Volume 1:

A CHANCE TO START OVER…

At the end of his life, Eryk Veiger challenged his greatest enemy… and lost. Just when he thought death was going to claim him, he woke up in his old bedroom, in a city that had been destroyed decades ago, and found himself back in his 17 year-old body. Now he’s being given a chance to do things over again, to prevent the destruction of his home. But to change the past, Eryk has several daunting tasks ahead of him:

Cultivate and become a stronger Spiritualist.Prevent the Demon Beast Invasion of Nevaria.Kill the Great Overlord of the Seventh Realm.

Failure to accomplish his goals will mean more than just death. It will mean having to once more watch as everything he has ever loved is destroyed.

Volume 2:
Eryk's dreams continue to show him visions of his past. This time, it is about when he and Kari were forced into the Endless Desert, a harsh and arid land where the strong rule the weak and creatures known as lamia terrorize humans.

In the present day, Eryk continues to train with Fay Valstine, meet with Kari Astralia, and try to convince his new house pet to behave itself. Lazy and arrogant snakes that sneak into his bed aside, he cannot say he's not enjoying life. But he also hasn't forgotten his purpose. To get stronger, protect Nevaria, and defeat the Great Overlord of the Seventh Realm.

But when Eryk finds himself running out of the funds he needs to refine alchemy pills, he must contact the head of the Alchemist Association, Feinrea Kunis, and convince her and Fay's father to join him in a joint business venture that will hopefully solve his financial problems. If he can't convince them to work with him, then he can kiss his dreams of growing strong enough to achieve his goals goodbye.

Volume 3:

Waking up after experiencing an erotic dream of the ti
e you and your lover made love in a moving wagon can be disorienting. Waking up after experiencing an erotic dream of the time you and your lover made love in a moving wagon only to find a naked Lamia snuggling with you is downright shocking. Eryk has a new roommate.

Her name is Lin. She is a Lamia from the Endless Desert, refers to herself as “this princess,” and has proclaimed that Eryk is her husband. He doesn’t know what she’s on about, but he’s not about to let himself get caught up in her shenanigans. He has other problems to deal with right now.

The gauntlet has been thrown; Eryk has challenged Grant Leucht to compete with him in the annual Spiritualist Grand Tournament, but Grant has decided to make sure Eryk doesn't live long enough to even participate.

Volume 4:
The Spiritualist Grand Tournament has begun. Eryk Veiger is determined to win, not just so he can remove Grant Leucht from Kari’s and Fay’s lives for good, but also so he can request Kari’s freedom and allow Lin to walk in the sun without fear of being mistaken for a Demon Beast. He’s more determined than ever to prevent what happened in his past from happening again in his future. Yet someone working in the shadows is determined to make sure Eryk doesn’t succeed, even if that means assassinating him under the cover of night.

Volume 5:
Eryk has won the Spiritualist Grand Tournament, helped Kari and Fay avoid marrying Grant Leucht, and destroyed the cage preventing Kari from journeying outside of Neveria. But his task isn’t over yet. Now he must convince Fay Valstine to join him, Kari, and Lin in a polygamous relationship. And as if that wasn’t hard enough… Grant Leucht has decided to get revenge for his humiliating defeat. The Leucht Family is plotting in the shadows of Nevaria.

Meanwhile, Eryk’s dreams continue to plague him as he is shown the time when he and Kari attempted to reclaim the captured city of Vahn from a new threat and found themselves trapped within another realm.

Volume 6:
Eryk has returned to Kari, Lin, and Fay after falling down a ravine in the Demon Beast Mountain Range and meeting the mysterious woman, Dyr. After returning home, everyone falls back into their routines. Eryk spends his time training Fay and Kari, teaching Lin humanity’s written language, giving new alchemy recipes to the Alchemist Association, and trying to help the Nevarian Spiritualists build up their defenses in preparation for the Demon Beast Invasion that will happen several years from now.

Eryk is plagued by dreams at the same time. His past self is trapped in another realm. While in this new realm, he learns more about the Sekbeists—the mysterious enemies who may become a threat to both his past… and his present.

Volume 7:
The assault on Hovebrann is set to begin in Eryk's past, and he once more has front row seats to what happened in the form of dreams, a stark reminder that there is far more to this world than his own tiny realm.

But there are more important issues than dreams that need his attention.

At the request of Catalyna Kriger, Eryk, Kari, Fay, and Lin journey with a group of Spiritualists into the Demon Beast Mountain Range. Their goal is to seek out unknown ruins using a map that Catalyna discovered on her last expedition.

But unbeknownst to Eryk and his companions, darkness lurks in the shadows, and the entire group becomes trapped within the Demon Beast Mountain Range. With hordes of Demon Beasts hounding their every step, Eryk's mettle will be tested in ways it hasn't since he returned to the past. Can he safely bring himself and the others back to Nevaria?

Volume 8:
After returning alive from the Demon Beast Mountain Range, Eryk tries to resume his normal activities, but there are many issues that have cropped up now that he is back.

Kari has been dreaming of their previous lives together ever since they shared a bed. Lin has gained a seal on her chest that resembles the one that would show up on Kari’s chest when they slept together in his previous life. Fay is struggling to find her place in his harem. The Leucht Family has disappeared with Dyr in their possession. And to top it off, Empress Hilda plans to announce Eryk’s engagement to Kari, Fay, and Lin.

With so much going on, and with dreams of his past now plaguing both him and Kari, Eryk has the strangest feeling that the newest chapter in his life is going to be a rough one.

Volume 9:
Although it happened sooner than anticipated, Nevaria has survived the Demon Beast Invasion. With the threat having passed, Eryk has decided it’s finally time for him to create his own sect, one that will do the things the Nevarian Spiritualists and Imperial Royal Guards cannot.

But not everything is calm. Empress Hilda has shocking information that could shake the foundation of everything Eryk thought he knew, Kari’s youngest brother is acting even more surely than usual, and creating a guild from scratch, without the aid of his friends from the past, is much harder than he anticipated. The Demon Beast Invasion might be over, but Eryk’s life is only just beginning.

Volume 10:
Eryk has begun recruiting Spiritualists to join The Nevarian Braves. Among those who have decided to join are Marko and Catalyna Kriger from the renowned Kriger Family.

While everything seems to be going well on the surface, strange things are happening to Eryk and his women. Not only can Eryk now use the earth and darkness elements without having trained in them, but Kari, Lin, and Fay are still experiencing dreams of their past that are eerily similar to the ones Eryk has been having since arriving in the past.

The only conclusion Eryk can come to is that all these strange events have something to do with the seals that have been appearing on the three women whenever they share his bed.

Just what those seals represent, and what their purpose is, is something that Eryk has yet to figure out.

Volume 11:
Eryk, Kari, Fay, and Lin are tasked with a quest by the Eieran Family—to head to Whiterun Hot Spring Resort, locate a peeping Tom, and bring them to justice. They head to the resort, only to discover the culprit is none other than Kari’s grandfather.

After returning home, Eryk continues building the Nevarian Braves into a force that can protect the nation. Everything seems calm under the surface. But tensions rise when the Drage Family makes a move none of them expected.

Volume 12:
Eryk travels with Herleif Astralia into the Demon Beast Mountain Range—their destination the Morkdypt Ravine. The areas they must traverse to get there are teeming with A-Rank Demon Beasts, creatures no human Spiritualist would dare challenge.

With death around every tree, Eryk and Herleif will have no choice but to rely on their strength and wits to survive, and what they find when they finally reach their destination may be even more than they can handle.

Volume 13:
Eryk returns to Nevaria with a new companion and dire news: An army of over one-hundred thousand Sekbeists and Demon Beasts being led by a mysterious man is on its way to the city-state.

None of his past knowledge can help him. This is not something that has happened before. Eryk has no choice but to rely on his strength and the strength of his companions to fend off this assault, but will the power he has accumulated be enough to defeat an army of unknown power and origins?

• Reincarnation
• Second Chance
• Time Travel to the Past
• Past Life Memories
• Time Loop / Regression
• Cultivation
• Power Progression
• Ruthless Protagonist (when necessary)
• Strong to Stronger
• Overpowered Protagonist
• Cheat-like Powers
• Hard-Working Protagonist
• Tragic Past
• Magic
• Martial Arts
• Alchemy
• Sect/Guild Building
• Nobles
• Political Intrigue
• War
• Large-Scale Battles
• Kingdom Building
• Ancient Secrets
• Secret Organizations
• Harem Seeking Protagonist
• Harem with Real Romantic Development
• Loyal Subordinates
• Loyal Love Interests
• Monster Girl Heroine
• Beastkin
• Childhood Friends
• Arranged Marriage
• Jealousy
• Love Interests Grow Stronger
• Slow-Burn Romance
• Strong Female Leads
• Tournaments
• Fights Against Stronger Opponents
• Arrogant Young Masters
• Face-Slapping
• Scheming Antagonists
• Assassination Attempts
• Epic Battles
• Revenge
• Demon Beasts
• Demon Lords
• Betrayal
• Bloodline Powers
• Body Tempering
• Forbidden Techniques
• Mystical Realms
• Cunning Protagonist
• Protective Protagonist
• Determined Protagonist
• Charismatic Protagonist
• Strategic Minded Protagonist
• Cares About His Subordinates
• Does Not Hide His Strength
• Slow Pace
• Slow Burn Harem Romance

The air burst all around me. Despite the fact that I was currently a being composed of lightning at that moment, I felt an indescribable pain that forced me to revert back into flesh and blood as my concentration slipped. Flames seared the hair off my arms and caused my skin to crack and burn. Blood seeped from my skin, looking almost like lava leaking from cracks in the earth’s crust.

Though I quickly circulated my Spiritual Power, channeling the water element through my body to heal my wounds, I did not allow myself to sigh in relief. More explosions were detonating all around me, forcing me to swerve in every direction. What’s more, by channeling the water element and using it to heal myself, I had been forced to split my attention two ways.

The lightning covering my body had grown weaker as a result of my split attention. In that moment, seven figures appeared above me. I glared up at the winged beasts flying over my head. They were naught but shadows. However, those shadows were currently surrounded by intense Spiritual Auras that crashed into me like tidal waves rolling over a small village.

One of those great beasts released an avian cry before it swooped down, and the moment it did, the blazing heat surrounding my body grew even more fierce. Sweat broke out on my skin. It quickly dried up under this unfathomable heat. I could feel my skin getting singed once more, and I knew that I could no longer afford to run.

Since this creature was using fire, I decided to use water.

Dissipating the lightning in my body, I took a deep breath, and then circulated my Spiritual Power again. Instead of the sensation of static crawling across my skin, something soft and almost gel-like covered my body. One step further. Grimacing as the heat from the creature closing in caused steam to rise from my body, I channeled more Spiritual Power into myself and transformed my entire body into water.

The great beast was finally upon me. What had appeared was an avian of such immense size that even the dragons living in the Misty Mountain Range could not compare to it. Wings of orange and red fire flapped, causing heat waves to distort the air. Colorful designs ran along its body. It was a mixture of red, orange, yellow, and blue. Its plumage was a brilliant white that burned like an illuminating flame. Red and yellow tails trailed behind it as though simulating the ends of a shooting star. Intense crimson eyes glared at me with a hatred that I knew was mutual.

Gnashing my teeth together, I turned around, tucked my fist into my torso, and put as much Spiritual Power as I dared into my next attack.

The beast drew near. I waited until the last second. Then I quickly spun around, dodging the beast by a hair’s breadth. It was so close that my body, currently composed entirely of water, was beginning to boil. Steam rose off my body as the water creating me evaporated. However, I did not let myself get distracted. Thrusting out my fist, I channeled my Spiritual Power through it and created a massive spike of water that extended from my arm.

Even though the intense heat from the flames surrounding this creature was immense, I was no weakling myself. Water evaporated and created waves of billowing steam. Even so, the spear held firm, refusing to dissipate as I encapsulated it with my Spiritual Power, and it soon penetrated the beast’s chest. Rather than spewing blood, what emerged from the creature was a bright white flame.

As the beast cried out in pain, I immediately retracted myself and prepared to attack again.

That was when one of the other beasts swooped down. I saw the shadow and sensed the intent to kill and quickly moved away. Once I had reached what I deemed a safe distance from the firebird, I released my control over water and transformed into lightning again. Everything around me immediately slowed down, though I knew this was just my perception of time dilating as the synapse in my brain accelerated to the speed of light. With my newfound power, I was able to safely jump several dozen meters in less time than it took to blink.

The bird that had swooped past me was just as massive as the firebird, but instead of being coated in flames, this one had green and white feathers. Its soft feathers gave it a very gentle appearance. However, I knew from the thousands of razor-sharp cuts I’d received during my earlier engagement that I couldn’t underestimate its deceptively soft appearance. A long tail moved behind it like a tassel. If I looked closely, I could see the atmosphere around it being cut by thousands of wind blades.

A loud crash caused me to cast my gaze toward the ground. Flames spewed from the ground down below as the fire bird crashed into the forest. I felt a sense of grim satisfaction as the creature shrieked in agony. Brilliant white flames, the lifeblood of that great beast, were spewing from its chest like a fountain.

I did not have much time to admire my handiwork, for the green bird released a sharp cry before charging at me. Knowing that my element was weak against this creature, I used Flash Step Version 3: Lightning Step to move away as quickly as I could, but the beast remained stuck on my tail, creating a vacuum that cut through the atmosphere to increase its speed.

Frowning, I once more split my attention. I didn’t do much this time. Channeling the light element into my finger, I took careful aim and sent a condensed beam of light at the wind bird. What I got in return was a satisfying shriek as my attack sheared through one of its wings. Light wasn’t strong against wind, but it wasn’t weak either. Greenish white blood spewed from the area where the limb had been severed. Without both wings, it was unable to maintain flight and fell to the ground below.

However, just like before, I was given no time to celebrate my success. Five other birds had just descended. Each one was just as big as the previous two. Each one possessed the ability to control a different element to perfection.

All of them had reached the zenith, the Fourth State of Spiritualism, just as I had with my two main elements.

A powerful beam of light slammed into me without mercy, burning my back as it sent me sailing toward the ground. My scream was lost to the wind. My body felt like it was being thrown into the sun. Everything hurt. But I did my best to shunt aside the pain, increase the flow of lightning through my body, and roll out from underneath the powerful beam of light.

The beam continued on. It struck the side of a mountain several kilometers below. An explosion, so massive that the wind buffeted me despite its distance, went up, sending plumes of smoke and rubble into the sky. When the attack died down, the mountain was gone. In its place was a crater so large I was sure it would be visible even if I moved beyond this planet’s atmosphere. I grimaced when I noticed how the entire ground inside the crater and several hundred meters out had been turned into glass.

“Damn…”

I looked at the result of that attack, and then turned back to glare at the beast who’d caused it. The massive bird flapped its wings as it glared back. This creature looked like it was made of pure light, a combination of white and yellow feathers that appeared both soft and translucent. Yellow eyes glowed with a power that seemed almost divine.

While the bird and I entered a glaring contest, an intense killing intent slammed into me, forcing me to swerve from the spot where I’d been floating.

Six spheres made of water flew past the spot where I’d been. They slammed into the ground far below. Each sphere created a crater that easily spanned ten or fifteen meters across. Earth cracked. Fissures appeared as trees were felled. It was absolute devastation.

I could not admire the damage this attack did, for the moment I dodged it, I was forced to move again. This time, five blades of darkness cut through the air. They were nothing more than black ripples that caused space to distort. I swerved over one of them, and then flew down to avoid another. Twisting my body, I managed to avoid two more, but the last one had been aimed at where I would be rather than where I was.

“HA!”

Channeling light into my palm, I slammed it into the blade of darkness, causing the air around me to crackle as arcs of light and dark Spiritual Power raced across the sky. Gritting my teeth as the dark blade pushed me back, I released a furious cry and poured even more Spiritual Power into my palm. The dark blade exploded as I finally tore through it.

The creature that had released this was a bird made from darkness so pure it was like a black hole. Sharp wings covered its body. The only part of it that wasn’t black were its eyes, which were pure white and contained no pupils. Alongside it was a bird with blue feathers, one with yellow feathers, another with brown feathers, and the light bird that had attacked me earlier.

I took a heavy breath as sweat poured from my brow. However, I knew I couldn’t stop. Without even trying to recover, I released the restraints on my Spiritual Power, and then I began absorbing the surrounding elements. I drew water molecules from the air and used them to bolster my strength. The friction generated from energy leaping from small molecules was also absorbed into my skin and increased my Spiritual Power. My body became energized as though the last several hours had never happened. I could feel the Spiritual Power coursing through me like a tempest. Light mixed with water and lightning inside of me, some of which leaked out because my body simply couldn’t withstand the power output.

“Dammit… I had been hoping to save this for your boss,” I muttered in a bitter voice.

Whether or not the five elemental birds heard me, they certainly knew that my threat level had suddenly increased. All five of them screeched as they gathered their own Spiritual Power. It congealed around their mouths, forming spheres of condensed energy. Barely a second had passed before they launched their attacks. Five beams of water, lightning, light, darkness, and earth flew toward me.

I did not meet their attacks head on. I wasn’t stupid.

Using the power of light, I immediately vanished from the spot where I’d been standing. Their attack went through my afterimage. I didn’t give them a chance to be surprised. Reappearing several meters above the most troublesome of the five, I turned myself into a streak of light and descended before it realized what I was doing. I barely felt any resistance as my body blew a hole clean through the black bird.

Landing on the ground so fast it was like I had teleported, I looked up to see that my attack had done what I intended. The black bird now had a large hole in its chest. What’s more, the edges were frayed flesh and refused to heal. While darkness was the antithesis of light, the same was equally true.

“Kari, I still have no real grasp over your affinity, but it is only thanks to you that this was possible,” I said to myself as I watched the massive bird slowly break into particles of darkness.

My attack enraged the four remaining birds, who quickly descended toward me. I didn’t even need to use Spiritual Perception to feel their intent to kill me. Almost before I could even move, they had each launched their own attack. The four elements of water, light, lightning, and earth swirled around each other to create a mixed beam of power so large it could engulf a small city.

But I was no longer there.

As their attacks slammed into the forest floor and caused even more damage to the environment, I was already in front of the water bird. I reached out with my hand and touched its head. The bird’s eyes were crossed as it stared at me, but I just smiled at it. I’m sure my smile was quite cold.

The water bird lit up as I shoved as much lightning into it as I could. Even though the water composing its body was quite pure and couldn’t generate electricity, I could use my own water element to force impurities through its body. My lightning then ran rampant through it. With a shriek so loud it was nearly inaudible, like the pitch was higher than my ears could detect, the bird lit up like fireworks during the summer solstice. Smoke soon rose from its body. However, it was too slow. This attack could definitely kill it, but the other birds would get to me first.

Clicking my tongue, I raised my hand, which had turned into a five-meter blade of lightning, and brought it down. My attack created a seam of light within the bird, a small line that appeared from its beak to its tail feathers. The bird peeled apart at the seam, the two halves almost gently falling away from each other before the elemental beast turned into water that rained upon the ground.

Barely a second had passed before something sharp pierced my back. I couldn’t even cry out in pain as the air was stolen from my lungs. The ground beneath and the sky above blurred past me in dull streaks. Gritting my teeth, I turned my head and found the enraged eyes of the light bird glaring at me. It had pierced my back with its beak.

“Don’t think…” I struggled to raise my hand. “Don’t think…” Light, lightning, and water swirled around my arm as I channeled all three elements. “Don’t think this will be enough to do me in!!!”

With a roar of defiance, I crashed my fist into the light bird’s beak. A loud cracking sound echoed from the beak as an incision line appeared. One incision became two, then two became three, four, eight, sixteen. It quickly multiplied before cracking underneath the power of my fist.

The bird immediately stopped flying as it thrashed and screeched in pain. However, the forward momentum it had generated was enough that I was not able to stop flying until I generated enough force with my own Spiritual Power to stop myself.

Reaching behind my back after I had stopped moving, I pulled out what remained of the beak from my back and tossed it away. Warm blood spilled down my flesh. I ignored it as I eyed the three remaining elemental birds. The lightning bird, the earth bird, and the now-injured light bird.

“Ha… ha… ha…”

My shoulders heaved as I glared at the birds. However, I didn’t think my glare was very effective. The Spiritual Power flowing through me was fluctuating. The aura covering my body flickered in and out. I didn’t reveal my thoughts, but I was swearing up a storm internally as my Spiritual Power started running dry.

This technique I was using wasn’t complete yet. What’s more, it was hard to absorb the natural elements when I was using more than one at the same time. If I’d had time to finish it, then maybe I could have already ended this battle, but it wasn’t like I could have waited until I was ready—not after Erica told me about what happened while I was gone.

It looked like the birds were just about to renew their attack, and I was prepared to re-initiate hostilities, but all of us suddenly froze in place as an intense Spiritual Pressure filled the air. My breathing quickly grew heavier as sweat formed on my brow. It was a cold sweat. I tried to take in a breath, but the pressure was causing my lungs to struggle with the simple act of taking in oxygen. It felt like something was crushing them.

A figure had suddenly appeared in front of me. He was a luminous being more beautiful than the sun, a creature of such incomparable beauty that even in my hatred, I could not deny there was not a single flaw to be found. Pure white robes covered his body. Long and silver hair flowed freely like a waterfall down his head all the way to his bare feet. His long, pointed ears were the clearest signs that he wasn’t human.

He did not have a very muscular body. Indeed, his body was quite feminine. He was slender and willowy. However, I didn’t let that fool me, and even if he had been a woman, I wouldn’t have underestimated him like some people would have done.

Despite his beauty, there was something odd about this man. Every part of him seemed bright and divine—every part except his blood red eyes. They were a dark crimson that seemed tainted somehow. Furthermore, that dark aura surrounding him seemed to present a direct contradiction to his vibrant, almost divine appearance.

The man took a deep breath as he looked at the three birds. He surveyed them with a slight frown, and then quickly glanced at where I had killed the others. I wanted to move, to attack this man with everything I had, but some invisible force kept me in place. Even if I attacked now, I wouldn’t be able to land a good hit.

Finally, he looked at me.

“To think a half-blood like you was able to defeat four of my seven slaves,” he murmured. “You know I had enslaved these monsters specifically to kill you? Your powers are indeed great. Given enough time, you might even pose a threat to me. It seems trying to send enslaved Demon Beasts after you was a mistake. I should have just come myself.”

“Great Overlord of the Seventh Realm…” My fists shook with barely restrained hatred as I stared at the being before me. “You took everything from me. My wife. My child. Everything. I have waited for this day, waited for the day I would finally face you again, for the day I would finally kill you.”

The being before me, the one I called the Great Overlord of the Seventh Realm, chuckled as though I had said something amusing. It was a grating laugh, not at all like something I’d expect from such a feminine figure. His laugh caused the hair on my neck to prickle.

“Had your wife not shielded you from me, she would not have died. She only has herself to blame.” He paused, his head tilting as he stared impassively into my rage-filled eyes. “As for your daughter… I could not allow a human who possesses such divine blood to live. Had I not killed her, she would have become a threat.”

“A threat?” I whispered. “We were just living peacefully when you attacked us unprovoked and without warning. We were no threat to you. You laid waste to our home, destroyed our civilization, and killed my family without even a hint of mercy or provocation.”

The Great Overlord of the Seventh Realm snorted. “You may not understand it now, but you are indeed a grave threat to me—no, you are perhaps the greatest threat to ever exist. What I did was necessary.”

I didn’t think the blood flowing through my veins could have run any colder than it already was, but I was wrong. It was like my blood had frozen over. Only a chilling coldness that seeped through my entire being remained.

“Necessary, you say?”

“Yes. Necessary.”

“Necessary… for what?”

“To keep you from being able to interfere with my plans.” The Great Overlord of the Seventh Realm spread his arms wide and chuckled again. “Just look at what you have done. A half-blood who hasn’t even learned to control even a tenth of his abilities has defeated four of my seven slaves, divine-rank demon beasts capable of annihilating entire cities with a single attack, and you would have defeated all of them had I not intervened. I’d say this level of destruction warrants intervention.”

I had no idea what this monster was talking about, but I was done listening. He had attacked my family for a reason as dumb as protecting himself? From what? It was true that I had been the one who awakened him, but I had never harmed him nor had any intention to. Had he never attacked my city, never attempted to kill me, never murdered my daughter and wife, we would have left him alone.

My hatred surged, allowing me to overcome the intense pressure that had been pushing down on me. I compressed the last remaining Spiritual Power in my body. The aura that had been covering me vanished. To the average eye, it would have looked like my power had disappeared. I didn’t even turn into an element this time.

The Great Overlord of the Seventh Realm narrowed his eyes.

Then I vanished.

It happened in a flash. I appeared directly behind my foe, thrusting out my fist in a punch that caused the air to burst. However, without even looking behind him, the Great Overlord of the Seventh Realm placed his hand in the direction of my punch, catching it. A shockwave erupted from the contact.

I was already moving.

Appearing on his left in a manner that was almost like teleportation, I launched a powerful kick. This was also blocked. I was undeterred. I appeared again and again, moving all around him at speeds so fast I left multiple afterimages in my wake. One. Two. Four. Sixteen. Thirty-four. Sixty-eight. One hundred thirty-six punches were delivered in less than a second. Yet no matter how many punches and kicks I threw, no matter how fast I pushed myself, this monster blocked each and every one of them as though it was easier than breathing.

Meanwhile, I was running on empty.

With the last of my strength, I released a vicious scream and channeled all my energy into my fist. A bright glow erupted from it. The air around it distorted. Ripples spread through the sky as though the fabrics of reality itself were being torn apart.

The Great Overlord’s eyes finally widened. With something resembling panic, he threw out his own punch, which glowed in the same manner as mine but with a dark energy that seemed vile and repulsive. The air exploded between us as one fought to overpower the other. I gritted my teeth and pushed as hard as I could, wrecking my body. Blood exploded from my arms as my capillaries burst, my muscles tore apart like they were made of soggy parchment, and I could feel my very life being drained.

I didn’t care. It didn’t matter if I died so long as I killed this man.

Perhaps it was because I was so focused that I didn’t see the attack coming at me until it was too late. However, when a fist appeared out of nowhere, all I could do was swear. The attack hit me. Pain overrode my ability to see, causing a white film to cover my eyes.

I think I must have passed out. When I came to, I was lying on my back, in the middle of a massive crater so large I couldn’t even judge its size. The Great Overlord of the Seventh Realm was above me, a sword made of pure darkness grasped firmly within his right hand. He raised the sword and brought it down.

In a last-ditch effort, I unleashed all of the Spiritual Power I had left, channeled it into my right hand, and met the blade with a punch. Our attacks struck each other. Light bent. Air warped. Lightning crackled. It wasn’t enough. More. I needed more. Gritting my teeth, I gathered all the elements under my command. Light streaked in and enhanced me. Water motes whirled around my hand. I even absorbed the lightning from the divine lightning beast and used it to fuel my attack. With a snarl, I compressed all of these elements together.

The Great Overlord of the Seventh Realm gasped. The area around our mutual attacks became distorted as strange cracks appeared in the atmosphere like the gaping maw to a bottomless abyss. An explosion suddenly rent the air as the world around me was torn apart. The last thing I saw before darkness engulfed me was the Great Overlord’s surprised crimson eyes.

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Alternative: Use the "Send to Kindle" App

Download the Send to Kindle App (PC, Mac).

Drag and drop the EPUB file into the app.

Select your Kindle and send it.

Method 2: USB Transfer (For Advanced Users)

This method requires converting the EPUB to Kindle’s MOBI or AZW3 format.

Step 1: Convert EPUB to MOBI or AZW3

Download Calibre (Link).

Open Calibre and add your EPUB file.

Click Convert books → Choose MOBI or AZW3 as the output format.

Click OK to convert.

Step 2: Transfer to Kindle via USB

Connect your Kindle to your PC/Mac using a USB cable.

Open the Kindle folder in File Explorer (Windows) / Finder (Mac).

Drag and drop the converted file into the Documents folder.

Eject your Kindle, and your book will appear in your library.

Bonus: Use a Third-Party App

Apps like Send to Kindle for Android/iOS or Readwise Reader can also sync EPUBs to Kindle.

Now, enjoy your book on Kindle! 📖🔥