Soulbound: Dual Cultivation - Chapter 2: Awakening in an Unknown World

Ethan Cross was a politician serving as the Secretary of the Department of Energy in the United States of America. He was also an engineer and a scientist prior to his position, to which he was hailed as a “King of Technology” as he was able to invent revolutionary technologies one after the other.But his life was cut short when the vehicle he was in was rammed by a truck from the side, and immediately after, he awakened in the body of a royal prince, Bruno de Elysea, who was a complete opposite of Ethan in terms of knowledge and capability.One thing he noticed is that in this new world, everything was so backward. Technology and politics. He desired to change them but by doing so, caught the eyes of those who opposed it.

Auren was the star of his generation. Graduated the combat school at the age of 12, mental fortitude was beyond his peers, and he was considered the talent of the Western State of Lysendral.It was for this reason that his awakening was greatly anticipated. Everyone was sure the star would receive a Divine Blessing from the Archon.And like others before him, be set on a definite journey to becoming the strongest Blessed in the history of the world.However, expectations were shattered when Auren awakened a Divine… Curse.“Such a phenomenon has never been heard of!”“How can a human awaken a curse! This is an abomination! Kill him! Sacrifice him to the archons!”In such a slight moment of appointment, Auren's entire life came crashing down.And he became a national criminal. Locked up and sentenced to death for having receiving a curse instead of a blessing.A 16 year old boy was ruthlessly killed by a guillotine and offered as a sacrifice to prevent doom… and the people relished in it.However, this was not the end for Auren.[Congratulations, you have died by execution],[Conditions have been met][You have challenged your first fester.][A requiem beckons onto you..][...Your resurrection awaits.]Having broken the shackles of death, Auren rises again to seek vengeance and destroy not just the nation that had killed him but tear down the very existence of the archons themselves.But is everything really as it seems?

Xu Zimei found himself reborn, carrying with him all the heaven-shaking cultivation and memories from his previous life.But something was off about the script. Isn’t reincarnation always the protagonist’s theme? However, I was cast as the villain!This is the story of a villain's step-by-step journey to becoming the Demon King.——————————In an era of great strife, where mystical arts resonated!An elder of the True Martial Holy Sect sat at the Willow Bank River Fishing Platform when suddenly he heard the dragon’s roar. Three thousand carps knocked at the gate of life, transforming into the Measureless Golden Dragon, soaring through the firmament, graceful as a startling swan!There were strongmen who measured the heavens and earth with their strides, monks who sat in meditation in temples for three thousand years, achieving sudden enlightenment—auspicious clouds descended, and all laws of magic cheered in chorus.Blood moons darkened the night, rainbows cut through the daylight.There was a swordsman with a wooden sword on his back who, with a turn and a raise of his hand, shattered thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.In the south of the city, a ragged beggar with a broken willow twig dared to assault the Holy Court of a sect that boasted three emperors.

Zhang Ze travels to a parallel world, where people rely on the magic domain to fight monsters and become stronger to resist the invasion of monsters in the magic cave.

She entered the Demon Realm for her younger sister Zhang Ze, named Luo Sha, but accidentally activated the strongest SSS-level talent summoning technique!

Killing monsters can be summoned, the higher the level of summoning, the more monsters can be summoned, and they can be upgraded, it is simply against the sky!

In the Demon Realm, when other adventurers form a team of hundreds or even thousands of people to attack the boss, Zhang Ze has already led his army of summoned monsters to crush them all the way!

In reality, when countries were still worrying about dealing with high-level monsters, Zhang Ze singled out hundreds of high-level monsters, shocking the whole world!

“Who the hell is Rakshasa? Breaking the record of human beings exploring the Demon Realm all the way, it’s about to break through a hundred floors!”

“Big Xia Kingdom has Zhang Ze, and has already become the most powerful country in the world! If this person cannot be won over, he must be eliminated!”

“What? Zhang Ze single-handedly picked out ten fifth-level Demon Realm powerhouses? It’s over… Sooner or later, the Great Xia Kingdom will dominate the world!”

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