their elders, and though her father was low in the hierarchy, she had been treated with the utmost care thanks to her talent with both cultivation and the sword. During her early years as a teenager, her cultivation had soared above her peers. It looked like she would ascend to peeks very few ever reached.

Then the decision that would change her life came in.

She was to marry.

The person she ...

STNS: Chapter 307

Hundan Wang couldn’t stop shaking as he confronted Emperor Ci Sha and his Heavenly Generals. Chills ran up and down his spine. The pressure those three were emitting made it hard for him to breath. He didn’t belong here, on this battlefield, in front of these people. The difference in strength between them was like heaven and earth. He was but an ant standing before giants.

The only one among them who didn’t seem bothered by the intense pressure was Zhe Fengli, who calmly glanced ...

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2023-04-18 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

WIEDERGEBURT 15 Live

Patrons,

WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior: Volume 15 is live. It's only the eBook for now. I'm still working on gett the print version out there.

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STNS: Chapter 306

Wu Yong’s unit wasn’t the only one that had set up explosives underneath a major street. Hou Jingshu had worked with Yu Chenguang and several others to choose the best places to collapse the street. Most of the places they chose were major streets. They were wide and allowed a lot of foot traffic, meaning several soldiers could stand shoulder to shoulder and fight. Since their goal was to limit how many forces the Ming Province and Zhou Kingdom could bring to bear at any given time, they ...

STNS: Chapter 305

Emperor Ca Shi sneered down at the representative who had delivered Hou Jingshu’s response to their demands. Feng Yi, Huo Yi, Xao Wen, Li Lian, and Duo Long were present as well. They sat on comfortable chairs made of oak and soft cushions. Each chair resembled a throne. The man prostrating himself on the ground shivered, not daring to lift his forehead from the floor.

“So the little princess has decided on death? Hmph. She has guts if nothing else,” Emperor Ci Sha said, tone dism...

STNS: Chapter 304

The early morning light poured in through the emperor’s window and illuminated the bed, where a gaunt figure lay. Emperor Hou Jun had grown even weaker as time passed. His muscles had atrophed to the point of nonexistence and his face had become so gaunt as to look skeletal.

Hou Jingshu sat on a chair and held her father’s hand. His fingers looked like mere bones with flesh on top. They were so thin. She remembered a time when her father’s hands were rugged and strong, but those d...

STNS: Chapter 303

The days passed. The evacuation was still happening, but more than seventy percent of the Shang Kingdom’s population had been successfully moved to other cities further north. The remaining thirty percent were those who had decided to help with the defense and those who stubbornly refused to leave. Hou Jingshu had thought about forcing them out, but in the end, she didn’t have the heart.

Since some people refused to leave, she had decided to put them to work. Most of the people were...

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2023-04-13 16:29:44 +0000 UTC View Post

STNS: Chapter 302

“They’re retreating. Do we chase after them?”

Watching the retreating forces through narrowed eyes, Zhe Fēnglì considered his options. Did he chase after them? He considered the idea briefly before dismissing it. They had the advantage of terrain and surprise, but they lacked the numbers and cultivation to take this army out. The most they could do right now was retreat.

“No.” He turned to the man who had asked him that question--Bèipàn Zhě--and shook his head. “W...

STNS: Chapter 301

They had done what they could to buy themselves more time. Hou Jingshu didn’t think she’d have more than a week or two at most to prepare the defense of Imperial Shang City and evacuated the civilians. Would that be enough? She wasn’t sure. All she could do was continue planning and preparing for the inevitable final confrontation.

The fact was they were still at a huge disadvantage. They could not defeat the Ming Province’s forces as they were right now. Even supposing they cou...

STNS: Chapter 300

“Huh? You wanna retreat? Do you really think I’ll let you?”

Hou Jingshu gave Lì Liàng a cold glare. The man looked raring and ready to continue their battle. He was grinning from ear to ear as he cracked his knuckles like he wanted to keep going. However…

“You’ve been so caught up in our fight that you haven’t noticed the state of your forces, have you?”

“Eh?”

It wasn’t until Hou Jingshu pointed it out that Lì Liàng finally took a look at the ...

STNS: Chapter 299

On the ground below, men and woman fought with martial arts and a variety of techniques. Lightning bolts erupted from hands. Cultivators blew flames out of their mouths. A giant hand appeared above the heads of several cultivators and slammed down, squashing them flat and leaving a handprint on the ground. It was easy to see from a bird’s eye view that the Shang Kingdom’s army, while being pushed back, were actually killing more of their enemies than the Ming Province’s cultivators.

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STNS: Chapter 298

“Huff… haaaah… huff…”

Hou Jingshu took deep, heavy breaths as she stared at the pillar ascending into the sky. The black and white light swirled together, never mixing, but instead, creating two very distinct colors that combined to resemble a helix. Yōuměi stood beside her, also staring into the pillar.

“Did we get him?” asked the cat.

“Was that it…?” a voice said from inside the pillar. A person emerged seconds later. His body was singed and his hair ...