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At the age of eighteen, every human is forced into a Trial World where their fate is decided. Rise above destiny, and you become an elite revered by all. Fail, and you are reduced to nothing more than a servant in a world ruled by power. Li Chang’an was given a doomed life from the very beginning. Reincarnated into a weak and dying body, surrounded by enemies and destined for failure, he should have been forgotten like countless others. But everything changes the moment he awakens the Limitless Ascension System. Every skill he learns evolves. Every technique he touches transcends its limits. Every battle pushes him beyond what should be possible. While others climb step by step, he breaks through boundaries endlessly. From a powerless nobody to a being that stands above worlds, Li Chang’an begins a path of endless ascension. Yet, the higher he rises, the more he realizes— The Trials are not meant to create heroes. They are meant to control them. And this time, someone has appeared who refuses to be controlled.

I, David_okafor, am the author of this story and I am cross-posting it to Royal Road under the username David. K. As darkness spreads, the forces of good scramble to preserve what little order remains. But salvation doesn’t come from the righteous. It comes from a fallen one. Once a son of Lucifer and cast down during the battle of Armageddon, he was spared destruction and granted a second chance—not for redemption, but for duty. With his divine powers bound in celestial chains, he must earn back fragments of his former strength by protecting the very world he once sought to destroy. Now, Earth’s only hope is a being neither fully good nor truly evil. A force untamed. A soul unhinged. 2 chapters per day Bonus chapters will be given based on the number of power stones donated by the end of the week. Vote with power stones Give reviews, suggestions, and encouragement in the comment box Happy reading!

Novel Synopsis Born without the ability to cultivate, Xiao Chen is treated as less than human. With blocked meridians and a missing dantian, he is abandoned by the world and forced to beg on the streets with his little sister, Xiao Mei. But when Xiao Mei dies from hunger in his arms, Xiao Chen's grief turns into hatred. On a lonely mountain peak, he buries the only family he has left and curses the heavens for their cruelty. He swears that if he is ever given the power, he will one day tear Heaven itself apart. That same night, something falls from the sky. An ancient existence known as the Imperial Dragon Origin chooses Xiao Chen as its new host. For the first time in his life, the boy who could not cultivate is given a chance. A chance to recreate his dantian. A chance to walk the path of cultivation. A chance to rise against the very heavens that abandoned him. But as Xiao Chen grows stronger, he slowly discovers terrifying truths hidden within his bloodline, the true reason his dantian was removed, and the secret behind the so-called Heavens themselves. In a world where talent rules all, can a broken boy armed with nothing but hatred, willpower, and the Imperial Dragon Origin truly defy fate? Or will he be crushed beneath the very heavens he swore to destroy?

[Mature Content] [18+ Only] [Smut] **** “Nathan…” Maddison murmured sweetly, her voice soft, almost playful. “Ashley’s been clinging to you over that mating ceremony lately… doesn’t it exhaust you?” “Baby…” Nathan’s voice dropped, low and rough, laced with disdain. “Let’s not waste our time talking about someone so irrelevant while we’re enjoying ourselves.” A cold smirk tugged at his lips. “You know those promises I made to her meant nothing.” His tone turned darker, almost amused. “I said them just to watch her hope… just so I could rip it away from her tomorrow.” His gaze hardened. “I want her to stand there and watch it happen—watch with her own eyes who would become my Luna.” His hand slid around Maddison’s waist, pulling her firmly against him, possessive and certain. “It was always you. Only you.” A flicker of anger crossed his face, sharp and unforgiving. “I’ll make her regret the day she was born. If that disgusting woman she calls a mother hadn’t switched you at the hospital, none of this would’ve happened. You—the true Alpha’s daughter—wouldn’t have wasted eighteen years suffering while that impostor lived in your place.” He let out a quiet scoff, thick with contempt. “If things had been right from the start, you would’ve grown up beside me… as my future bride.” Nathan brushed Maddison’s hair aside, his voice dropping into something darker, colder. “All we’re doing now… is correcting a mistake.” His lips curved faintly. “She can drown in her misery while the entire pack turns its back on her…” His grip on Maddison tightened slightly. “…and you take the place that’s always been yours.” *** After Ashley was exposed as the fake Alpha’s daughter, her world collapsed overnight. The people who once adored her turned cold, one by one—including Nathan, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé. He didn’t just abandon her; he played along, pretending to go through with the mating ceremony, only to use it as a stage to humiliate her and publicly claim Maddison—the true Alpha’s daughter—as his mate. It was his way of proving that without her title, Ashley was nothing. They expected her to stay. To bow her head, accept the blame, and atone for a “sin” that was never hers. But they forgot how far they had pushed her. After enduring Maddison’s cruelty and torture, Ashley chose to run. She left everything behind and, in time, found someone else—someone far removed from the life that had broken her. By the time Nathan realized the truth of his own feelings, that it had always been Ashley, it was already too late. She had entered a contract marriage with the Monster Duke, and Nathan even took part in sending her to someone else's bed. Nathan thought she would regret it. Thought she would come back. But he was wrong, and regret drowned him. Now, he wanted her back and would do anything to make it happen, but would Ashley's husband allow it?

What Lives Beneath the Veil --- She smiles. You trust her. That is your first mistake. Your last mistake is breathing. --- THE PREMISE Every monster wears a mask. The most dangerous ones wear innocence. Princess Liora Veyne is born without a soul. No one notices. Not her family. Not her kingdom. Not the countless victims who will one day die smiling because she told them everything would be fine. She learns early: the world trusts a sweet face. So she gives them one. Eyes wide. Voice soft. Smile gentle. The perfect princess. The harmless girl. The last thing you will ever see. Behind the mask: centuries of blood. --- THE CURSE Her 101st victim does not die quietly. He dies cursing. No lover will ever satisfy you. You will crave endlessly—always hungry, never full. Every person who touches you will become your next sacrifice. The curse does not break her. It perfects her. Now she hunts differently. Not with violence. With seduction. Every willing body becomes a ritual. Every night of pleasure becomes a countdown to death. She traps them with charm, consumes them with hunger, and adds their power to her own. The craving never stops. Neither does she. --- THE CYCLE Across centuries, they come. Heroes. Warriors. Chosen ones. They gather their allies. They forge their weapons. They believe—foolishly, beautifully—that this time will be different. It is never different. She defeats them all. Not in battle. In trust. She learns their names. Their hopes. Their weaknesses. She becomes whatever they need—a friend, a lover, a savior—and destroys them when they are too broken to fight back. Their bodies fuel her immortality. Their screams become her lullaby. And the mask never slips. --- THE HORROR She watches kingdoms burn. Empires crumble. Stars die. She adapts. Evolves. Wears new faces in every era. Medieval castles. Industrial cities. Digital worlds. The future. The mask changes. The hunger does not. She is immortal. Insatiable. Unstoppable. And no one knows. Not the heroes who die trying to stop her. Not the families who weep at her "tragic" funerals. Not the world that calls her good. The veil has never lifted. It never will. --- THE TRUTH This is not a story about redemption. The villainess does not learn to love. The curse does not break. The heroes do not win. This is a story about failure. Eternal, absolute, hopeless failure. Every hero falls. Every lover dies. Every attempt to stop her makes her stronger. The cycle has no end. The hunger has no cure. The mask has no crack. She walks among you now. She smiles at you now. And you will never, ever know. --- "She has been wearing the veil for a thousand years. You will never see what lives beneath." --- End of Synopsis CONTENT WARNING: This series contains explicit sexual violence, human sacrifice, psychological torture, murder of innocent characters (including children and family members), ritualistic killing, and extreme horror. No character is safe. Read at your own risk.

In a world where kingdoms rise on pride and heroes are worshipped as legends, one man walks a different path—not to conquer, not to rule, but to erase. Michael Varkhal is not a savior, nor a tyrant seeking a throne. He is something far worse—a man born from betrayal, shaped by cruelty, and driven by a single, merciless truth: the world that created him deserves to be destroyed. Once, he was human. Once, he believed. But the same society that preached honor branded him and his kin as traitors, slaughtered his family, and buried the truth beneath power and lies. What remained was not a victim… but a force of reckoning. With a mind sharper than any blade and a will that bends even monsters, Michael does not wage war like kings or heroes. He whispers. He manipulates. He turns allies into enemies and cities into graveyards—watching as pride, greed, and fear consume humanity from within. Entire guilds slaughter each other. Nations crumble without ever knowing his name. At his side walks a group of broken souls—each bound not by loyalty, but by shared ruin. Together, they move toward one inevitable destination: the heart of power itself. But among the countless lives he has shattered stands one who refuses to break—Yelena. A woman who has every reason to hate him, for he is the one who burned her homeland, who turned her world into ash, who stole everything she once held dear. Yet, despite her hatred, she remains bound to him… because to Michael, she is not just another victim. She is the only thing in this collapsing world he refuses to destroy. Not out of mercy— But obsession. As ancient forces stir and the mysterious Children of the Abyss emerge from the shadows, the world begins to realize a terrifying truth— This is not a story about stopping a villain. This is the story of a villain who cannot be stopped. Because Michael Varkhal does not seek victory. He seeks annihilation.

Accept the eternal suffering, or to break heaven itself? "I died again then again and again. They called me villain, called me evil, as i was just a stepping stone in their path to heavens. But why should I accept it? Why not i became the monster they called me, why not i became the evil the fear, why not become a real villan!" In a world where the fate system decides who lives and who dies, Zhao yang was never meant to win. He was trapped as a tutorial villain, killed by fated children again and again, he existed only to make them stronger. But when corruption becomes his only path to freedom, he takes it without hesitation. Between being Heaven's puppet while forging his own fate, Zhao yang has made his choice. Even if it means dragging every fated one into darkness with him. ---------- Not trying to waste your time so I will give you a little info here. This is cultivation world where both mc and other chosen one have system. Growth in mc's thinking, change in his behaviour. First pov used ( 80%) and third pov (20%). He believes in gender and age equality.

Zakra had everything money could buy. He was young, wealthy, and successful, yet he felt nothing but an endless, suffocating boredom. His only escape was history. He spent his days reading about Alexander the Great and Napoleon, constantly wondering what it would feel like to be them. What does it feel like to conquer nations? What does it feel like to rule the world? Be careful what you wish for. One afternoon, just seconds after stepping out of a café, a blinding white light consumed his city. A nuclear strike ended his boring life in an instant. But death was not the end. Zakra opens his eyes to find himself in a strange new world, inhabiting the body of a Tyrant Emperor on the brink of destruction. He is surrounded by enemies, magic, and political intrigue. Will he build a massive Harem and Conquerd the world? Hell yeah, he will baby! you will find, harem, war, narsistic character, politic, long time ago before forsaken starfall

Ah! Reincarnation! A second chance at life, it's a perfect opportunity isn't it? Wrong Between a disability that makes him so weak that his parents want to abandon him in the street, a war building up, and not even knowing which world he's in, Jeremy would say you're wrong. Reincarnating is an horrible experience. And he STILL doesn't know in which world he's in! _______ Kiiiind of slow burn, of course in the world of naruto but the protagonist will take some time to figure that out. Pretty dark too. Doing this story to train my writing.

Webnovel Power Stone Ranking Results as of April 19, 2026! TOP 65! I’ll release one additional chapter tomorrow. Thank you for voting, dear readers! Please vote for this novel again this week for more bonus chapters! Have a great day and stay safe, everyone! ^_^ WebNovel Spirity Awards 2026 First Entry Book Link: https://www.webnovel.com/book/34709131300072805 W E B N O V E L webnovel.com its about a man who just wants to teach students and disciples and yet inexplicably lots of goddesses and fairies and beautiful maidens enter his life in the most unexpected fashion. ^_^ better and longer synopsis: Lin Feng had a simple dream. Fall in love, get married, maybe have a couple of kids, and complain about life like a normal person. Reality disagreed. At twenty-five, he had confessed to one hundred girls and been rejected by every single one. “Sorry, you’re a good guy, but…” “You’re more like a brother to me…” “I think you deserve someone better.” He had heard every variation. Every excuse. Every polite rejection that stabbed just as sharply as a blunt knife. By the end of it, Lin Feng no longer feared failure. He expected it. After a night of drowning his sorrows, he woke up in a cultivation world. And somehow… he became a teacher again. “Mentor Lin Feng, could you guide me?” Lin Feng stood frozen. Because surrounding him were not ordinary women, but goddesses, fairies, and proud maidens whose beauty could topple kingdoms. He looked up at the heavens, his expression complicated. “…Are you messing with me?” He clenched his fist. “No. I didn’t come here for romance.” “I just want to teach.” The heavens, however… Had other plans. Update Schedule Daily Updates: One chapter per day Power Stone Ranking Goals Top 100: Additional 1 chapter (release weekend) Top 50: Additional 2 chapters (release weekend) Top 25: Additional 3 chapters (release weekend) Top 10: Additional 4 chapters (release weekend) Top 1: Additional 5 chapters (release weekend) Please note that any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, real world events, or locales is purely coincidental and unintentional. The characters, places, and incidents portrayed in this work of fiction are products of the author's imagination. Discord: https://discord.gg/mXMRjzF I used AI-generated images for my characters. If any of them resemble known female characters from anime or fiction, please contact me privately on Discord and I'll replace said images. No copyright infringement is intended. Thank you!

"If you want to kill me, you’ll have to survive me first." On one side, we have Cilian Vane. He is an Alpha to the core, and not just an Alpha. He is a fox-eyed bastard who plays chess with people's lives with a smile. And then on the other side, we have Ren Pierce. He is an Omega slave from a fallen mafia family, and now he has one goal: to live long enough to drive a knife through Cillian’s heart. One wants to tease his captive to death. The other wants to strangle his 'master' to death. In this violent relationship between a lethal Alpha and a defiant Omega, the air is thick with pheromones and hatred. In a house where every 'kind' gesture is a trap, only one will come out on top. What will prevail? Is it love, or hate?

"Caged bird, who wishes to fly high, are you awake?" "Ugh… Where?" I mumbled, the words violently tearing from my throat as searing pain rippled through my veins. "Don't scream, little bird. You have no need for a voice now that I'm here." Once a proud young man, his past stripped away and his true name lost, Evernight awakens in a world where divine light hides an endless void of despair. In this twisted realm of power, monsters, and forgotten gods, survival demands sacrifice. Humanity is a weakness. Mercy is a death sentence. To rise in this hellscape, Evernight must abandon the man he once was and embrace the only two paths that remain. Order. Or Decay. Angelic Ascension follows the tale of Evernight, a Pseudo Deity who has been forced into an ongoing war between two deities fighting for supremacy. But as he travels further, he begins to realise it isn't so simple as one side is bad and the other good. Both are corrupted to the brink, and as he fights for the freedom of all angels under Order's Tyranny. A single thought begins to pollute his mind to destroy the infection before it infects everything good in this world of terror.

{WARNING MATURE CONTENTS INCLUDED) One night of lies. One man who sees through them all. One debt that can only be paid in skin. Val is a player who finally met her match. Kyle Vanguard is the "Arrogant Heir" who doesn't believe in mercy. He caught her red-handed, and now he’s keeping her as his personal prize. From the dim lights of his private elevator to the heat of his bedroom, Kyle is determined to own every part of the girl who tried to rob him. "Run all you want, Val. You’ll only end up back in my arms. I’ve already marked you as mine, and I don't share my toys."

Setting out from the barren expanse of a desert, Lucious and his faithful dog are marching south on a long, demanding quest. They are determined to reach the Solvania Empire, which is known as the only true safe haven on their unforgiving planet where survival elsewhere is incredibly difficult. Their journey promises to be a challenging adventure, filled with both harsh obstacles and moments of joy.

Let’s be honest. You’ve probably read a hundred stories like this before. Guy gets a system out of nowhere. A cheat appears. Some mysterious force decides to gift him power like it’s a free trial. Yeah… that one. This is not that. Because instead of receiving a system… He built one. With his own hands. Inside his own body. And no, this has never happened before. Not even once in history. This is the first system ever created. Not gifted. Not found. Not stolen. Made. His name is Shadow. Yes, it sounds like he’s trying too hard. No, he didn’t choose it. Blame his family for that one. At sixteen, he did something insane. He successfully installed a system inside himself using forbidden rune theory and logic that most people would reject immediately just by hearing it. And somehow… It worked. Now here’s where things get interesting. Infinite mana. That means he doesn’t run out of energy. Ever. No limits. No exhaustion. No “you’re out of mana” warnings. But don’t get excited yet—he still has to actually learn how to use it properly. So right now, it’s less “overpowered god mode” and more “unlimited fuel inside a machine he hasn’t finished building.” “Oh cool, a system.” No. He made it. “Oh cool, quests and leveling.” Yes—but this one answers to him. “Oh cool, one million beast cores requirement.” Yes. And his reaction was very simple: “…You’re joking.” In this world, people are born with limits. One element. One path. One destiny. Shadow looked at all of that and decided something very simple: “I’m not doing that.” Now let’s clear something up. He is NOT overpowered at the start. He is NOT invincible. But he is something far more dangerous: A person building the thing that will eventually make him unstoppable. He is smart. The kind of smart that turns impossible theories into reality just because he thought about them long enough. He is calm. The kind of calm that usually shows up right before something goes very wrong for everyone else. And he is observant enough to turn everything he sees into something useful later. Now about people. Some fear him. Some try to understand him. And some realize too late that they never even existed on the same level of “understanding” as him in the first place. And then there are others… Especially women. Some find him hard to read. Some find him strangely attention-grabbing without knowing why. And some realize, even without meaning to, that their eyes linger longer than they should. Not because he is trying to charm anyone. But because something about him simply pulls attention without asking for permission. He doesn’t chase it. It just happens. So yeah. This is a story about Shadow. The guy who didn’t receive a system. He created one. And now the world is going to find out exactly what that means. Unfortunately for everyone else… That discovery won’t be gentle.

The Omega The Enemy Alpha Claimed She was never supposed to be there. One reckless decision. One night of stolen freedom. Or tasted freedom, and she walked straight into the heart of an empire that should have never known her name. The enemy’s territory. The enemy’s alpha. She saw too much. All the forbidden things she wasn't supposed to see… Men who didn’t hesitate to spill blood. Power that moved in silence. Secrets that were never meant to leave those walls. And then— he saw her. Not just a glance. Not curiosity. Something darker. Something that didn’t look away. From that moment, everything changed. Because he wasn’t just any alpha. He was the one her brother had built his empire against. The one name that meant war. And now… he had seen her. Chosen her. Claimed her. This is when Protection turns into possession. Silence turns into obsession. And a single night spirals into a war neither side can stop. Because in a world where alphas rule and enemies destroy— being noticed is dangerous. But being claimed by the enemy alpha…? That’s a death sentence.

What does a supervillain have left after doing it all? World domination? Done. Fear and terror? Done. All the money in the world? Done. No hero could rival him— no one could even go hand to hand with him, so after years of being at the pinnacle of the world, he retired. The world's greatest villain living a quiet life, hidden among the masses. Those days are behind him. But when a young lady unable to control her superpower needs his help, she shatters his boring life, pulling him into the one place he least expected to be–the Bureau of Superheroes. He is about to do the strangest thing a Deputy Director of the Bureau has ever done: start saving Supervillains.

Aurora Waters was overwhelmed with despair when she faced the truth about her family. She had been born into a family of villains. Even worse, her family had an unhealthy obsession with faking their identities. They took “Fake it till you make it” so seriously that it usually ended with them getting killed! Her oldest brother pretended to be a CEO just to mess with the female lead, but that backfired when the male lead showed up and threw him out. Her second brother? He was an obsessive lover who pretended to be a wealthy second-generation heir—until the real heir ended his life. Her third sister? She faked being an heiress to manipulate the second male lead but ended up being killed by him. Her fourth sister? She faked an illness to attract the third male lead’s attention, only to die from a real one. Her mother? She put on a facade of being a kind and loving mom but ultimately met her end at the hands of the male lead. Her father? He pretended to be a powerful tycoon but lost his job and was drowned by the second male lead. And Aurora? She planned to impersonate the daughter of the richest man alive, but if things went the way they always did in her family, she’d probably meet her end by accidentally falling down the stairs. However, there was one glimmer of hope in this nightmare: she had a 100% rebate system that rewarded her for spending money on her family! [Beep! You bought an eraser worth 1 dollar for your eldest brother! 2 dollars have been credited to your bank account!] [Beep! You bought a candy worth 1 dollar for your second brother! 2 dollars have been credited to your bank account!] Aurora’s eyes sparkled as an idea took shape. She began spending on her family like crazy to rake in cash. [Beep! You gave a bun worth 20 dollars to your childhood crush! 100 dollars has been credited to your bank account!] Aurora: …! That’s walking money! What Aurora didn't expect, though, was that she would end up becoming one of the technology big shots herself, in the end.

[Congratulations, Host! You have defeated the 777th Hero Party!] [Eternal Quest has been completed!] [Final scenario is unfolding!] “Even… if I can’t kill you… I will rid this world of your existence!“ Maximus, the hero teetering at the edge of death, yelled. In contrast, the Demon Lord just waved his hands dismissively. He had been bored out of his mind either way. Even if the hero succeeded, he would do his enemy the greatest favor. As a bright flash enveloped the Demon King, he just closed his eyes and smiled. “Time to go home.” Aiden was already planning what he would do once he got home. Getting a new console was a must, and premium snacks. Oh, and he would get his parents a condo. However, as the flash faded away, the sight that greeted him wasn’t of the Earth he remembered. The place was ruined! Monsters lurked everywhere. Buildings were crumbled and turned to dust. All buildings but one. The very same one he was standing on. “What the hell is going on here?“ [Congratulations, Host! As a reward for your excellent performance, you have inherited the Apocalypse Landlord system!] “Eh? I went from a demon lord to a property manager!?“ discord server for character arts and more: https://discord.gg/vJdu2DqnwR