The Admitted Monster

Li Chen used to devour tribulation lightning for cultivation.Now he’s seasick, broke, and headed to an academy where failure means being harvested for parts. The Doom Spires accept anyone desperate enough to survive the journey — and discard most of them just as easily. Stripped of his Heavenly Demon power, Li Chen must learn mortal magic, navigate a brutal favor economy, and survive classes designed to kill their weakest students. All while hiding what he truly is from rivals and instructors who sense something wrong with him. But as he digs into the academy’s rot, Li Chen realizes the Doom Spires aren’t just a school. They’re a feeding ground for something ancient — and his arrival may have disrupted a cycle that’s lasted centuries. Some academies create legends.The Doom Spires consume them.