SUPERNATURAL
C.1432-END - 1432 Bonus Chapter: That Corner (2)In the waves of steam and machinery, who could achieve extraordinary? In the fogs of history and darkness, who was whispering? I woke up from the realm of mysteries and opened my eyes to the world.
C.1296: StallingZhuo Yifan was the Demon Emperor. One day, he managed to lay his hands on an ancient emperor’s book, the Nine Serenities Secret Records. As the book was coveted by many, he was targeted by experts and was even betrayed by his student.
C.1463 (END) - Final Relay, Destination Point (End)What do you do when you wake up and find yourself inside the very game that you love?
What do you do when you realize you that you have not only become an NPC – you have even been thrown back in time to before the game even launched!
What will happen when our protagonist’s two realities coincide?
Han Xiao was a professional power leveler before his transmigration. Using his past life’s knowledge, Han Xiao sweeps through the universe as he prepares for the arrival of the players. This is definitely not your typical transmigration novel.
C.3485 - A Happy EndingShe was originally a puppet of her family. Pursued by the police for being a business spy and hitman, she was betrayed and fell into the sea.
When she opened her eyes again, she had turned into an ordinary high school student. Because of a disgraceful birth, she had been crowded out by her relatives. Because of inferiority complex and antisocial behavior, she was bullied by her classmates.
But now she is no longer someone who acts timid. Cheat her, and she will break your bones.
She possesses formidable Jade pupils capable of seeing through walls. Other people have difficulty breaking through jade, their sight for antiques is based on gambles, but she only needs a look.
An undertaking begins as she creates legends in the world of business.
Once upon a time, they laughed at her poor and destitute state. Now looking at her net worth of 10 billion, it can’t be explained.
To the relatives that come to hug her thighs, she must apologize: “We broke off relations long ago, so get lost!”
C.2490 (END) - Mini scene: Shameless Competition“This guy, how heavy is his taste, he’s still able to eat?” Waking up, she looked at her reflection in the mirror, explosive hair, tattoos, and a demon-like face. Look at her for more than a second and you’ll have spicy eyes (your eyes will bleed-aka she looks really ugly).
C.327 - : The Big Clock (4)
C.10071007 Street Robbery#sololevelup #weaktostrong #faceslapping #feelsgood
Lu Yu transmigrated to a parallel world before the Reiki recovery and awakening of the cities.
Ferocious beasts attacked, and all of humanity started awakening special talents.
All living beings in the world started to evolve and mutate, and become materials for humans to become more powerful.
As long as one searched for the appropriate materials, he could evolve his talents and become more powerful.
But there were many talents that were extremely mysterious, and no one knew how to level up those.
On the Talent Awakening Platform…
Lu Yu awakened the weakest talent [Claw Attack]. Everyone laughed at him.
Fortunately, his system activated, and only he could see its notifications.
“Detected the talent [Claw Attack].”
“Please choose from the evolution paths below: [ Cat Claw Path ][ Bear Paw Path ][ Eagle Strike Path ][ Snake Tooth Path ][ Dragon Claw Path ]…”
“Please confirm your choice, [Dragon Claw Path].”
“Please continue to choose your evolution path: [Flaming Dragon Claw] [Flowing Water Dragon Claw] [Rock Crushing Dragon Claw] [Gale Dragon Claw] [Light Dragon Claw] [Dark Dragon Claw]…”
As such, Lu Yu used the system to his advantage and set foot on the path of leveling up toward supreme power.
C.447Raon’s entire life had been lived as a dog on a leash.
Through a twist of fate, he obtained a new life.
Wrath remained in the wreckage of his destroyed leash.
Finally capable of standing on his own feet, he decided to live life by his own will.
He would slay anyone standing in his way…
Even if they were a god.
~ Concluding remarks:An inexplicable danger lurks within the harbor, where numerous containers emit a pungent stench. Suddenly, crew members fell ill and began to wildly attack other people. The text that appeared out of thin air told her that this was a survival game.
Fu Anan thought that it was just a dream, and that she wouldn’t be affected by it once she woke up.
It wasn’t until the game told her: She would die if she didn’t follow the rules of the game. She would also die if she didn’t survive for at least thirty days in the game…
Unknown danger on the cruise ship; An isolated island that suffocates people; creatures inside the fog; Floods that engulf everything; Epidemic with no cure; Constantly collapsing lands……
How should one survive in various natural and man-made disasters, and in environments where resources are scarce?
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C.1905-END - Bonus Chapter: Antelope’s Gift1 drop of blood = 1-Up
Other people game overnight, I game overnight and bleed.
Ever since the dimensional storms descended upon Earth, numerous dimensional zones have appeared, bringing with them all kinds of dimensional creatures—Immortals, Buddhas, Devils, Angels, Elves, etc.
Yet, all these strange dimensional zones can turn into dungeon instances on my phone. Other people risk their lives adventuring, I spend all my time gaming.
Monsters drop dimensional crystals that boost stats, imbue new skills, and join me as Companion Beasts. These Companion Beasts fight alongside me or alone, augmenting me with their skills and strength. Rare monsters in real life? I’ll just restart the game with a drop of blood to grind it.
I really need a blood transfusion.
C.1280 - Afterword, if life is only like the first timeCatastrophe erupted, it was the end of the world.
Survivors were surrounded by the impregnable wall, a new order was established…
The desire for power, faith, and darkness pervaded each other, layer upon layer of brands imprinted in every corner of the heart.
The virus wreaked havoc, were these humans’ true colors?
“I unexpectedly survive, I want to live.” –Du Dian
C.500(End) - 500 The Developer’s Younger Years, the Immortal Cultivation Simulator Is at Your Service (End of Book) (3)# simulator
Bai Yi transmigrated to a fantasy world and awakened the Immortal Cultivation Simulator. The longer he managed to survive in a simulation, the better the rewards he would obtain.
[You were born into a poor family… you died due to hunger.]
[You were born into a rich family that runs a business… you were killed by kidnappers.]
After failing more than 30 times in the Immortal Cultivation Simulator, Bai Yi wondered whether he was unfit for cultivation. Therefore, he had to rely on others to go through the simulation for him!
[Chen Qianxue, the Holy Maiden of the Soul Sword Clan, has entered into the Immortal Cultivation Simulator upon your invitation.]
[Age 0, Chen Qianxue was born into a poor family.]
[Age 5, Chen Qianxue picked up the manuscript of the Sword Cultivation Technique by chance.]
[Age 8, Chen Qianxue was at the first level of the Qi Refinement stage.]
[Age 164, Chen Qianxue failed while attempting to break through to the next stage. She died due to sudden, unbearable power pushing through her meridians.]
[You acquired the following rewards…]
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C.722 finallyAn ordinary youth living in the year 2050 in the Western calendar accidentally came to a fantasy world created by the collision of magical elements and supernatural technology at the other end of the dimension…
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C.361 (END) - Nebula Collapse, Painful UnificationAfter transmigrating to this world where spiritual energy is revived, I realized that it’s a world rampaged by Direbeasts. But what is most exciting is that humans with special abilities do exist! It’s awesome to witness control of thunder and fire, titan’s transformation, limb regeneration, teleportation, telepathy, precognition and many more.
C.1479 Fan SanIn a zombie apocalypse world, Earth has become a place inhabited by people with twisted hearts. In a dog eats dog world, she struggled to survive and witnessed the deaths of love ones until she met her own gruesome death.
But she was reborn, she was back to the beginning of the end. She held a divine sword: meet a god, kill a god; meet Buddha, kill Buddha! Regardless of which methods, she will use anything in her disposal in order to protect her loved ones!
He is gentle as jade, just like his name. Despite his extremely poor shooting skills, he can make powerful people follow him faithfully. He has an army in his hand, and his power shakes the world.
They are two people who have never met in the previous life, yet their paths kept intertwining in this life. Is it fate? No, for Bai Ling, maybe it’s an evil one!
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C.552. Mobile Task ForceDeep below the earth's surface, a mystifying subterranean seascape lurks, an archipelago bathed in inky blackness where suspense and horror hold court. Here lie strange islands and even stranger monsters, far beyond the realms of human imagination. In this domain, mankind is far from dominant; instead, madness and death rule supreme.
Pleading for mercy from the unknown creatures of the deep only leads to a slow, tortured existence. The trapped survivors gradually distort, losing what made them human, both physically and mentally, to the gloom as they remain trapped in this eternal obscurity. Their only hope? A perilous expedition into uncharted sea territories.
Fueled by determination, Charles embark on this daunting voyage aboard his steamship, aiming to reclaim humanity's past glory. Together with his crew, they sought a way out of this hidden sea world, a path back to the sunlit world above, where humans once stood tall.
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I read a few comments from Chinese readers that compared this novel with Lord of Mysteries because of similar elements: Lovecraftian, western fantasy, first industrial revolution, and steampunk. However, I have yet to finish reading Lord of Mysteries to do any actual comparison, but I do think those who have enjoyed that novel would enjoy this as well. Also, the author of LotM, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, also did a shout-out for this novel, so I guess he approves of it too?
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C.449: Deputy Professor.What happens when a man gets transported into a foreign world filled with magic?
C.1644 - A Wise Man Submits to CircumstancesHero Zhang Han was frustrated in life originally, but he stepped into the Cultivation World by a stroke of luck. Possessing divine natural gifts, he ascended into the disaster-crossing period step by step. He had imagined his life would not have any hardships anymore, but unfortunately incurred the god thunder since he violated the fate. After he woke up, he was surprised to find that he was reborn, going back a few years ago. He found that the world was different from what it used to be after his rebirth and he had a lovely daughter.
C.1356.1: Chaos grade cultivation technique: Heaven's Collapse (Part 1)The legendary mana finally reached planet Earth, causing all living things to officially enter the path of evolution.
C.1513 Domination [2]5 years ago, Earth was subject to an event now known as the “World Awakening”.
At that time, the world completely changed. Mana awakened in the world, gates began opening, and a holographic screen showed up in front of the eyes of every human that outlined their “status”.
Each individual was given a talent to start with, ranging from simple abilities like enhanced eyesight to insane fantasy stuff like pyrokinesis.
And within this myriad of abilities, Damien awakened a spatial affinity with the skill “short-distance teleportation”.
At first, he was excited, thinking about intense battles and gaining great power, but the reality was quick to shoot him down.
His ability only worked in the area 10 meters around himself, and his physical stats were insanely weak, leaving him tired after using his ability a couple of times.
Disillusioned by his weakness, Damien lived a quiet life doing anything he could to meet ends meet, until one day, everything changed.
Damien was betrayed and thrown into a gate, left to fend for himself in a labyrinth of beasts.
Something snapped in him that day. He refused to stay weak and keep his head down any longer.
When he emerged from the darkness, he found himself in a new world with no idea how to return to earth.
However, he wasn’t the same kid he was when he first fell.
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C.397Jiang Fan had transmigrated to a world where everyone could awaken a planet.
The larger the planet, the higher the origin energy, and the stronger the civilization.
There were people who made theirs with qi to create a martial arts civilization. Everyone on the planet was a martial arts practitioner.
There were people who made theirs with magic power to create a magical civilization. Everyone on the planet was a mage.
There were people who made their spiritual energy to create an immortal civilization. Everyone on the planet was an immortal cultivator.
Everyone was trying their best to construct all sorts of extraordinary planets.
Jiang Fan, on the other hand, used his memories from his previous life to create a technological civilization!
“Your Star Destroyer directly pierced through the opponent’s planet, and the opponent lowered their head.”
“Your two-way foil turned the opponent’s immortal cultivation planet into a piece of paper. You scared them silly!”
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Terror Infinity Afterword(Translator)“Want to know the meaning of life? Want to live… a real life?” The world changes when you click YES. In God’s dimension, you have to keep getting stronger, keep evolving to survive one horror movie after another. Do you kill everyone in your way to reach the end as a lone king? Or fight along with your comrades and survive through the support of friends? Everything was just for staying alive. Until you find the secret of God’s dimension. Who is the real enemy?
C.1486 - Transcending Reincarnation (The Final Episode) Part 2Year 2056, in a city in the Yuan Jiang Su Jin area. On top of a ruined, shattered six story residential apartment sits a teenager wearing a combat vest, militaristic trousers, and alloyed battle boots. On his back is a hexagonal shield and equipped is a blood-shadow battle knife. He sits there silently on the edge of the roof. At this time, the sparkling sky was shining and there was a refreshing breath within the air that blew towards him. However, there was only silence within the ruined, deserted city, with an occasional howl that makes your heart skip a beat.
C.532Leiyin accidentally crossed into the One Piece World, and accidentally obtained the Naruto System.
C.509 CH 493: IT WILL BE SIMPLEThe gods exists. The Supernatural is real.
But poor foolish Mortals can never pierce through the Truth hidden by the Veil.
They say Ignorance is Bliss. But for Adam, such Bliss woven by a lie is worthless.
In his opinion, Ignorance may be Bliss but --- Knowledge is power.
This was the truest fact; something Adam built his empire around.
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He wasn’t always this rich. He wasn’t always this powerful. There was a time he too struggled to earn enough for the treatment of his sick and dying mother.
But one day, on a Halloween night, his life was forever changed.
His eyes were opened to a completely new Reality.
The truth that was hidden from the eyes of all normal humans.
An entirely different world, rule and society existing just in front of us.
Follow Adam, as he uncover the Truth about his identity, the power in his blood and his adventures as he rise to the throne that is rightfully his.
In order to attain his goal, he will not hesitate. He will become the God of Crime is that is necessary.
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Side Story 7.6 (END) - The Beginning of All StoriesLucia grew up not knowing she was a princess.
C.1782 (END) - We Are The Champion!On the surface, she’s a gay high school boy. In reality, she’s the hacker known as Z, who hunts criminals on the Internet. A girl dressed in men’s clothes; a master at playing games, punishing evil, and having the highest skill in seducing girls. When people learned that “he” was actually female, the entire population blew up!
C.1416 Quiet (The Finale)Several hundred thousand players are trapped in a gritty zombie apocalypse survival game just after game launch. There are hints that deaths in the game might be serving some other terrible purpose in the background of reality…
The main character, Liu Gan, is a quadruple amputee in real life. A quirk in the server code recognized his prosthetic limbs as ‘real limbs’ in game, giving him ‘normal’ arms and legs that nonetheless have the strength and power of steel limbs, and thus far more power than a normal player. With this minor cheat helping him survive the early stages of the game, Liu Gan sets out to find out what exactly is going on, and to endure as long as he can.
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C.1573: Are you done talking?An accident let him have a special ability to turn back time up to 1 minute. When he said the wrong things in front of his leader, he was able to return back to 1 minute before to correct what he said. During jade stone gambling and there was no jade inside, he turns back time to pick another stone. When the woman he likes met an accident, he can return back to 1 minute before to save her…… A small fry’s rise through the ranks of the government service starts……
C.541: ArmyRoy’s life was nothing special. The only thing commendable was the last few moments when he saved a mother and her child from a drunk driver.
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It’s really an egg! Damn it, what kind of monster have I become? Did I fall into Hell instead of making it to Heaven??
Join Roy as he ventures through various worlds with the Custom Made Demon King System—a system that allows Roy to draw anything he can imagine and create it through exchanging souls!
C.701: The endLin Qing He transmigrated into a novel and became one of its cannon fodders. The novel’s background is non-viable 1960s, a time of want to eat but nothing to eat and want to wear but nothing to wear.
C.251: Pioneering Africa (5)The blacksmith Anvil created weapons alone in a ruined world.
He came across a community, a hero universe, where there are heroes of every dimension.
All the heroes wanted his weapons,
All the monsters hated him,
All the world blessed his existence
however nobody prevented his death.
Decades later, a dimensional invasion started on earth.
Kang Shin-hyuk, a boy who can’t use mana inherited Anvil’s VIP ID and memories.
C.687 - BrewingChen Zhao can summon demons and see Death.
C.581 Time Flies (END)The world experienced a cataclysmic change, and countless spatial gateways appeared out of thin air.
C.525 - Are you looking for me, Mr. Husband?She barged into his office, ignoring the secretary who was trying to prevent her.
He looked up from his files and frowned to see the girl who just barged into his office.
“ What are you doing here?” He asked her coldly.
She smirked proudly and flipped her hair back and said, “ What do you think I am doing here? I am hungry, take me out for lunch.”
He knitted his brows, “ Why would I? Didn’t I already pay the compensation? I have zero obligation to feed you. So go away.”
The corners of her lips turned into an evil smirk, “ Do you think that you can get away from me that easily? Tsk, tsk. Mr. Han, you have really underestimated me.”
“ I will hunt you down even if you try to hide away from me in a faraway mountain.”
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Jiang Yue is a member of the most popular and powerful girl group who has lived her life with fame and glory. But what happens when she suddenly dies due to an accident and wakes up in the body of a hidden heiress of the Gu family?.....
Xu Nuan is an obedient and timid girl who suddenly becomes sharp-tongued, bold, and fearless after the accident. Can the people who have always looked down on her accept her strong and fearless attitude?
Han Zihao, President of Han Corporations was known for his cold and unmatched aura was forced to yield in front of the stubborn girl who jumped in front of his car. How will he be able to react to Xu Nuan’s fierce and spirited influence?
C.3949 3950-Super StrongIn a world of shallow-minded, materialistic mortals, what would one from humble beginnings – whose face had been stomped on, spat on, oppressed for the longest while by the arrogant, pampered upper echelons of society – do, when a mysterious application pops up on a brand new phone that was meant to be the birthday gift of an ungrateful girlfriend? What if the application takes the form of a chatroom where its occupants, bearing the names of mythical, fictional beings, start giving out ‘Red Packets’, all the while spouting nonsense?
C.1260 - It’s Not Over YetViolet skies, a world undergoing massive changes, a deficient moon, interlinking voids…
C.378[NO. 4212: ‘Humanity’ has failed the Demotion Match.] [NO. 4212: ‘Humanity’ has been deemed useless. Beginning deletion.] As Earth was being erased after their final game ended in failure, Martial Saint Sung JiHan managed to resist deletion and saw messages pop up in front of him. [To think someone would be able to resist being erased.] [Let’s give him an opportunity to re-challenge.] [Player ‘Sung JiHan’ is returning to the time of initial entry in The League.] When he woke back up, he had regressed back in time. Given a second chance, he swore to himself to stop the fall of Korea and humanity and take flawless vengeance against those that ruined things in his original timeline.
Follow the journey of Korea’s Martial Saint, Sung Jihan, as he struggles to prevent a future of destruction and ascends as the Martial God!
C.907 (END) - the final chapterTraveling through the Xianxia world, Chen Chen got the strongest tracking system and was able to track everything ever since.
C.340 - With a marriage contract forcefully done, he married her, and all she could do was comply, and resent him deeply for that and for all the following misunderstandings they faced.
However, it was already too late when she understood she actually loved him.
C.621: Battle of Six Path Powers Part-2A medical student died because of negligence of the authorities. Later, he is granted a second chance in life with some boons. But being an Otaku and Naruto fan, he chooses to live in the chaotic world of Naruto.
The story will follow canon for the initial part with a new plot. Major changes will reflect in the later part as our MC grows up. The story has strong AU elements and the power scaling is ramped up to explore various foreign elements in Naruto. Everything in its entirety will be a part of the Naruto series with details and speculations of my own.
This story is my original creation, and I post it on Scribble hub and Webnovel. You might find a few initial chapters on Royal Road.
Note:- The starting 40 chapters or so have poor grammar and various mistakes since I was a new writer back then and lacked experience. But I am working on editing them.
Warning:-I don't own Naruto or any related stuff except my MC and Original characters and jutsus. (Yep, there are lots and lots of original jutsus in the story.)
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C.868: Nevermore: Emperor vs. KingOn just another normal Monday, the world changed. The universe had reached a threshold humanity didn’t even know existed, and it was time to finally be integrated into the vast multiverse. A world where power is the only thing that one can truly rely on.
Jake, a seemingly average office worker, finds himself thrust into this new world. Into a tutorial filled with dangers and opportunities. In a world that should breed fear and concern, an environment that makes his fellow coworkers falter, Jake instead finds himself thriving.
Perhaps… Jake was born for this kind of world, to begin with.
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Author Note: Tags and content warnings are mainly to give me creative freedom later on. This is my first novel ever, and English isn’t my native language, so go easy on me chaps.
C.1500Lin Yan is a professional car racer who fell from grace after her sister set her up. She becomes an actress for the sake of her boyfriend, who later cheats on her with her sister. Her life, career and relationships reach a slump.
Enter Pei Yucheng, the president of the JM corporation—a multinational conglomerate. He is unfathomable, cold and aloof. At random, he would mysteriously lose control of himself, and Lin Yan is the only one who is able to calm him down. The first time she meets him, she feels an indescribable fear deep within her soul. Unbeknownst to her, they had met each other a long time ago, but she had chosen to forget him…
Soon, something puzzling and strange begins to happen to her. Occasionally, she loses consciousness and ends up in Pei Yucheng’s room the next day, completely unaware of how she ended up there. She suspects that something has possessed her…
C.853 (END) - Extra (7): Another Encounter in the Azure World (2)After dying, Chen Heng finds that he has transmigrated to an alternate reality: everything is the same, except the world is now a Wuxia world heavily influenced by martial arts! Not only this, he discovers that he has a Fantasy Simulator, from which he obtains rewards that make him incredibly powerful in his new reality as well. Martial arts, immortal cultivation, and overpowered abilities–all of this begins from a single simulation!
C.136The horror game anchor Xiao Tangqiu crossed into a horror game.
C.185 go homeNing Su’s hair is soft, his skin is pale, his expression is slightly sluggish, his body is thin, and he is out of place in the crowd of passers-by.
He listened to the people around him discussing how to clear the level of this dungeon, and asked: “I survived the level, does it count as clearing the level?”
The people around looked at him like a fool: What a pity.
After entering the dungeon, Ning Su really started to live a life of his own.
If there is a gloomy skull on the castle, Ning Su will pick it up and make it into a night light to sleep beautifully.
The waterfall turned into blood, and he took the stew in a small milk pot, his eyes shining brightly.
Occasionally, he will also make small clothes for ghosts crawling on the ground.
Later, he really survived, the NPCs are sticky to him, the ghost master followed him and called him ‘mother’, and he still had the bloody heart of the flower god in his chest.
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For Ning Su, there is food and drink in the infinite horror world, which is much more wonderful than his previous life.
He lived in the doomsday era and used to be a supernatural being, but his supernatural power is different. He is a special dark supernatural being who can absorb all dark things.
The person in charge of the base asked him to purify the zombies and sent him to the zombie group.
He turned into a little dark zombie.
Humans did not like him, all dark beings loved him.
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C.1200What happens when a scientist from a futuristic world reincarnates in a World of Magic and Knights? An awesome MC is what happens! A scientist’s goal is to explore the secrets of the universe, and this is exactly what Leylin sets out to do when he is reincarnated. Dark, cold and calculating, he makes use of all his resources as he sets off on his adventures to meet his goal. Face? Who needs that… Hmmm… that guy seems too powerful for me to take on now… I better keep a low profile for now. You want me to help you? Sure… but what benefit can I get out of it? Nothing? Bye. Hmmm… that guy looks like he might cause me problems in the future. Should I let him off for now and let him grow into someone that can threaten me….. Nahhh. *kill*-
Alternative: Leylin is transported from an advanced technological era into a medieval world— except there’s magic. Equipped with “only” his quick wits and an A.I. chip fused to his soul, he sets out to become the most powerful magus the world has ever known. In a land divided into the Light and Dark Magi, the weak can either be cattle or disposable slaves. Only the strong can determine their lives, and only they have the luxury for virtue. Yet strength is only a tool for Leylin, like any other. His goal, in the end, is his own.
C.208: Side Story 5 (4) [END]“Let’s get a divorce,” Chen Jinyao said.
She knew that she was only a supporting character in this novel world. The male lead only married her as a business relationship and, sooner or later, the female lead of the story would eventually show up.
If Chen Jinyao was indecisive about leaving, only heartbreak would follow.
Something pulled her thin white wrist, and next thing she knew, she was pushed down and pressed against a pillow. Yan Cheng’s peach blossom eyes bored into her in discontent as he declared, “Only in your dreams!”
After spending a colorful night, she was too tired to lift a finger.
When she fell asleep in Yan Cheng’s arms, she had a dream.
In her dream, she had turned 80 years old.
But can someone tell her why she still hadn’t left the marriage at that age?