Ascension Through Skills - Chapter 8: First Level (3)

The mysterious boy Ling Chen is saved by a little girl as he lay on the street dying. Years later, he strikes a deal to save this savior-turned sister and enters the virtual world. In a future Earth where advanced warfare has forced nations to settle issues virtually or else suffer the consequences, Ling Chen bursts into the scene and goes from unknown to legend. Yet all is not as it seems, for Ling Chen has a dark past, and there is a greater mystery at hand behind this virtual world.

To save his terminally ill little sister, Ling Chen enters the newly released virtual game world and joins a small gaming studio comprising entirely of women. From now on walking upon his path towards the pinnacle. An ancient, evil item almost forgotten by history, the “Lunar Scourge” helps forge his unsurpassable legend, and causes him to unknowingly step upon a path that is destined to be punished by the heavens, the way of the Shura.

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Zheng Nianru went from being a Commandery Princess who could be killed at any moment to the position of the Empress Dowager, wielding power over the world. What she couldn't accept was that she didn't end up with a good fate. However, Zheng Nianru thought that no one would have been able to save Nanzheng State.Yet, she was reborn and, having deeply reflected upon her pain, also considered several past mistakes. Firstly, she should not have married down into the family of Ju Nanyi, a man with a narrow mind who came from a minor house, who only thought about romantic affairs and entangled with her in desperate affection, incapable of assisting Nanzheng. Secondly, she should not have killed everyone in Qiandao Temple, which was the spiritual pillar of the people of Nanzheng State. After all, there were better ways, weren't there, like seduction? Thirdly, she should not have been so confident that the monarch of the neighboring country would fall at her feet, nor should she have trusted the promise of that fickle neighboring monarch, which led to years of drawn-out conflict between the two states.Um, Zheng Nianru felt she was not wrong. She just wanted to live well and to be a good Empress Dowager. Since she had the chance to live again, why did she have this chance? Could it be that she was expected to once again turn Nanzheng State upside down?

In the Province of the Nine Skies, far above the heavens, there exists Nine Galaxies of Astral Rivers made up of countless constellations interwoven together.

This story is about a world where internal energy is the base of power. And to what extent one can use it, people are classified into three categories. Cultivators, Aurans and Mages. But the world soon faces a critical situation where humanity is at the brink of extinction. But there is hope. Though only a sparkle at the moment, it may soon turn into a beacon. And that sparkle of hope is a lone hunter.A hunter who watched all his loved ones die before his very eyes… who witnessed humanity being pushed to the edge of extinction…To save humanity, he is given one last chance.A chance to return to the past.A chance to awaken the power hidden inside him. Something dangerous… but necessary.Can he awaken it? Can he wield it for the sake of everyone? Can he save humanity? Can he protect the ones he failed before?If you are looking for a story with an overpowered MC who climbs the ladder to the peak, awakens the power already within, then this book is for you.Let’s dive into Derek’s second chance at life.Discord server: https://discord.gg/MPHevYxYR4