Bastards Ascension: A Playground of Gods - Chapter 6: god candidate?

This is the tale of three souls, as they fuse into a single existence unlike anything this world has ever known. In a realm where soul essence decides power level, no one can guess what power a trinity of souls might reach. And all of it begins inside the body of an extra in a romance fantasy novel.(This may not be a story for everyone, and I wouldn't force you to enjoy it, or like it, and the writing style changes after chapter 16.)(Changed from first person to third person in the later chapters to avoid unnecessary POV Changes)Discord: cosmic_seer

Vahn Ryker died watching Earth burn, harvested by the Galactic Market, only to wake up days before the “Convergence”…the moment the digital world of Aetheria merges with reality.Determined to change the future, he enters the tutorial and selects a “glitched” Hidden Class with 0 base stats: The [EXP Architect].During the Academy’s mandatory Awakening ceremony, he uses his powers to disguise himself as the lowest possible tier: an F-rank Magic Apprentice, becoming the laughingstock of the entire school.As the arrogant “Golden Lion” elites and corrupt instructors mock his “trash” status, a cold mechanical voice suddenly rings through his mind:[Ding! Hidden Class: EXP Architect Selected!][You killed a Level 1 Green Slime.][Ding! 10,000x EXP Multiplier has been triggered!][You received 10,000 EXP!]Instantly, he gains enough EXP from a single trash mob to surpass the stats of a Level 10 Elite!————————[You practiced the basic skill [Flashpoint]][10,000x EXP Infusion Activated! Congratulations on mutating it into the Epic-Tier [Temporal Step]!]While others grind for weeks to learn a basic movement skill, Vahn bends the laws of physics and stops time with a single thought!While geniuses celebrate clearing a dungeon in a 40-man raid, Vahn solo-clears the World Boss in seconds![You used [Architect’s Domain] on an enemy spell.][10,000x Conversion Activated!]Congratulations on converting the [Rank 3 Firestorm] into raw EXP! You have leveled up!Armed with a system that treats the universe like editable code, Vahn's path to the throne is paved in data and blood!Mocked for his 0 base stats? He converts EXP directly into agility, moving faster than the eye can see.Laughed at for his F-Rank class? He mutates a basic fireball into [Inferno Nova], a spell capable of melting cities.Challenged by the “Alpha” protagonist? He deletes their skills and rewrites their reality.But the Architect’s greatest power is [Evolution].He doesn't just hoard items; he evolves them.From turning a rusted dagger into a [Soul-Bound Shadow Blade] to hatching a dying egg into Kora, the [Devouring Dragon Goddess].Follow Vahn Ryker as he transforms from a “glitch” into a System Administrator!He will stabilize the Chronos Spire, gather a legion of powerful beauties like the Priestess Aria and the Shield Maiden Sia, and rewrite the laws of the galaxy!

Johnathan, an old man with an extraordinary past but an ordinary end, gets reincarnated in a dark fantasy world full of magic, darkness, and mysteries furled.

However, he committed a grave blunder by taking the fiction he had read as a reference. Reborn as a baby, he hoped to be deemed gifted by speaking early.

One thing led to another, and tragedy struck. The villagers declared him a demon-possessed and called the church. Johnathan, now known as Sylvester Maximilian, realized that he had messed up.

When the church's inquisitors came to judge him and burn him on a pyre. As a last resort and to welcome his soon to arrive second death, he started chanting holy hymns as his last breath.

Overwhelmed, they kneeled, thinking he was a messenger of Solis.

From there, the story of how Sylvester Maximilian rose through the ranks to sit at the top began.

But his life won't be ordinary, as he uses his cunning and the tag of 'God's favored' to his advantage. Fighting treachery, unearthing secret plots and world mysteries, facing the darkness around him and creating his place in history, engraving his name in the annals to be forever remembered as the—Immortal Pope, The Young.

[A/N: To not mislead you, the novel's name does not mean he instantly becomes the Pope from the start. The story will follow the life of MC. Though he will become the Pope at a pretty young age. 40% of the novel will be based around MC fighting to sit on the supreme throne.

If you enjoy world building and lore building, then you will like this story.]
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***Main Tags: FANTASY, ADVENTURE, MAGIC, DARK, STRONG MC(Weak at the start because he's a baby. Not an instant OP though.), WHOLESOME, COMEDY, KINGDOM BUILDING. MENTALLY OLD MC, Politics, Backstabbing, World Building.***

[WARNING: MC will not go around saving everyone. Absolutely not if it puts him in danger. But if he can save someone using his status or position in the church, he will. He will kill innocent people if he has to. MC is not crazy, cynical, or unsociable. The world at some times may seem very DARK.]
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[DISCLAIMER]
The religion will be fake. I won't make it similar to those existing in our world not to trigger anyone. However, the Church terminologies and designations may feel identical as they are simple vocabulary words.

Again, everything you read in this novel is fictional and has no relation to our world.

I hope you enjoy my work. Stay safe and eat healthy bananas.
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The Descent of the Dragon Tower.A young man refines the nine Dragon Emperors, cultivates the invincible Dragon Body of eternal glory.Slays the emperors of myriad heavens, gods, and demons alike, defying gods and Buddhas.Invincible across nine thousand realms!