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(Vol. 1 completed. Vol. 2 ongoing...) Synopsis: A politician from Earth gets transmigrated into a semi-familiar cultivation world, where typical xianxia protagonists are cooking trouble in every corner of the street. Guided by a unique system, he begins to amass a legion of such children of destiny, manipulating each of them into becoming his partners-in-crime. What to expect: 1. Extremely overpowered enemies who actually have a brain. 2. Side Characters who make impact on the story 3. MC schemes more than he fights, and he ALWAYS fights dirty. 4. There are tons of scheming by side characters that even the MC can't easily deconstruct. 5. MC's cultivation method is messed up beyond anything you've read on Webnovel. It grows wilder with each arc. So don't expect typical power-ups and revenge subplots. 6. Dry, lowbrow comedy. Additional Tags: Time Travellers, Transmigrators, Reincarnators, Regressors, Machiavellian Characters, Ruthless Scheming, Villainous MC, Multiple Timelines, Paradoxes, Extensive Worldbuilding, System, Survival, Yanderes, Overpowered Female Leads, Enemies To Lovers, Villainesses, No NTR or Yuri, Mysterious Past, Bloodlines, Multiple Power Systems, Politics, Older Love Interests, Master-Disciple Relationship, Wholesome Relationships, Kingdom Building.

Ruko Jizuko thought his life was nothing but ordinary—until the day it ended. After a sudden accident, his soul drifts between worlds, drawn into a realm beyond death where fate itself bends. There, a mysterious sealer’s voice offers him a choice—one that sets him on a path across countless realities. Reborn into the world of KonoSuba, Ruko soon discovers that every anime world he enters carries its own challenges, its own darkness, and its own heroes. From slayers and sorcerers to gods and demons, he must adapt, grow, and fight to uncover the truth behind the force that connects them all—the Shadow of Protagonists. But as Ruko travels deeper through these worlds, one truth becomes clear: Not every hero shines in the light… some are born in the shadows.

Currently, this novel is unavailable. As a "beginner" author, I’ve spent the past four months improving my skills, and looking back, I find what I’ve written before to be, well... not great. Over the next month or so, I’ll be editing and reworking this book to make it better. Completed: 23 / 116 chapters.

In a world where megacorporations rule like feudal dynasties and cultivation is under corporate rule, Vincent Cornelius wakes up in a silk-sheeted bed beside a suspiciously curvy woman. Reincarnated into the body of a doomed CEO fated to be a "villain's father". Vincent quickly realizes he's a disposable background character— the kind destined to be humiliated, ruined, and killed so that his pathetic son, can become a stepping stone for some arrogant, heaven-defying, cliché cultivation protagonist. Unfortunately for fate, Vincent didn’t reincarnate to play along. He reincarnated to ruin protagonists for profit. Armed with the Corporate Villain Expansion System, every cruel scheme, humiliating press leak, or market manipulation against protagonist nets him Villain Points—and every time he crushes a “fated encounter,” his Luck Points rise. Turn the protagonist into a drugie? +400 VP + 50 LP Reduce the mercenary king to a job of a small security guard? +500 VP +100 LP Cause chaos in a protagonist's harem—emotional betrayal, internal sabotage, or seduction ? +1,000 VP +200 LP As his mid sized logistics corporation moves towards becoming a corporate megaforce, Vincent must climb the cultivation ladder, weaponize capitalism, and outwit Fate itself—one bankrupt protagonist at a time. The world wants him humbled. The story wants him deleted. But Vincent Cornelius is here to rewrite the script. He’s about to prove that in this world, the real golden finger is a hostile takeover. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer (Filed Personally by Vincent Cornelius): If, by some cosmic accident, any names, corporations, or highly sensitive trade empires mentioned in this story resemble real-world entities—rest assured, it’s entirely coincidental. I am far too busy conquering fictional markets to bother with actual ones. No offense is intended. No lawsuits, either. Unless you’re a protagonist. In which case… file away. I'll be waiting—with a better lawyer and a hostile takeover plan. This is fiction. Relax. Or invest. Discord— https://discord.gg/d2V5ydRb9T

After finally defeating several powerful protagonists and claiming their treasures, Mu Zhi’an believed he had paved the way to his destiny. With abundant resources at his disposal, he generously shared them with the talented women around him—each of them growing stronger under his guidance. He thought he was on track to become the new heaven-chosen one, destined to rise above the world, ascend the heavens, and achieve immortality. But fate had other plans. When tribulation clouds gathered and thunder cracked the sky, Mu Zhi’an saw the truth: the women he empowered were now reborn as Empresses—true protagonists of this world. As he stared blankly at the scene, a bitter realization sank in. “I was never the chosen one… they were.” A cultivation fantasy full of betrayal, ambition, and shocking reversals. Can a man who gave everything still carve his path to the top? A/N:- I’m now updating daily with chapters of 1500+ words. If the chapters are shorter, I’ll release two per day to keep the pace exciting. If you’re enjoying the story, please consider leaving a review, voting with Power Stones or Golden Tickets, and dropping a comment — your support truly keeps this world alive. Let's reach the top together!

(There is R-18 sexual content. A lot of it. All marked in chapter titles. So pay attention to chapter titles!) "Cultivation resources? System I can handle it, this bro is a time traveller so I know all the mysteries of this world!" "Seducing girls? System you don't need to interfere, I don't need a fucking walkthrough to chat girls up!" "Stat boosts and cultivation techniques? System I don't need your help, this bro was a True Immortal in the past timeline!" "Just give me missions! Nice, detailed missions! Missions that have a clear objective to fulfil! I don't even need any rewards for completion, I just need the ability to clearly know what I need to do... to kill those bastard protagonists that I am fated to oppose!" +++ Time travelling back to the moment he transmigrated from Modern Earth into this mysterious world of cultivation with a System, Shu Yidan's journey began once again! In this life, he will steadfastly protect all he lost! In this life, he will bring his sect to the pinnacle! In this life, he will accomplish many things, the chief of which being... Killing the bastard who is this world's protagonist until he is deader than dead!!! Before he can get his harem of women! Before he can get his sworn brothers! Before he can get his OP treasures, his peerless techniques and ancient Masters as his backing! Because he has a System! A System that can scry into the fate of the world and give him missions that pinpoint exactly where this bastard is hiding, what this bastard is scheming and how to perfectly destroy this bastard's schemes! All protagonists with a cheats and golden fingers, beware! The Master of the Villain System is coming! +++ Former Story Title: Villainous Sect Master and the Endless Wave of Heroes Image Artist: Trung Anh Royalty-free stock illustration ID: 295037765 Gemini - Zodiac - Illustration Downloaded from Shutterstock, Stock Image Site

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In my world, I’m a reader, and you’re the unfortunate fallen hero of a novel. In his world, he's a gamer, and you're a brave hero who’s later shrouded in tragedy. A hero whose role in the world was stolen by him. In the search for a better ending, the world was engulfed in greater ruin. But why must you share the same fate as the rest of the world? In your world, what am I? A third protagonist who will hasten the world to brick? Or someone who will return the solace you lost? Was it the world of a game or a novel? Perhaps a reality hidden behind fallacies. Would the answer for the correct end reveal itself? *** Slow-paced story focused on the third variable's daily life for a while. Litrpg was only applicable for the second protagonist, the MC of the novel, as he's the only one that possessed the system. Also, it will take time before the paths of the three of them cross. It's not a great novel, though I try to improve it whenever possible. Bear with me, and I hope you like it. Updated schedule: Tuesday and Saturday. posted on: SH and RR

Synopsis Max Chen died the way he lived: surrounded by novels and empty energy drink cans. A heart attack at twenty-nine. Pathetic. But also—liberating? Because when he wakes up, he's not in a hospital. He's in a silk robe. On a golden throne. As the tyrannical emperor from the last novel he was reading, I Will Divorce My Tyrant Husband. Finally. A life of luxury, cuddly wives, and zero student loans. Then the system screams. Turns out, reading seven novels at the same time breaks reality. Those seven worlds have merged. The history has been rewritten. And Max now has: · Five wives from five different genres (one wants a divorce, one wants to conquer his empire, one thinks he'll kill her children, one has given up on life, and one just wants him dead). · Six children with overpowered protagonist tropes (patricide prince, regressed twin, lazy swordmaster, reincarnated elf, cursed seer, and a villainess daughter who's sharpening her knives). · Seven apocalypses happening simultaneously (gates, demons, droughts, political assassinations, regression paradoxes, dark prophecies, and one corrupted world fragment that even the system fears). His mission? Survive breakfast. Keep his family from killing him. Build an empire from the ashes of seven broken stories. And somehow convince everyone that he's not a tyrant—just a sleep-deprived novel addict who really, really wants a nap. The problem? Every time he tries to do something nice, his family assumes it's a trap. Every time he solves a crisis, his favorability drops before it rises. And every time he hides behind a rock during a boss fight, his S-rank hunter wife adds another entry to her "Reasons to Divorce" list. The world is ending. His family is chaotic. His system is sarcastic. And Max is absolutely, completely, catastrophically unqualified. Will he survive long enough to build a kingdom? Will his children ever stop planning his assassination? And most importantly—will anyone at the breakfast table pass him the damn salt? Find out in this hilarious, heartwarming, and utterly insane kingdom-building comedy where the real monster isn't the demon lord... It's family dinner. ---

Before Feng Yi ascended the throne, no one wanted to marry this prince who lacked presence and was out of favor. After his ascension, the harem was filled with the daughters of high-ranking court officials. They were an eyesore to look at and vexing to deal with. He felt that even favoring them would defile his own dragon body. He decided to choose a woman with a fiery, arrogant, domineering, and jealous nature to enter the palace, to cast all this "trash" into the Cold Palace on his behalf. Song Yunzhao had transmigrated to ancient times for fourteen years, all the while laying low and just trying to get by. She was just waiting for the plot to begin, then she would transform into a villainess—arrogant, domineering, fiery, and jealous—so that she would be rejected from the selection and could then choose a husband to live a carefree and happy life with. Later, Song Yunzhao watched as His Majesty smiled at her with immense indulgence and said, "Zhaozhao, come here." Song Yunzhao immediately felt that something was terribly wrong, a chill running up from the soles of her feet. The damned Emperor wore a gentle expression, but his eyes were as cold as ice; he clearly wanted to use her as his blade!