Refining the Mountains and Rivers - Chapter 1779 – Truth

In a world where martial might dictated status, where innate talents carved the line between kings and the forgotten; where manifesting a powerful Martial Spirit granted unparalleled prestige and authority.‎‎Adam awakened a talent so extraordinary it bordered on the impossible.‎‎Armed with this talent, Adam will rise in defiance of destiny itself, tearing through every limit set by mortals, spirits, and the heavens alike.‎‎For in a world ruled by overwhelming power, only with the strongest talent can one defy the heavens.‎*****‎Other Tags: #Revenge #Second Chance #Addiction #Famous

“The missing ingredient is a test subject with Royal Blood...”Raven Kyzer, a Commoner boy, grew up in an orphanage along with his twin sister, after losing their mother at a young age, having never met their father.After being discovered to possess Royal blood, the twins are abducted by the Church of Persona. Raven is used as a test subject in an ancient form of Forbidden Magic, known as the Homunculus Ritual, while his sister goes missing in the clutches of the church.The Homunculus Ritual is conducted to turn Raven into a powerful but mindless Monster, a loyal weapon for the church with no sense of free will...but something goes wrong, the ritual fails to destroy Raven's mind and he escapes the clutches of the church.Furious at being turned into a Monster, Raven swears revenge against the church, determined to make them pay for what they did to him, as well as to rescue his sister from their clutches.But there's only so much he can do by himself, even with the new powers he gained through the Homunculus Ritual...that's when he has a fateful encounter with the nation's most wanted criminals, a group known as The Irregulars, who, like Raven, have their own reasons to despise and go after the church, as well as the corrupt Nobility that oppresses the Commoners.With their goals aligned, Raven decides to join The Irregulars, taking the first step on his long, arduous path to revenge...

I cut from south to north,

I cut from white to black,

I will cut down the thousand mountains and the ten thousand waters,

I want the world to know who I am!

I am Gu Zhan,

Gu Zhan who wants the whole world to surrender!

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[WARNING][Mature content, erotic descriptions by a slightly perverted MC][All characters depicted are above the age of 18]**********My world ended in chaos, and I died trying to save it.I was Drey Belford, the most powerful mage in the world, but even I couldn't stop the evil villainess from destroying it.Now… I’ve woken up. Fifteen years in the past. And somehow, I’m not me anymore. I’ve been reincarnated as Rin Stormborn, son of a high noble...Best friend to the girl who destroyed everything.Armed with all my memories from my previous life, I’ve been given one last chance to change the future. All I have to do is survive magic school, navigate through dangerous noble politics, and keep my best friend from starting a world-ending apocalypse.Seems pretty easy. What could possibly go wrong?