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Chapter 129: The Beast that Roars

Jack stood over a field of broken corpses. Ant corpses. He raised his gaze, going from their drying yellow blood to the dirt mound that dominated the distance. He tightened his fist.

After th...

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Chapter 128: Brock the Warrior

Update on my personal ant war: I have squashed the living shit out of them. I believe they are overrun by fear, lack of supplies, and heavy casualties. Their numbers have dwindled drastically -- I ...

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Chapter 127: Spotting Opportunities

Yesterday, I was writing about ants, and today, my house was invaded by those annoying tiny brown ants. How the turn tables.

But I'm on the lookout. I leave no food in the open. I kill them e...

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Chapter 126: The Lay of the Land

The dragonfly shot at Jack like an arrow the size of an adult human. He turned around as fast as he could, but not fast enough. A set of sharp mandibles snapped at his arm, ripping off a good chunk...

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Chapter 125: Giant Ring

“Oof,” Jack said, panting. He and Brock had just climbed down a staircase that felt like it reached from the heavens to the earth. He didn’t even know how many miles down they’d traveled. M...

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Chapter 124: Trial Planet

Stars flew by Jack. There were hundreds of them, thousands. He saw galaxies swirling in the distance, their spires barely discernible even with his new senses. He saw something flashing periodicall...

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Chapter 123: The Captain’s Burden

The people of Amethyst Mountain were stony, composed individuals. When immortals started fighting near their planet, leading to an explosion of fireworks, they only looked up to admire the view. View Post

Better Chapter Tiers. Yay!

Hey all,

Just a heads-up that I've changed my chapter-by-tier scheme. Before, it used to be 5-10-32(+1) chapters at the 3-5-10$ tiers respectively.

Now, it is 7-15-32(+1). Which means t...

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Chapter 122: The Return of Gan Salin

Captain Dordok faced the three Hounds in space. A blue and green planet hovered behind them, humongous beyond imagination. Dordok himself was only framed by stars and the Trampling Ram.

“We...

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Chapter 121: Piloting is Difficult

“In the name of the Animal Kingdom, surrender Jack Rust!”

The voice echoed through the starship, commanding authority and arrogance. But who could blame them? There were three immortals h...

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Chapter 120: Revelation

Space cracked as the Trampling Ram pierced through it, sinking between its folds. Jack’s helmet pulled him along. The crocodile’s teeth snapped at nothing, and the tentacles of lower-level spac...

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Chapter 119: Trampling Ram vs. Space Monsters

The Trampling Ram flew forward as the three defenders stood on top of it. Bomn, Achilles, and Vashter stared down a horde of space monsters. To the side, Captain Dordok was desperately fighting to ...

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Chapter 118: Facing the Horde

“Horde?” Jack asked, starting to get worried. “What’s that?”

The captain didn’t reply. His eye increasingly wide, he rushed to the bridge, slamming the door open and not bothering...

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Chapter 117: Horde

“Captain?” Jack said, knocking on the door. As the captain had only called him, he’d left Brock behind. “It’s Jared.”

“I know. Come in.”

Jack pulled the handle, opening ...

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Chapter 116: Entering the Dao Vision

Jack made himself comfortable. He patted the floor before he sat, straightened his pants, shook his upper body once. There was great urgency, yes; but a few seconds of calmness before the storm cou...

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Chapter 115: The Plight of the Fair Way

“Well?” Vlossana asked, jumping on a crate that lay by the side. Jack’s room, the currently unused cargo hold, didn’t have much in the way of furniture; just the hammock he’d made in the ...

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No chapter today, but 2 2morrow

Hey!

So, I have written today's chapter, but I discovered a significant plot hole literally five minutes ago. Jack has given everyone a fake name, but his species still shows as Human (Earth-...

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Chapter 114: Space Monster

Jack was in space. He was floating and covered in a thin film that protected him from the lack of pressure and heat, as well as the radiation. The Trampling Ram awaited behind him, several faces wa...

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Chapter 113: E-Grade Cultivation

Jack felt space solidify around him. Another successful warp had just ended. With a deep breath of relief, he looked inside himself.

It had already been a week since he boarded the Trampling ...

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Chapter 112: A Sky Full of Stars

Gan Salin understood the concept.

Yes, he’d fucked up. Yes, he had lost in single combat against Jack Rust, Vivi Eragorn, Li Xiang, and Edgar Allano. Yes, three of those fights had been bro...

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Chapter 111: The Trampling Ram

Nobody think we're going sci-fi, okay? This is the litrpg progression fantasy crew!

The majority of this Book 2 will be devoted to Trial Planet, which will be set in the litrpg-like settings ...

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Chapter 110: Captain Dordok

The Morningstar bar was precariously placed. Surrounded by five-hundred-foot falls on either side, it only had a flimsy fence protecting its patrons. Coupled with the cityscape stretching under it,...

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Chapter 109: Pearl Bay Docks

The docks reminded Jack of a rising waterdrop, like the ones that try to jump up when you throw a rock but don’t manage to dislodge themselves from the neck of water that ties them to the sea. View Post

Chapter 108: Night-time Mugging

The feshkur brandished his dagger, seeming eager to use it. “Did you hear me, brightskin?” he asked. “Credit card. Now.”

Jack blinked. Half an hour into the galaxy and I’m being...

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Chapter 107: Meet the Galaxy

Pretty chonky chapter. Have fun!

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Stars filled the sky, the ground, and everything in between. Brock was hurtling through space, feeling nothing but seeing everything. Meteors drifte...

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Book 2 Prologue

Jack Rust is back!!!

Hello again, everyone. My break was wonderful, and I am now back and stronger than ever! Prepare to tour the galaxy with the strongest, truest weapon -- the Fist.

O...

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While you wait, have a 37-hour audiobook!

My first published series, Cultivator vs. System, is released as an omnibus, which clocks out at 37+ hours of pure fun for a single Audible credit. It can easily last you until Fri...

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Extra Scenes from Book 1

Here are three scenes I inserted into the book during the editing phase. You may have seen some of them, depending on when you started reading. Take this as the dessert after Book 1.

Thank yo...

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Chapter 106: A Crescendo of Violence

Jack ducked under a strike, then pivoted and smashed out his own. Rufus took it to the chest and whimpered, but his elbow came crashing down on Jack’s head, whose hair were now wet with blood. Ja...

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Chapter 105: Overpowered

Jack smashed his fist into Rufus’s paw, then flickered to the side and ducked under a backhand swipe. The leonine stood in place, tall and proud, unleashing hits like an avalanche. He was a force...

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