I practice martial arts by adding skill points in modern city - Chapter 8: 【00】Random Encounter with a Hometown Friend

As someone who had always aspired to live a laid-back life, Xu Lin received the news of his hometown’s old house’s demolition at the age of 24. As a result he would be compensated with about 5 million. But before he could grasp the feeling of being a second-generation displaced person , he blinked and found himself back in the green years of being 17.Now, he had to embrace the “salted fish” state once again and wait for another 7 years. Despite his initial thoughts, a peculiar thing happened due to a confession incident, disrupting his plans.[Congratulations Host on activating the Twelve Zodiac Love System!]Thus his fate became entangled with 12 different types of girls…

Just became the disciple with the highest seniority, but the Age of the Dark Mist descended, and the sect plummeted into a land plagued with raging demons.

Shen Changge who had already written his suicide note suddenly awakened to a Check-in System.

[Check-in at Sword Lord Statue, Success, acquired: Empyrean Sword Manual]

[Check-in at Training Ground, Success, acquired: Cultivation Base*50 years]

[Check-in at Sword Clout Mountain, Success, acquired: Sword Clout of Destruction*1s]

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In the Age of the Dark Mist, demons were rampant, and an impenetrable mist veiled the empyrean. By vanquishing demons, the mist could be dispelled, and new check-in locations could be unlocked. By doing so clandestinely, Shen Changge became a Sword Saint.

When a demon broke into the Empyrean Sword Sect, everyone in the sect was powerless. People were in despair, until they met that young man in white who had just checked in at the Empyrean Peak. The young man’s eyes were ablaze.

“Submit, demon.”

Warning!: Blood pumping battles, Gore, dark themes and Comedy that will crack your ribs!~[System Synchronization Complete!]~[Listen up Host!][Step 1: Get princesses][Step 2: Train them to use their abilities][Step 3: Receive 10x returns!]Wise was a regular pawn shop owner, not the extra scammy type, just the regular scammy type.That was until he was suddenly run over by a derailed train…The good news? He was reborn.The catch? He was not the hero, he was not the extra, he was not the knight. No, he was reborn as a legendary Dragon.A big bad Princess kidnapping Dragon.The last of the SkyFire bloodline.Ding![New Mission!][Obtain your very first princess!][Reward: Skill Draconic Breath]Ding![Princess Esme has advanced to level 10!][Host shall receive 10x Experience!]Ding![Princess Lenora has learned a new skill, Wind Surge!][Host shall receive 10x benefits!][New skill, Ancestral Tempest of Ruin]Wise soon discovers that there are secrets shrouded in his Draconic memories, conspiracies best left unsaid and foes too powerful to fathom…But with a smile on his face and an arsenal of OP skills by his side, he will not only prevail, but defy the powers of this new world.Read as Wise raises regular palace princesses to country level threats, all while reaping 10x the benefits!•••Note, this novel contains Intense Battles and an Antihero MC.Additional tags: Action, Comedy, Dark, Gore, Dragons, Princess, Demons and Demon Lords, Elf, Monsters, War, No Yuri, multiple races.There will also be slice of life moments.Consider reading the author’s review if you still haven’t decided to read this novel.

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