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The new book "Mystical Tycoon Rebuilds the Underworld in the Stars" is out! Please add to your collection~ 【Metaphysics + Exciting Story + Dual Strengths + 1v1】 Jiangli went into seclusion one day, and when she emerged, it had already been 800 years. When she opened her eyes, she found that the world had completely changed. The money and the quadrangle courtyard she had hoarded were gone, replaced by a huge debt. And a silly disciple. Jiangli could only tearfully roll up her sleeves and pick up her old trade. Gradually, people soon discovered that the Taoist Temple, which was on the verge of bankruptcy and demolition, suddenly started prospering again, with big shots seeking help one after another. Famous movie stars, trending idols, company CEOs, celebrities from all walks of life: "Tycoon, save me!" However, no one noticed that the revered tycoon they spoke of was addicted to live streaming. Yet in the tycoon's live stream channel, there was always a patron dominating the leaderboard. Everyone was speculating about the identity of this lavish mystery patron. During one incident, Jiangli said in a live stream: Thanks to my husband... Fans: Shocked!!! The tycoon's husband has been revealed!!!

Hello, my name is Bologue Lazarus, a debtor. The wound on Bologue's face is healing at an observable speed. The blood remaining on his face flows back, and the skin is reattached, as if time is reversing. Faced with the terrified dying demon, he whispered. This is my "blessing", the "debt" I owe. Sixty-six years ago, with the end of the Scorched Earth Fury, Opus of Oath City rose from the ruins of the Holy City. Sixty-six years later, the Kagader Empire and Rhine Alliance, two colossal entities spanning the continent, are plotting another all-consuming war. Order Bureau, King's Secret Sword, Order of Truth, Corrupted Sect, All Secrets Order... existences hidden in the shadows of history, trying to join this grand celebration. Under the curtain, the devils enjoy the agony of mortals, taste the values offered, manipulate fate, and bestow curses and blessings. Gazing at the mortals who were originally kindred spirits, they loathe and slaughter each other...

[Les jeunes ne comprennent pas le charme des 'milfs', préférant à tort les Lolitas comme trésors] Menant une vie pleine de regrets et de douleur, Li Zhiyan renaît avec un 'système' apparemment faible, revenant en 2010. Juste au moment où il allait être publiquement rejeté lors de la fête de remise des diplômes après avoir avoué ses sentiments avec un bouquet de fleurs à la beauté de l'école, Yu Sisi, et sur le point de devenir la risée de ses pairs pendant des années. "Je... je suis rené?" Les rouages d'un nouveau destin commencent à tourner. Depuis toujours, la beauté de l'école Yu Sisi n'a fait que le tromper et jouer avec lui. Dans sa vie antérieure, Li Zhiyan lui-même ne le savait pas et est devenu la risée de tous, mais maintenant, en tant que personne renée, il a déjà vu le vrai visage de cette fille. Il ricana froidement, jeta un coup d'œil à la mère de Yu Sisi à côté, la Tante Gu Wanzhou âgée de 41 ans. Elle était mûre, intellectuelle, élégante, gentille, attentionnée, discrète. L'attrait sexuel d'une dame milf mature rayonnait tout autour. Li Zhiyan ramassa résolument les fleurs, ignora la beauté de l'école, et avoua hardiment ses sentiments à cette séduisante femme mûre devant tout le monde. "Madame Gu, en fait, j'ai des sentiments pour vous depuis un certain temps." [Protagoniste masculin, 18 ans; protagoniste féminine, 40+ ans]

Lin Yuan s'est retrouvé dans le Régiment du Poing de Fer d'un monde de Forces Spéciales et a été nommé commandant de l'unité de réserve la plus faible du régiment. À ce moment-là, son Système s'est réveillé, lui demandant d'élever la force de combat de la compagnie au premier rang du régiment en trois mois ! En s'appuyant sur le Système d'Instructeur, Lin Yuan a soumis les soldats de l'unité de réserve à un programme d'entraînement diabolique ! Autres unités : Ce sont vraiment les soldats éleveurs de cochons de notre régiment ? Commandant du Régiment : Mon Dieu ! Est-ce une unité de réserve ou une unité de combat spéciale ? Crocs de Loup : Une fois qu'ils sortent, je suppose que nous, soldats des Forces Spéciales Crocs de Loup, pouvons simplement rentrer chez nous et élever des cochons !

Five years ago, they threw her in an asylum to steal her legacy. Now, she’s back with a marriage license to the city’s most powerful man.

"Your fate has been decided. You knew this when you made that decision years ago. The only way out for your family is for your son to marry the Daughter of Destiny. Only her fate is strong enough to save your lineage," the priest said. "Then we must find this Daughter of Destiny," the king declared. After committing many evil deeds, a dying king tries to save his family from the wrath of heaven. He had defied heaven once, and he was confident he could do it again. Anastasia, the unflavoured daughter of Duke Thompson, becomes the prey whose good fortune will be used to save the royal family. Would he succeed?? Find out!! Image credit goes to ImagineArt generator

One night. One betrayal. One ruthless savior. In a single night, Evelyn Meyers went from the city’s Golden Heiress to a homeless outcast. Her fiancé didn’t just break her heart, he shattered her world. Framed by her best friend and waking up in the bed of a cold-blooded stranger, Evelyn’s nightmare was only beginning. Her grandmother is dead. Her father is behind bars. And the only man who can save her is the one she should fear most. "Sign the contract, Evelyn. Become my wife, and I will give you the heads of everyone who wronged you." The deal is simple: Vengeance in exchange for her freedom. He offers her a throne built on the ruins of her enemies,. He is ruthless. He is possessive. And he is the only one who can help her burn the world down. But as Evelyn navigates the path of revenge, she discovers that her husband’s love might be more dangerous than her enemies’ hate.

18+ Restricted Content: Explicit sexual content, power imbalance, high emotions, and morally grey characters. One stolen wallet. One little girl screaming “Daddy!”. One alpha mafia lord who never lets debts go unpaid. After catching his cheating ex selling him out, male omega Shin Seoha loses everything in a single night: his home, his inheritance, his pride. Desperte to survive the night, he steals from the first well-dressed stranger he sees. That stranger is Kang Taesan; CEO of Mountain Atelier by day, ruthless underworld captain by night. Instead of accepting an apology, Taesan offers Seoha a deal: repay the black card debt by working under him, at his company, at his side, and move into his penthouse to play daddy to the daughter who refuses to let Seoha go. It’s only until the debt is cleared, only until the child stops crying and only until Taesan decides he’s had enough that it ends. But debts grow, and Seoha is only starting to learn just what he has been pulled into, it's a world where secrets can kill and the ex who betrayed Seoha isn’t done yet. What started as punishment turns into possession. What started as survival turns into surrender. Because mountains don’t forgive. They claim. And Taesan has no intention of letting his little thief escape.

When the world turns a blind eye to evil, someone must become the darkness to punish it. After a mysterious tragedy shatters his life, 20-year-old Kane awakens a cursed system called The Sin Ledger—a power that marks the wicked, punishes the corrupt, and grows stronger through the sins he absorbs. Bound by a contract he never signed, Kane is forced to collect “Sin Points” by hunting down debtors—those who owe karma, justice, or blood. For every mission completed, he levels up… but each decision draws him closer to a horrifying truth: the system is feeding on his soul. As Kane climbs the ranks of the sinful underworld, he must choose between redeeming the sinner or becoming a greater demon than them all. He wears a demonic armor forged from guilt, commands powers of fear and judgment, and bears a monstrous second form—the Dread Kirin-Dragon King, feared by all dimensions. But the true enemy is not just the sinners. A Celestial Dragon—once a divine being—has descended to erase Kane and his blasphemous system from existence. The war between heaven and hell begins… and Kane must master his powers before he loses himself to the abyss.

Synopsis: The Bastion of the Twelve ​The Bastion of the Twelve is a sweeping, serialized epic that explores the themes of absolute possessiveness, domestic survival, and the legacy of blood. Spanning over eighty-five years, the narrative follows the lives of Xuan and Ning, two souls who abandon the hollow prestige of the city and the "obsidian throne" to build a private, fortified dynasty atop a rugged mountain estate. ​The Core Conflict ​The novel is driven by the tension between the world they left behind—characterized by "rivals," "ghosts of the past," and "city filth"—and the rigid, self-sufficient reality they create. Xuan, a man of iron will and extreme devotion, acts as the architect and protector, while Ning, the emotional anchor, provides the "sabr" (patience) and grace required to endure decades of isolation. ​Narrative Arc ​The Foundation: The early chapters establish their retreat to the mountain, where Xuan meticulously replaces the fragility of modern life with "iron-reinforced" structures and "lead-weighted" stability. ​The Expansion: As the story progresses, the couple raises a son and a daughter—twins—who eventually bring their own partners and children into the fold. The mountain becomes a micro-civilization, featuring its own forge, weave-room, observatory, and library. ​The Late Years: By age eighty, Xuan and Ning witness the "Quadruple Quickening," as four women in the family (their daughter-in-law and granddaughters) become pregnant simultaneously. ​The Legacy: The novel culminates at age eighty-five with the arrival of six great-grandchildren—three sets of twins—mirroring the original twin birth of Xuan and Ning’s own children. ​Themes and Style ​The novel is written in a highly rhythmic, evocative style where every chapter consists of exactly 50 lines. It utilizes recurring motifs—the scent of salt, the sound of gulls, the "vibrating stone-ledge," and the "iron-reinforced" security of their home. ​The story concludes with Chapter 500, depicting an eighty-four-member family gathered on the highest terrace. It is a "very happy ending" that celebrates the total victory of private love over public ambition, proving that the only true kingdom is the one built through decades of shared labor and unyielding loyalty. ​The Guiding Principle: > "The misunderstanding that a 'king' in the city could offer a truer reign than this was a dead lie... They were the masters of the mountain, two souls who had traded the obsidian throne for the joy of life."