CW / TW: Casual and common profanity, mentions of nudity, possible fade-to-black implied scenes, oftentimes detailed descriptions of violence and gore, non-glorified but still present outdated / medieval views on subjects such as sl*very. (Words censored here for CW concerns, but will not be in story.) Alina Blake is a Nephilim and the reincarnated soul of the strongest cultivator to have ever lived. She just doesn't know it yet. Born in a small Beastkin village on the Ring, she's a social outcast amongst most of the villagers. At first, it's due to being different, a presumed Demon adopted by a poor family. Then, after she catches the attention of a Wandering Cultivator, it's due to her training under him. Most mortals hate or fear cultivators, after all. But she wants more from the world than to live her whole life in a small backwater where she isn't welcomed by the majority of her peers, and she'll push through the pain of training and become a powerful cultivator, even if it takes hundreds or thousands of years. Until her System unlocks and she finds out, it definitely will not take anywhere near that long. Additional Tags: [High Fantasy] [Cultivation] [LitRPG] [Villain] [Demon Lord] This story is going to be a power-fantasy, the main character will be much stronger than is average in this world for her level. However it will not be an instant-god-status type, but rather a gradual climb to that point. This is my second story on Royal Road, and the first story on The Ring, a Niven-like Ringworld set in a fantasy universe around a dying star being devoured by a black hole. I am not super knowledgeable about cultivation stories, but after reading several of them this year and doing a bunch of research, this one is me dipping my feet in the water. The setting is mildly influenced by D&D and other stories I've read here on RR and elsewhere, though I try to be different enough from all sources of inspiration that it becomes my own twist. This world has a decent amount of worldbuilding behind it, more on that can be found in the discord in the future. No set update schedule at the moment, but updates will not be infrequent. Chapters usually around 1k words but with a maximum of 3k words. Nephilim Ascension Discord: https://discord.gg/hF6EJrSyCC