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THE HIDDEN DESTINY ARC

In the peaceful fishing village of Elden Hollow, life is simple, harsh, and unforgiving. Richard, a poor young laborer who lost his family to the deadly Black Vein Fever, struggles daily just to survive. After escaping the cruelty of his former master, he finds refuge with Lara and her family in the riverside province of Silvara, where he begins working as a fisherman’s apprentice. But Richard is not ordinary. Strange dreams haunt him at night—visions of a golden throne, armored captains, burning palace halls, and an ancient sword that seems to recognize him. Memories that should not belong to him begin surfacing little by little, pulling him toward a destiny buried deep within the Celestial Kingdom. At the same time, an unknown terror awakens beneath the village river. The monstrous Vibrae drives fishermen away, plunging Elden Hollow into poverty and fear. When Lara’s father falls dangerously ill, Richard risks his life to confront the deadly beast alone. Against impossible odds, he survives the battle and defeats the creature, unknowingly setting larger events into motion. Far away in the imperial palace, the legendary sword Aurelis—sealed for centuries beneath the kingdom—begins to react for the first time in generations. While political tension quietly spreads across the fifteen provinces of the eastern kingdom, hidden forces begin searching for the source of the disturbance. Unaware of the truth surrounding his existence, Richard continues living as an ordinary villager. But destiny has already begun moving toward him. And soon, the forgotten past of the kingdom will rise again.
Rondam_Yemi · 5.4k 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. Cover art courtesy of matchselaa
Drechenaux · 2.7m Views

The Heavenly Empress' Assassin

A man who faced lifelong rejection by the will of the world that he grew up in, and a genius with infinite potential who fell as a result of making a risky bet. Under the machinations of the deceased Heavenly Emperor, Huang Xian, two unfortunate souls originating from entirely different worlds got saved and fused together into a new whole, adopting the identity of the latter–Theodore Winter, the heir to one of the Supreme Pillars of the Heavenly Court. As an eon-spanning competition to decide the next generation of Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress began, it brought with it a game of wits, power and plots that would shake the Heavenly Court to its core. Reincarnators, Transmigrators and Regressors were barely qualified to chase after the unprecedented monsters that had been brought into being for the express purpose of rising above the rest. Battles between peers were like peeling an onion–nobody ever knew just how many cultivation realms and Talents the others had hidden away to catch their opponents off guard. With a saint-like image and the heart of a devil, Theodore Winter entered the fray. Unbeknownst to all, besides returning triumphantly, he was entrusted with another task: To kill Huang Xian’s murderer–his wife, the Heavenly Empress! ------------------------- Read advance chapters (by paying for my meals) on Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/sh1ro My novel series "Reincarnation Cycle's Unfortunate Bug" on Amazon: • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYHGRR8M/ Discord Server: • https://discord.gg/NdAjjmXSDh Cover created by: • https://www.instagram.com/llay_art/ ------------------------- Current Release Schedule: • 4 chapters per week • IDEALLY 1 chapter every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday (at ~11 p.m. GMT+1), but more realistically, they'll just appear whenever they're ready until everything's stable again. (More chapters can appear as bonus chapters, so this is the absolute minimum.) • Vote with Power Stones to read more chapters in the week after the results are in! -> Top 100: +1 chapter -> Top 50: +2 chapters -> Top 10: +3 chapters -> Top 5: +4 chapters -> 1st Place: +5 chapters - Chapter length: ~2k words on average
Shiro_the_Hero · 445.6k Views