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A second chance. An opportunity to delve down the Path to Transcendence, where Tiers and Skills reign supreme.

Grief took Julian’s family. Fate gave him another life.

Reborn as Julius Von Hyperius, he awakens in a world where power is measured in tiers, skills, and the will to keep climbing. Surrounded by ruthless nobles, terrifying monsters, and an unknown system, Julius has only two choices: transcend or die. 

With a relentless spirit and questionable decisions, he carves his own path. Each breakthrough brings new foes, higher stakes, and the terrifying truth that transcendence demands sacrifice.

If he wants answers—and a future—Julius must master his abilities, outmaneuver significantly more powerful enemies, and survive the trials that forge legends.

What to expect:

- Weak to strong

- Skill-centric story

- Cultivation aspects

- Training maniac

- Fun and enjoyable story

If you did enjoy it and wish to read up to 25 chapters ahead, please feel free to check out my Patreon.

What does it take to climb out of the trash and into the sky?

The very heavens had decreed his death. He should have died in the womb. Or in infancy. Or when his family was murdered. Or when the house burned around him. Or when he woke up in the dump suffering from innumerable diseases and missing fingers. Even the magic ring with a ghostly grandpa trapped inside of it was sabotaged. A reasonable person would roll over and die. Tian isn't that reasonable. And as it happens, neither is Grandpa Jun. In a world where immortality can be cultivated, miracles are things you make for yourself. A broken boy will defy the heavens, and soar.

What to expect:

-1 chapter a day M-F. Volume 3 is already complete.

-2k words per chapter (aprox, some run long) with a longer first chapter.

-No Harem

-Earned power growth

-An MC who isn't a goodie two shoes OR an edge-lord psychopath

-A power system based on actual Daoism 

-Sects, giant monsters, natural treasures, flying swords, spells, talismans, secret arts, and a gentle sprinkling of young masters whose face need rearranging. 

Summoned after an unfortunate accident in hopes they could protect the world from a coming threat, Ben and his classmates are gifted another chance at life. With fame and fortune promised to whoever is willing to fight for the sake of the world it doesn't seem like a bad deal, there's just one small problem. Ben wasn't blessed with any magic or combat skills, just crafting and enchanting. While the skills themselves aren't useless they also aren't seen as being necessary to the coming war. Now not needed and alone Ben tries to find a place in the world while meeting some of its colourful characters along the way.

Vivienne has poured so many hours into the massively popular VRMMO The Seven Cataclysms that she has more of a life inside the game than out. It's a fitting irony, then, when one day she wakes in the body of her maxed-out demon-mage 'Vivisari'—and finds that now, the game really is her life.

But the world of Seven Cataclysms isn't what she remembers. A hundred years have passed since the game's concluding events, and Vivisari is a hero of myth thought long dead. As she meets old faces and new in this familiar-yet-not world—casting spells of mass destruction and slowly reforming the scattered-to-the-wind remnants of her Guild—she starts to wonder if she was sent here with a purpose. 

Rumors of a sequel had been circulating just before her unbelievable reincarnation. Did she, perhaps, need to fear an impending Eighth Cataclysm?

If so, it's a good thing she has firepower in spades.

Whatever kills Shiv only makes him stronger.

The world stands against Shiv. He's an outcast in his town, considered an unholy omen. The System seems to spurn him, and the authorities refuse to let anyone grant him a Path, leaving him unable to grow beyond his natural limits. But Shiv was never someone who gave up when the world dealt him bad cards. After years of fruitlessly hunting monsters on his own to earn a Path, Shiv receives an unexpected opportunity: a chance to earn the Town Lord’s favor, and to finally rise beyond the limits of humanity.

Yet, when his town is attacked, and Shiv is murdered in combat, he finds himself bestowed with a Unique Path possessed by no one else.

The Path of the Deathless.

Though he resurrects upon death, his killer casts him down from his frontier town and into the Abyss. In an unfamiliar place of darkness and wonder, Shiv finds himself freed from his previous limits, capable of charting his own destiny, but only if he can overcome countless dangers and lethal adversaries.

But that's ultimately a good thing for Shiv, because where most find the end of their stories in death, he will discover only power. After all, how scary is a dangerous world when death is so nutritional?

Update Schedule: 1 Chapter Daily 

Patreon is 400k+ words ahead 

Discord Link: https://discord.gg/6GdEDNreBU

Cover Artist: Inkary

What to expect:

+ Dying as a leveling system

+ System inspired by Stubborn Skill-Grinder 

+ Unrelenting MC who doesn't fear pain or death and eats trauma for breakfast

+ Good-leaning Anti-Hero MC 

+ Cool companions with their own progression

+ Post-murder cooking

+ Skill Evolutions

+ Friendly spider-folk

+ Powerful antagonists from various factions and high-octane battles

Other Novel you might like: Heavy Metal [ A Monster Evolution LitRPG ]

What happens when a man gets transported into a foreign world filled with magic?

Will his knowledge in hardware technology help him out after he discovers its correlation to the words of power?

How will he fit in with the other noble houses as the lowly 4th son?

How will his story play out in a world where skills and stats equal power and status?

.....

I have to this day not released any of my work to Amazon, Kindle, or any other place. If you see any of my works being sold for money anywhere, it's probably been stolen. 

Discord: Click here Here 

Patreon: Click here Patreon

Kaius just wanted to unlock his class - instead, he restarted the apocalypse.

After years of training, Kaius has barely acquired the first two of his family's legacy skills. Powerful and vanishingly rare, the method of creating them is a secret people would kill for. 

Now they might be the only thing that keeps him alive.

Narrowly surviving a bandit ambush, he gets trapped in the Great Depths- a world spanning dungeon. To escape, he will have to slay one of the Guardians that defend the exits; a feat no one without a class has survived. Ever.

If that wasn’t bad enough, if he succeeds he will reignite a forgotten trial that nearly ended civilization. 

Posting Schedule: 1/day 9:30 am NZT (2:30 pm PST, subject to daylight savings kerfuffles)

-My love letter to classic litrpg adventures. The kind with long arcs, gratuitous fights, fast paced progression, and a focus on worldbuilding.

-Runic-Tattoo Wizard/Spellblade in a world of sorcerers

-Exceptional MC, with some initial Slow Burn elements

-Large scope, inspired by epics such as Azarinth Healer, BTDEM, PH, and more.

-Third Person POV, with a 99% MC focus

-Numbers go brrrr

-Attack Badger (Friendly?)

-Battle maniac MC who is not a murderhobo

-No harem, romance, or VR

Hi everyone! After being a RR reader for many, many years, I have decided to throw my hat in the ring. This isn’t the first litRPG i’ve ever written, but it is the first I’ve decided to post. I hope you enjoy and leave plenty of comments and feedback :)

Patreon is 50 chapters ahead.
Writathon winner - Nov 2024

This story is about: The daily life of a teenager named Alden. He's growing up, slowly growing his powers, and figuring out who he really wants to be in a universe with Systems, superheroes, and extraterrestrial wizards.

Readers can expect:  character focused drama, slice of life, slow burn, darkness, comedy, occasional disaster, school life, and extensive world building on multiple worlds. I like a little danger with my alien beverage etiquette.

Super Supportive will be very, very long.

Everyone wants superpowers, including Alden Thorn.

He's got determination on his side and maybe a murderous alien desk clerk, too. But his dream of being a battlefield support hero depends on him being chosen by the extraterrestrial System that's been running things on Earth for decades.

And there's a bigger, more complicated universe waiting out there for those with magic. One that will challenge him and change him in ways he never could have expected.

**Violence and darkness are present. This is fiction for adults.

**Currently updating on the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, and 30th of each month

“I Became the Dark Lord”

They came for power. Luke wants the truth.

The System integrated Earth into a multiverse of gods, monsters, and dungeons. Half of humanity answered the call. Some return stronger. Others never return.

Thirteen years ago, Luke’s mother entered the Tutorial and vanished. Now, Luke faces the same trial, not for glory, but for answers.

What should be a beginner’s test becomes a death sentence. Luke falls into a forgotten dungeon floor. Monsters are scarce. Supplies are limited. The only way out? A temple hanging over an abyss, guarded by a sleeping demon. Every puzzle kills. Every step risks his life.

No buffs. No tricks. Just a knife. Just raw will to survive.

When the light fades and the body breaks, Luke has only one choice:

Embrace the darkness.

And be reborn.

What to Expect:

[+] Weak to Strongest

[+] Dark Lord Powers

[+] Undead Woman Servant (slowly reveals a yandere side)

[+] Bloodline Skills and Unique Magical Combinations

[+] Romance (not harem).

Release Schedule: Two chapters per day. One releases at 11:02 AM and the other at 11:02 PM (GMT).

Mirian Castrella, a student in her final year of a magical academy, unexpectedly finds herself caught in a time loop and haunted by strange dreams of the Elder Gods. Her plan had been to become an artificer to support her struggling family, but when the Akana Praediar army betrays her country in a surprise attack, everything changes. Instead, she finds herself delving into the dark secrets of the world, mastering magic, finding allies, and uncovering a vast conspiracy.

However, just because the time loop can save her life doesn’t mean it can save her from everything. Mirian must navigate a dangerous world changed by the magitech revolution. Her quest to save the world from the apocalypse will lead her to battle magi and beasts, into the unfathomable underground Labyrinth, across distant lands, and into forgotten ancient ruins. Only through becoming a master arcanist who understands the true nature of the world can Mirian hope to stop the apocalypse she relives through time and time again. If she fails, everything she loves will be lost.

Update schedule: At least 2 chapters per week, usually Sunday/Wednesday. Occasional bonus chapters on Friday.

What to expect:
- Slow burn power progression
- A clever protagonist who changes as the story moves from arc to arc
- Expansive world-building full of complexity and secrets
- A focus on magic
- Intrigue and spell-flinging fights
- A rotating cast of characters in each arc
- Starts slow, then picks up speed

(This book is exclusively on RoyalRoad and Patreon. If you find it anywhere else, it's stolen)

Ke Yin has a problem. Well, several problems.

First, he's actually Kane from Earth.

Second, he's stuck in a cultivation world where people don't just split mountains with a sword strike, they build entire universes inside their souls (and no, it's not a meditation metaphor).

Third, he's got a system with a snarky spiritual assistant that lets him possess the recently deceased across dimensions.

And finally, the elders at the Azure Peak Sect are asking why his soul realm contains both demonic cultivation and holy arts? Must be a natural talent.

Expectations:

- MC's main cultivation method will be plant based and related to World Trees (chapter 24)

- Weak to Strong MC

- MC will eventually create his own lifeforms within his soul as well as beings that can cultivate

- Main world is the first world (Azure Peak Sect)

- MC will revisit worlds (extensive world building of multiple realms)

- Light LitRPG aspects

- Time loop elements

- No harem

Patreon readers are getting 2 chapters daily, join to read ahead!

If you were given the chance to start again, what would you do differently?

For Ethan, the answer comes easily.

Earth has been pulled into the vast multiverse trial, one where survival isn’t guaranteed and failure means extinction. Humanity is scattered across dangerous levels, each one more brutal than the last, racing against time to clear them before everything collapses.

Ethan has seen how it ends.

He fought through every level. Watched heroes rise and fall. Stood on the final battlefield as the last survivor—only to realize that even victory had come too late.

Until he’s given a chance.

Would you like to restart?

With nothing left to lose, Ethan accepts.

It’s time to do it again. Time to pick up the mantle and become the Knight humanity needs.

Patreon is around 10 chapters ahead. 

Read here!

In the year 2057, the world has become a corporate-run utopia for the super-rich, and a hellhole for all the rest. 

Catherine 'Cat' Leblanc is an orphan that is about as far from super-rich as one can be. When the Incursion alarms start blaring and the sky starts raining hungry xenos, it's just another blemish on an already piss-poor afternoon. 

A cyberpunk magical-girl alien-invasion LitRPG.

It’s exactly as wild as it sounds.

A cozy slice of life / adventure.

Trevor has been training since he was a child for a life of combat and adventure, 10 years of gruelling training.

On the year of his 15th birthday, the day of choosing arrives only to have his entire world crushed as he is assigned the class ‘Arcane Chef’, an unknown rare class with no known history or levelling path.

However, being a cooking class, he’s relegated to the Servant class of society. Our journey travels through his struggles to come to terms with this class and trying to keep his friendships intact, and make new ones if at all possible.

Unbeknownst to all, Arcane Chef will have a drastic impact on the world as a whole and Trevor will get to experience all those adventures he has dreamed of. Well, he would.. If only he could work out how to level the class.

Join Trevor as he discovers his class, travels the world, and seeks the glory, adventure, and friendship he thought he had lost.

All while cooking amazing food.

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New chapters every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Chen Yang died once.

He was reborn as a helpless infant in a new world, one ruled not by sciences, but by cultivation, where enlightenment shapes reality, and the Dao governs all things.

At first, Chen Yang believes this world is merely unfamiliar. Only later does he realize the truth: his death and rebirth have awakened a strange ability, one that allows him to travel between worlds. Not as a conqueror. Not as a hero. But as an observer, a learner, and eventually, a cultivator of understanding.

Unaware of the greater forces watching him, Chen Yang chooses a path rarely walked. Rather than chasing power through violence, he becomes a scholar first, studying the Dao through cultivation, crafting, and quiet contemplation. Every realm he visits offers new truths, new materials, and new perspectives, each shaping his growing comprehension of existence itself.

This is not a tale of quick ascension or endless battles. Power is earned slowly. Every cultivation realm is explored in detail. Crafting is methodical. Enlightenment comes through patience, failure, and insight.

Chen Yang's journey is not toward domination, but toward knowing.

And the Dao is endless.

Updated Daily

What to Expect

-  A nice sect without backstabbing

- Weak to strong MC

- Slow, deliberate cultivation progression

- Detailed cultivation realms and Daoist philosophy

- Crafting-focused growth and experimentation

- World travel with deep exploration of each realm

- Minimal combat, no harem, no romance

- Scholar-style MC focused on understanding over conquest

- Minor LitRPG elements

- Slow paced - slice of life 

Everyone dreams of gaining magical powers at some point in their lives, be it flying through the air or throwing fireballs from their hands. When the time finally comes, and mana arrives on Earth, it's not all its cracked up to be.

Transported into a tutorial with his family, Christopher has to fight to survive while trying to keep his family alive. After three grueling months inside a tutorial where tragedy and death seem to follow him around, Chris struggles for power and the chance for revenge.

When the survivors return to a changed Earth, conflicts arise. Various players vie for power and to expand their influence, while Chris tries to carve out a place for himself and the rest of his family free from any more conflict.

Others aren't so keen on sharing what they think should be theirs.

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Current Release Schedule is one chapter every weekday (5 days a week) at 4 PM EST.

Inspired by the amazing stories of Primal Hunter, Path of Ascension, Unchosen Champion, and Path of Dragons.

[Action + System + Comedy + MC teaches protagonist disciples + Isekai + Cultivation]

While I wondered why the fender of a nice Cooper was growing bigger, fate spun elsewhere, and I woke up in the body of an Elder in a world of cultivation! 

And, of course, there's a system: one that allows me to create any martial art that I can imagine... provided I have enough Creation Points. 

And my first disciple just so happens to be a reincarnated monster from 10,000 years ago with an incurable poison that I can cure with my custom creation? 

Hey, this can be fun--nope, it's terrifying! The reputation of the guy I took over is just... it's the worst! Not only do I have to raise disciples to earn Creation Points to raise more disciples, I also have to rehabilitate the image that not even the best PR team on Earth could rehabilitate!

These really are some crappy starting circumstances... 

Cassian Rosier is a failure. A near-Squib in one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight families, he’s spent his life as the family’s punching bag... mocked, dismissed, and barely tolerated. But when a simple light spell becomes his last chance to prove himself, Cassian’s world shatters in a way none of them could have imagined.

Because the Cassian they knew? He is gone. In his place is a man from another world... our world. A man with no magic but a lifetime of teaching behind him, and only the vaguest memories of a “Harry Potter” series he never bothered to read or watch. Suddenly trapped in a body with a ruined reputation and no real power, the new Cassian has one goal... to survive.

When forced to give a lecture on magic, Cassian bluffs his way through by teaching Lumos... a spell he doesn’t know. But something strange happens. As hundreds of people learns from his lecture, mastery floods his mind. And then it happens again, an ancient variation of Lumos awakens, along with memories that don’t belong to him.

Some memories are benign, illuminating secrets of long-forgotten magic. Others are sharp, dark, and dangerous... leaving him to wonder whether he is drawing on wisdom or inviting something far worse into himself.

Now sent to Hogwarts as a professor, Cassian must juggle the expectations of his pureblood family, the suspicion of fellow teachers, and his own growing power. Every spell he teaches brings him closer to mastery... and to the ancient past that might consume him.

A snarky, slow-burn power fantasy about an accidental professor who teaches magic too well, unlocks spells no one remembers, and juggles ancient memories, family politics, and students who might be the end of him.

What to Expect

-Light-hearted, snarky tone (Cassian’s dry humor carries the story).

A reluctant but clever MC navigating Hogwarts, pureblood politics, and ancient magic.

Progression fantasy elements: teaching magic makes Cassian stronger over time.

Ancient spells come with lingering memories—some helpful, others unsettling.

A competent teacher MC (no “bumbling fool” energy here, but plenty of witty one-liners).

Slow-burn romance with a single female lead (Bathsheda Babbling).

Exploration of Hogwarts daily life from a professor’s POV, with banter, levity, and political scheming.

Content Warnings

Mild swearing (Cassian has opinions and isn’t shy about sharing them).

Family dysfunction and emotional manipulation (Rosiers gonna Rosier).

Canon-typical prejudices (pureblood vs Muggle-born ideology), handled critically.

Occasional darker themes tied to ancient spell memories.

Slow-burn romance, no harem.

No gratuitous gore or smut.

Warning: May contain dangerous levels of sarcasm, accidental teaching competence, and the occasional romantic subplot you never signed up for. Proceed with tea.

Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction created for free, non-commercial purposes. I do not own the characters, settings, or source material referenced — all rights belong to their original creators.

This story is shared purely for entertainment and creative expression. I do not monetize this work in any form. It is freely available to read, and no payment is required or expected.

Sael the Great was part of the legendary Heroes' Party that defeated the Corrupted One and brought about the longest era of peace the world has ever known. He stood at the forefront of humanity's greatest triumph, an Archmage without equal whose actions ended an age of darkness. 

But that was four hundred years ago. 

Now, most of the people Sael knew are gone. The world moved on while he remained behind, forever young. His name survived in stories and songs, but the man himself retreated to a cloud in the sky—thought dead by all but a few, fading into legend alongside his fallen comrades. 

Until a young woman comes looking for him. 

Ilsa is a descendant of one of Sael’s earliest companions, and she’s come to ask for his help. Whispers from the West speak of settlements vanishing overnight, swallowed by a creeping entity that even the mages cannot explain.  

The stories sound familiar, echoes of an evil Sael thought gone forever. 

To investigate this threat, he'll need to traverse lands that have forgotten his face, dodge the cults that have formed around his legend, confront all manner of monsters, correct a few misunderstandings, and perhaps even train a student or two as he remembers that life has much more to offer than just smoking on a cloud and longing.

Strange things are happening in the world and if the peace his friends died to create is truly at risk, it is fortunate, then, that the greatest Archmage in history is still alive and has more power than any crisis could possibly warrant.

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This story was inspired by One Punch Man, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, The Lord of the Rings, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, among others. I suppose this is not quite helping in the what-to-expect side for some people since these references are all over the place. But to most of you guys, I hope it makes sense. 

Please enjoy, and thanks for reading!