MTL - It’s Actually Not Easy Wanting to be a Supporting Male Lead - Chapter 136

On this land of real souls, with millions of different martial art institutions, there are so many strong fighters just like the trees in the forests.

Among all, a mediocre apprentice from one of the mediocre institutions suddenly became a martial art genius after a mysterious incident. Not only did he acquire a photographic memory and keen perception, but he had also come to discover that his ability to comprehend martial arts is astronomically good, which eventually made him an almost godly existence.

From the hot-blooded intense battles to the clashes between the top geniuses, Martial Arts is no longer limited to the mortal world, it reaches to a level that can do everything from controlling the oceans to flying up the sky and diving under the ground.

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To rise from defeat; to revive amidst the dissipation.

[ Fusion Successful ][ Water Toad + Sky Dragonfly + Nightmare Moth + Bluefang Hyena= Nightmare Hydra ]----Yuki Igarashi, once a terminally ill boy confined to a hospital bed, dies with a silent wish for strength and freedom.That wish is mysteriously granted when he reincarnates into a fantastical new world. Not as a human, but as a newborn Frost Dragon.With his memories intact and curiosity alive, he is soon greeted by a mysterious system called the Dragon God System, which mistakenly binds itself to him, claiming he is not its original host. Still, it is now eternally bound to him.Despite his infant form and weak body, Yuki discovers he can extract bloodlines and skills from other creatures using the Dragon God Codex, and fuse them within a mysterious space called the Fusion Lab.Even more shocking, a glitch in the system allows him to repeatedly Fuse bloodlines without depleting them, opening the door to limitless growth.

Cairn is a prince who is already tired of ruling. Faced with an imminent coronation and an overbearing father, he wants nothing more than to drown his responsibilities in cheap liquor and poor decisions. With the help of his sister, he hatches a plan to escape the clutches of the throne once and for all. It all goes terribly wrong, and Cairn finds his priorities shifting in the face of unimaginable tragedy. The change of heart comes too late, however, and Cairn dies. He reawakens to find himself transported ten years in the past. He immediately begins to plan for the future, only to discover his killer has somehow followed him. To succeed, Cairn must unite the kingdom and discover the motivation of his killer, using as many tries as it takes. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++I exhausted pretty much every time loop story ever written and decided to write my own. You'll see a few similarities here between this story and some existing stories, at least initially. There's a lot of inspiration drawn from both MoL and Re:Zero, though in terms of pathos and darkness, this story leans more towards the latter. Be warned, it is something of a slow burn. The main character will grow and become powerful, but a theme of this story is that power comes slowly and often at great cost.