Corruption Wielder
When the world ends, humanity must fight to survive—but where others struggle in fear, Will sees only an opportunity to thrive.
April 3rd, 3:46 AM. Planet Earth merges with the magical world of Arcadia, and a system gives humanity a choice: 40 years of indentured servitude, or entering a tutorial as a user to fight against the chaos incursion.
Will doesn't hesitate—but the system thanks him for stepping into the fight by throwing him into an impossible tutorial. With little chance of survival, Will has a simple response: “Screw it. Might as well fight fire with fire."
Warning: [Corruption] has been chosen as primary attribute.
With a forbidden element, Will just might be able to stab his way out of the tutorial. But as he gains the powers of death and space as well, he realizes that his problems might not only lie in the monsters that now plague the world.
Will, now Earth's sole corruption wielder, finds danger at every corner. For anyone else, that could mean a quick and terrifying end. To him? It's a life rife with possibilities.
Maybe Will was meant for this world.
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Aaron Shih
Aaron Shih writes the kind of fantasy that doesn’t hold your hand. His worlds are brutal, his heroes flawed, and every spell or power-up comes with a cost. As a Chinese American author who first began writing while juggling college coursework, Shih has quickly made a name for himself in the rising LitRPG and progression fantasy scene with stories that blend intensity, strategy, and moral tension.
Born and raised in the United States, Shih grew up surrounded by games, mythology, and long nights spent imagining what it would take to survive inside those worlds. That fascination evolved into a writing style defined by grit and consequence, with characters who gain strength only by confronting the parts of themselves they’d rather ignore. His books, including Corruption Wielder, Demonic Devourer, Heretical Oaths, and Dungeon Tour Guide, explore transformation in every sense: physical, mental, and moral.
Corruption Wielder
When Earth collides with the mystical realm of Arcadia, survival is no longer optional, it is a trial. In Corruption Wielder, the world bends under apocalyptic pressure, and humanity must choose, decades of servitude or a chance to wield forbidden power in a perilous tutorial. Will takes the latter, stepping into a reality where corruption isn’t a curse, it’s a weapon, a shield, and a test of his very soul.
Corruption Wielder consists of four books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
