MTL - God of Taoism - Chapter 426 Forcibly apprentice

It was understood that this was a capitalist country, where the possession of the greatest amount of capital determined to whom the nation effectively belonged.The smile that had been resting on William Sheffield’s face was abruptly erased as his expression turned cold. In a tone laced with determination, it was demanded by him that the police be contacted immediately so that they could crush those who stood in their way. The reasoning behind his words seemed clear: if such actions had been taken before by someone like Rockefeller, then why should it not also be possible for Sheffield?A sense of irony hung in the air as the sentiment was expressed—this was America, where each day seemed to unfold as though it were part of an ongoing shootout, with battles fought not just with guns but with power, influence, and wealth.

Just like how everyone adored heroes in their childhood, a certain young man adored those powers hidden in shadows. After hiding his strength and living the mediocre life of a mob character by day while undergoing frenzied training by night, he finally reincarnates into a different world and gains ultimate power. The young man who is only playing at being a power in the shadows, his misunderstanding subordinates, and a giant organization in the shadows that gets trampled…. This is the story of a young boy who had adored powers in shadows possibly eventually reigning over the world of shadows in another world.

Neon is a broke high school student whose only escape is reading Omegaverse novels.He’s a loyal reader—he devours every single Omegaverse story he can get his hands on.His favorite right now?Angel in Hell, a bestselling novel he loves with all his heart.Neon adores everything about it… except one thing:Zyren Kael.A D-class Alpha.The villain.The nightmare of the whole book.Villains are meant to be hated, but Zyren is on another level—cruel, stupid, obsessive, and always ruining the precious omega Angel’s life. Neon curses him every time he appears on the page.But the night he finishes the novel, Neon dies in an accident.And when he opens his eyes again…he’s not in his tiny cheap apartment.He’s lying in a luxurious bedroom inside an expensive mansion—reborn as Zyren Kael, the villain he hates the most.Neon swears he will NOT follow the villain’s tragic path.He refuses to be cruel.He refuses to follow the book’s script.He plans to live quietly, avoid trouble, marry a side-character beta, and spend his days peacefully.But the novel itself refuses to follow its own plot.So why—Why are all the male leads obsessed with him?Why is the main character suddenly in love with him?Why is everyone chasing after him?Why does the world treat him like he’s the true protagonist?He was supposed to be the villain.So why does he feel like the main character instead?What on earth is happening to this story…?

“The missing ingredient is a test subject with Royal Blood...”Raven Kyzer, a Commoner boy, grew up in an orphanage along with his twin sister, after losing their mother at a young age, having never met their father.After being discovered to possess Royal blood, the twins are abducted by the Church of Persona. Raven is used as a test subject in an ancient form of Forbidden Magic, known as the Homunculus Ritual, while his sister goes missing in the clutches of the church.The Homunculus Ritual is conducted to turn Raven into a powerful but mindless Monster, a loyal weapon for the church with no sense of free will...but something goes wrong, the ritual fails to destroy Raven's mind and he escapes the clutches of the church.Furious at being turned into a Monster, Raven swears revenge against the church, determined to make them pay for what they did to him, as well as to rescue his sister from their clutches.But there's only so much he can do by himself, even with the new powers he gained through the Homunculus Ritual...that's when he has a fateful encounter with the nation's most wanted criminals, a group known as The Irregulars, who, like Raven, have their own reasons to despise and go after the church, as well as the corrupt Nobility that oppresses the Commoners.With their goals aligned, Raven decides to join The Irregulars, taking the first step on his long, arduous path to revenge...