For the first 20 years of her life, Fairy Xu had hardly ever ventured more than a few Li into a forest. The Warring Crane Sect had massive gardens and outer court disciples collected anything exotic they could not grow. But for the second time in the last month, she found herself escaping through one. It was a stark reminder …

Huang Yun left his opponent battered, with charred clothing and injuries clearly visible across her body; however, he was not much better. It was difficult to find a single spot free of lacerations and blood splotches covered his robes. Neither of them was in great shape, and both used weapons they had previously not shown. The moment the gong rang …

Liang rolled on the ground towards his right and just barely avoided the punishing steel ball that slammed into the ground. His opponent was a small mountain of a man containing both strength and skill that was capable of attacking accurately from any distance using his weapon. However, it was the second time facing an opponent with a similar fighting …

Taking several deep breaths after closing her door, Fairy Xu calmed herself and replayed the events of the black market in her head. Her body was shaking, but even she was not sure why. The market was larger than she expected, and she even found a few useful things, but the Talismancer’s booth drew the most attention in the entire …

In every village, there is a bully, and Liang’s village was no different. Growing up, he was weaker and smaller than most children his age were, due to malnutrition and illness. Bumps and bruises, scrapes and brawls, these were a normal part of childhood, but unfortunately, Liang found himself on the losing side of fights for many years. However, when …

Xiamen city had many temporary black markets. They sprang up in street alley’s, escape tunnels, and the basements of brothels alike, but only the five year tournament market was held openly without fear of officials. Backed by so many powerful sects and clans, there was little the city lord or his guards could do to stop it from forming. With …

Stuck in a crowd with two guards on either side left Fairy Xu in a state she was rarely in, she felt stressed. Her contact with an elder succeeded, but unfortunately, it went nowhere when they found out the Huang Clan had interest in her. Huang Yun became a nuisance, and she was regretting ever walking down that road where …

Every fighter who walked on stage looked to display their greatest strengths to the world, but the majority stumbled off injured without having the chance. Most fights were short, one-sided, with very few exchanges, and little to no insights gained. However, a hard fought victory or a close loss taught a fighter a lot about their weaknesses, and in Liang’s …

After arriving at the arena, Liang and the old man watched the final two fights of the first round. The first match was between two disciples from rival sects who fought evenly through much of the fight, but eventually, the young man wearing black and gold robes from the Tiger Claw Sect landed a fierce kick to the head of …

After leaving the restaurant, Fairy Xu walked slowly through the streets replaying the old man’s words in her mind. Originally, she only wanted to convince him to share how he cured the boy. The medicine needed for such a transformation was beyond anything she understood, but their meeting went in a completely different direction and she was unable to reconcile …