I wasn’t able to return to Elevate City immediately. Ceres Station was quite far from Earth, even with the so-called NPC’s state-of-the-art spacecraft.
Communication was iffy as well. The distance made the transmission unstable. Normally, they would use a house-sized communication device to power through that, but even then, ...
2024-07-26 11:11:15 +0000 UTC View PostAt the summit of the largest mountain within The Great Trial of Water Crest, there laid a simple lone hut. If one were to venture inside, they wouldn’t find the typical interior of a structure. Instead, they would find themselves in a world of yellow clouds and purple skies. The clouds stretched across the horizon as far as the eye c...
2024-07-25 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostLi Lang continued to sit inside Ruby’s artifact space as he reviewed the data he had collected today regarding Tang Yulian’s breakthrough.
From what Sima Xue said, Foundation Establishment cultivators concentrate their Qi into their dantian in their navel area. This dantian is filled with a denser type of Qi compared with...
2024-07-24 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostOne of the bridge officers guided me at Captain Diaz’s command to the meeting room nearby. It was a cozy room that could fit a dozen people. At the center of the meeting table was a holographic projection of the miniature ship that replicated the one we were on.
It was apparent the executives on the ship normally used this room...
2024-07-24 11:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone cleared the immediate area around Tang Yulian the moment she began her breakthrough. The Qi in the air stirred violently. Li Lang and the other spectators all kept an adequate distance away as they watched on.
While the members of the Eternal Wave sect scrutinized the visitors’ every movement, Li Lang was too absorbed ...
2024-07-23 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostHaving been so engrossed in testing out the new Primordial Star Fire he acquired, Li Lang found that it was already nighttime when he snapped out of it. When he stepped out of the underground tunnels, he found the sky had already turned dark.
The pocket realm mimicked the outside world’s diurnal cycle somehow.
Traveli...
2024-07-22 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostShooting rang out as our defenders tried to deter our assailants from advancing on our position.
I watched from the Nyes how both parties were blindly firing into the gaps in our bulkhead doors. It was only wide enough to fit two people side by side. A whole arsenal was soon exchanged, and not just bullets. Grenades of all types ...
2024-07-22 11:12:20 +0000 UTC View PostAN: The big chapter 100 milestone!!! Let's go!
Li Lang continued to cry out in agony as he was locked in a fierce struggle with the invading flame in his head.
He curled up on the ground and nursed his head, but the pain persisted. It came from within, and there was nothing physical he could do to remedy it...
2024-07-19 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostOur team split off into several escape pods and shot straight out of Nova Tech’s facility. Each pod had almost a dozen of us when it was meant to only carry six. The trip was short, so it wasn’t too bad, but it didn’t change the fact of how cramped it was.
Once we shot out from the Nova Tech facility, I faced the man curren...
2024-07-19 11:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe trek through the forest took a toll on Li Lang’s young teenage body. The uneven surface and the dense foliage made every step many times more tiring.
It would’ve been even more strenuous if Li Lang had to worry about the Qi beasts lurking about as well. His Qi arts were either straightforward attacks or relied on tricks. ...
2024-07-18 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Li Lang retired to his room for the night, he didn’t waste any time and dove straight into the manual he received as a reward. He received it alongside a map. It was simply titled Fire Taming Art.
It was only a page, with nothing more than a mantra to chant.
There wasn’t anything special about it, so Li Lang went o...
2024-07-17 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Thank you for your patience. Things getting a little hectic with addressing the water leak, but everything should be good.
“Men, get ready to move out in one minute,” Platoon Leader Loo shouted out.
His voice drew my attention and reminded me of the question I had been wondering ever since I saw the...
2024-07-17 11:20:44 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Unfortunately dealing with some water leaks. Not affecting the schedule so far, and I hope it stays that way.
With his mass production method, Li Lang easily passed the second round of the alchemy trial with flying colors. Even the third round was easily conquered, as it only required him to refine multiple b...
2024-07-16 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Third round passed. The challenger is awarded forty trial points. The next round is starting shortly.”
Li Lang let out a sigh of relief upon seeing the words formed by the lights. It was only then that his senses returned to him. He felt his robe damp with sweat, and his hands sore.
“I succeeded…” he muttered. 2024-07-15 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Time was ticking, and sooner or later, Commander Poltrix’s reinforcement would arrive. I was already stumped on what to do against one power armor, so I’d rather not have to deal with multiple. I had to act fast.
I dredged up every last detail I knew about their model of power armor, and several ideas came up. Unfortunately, ...
2024-07-15 11:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe trio each made strange faces as they downed their Nourishment Pill. The experienced bunch among their group mischievously smirked as they watched on.
It didn’t take long for their reaction to be seen, as it was just swallowing one pill.
From the tests Li Lang had done, he knew it was similar to the field rations back ...
2024-07-12 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostI safely arrived at the comms center I had snuck into where my handler, Raven, occasionally reported to her boss. This place was as spartan as before, with only a large terminal at the center paired with an equally large screen.
The security on this is not easy to get through…How did Raven do it again?
I dug into...
2024-07-12 11:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostResting his body in his familiar office chair within Ruby’s artifact space, Li Lang got comfortable as he examined the new technique he was rewarded with.
Progress was vital to being able to stay longer in the pocket realm. Trial points consumed every day that were deemed unproductive, and earning points became harder and harde...
2024-07-11 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostLi Lang shook his head as he walked toward the calligraphy scroll on the wall. Imitating Sima Xue, he reached out with his hand first.
He watched as his limb passed through it. There was no feeling as if it was just an illusion. Unlike Sima Xue, he didn’t instantly jump through. He retrieved his hand and examined it first befor...
2024-07-10 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostDid my plan get Polina and all those other people killed?
I knew one of the reasons I assisted them was to test out Nova Tech’s security. Revealing their hidden fleet had satisfied that objective. Still, it left a bad aftertaste.
The hidden fleet was likely there waiting to ambush my potential rescuers, so their ...
2024-07-10 11:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe young cultivators conversed openly with each other as they all waited for something to happen. They were calm, as expected of cultivators from established organizations. That was because they had been briefed about what to expect from the pocket realm.
“So I take it you will be taking a shot at the alchemy trials as well?...
2024-07-09 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Hope you all had a great weekend! I really needed this one to reset and get back on pace.
Upon seeing Ling Xue once again, Li Lang frowned while Long Yi was taken aback. Seeing his friends’ expressions, Wei Ping placed a hand on each of their shoulders.
“What’s w-wrong?”
“That girl…”...
2024-07-08 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThorne - Halls Corporation
“Claire, can you hear me?” Thorne shouted out to the comms unit before him.
The screen depicting his friend was laggy and only after a few seconds did she respond.
“...Yes! It’s freezing up a lot, though!”
“Never mind that. I just wanted to contact you to l...
2024-07-08 11:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostAfter months of training, it was finally time for The Great Trial of Water Crest to open up.
Throughout this time, Li Lang, Wei Ping, and Long Yi had each made great strides in their training. They had focused entirely on their respective crafts, but that didn’t mean they had neglected their cultivation.
On this very impo...
2024-07-05 22:30:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe only pilot among the test subjects was quickly brought over for a detailed scan. As I planned, the results turned up with several subtle issues. It was just major enough to taint the data we would collect if they proceeded to use him in the tests.
My ploy of sabotaging it using my nanomachines had paid off.
“Ran, I th...
2024-07-05 11:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostA month quickly passed ever since the incident with the Bloodwave Conclave.
Li Lang had been making decent progress in all his studies.
In alchemy, the success rate of his pill-refining has been steadily going up. It was only one in three tries, but it was unmistakably an improvement. As a result of all the refining he had ...
2024-07-04 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe middle stage Energy Gatherers Li Lang had fought so far could only send out range attacks. Doing so did not require controlling their Qi at range. They simply needed to send it out, akin to throwing a rock. Right after they throw it, they would lose control of their Qi.
However, late-stage Energy Gatherers were different. The...
2024-07-03 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThorne - Halls Corporation
“That was a risky trick you pulled on me, but now you have my attention. Go ahead and speak, this communication line is secure,” Titus’ voice authoritatively rang out from the projection that shared his semblance.
“Apologies, but I couldn’t think of any other way to get ...
2024-07-03 11:10:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Huang Si, you go guide them and set up the room. I’ll go make my reports before inviting ‘guests’ over.”
Tai Xilun quickly disappeared into the halls of Bloodwave Conclave’s headquarters, leaving the four young men behind.
Huang Si cleared his throat to fill the silence that ensued and drew the party’s attent...
2024-07-02 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a long night, the people from the Bloodwave Conclave finally finished their investigation of the inn where the murder had happened.
Li Lang and his crew immediately dove into their bed as soon as they were allowed to go. They discussed what had transpired while they were separated as they lazily lay on their bed.
Thei...
2024-07-01 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post