Gilded Ashes - Chapter 2: Holding Hope

A story about a weak, small larva with a human soul, who travels all the way to become the ruler of the stars.

Chen Xi was a jinx who radiated misfortune the way a torch radiated light, and everyone around him knew it. His entire clan was annihilated when he was young, and not too long after that his parents disappeared. His marriage contract? Poof. Torn to shreds and gone up in smoke before the eyes of everyone in the city, almost humiliating his grandfather to the point of suicide! Cultivation? No time for that, he had a family to take care of!

This is the story of Chen Xi, a youth forced to stop cultivating and instead craft talismans to pay for his younger brother’s tuition… and who, in the process, would rise to become known by all as the Talisman Emperor!

The Red Mist descends, bringing with it a world of anomalies.

Humanity faces an unprecedented crisis.

With the apocalypse at the doorstep, where does the future of civilization lie?

Harrison Blackwell, having survived the apocalyptic world for twenty years, finds himself reborn twenty years earlier, a day before the descent of the Red Mist.

Armed with experiences and intelligence from his past life, Harrison, given another chance at life, vows to take destiny into his own hands.

Furthermore, in this life, every talent he awakens evolves to SSS-level!

[God of Infinity Spell (SSS-level)]: No casting time is required for all your skills, no cooldown period, and no mana is consumed! The casting cost for forbidden spells is reduced by 99%!

[God of Evolution (SSS-level)]: Your adaptability is unparalleled. Faced with any environment or injury, you adapt in the shortest time possible, enhancing related attributes and resistances!

[Supreme Summoning (SSS-level)]: Any creature or magical being you summon will be the mightiest of its kind!

From then on, Harrison became unbeatable, reigning supreme amongst all of humanity.

“Divine Punishment? I couldn't care less... For I, am God!”

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