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In the wake of the Second Big Bang, Earth fused with eight hidden realms to form the 9 Imperial Heavens — a vast vertical cosmos where the weak are crushed and only the strong may ascend. For 100,000 years, the Stairway to Heaven has been the sole path to power, fame, and survival. At age 16, every human awakens their potential and steps onto its infinite jade stairs, facing deadly trials that promise exponential growth… or a swift death. Most climb for themselves. Joshua Kane climbs for his family. Born in the weakest layer — Earth, the Fourth Mortal Realm — Joshua carries a hidden trait that even the Stairway’s ancient spirit, Tian’yu, calls him by a special name: “The Anomaly.” While others follow rigid Qi and Mana paths, Joshua instinctively senses the fractures in every system. His ability, Fracture Sense, lets him bend the rules just enough to survive where others would perish. But this same “glitch” is the reason his high-talent parents never ascended — it tied their entire family to the lowest heaven. Now, on his 16th birthday, Joshua takes the first step. Not for glory. Not for revenge. But with one unbreakable vow: “We climb together… or none of us climb at all.” From blood-soaked trials against Spirit Beasts on the lower steps, to alliances and betrayals in the higher Heavens, to the looming threat of Demon World Portals that tear open every 1,000 years — Joshua will defy expectations, break limitations, and question the very cosmos itself. Because in a universe that fears the unknown, the most dangerous thing of all… is a human who refuses to accept the rules. Weak to strong. Family above all. One glitch that could shatter the Heavens. Welcome to The Anomaly on the Stairway to Heaven.

Michael Aster used to dominate arenas as a rising esports star, dropping out of high school at sixteen and becoming a millionaire by seventeen. But when real-life monsters invaded, the world shifted its focus, leading to the collapse of sponsorships and leagues. Now eighteen, Michael retired from gaming. At nineteen, he watches hunters on TV in a Seoul bar when something extraordinary happens, a system awakens in his mind. Unlike other hunters, he gains a combat interface resembling a competitive shooter. He must lock in weapons, spend credits for gear, and adhere to strict rules as monsters attack around him. In a chaotic world, Michael's system lacks flashy powers, but he possesses one crucial advantage: perfect aim and timing, honed through years of high-pressure gameplay. Now, he must use these skills to survive and reach the next checkpoint before time runs out.

[Read up to chapter 5, you won't regret it.] Haru Mizuki died the lamest death possible: alone in his room, playing a hentai VRMMO. No heroic sacrifice. No tragic accident. Just... pathetic. But instead of oblivion, he wakes up in Aethelgard. Cursed by Chronia, Goddess of Time, Haru gains an ability no one else has: he can't stay dead. Every time he dies, he loops back to his last checkpoint. What seems like a curse becomes his greatest weapon, infinite retries mean infinite opportunities to learn, train, and seduce. And seduce he must. Because Haru's cheat ability, Touch of the Goddess, lets him steal powers from anyone he touches... but it works best through intimate contact. Armed with death loops, a hacker-class system that lets him sabotage rival players, Haru begins building the ultimate multi-species harem. But he's not the only player in this game, and they all want the same thing: absolute domination.

In a universe where worlds are not conquered—but earned—humanity survives by turning planets into battlegrounds. Every world is ranked. Every creature evolves. Every victory reshapes the stars. And at sixteen, every citizen must enter the system… or be left behind. David Wyn was never meant to stand out. The son of independent explorers, he was raised on the edges of civilization—taught how to observe, adapt, and survive. But when his parents vanish on a volatile world called Verdalis, they leave behind something far more dangerous than answers: A book that should not exist. A voice that should not speak. And a system that does not belong to any known bloodline. At the Academy—the proving ground for humanity’s future—power is everything. The Twelve rule by lineage. Heirs bend elements, command shadows, and carry legacies written in conquest. And those without a crest? They’re expected to fall in line… or fall behind. David does neither. When his awakening is masked as a failure, he becomes invisible to the very system that defines strength. But hidden power doesn’t stay hidden. Not when monsters evolve mid-battle. Not when planets shift under the weight of a single decision. And not when the strongest bloodlines begin to notice… something is wrong. On Kharos Vale, a training mission turns into a nightmare. A predator consumes its own kind and becomes something greater. An ecosystem begins to spiral. And David makes a choice that changes everything. He doesn’t fight to win. He fights to stop collapse. Now the system is watching. The heirs are questioning. And something older than the Concord has begun to stir. Because David wasn’t chosen by lineage. He wasn’t granted power. He was permitted. And in a universe where strength determines who owns entire worlds— David Wyn may become the one thing no system can classify.

When Earth changed and the System awakened humanity, Jin was granted the same powers as everyone else. Like other hunters, he received levels, stats, and quests from the System. However, unlike ordinary hunters, Jin awakened a rare SSS-class—Shadow Hunter. Along with this class, he obtained two unique abilities.While other hunters followed the System’s rules, Jin began walking a different path. With every shadow he devoured and every battle he survived, he moved closer to a power that even the System could not predict. In a world filled with monsters, hunters, and hidden secrets, Jin’s rise from an ordinary hunter to the Shadow Hunter would change the fate of Earth itself.

Prime Earth faced a horrible cataclysm several hundred years ago and has now turned into a hub of Demons. Humans who once lived peacefully in this world couldn't do anything aside from trying their best to survive. Now, the only territory they had was a single continent out of the many out there, and it was the smallest one too. Faced with a severe threat to their lives, the world did its best to give humans a chance. Since then, the Human Society changed its standards and power became the most important possession one could ever have. Cedric, an unfortunate man who dealt with bad cards, lives his life as a convict of the Risk Management Center, drowning in his sorrows and bitterly clinging to his worthless life. That's until he was met with a life-changing opportunity that changed the way he viewed this world...literally. Follow him as he uncovers the hidden and unspoken truths about the world he lives in while he fights for survival...through the Eyes of a Godking. ***

"Not even the gods can stop me from finding my family!" Max only wanted to reunite with his parents and sister. But for that, he had to awaken a class. With no high expectations, Max would’ve been satisfied with a C or D rank. But fate had other plans. He unlocked a legendary SSS-Rank class. [Dimensional Keeper] This class changed everything. Max mastered every skill to perfection and grasped the Concepts of Space and Time while his peers were playing around with swords. In no time, he ascended to become the Keeper of the Universe. Armed with unimaginable power, Max’s journey to find his family had begun. Nothing could stop him now—not fate, not enemies, not even the mighty gods! --- Discord Link:- https://discord.gg/xPZZbXbAAq

A man who dies with nothing… is given a second life with everything to lose. Haneul Kim lives a life weighed down by failure, debt, and regret. When death comes suddenly, he believes his story ends there—forgotten and meaningless. But he awakens in a brutal otherworld ruled by monsters, magic, and an absolute System that judges all existence by strength. Saved and adopted by the ancient Dragon Vale Kindspring, Haneul is reborn as Fate Kindspring, a rare Crystal Dragon. In a world where the weak are crushed without mercy, Fate is forced to train, fight, and grow stronger just to survive. This second life is not a blessing—it is a trial. Through blood-soaked battles, harsh choices, and the looming trials of Valhalla Academy, Fate walks a path toward power with a single resolve: To become strong enough to protect… so he never loses everything again. This is the story of a man who was given another world— and the will to defy fate itself.

He was supposed to be a prince. But because of a system that clocked out on time, he ended up living like a stablehand’s servant. By the time it finally came back, Lucas had already fought his way up on his own— clawed his way through blood, through steel, through every limit that should have stopped him— until he became the sharpest blade in the knight order. The system took one look at him. Lines of cold data flickered across his vision— and then it said: “No. You’ve drifted.” And then— It deleted everything he’d bled for over the past eighteen years. Rewrote his life. Erased someone who mattered. And, like it was doing him a favor, told him: this was the “correct route.” Lucas stared at the empty space where it had all been. “Then what were those eighteen years supposed to be?” “A bug.” … Fine. Then he’d use that “bug”— to build everything back from nothing, to take back the life that got deleted, and this time— to find out who, exactly, was writing this world’s “right answer.”

If you could gain power, wealth, or prestige, but at the price of your soul, would you accept the deal? Humanity continues on to day-to-day life, oblivious of the supernatural creatures that lurk in the dark. Being attacked by one of these creatures, Jayce Price was given a choice, sell his soul or die as a human, picking one of the options, multiple messages appeared in front of him. [ You have acquired the System ] [ Current Demonic Synchronization 0.00% ] [ Increasing Demonic Synchronization ] --- Author here, As this is my first ever novel I would appreciate constructive criticism to help improve the quality of the novel. Hoping to improve the quality as I write more so please feel free to state your opinions on the matter. It would be most appreciated if you could support my novel in any way you can, every contribution toward a goal is valuable, regardless of how small it may be. Also, special thanks to J.G. for the artwork! Contact me through Discord or Email for any questions: Ribblood#3222 [email protected]

I'm Michael—a professional unemployed from the 21st century. After ten years of being 'stuck' at home, I received a package that looked like a scam. Inside were a magic lamp and its instruction manual. Then the genie pops out and offers me one wish. My genius brain activated: "Why not wish to become a genie?" YEAH. BIG MISTAKE. Turns out, being a genie means you're immortal but have literally zero powers. Wait, it seems I have a almost useless system. System chuck me into another world, toss me a new body, and drop this warning: "If this body dies, you're trapped in the magic lamp for 1000 years." And guess who I have to serve? A child... or so I thought. I figured he'd wish for candy or a toy sword. But NO. Inside that tiny body is an adult soul also from another world. His wish? "I WANT TO BE KING OF THE WORLD." Excuse me? How am I supposed to do that? I have NO powers. I've never even been class president, and now you want me to make you king of the freaking world??? Just when I thought life couldn't get worse... A few years later, I met Iris. That damn thing wasn't a girl, it was the longest nightmare of my life. She beat me so badly that the number of times I nearly fell into hell is countless. But my luck wasn't actually that bad because I awakened a GOD-LEVEL talent. Although I lost ninety years of my lifespan, it wasn't a big problem.

« MATURE CONTENT » His name is Raven Lustre. And the universe fucked him from day one. Imagine this: You get isekai'd to a fantasy world. Finally, right? Your moment. Dragon slayers, demon kings, the whole power fantasy package. Except when everyone else rolled Dragon, Archangel, Titan—bloodlines so pure they could split mountains on day one—you got Incubus. 60% purity. The discount bin special. Not the "seduce and conquer" kind you read about in those masterpiece web novels. The "your pheromones are weaker than cologne" kind. The "you can't charm anyone stronger than you" kind. Which in a world where everyone else is a walking apocalypse? Means you can't charm anyone who matters. So while Gareth—the muscle-brained Titan hero—was bench-pressing boulders, and Astasia—the Holy Archangel with a body that belonged in a cathedral and a face she hid behind a helmet—was literally glowing with divine power, Raven was in the back. The strategist. The brain. The guy they kept around because someone had to think. And they hated him for it. Astasia called him trash. Disgusting. Bastard. Freak. Every curse word a noblewoman could learn, she threw at him like stones. He thought she despised him. Thought she saw him as the weakest link dragging down the hero party. Turns out? 89% favorability. She was a fucking tsundere. And he never knew. Never saw it. Because he was too busy surviving, too busy stealing quick fucks with noblewomen in hallways just to recharge his trash-tier powers, too busy being treated like a prostitute with a brain instead of a hero. Then there was Nyra. The cat-woman. Gareth's slave. The one Raven fucked in secret because that idiot was too busy drawing pictures of Astasia like a lovesick puppy. 96% favorability. The one who actually loved him. The one he promised to free. And he failed. An Incubus got who died at Hand of Succubus during their first Session. The End.

After a fatal car accident in his previous life, a thirty-four-year-old former warehouse worker awakens in the body of a brilliant, twenty-something biochemist at Caltech. He isn't alone in his new life; he is bonded to the Genius Amplification System (G.A.S.), a sardonic and highly intelligent AI interface that gamifies his research and social interactions. Transmigrated into the heart of Pasadena, he must navigate the eccentricities of Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter while completing missions like "Sheldon's Paradox" to earn IQ Reserve points. At a random party in apartment 4A, he realizes that his ultimate goal is to use the system’s research loop to synthesize a permanent version of NZT-48, all while managing a rising Notoriety Level that threatens to expose his anomalous career acceleration to the world. To survive the scrutiny of the scientific community, he must balance his "Normal Person" facade with the system's "Anti-Hero" protocols, ensuring that his intellectual dominance remains as calculated as it is undeniable.

Wang Ye, at the age of 29, suffers from a severe illness and wakes up after three days in the ICU, discovering his body has begun to rapidly evolve. Microscopic vision, Vajra Indestructible, supersonic running, telekinesis, hypnosis, control... These abilities that only existed in fantasy works gradually appear in Wang Ye. Years later, Wang Ye walks out from the center of a nuclear explosion exceeding one hundred million degrees Celsius, unscathed.

Lu Zheng possessed a jade seal which allowed him to transmigrate to an alternate world freely. Initially, he thought that the alternate world which he frequented was but an ordinary ancient civilization. With no particular ambition in mind, he planned to become a merchant and enjoyed the casual life of a rich man. He would find a few pretty maidens to accompany him while he explored the place and enjoyed various delicacies. That would be his ordinary and mundane life. His boring life lasted until the day he gave a beggar who showed up at his doorstep a meal. His jade seal obtained a strand of luck because of his action. Since then, he encountered a fox demon visiting him during the day and a beautiful ghost looking for him at night. The members of the Quanzhen Sect paid him tribute while some Buddhist monks stood in his path. So, it turned out that this world was not ordinary.

1000 years ago, the humans of the Blue Planet, who were venturing into space for the first time, accidentally entered an alternate dimension battlefield. The world entered the cultivation age. With the core of stars as their foundations, they activated talents and tempered the star veins. They were called the star warriors. Lu Lin, who had transmigrated to this world, activated double talents during his national examinations: His star power was doubled, so his combat flight time approached infinity. His potential was doubled, so his double talents would improve each other. His combat ability was doubled, so his sensing ability could help him easily find his opponent’s weak spots. His survival ability was doubled. By seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, he became the survival master in this alternate dimension. His threatening presence was doubled. With a death stare, he could rob the enemy of their will and leave them helpless to the slaughter. Many years later, Lu Lin was given the titles Demon King of Humans, Incredible Perpetual Motion Engine, Human Techniques Collection, The Nightmare of the Other Races, Battlefield Treasure Harvester, Desolate Environment Survival Master, Universe Lord of Fortune, Secret Zone Overseer, etc. When he was being interviewed, he said, “I truly am just an ordinary person. If you wish to do what I did, it is actually very simple—you just need a pair of eyes.”

I reincarnated and became the young sect master of a sect that dominates a region. I originally thought that with my solid backing, I will not have any worries in this life. However, sudden changes occurred and the sect declined. When the last ten disciples were forced to leave, only a deaf old man and a dog named 'Haha' remained in the sect, I suddenly discovered that the buildings in the sect could be upgraded! I'll upgrade the main hall! I'll upgrade my residence! I'll even upgrade my kitchen! A super sect is currently rising inexorably like the Sun... Welcome to my sect. I only accept disciples that are geniuses. Even super experts have to pay if they want to join. There's no free lunch in the world!

"Here you go, this is your wage for the week." After passing over a small pouch, the woman with her legs crossed behind the desk casually made a 'Check' in a notebook and then, without looking up, waved her hand to dismiss him and said: "Remember to file your taxes... Next!" "Wait a minute!" After pouring out the coins from the pouch and looking at the eight large and one small, totaling nine filthy coins in his palm, Leon couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock, almost wanting to pounce on her and fight to the death right there and then. "Damn it! I just repelled the evil god who was trying to erode the world this Tuesday! You bastard even wants to deduct the salary of the savior?"

An elder asked a young man if he wanted revenge for being humiliated by a strong man and disregarded by his master. The elder offers to pass his power to the young man, who is amazed to find centuries' worth of skill appear on his phone. The power is from the Heavenly Court, where users can borrow without interest for 30 days. The young man worries it might be a 'magic loan,' but the elder assures him that it is safe, as the daily interest is very low. Zhang Yu snorted coldly and closed the ad.

Clearing wasteland, farming, exploring and collecting, starting from scratch to slowly build an estate that completely belongs to oneself. Jiang Yuan always thought that the bound game was a cheat that could shuttle between two realms to sell things, until he discovered that the skills obtained in the game could also be used in reality!