Road to Mastery: A LitRPG Apocalypse - Chapter 167: Directional Shenanigans

Eric Maddox, a 70-year-old American retired football coach once hailed for his tactical brilliance, now forgotten by time—closes his eyes for what he believes is a normal nap in his quiet Florida retirement home.But when he opens them, he's not staring at ceiling tiles, instead, he's on a touchline.Wearing boots in the rain.With players running on the pitch, fans jeering behind barriers, and the smell of cheap turf pellets in the air.“What the hell is this?”He’s twenty-five again, but it’s not Earth. It’s a world where football reigns supreme. A world where the sport is religion, its practitioners, deities in cleats. Coaches are revered, players are worshipped, and even the kit man gets treated like royalty.But there's one catch: none of it is familiar. The clubs, the players, the leagues, the competitions, and even the currency—they're all different. Alien. Like waking up in a dream where the rules are the same, but the language is foreign.As if that wasn’t enough, the body he’s now in? A youth coach with a laughable win record, a looming divorce, and a measly fifty thousand in the bank that his ex-wife is fighting tooth and nail to take. All of it.Just when the spiral seems inevitable, a monotone chime pierces the noise.[Initiating Golden Finger…][…45%… 75%… 100%][System Integration Complete.][Welcome, host. You are now bound to the Pro Manager System. Objective: Dominate the Football World. A new era begins]From washed-up has-been to chosen one of destiny, Eric Maddox is about to trade arthritis pills for tactical boards, and shuffleboard for Prestigious Cup glory.Because in this world, tactics are power.And on this touchline, he’s about to become a god.

Blessed by the heavens, Su Yang was born with an extraordinarily handsome appearance that could sway even the coldest beauties and innate sword talents that would make even the Sword Emperor green with envy.Su Yang thought for the longest that he would spend his life swinging a sword, but little did he know that fate had something entirely different in store for him.Instead of swinging a sword, he would be thrusting a different kind of ‘sword’. Rather than perfecting his sword techniques, he would be learning massage techniques.This is a story of how a sword prodigy ended up walking the path of dual cultivation and becoming the most powerful dual cultivator under heaven.--------------Note: This novel is the prequel to Dual Cultivation, but it doesn't require any knowledge from Dual Cultivation to understand so anyone can start reading without worry. Some terms/plots might differ from Dual Cultivation.

This novel is also known as Female Star Student Is Awesome

Her best friend turned into her younger sister, destroyed her appearance, broke her legs, snatched her powerful fiancé, and designed to kill her mother. Unsatisfied, she locked her up in a mental asylum to be tortured until death!

Yun Hua returned to 13 years of age with hatred. This time, the debt of blood would be paid in blood.

Oppress the poisonous sister, beat up the scumbag fiancé, become the top student, become a scholarly expert, become a manhua artist. In the end, she became the chief anchorwoman on the largest global broadcast…

With one careless mistake, she accidentally took the gold medal during the Olympic swimming competition. The entire country cheered for the champion without knowing that she had no such intentions…

But all along the way, that unapproachable man protected her from nearby.

He spoke: For you, I would block deities. For you, I would fight gods. For you, I would kill Buddha!

He spoke again: If you don’t leave me, I won’t give you up either. I would rather turn my back on the world than slight my darling.

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Arthur finds himself reincarnated as a spider in a dungeon after discovering his magical skills in a world of magic and mystery. He knows that everything in this world can evolve into something greater. Arthur begins his journey to evolve himself into a human by conquering one of the most powerful and mysterious dungeons.As he starts his journey, he finds new allies and enemies who look different from him—some who become like brothers and others who may betray him.Finding himself at the center of world politics, Arthur somehow creates his own monstrous kingdom from scratch, determined to live the life he wants and protect the people he loves. In his kingdom, he needs not only power but also strategy, as gods, demons, and other races use their own tactics and powers beyond imagination to maintain control and conquer worlds. Arthur embarks on his journey to live the life he desires... but will he succeed?