Drowned, betrayed, and humiliated—Brandon’s life ended in the most pathetic way possible. But when he opened his eyes again, he was no longer Brandon.

Reborn as Noah Weaverheart—in a novel he had read—the spoiled yet talentless son of a duchess, he quickly realizes a cruel truth: he’s nothing more than a stepping stone, fated to die in the first 30 chapters of this world’s story.

But fate isn’t set in stone.

Because he now has the Sovereign Bond System, a power that allows him to share everything from the women he bonds with—but at 10,000 times the quality.

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[Ding! You have bonded with Neko Neko.]
[Ding! You have shared the affinity and talent of Neko Neko.]
[Ding! You have obtained the affinity: Ice (SSS rank) and the talent: Sovereign of Ice (SSS rank).]

Noah’s lips curled into a knowing smirk.

If this world wanted him to be a stepping stone, then he’d crush the so-called protagonist, steal his harem, and rewrite destiny itself.

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An earthshaking explosion echoed through the world, followed by a wave of splintered rock, dust, and rubble ripping through the sky in cascading bursts.


"Damn, why so aggressive?" Noah muttered as he found himself weightless in the air, surrounded by thousands of shredded stones.


The moment those words left his lips, as if sentient, the rocks transformed into thorns blacker than charcoal, their tips sharper than spears, and they flew toward him from all directions, leaving trails of torn space behind them.


Noah observed all of this calmly, his finger twitched, and a cornucopia of threads burst outward around him and wrapped him in a protective cocoon.


The song of steel against steel rang through a realm now smothered in thorns of every color and shape as Noah blocked the attacks.


Chapter 324 - Chapter 324: Battle