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Jiang Wei was an exhausted New York product tech until a black-haired woman touched him in an alley and turned him into an emperor penguin. [Penguin Evolution System initialized.] Now he earns Evolution Points by surviving what his human body never could. Pressure Heart. Countercurrent Sense. Abyssal routes. Rookery bonds. Every upgrade makes him stronger, stranger, and less certain that becoming human again is the right goal. Aylin, a princess from a world being eaten by Yokai, needs Jiang to cross worlds and break their hidden soul cores. She also failed three candidates before him, and one may still be alive. To save two worlds, Jiang must dive through haunted oceans, build a colony, survive warped history, and evolve from one furious penguin into something even gods cannot classify. The system calls him incomplete. The rookery calls him stranger. Soon, entire worlds will call him Emperor.

Sixteen-year-old Ava Sinclair has never cared about luxury or status—she just wants a shot at a better life. When she earns a prestigious scholarship to Ravensworth Academy, the most exclusive school in the country, she’s ready to work hard and prove she belongs. But from the moment she steps into the grand halls of Ravensworth, she realizes she’s an outsider. The students are ruthless, their designer clothes and expensive cars serving as armor in a silent war of power. The worst of them? A group known as “The Monarchs,” led by Adriana Kingsley, the daughter of a billionaire CEO who sees Ava as a threat to their perfect world. Determined not to be bullied, Ava keeps her head high and refuses to back down. When she accidentally impresses one of the school’s top students—Adriana’s ex-best friend, Theo Carter—she becomes an even bigger target. Strange “accidents” start happening, her schoolwork is sabotaged, and an anonymous text warns her to “know her place.” But Ava isn’t one to be intimidated. With the help of Theo and a few unlikely allies, she begins unraveling a dangerous secret hidden beneath Ravensworth’s polished surface—one that could destroy the entire school’s reputation. Now, she has a choice: play it safe and keep her scholarship, or fight back and risk everything. Because at Ravensworth, survival isn’t just about grades—it’s about power. And Ava is ready to take the crown.

Han Ma-Jun is a normal guy who is searching for school to transfer after graduating on junior high, now he can't find a new school that suits himself, because all public school he searches is so far, that's why he was searching some public school that may be near his apartment. But, his super rich uncle helped him to find a school and recommended him to some of his acquaintances who manage the private elite school to be transferred him. But to think the school he was in is unbelievable. Because this school is a magical school for superhumans, soldiers,nobles and heroes that are keeping it as a secret to the public and supported by the government. Now that he is just a normal guy who was enrolled from this school, is he gonna kick out or pass in the unbelievable test and officially transfer in the so-called thought wrong school?

Dad took the scholarship my homeroom teacher gave me and handed it to my cousin as “gift money.” I burst into tears and tried to snatch the money back from my cousin’s hands. Instead, Dad slapped me so hard I fell to the floor. Mom was the same as always, just telling me not to argue with Dad. But that very night, Dad was rushed to the hospital.

The Scholarship Girl. She earned her place. They remind her every day that she doesn’t belong. Elora Brown fought her way into St. Jude’s Elite Academy — a world built for money, power, and names that open doors. Hers does neither. Then there’s Julian Anderson. The mayor’s son. The school’s golden boy. Untouchable… and unbearable. Their first meeting? He shoved her aside like she was nothing. The second? He used her brilliance and dismissed her just as easily. Elora didn’t come here to make enemies. But Julian seems determined to be one. Because in a school where status is everything… she’s the one person who refuses to bow. And somehow, that makes it impossible for him to ignore. But some scholarships come with more than pressure. This one? Might come with a war she never signed up for and a boy she might not be able to stay away from.

You don’t belong here." "I earned my place, just like you." Harrington Academy is a world of wealth, power, and privilege everything Zaria Williams doesn’t have. As the only scholarship student among heirs and heiresses, she expected the whispers and stares. What she didn’t expect was Xavier Lancaster. Arrogant. Untouchable. The golden boy of Harrington. One accidental collision turns into a full-blown war, making Zaria the target of the elite. But the more they clash, the more she realizes there’s more to Xavier than his cold smirks and sharp words. He’s dangerous. He’s intriguing. And he’s getting too close. But in a school where power rules and secrets lurk behind designer masks, Zaria must decide: fight to survive or risk everything for a boy who was never meant to be hers.

Yunyun is reincarnated into a post-apocalyptic novel with a powerful female protagonist. Unfortunately, she isn’t the heroine. She’s just a minor cannon fodder character… destined to die early. But after awakening memories of the novel, Yunyun accidentally reveals the future through her thoughts— [Mommy, boohoo… your scumbag husband has been cheating on you for years and even has a child with another woman. In the end, they’ll join forces to cripple and torture you to death!] [Uncle, you’ll be betrayed by an ungrateful subordinate and driven out of your own luxurious home, left to freeze to death in the snow!] [Grandpa… Grandma…] In the original story, only her young aunt—the novel’s female lead—survives to the very end, killing her enemies with her own hands… only to live on as something neither fully human nor a ghost. Before they can recover from learning their fates, another thought leaks out— [Sigh, the apocalypse is coming soon. As a three-year-old cannon fodder, can I go offline early? I don't want to suffer through the end of the world…] Looking at the little milk dumpling in their arms, pretending to be silly just so she can laze around… What else can the Bai family do but spoil her? They hoard supplies, renovate and fortify their home, and prepare in advance for the coming apocalypse. Meanwhile, little Yunyun follows her protagonist aunt, accidentally kicking off the base-building plot and helping create a super base where food and clothing are abundant, even in the apocalypse. Step by step, the Bai family rises to power. In the end, Yunyun is dumbfounded: [Wait… wasn't I supposed to be cannon fodder?! Why does this feel like a "pampered lucky baby" story?!] The Bai family: Their little Yunyun is, indeed, their precious lucky baby.

Olivia transmigrated from the apocalypse to the modern era. Not only that, her dimension and superpower came along with her. She felt that the good days were about to begin. But before she could be happy for even three days, the internet was flooded with posts slandering her. Advertisers and directors want to terminate her contracts, and her company wants to blacklist her? How could this be? She wanted to use the money to enjoy modern life to the fullest. Without money, how could she enjoy anything? So, who's slandering her online? I'll find you and dig up all your dirty secrets. Who wants to terminate her contract? Terminate it immediately. After termination, she'll go on to endorse international luxury brands instead. Terminating the script contract? Good, that's great! If the contract isn't terminated, how can she film the blockbuster drama of the year and win awards with it? Modern life is so wonderful, eating and drinking every day. There's just one tiny problem. Why are there suddenly two babies growing in her belly? And who is this ridiculously handsome man who appeared out of nowhere, claiming to be their father?

Lin Jingjing and her friends transmigrated together to the interstellar era, and she became a Grade D Spiritual Ability User. At the very beginning, she was mocked by others and was almost beaten to death. Lin Jingjing was furious. So what if your grade is high? Does having a high grade mean you can do whatever you want! Not wanting to be bullied, Lin Jingjing, who wanted to become stronger, trained hard every day. Just so that one day, she could trample these powerful experts under her feet, one by one. Until the day the mutant beasts attacked, Lin Jingjing was in a daze after her spiritual power suddenly materialized as she tried to save someone. Isn't it that only S-Class experts and above can materialize their spiritual power? How could she, a mere Grade D, do it too?

Feng Qing, a top surgeon from the 21st century, wakes up in a body no one wants — married off to Rong Ling, the most powerful Regent in Dayan, a man who makes it abundantly clear: "Do you think you're worthy of marrying this king? Foolish." While he keeps his distance, she keeps herself busy, saving lives with medical knowledge centuries ahead of its time, collecting debts from those who wronged the original body's owner, and planning her exit strategy. Later, he became the New Emperor— "Qing Qing, from now on, you are my Empress." "Not interested."