"Stop! Don't lower the Bastion any further," Nox shouted with concern while leaning over the Bastion's bow and looking down at the swirling darkness below.
Ashlock stopped the Bastion's descent. "Why? What's wrong."
"There's something w...
2024-07-14 14:22:37 +0000 UTC View PostLarge cracks appeared along the surface of the colossal obsidian statue, which was so towering that Ashlock couldn't see the top of its feet in the abyssal darkness below. As if there was a black hole in its stomach, the cracks in the statue deepened until it couldn't resist anymore and collapsed...
2024-07-12 15:26:59 +0000 UTC View Post"Evelyn, you need to leave. Now." Ashlock said as he opened a portal that led back to Red Vine Peak. "Don't worry, you can reenter the Mystic Realm fog and pick another hopefully more suitable pocket realm."
"But—"
Ashlock could use Progeny Dominion multiple times a week as he could offset the incurred soul damage by recovering under the nine moons' healing energies. But that didn't mean he wanted to. Soul damage was scary, and as fun as exploring the pocket realms alongside his sect members c...
2024-07-08 14:58:50 +0000 UTC View PostJasmine's legs burned as she rushed through the thicket of the jungle. Streaks of light pierced through the foliage from Sol, illuminating her path. The Ent was following behind her with large strides and using its many arms to effortlessly shatter branches in showers of splinters that got in its...
2024-07-06 15:16:31 +0000 UTC View Post[Evolution to Chaos Slime (Rare Variant) is complete]
Xen awoke to a golden system message overlaying a white skull. Some of the letters got lost within its hollow eye sockets, and as Xen tilted his head down slightly, the words moved to the skull's teeth.
... 2024-07-05 05:30:43 +0000 UTC View PostStella had really not wanted to reveal her true identity to Elder Vortexian. She had tried her absolute best to fix the origin stone with her current capabilities and knowledge of spatial dao, but it was nowhere near enough. Hours had passed, and as fatigue dug its gnarled claws int...
2024-07-04 03:01:47 +0000 UTC View Post"Flowery nonsense?" Elder Vortexian raised a brow as he stared at arrogance incarnate and mused over her strange answer to his question. Without a doubt, this was the girl he had encountered in Heavenly King Cepheus's Eternal Libary because of the blob of void hiding under her hood. It was likely...
2024-07-02 14:15:18 +0000 UTC View PostStella pulsed her spatial Qi and moved faster than her brain could process. Lyra's corpse vanished in a flash of silver light. She used telekinesis to raise the blood off the floor and rearrange the furniture. Anything destroyed, she Spatial Stepped next to and stored in her spatial ring. It all ...
2024-06-30 14:10:14 +0000 UTC View PostDays had passed since Stella arrived in this Azure Clan pocket realm, and the tournament was in full swing.
"Outer Disciple Thalassa from Spatial Peak will be fighting Outer Disciple Evan from Dream Peak." A bored-sounding Elder announced before he sat down on a raised platform along...
2024-06-27 12:48:14 +0000 UTC View PostUnsurprisingly, Morrigan was not happy with his rejection. Her eyes dulled like an emotionless killer before slaughter, and her fingers trembled and clenched as they struggled to contain a rising rage.
"No?" She asked, her voice colder than ice. The edges of her lip...
2024-06-25 13:56:29 +0000 UTC View Post[Varients consumed: None]
[Titles: None]
[Sponsers: None]
[Options:
Greater Mind Slime]
Xen looked at the single option floating in his vision and realized he had messe...
2024-06-24 10:12:29 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock opened a hole in the Bastion's shadow shield, allowing Evelyn to pass through. The liquid shadows sealed up behind her as she hopped off her sword and absorbed it in a flash of silver light.
"I'm so relieved you are okay," Nox drifted over and embraced Evelyn be...
2024-06-23 14:28:22 +0000 UTC View PostDespite being downed, the Eclipse Behemoth continued to put up a fight.
"I guess a Nascent Soul Realm monster wouldn't be so easy to kill," Ashlock grumbled. Through his spiritual sight, he could vaguely see the flow of Qi as the veil of darkness began pouring toward the monster.
... 2024-06-21 14:36:44 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock hated winter. The days were shorter, and he took longer to wake up. Which was a problem when the Mystic Realm had a set duration. After finally wrestling off the sluggishness of sleep and rushing to open the Mystic Realm for everyone waiting, he had some questions.
"S...
2024-06-19 12:34:18 +0000 UTC View PostJasmine awoke to a familiar wooden ceiling. Huffing the hair out of her mouth, she rolled over on the incredibly soft futon Stella had bought her and looked out the window. The nine moons that always dominated the sky here in Ashlock's Inner World were dimming, and the dreamscape was fading away....
2024-06-17 14:37:59 +0000 UTC View PostMy symptoms got worse, so I went to the doctor. Turns out I have strep throat. I was given antibiotics and I was told it should be gone in a few days. In the meantime I’ve been trying to get some writing done but find myself falling asleep at my desk so progress has been slow.
Apologies ...
2024-06-15 02:02:13 +0000 UTC View PostXen knew he was stronger than the average monster or person for his level due to the added stats from his Mine Slime form. However, he was currently inhabiting the body of a level 3 undead with rather pathetic stats in every department except magic.
[Class: Shapeshifter...
2024-06-13 11:06:21 +0000 UTC View PostIn a sunlit room made from interwoven and overlapping golden wood, a group of white-cloaked cultivators sat crossed-legged in silence around a shimmering crystal tree that supported thousands of tiny golden balls on its branches like fruits. Divine energy swirling freely through the room was pull...
2024-06-12 07:41:23 +0000 UTC View PostSam had been nothing but a simple village boy—born a mortal and raised on a farm a mountain range away from Darklight City. As a child, he was told stories of the elusive cultivators that lived on the mountain peaks. How they could fly through the skies and effortlessly slaughter the monsters t...
2024-06-09 23:50:42 +0000 UTC View PostEvelyn strode through the Duskwalker residence with a spring in her step and a smile on her face. It felt like centuries of misery were finally paying off as she passed maids hanging up new art pieces and a team of mortal builders repairing cracked tiles. For the first time in generations, she ha...
2024-06-05 23:13:19 +0000 UTC View Post[Devour Complete]
You absorbed 80% of the human's memories due to familiarity with the target.
You acquired the following skills:
[Buff of the Berserker (C)]
You and the target shared similar skill...
2024-06-04 21:49:22 +0000 UTC View Post[Demonic Demi-Divine Tree (Age: 9)]
[Nascent Soul Realm: 1st Stage]
[Soul Type: Nine Moons(Spatial)]
It had been over a week since Ashlock ascended to the Nascent Soul Realm. As the system had warned him, it had taken aro...
2024-06-03 22:11:22 +0000 UTC View PostDiana had been peacefully cultivating on the mountain peak when she felt Douglas's presence descending into the Citadel's depths. Curious and with nothing better to do, she followed and was surprised to find Elaine, Douglas, and Mister Choi sharing some spirit wine.
Inviting herself ...
2024-06-02 23:05:25 +0000 UTC View PostGerald knew he was dying—in fact, he was staring death right in the face.
"Just give me a moment, Gerald," Death said in a chilling voice as his flickering eyes of purple flames danced in the darkness before glancing away.
How does the Skeleton Mage know my name? <...
2024-06-01 22:37:21 +0000 UTC View Post(Author Note: Mister Choi was the earth cultivator who sold Douglas to the Ashfallen Sect back at the start of book 2)
Mister Choi shook his head in shame as he looked at himself in the cracked mirror. It had hardly been a few weeks since Douglas showed up at his noo...
2024-05-31 23:31:18 +0000 UTC View PostXen went all out as he believed it would be a hard-fought battle with the addition of a magic skeleton. His legs burned as he barreled forward, smashing the Skeleton Warriors aside, and he targeted the only one that mattered: the mage.
"Reinforce undead," the Skeleto...
2024-05-30 15:34:51 +0000 UTC View Post"What the hell are you two doing up there?" Ashlock asked Stella and Diana, who were sitting on a vast bone branch of the Divine Flesh Tree. They looked like insects compared to the tree's size, which is why he hadn't noticed them at first. Diana seemed very uncomfortable as she ...
2024-05-29 23:32:28 +0000 UTC View Post[Skeleton Warrior: Common Grade]
The Skeleton Warrior is the most basic type of humanoid undead found roaming the floors of some beginner dungeons. Though they have high resistance to physical attacks for their level, their slow movement and low strength make them e...
2024-05-28 22:58:04 +0000 UTC View PostStella idly sat on a rock surrounded by sparkling wealth and unfathomable chaos.
Strewn across the island in Ashlock's soul were piles of spirit stones, mortal currencies, and artifacts looted from the Lunarshade family. With nothing better to do while they waited, Stella and D...
2024-05-27 22:51:52 +0000 UTC View Post