"Let's start that again. I was rather confused why they gave me a list of pills rather than names," Elder Brent chuckled, "Anyway, in 5th place, we have the Blood Essence Revitalization Pill."
Everyone glanced at Kane Azurecrest, and he returned a nod to everyone and went back to looking at...
2023-08-08 04:21:08 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock watched the colosseum from high above. Tensions were high as the final round was nearing the end, and the majority of the participants had completed their pill and stood idly next to their workbenches while watching their competition.
Dante Voidmind and Celeste Starweaver had alread...
2023-08-07 04:35:20 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock looked around the colosseum from high above and found Elder Margret standing under the demonic tree's shade.
She was calmly watching the proceeds of the finals with her arms crossed and tapping her foot. It seemed she was a rather impatient and fidgety person.
"Sorry, Elder Ma...
2023-08-04 18:08:15 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock snapped the portal closed and watched as Titus stood at his full height out in the wilderness. In his cupped hands far above the ground was Roderick Terraforge, trapped within twisting black wood coated in 5th-stage Star Core Qi.
"There's no way Roderick can escape Titus, and even i...
2023-08-03 03:56:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is some cool abstract art of Ashlock.
I just gave the artist a description of my MC and sent some reference images, and let them have creative freedom, and I really like the result!
2023-08-02 20:03:41 +0000 UTC View PostStella ignored Kassandra's questioning of the masked people and glanced around the hyped-up colosseum. The atmosphere was ecstatic to the point that she began to fear that the giant stone building would collapse.
Eventually, the crowd's cheers calmed down, and Elder Brent continued explaini...
2023-08-02 02:56:34 +0000 UTC View PostTo kill the Skyrend family and blame it on Dante Voidmind was the focal point of the grand plan. Everything being done today was to set the stage for that moment.
Yet after Diana's great news regarding the agreement of the Redclaws and Silverspires to the insane plan that might start a grea...
2023-07-31 04:28:42 +0000 UTC View PostAfter watching Stella tour the city for a while, Ashlock switched his focus back to Red Vine Peak.
The day of reckoning was soon upon him, and he started panicking a little. The tournament's main event was set to begin tomorrow afternoon, and he had yet to devise a solid plan to counter Dan...
2023-07-30 03:35:44 +0000 UTC View PostKassandra Skyrend glanced around the main hall of the Skyrend family mansion in Darklight City. The room was sunlit by massive windows obscured from the outside by a tapestry of runic formations running along the walls. Ten-foot-tall marble sculptures of the Skyrend family's heads encircled the r...
2023-07-28 03:04:27 +0000 UTC View PostStella ignored the examiner's words to start—her focus was entirely on the Qi Flowing Grass presented to her. She picked it up, and after spending a moment to check, she let out a small sigh of relief behind her mask.
"It's not one of yours, Tree," Stella said mentally, "Although I almost...
2023-07-26 02:48:13 +0000 UTC View PostStella felt very uncomfortable in the test room.
Not only were the other nobles showing open hostility, but so were the examiners.
Why did they look at me like that? Aren't the judges supposed to be from the academy to avoid being biased? Or is corruption unavoidable even in a sit...
2023-07-25 03:08:39 +0000 UTC View PostAs much as Stella wished to leave immediately, she was unprepared for the day ahead.
"I wasn't planning on attending, so I'm not caught up on what the preliminary round entails," Stella said while cleaning her face off with a towel she had summoned from her spatial ring, "Can you tell me be...
2023-07-24 01:52:59 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock watched as Stella entered the alleyway behind the half-destroyed restaurant through her conjured portal. She looked understandably distraught, so he quickly opened a rift for her that led straight to Red Vine Peak.
"Thanks, Tree..." She said in a low voice through their telepathic l...
2023-07-22 03:01:09 +0000 UTC View PostWhich family was she from?
Stella stood there, unsure how to respond. Her true identity would be easy to discover if she admitted to being a Crestfallen. Ashfallen was out of the question as it wasn't a known family or sect yet, and she didn't have the facial features of someone from the Re...
2023-07-21 03:03:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's some Ai art inspired by chapter 151 I made in Photoshop (I am not very good).
The first image shows what Stella could look like with a demonic tree tattoo, and the rest just show off her outfit, etc.
Stella sat on the bench with her back straight. Her gaze was deadset ahead on the demonic tree offspring in the courtyard center in a vain attempt to ignore the perpetual mystical fog hanging at the edges of her consciousness due to her open telepathic connection with Tree.
Her new pill may...
2023-07-19 16:44:18 +0000 UTC View Post"That will be all for this lecture on how to overcome the limits of your affinity. Are there any questions?" Elaine scanned the lecture hall for any raised hands or confused faces, but all she got back were bored looks or lecherous stares.
She stood on a raised wooden platform surrounded by...
2023-07-18 01:58:52 +0000 UTC View PostElder Margret tapped her foot in annoyance while waiting in the empty airship station. The midday sun streaked through the windows and doorways, which could only mean one thing.
The Skyrend family was late... as usual.
"They always do this," Elder Brent grumbled beside her, "Pretentio...
2023-07-16 01:42:53 +0000 UTC View PostThrough his Demonic Eye, Ashlock could see through the mortal flesh and gaze upon the spiritual nature of the corpses he had acquired. Rather than black fur sprouting from leathered skin, he saw the dormant underlying spirit roots that had once served as the passageways for Qi that had fueled the...
2023-07-15 01:13:19 +0000 UTC View PostStella felt wild and free as she swung her sword and brutally slashed a mutated beast in half—the sheer force of her attack sent the two halves of the corpse hurtling through the air in opposite directions. One-half took out a small gathering of monsters nearby—while the other shot off toward...
2023-07-13 04:48:45 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Elder Redclaw frowned as he gazed out his study's window at the distant Red Vine Peak. A perpetual mist swirled around the mountain, obscuring everything but the tips of the demonic trees from his curious gaze.
I wonder what goes on over there...
His wandering thoughts ...
2023-07-12 01:53:44 +0000 UTC View PostStella let out a deep breath as her consciousness returned to reality. Her eyes fluttered open, and she squinted briefly as she was blinded by the warm midday sun.
Feeling within herself, she couldn't help but sigh. Even with the help of Ashlock's truffles, fruits, and residual Qi blanketin...
2023-07-11 01:18:40 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock felt a little prideful watching Elder Margrets and the twin's reactions to him growing cultivation resources in the blink of an eye. The system may refrain from giving him many powerful attack skills, but it didn't shortchange him regarding production skills.
He was a tree, after al...
2023-07-10 01:12:08 +0000 UTC View PostDouglas looked over his shoulder as he saw the distorted sunset on Red Vine Peak through the shimmering portal. Stella gave him a little wave before the portal snapped closed behind him with a pop of air that ruffled his short hair.
With a sigh, Douglas surveyed the large cavern that encomp...
2023-07-07 02:17:52 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock observed the meeting occurring in the dining room from above. As he had planned, Elaine began to write on the parchment in ancient runes, which he and Stella could read without problem.
It was almost like a secret language, allowing them to communicate without looking suspicious. 2023-07-06 00:28:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Elaine reluctantly left the void chamber with Dante.
He was insane, and she felt sick listening to his nonsense. But It wasn't often that she was allowed access to the void chamber, which was one of the only places she could get access to a substantial amount of void Qi to cultivate with. W...
2023-07-05 01:44:20 +0000 UTC View PostAfter fusing with his children's roots, Ashlock could peer into many buildings by sneaking a root through a window or a doorway. With so many demonic trees throughout the city, people didn't really pay much attention to them anymore and wouldn't find it suspicious seeing roots growing into places...
2023-07-04 01:17:21 +0000 UTC View PostElaine stood before a mirror hanging in her study with a frown.
She had made a window in the thick dust coating the mirror with her sleeve and now stared at her reflection.
"How?" Those words left her lips. She could see her mouth moving, so the mirror wasn't playing tricks on her. Th...
2023-07-02 16:15:36 +0000 UTC View PostDiana placed Kaida down on the ground. The snake glanced back at her with deep golden eyes, and his pink tongue flickered out. It was obvious to Diana that Kaida didn't like being on the cold stone ground and would prefer to be wrapped around her shoulders, but it wasn't convenient anymore.
A date?
Ashlock's initial thought—seeing Douglas standing before him and asking for such a thing—was how sad this was. Why did a grown man feel the need to ask a demonic tree whether or not he could go on a date?
Of course, Ashlock could see the concern surrounding this request an...
2023-06-29 01:29:36 +0000 UTC View Post