matriarch malice

Bai Chuwei has lived for five thousand years, and after becoming an ancestor of all human beings, she descends the mountains and initiates the plot of a novel. A new female student is transferred into Henghua Secondary School Year 3. The young lady has bright eyes, white teeth, red lips and her appearance is similar to an immortal fairy. But unfortunately, she has Eighth-Grader Syndrome. “The wealth of ten Duan Family added together does not even make up half of my combined wealth over the past five thousand years.” “The first classic masterpiece of China? Oh I casually wrote that for fun two decades ago.” “Scientific research isn’t comparable to flying in the skies with a sword. Today, this ancestor here shall teach everyone how to cultivate scientifically.” The online lurkers reveal a snort of contempt and wait to see Bai Chuwei slapping herself in the face after acting so pretentiously. Eventually, the China Property Statistics Association reveals this particular information: The respected ancestor is the richest person in the world, owning the most number of gold mines, hundreds of islands, and countless property worldwide. China Writer’s Association: @Bai Chuwei, Respected ancestor, when will you continue updating your book after having stopped it for two centuries?

Li Wei lived a dull, overworked life—until destiny (or a rogue truck) intervened, catapulting him into a world of mystical cultivators and deadly power struggles. Waking up in the body of Li Wei, the infamous and lazy heir of the Immortal Ice Sect, he finds himself in a precarious position: surrounded by enemies, burdened by a reputation for arrogance, and targeted for assassination. The only thing worse than inheriting this life? Realizing his new body’s cultivation potential is off the charts... if only the previous owner hadn’t been an idle narcissist. With the sect matriarch as his coldly disappointed mother, a stoic yet dangerously competent protector in the ice-cold beauty Leng Yue, and a mysterious "Young Master System" pushing him toward reckless behavior, Li Wei must balance survival with ambition. Every quest forces him to embrace the absurdities of an over-the-top cultivation world—whether humiliating enemies or accumulating riches—while concealing his true identity as a transmigrator. But as he’s exiled from the safety of his sect and thrown into the chaotic world below, Li Wei quickly learns that charisma, cunning, and a knack for manipulation might be even deadlier than swordsmanship. After all, why fight fair when you can command, deceive, and dominate? With ancient relics, feuding clans, and dangerous beauties complicating his journey, Li Wei's rise through the cultivation ranks is anything but conventional. What starts as a quest for survival may just become a path to unstoppable power... assuming his outrageous system quests don’t get him killed first. Will Li Wei overcome his past’s shameful legacy, outsmart his enemies, and become the true master of his destiny—or will his laziness, scheming rivals, and shameless arrogance bring him to ruin? ------------ Discord: https://discord.gg/U29paHWKEN

Alix Deminal loves magic. I mean how could anyone not like magic in a world that's so full of it. From Mages to Clerics there are so many ways to conjure forth the practice. Alix's personal way is through sorcery. She had spent years stuck cracking a certain spell that appeared to her in a dream some years ago. After years of research and work she finally managed to finish the spell. It was at this moment that Alix knew that her time had arisen. She would improve upon her spell to shake the world, inspire others, and evoke her vengeance upon a spellcaster that had wronged her family. She would meet monsters, demons and pirates! Those are all on the same level of danger, right? She would become known as the Matriarch of Monsters. All thanks to one little taming spell.

Nora is transported to another version of Earth populated mostly by men. A world where women ruled with absolute and unmerciful power. Nora must protect herself, her identity and the group of men that she is forced to love. Will she be able to maintain her cover identity and make a life for herself that she can ethically tolerate? **Adult Content, 18+, and in an INCLUSIVE universe.**

In a world in ruin, Eren Veylen stumbles upon a powerful and sinister book—the Grimoire of Infinite Malice. The book, which feeds on life, souls, and essence, offers unimaginable power in exchange for a pact. As Eren accepts its dark offer, he embarks on a path that will consume his humanity and transform him into something far more dangerous. The grimoire craves sustenance, and its power knows no bounds. Can Eren maintain control, or will he be lost to the evil that now resides within him?

On a cold autumn day, a young man enters the city of Vesporum, at the behest of a woman he tried to steal from. To Irene, however, this young man seemingly entranced by her beauty, is little more than a tool at her disposal. She commands him to steal from a vampire, a secret which is guarded so closely. Promising the young man riches and salvation, she lures him into the city shrouded in conflict between two groups. As vampires and werewolves fight for control over the city, a half-blood werewolf woman is murdered in cold blood, setting events no one could have imagined in motion. Aoric finds himself in the middle of this conflict as the threads of fate, or perhaps plans of a certain woman, force him even deeper into these events. Will Irene be able to save her people from the cold blade of this murderer? Will Aoric be able to survive this battle of the ancients? Will the city of Vesporum remain standing as this conflict unfolds? * * * The story is told from Irene's and Aoric's points of view. Do not expect romance from the get-go. Be patient. This is my submission for the 'My Werewolf Lover & I' contest, please consider supporting the story by voting for it. * * * Discord: https://discord.gg/V8aDaRgZdv

In a world where summoned "heroes" slaughter everything in sight to grind levels and chase glory, Alex Winewood is the anomaly that breaks the script[. He doesn't care about the crown. He has zero interest in a holy crusade. He only wanted the Holy Sword because a ceiling exists, and he has a highly logical desire to climb past it. Dragging along a runaway Queen who ran from her paperwork, a dark witch who was taught to hate the world, and a blonde idiot who thinks he’s a chivalrous leader, Alex navigates the treacherous northern wilds with a single goal: absolute, unbothered equilibrium. To the righteous, he is a heartless blasphemer. To the victims, he is a cold, mechanical savior. To the wicked, he is an unpredictable wall of physical force. While the rest of the world judges a person by the labels they wear—labeling them as "pure" humans, "impure" witches, or "feral" demi-humans—Alex looks past the flesh entirely. He sees the quiet truths inside people that they themselves are too blind to recognize. He sees the heavy, festering burden of pain hiding behind a hero's righteous anger; he sees the desperate desire for simple love buried beneath a dark witch's terrifying curse; and he sees the fragile, shaking fear of a crowd that throws stones just to avoid being the ones in the fire. He holds up an objective, brutal mirror to their souls, exposing their delusions with a single, quiet sentence. "We suffer in the mud, expecting heaven to grant us eternal peace. I say we just stop lying to ourselves, and build what we can while we are still breathing"

Zhang Wei thought his life ended in a truck's headlights. Instead, he woke up in the brutal, unforgiving world of the Verdant Dragon Continent—transmigrated into the broken body of Lin Feng, a crippled outer disciple of the mighty Azure Frost Sect. Beaten, discarded, and awaiting a slow death in the sect's rubbish heaps, he has nothing.Until a forbidden interface glimmers before his eyes. [Matriarch Conquest System Initialized.][Mandatory Tutorial Target: Elder Zhu Yan, The Alchemy Widow.] [Conquest Objective: Achieve Intimate Union. Reward: Reconstruction of Dantian. Foundation for Rebirth.] To ascend, he must not cultivate the heavens, but conquer the peerless women who rule them. From the lonely Alchemy Matron to the icy Sword Empress, each "conquest" grants him a fragment of their power, their legacy, and their loyalty. In a realm where power is everything, Lin Feng will forge his own path—one of calculated charm, strategic desire, and ultimate dominion, climbing not a lonely peak, but a throne built upon the affections of the world's most powerful women.

It's spring 1942. Caroline Graham is six months pregnant, overweight, irritable, and most decidedly bored with her "delicate" condition. She hates being tied down and resents her husband Cyril and her cousin Edward for being off on assignment and having fun while she's confined to the village. She grows more restless each day, and her good friend and confidant Leslie Atwater does his best to boost her spirits but fails miserably. What Caroline needs is a problem to solve, "something juicy" to challenge her mind. And, of course, that's exactly what she gets.<br><br>Be careful what you wish for.<br><br>First there's a rash of poison pen letters circulating in the village. Librarian Elspeth Hunter receives a letter, and is the first to die, presumably by her own hand. Other deaths follow. Are the sudden deaths connected to the letters? As weeks pass and the bodies mount, Caroline and Leslie discover a pattern that suggests something more sinister is at work. With Leslie's help, Caroline must use all her cunning and put her life at risk to uncover a cold-blooded murderer -- a remorseless killer who continues to raise the stakes in a deadly game of malice.

Shikuza, a prince with a forgotten face? has only one purpose: to hunt down the King of Ghosts. But in a world where the line between humans and ghosts is blurred by ancient riddles, who is the real monster? The ghost he's chasing, or the hero you're cheering for? The further you read, the more you'll realize... this isn't just a story. It's a memory. And it's standing right behind you.