Steel and Sorrow: Rise of the Mercenary king - Chapter 542: News of victory

Ethan Cross was just an ordinary college student in his past life—until he died trying to save a banker playing hero. Now, he finds himself reincarnated in “New World”, a realm plagued by Dread Beasts, where only those who awaken Aethermarks can become Heroes.But there’s a problem.Ethan has awakened as an E-rank Hero, the weakest tier, cursed with only one ability slot—a death sentence for any aspiring warrior. With no powerful clans willing to recruit him and the world already looking down on him, his future seems bleak.Until he discovers his Innate Talent: Sanctum of Beasts.This mysterious power grants him access to a personal dimension, where he can hunt endless waves of Dread Beasts. Unlike the real world, slaying them in this space drops Ability Fragments, which he can combine to gain abilities without slot restrictions. Even better? Time flows differently—he can train for days, yet only an instant passes in reality.Determined to rise from nothing, Ethan embarks on a secret journey to accumulate power. But as he completes missions and unravels the truth about the Black Pits, he realizes there’s something far more sinister lurking beneath the surface.The Hero Association hides dark secrets. Villains roam freely in the shadows. And Dread Beasts may not be the mindless creatures everyone believes them to be.With powerful enemies watching his every move, Ethan must play a dangerous game—remain unnoticed or become the hunter of both beasts and men.But one thing is certain:In this world, strength is everything. And Ethan Cross will carve his own path to the top—no matter the cost.

“Xi Linghun wears the body of Xi Ling, who is about 20 years old with the same name and surname, and instantly becomes a rare male worm!!!
囧–×You must get married as an adult? Otherwise, the system will marry all the females with the top ten matching rates to him!!!
(Noodles tears) In order to maintain integrity, he must catch a bug and get married.
Xi Ling Zhuang Mao: Bad reputation, time is running out, no one is willing to marry how to break it?
His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince: The martial value is outstanding + the appearance is against the sky, how can no one dare to marry? Wait ten years online! Urgent!
Passionate and arrogant × cold belly, black and handsome story ^^
Whenever Aubei couldn’t stand Xi Ling’s hairy hands and feet, Xi Ling showed his furry tail and ears aggrieved. Well, the fourth prince is a plush control.
(The main attack, the main attack, the main attack in this article) are emphasized three times!
This article is also known as (777 years of high-profile dog abuse) sweet + pet + child + 1 v 1
Background Zerg: male, female, sub-female
Insect species: grass worms, meat worms

Content Labels: Strong and Strong Son Mecha

Search keywords: Protagonist: Xi Ling ┃ Supporting role: Obei ┃ Others: Fess, Xi Feng

- Description from novelbuddy

On the surface, he is the aloof and standoffish patriot whose sole purpose is to serve the nation. On the darker side, he is an invincible, powerful and mysterious man.

Just as a gamer found an overpowered skill book called ‘Item Upgrade’ in the hottest virtual reality role-playing game on Earth, something happened to the game’s system, causing his soul to leave his body and go to another dimension. Common sense dictates that he would be born anew then become the greatest overlord of this world by making use of his advanced knowledge. Not in this case! He was already dead. Only some fragments of his soul and that skill book managed to get into that dimension and merge with an ordinary common youngster called Bai Yunfei.

This was the enormous Tianhun continent, where humans could be said to have no limits. There was a group of humans here who could cultivate the power of their own souls then control their bodies, the natural elements and even other people’s souls with that power! These special beings were called — soul cultivators. Come witness how the several fragments of the dead inter-dimensional traveler’s soul and that skill book, which was not governed by the laws of this plane, were going to help Bai Yunfei become a legendary soul cultivator and craftsman!