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Chapter 96: BURIED DEAD

CHAPTER

96

BURIED DEAD

JIEYUAN

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The garden sat on a large, walled-off lot of land, easily covering thrice as much ground as the biggest of the build...

Chapter 95: SWERVE AND CLIMB

CHAPTER

95

SWERVE AND CLIMB

JIEYUAN

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They headed straight down the root-laden street of the main avenue, past the deformed bridges and growth-filled...

Chapter 94: BEATING HEART

CHAPTER

94

BEATING HEART

JIEYUAN

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When Jieyuan had first glimpsed the city beyond the gate, he’d thought he was looking at ancient ruins, half-swa...

Chapter 93: TO HEAD IN

CHAPTER

93

TO HEAD IN

JIEYUAN

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Jieyuan wasn’t sure which one was the bigger surprise—the sight of the city, or the expanded range of sight.

Chapter 92: SEE THE WALL

CHAPTER

92

SEE THE WALL

JIEYUAN

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Meiyao glanced back, frowning. “What are you—”

“Meiyao, is that man dead?” Jieyuan asked, as plainl...

Chapter 91: IN THE BUSH

CHAPTER

91

IN THE BUSH

JIEYUAN

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People often spoke of heavenly matches. Matches by the Heavens. When two people, or things, fit together perfectly.<...

Chapter 90: TAKE A LOOK

CHAPTER

90

TAKE A LOOK

JIEYUAN

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The revelation hung between them. Lingered, stretching into the silence that followed as her eyes, a green so deep a...

Chapter 89: TALK OF SEEDS

CHAPTER

89

TALK OF SEEDS

JIEYUAN

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“One of them enhances the body—dexterity, agility, reflexes, flexibility,” Meiyao said. “Divine Primeval G...

Chapter 88: TALK OF BLOOD

CHAPTER

88

TALK OF BLOOD

JIEYUAN

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“I— There are some things—” Meiyao bit her lip, frowning. “I’ve never liked keeping secrets. Not from ...

Chapter 87: A CLOSE BRUSH

CHAPTER

87

A CLOSE BRUSH

JIEYUAN

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Jieyuan stood just at the edge of the tracks, staring down at the massive footprint.

Meiyao was on the oppos...

Chapter 86: I’LL HELP YOU

CHAPTER

86

I’LL HELP YOU

JIEYUAN

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Jieyuan tensed as he went through another mist curtain, eyes already scanning the ground.

Meiyao was calli...

Chapter 85: A NEW USE

CHAPTER

85

A NEW USE

JIEYUAN

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Meiyao vanished into the mist, leaving behind only the taut rope that linked them.

Jieyuan tensed—but only bri...

Chapter 84: TO SET OFF

CHAPTER

84

TO SET OFF

JIEYUAN

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“All right,” Jieyuan said, “here’s how we’re doing this.”

The wall of the Dome was right in front o...

Chapter 83: DEBTS TO PAY

CHAPTER

83

DEBTS TO PAY

JIEYUAN

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Jieyuan shut his eyes and fought back the panic. Not just alarm, but full-blown panic—frigid, biting, an...

Chapter 82: WARPED SENSE

CHAPTER

82

WARPED SENSE

JIEYUAN

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Jieyuan and Meiyao broke through the curtain of green mist and crashed into the ground.

And then they were ro...

Chapter 81: CRYSTAL BLOOD

CHAPTER

81

CRYSTAL BLOOD

YUNZHU

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Yunzhu wasn’t happy.

Yunzhu was, in fact… She tilted her head as she looked inside her, trying to place t...

Chapter 80: PLOT AND PAIN

CHAPTER

80

PLOT AND PAIN

JIEYUAN

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Jieyuan breathed out slowly. His ribs ached with the motion.

To his left, Meiyao stood perfectly still—and...

Chapter 79: NEAR THE GREEN

CHAPTER

79

NEAR THE GREEN

JIEYUAN

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Meiyao rushed to the front—then shoved Jieyuan aside, forcing him behind her with a strength that surprised him...

Chapter 78: UNSAFE BETS

CHAPTER

78

UNSAFE BETS

JIEYUAN

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As far as Jieyuan knew, nobody had managed to escape on a cloudcraft yet.

They’d barely gotten a dozen feet ...

Chapter 77: DEEP WITHIN

CHAPTER

77

DEEP WITHIN

JIEYUAN

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What stood where Daojue had been was not human.

It wore the shape of a man, vaguely—tall, upright, familiar�...

Chapter 76: STRENGTH AND SPEED

CHAPTER

76

STRENGTH AND SPEED

JIEYUAN

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Strength could carry you through a fight.

But speed could end it before it even began.

Jieyuan ha...

Chapter 75: BURNING BLOOD

CHAPTER

75

BURNING BLOOD

JIEYUAN

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The golden drop vanished.

The world ignited.

Power erupted out of the Fatebloom Heart—an overflowing, white-h...

Chapter 74: BITTER BLOOD

CHAPTER

74

BITTER BLOOD

JIEYUAN

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There was a famous story back in the sect about Qingshi. Just after he’d joined the sect, there were rumors about...

Chapter 73: WHY, HELLO

CHAPTER

73

WHY, HELLO

JIEYUAN

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“It’s a good thing you looked away,” Protector Wanxin said the moment he turned back to her. She smiled slyly, ...

Chapter 72: LOOK BEHIND

CHAPTER

72

LOOK BEHIND

JIEYUAN

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A hand fell on Jieyuan’s shoulder.

He turned.

Meiyao stood right next to him, facing him, one eyebrow ...

Chapter 71: BROKEN GLIMPSE

CHAPTER

71

BROKEN GLIMPSE

JIEYUAN

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Daojue should’ve blocked Maeva’s swing, then backstepped to dodge Jieyuan’s follow-up. That was what the se...

Chapter 70: OF TRUMP CARDS

CHAPTER

70

OF TRUMP CARDS

JIEYUAN

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Jieyuan had only ever seen Daojue bleed once before. In the Gleamstone Valley, fighting Dajinzhi Qingshi.

N...

Chapter 69: TO DRAW BLOOD

CHAPTER

69

TO DRAW BLOOD

JIEYUAN

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It worked. Jieyuan had taken Daojue by surprise.

There was no contesting that. Not when Daojue’s eyes wide...

Chapter 68: STRIKE BEHIND

CHAPTER

68

STRIKE BEHIND

JIEYUAN

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Facing Daojue on a big stage wasn’t some recent idea, some new whim. Jieyuan had been dreaming of a rematch for ...

Chapter 67: TO PREPARE

CHAPTER

67

TO PREPARE

JIEYUAN

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Growing up, Jieyuan had gotten lessons on all sorts of things. His old man had arranged for tutors to teach him every...