One week into the alleged dragon hunt and Kai was beginning to understand why it wasn't as exciting as he'd been hoping. Closer to civilization, there were endless crowds milling around, planning t...
2023-12-03 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostKai wanted to find out more about the golden fire ability that had been used during the match and immediately ran into a problem: everyone wanted to know more. Because he had observed the fight and...
2023-12-02 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAt first when the two Diamond Crystalliers met, Kai was taken aback. Instead of using the abilities he expected, they were fighting hand to hand, exchanging what looked like ordinary blows. Actuall...
2023-12-01 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe incident with the other cultivator left Zae Zin Nim disturbed for almost a week, even though she refused to admit it. Instead of going with him anywhere she spent all her time cultivating, desp...
2023-11-30 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostDuring their first week in the city Kai had gone off to engage in random activities, because of course he couldn't contain himself. Zae Zin Nim had been a bit annoyed by his tendencies at first, bu...
2023-11-29 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIn stories winning came down to passion and believing in yourself really hard. In reality, it often seemed to come down to math.
According to Zae Zin Nim, it would cost him 100,000 Goralian E...
2023-11-28 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSince Zae Zin Nim wanted to freshen up before they left, Kai had a moment to stretch and prepare. He decided to take that time to learn a little more about who they were going to meet, since the fi...
2023-11-27 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day they decided to start off immediately by inquiring with the top merchants. Zae Zin Nim was adamant that they should start with one of the wealthiest, a man named Suortril who apparentl...
2023-11-26 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostNo one came to greet them at the gates of Yulthens. Their sapphire crystallier badges got them in with no trouble, but they saw no sign of being scouted as they explored. Most likely the greatest c...
2023-11-25 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAs the horde of monstrous wolves rushed closer, Kai took a deep breath. Far deeper than he should have been able to, his lungs swelling and swelling until he felt as though his chest should have be...
2023-11-24 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the fact that it concluded with a brawl, Kai's time in Romastir resolved mundanely. He spoke briefly to Unklian, who was disappointed to see him go but paid him for the fraction of the next...
2023-11-23 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostKai grimaced in pain and instinctively grabbed for the hand holding the knife, but he missed. Naellia took a step back and smirked at him.
"You too?" Kai asked. "What did I do to offend you?"...
2023-11-22 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAnother week passed simply enough, and Kai was glad because it gave him more time to train. He finished mastering his shroud well enough that the other crystalliers couldn't sense anything about hi...
2023-11-21 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostKai next met Zae Zin Nim on the day they were paid. They hadn't planned it exactly, but apparently for security reasons the payments were disbursed by multiple merchants on the same day. After stop...
2023-11-20 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostReturning to the luxury of Romastir only put Kai more on the edge, but the training lulled him into a false sense of security. The harder he worked, both on his shroud and his cultivation, the easi...
2023-11-19 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostKai dropped the merchant to the floor and struck the paper wall, tearing it with surprising ease. Immediately he found himself face to face with Omilaena the Maneater, the woman who had conquered N...
2023-11-18 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn the moment the ambush appeared, Kai very nearly attacked. It would have been so easy to unleash a Tyrant's Claw that would have probably destroyed half the street. What stopped him wasn't the fa...
2023-11-17 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostKai sprinted through the wastes, chasing down the scent of blood. He could feel it before he could see it, almost like he could see on the other side of the rocks. Instead of going around he leapt ...
2023-11-16 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMeeting Zae Zin Nim had fired Kai up, and not in the obvious way. Now that he viewed their time in Romastir as a temporary part of his training, he was motivated to try to extract every single iota...
2023-11-15 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Kai had first met Zae Zin Nim, she'd been bleeding profusely and hacking up her lungs. The harm to her body had been so severe that it left her stick thin, more skeleton than woman. He had kno...
2023-11-14 18:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostPhysical training helped Kai work off some of the unease and when it was time for the feast he felt mostly prepared. Still like he was walking directly into a battle he didn't fully understand, but...
2023-11-13 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe man who had purchased Kai's services turned out to be a local merchant named Unklian, an enormously wealthy man who owned a major crystal mine, or a stake in one, or something technical like th...
2023-11-12 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostCould all of this have really been prepared for them? Kai tried not to gawk like the rube they apparently thought he was as he looked around the arena. His attention had been immediately drawn by t...
2023-11-11 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe group of crystalliers took them through Romastir boisterously, a combination of testing their movement abilities and pointing out the best places to eat or drink in the city. Zae Zin Nim was ab...
2023-11-10 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThere was only one problem with their plan to go to the Krysal City States: a clear look at Kai's soul would still send the majority of people running for their lives. He cultivated as much as he c...
2023-11-09 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTheir opponent appeared to be fully ready to fight, so Kai's first analysis was purely martial. The arrival had an immediately impact, but his spiritual sight couldn't pierce the veil surrounding t...
2023-11-08 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAt first Kai had been overjoyed about his new technique, but as they traveled further northwest, discontent set in. Did his total number of monstrous abilities have a hard limit? If so, that would ...
2023-11-07 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post(Cognosticon here. While I think I need to scale back with bonus chapters for RR, I will still offer them for patrons. Next benchmark is a consistent 250 patrons.)
After cultivating for a whi...
2023-11-06 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI'm sorry to do this, but I guess I went overboard with those four chapters yesterday. I know missing a day is bad, but I figured that moving forward with not fully baked chapters is worse. The nor...
2023-11-05 18:11:01 +0000 UTC View Post(Cognosticon here. Since the Patreon has stayed above 100 supporters, everyone is getting two new bonus chapters. Because I'm also giving a bonus to free readers, plus your regularly scheduled chap...
2023-11-04 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post