This Holy Knight is So Despicable! - Chapter 23 Shall We Make a Bet?

When struggling actor Liam Cross is gunned down during a bar robbery, he expects the lights to fade for good.Instead, he opens his eyes in a throne room surrounded by demons – standing inside a summoning circle meant to call forth an ancient Demon God.Only, the god never came.Just him.With no magic, no divinity, and no clue how he got there, Liam is mistaken for Azrakul, the Primordial Demon: a being of infinite power the Demon Queen desperately sought to save her crumbling empire.But when a mysterious System awakens, Liam learns the truth:He’s not a god… yet.[Designation: “Infernal Sovereign” — Activated.][Requirement: Subjugate the Realm of Demons.][Power Source: Fear. Faith. Belief.]The System doesn’t just grant strength.Instead, it feeds on the belief of others – turning fear, faith, and lies into real, tangible power.And as an actor who’s spent his whole life pretending to be something greater, Liam finally finds the role he was born to play.Now trapped among ancient monsters and scheming demon nobles, he must perform the part of a god convincingly enough to survive.Because if the demons ever discover he’s a fraud…He’ll die as the man he’s always been—or ascend as the monster he pretended to be.

Aldrich was just an ordinary delivery guy living an ordinary life until the day everything went wrong.After a tragic accident left him in a deep coma, doctors declared him dead. But one man refused to accept it, a scientist obsessed with breaking the line between life and death. He injected Aldrich with a mysterious serum designed to connect both body and soul to something beyond this world.And it worked.Aldrich’s soul was pulled into a realm known as Kodesh = The Holy Land, a world where the dead awaken with powers and are called Gifters. But there was a problem. The body he reincarnated into… had already been buried. Whoever this man was, his story ended long ago.Now, trapped in a stranger’s dead body and armed with only fragments of memory, Aldrich must uncover the mystery behind his vessel’s death while surviving a world ruled by divine powers, dangerous clans, and gods that still whisper through the wind.When his soul fused completely with the body, Aldrich was granted a divine system The Library of the Bookkeeper, an ancient ability said to hold the knowledge of a thousand powers.Each page he opens brings him closer to understanding this world… and the secret reason he was chosen.[Author Notes]please support with powerstones/Golden Tickets, they help suggest to new readers to give this a try. thankyouAnd Remember I’m a very interactive author, so don’t hesitate to ask anything if there is.

In the ancient land of Yamato, seven powerful clans rule, each upholding their own traditions and strength. But when one clan seeks forbidden power, the balance of the world is shattered. Legends tell of warriors destined to rise, of a hero who will walk the sacred path, and of a battle that will shape the future of Yamato. As alliances are tested and enemies emerge from the shadows, the line between justice and power begins to blur. Will strength alone decide the fate of Yamato, or will a greater force change its destiny forever?

Lin Jiufeng transmigrates to become the Yuhua God Dynasty’s Crown Prince but is dethroned, banished to the Cold Palace, and imprisoned there because he had released the holy maiden of their rival country.

Lin Jiufeng isn’t dejected. He has brought a sign-in system with him when he transmigrated and he would receive rewards when he signs in at different places.

Before the Cold Palace’s gates, he signs in and receives the Ultimate Heaven Slashing Sword Skill!

In the Great Council Hall, he signs in and receives the Heaven Patching Technique!

In the Empress Dowager’s palace, he signs in and receives the God of War Totem!

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Liu Jiufeng imagines that he can quietly sign in like this until he becomes invincible. Yet who would have imagined that the Heavenly Concubine whom he secretly released would rise in rebellion and seize power after she returns to her country?

After she succeeds, her first priority is to attack the Yuhua God Dynasty to rescue Lin Jiufeng.

When Liu Jiufeng hears of this news, he’s puzzled. «Do I need you to rescue me?»