MTL - I’m Not a Badass - Chapter 21 "When You Are Old"

Lu Chen woke up to find himself participating in a live-streamed creative competition show!Contestants were tasked with creating works based on themes given by the show.When the theme ‘Countryside’ was announced, other participants quickly began crafting heartwarming rural stories, tales of pastoral love, and picturesque depictions of harmony and simplicity.Lu Chen decided to take the road less traveled—he wanted to blow the audience away!He chose ‘Operation Icebreaker’ as his inspiration.At first, the audience thought they were getting a story about rural development. But as the plot unfolded, something felt… off.A village of 20,000 people, every household with the same type of large pot, and a full-scale drug production operation?The internet exploded.[Countryside theme, and you’re writing about a drug-making village getting rich together?]The producers were in chaos.We said countryside! What’s this Taizhai nonsense?Lu Chen, unfazed, replied, “Director, rural anti-drug campaigns are a countryside theme. Now, are we sticking to the theme or not?”And thus, the Master of Sticking to the Theme was born.Given the theme Fishmonger, he wrote The Legend of Gao Qiqiang.

To exist in a certain place, at a certain time—it's always either by chance, or by choice.But sometimes,There is a third force.One that doesn't ask.One that doesn't explain.It simply places you—wherever it wants.Arséne had always been dragged into places he never chose.Situations he never asked for.Realities he never belonged to.And when, at last, he decided to act on his own terms—To take the initiative,To move first,To choose…He simply died.

Limited Discount!Privilege comes with a 99% off discount for the month of August!----[Ding!][You have killed Elder Fuk Yu!][You have obtained 108 Quadrillion Evolution Essence!][Ding!][Would you like to Assimilate the Stats or roll for a Racial Trait of Elder Fuk Yu?]“Roll for a Racial Trait.”[Ding!][You have acquired the Infinite Fuk Yu Mantra!]...This is the story of Azmodeus—the only Trial Disciple of the Yang Sect—a boy who was born with everything and absolutely anything that could possibly impede his journey down the limitless road of cultivation.Weakest cultivation talent, weakest spiritual roots, weakest physique...However, it looked reality decided he hadn't suffered enough...On one day no different than the rest for the fourteen-year-old boy, as he was sweeping the courtyard's of the Yang Sect, misfortune struck once again, resulting in a Young Master killing him while in a drunken state...This was where his story ended, and also, where it began anew, and along with it, a system that guaranteed a new story for the boy—a story that would never end![Ding!][You have killed a Supreme Elder of the Godless Sect!][You have obtained 500 Trillion Evolution Essence!][Ding][You have leveled up!][You have leveled up!][You have leveled up!][Ding!][Would you like to Assimilate the Stats or roll for a Trait of the being you just killed?]“Roll for a Trait.”[Ding!][You have acquired the Galactic Quantum Flux Racial Trait!][Your overall combat power has improved by leaps and bounds!][Ding!][Are you ready to pay the price to ascend your plane of existence?]“I am.”...Join Azmodeus on his journey toward a limit that doesn't exist, as he figures out just how far he can Evolve through the killing and Assimilating of other existences!“You say I can sit in a cave and cultivate while having my clones do the killing...?”“There are other System Users!? And I can Assimilate their Systems into my own!?”“This will make too OP...”...MASS RELEASE OF 5 CHAPTERS EVERY SATURDAY!!The book may have similarities to Top Tier Providence, but I have not copied anything, and made my own versions of the concepts centered around the book. - Astral_PandemoniumExtremely Fast-Paced System Novel with a bunch of realms and new worlds/areas!! Don't tell me I didn't warn you beforehand!!There will also be comedic and slice of life aspects, even dark at times, so be aware of that before going in...Azmodeus chills in a cave and cultivates while clones divide and conquer.He will become progressively more and more evil, so beware...MC is a Murderhobo and certified Loot Goblin, so keep that in mind as well.This novel is benefit-driven, and things happen for the sole reason of obtaining benefits, so keep that in mind before moving forward...No NTR, No Yuri, No Incest, No weak MC's, lot's of grinding those levels!!No Harem! There will be women who seem like they're part of MC's harem, but it's not what you think! Let the plot cook!

Alex was an ordinary teenager—until the day he discovered his ability to drain energy from the dead. With powers rooted in death itself, Alex hides his necromancy behind a normal life, secretly entering deadly portals to fight monsters and earn money. But beneath the surface, a darker truth lingers—his parents's death and his powers are linkedAs he harnesses his necromantic abilities, draining the fallen to grow stronger, the weight of his power begins to take its toll—and the line between the living and the dead starts to blur.With enemies closing in and betrayal around every corner, Alex must master his growing abilities before they consume him—or worse, before the forces hunting him claim everything he has left.When death becomes your greatest weapon, how long can you survive before it turns against you?---