Ashen Ascension: The Divided Flame - Chapter 3: Ivor Vladiric

The world is up for sale, and Robin is making an offer.When Robin Waybright became the Merchant Hero, all of Pangeal turned into his marketplace; for the Merchant can buy and sell anything. Youth, skills, memories, hair color, joys and illnesses… in the trade of power, every deal can tip the scale.And Robin needs power. His homeland of Archfrost teeters on the brink of collapse, the sinister Demon Ancestors plot in the shadows, and twenty-one other Heroes, each with their own Class, have been chosen to save the world of Pangeal. Not all of them are friendly. There’s work to do… and profit to make.Cover by Dinovoila and Gharbi Zouhayer.

Obsessive pro gamer Riyo Takahashi—known as ‘Mr. Unreadable’ over the gaming community, used to indulge himself in the pleasure of BR games. After being persuaded by his childhood friend, he decided to play a certain Virtual World MMORPG which became overhyped after the latest 2.7 patch update—especially when the powerful NxGEN Engine took over its servers.However, when Riyo Takahashi began his new journey in the virtual fantasy of Arcana Dynasty Chronicles—ADC for short, he soon found that there had been an interception, preventing him from ever logging out. While the other players deliberately could log in or out, he remained stuck in the game.Instead of falling apart, he decided—no matter what— he would get back to his real world. However, with countless mysteries hidden within the virtual world—massive secret quests, unexpected rewards, and a Rank-Up System tied to an exclusive cheat skill—Riyo set out on his path to conquest. Whether it was limited-time Chronicle Events, Dynastic Singularity quests, or the Ultimate Conqueror Contest, he was determined to complete anything and everything. All to find his friends—who were far ahead of him in the same game—and return to IRL as quickly as possible.◦•●◉✿◉●•◦Additional Tags◦•●◉✿◉●•◦#LitRPG #FullDrive #Summoning #Beast Taming #Magic #Dragons #Elves #Demons #Spirits(Seraphylls) #Necromancy #Demons #Sorcerer #VRMMORPG #Spirit Beast Contract #Evolution #Angels #No Yuri #No NTR

With an F-rank Trait, deemed the worst of the worst, 5-year old Shin Yu-sung is abandoned by the Shin-oh family, which is famous for raising hunters.The same year, he meets one of the strongest hunters, the Fist King, at the orphanage and is adopted by him.The Fist King became the strongest not through his Trait or special abilities — but by training his body.He takes note of Shin Yu-sung’s physique instead of his Trait—Nine blocked yin pathways.“Your blocked pathways cause your body’s mana to overflow, giving you an exceptional mind and god-like looks! But you also pass away before coming of age…”An abundance of bodily yang.“Your body is overflowing with the energy that can cure your nine blocked yin pathways!”

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