Chapter 292
Killian was ready when it happened.
The first explosion tore through the city like thunder, shaking the ground beneath his boots. Then came another—and another—until smoke began to rise in dark plumes across Solmere’s skyline. Screams followed. Cries of alarm echoed ...
2025-10-19 23:51:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 183
Chen Leijun stood at the bedside and looked down at the still shape of his grandson, Chen Eain. The boy’s chest rose and fell like a small boat in rough water. He was wrapped in white bandages, and from where he stood, he could still smell the herb smoke and iron in the air. T...
2025-10-17 22:46:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 291
Arel moved through the narrow streets of Solmere, his boots sinking into wet mud with every step. The rain that morning had turned the whole city into a swamp—gutters overflowing, carts stuck in the muck, and vendors still bailing water out of their stalls. The downpour had ru...
2025-10-17 22:44:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 182
As soon as the first batches of his new pills landed in the hands of the Yu Clan, Chen Ren knew something in the air had changed. The stillness before a storm—he could feel it even without hearing the reports. The balance of war was about to shift.
He didn’t need to wa...
2025-10-15 22:01:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 290
A lot of people said that winning a fort was the hardest part of war. They weren’t wrong, but they weren’t right either. Taking a fort was simple compared to what came after.
You had to round up every soldier, throw them in the dungeons carved beneath the stone, and ma...
2025-10-15 21:59:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 181
Smoke ate the world.
A scream cut through it—close, sharp, and—who voice was it? Chen Eain snapped his focus to his eyes and drove qi there, trying to burn a tunnel through the dark. But nothing happened. He only saw black. The smoke tasted like metal and ash. It crawl...
2025-10-13 21:19:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 289
Orlen squinted, but he couldn’t see. Or more like he could, but only clouds filled his vision. It was the thick, wet stuff that clung to his face and robes.
He tried to move but felt the air itself push back. He tried to blow it away, using a horizontal bolt of lightnin...
2025-10-13 21:16:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 180
Chen Eain looked down on the massive sinkhole, breath held without meaning to. Cold air rose from the dark like a living thing. It slid under his robes and pricked his skin. A shiver ran down his back and the hair on his arms stood. He did not see anyone, and yet the feeling of ...
2025-10-11 19:33:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 288
Kai stood on the edge of the cliff, wind tugging at his cloak, and stared down at Fort Glaivegate. He couldn’t help but think that even with their plan, it was going to be tough to take the fort down.
From up here, the fort looked like a metal claw gripping the flattened...
2025-10-11 19:27:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 287
Eldric strolled forward towards the stage at the centre of the royal castle.
No matter where his eyes moved, people stood there. The hall was filled to the edge with nobles in their bright silks, and beyond them, rows of commoners pressed together in awe. His mother had ...
Chapter 179
It didn't take long for Yu Daoxing to ask Chen Ren to sit down alongside Murong, who looked like he had seen stars in the afternoon from how shocked he was. Chen Ren stayed calm, folding his hands in his lap as the man repeated the same questions—were the pills on the parchme...
Chapter 178
Apparently, even after trying for hours, Chen Ren could not convince Yalan to move the pills out of Jadefire Hall. She had listened, argued, and then shut the matter down entirely. No tricks or persuasion worked on her. Still, Chen Ren did not feel pressed. According to Yu Muro...
Chapter 286
Kai stared at the faces of all the nobles gathered before him—pale, tight-lipped, and silent. He had just finished explaining his plan, and the tension that followed was thick enough to cut through steel. Only Duke Blackwood and Leopold seemed unshaken by his plan. But that w...
Chapter 285
Baron Lionel Marcaster walked through the hallways of a castle so vast that for a brief moment he thought of the royal palace itself. Its marble arches rose higher than the tallest trees he had seen as a boy, and the stained-glass windows spilled colored light across the stone ...
Chapter 177
Li Xuan darted to the right. A greatsword tore through the air where he had just been, the edge of it wrapped in violent dark qi. The strike landed with a deafening boom, shaking the ground and leaving a crater large enough to swallow a carriage.
He had no chance to coun...
Chapter 176
It turned out Young master Yu was far more stupid than even his expectations, the man only needed a little bit of alcohol in his system and feeling like he was heard before babbling about a lot of stuff. From his name which was Yu Murong to even about his clan.
The taver...
Chapter 284
In war, there was maybe nothing more important than information. But if there was one thing on the same level of importance, it was being able to pass on the information to his allies.
The fief war had been simple by comparison. It had played out in the Sylvan Enclave, a...
Chapter 283
Regina moved through the hallways of the royal castle with a stride in her steps.
The castle breathed differently now. She felt it in the air. Everything felt… charged. Maids were rushing past her, clutching trays and bolts of cloth, bowing so quickly that they nearly...
Chapter 175
Chen Ren had come to understand something about the world: there were many ways to make people talk. Some required silver, some required patience, and some required nothing more than the right ear in the right place. The most common way was to buy information. Every major city ...
Chapter 174
Like he had thought, Biyu already had a cluster of sect members packed into his room, each one talking over the other, dangling promises of glory and status. The tournament officials had assigned each participant a room for this exact reason, and sure enough, the recruiters cir...
Chapter 282
Kai walked through the long hallways of his estate, the echo of his boots steady against the polished stone. His subordinates followed a few steps behind, their silence was heavy and their gazes darted between one another as if they could sense what was about to come. Tradition...
Chapter 281
Kai moved with Claire up the stone stairs toward the meeting room. The morning sun had only just climbed over the horizon, yet a heaviness already pressed on him. With the list of duties waiting, he felt as if the day would blur past and vanish into evening before he had even c...
Chapter 173
Chen Ren felt the wooden seat graze against his butt as he heard the excitement in the voices of the crowd that was sitting around them.
The benches creaked. Splinters poked through old planks. A boy behind him swung his legs and thumped the board with his heels which he...
Chapter 280
The prince looked down from his castle at the thousands of people gathered below. The square was packed from gate to well. A part of his heart filled as he saw the banners people had prepared for him. When Thalric lifted his hand, they bowed as one. He felt the weight of the cr...
Chapter 172
As soon as Chen Ren heard the word tournament, his first thought was of Cloud Mist City’s grand annual contest—the one he had once claimed victory in. For a breath, he relived the moment he’d won. But he soon shook the thought away. That tournament was far off yet, and be...
Chapter 279
Malden felt a headache brewing in his mind, not because of the state Hermil was in right now, but because of the group of men around him that had already chewed half his mind with their worries and wants. They crowded him like flies on a wound, buzzing with their demands, each...
Chapter 171
Yalan stretched out lazily, her long body curling with the smooth grace of a predator, though her amber eyes stayed half-closed. As a high-realmed spirit beast, she didn’t really need to sleep. Once a month, maybe twice, a few hours were enough to refresh her body and sharpen...
Epilogue 2
V’aleirith lifted her face to the sky, the corners of her lips turned up to a small smile. The stars were inching into alignment, tracing the patterns she had long waited for. Their slow dance promised a path forward, one that might finally carry the world out of its misery.
Chapter 170
It took a long moment for Tang Yuqiu to realise the truth—he had no idea about any war in Red Peak City. War. The word itself felt heavy, far heavier than anything he remembered. In his memories, Red Peak City had only ever seen small clashes, sparks lit by the pride and arro...
Epilogue 1
Even after midnight, Hermil buzzed with excitement and chatter.
The city glowed like it was day. Candles blazed behind windows, lanterns hanging from doorways, and the cobblestone streets were packed. Crowds were moving in groups, from one to another—no space to breathe...