Chapter 66: WHAT SHE WARNS
CHAPTER
66
WHAT SHE WARNS
JIEYUAN
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Caoluan was waiting for him on the seventh step down, leaning with her back against the wall. She had her head do...
2025-04-29 04:39:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 65: A HELD BREATH
CHAPTER
65
A HELD BREATH
JIEYUAN
—∞—
Gleaming End drove deep into Xianjun’s throat.
Xianjun’s body jerked, blood spewing from his lips. His f...
2025-04-29 04:38:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 64: DARE TO KILL
CHAPTER
64
DARE TO KILL
JIEYUAN
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Or it should have been.
Daojue was quick. He had hardly finished the swing that knocked off Xianjun’s halbe...
2025-04-29 04:37:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 63: TO GIVE UP
CHAPTER
63
TO GIVE UP
JIEYUAN
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As the call echoed throughout the venue, the proctor got off the stage in a blur of movement.
Daojue broke into...
2025-04-29 04:37:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 62: TO PRELUDE
CHAPTER
62
TO PRELUDE
JIEYUAN
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Jieyuan leaned against the brightgold balustrade, arms folded over the guardrail, staring down at the arena floor. Wa...
2025-04-29 04:36:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 61: TO PREDICT
CHAPTER
61
TO PREDICT
JIEYUAN
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It was Jieyuan’s seventh time on the arena floor—and if he had his way, he’d be back again tomorrow.
He w...
2024-12-04 13:19:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 60: TRUST YOUR BLOOD
CHAPTER
60
TRUST YOUR BLOOD
JIEYUAN
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Meiyao’s duel against Yongyi was the last one of the day. All that was left was for the delegations to leave....
2024-11-29 14:42:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 59: DISABUSE
CHAPTER
59
DISABUSE
JIEYUAN
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This should be interesting. Jieyuan followed Xianjun’s approach.
The Xiyunfeng Clan’s scion might have won hi...
2024-11-29 14:41:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 58: NOT MUNDANE
CHAPTER
58
NOT MUNDANE
JIEYUAN
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“What is it with you,” Meiyao said, as Jieyuan reached her side on the viewing floor, “and throwing yourself i...
2024-11-29 14:40:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 57: LET HIM DOWN
CHAPTER
57
LET HIM DOWN
JIEYUAN
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Jieyuan didn’t hesitate, didn’t pause to consider it. As Yongyi came at him again, still sandbagging, he didn...
2024-11-29 14:39:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 56: NOT TO WASTE
CHAPTER
56
NOT TO WASTE
JIEYUAN
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For once, Jieyuan neither rushed out nor stood his ground against an incoming rush. Rather, after the proctor calle...
2024-11-29 14:38:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 55: TO MATCH-UP
CHAPTER
55
TO MATCH-UP
JIEYUAN
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Jieyuan poked at the rough, jagged line to the left of his stomach. He was sitting on a large, white bed, his back a...
2024-11-29 14:37:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 54: A CLEAN WIN
CHAPTER
54
A CLEAN WIN
JIEYUAN
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“BEGIN!” the proctor announced before getting off the stage.
Jieyuan set off running forward. Caoluan simi...
2024-11-29 14:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 53: THE FIFTH DAY
CHAPTER
53
THE FIFTH DAY
JIEYUAN
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For how set the Gleaming Nobles had been on killing him, they seemed to have laid off altogether since the tournam...
2024-11-29 14:35:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 52: DRIVE AWAY
CHAPTER
52
DRIVE AWAY
JIEYUAN
—∞—
Jieyuan froze at the sight of the pair. Before he even knew it he was closing his palms around the shafts of the Shif...
2024-11-29 14:34:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 51: A BAD HAND
CHAPTER
51
A BAD HAND
JIEYUAN
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Jieyuan only really got a proper sense for the size of the stages as he stepped out into the arena floor. The raised ...
2024-11-29 14:33:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50: FOUNDING CLAN
CHAPTER
50
FOUNDING CLAN
JIEYUAN
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From the second floor, Jieyuan watched the first couple of duels closely. Watched how the competitors fought, what...
2024-11-29 14:32:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49: IN FOR GOLD
CHAPTER
49
IN FOR GOLD
JIEYUAN
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Now, Jieyuan loved gold as much as the next man. He was a merchant’s son. In fact, he’d even say g...
2024-11-29 14:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 48: SUMMIT START
CHAPTER
48
SUMMIT START
JIEYUAN
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The Radiant Gold Palace was an impressive sight. A sprawl of seven-story-tall spires surrounding a hulking slab of ...
2024-11-29 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 47: FEATHER SHIFT
CHAPTER
47
FEATHER SHIFT
JIEYUAN
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“And here we are,” Wanxin said, coming to a stop in four wide, squat, building three stories tall.
It wa...
2024-11-06 14:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 46: SIGHT IN GRAY
CHAPTER
46
SIGHT IN GRAY
JIEYUAN
—∞—
Jieyuan opened his eyes, blinking wildly, his body jerking back. He desperately drew for breath. And as the cool a...
2024-11-05 12:46:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 45: AND SHE BITES
CHAPTER
45
AND SHE BITES
JIEYUAN
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Meiyao gave a sigh. A deep, long exhale of air, as profound as any Jieyuan had ever heard. “Ten years ago...
Chapter 44: SO HE BAITS
CHAPTER
44
SO HE BAITS
JIEYUAN
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Jieyuan’s feet were moving, making the decision to go after Meiyao even before he got around to thinking<...
Chapter 43: TO ENGAGE
CHAPTER
43
TO ENGAGE
MEIYAO
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Meiyao was in a mood for murder. She’d already killed two today, and she felt like adding to the tally.
Meeting...
2024-10-25 01:55:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 42: THROUGH THE HEART
CHAPTER
42
THROUGH THE HEART
JIEYUAN
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“And you’re dead.” The smugness in Meiyao’s voice was just short of palpable.
The tip of Meiyao...
2024-10-21 02:36:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41: HAVE A DEAL
CHAPTER
41
HAVE A DEAL
JIEYUAN
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Yongyi and Yiming fought in the middle stage. Both, it turned out, were swordsmen—and skilled ones, at that.
Chapter 40: BETTING MAN
CHAPTER
40
BETTING MAN
JIEYUAN
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Jieyuan’s house back in the Outer Court was small and devoid of everything beyond the barest basics. The same coul...
2024-10-11 23:30:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 39: PALACE HEAD
CHAPTER
39
PALACE HEAD
JIEYUAN
—∞—
Chief Protector Zhaoyong was the first to step off the cloud. Sect Leader Junjie was just behind him, flanked by the...
2024-10-09 02:57:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 38: TO FORBODE
CHAPTER
38
TO FORBODE
JIEYUAN
—∞—
Radiant Gold City. You’d be hard-pressed to miss it, what with the massive, hundred-foot-tall wall of gold that enc...
2024-10-09 02:56:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 37: TO BE RID
CHAPTER
37
TO BE RID
JIEYUAN
—∞—
Early the following morning, Jieyuan got an alert from the inscribed field around his residence of the presence of thr...
2024-10-07 02:58:47 +0000 UTC View Post