Murim's Archmage

Cheon Hwi is the only son and heir of the Cheon Clan, one of the most prestigious martial families in Anhui. Despite training harder than anyone else, Hwi has always struggled with martial arts and is on the verge of losing his position as heir to his younger cousin, a martial arts prodigy. With his future decided by a single duel, Hwi must fight for the position he has spent his entire life trying to protect. But sometimes, losing everything can be the beginning of something far greater.

A Barkeeps Guide To swallowing Hexes

Loch just wants to serve watered down ale to doomed men and ignore the mud. Unfortunately, his frail body violently absorbs raw magic and the skills of the dead. When a disgraced commander catches him swallowing a lethal hex with a wet bar towel, his quiet life in the trenches is officially over. To survive a pointless war and a looming apocalypse, this sickly publican must weaponize the stolen power of a thousand dead aristocrats.