After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 109: Before the War (Part 1)

Dreaming back to the Tang Dynasty, being an ordinary person, greedy for money, lustful, debauched and free.

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In the year 2030 a world where magic reigns supreme, Ellard a being formally known as the “Mighty Overlord” who was humanity’s strongest.Had conquered many battlefields during his youth making his names known far and wide.However, during his last battle he was caught up in a plot made by the goddess of death who feared his existence due to his constant support to the goddess of vitality and was sent to his death for eternal sleep.However, the goddess of vitality was able to get to his soul while he was crossing the path between life and death, she granted him a second chance of life...Now one thousand years later he was reborn inside the body of a nine-year-old boy who had suffered a great misfortune after his father was assassinated and his mother had lost most of her noble influence, which resulted in their family suffering ridicule.

Unite the Clans? Create an Empire?Atrox Soryu thought he was destined for greatness… until he wasn’t.Born into the smaller Soryu Clan, Atrox was a prodigy, praised for his unparalleled swordsmanship and relentless ambition. He vowed to become Emperor of the Eternal Skies, a title that hadn't been claimed in centuries. But on the day he was to manifest his Order Mark—the source of every knight’s power—everything went wrong.Instead of the revered Holy, Elemental, or Mystic Orders, Atrox was branded with a Forbidden Order: Something twisted and wrong. A death sentence in the eyes of the world. Branded a monster and exiled by his own father, Atrox was cast into a brutal labor camp where the weak are crushed, and the strong are barely tolerated.But exile isn’t the end—it’s the beginning. In the harshest of conditions, Atrox awakens the full potential of his forbidden powers, powers that could rival even the strongest Knights. He will forge alliances with the forgotten, turn his enemies into allies, and rise from the shadows to build an empire from nothing.Betrayed, exiled, and broken? No. Atrox Soryu is building an empire—and the Eternal Skies will bow to him.

Xia Lei, whose parents were no longer around, had to work hard to support himself and his sister. One day, he got into an accident at work which burnt his left eye. After he awoke in the hospital bed, he discovered that his eye was not blind – it gained abilities! Now, he is using these abilities to right wrongs and make a better life for himself and others. Will Xia Lei triumph over the corrupt and privileged with his newfound power?

I am destined to be the protagonist of this era!