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Tao Hua's life is fucking miserable, and that misery somehow earns him the title of "Village Disgrace." In order to cope with the awful treatment, he often retreats into words untold, dictated by the flip of a page. These worlds leave him with the dream of escaping this piece of shit town. To his utter dismay, his wish comes true, but not in the way all those fairytales promised. His saviour is a man he becomes enthralled with and whom he names “Lord No-Name.” This male lead is a touchy man with many faces. And for lack of a better word, Tao Hua can’t decide if he’s either the story’s love interest or villain. But the two share a common sentiment. This prince, alike Tao Hua, is also fucking miserable. But arguably worse! And instead of coping like a normal fucking person, he does the opposite. He doesn't escape. He doesn't cope. He just tries to fight against the already fated truth of his demise. 0/10, worst prince ever written. Misery aside, this fateful encounter will force Tao Hua to make a choice, leaving him with only one question: "What was one mean-spirited beast to a town of people who despise a beauty's entire existence?" ──── ୨୧ ──── Beauty and the Thief is a slow-burn, stop to smell the roses, type of novel. That being said, the roses are beautiful, and upon closer observation they’re less floral than once thought. It follows the POV of Tao Hua, as he tries to navigate his new life in a place that actually values him, and the prince of this story’s mood swings. ──── ୨୧ ──── !!!!Disclaimer!!!! EXTREMELY SLOW PACED! Character driven, before plot! This story borrows the premise of Beauty and the Beast, by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont, relying heavily on the trope while also twisting it to smithereens. The beast element is exchanged for a power dynamic, and the curse differs from the original story. The narration borders on sarcastic and self-aware, while also targeting deeper topics. It often breaks the fourth wall as a stylistic choice. A lot of the work will be edited over time, but the bones will remain the same. ──── ୨୧ ──── There are occasional illustrations littered throughout the novel drawn by me (slowly commissioning to get others done), usually found in the comments! !!CREDIT!! Cover Art by @Sayoto (VGen) Illustrations by me (@meowssey) and zaza (@zazhah) (Both commissioned artists are amazing to work with and I highly recommend their work!)

Distant green mountains, a secluded village, and an ordinary youth whose only goal was survival. Yet, a mundane mortal life transforms into the arduous path of cultivation. In such a place, who is genuine and who is a facade? Who will be the one to finally find themselves as an eternal companion of the bright moon? The world of cultivation begins from this moment Support my Patreon (ekkothedemon), which is ahead and has free chapters. (Chapters upto 1600 on patreon. scheduled upto chapter 800 here , which will be sometime in June to get to Chapter 800)

In the turbulent era of Europa from 1913 to 1920, a devastating world war ignites following the assassination of Great Duke Francis, heir to the Middle Nations of Germano-Hungry—loyal allies of the formidable Great Empire. This spark escalates into a brutal clash, with the Great Empire locked in combat against a coalition of powers: the steadfast Republic of France, the shadowy Transnatia (formerly Romania), the expansive Great United Front of Russia, and the naval-dominant Island Nation of Commonwealth (Britain), as additional nations are pulled into the conflict across the years. "Trenchbound" chronicles the war through shifting perspectives of soldiers on the battlefield, each chapter capturing a unique viewpoint at critical junctures. From the desperate struggles of everyday infantrymen navigating treacherous trenches and mechanized assaults—featuring colossal steam-driven tanks and armored contraptions—to the elite magic divisions, where mages command ethereal flying machines (distinct from conventional aircraft) to soar above the fray. These sorcerers enchant bullets with devastating spells, causing them to explode on impact or unerringly track their targets, turning the odds lethally against ordinary troops and amplifying the chaos of combat. Through these personal narratives, the novel delves into the grim realities of a war where arcane enhancements merge with industrial might, exposing the fragility of life, the bonds of camaraderie, and the shattering consequences of enchanted warfare that reshapes Europa's destiny. This alternate historical epic blends authentic period tensions with limited magical intrigue, painting a vivid portrait of survival amid enchanted peril.

In the 170th year of Yong’an of the Great Wei Dynasty, a secret scandal broke out within a princely household, one that shook both the imperial court and the immortal sects alike. The only son of the Northern Garrison Prince, infamous throughout the realm as utterly worthless and rotten to the core, was in truth the lowly son of a stable slave, switched at birth years ago by the Demonic Sect. The real heir, meanwhile, turned out to be a true disciple of a Sage, newly appointed top Scholar, having already cultivated a breath of Righteous Qi of the Vast Heavens. For a time, all of Great Wei erupted in jubilation. People everywhere congratulated the princely household on rectifying the origin and returning to the source, on finally recovering their qilin-born prodigy. ....... “Yeah, it really is worth celebrating, if only this so-called fake heir weren’t me.” Gu Fangchen faced the Northern Garrison Prince and the true heir who had come to confront him, then glanced at the randomly assigned profession hovering above his head: [Emperor (1 day)] [Skill One: Mandate of Heaven (Passive)] [Skill Two: Power of Life and Death (Active)] That year, the Northern Garrison Princess Consort was still gentle as water, doting on her child to the point of indulgence. The Eldest Princess was cold as frost, proud and aloof, a single smile worth a fortune. The Younger Princess was sweet, foolishly adorable, obsessed with heroic young knights, and most of all despised shameless villains. The Grand Princess struck fear across battlefields as a peerless war god. The female State Preceptor could overturn clouds and rain with a mere turn of her hand. The moment Gu Fangchen opened his eyes, he knew it: He had transmigrated to become an emperor. Those who follow me shall prosper. Those who oppose me shall perish.

Yang Xiong, an ordinary man from Blue Star, is reborn in the Douluo Continent. His father serves as an outer sect deacon of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, and he awakens a Body Martial Soul that others dismiss as useless. Yet Yang Xiong knows its hidden power. Through relentless body cultivation and soul training, he rises step by step, transforming from an underestimated youth into a Soul Master capable of rivaling the gods themselves. A journey of reincarnation, cultivation, and power growth begins. Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon. Read 40 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Cortez10  

https://discord.gg/5XvSyxWKm3 WARNING - Mature Content (18+) Lin Feng had reached the peak of the cultivation realm, but even that realm didn't guarantee him true Immortality. Only few cultivators can achieve Immortality due to restriction by heavens, those who are capable can become true Immortals, unbound by lifespan. But not all paths were closed for him, he decided to walk the path again and this time he has a way to obtain one of the top physique’s , Pure Yang Physique. He decided to walk the path of Dual Cultivation to attain Dao of Chaos, the strongest known Dao in the whole universe. ___________________________ IMPORTANT POINTS :- It's Dual Cultivation Novel so expect smut , but it is not the main theme, it will be just part of it ( No NTR, No Yuri ) Not every women will be part of Harem unless it develops into genuine love. __________________________

Yi Chen never asked to transmigrate into a cultivation world, but he still ended up here. However, the good part was that he was granted a system which came with an Innate ability. The ability to check the status of others! Even though it was only Level 1 for now, he had decided to make the best use of it by collecting enough money and leaving the town to find where the cultivators were and join a sect… until a certain young lady decided to choose him on that particular day. 'Wait, why did Miss Yu choose me? I’m not even handsome!' Glancing at her status, he gawked. ‘What?! She's going to be the phoenix empress...? Great god...I can't even run away then,' Accepting his fate, Yi Chen got married. What he didn't know was that this marriage would become the spark that would make him go on a journey where he would go through countless crises, jump several realms, fight numerous cultivators, slay innumerable beasts and explore all corners of this world of cultivation. Follow Yi Chen as he stumbles, complains, and somehow survives everything this cultivation world throws at him. _________ "One day, even you might get transmigrated here, like me. So read this novel carefully… it might just save your life!" – Yi Chen __________ Upload Time: Daily at 00:15 (GMT + 8) Discord server: https://discord.gg/gNWJGf2a2n

Han Liang came to Ying Mountain on a mission. Yuan Yu was never supposed to be part of it. One carries the blood of the White Dragon. The other hears what jade stones remember — fragments of the past, and whispers of what has yet to come. Their paths cross beneath falling peach blossoms. A rooftop. A single glance. A moment that should have meant nothing. It didn't. In a world ruled by powerful sects, ancient bloodlines, and wars fought from the shadows, some connections are more dangerous than open enemies. And some things, once begun, cannot be stopped. A slow-burn BL wuxia romance of political intrigue, hidden powers, and a pomegranate tree planted long before either of them knew why.

Fang Hao, a boy from a mountain village, was recruited as a menial disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect because he had seven spiritual roots. By very good fortune, he obtained a cultivation technique called Myriad Manifestations Devouring Heaven Technique, and thus began a different path of cultivation.

When the devastatingly beautiful and arrogant Master of the Valley of Shades dies and is reborn into a top-tier modern family. She is a queen of peerless beauty, yet cold-hearted and ruthless; she is also a master of both poison and medicine. She saves people only based on her mood; she gives her all to her friends and family; she will follow her lover through life and death, even if it means betraying the whole world. He is handsome and noble. He sees women as nothing, so cold-hearted he seems to be without a heart, appearing both demonic and divine. He is the Family Head of an ancient and mysterious family, the undisputed emperor in everyone's hearts, who wields immense power and holds the lives and deaths of others in his hands. When the cold-hearted and ruthless she meets the domineering and aloof him, will it be a clash of titans, turning them into rivals, or will the powerhouses unite, bound together through life and death? [The Pampering Snippet] Seraphina Ashworth snuggled lazily in Caden Reginald's arms, looked up at him, and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Caden, they all say you've spoiled me rotten, that I'm a femme fatale who runs wild because of your backing." Caden Reginald reached out and stroked Seraphina Ashworth's long hair, saying dotingly, "Who said that? I intend to spoil you so rotten that you can't leave me. That way, you'll be mine and mine alone." Seraphina Ashworth wrapped her arms around Caden Reginald's neck and said with a smile, "You're so domineering, but I love it." After speaking, she planted a kiss on his cheek.

He was an orphan with mediocre aptitude and a humble background. Through perseverance and an unwillingness to settle for mediocrity, he practiced cultivation desperately. By a stroke of luck, he awakened the Ancient Martial Soul, long extinct in this world, and from that moment on, his rise was unstoppable, like a comet soaring high, embarking on a cultivation journey to dominate the world. Starting as a beggar who was bullied by others, he began to shine with each step, entering into an era of chaos where Sects are numerous, talents abound, the Ten Thousand Clans vie for power, and human heroes emerge one after another in a vast and magnificent world. With the 'Tyrant Sky Martial Soul', he vowed to forge his own myth!

As a member of a beast-taming clan, Ye Jingcheng has the opportunity to exchange contribution points for beasts. To everyone's surprise, he chooses a wounded fox among all the available beasts, which people believe won't make it. However, only Ye knows that the mysterious Jade Book inside his body can save the fox's life.

After three long years of drought, the Cangyun Country finally welcomes the prophesied blessed girl—the one foretold by a Daoist priest to change the fate of the nation. But fate is cruel. The blessed girl, Shen Ningning, is stolen and abandoned in the deep mountains just after birth. Though she is later taken in by a kindhearted family, her days are filled with relentless verbal and physical abuse from a vicious aunt, pushing her to the brink of death. At last, unable to bear the sight any longer, a passing wolf pack carries the fragile child away—and from that moment on, she is fiercely cherished and protected. And little Ningning is no ordinary child. The wolves have nothing to eat? No problem. With billions of supplies stored in her interdimensional space, food and clothing are never in short supply. A long drought leaves rivers dry and crops withered? She simply summons the Spiritual Spring to nourish the entire mountain. Too poor and lacking money? One Spirit Grass fetches a thousand taels of gold, and wealthy merchants compete to buy from her. An enemy nation dares to invade? No need to worry—she quietly produces gunpowder and sends them flying into the sky. When a scheming “white lotus” tries to steal her identity as the blessed girl, her powerful birth family finally arrives. Her biological father—the Prime Minister—dotes on her without restraint and punishes the wicked without mercy. When asked about her dreams, Shen Ningning answers without hesitation: “To raise Langlang, earn lots of money, save lives, and crush scoundrels!” Meanwhile, the hot-tempered Crown Prince Mo Lingwei watches over her silently. “My dream,” he says, “is to protect my Ah Ning—even if it means giving up the entire kingdom.”

Yu Jiuqing was a prodigy among men, becoming Prime Minister at a young age, and an object of admiration for all under heaven. No one would have thought that such an almost omnipotent man would be mercilessly abandoned by his own wife. For ten years, no one dared to mention his wife's name in front of Yu Jiuqing. Everyone thought he must have hated that heartless woman to the core. However, ten years later, that woman suddenly returned... ... Shen Qing of the Space-Time Administration Bureau went back to take an assessment. Upon her return, she found that ten years had passed in the world, and she had inadvertently become a "scum woman" who had abandoned her husband and son and not returned home for a decade. Facing her icy-cold husband and a son in his rebellious puberty, Shen Qing wanted to cry but had no tears. A debt owed must always be repaid.

Modern forensic doctor Xu Jing transmigrates into an arrogant, reckless woman who just got divorced by her husband. Facing such a pitiful start, Xu Jing remains calm, understanding that life must go on. One day, The Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Xiao Yi, comes to Anping County for official business. A Government Official brings a woman in, but she remains unflustered, looking up calmly to say: "This common woman requests to prove her innocence." Xiao Yi is shocked to find that his ex-wife not only has a changed personality but also can perform autopsies and solve cases. Her medical skills are extraordinarily impressive. Xiao Yi can't stay calm and personally visits Xu Jing to request an autopsy. Xu Jing: "Sure, an autopsy costs one silver." Xiao Yi: "..."

The Du Family has a daughter, married for three months, her husband receives the emperor's order to go to war, and since then they have been together rarely and apart often. Married for five years, her husband dies on the battlefield, wrapped in horsehide. She cries her eyes out, adopts a clan child, and through the green lamp and old Buddha, she earns a memorial arch of chastity. This is her life's glory, and also a lifelong shackle. In her old age, she learns that her husband's death was a conspiracy, but there is no longer anyone to avenge. She sees the flowers filling the courtyard, just like the day he lifted her veil, and she hears cheerful laughter, reminiscent of the years he was by her side. She knows she won't live long, standing under the memorial arch, her hand on the cold stone pillar, she doesn't want this name of chastity, she only wants him to grow old with her. She doesn't want to raise other people's children, she wants their own son. If she could go back to the past, she would never let her husband die in vain, and would never let the enemy have a good end!

Monsters cover the sky, and false gods sit high in temples. Qin An crosses into this world and awakens life skill professions. [Butcher: Mastery of Blade Techniques] [Scholar: Enhanced Comprehension] [Blacksmith: Strength that Can Subdue Dragons] ... These life skill professions become the foundation for his survival in this demonic world.

Qi Chuan, who travels to the Immortal World, awakens a Golden Finger called Hundredfold Critical Strike. No matter what he does, there is a chance to trigger a hundredfold critical strike and gain a hundredfold reward. During cultivation, an ordinary Spirit Root, after a hundredfold critical strike, has a cultivation speed comparable to an Upper Grade Spirit Root, breaking realms with unstoppable momentum. Learning magic, a hundredfold critical strike leads directly to perfection with infinite power. Artifact Refining, Talisman Making, Sword Dao... Even in farming, he can become a top-notch Spirit Plants master, easily cultivating a field of Top Grade Spirit Fruit.

Lin Chen is born in a deprived family. To purse his martial artist dream, he has to do some gig work to make ends meet. Luckily, he gets diligence system: as long as he keeps working hard, there will be no bottlenecks in his path.

Qin Ming transmigrated to a Cultivation World, but without a Golden Finger, his mediocre talent led to his abandonment by the family. He was ordered to participate in the Sect's pioneering recruitment task and became a low-level Spirit Farmer. Every day, he faced a harsh cultivation environment, survival was difficult, and the pressure was immense. Until one day, he returned from the fields and discovered that what he harvested was a bit different. [Name]: Golden Spirit Rice [Entry]: Weak Magical Power (Harvestable) From then on, he steadily managed and worked hard on farming, finally becoming a top figure. A great chaos erupted in the Immortal Realm, and everyone was dumbfounded. "Is this the kind of power a Spirit Farmer should have?!" "Revealing the truth, I'm just a farmer..."