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Douluo: Caelus Awakens the Martial Soul Istaroth

Reincarnated into the Douluo Continent during the era of The Unrivaled Tang Sect, Cealus originally believed that, with a system in hand, he would soar to the peak of the continent from the very start. Who could have expected that this unreliable system would be erased the moment it activated, vanishing without a trace? Just when he thought the script of his life had been completely torn apart, he discovered that the system had not truly disappeared. Instead, it had sacrificed itself to the Heavenly Dao, leaving behind a legacy imbued with unfathomable authority. With no other options, Cealus reluctantly accepted this inheritance, awakening a time-attribute martial soul—Time Ruler, Istaroth. From that moment onward, the power system of the Douluo Continent began to feel… distorted. While others relied on soul power cultivation, spirit rings, and explosive soul skills, his abilities ignored conventional scaling and instead revolved entirely around temporal mechanics. [Effect Precedes Cause] Anchor a future outcome, lock in the result, then retroactively rewrite the past to ensure it happens. [Time Deletion] Erase the process itself and arrive directly at the predetermined conclusion. [Time Reset] On the brink of death one second, completely restored the next. [Time Phase] Your attack may shake the heavens, but my true body exists at another point along the timeline. If you can, pursue me across time itself. There were no exaggerated soul power ranks, no dramatic ring explosions—yet whenever Cealus smiled and casually raised his hand, even the God-Kings of the Divine Realm felt an inexplicable chill. “This person’s soul skills… they operate on principles beyond the laws of this world.” Cealus, later dubbed the King of Narratives and the So-Called Gentleman Who Lives Off His Wife, merely gazed at the vast starry sky above Douluo and let out a faint chuckle. “Even without a system… I remain invincible.”
DaoistRoeoNQQ · 113.8k Views

Reverend Insanity: The Goody Two-Shoes System

Man is the spirit of all things, and gu are the refined fragments of the Great Dao. The ambition which blooms with the spring's morning breeze withers at the call of autumn's night. The accumulation of five hundred years - triumphs and failures - will be naught but ash with dawn's first light. The rising of the sun bathes the mountains in golden flame, but 'tis sunset upon the demon's time. The demonic overlord, Fang Yuan, is cornered by his enemies after word gets out that he refined the Spring Autumn Cicada - a gu worm rumored to be capable of having a chance at sending one back in time but demands a terrifying price in return - the user's entire existence! With no hope of escape, in desperation, Fang Yuan uses the Spring Autumn Cicada which miraculously lives up to its name and sends him back in time. And now, he's back in Gu Yue Village as a fifteen-year-old ready to use his knowledge of the future to conquer the world... but there's something wrong. Something is quite different this time around. What's with this new notification that keeps popping up in his view? It calls itself 'The Goody Two-Shoes System.' It also starts giving him quests to complete. "Help Fang Zheng gain his confidence back!" - get a Green Copper Relic Gu! "Help your friends refine their gu worms!" - have your aptitude raised by 2%! All of these rewards and quests before him, why are they trying to convert this demonic overlord to the path of righteousness? And aren't some of these quests kind of... sus? Why does marrying Bai Ning Bing give him an immortal gu? Whatever, anything for benefits! This is a fanfiction based on Gu Zhen Re's work 'Reverend Insanity' known in Chinese as 蛊真人 or 'Gu Taoist Master'. I don't own the rights to the original work. 'Gu' in the context of this story are mystical insects that have various powers and are the basis of the world's cultivation system.
Drechenaux · 2.1m Views

The Five Path Chronicles

In the vast cultivation world known as the Grand Aether World, power decides destiny. Born into a declining branch of the once-glorious Valen clan, Ren Valen lives a quiet and overlooked life in the clan’s outer district. At fourteen, his future is determined during the Spiritual Root Assessment — and the result is disastrous. Five weak spiritual roots. No dominant element. A path considered impossible. Declared talentless and assigned to the lowest tier of resources, Ren becomes invisible in the eyes of the clan. But what no one sees is that something ancient has awakened within him. A fragment of forgotten knowledge begins guiding his cultivation — not along one path like every other cultivator, but along five paths simultaneously. While the world believes him to be slow and insignificant, Ren patiently builds a foundation unlike any other. Meridians open. Hidden laws resonate. The dormant Overlord Evolution Physique quietly begins to stir. Above the mortal world, powerful beings watch. The Domain Lord who oversees the continent has already noticed an anomaly. Heaven itself prepares harsher tribulations for those who defy its balance. As ancient bloodlines awaken, hidden empires stir, and destiny-marked geniuses begin to rise across the five continents, Ren walks a dangerous road that no cultivator has ever survived before. A road where five incompatible paths must become one. If he succeeds, he may surpass the limits of heaven. If he fails, the world itself may erase him. One boy. Five paths. A destiny that heaven cannot predict.
onlyone0001 · 17.2k Views