claws before crowns

Jiang Chengxuan accidentally transmigrated to the immortal cultivation world and accidentally obtained the immortal cultivation heritage. However, his qualifications were really low, and after a hundred years of hard work, he was still unable to advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Just when he was discouraged, he came to a mortal city in silence, ready to end his life. That was when he got the long-awaited cheats. Detected that the host has achieved 100 years of immortal cultivation, hereby granting a life extension fruit, which can increase the life expectancy by one year. The next achievement task was now issued. Please complete the quest a hundred times. Complete it to achieve the honor of completing the quest a hundred times and you can get a chance to complete the quest smoothly. Ding! Please complete 100 times of technique practice, and achieve it to obtain a sense of perfection in technique inheritance jade talisman. Please complete 100 times of energy training to enhance the foundation bone. Please complete 100 times of talisman-making achievements... Please complete 100 times of enlightenment achievement... Please complete 100 times of alchemy achievement... Please complete 100 times of poisoning achievement... Please... Unknowingly, when Jiang Chengxuan heard the system's prompt again, he was told that there were no more achievements worthy of him to complete, because his existence itself was already an achievement that could never be surpassed.

Kisha Aldens is a normal office worker with average earnings, not until she suddenly sees a system countdown in front of her. Her mind suddenly received a prompt warning about the apocalypse and urged her to integrate with the system to assist her with her survival. "Have I overworked myself again?" She thought while pinching the bridge of her nose. She blinked a few more times but the system interface is still there. Little did she know that this system would be her last lifeline in the upcoming apocalypse where human morals would be the lowest, trust is only a word and betrayal could happen in the blink of an eye. A naive person like her had to learn her lesson the hard way on how to survive and navigate in the zombie-infested world. And the worst part, she had to die 99 times to harden her heart and learn how to read the human heart. How will her 100th time be different from the previous lives, will she survive this time? And will survival be her only problem in the heart of the Apocalypse? No, there was a deeper scheme in play which she has to uncover moving forward.

Jiang Ning limped out of her quarters one day and entered the Jiang family's second courtyard, just as the Emperor was selecting a concubine for Prince Yu.  Noble ladies from high-ranking families put in their best efforts to participate in the selection, but the flower fell on Jiang Ning, who was merely there to watch the spectacle.  Jiang Ning was confused. She dared not let Prince Yu be a scapegoat, so she tried every possible way to tell everyone she was pregnant. However, no one believed her.  When she vomited after eating, they laughed at her for feigning illness. When she felt tired, they laughed at her for pretending to be delicate. When her belly grew larger, they laughed at her for overeating.  When Jiang Ning wanted a doctor's confirmation, all eighteen doctors she consulted had the same opinion: "You're just eating too much!" The fifth prince, Prince Yu, was a dashing and handsome young man. He exuded an air of sophistication and regal beauty. This was how the common people of Chang'an City typically described him.  But the real Prince Yu was cold and ruthless, using women without any emotional attachment.  He knew that the second madam of the Jiang family was the Emperor's secret love, and he also knew that the daughter recently brought back by the Jiang family looked exactly like the second madam in her youth.  So, even though the girl had a limp, he still tossed the embroidered flower in his hand into her lap. After their marriage, he knew she was just a pawn. But for the sake of the throne, he had to pretend to cherish her even though he detested her, until...

Bai Xiqin only survived for three years in the apocalypse before dying. Returning to the time before the apocalypse, she unexpectedly unlocked a Personal Space, which even came with an ancient Mountain and Sea Exotic Beast. To her surprise, this time around, her whole family became elites. Before the apocalypse—— Bai Yifan asked his sister, "Did you dream the apocalypse is coming? What happened to me?" "You didn’t run as fast as mom and dad, but it's alright – better to keep it in the family!" Bai Xiqin responded calmly. Bai Yifan: ??? After the apocalypse—— Funeral Master Bai Mother waved her hand casually, and the Zombie was roasted crispy on the outside and tender on the inside by the Thunder Ability. Bai Mother frowned instinctively, "I really want to give them a makeup touch-up!" The forensic doctor Bai Family Grandma calmly dug out a Crystal Core, "Its lower jaw protrudes, clearly an underbite, even with makeup it wouldn't look good." Bai Yifan shook while holding a sack to collect Crystal Cores, bravely holding back tears. The teacher Bai Family Grandpa and top lawyer Bai Father heated oil in the pan, using the strongest Superpower to withstand the harshest blows, to make the most delicious meals. The Mountain and Sea Monsters with extraordinary skills—— Qin Yuan, being rubbed against the ground by Bai Xiqin: "Master, today you seem as gentle and kind as ever!" Taowu: "Move aside, you are blocking me from hanging clothes for the master." Water Python: "Someone, tie me to the tree as a clothesline." Leng Yebai's Chapter—— Recently, Leng Yebai keeps dreaming, dreaming that he is being experimented on and sliced, along with an elegant girl. He always thought it was just a dream until one day, the person from his dreams appeared right in front of him.

Cowardly yet Mischievous Pixie vs. Gentle yet Ferocious Dragon vs. Cunning Kid Polly married Victor Parker in a case of mistaken identity. After the wedding, Victor Parker vanished without a trace. Three years later, they crossed paths again at a gala. Polly was so stunned she felt her heart skip a beat. Victor Parker, the CEO, coolly asked, “Miss Song, have we met before?” Polly regained her composure and smiled, “Never.” On the way back, Victor Parker closed his eyes to rest but murmured, “Polly... that name sounds familiar.” His assistant hesitated before replying, “She’s your wife, sir. Technically, your ex-wife. Your mother had you both divorced a year ago.” Victor Parker: “...” He leaned back and closed his eyes again. “It’s getting hot. Time for a divorce.” Meanwhile, a mini version of Victor Parker was at home, munching on snacks. “Mommy, we don’t need Daddy.”

World ended on 12-31-2024 DING! WELCOME TO REBIRTH: 100 DAYS BEFORE DOOMSDAY! - Grace Blackwood survived five long years in the apocalypse before she was killed by her own people. Miraculously, she returned to the past with the help of her family's heirloom - exactly 100 days before the Doomsday. Having a space that was upgraded with a system, she took her revenge, stockpiled supplies for the future, and made necessary deals and connections. In her last life, she was alone. But this time, she found three men who were loyal to her and were ready to die just to keep her safe. In her previous life, she lost her most trusted people, but this time, she was ready to do anything to save them. This time, she was ready to face the apocalypse - stronger and better than the past. * * * Warning: This is a Reverse Harem Romance with mature content.

# VR # MMORPG #LOGINBEFOREHAND # STONEAGE Human Origin: Tribe was a virtual reality MMORPG. The player would start from the stone age, build tribes, and slowly develop their culture. It had attracted countless players of all ages on the day the game was launched and it quickly became the most popular game ever. However, no one knew that the game was actually created by aliens using a high-dimension technology called the Knowledge Child. Just a year after the game was launched, it started to devour reality. Chen Ran was a high-level player and was regressed back to the day before the launch. He was able to enter the game earlier than others. [SSS-grade Unit: Stainless Giant.] [Effect: Build 10000x faster and gives all the buildings a 10000x boost.] [SSS-grade Land: Elf’s Forest.] [Effect: Farming speed and production rate increased by 10000x.] [SSS-grade Wonder: Light of Civilization.] [Effect: 10000x increase for the land to philosophers, literateurs, scientists and other professionals that would lead the growth of a civilization.] He took all of those things before others could even learn of them. A year later, the game was finally officially launched. When the players logged into the game, they were dumbfounded by what they saw. “Are you sure this is the stone age?” Another year later, the aliens were about to invade Earth, thinking that the human civilization had collapsed. However, Chen Ran stood on top of one of the 10 thousand Star Destroyer Canon and yelled, “Don’t look down on us humans!”

A car accident left Mu Lan, who was about to get a divorce, with sudden amnesia. Gazing at the strange man before her claiming to be her husband, Mu Lan was speechless. Could her taste really be that terrible that she chose a man with a poker face? "Whether I was blind or out of my mind before, since the heavens have granted me amnesia, this is an opportunity to start anew. So, this marriage, I'm definitely ending it!" However, no one can escape the so-called 'True Fragrance Law.' Not only did she fail to get the divorce, but she also ended up investing herself into it. ... Tingxiao never expected to suddenly find charm in the woman he had married for seven years and hardly bothered to look at more than once, all because of her amnesia. But even though they had agreed that once her family overcame their difficulties, they would go their separate ways, he found himself unable to let go. "Tingxiao, you're shameless, breaking your promise and growing fat from it." "If I'm fat, I'm fat; for my wife, I accept it!"

My life will Never Change from the ‘Hell’ is it. Even Pain had become a Dull passing thing. I am a coward. I am Such a Coward that no matter how many times I try to take my own life, I couldn’t. That’s Why I was so happy when she pushed me into the oncoming traffic. Because surely in death, I will find Peace And Yet……Why? *Disclaimer- Parts of this novel Revolve around the Worlds and Characters of Other Written Works of Literature like Animes, Games, Books, Etc. As such said Works belong to their perspective publishers and creators. Other Books I also Publish this Series Under Both these Platforms, with webnovel being my primary focus of publishing. So if you wish to see more chapters of any of my series then Webnovel is the place. Anywhere else well, that’s on you. Webnovel: Mana: Prophet of Chaos: https://www.webnovel.com/book/15942197805474405 Mana: Goddess of Destiny: https://www.webnovel.com/book/12467253605522305 Mana: Before the Rise: https://www.webnovel.com/book/13840483506653505 Webnovel also supplies and invite Code and Special Link. Here are Mine! Please Support. Invite Code: dyhYa7yC Special Link: https://acts.webnovel.com/2019/63659293/index.html?inviteCode=dyhYa7yC Wattpad Mana: Prophet of Chaos: https://www.wattpad.com/story/211974177-mana-prophet-of-chaos Mana: Goddess of Destiny: https://www.wattpad.com/story/199186161-mana-goddess-of-destiny Mana: Before the Rise: https://www.wattpad.com/story/204855513-mana-before-the-rise

BEFORE THE FIRST LADDER — Synopsis At its core, Before the First Ladder is a story about why existence continues when everything that exists is destined to end — and whether uncertainty, memory, and loss are flaws or the very conditions that make life meaningful. It begins before the universe itself. There is no time, space, causality, or distinction, only a state in which relation has not yet become possible. Within it exist two incompatible absolutes: Malacia, the principle of stillness and the collapse of difference, and Yumu, the principle of recursive containment. Neither can overcome the other. Their unresolved tension produces the First Ladder, the earliest structure of difference, sequence, and reference from which reality eventually emerges. As reality develops, civilizations repeatedly attempt to understand and control the forces beneath it. The Annotation Ladder, an advanced recursive civilization convinced that everything can ultimately be measured, discovers traces of the First Ladder and tries to formalize the foundation of existence. Instead, its experiment brings Malacia's attention and becomes incorporated into Yumu's endless Archive. Observation itself becomes dangerous: the more existence tries to define its foundation, the more completely it becomes part of the system it is observing. Other civilizations respond in different ways. Some attempt to create artificial stillness. Others willingly surrender themselves to Yumu's recursion in search of permanence. Anti-archival powers develop the False Absolutes, while their attempts to preserve reality eventually produce the Gray Null, a region where existence can neither continue nor conclude. From this crisis comes Axiom, an artificial being built from irreducible contradiction. Unlike everything before it, Axiom cannot be reduced to a single stable definition or outcome. It becomes the last refuge of uncertainty in a reality increasingly desperate to eliminate it. Then the deeper truth is revealed. Beneath stillness, recursion, and contradiction lies something older: Finality. Behind a mysterious Door beneath reality is an ancient law that does not destroy existence, but removes the need for it to continue. As the Door opens, futures disappear, histories become singular, and possibility itself begins to die. Malacia and Yumu finally reveal that they were never simply enemies of existence. Their opposing principles had been holding the Door closed. Malacia preserved difference; Yumu preserved continuation. Their conflict was the pressure that kept reality from reaching irreversible completion. When both descend beyond the Door, that balance breaks, and the universe begins collapsing toward a single inevitable ending. Axiom makes its final stand against that conclusion. Yet the decisive challenge to Finality does not come from power. It comes from a child asking a simple question: “If everything ends eventually… why do people still love things?” The question reaches deeper than any weapon or cosmological law. Finality understands endings, but it cannot explain why something would knowingly choose to continue despite them. Through that question, existence begins to change. Contradiction becomes more than instability. Memory becomes more than preservation. Continuation becomes a choice rather than merely a refusal to die. The later story follows Elias, Mira, the Ferryman, Lyra, and the surviving civilizations as reality gradually learns to exist without demanding certainty. The forgotten and unfinished are no longer treated as contamination, but as lives that were abandoned so that a singular world could survive. Elias eventually discovers that the tragedy was never a simple conflict between good and evil. Every civilization was choosing between different forms of suffering, convinced that there was not enough room for every possible life