Astralis, resting atop a mountain peak deep within his territory, frowned as he observed the cracked scales on the left side of his body. If not for his divine bloodline giving him immunity to void attacks, that colossal void monster would have killed him in seconds.
However, his immunity to void attacks hadn't saved him from the monster p...
2025-06-20 15:29:39 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock was absorbed in supervising the refitting of Moros.
The flagship was suspended above Red Vine Peak, encased in a web of stone scaffolding. Star Core Realm Mudcloaks in metallic spacesuits buzzed around the flagship, issuing orders in unintelligible chatter and using tools to aid in Moros's refitting. All hands were on deck to get t...
2025-06-18 16:03:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe Ashfallen Sect had Nox—that much Stella had already admitted to Tiberius in the past. She claimed Nox was adapting to her curse and repenting for her sins in the Ashfallen Sect.
His stomach twisted, and a deep rage brewed in the recesses of his consciousness. He dared not think of what they were doing to his love. Until now, he had o...
2025-06-16 13:13:52 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock had some minor apprehensions about his daughter's plan, but at the same time... what could the Wilson family possibly do about it? Having millions of spirit stones in storage was an impressive amount of wealth, but in this world, it was the strong who ruled, not the rich.
It was no good having vast wealth if you couldn't protect it...
2025-06-13 14:32:25 +0000 UTC View PostLewis, a random Lotus Informant, felt the rising excitement in the Eternal Pursuit Pavilion's largest Trade Hall as he returned from his break. Having been assigned to work in the Trade Hall decades ago, he had never felt this level of anticipation before from the merchants.
"Hey," he whispered to a nearby merchant.
It wasn't the cor...
2025-06-11 13:42:42 +0000 UTC View Post"But first, I want to ensure we can speak alone," Stella said, clicking her fingers. Her Star Core roared to life, and aether Qi erupted out of her in all directions, engulfing her surroundings and pulling herself and the projection into the aether.
Janus smiled. "My little sister is smarter than I thought."
Stella ignored him as she...
2025-06-09 14:58:13 +0000 UTC View PostStella watched the situation with her arms crossed and an amused smile. She was curious how Ash planned to handle this. If it were in the past, he would likely go all out and kill the cultivators, but Stella had noticed something—with power came restraint.
In a way, the ability to show restraint was the greatest show of power. It meant y...
2025-06-06 14:28:17 +0000 UTC View PostTiberius, Celestial Warden of the Eternal Pursuit pavilion, couldn't believe his ears.
"You met him?"
"Well..." Darren Duskfang, one of his most loyal Sage Advisors, trailed off as he scratched his head. "I met a version of him, I suppose? He spoke with me through the form of a three-meter-tall lich wreathed in shadows."
... 2025-06-04 14:54:37 +0000 UTC View PostRyker watched through the rain-streaked window with bated breath as Ashlock's crown of branches ignited with gold and black flames. It was like watching the soul flames of a shining deity being consumed by the darkness of the world. But whether it was black or gold, the fire served as a beacon of immense power under the dark storm-fille...
2025-06-02 14:52:19 +0000 UTC View PostRyker was waiting in the lobby of the Ashfallen Trading Company's main building with his Big Sister's disciple, Jasmine. Recently, they had grown closer as friends. Despite how often Jasmine liked to remind him that he was her 'junior' because she was a few years older than him, he was convinced that he was the more mature and powerful of the tw...
2025-05-30 14:05:11 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock felt like he had checked on the library at an awkward time.
Stella was standing waist-deep in the ink lake and having a standoff with Kaida—or at least, that's the vibe he got from seeing Kaida's intense glare at his daughter.
"What a dumb question," Kaida said, breaking eye contact with Stella after an intense sil...
2025-05-28 15:16:13 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock's immense Star Core exploded with power, overflowing the ethereal root network with enough desolation Qi to make the ground quake. He hadn't been fast enough to bolster Moros's shields to block the star beam from Astralis, but he was in time to empower Erebus to save the Bastion from being cut in half. The Bastion core below Erebus thrum...
2025-05-26 15:12:55 +0000 UTC View PostDespite leaning against Akasha and feeling the immense level of aether Qi the spirit tree was controlling to keep Moros hidden in the aether, Stella could not concentrate. Her mood had been soured. She had always found Kaida a little abrasive toward her since he was nothing but a glorified grass snake, but she never suspected he would outright l...
2025-05-23 15:35:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe beast tide stretched across the entire horizon. Ashlock estimated it was at least four hundred miles across and contained millions of monsters. He had wanted to defend against it entirely, but that quickly became impossible.
At least there was a silver lining—the territory he had to protect wasn't quite that wide. S...
2025-05-21 14:08:47 +0000 UTC View PostStella led Nymeria through the desolation portal.
Having never gone through a portal, Nymeria wasn't sure if the sulphuric smell of reality being torn apart was normal. It was also surprising how short the trip through it was. From the outside, it looked more like a tunnel, but within a single step, she passed through, and her ears popped ...
2025-05-19 15:04:22 +0000 UTC View PostAstralis was curled around a grand mountain peak deep within his territory. His black scales dotted with silver specks shimmered under the moonlight as he absorbed cosmic Qi. One advantage he had over other affinities was that cosmic Qi could be absorbed anywhere; it was just more dense at night. He followed the beast tide around not for the nee...
2025-05-17 13:11:13 +0000 UTC View PostHello, just a few things to discuss.
First, the Friday chapter is being moved to the weekend as I got hella lost in Osaka station for like 2 hours which cut into a lot of my writing time today meaning I’m behind schedule. Sorry!
Second, I have NOT increased the price of Patreon. It has always been and remains at $9.99. Some people...
2025-05-16 09:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostStella pointed her sword at the dragon. "How dare you cut me off?!" she shouted in fluent draconic. "I was having a nice conversation with Nymeria here, and you just had to butt in like your opinion matters. Unbelievable! You flap your gums more than your wings, you pitiful overgrown lizard."
The dragon she was hurling insults at didn't se...
2025-05-14 14:24:53 +0000 UTC View PostNymeria, daughter of Astralis, one of the Primal Overlords, stood within the swaying room of her moving fortress. It tilted from side to side in a rhythmic fashion, matching the endless march forward of the great Dreadmaw Colossus on which it was built upon the back of.
It had been her father, Astralis, who tamed the great beast. After all...
2025-05-12 14:32:16 +0000 UTC View PostAshlock watched on like a proud father as Kaida left the room in awe. First came his head, followed by the rest of his serpentine form—an undulating mass of black and gold that shimmered like liquid metal. His golden eyes carried a deep wisdom in them as he coiled in the air above the Silverspire family and gazed down upon them like a deity. I...
2025-05-09 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Reborn as a Demonic Tree book 6 is out today on Amazon!
As usual, I have come here to shill. The support from Patreon helps a lot to keep the series going because I need food, water, and an internet connection... you know, those silly things needed to k...
2025-05-07 16:39:59 +0000 UTC View PostCassian had dreamed about this moment for a century—the grand and proud moment where he, the Silverspire Grand Elder, got to pass down his legacy to the younger generation. His father had done it for him long ago, and now he was about to do it for his son.
He had played out the scenario of how he would react and what he would say to each...
2025-05-07 15:18:05 +0000 UTC View PostCassian Von Silverspire watched Stella leave in a flash of white flames. One moment, she was there; the next, she was gone. Like a phantom, there was not a hint of disturbed Qi left in her wake. He was aware of pills that could suppress one's cultivation realm by a few stages, but outright masking it? Impossible.
Either her cultivation was...
2025-05-05 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostAs the first Silverspire in centuries to dare ascend into the Golden Core Realm, Cassian von Silverspire, Grand Elder of the famed Silverspire family, expected to triumphantly emerge from closed-door cultivation to the fanfare of his family.
Instead, nobody awaited his return, and with his spiritual senses, he determined something had gone...
2025-05-02 14:21:04 +0000 UTC View PostStella took the lead. With the sword Ashlock had gifted her in her right hand and Ryker's tiny hand in her left, Stella walked forth with measured steps across the expansive courtyard of the Silverspire palace. Flanking her path stood the Silverspire family—Ryker's kin—distinguished by the metallic hues of their hair: copper, iron, and silve...
2025-04-30 14:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostLyriana Silverspire, the 4th wife of the Silverspire Grand Elder and mother to Ryker, was on the brink of death. Beaten and bruised, her bloodied hair clung to her slumped head. She couldn't wipe off the dried blood from her face as she was chained to a runically enhanced chair that restricted her Qi and soul pressure.
An unnatural chill i...
2025-04-28 14:57:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Zephyrine..."
"Janus..."
"...and my dear Stella. Please save me."
"Zephyrine..."
"Janus..."
"...and my dear Stella. Please save me."
"Zephyrin...
2025-04-25 14:28:55 +0000 UTC View PostStella felt her heart freeze in her chest. "My... mother?" Her eyes widened, and she looked up to the sky, where she could feel Ash's presence the strongest. "I can speak to her?"
"Hopefully. When I intertwined my roots with the World Tree, I heard her pain—but couldn't understand it. But now, with my new language skills and ...
2025-04-23 15:11:52 +0000 UTC View Post"I hate this game." Ryker cursed.
Sitting across from him was a very smug-looking Stella. Her arms and legs were crossed as she sat upon an exposed tree root. With a slight flick of her finger, a piece moved forward on the chess board, and she grinned.
"Checkmate."
"What a stupid game!" Ryker abruptly...
2025-04-21 15:36:24 +0000 UTC View Post[Progeny selected: Initiating soul transfer...]
A fragment of Ashlock's immense soul traversed through his ethereal root network and embedded itself in his chosen offspring. "Huh, you use water Qi?" He said to the progeny as he looked at the ocean-blue soul floating in the trunk next to his fragment. The soul pulsed happil...
2025-04-18 13:24:25 +0000 UTC View Post