Author: John Zhu

It’s a whirlwind of fortunes for the Zhou forces as they continue their march.

The Shang forces at Lintong Pass were holding their own thanks to a macabre banner, but then the worst possible thing happened — their king sent reinforcements.

A Daoist elder shows up and tells the sect leaders, “I don’t care who started it (though Grandmaster of Heaven clearly started it)! Now swallow these magic poison pills!”

Members of the Chan Sect upgrade their transportation options at the expense of their Jie Sect rivals.

The author recycles plot again as the Zhou forces encounter another pestilence-wielding sorcerer. Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Jiang Ziya gets help from a guy with eye-popping powers.

Politics turn blood relations into blood enemies.

King Zhou gets literal and puts a figure of speech into practice, with predictably disastrous results.

The Chan and Jie Sects stop pretending they’re frenemies and start acting like straight-up enemies.

A Shang commander learns the pros and cons of letting your kids talk to random beggar monks.