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This Week's Chapters (May 19, 2025)
I have been catching up on the Toaru/Raildex franchise these past two weeks or so. It's been years, so I was very surprised to learn the novels are still ongoing. 50+ main series books + all the spin-offs is a hell of a thing.Can you believe it has not even been a year in-universe? It's actually closer to six months. The Toaru timeline is crazy, even more so when one counts spin-offs, which go "Yeah, turns out the protagonist from the main series lost an arm and regrew it in this one spin-off arc that takes place between these two ...
Chapter 318: Duel and Duel
~~~“Shen Mi of the Divine Frozen Palace vs. Ruan Leji of the Endlessly Raging Valley!”Both fighters silently study each other across the ring. With a veil over her face and the blue robes of the Divine Frozen Palace covering most of her body, it is hard to discern much about Shen Mi. By contrast, the glare on Ruan Leji’s face is as unambiguous as the hostile aura radiating from him.Curiously, none of that hostility seems to be directed at Shen Mi.“Oh? Will there be no boasting today? I don’t believe I ever heard of a silent Ruan,” S...
This Week's Chapters (May 12, 2025)
Recently, Master Duel changed its interface. When you duel someone, the game now displays all the titles you have acquired to each other. It's really cool, but also kind of embarrassing. I barely play nowadays because *Insert incomprehensible Yugioh metagame talk here*, so my rank has gone way down.So, when the system puts my long ass list of titles side by side with my opponent's significant smaller list of titles, I feel like I'm bullying people. "Why aren't you having rating duels in Master Rank?" the system seems to ...
Chapter 317: Shining and Elusive
~~~After the ring has been repaired, Yi Jiao fights against a Disciple of the Divine Frozen Palace and claims victory without sustaining serious injuries. One match after hers, Su Daji repeats the feat with far more ease. The violet-haired girl keeps a serious expression throughout. Her purple eyes sweep over the crowd constantly, as if searching for someone.Alas, her search comes up empty.“You look quite terrible,” Ding Yan greets her as soon as she enters the Endlessly Raging Valley’s waiting room.Su Daji glares at her… friend? Nevert...
This Week's Chapters (May 05, 2025)
Occasionally, I receive bot messages trying to get me to pay them to make AI art. As much as I am always in favor of the merciless march of progress, I cannot help but be saddened we're just repackaging a regular telemarketing scam. It's just a waste of potential, though I wonder if all those scam telemarketing call centers are protesting about being replaced by bots.More importantly, why can't it be cute robot girls knocking on my door to sell me gym memberships I'll never use? Here are the week's chapters:Chapter 316: As S...
Chapter 316: As Someone far More Experienced
~~~Something has changed.Fan Bingbing frowns minutely as she tunes her instrument in the waiting room. A viewing crystal on the wall shows Ten Zichun swinging his fiery hammer against a disciple from the Endlessly Raging Valley. Brother Bei and Brother Huang are both on their feet, shouting at the crystal as though Ten Zichun could hear them. Sister Yi Jiao looks like she wants to join them but is too sensible to do it.Of all the fights yesterday, Ten Zichun's fight was among the most violent ones, but this one has already elevated itself a...
This Week's Chapters (April 28, 2025)
YouTube has been recommending me clips from the new Devil May Cry anime. After seeing a few, I was like, "this ain't it, chief" and decided to watch cutscenes from the games instead.Let it be known Dante vs Agnus is peak writing. I am not joking. It really is an amazing piece of writing. Here are the week's chapters:Chapter 315: You Misunderstand the Situation is now available for Core Disciples.Chapter 311: Valiantis now available for Inner Disciples.Chapter 307: Connectionis now available for Outer Disciples.For all our new p...
Chapter 315: You Misunderstand the Situation
~~~Night fell on Imperial Cloud City several hours ago. It is hardly the time to hold any sort of family dinner, and no one would have been surprised if the whole affair had to be canceled in light of the day’s events. Lu Mei certainly would not have complained.However, the Feng Clan is nothing if not stubborn.They gather in the tallest room of the Eternal Flame Clan’s estate. Lord Feng Gui sits at the head of the table, and his brother, Lord Feng Shang, sits opposite to him. Lady Ling sits at Lord Feng Gui’s right and Feng Zhi at his lef...
Q&A: The Four Great Sects
I was going to schedule this for tomorrow, but I figure you have waited enough~~~Who is the strongest cultivator out of the Four Great Sects? Is that person also the strongest on this side of the Dead Plains?Whoever is the strongest cultivator in the Four Great Sects would automatically be the strongest cultivator on their side of the Dead Plains, yeah. The other powers simply aren’t a match for them. However, it is a bit hard to say who is the strongest. Fights between Divinities get tricky.I guess it would be either Great Mother of the Divi...
This Week's Chapters (April 21, 2025)
The Q&A should go up this week. I have been a bit under the weather, so it's taken more time than I anticipated.Here are the week's chapters:Chapter 314: Survival is now available for Core Disciples.Chapter 310: Forge and Flameis now available for Inner Disciples.Chapter 306: Let’s Talk About the Futureis now available for Outer Disciples.For all our new patrons, here is a list of all the chapters you get to catch up on. Note that, depending on your tier, you might not be able to view all of them yet.
Chapter 314: Survival
~~~“Argh! Damnation!”Young Jiang yells in frustration after hitting the ground for the twelfth time in half that many minutes. He tries to pat away the dirt from his robes, but it is useless. They are already more brown than blue. Having grown up among garbage and corpses, such a silly thing should not bother him. However, the wonders of daily baths and clean clothes have made him quite attached to cleanliness.“This is impossible,” Young Jiang grumbles under his breath.It does not go unnoticed.“Really? I believe I just showed you it i...
This Week's Chapters (April 14 2025)
There's a new Yaiba anime, and it looks really good. When I was a kid, the local tv station put up reruns of old anime, and Yaiba was one of them. It had everything: Swords, Moon Invasions, Swords, Spider-Man but not that one, Swords, that one evil Bunny Girl, more Swords. Yep.Here are the week's chapters:Chapter 313: A Performance is now available for Core Disciples.Chapter 309: Wouldn’t It be Romantic?is now available for Inner Disciples.Chapter 305: Endureis now available for Outer Disciples.For all our new patrons, here is a list ...
Chapter 313: A Performance
~~~It is not normal for a fight that does not feature at least one member of the Four Great Sects to evoke much interest. However, the duel between Xiao Fang and Ruan Dafeng proves an exception. The disgraced heir of the Xiao Sect making it to the third round and fighting against the Matriarch’s chosen disciple makes for quite the tale. That Ruan Dafeng is clearly tied to the Endlessly Raging Valley only adds to the intrigue. A wild variety of truths, rumors, and complete fabrications are already spreading like wildfire among the audience.How...
This Week's Chapters (April 4 2025)
I was so busy I didn't have time to put my April Fool's idea in place. Maybe next year!I am going to be on a trip this week, so there's a chance the usual Monday chapter will be one or two days late next week. I will notify you if that ends up being the case.Here are the week's chapters:Chapter 312: Public Stageis now available for Core Disciples.Chapter 308: Age Has Made Youis now available for Inner Disciples.Chapter 304: Attentionis now available for Outer Disciples.For all our new patrons, here is a list of all the chapters ...
Chapter 312: Public Stage
~~~Though he would vehemently disagree with the assertion, Bei Hong’s luck proves much better than Pan Qiu’s. He faces someone not of the Four Great Sects and achieves a quick and decisive victory. While Bei Hong could have done it without revealing his cultivation, the idea of not going all out never once crossed his mind. Everyone now knows he is in the Sixth Level of the Earth Realm.Four matches later, Feng Zhi prevails over a disciple of the Infinite Mountain Sect. From start to finish, not a single person doubts his dominance. His flam...
Q&A Submission Post
This post is going up later than I planned it to. Lots of things happened, but here we are.Usually, this where you put up whatever questions you have in the comments, but I want to try something different this time.This is going to be a Themed Q&A.As in, all the questions have to be related to a certain topic, and since we're in the middle of the Crimson Cloud Tournament, I thought it would be fitting if the theme of this Q&A was the Four Great Sects of the Crimson Cloud Empire.I have also thought about letting people vote on different them...
This Week's Chapters (March 31 2025)
It has been some time since the last Q&A, longer than I thought it would be, so I think it's time we do another. The question submission post will go up later this week.Also, links are now a smaller size. Not sure how that happened.Here are the week's chapters:Chapter 311: Valiantis now available for Core Disciples.Chapter 307: Connectionis now available for Inner Disciples.Chapter 303: Mountainis now available for Outer Disciples.For all our new patrons, here is a list of all the chapters you get to catch up on. Note that, depending on...
Chapter 311: Valiant
~~~Unlike her cousin, Ding Yan of the Endlessly Raging Valley effortlessly claims victory over her opponent. Three matches later, Su Daji also secures her advancement to the next round, winning without needing to reveal her cultivation. The girl smiles and waves to the audience before returning to the waiting room of the Endlessly Raging Valley.“Hmph, you are quite daring to show your face around here after spending all that time cavorting with the Emperor of the Storm Dragon Empire.”Su Daji aims an unimpressed look at Ruan Leji but does no...
This Week's Chapters (March 24 2025)
Here are the week's chapters:Chapter 310: Forge and Flameis now available for Core Disciples.Chapter 306: Let’s Talk About the Futureis now available for Inner Disciples.Chapter 302: Patchworkis now available for Outer Disciples.For all our new patrons, here is a list of all the chapters you get to catch up on. Note that, depending on your tier, you might not be able to view all of them yet.
Chapter 310: Forge and Flame
~~~Gan Nanfeng’s fight comes and goes without much fanfare.Her opponent, the Young Master of the Leaning Tree Sect, is an exceedingly gifted youth, but he is not Gan Nanfeng’s match. The difference between someone who is a member of the Four Great Sects and someone who is not is simply too much. Gan Nanfeng burns through his defenses and defeats him, revealing her cultivation to be at the Fourth Level of the Earth. It is not a bad fight, but compared to Xiao Shuang’s display of power, it is simply underwhelming, leading to a muted respons...
This Week's Chapters (March 16, 2025)
Here are the week's chapters:Chapter 309: Wouldn’t It be Romantic?is now available for Core Disciples.Chapter 305: Endureis now available for Inner Disciples.Chapter 301: If You Dois now available for Outer Disciples.For all our new patrons, here is a list of all the chapters you get to catch up on. Note that, depending on your tier, you might not be able to view all of them yet.
Chapter 309: Wouldn’t It be Romantic?
~~~Mere hours remain until the beginning of the Crimson Cloud Tournament. The gambling houses are full of people making last-minute bets, and people pour into the floating Crimson Cloud Arena by the thousands. Their combined voices fill the air with never-ending whispers. Anticipation is heavy in the air.That is when they enter the arena.Lord Feng Gui and Lord Feng Shang of the Eternal Flame Clan, accompanied by their wives and children, walk into their box seats with Elder Xue. On the opposite end of the stadium, Lady Shao Zhilan, Lady Meng Yu...
This Week's Chapters (March 10, 2025)
I often wonder why Daylight Saving Time is still a thing. I really do. I mean, there are worse things that are things, but still! Here are the week's chapters:Chapter 308: Age Has Made Youis now available for Core Disciples.Chapter 304: Attentionis now available for Inner Disciples.Chapter 300: I Have Been Toldis now available for Outer Disciples.For all our new patrons, here is a list of all the chapters you get to catch up on. Note that, depending on your tier, you might not be able to view all of them yet.
Chapter 308: Age Has Made You
~~~“Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous!”Xiao Yifan’s Qi rages around her, filling the entirety of her room and putting the many protective talismans on the walls under great strain. It is a testament to their quality that they have yet to break. Even a cultivator in the Heaven Realm would have a hard time bearing Xiao Yifan’s presence right now.Ruan Chenshu remains unmoved.“There is no point to this,” Ruan Chenshu says, crossing his arms. Though his green robes are voluminous, it is easy to tell his limbs are long and his elbows are ...
This Week's Chapters (March 03, 2025)
Here are the week's chapters:Chapter 307: Connectionis now available for Core Disciples.Chapter 303: Mountainis now available for Inner Disciples.Chapter 299: To The Cloudsis now available for Outer Disciples.For all our new patrons, here is a list of all the chapters you get to catch up on. Note that, depending on your tier, you might not be able to view all of them yet.
Chapter 307: Connection
~~~Lord Feng Shang of the Eternal Flame Clan. The oldest son of Patriarch Feng Zhang. A man with an exceedingly sterling reputation and one of the strongest cultivators on this side of the Dead Plains.Her biological father.When Lu Mei was in the Red Sky Pavilion, Lord Feng Shang was a shadow that loomed over her whole existence. When she joined the Eternal Flame Clan, she finally had a face to attach to the name, but his presence remained as remote as ever. Even when the truth of her parentage became known, Lord Feng Shang made no attempts to c...
This Week's Chapters (February 24, 2025)
Saw the new Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. It was actually really good, so I'm happy about that.Here are the week's chapters:Chapter 306: Let’s Talk About the Futureis now available for Core Disciples.Chapter 302: Patchworkis now available for Inner Disciples.Chapter 298: Boldis now available for Outer Disciples.For all our new patrons, here is a list of all the chapters you get to catch up on. Note that, depending on your tier, you might not be able to view all of them yet.
Chapter 306: Let’s Talk About the Future
~~~“What did you even do?” Liu Jin asks while healing Huang Shing’s bruised eye. His friend’s regeneration should have already mended such a minor injury, but the actions of cultivators in higher realms have the added benefit of permanence. They cannot be easily undone.“I didn’t do anything!” Huang Shing says, flinching as Liu Jin’s Qi works on his injury.Liu Jin gives him a look.“What?!” Huang Shing squirms in place. “Anyway, she started it! She was mean!”“She’s an old woman,” Liu Jin points out.“Exactly!” Hua...
This Week's Chapters (February 17, 2025)
Here are the week's chapters:Chapter 305: Endureis now available for Core Disciples.Chapter 301: If You Dois now available for Inner Disciples.Chapter 297: Orderis now available for Outer Disciples.For all our new patrons, here is a list of all the chapters you get to catch up on. Note that, depending on your tier, you might not be able to view all of them yet.
Chapter 305: Endure
~~~The second stage of the tournament has reached its conclusion. Jades containing the memories of those wealthy enough to witness the countless exciting matches shown in the Crimson Cloud Stadium are being sold on nearly every corner of the city for exorbitant prices. The better and clearer the memory, the higher the price.In the seventy-seventh district, the only memory jades one can buy for anything resembling a reasonable price are the copies of copies of copies from those who sat on the worst seats of the stadium. That will change in a few...
