Ashlock was utterly astounded by what he had just witnessed.
"Did I mess up?" Ashlock wondered as he saw the world on its side due to the Bastion being thrown off by the Lunarshade Grand Elder.
The group of Lunarsahde Elders had been far too strong for the Redclaws...
2024-04-15 23:57:23 +0000 UTC View PostMagnus Redclaw, Grand Elder of a family that used to dominate wars across the realm and was feared by all, had fallen to ruin during a peaceful era. Without war, his family slowly faded into the background of the Blood Lotus Sect. As the decades passed, respect toward his family sharply declined,...
2024-04-14 13:26:54 +0000 UTC View PostDouglas rushed through the dark stone corridor with Mudcloaks clinging to both of his legs for dear life while another hung from his back like a cape. However, unlike a cape, its claws dug deeply into his suit, and it made terrified whimpers in his ear.
"Guys, can you get off me?...
2024-04-12 14:27:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe plan had worked. Ashlock realized that to have a chance of contending with the Lunarshade Grand Elder, he would need to fight the man with his full power through his S rank skill {Progeny Dominion}. So, using it on Willow's Bastion back at Red Vine Peak, the next issue was getting the Bastion...
2024-04-10 12:49:57 +0000 UTC View PostAs a tree spread across a thousand miles, the little things no longer bothered Ashlock. It took a lot for him to feel anything and stir his fading humanity into action, let alone explode with rage.
But it had happened. A group of pathetic weaklings had taken advantage of his ad...
2024-04-08 02:38:54 +0000 UTC View PostStella charged toward the Lunarshade guards, but it was hard to focus. Headache aside, it was rather distracting to have the philosophy and teachings of the Supreme Nirvana Finger technique forcefully passed down to her via the chorus of her ancestors.
...
2024-04-05 09:52:33 +0000 UTC View PostUninterested in being drowned in mystic Qi and having her mind wholly torn apart, Stella left Ashlock to his evil god antics and headed back through the portal to the basement of the Duskwalker residence and upstairs to the meeting room. Her hand paused on the doorknob as she overheard the voices...
2024-04-03 08:33:06 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock enjoyed the afternoon sun as he idly watched Jasmine complete her laps. Judging by her cursing at the skies, she seemed to think she was alone up here, but that was not the case.
"Don't you think over a hundred laps is a bit too far, Stella?" Ashlo...
2024-04-01 12:48:52 +0000 UTC View PostAfter eating the Vampiric Touch fruit, Jasmine felt a strange hunger clawing through her body toward the tips of her fingers. Despite the low lighting, she couldn't help but look down at her hand, fully expecting to see small mouths growing through her skin.
"Phew," Jasmine sighed in...
2024-03-30 13:38:54 +0000 UTC View PostStella was in a fantastic mood, humming a pleasant tune as she descended into the mine.
Her eyes were closed as she saw the world in a series of interconnected grids in the spatial plane. A black metal sword embroidered with a golden star pattern that Ash had gifted her floated...
2024-03-28 10:05:52 +0000 UTC View PostStella was in a terrible mood.
It was the crack of dawn, evident by warm sunlight streaking through crude glass, illuminating the bare stone room. She sat at a table with other central figures of the Ashfallen Sect on a wooden chair with no padding that dug into her back, succe...
2024-03-26 08:40:16 +0000 UTC View PostJasmine shouted back into the hut, "Master! Your dad brought back a big lizard."
"Already?" Stella called from inside. Trudging out of the hut, she yawned and looked at the dead beast with some surprise. "That was faster than I expected. How...
2024-03-24 09:18:53 +0000 UTC View Post"Welcome back," Ashlock said to Stella and Diana as they stepped through a portal with {Abyssal Whispers}. Neither girl so much as winced as his presence bloomed in their minds. "Stella, did you complete the tasks I gave you?"
"You ...
2024-03-22 08:02:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the book 4 cover. Shows Stella and her disciple Jasmine cultivating in Ashlock's canopy. Oh, and Maple is on Stella's head. I will change the cover on RoyalRoad once they hit the chapters that have Jasmine introduced as Stella's disciple :)
2024-03-21 02:14:11 +0000 UTC View PostStella pulled the hood of her cloak tighter over her masked face as she followed the group through the sea of mortals, shifting between the various halls of the pavilion open to them.
They had flown over here as a group from the Duskwalker residence first thing in the morning. On...
2024-03-20 08:15:39 +0000 UTC View Post
As the title says, I was on a podcast, and I guess this also counts as a face reveal. If you want to hear some of the behind-the-scenes info on how the series is made and my thought process, then check this out :D
(Chapter 282 was posted before this, in case you missed it!)
Evelyn had no idea what to say.
How can Stella say something so ludicrous with such certainty when so many have failed? My tyrant of a husband dead by the end of the week? Can such a reality even exist?
"Stella, I don't think such a thing is possible..." Evelyn felt her skin ...
2024-03-18 13:09:53 +0000 UTC View PostStella tapped the heavenly ink contract Kaida had written for them for a third time as Evelyn made no move to sign it in blood. At a casual glance, the contract written on some yellowing parchment with rough edges and a few simple and agreeable terms looked innocent enough.
Loyalty ...
2024-03-16 10:01:47 +0000 UTC View Post"We are being followed," Stella said to Diana as they briskly walked through the gate at the mountain's base. Since the defensive formation was far less suppressive down here, Stella could use Qi to mask her voice.
"How many do you count?" Diana replied, "I can detect five tailing us."
<... 2024-03-14 08:51:25 +0000 UTC View PostDiana met the gaze of the monster's glowing green eye that was like a contained star hidden within a mass of shifting tentacles.
Yes, Diana is my name. She replied within her mind and was glad the monster seemed to understand her inner thoughts as she didn't want to be seen speakin...
2024-03-12 04:41:25 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock felt locked out, and he didn't like it. Sneaking a single root under Nightshade City to that restaurant near the Eternal Pursuit Pavilion's mountain so he could make the portal for Stella and Diana had been risky enough. The mountain was the closest thing to a military base that he had se...
2024-03-10 09:25:50 +0000 UTC View Post"The registration fee can be paid with high-grade spirit stones, dragon crowns, or Yinxi Coins." The Lotus Informat listed off as she placed the jade slip with her name on it under the table. "What will it be?"
Stella hardly registered the woman's words as she felt blind. The defensive form...
2024-03-08 11:43:45 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR NOTE: A lot of context + clues were added near the start and end of the chapter.
Stella had a headache as she stared at the strange-looking ring of shadow in her palm.
"So, to summarize these last few hours of discussion," Stella massaged her t...
2024-03-06 08:35:14 +0000 UTC View PostA few more days passed since Jasmine rejected the sword and embraced the path of the fist. She was here again at sunrise, fighting an illusion Ashlock couldn't see.
Stella intently watched Jasmine's punching form while sitting on the bench and shouting pointers every few tries.
"L...
2024-03-04 21:22:22 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock watched as Jasmine stood under his canopy, swinging her wooden sword and dodging the attacks of an enemy he couldn't see.
Elaine had cast illusion magic on Jasmine so she could fight a weakened copy of Stella while the real Stella lay slothfully on the bench under the shade of his c...
2024-03-01 20:57:29 +0000 UTC View PostStella placed two parchments written in heavenly ink on the table, and the two Silverspires reached to take them.
"The terms of our agreement are written crystal clear on this parchment, so there's no room for you to interpret the meaning and continue to share sensitive information...
2024-02-29 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post"Morning, sleepyhead," Ashlock said to Stella as she sluggishly got off the bench and wandered over while yawning and rubbing her eyes.
Her hair was disheveled, and it seemed a few fallen fruits had smacked her on the head in her slumber, judging from the variety of colors ...
2024-02-27 19:59:54 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock rustled his leaves in anger, causing ripe fruit to rain from his branches like hail. He had gone to sleep and dreamt of waking up to a delicious stack of fresh corpses overflowing with Qi, ready to be consumed. The taste of devouring a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator a few days ago still li...
2024-02-26 17:22:04 +0000 UTC View PostEvening descended on Red Vine Peak.
While Stella and Jasmine spent most of the afternoon cultivating in the hut, Ashlock had been working with Douglas and the Redclaw Grand Elder on a plan for a transport hub after explaining to them how his new skill worked.
Because of his {Ethereal ...
2024-02-23 20:14:11 +0000 UTC View PostJasmine felt like her entire worldview had shattered into a million pieces in a single day. She had seen a shadow spirit, met a grumpy ink snake, was taken in as the Disciple to the daughter of an immortal, and discovered that the immortal is a facade and everyone is taking orders from a spirit t...
2024-02-22 19:30:53 +0000 UTC View Post