Ascension of The Heretic Magus

'Freezing to death in a shack wasn't how I imagined my second life would start. But hey—at least the old drunk who beat me is dead too.' Ralth was supposed to be a powerful transmigrator, destined for greatness. Instead, he ended up almost dying in his new body, starving in a frozen shack at the edge of a ruthless kingdom. No noble blood, no family, no resources—only a mysterious Cube buried deep within his soul. But fate takes a sharp turn when he’s dragged before a terrifying Magus for a test of talent. Against all odds, he scores higher than anyone expected and is sent off to a brutal magical academy—where failure means death! Here, the strong crush the weak. Noble-born knights look down on commoners, and hidden dangers lurk within the academy’s walls. But Ralth has something no one else does: The Felsan Cube, a power that can extract, refine, and steal magical abilities from anything he touches! With nothing to lose, Ralth embarks on his path as a Magus, outwitting ruthless nobles, uncovering dark secrets, and turning every setback into an opportunity. He may have started off his journey as a starving nobody… But he’ll end it as a god.