A Hidden Venom Awakens [Progression, LitRPG, Hidden Potential]

Seventeen-year-old Jace Lorrin never expected the Trial to choose him. He definitely didn’t expect it to bend its own rules the moment he was involved. But the day he cracks open a forbidden book and accidentally awakens a long‑sleeping fragment of the Devouring Apotheosis, everything changes. The power that stirs inside him—a secret ability to turn poison into strength—is something the Academy pretends to celebrate. Publicly, they call him a rare kind of alchemist. Privately, the very wards of the school twist and react whenever he walks past, as if the place is quietly rearranging itself around him. As Jace trains, he discovers his talent runs deeper than anyone realizes. While other students swallow toxins and hope for the best, he can study them without taking a drop. He can pull skill from decay, insight from venom, precision from rot. All he has to do is hide what he really is. The Academy believes it has him contained, watched, controlled—but every lesson they teach him just makes him stronger. Across the ten kingdoms, the gods’ favor is everything, and old beliefs clash with rising ideas. Jace is caught in the middle, unsure who to trust or who might fear him most. And somewhere far beyond the gods—older, hungrier, and patient—something ancient has finally taken notice of him. Current Release schedule is: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday