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[MA] 165. Like a Phoenix Feather
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 1/3 chapters this week. Next one on Thursday.]The dark barrier faded over a few seconds while the dark purple frame turned to a lighter shade.For the past days, Shen wondered if the preparations were necessary—if the Rift War was actuall...
[MA] 164. Undeterred Judgment
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 3/3 chapters this week. Next one on Tuesday.]Five hours remained until the battle started.Shen sat cross-legged before the blocked portal, deep in meditation, seeking balance amid a sea of turbulent thoughts.The fight wouldn't be easy....
[MA] 163. Win or Die Trying
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: This is the last chapter I owe you. Next chapter on Saturday.]Sheen stood on top of a metallic platform with the seven highest-ranking generals in the camp.The five men and two women were well into their late years, the strongest was only ...
[MA] 162. Mana Infusion
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 2/3 chapters this week. I owe you 1 late chapter. Next chapter in a few minutes.]One of the Guardians who had raised his hand previously, an elder with gray hair, plate armor, and a massive shield and mace, raised it again."Yes?" S...
[MA] 161. That's Why You're Here
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 1/3 chapters this week. I owe you 1 chapter, which will be released with Thursday's chapter for sure. I wanted to release it today, but I failed.]Shen was surprised yet again when he found Sai and his family midway through to the front...
[MA] 160. Glaring Hole
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 3/3 chapters this week. I owe you 1 chapter, which will probably be released with Tuesday's chapter.]Shen entered the blue tent with Alicia by his side. Marzia stayed outside with her retinue.The tent was more like a huge, quickly asse...
[MA] 159. How Could Anyone Say Otherwise?
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 1/2 chapters I owe you. I now owe you 1 chapter. Next chapter on Saturday.]Sai walked hand-to-hand with his sister with a deep frown. Shen's ultimatum felt wrong. Wrong, and twisted, and... expected, in hindsight.Shen was a xianxia cul...
[MA] 158. Big Mama
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 2/3 chapters this week. I owe you 2 chapters. Next one in a few minutes.]As expected, one of the teleporting visitors was Marzia Martino.The sixteen years old Italian was 6"1' with short reddish-brown hair and eyes of the same colo...
[MA] 157. Practical Honor
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 1/3 chapters this week. I owe you 2 chapters. Next one on Thursday]"Sai?" Shen said over the phone. His guard had just frozen in place after Shen's apology."Sorry," Sai said. "I... uh... Will Ananya be fine if she k...
[MA] 156. Madam Pihu
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 1/3 chapters I owe you. I now owe you 2 chapters. Next chapter on Tuesday.]Shen's policy on his aura was simple: he would rather no one had to feel it and would go out of his way to prevent unnecessary discomfort.However, everyone was ...
[MA] 155. Set of Laws
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N:3/3 chapters this week. I owe you 3 chapters. Next one in a few minutes.]Shen was waiting for Alicia to bring Sai when he received a system message.=Alliance-Enforced Race-Wide Set of LawsNew laws are now in vigor for your race.This is the ...
[MA] 154. How Dare You?!
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 2/3 chapters this week. Next one on Saturday.]Shen left Alicia four hundred yards away from a big blue tent. She kept moving despite how conflicted she felt with the new arrival.On the one hand, Sai was another partner in crime, so to say....
[MA] 153. Again?
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 1/3 chapters this week. Next one in a few minutes.]Sai's relief was quickly replaced with something his senses were screaming at him from the moment he had noticed the blur approaching. He had ignored it simply because Shen had approac...
[MA] 152. Latest Fashion
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter [A/N: 3/3 chapters this week. Next one on Tuesday.An important note: I'll make a trip on Thursday and return the following Tuesday. That's three days' worth of chapters. I plan on keeping the schedule, but if I fail, I'll releas...
[MA] 151. Allow, Preserve, and Protect
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: A bit of a slow chapter, but a necessary one. Things will start to gain momentum from the next chapter onward.2/3 this week. Next one on Saturday.]"Not just any smartphone," Alicia said with a conspirational tone and approached. &#...
[MA] 150. She'll Live
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 1/3 chapters this week. We're back on track! Next one on Thursday.]Evelyn was covered in blood.Some belonged to her fallen enemies but most was hers. Her left shoulder had three bullet holes, her scalp and the right part of her face ha...
[MA] 149. Unfortunately Not Today
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 2/3 chapters this week. Next one on Saturday.]"What kind of video?" Alicia asked."I want to explain what happened to me. The world must know the Guardian System and the Alliance aren't trustworthy. The system lied to me abo...
[MA] 148. Blockade
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 1/3 chapters this week. Next one in a few minutes.]Shen woke up lying in the backseat of an abandoned car. Alicia had found a light blanket somewhere and covered him with it.The sleep had done him good; it had helped his mind and body rela...
Correction, I'll return on July, not August
In case you read the previous post too quickly, or got it by email, the return date is July 4th, not August.Sorry!
I'll return next week, July 4th
TL;DR: Adapting to medicine + COVID made returning this month impossible. I'll return next week with 3 chapters/week. No patrons will be charged on July 1st. I'm sorry.So, here's the update on everything going on with my mental health.As most of you know, I started my treatment taking a ...
About May Chapters
Alright people, it looks like the medicine thought I was mocking it and decided to hit harder right after I posted the schedule. I just can't write. To make things worse, my next visit to the doctor got postponed a week to May 26th, so I won't have the advantage of extra focus (given by ADHD...
[MA] 147. Excuses
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 3/3 chapters from last week. I said there would be 2 today, but I'm still exhausted. One tomorrow or two on Thursday.]Pikun, the Superintendent of the Buffer Universe, was floating not too far from the Milky Way Galaxy.The Primordial U...
May 2022 Release Schedule
(The content here is the same that I shared on Discord, except condensed and better presented. If you already read it there, no need to read it here.)I'm currently 6 chapters behind. This is how I plan on working this out this month. Also, important notice on possible release rate reduction next...
[MA] 146. Honorable Carnage
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: As someone commented in the previous chapter, I messed up the learning ability upgrade price.It originally wasn't meant to be subjected to the Pioneer Tutorial's discount, but I later changed my mind when setting up the economy at ...
[MA] 145. Subpar Weapon
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 1/3 chapters this week. We're back on track! Next one on Thursday.]Destroying a single monolith didn't restore Shen's ability to use his blocked Concepts. He was still limited, though he kept improving.As he had expected, withi...
[MA] 144. Devastation Quota
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 3/3 chapters from last week. Next one in a few minutes]Liya was slightly surprised at being detected by Feng Shen, but she should've seen that coming. His aura wasn't typical.She took a few moments to understand how he could natura...
[MA] 143. Ever Again
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 2/3 this week. Next one tomorrow (Sunday) or Tuesday.]Shen had been ready to die, but then the world changed.It didn't get brighter or darker, nothing new appeared in his field of view, and space and time weren't affected. Yet, eve...
[MA] 142. Not My Call to Make
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 1/3 this week. Next one in a few minutes.]Earth was too weak to withstand an S-rank for too long. The rift's artificially crafted space, fortunately, wasn't. The portal blinked out as an overwhelming presence descended upon the wor...
[MA] 141. Despair
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: 2/4 chapters this week. Next ones on Saturday.]Liya arrived at the basement where her charge had gone crazy. She still couldn't get the system to show her what had happened there, which was why she was investigating at all.She focused ...
[MA] 140. Expenditure
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Sorry for the delay!I was trying not to bother you with my mental health issues, but after two delayed chapters, I think I owe you an explanation. So, here were go again.TL;DR: I messed up my routine, and it messed up everything.Long versi...
