the rictus grin and other tales of insanity

With his Three Fundamental Views* unrighteous, the demon is reborn. An old dream in the ancient days, a new author with an identical name. An old story about a time traveler who was constantly being reborn. An eccentric world that grows, cultivates, and uses Gu. The Spring Autumn Cicada, Moonlight Gu, Liquor worm, Comprehensive Golden Light Worm, Fine Black Hair Gu, Hope Gu. . . . . . And a peerless great demon that freely acts to his heart’s content. Translator's Synopsis: A story of a villain, Fang Yuan who was reborn 500 years into the past with the Spring Autumn Cicada he painstakingly refined. With his profound wisdom, battle and life experiences, he seeks to overcome his foes with skill and wit! Ruthless and amoral, he has no need to hold back as he pursues his ultimate goals. In a world of cruelty where one cultivates using Gu - magical creatures of the world - Fang Yuan must rise up above all with his own power. -------------------------------- Gu is a legendary venomous insect, often used in black magic practices. It can take on the form of several insects, usually snakes, crickets, worms etc. * = one's world view, values of worth and philosophy on life

Der Dämon ist mit seinen drei grundlegenden Ansichten* ungerechtfertigt und wird wiedergeboren. Ein alter Traum in den alten Tagen, ein neuer Autor mit demselben Namen. Eine alte Geschichte über einen Zeitreisenden, der ständig wiedergeboren wurde. Eine exzentrische Welt, die Gu anbaut, kultiviert und benutzt. Die Frühlings-Herbst-Zikade, das Mondschein-Gu, der Likör-Wurm, der Umfassende Goldene Licht-Wurm, das Feine Schwarze Haar-Gu, das Hoffnungs-Gu. . . . . . Und ein unvergleichlicher großer Dämon, der nach Herzenslust handelt. Synopsis des Übersetzers: Die Geschichte des Bösewichts Fang Yuan, der 500 Jahre in der Vergangenheit mit der Frühlings-Herbst-Zikade wiedergeboren wurde, die er in mühevoller Arbeit verfeinert hat. Mit seiner tiefen Weisheit, seinen Kampf- und Lebenserfahrungen versucht er, seine Feinde mit Geschick und Witz zu besiegen! Rücksichtslos und amoralisch verfolgt er seine ultimativen Ziele und hält sich dabei nicht zurück. In einer Welt der Grausamkeit, in der man mit Hilfe der Gu - den magischen Geschöpfen der Welt - kultiviert wird, muss Fang Yuan sich mit seiner eigenen Kraft über alle erheben. -------------------------------- Gu ist ein legendäres giftiges Insekt, das oft in der schwarzen Magie eingesetzt wird. Es kann die Gestalt verschiedener Insekten annehmen, meist Schlangen, Grillen, Würmer usw. * = die eigene Weltanschauung, Wertvorstellungen und Lebensphilosophie

[Do you find life dull?] [Do you want to experience a different life in another world?] [We have an array of roles for you to experience: tycoons, assassins, hunters, beggars, and countless other random identities.] [Would you like to start the game now?] [Yes][No] Laughable. How could I, a law-abiding good citizen, find life dull? He Ao sneered and chose [Yes] [Initializing system...] [Loading game.] [Welcome to the Copy World game] [Loading beginner tasks, currently matching you with a random life role.] [Match successful] —— This is the story of a law-abiding good citizen embarking on countless lives in the chaotic and mad Copy World. (Confirmed)

There's an ancient saying in Great Ruins, ‘Don’t go outside when it’s dark.’ In Great Ruins, the old, weak and disabled elders of Disabled Elderly Village picked up an infant by the riverside and named him Qin Mu, raising him up with blood and sweat. This day, as the night descended and the darkness shrouded Great Ruins, Qin Mu left home... Become a villain undulating in the spring breeze! That's what Blind told him. This is the rise of Qin Mu's road to becoming a villain!

Humans are clever in tens of thousands of ways, Gu are the true refined essences of Heaven and Earth. The Three Temples are unrighteous, the demon is reborn. Former days are but an old dream, an identical name is made anew. A story of a time traveler who keeps on being reborn. A unique world that grows, cultivates, and uses Gu. The Spring and Autumn Cicada, the Venomous Moonlight Gu, the Wine Insect, All-Encompassing Golden Light Insect, Slender Black Hair Gu, Gu of Hope... And a great demon of the world that does exactly as his heart pleases! — *Gu (蛊) referred to poison in various cultures in South China while in folklore Gu spirits could transform into all kinds of species.

In the most cliched fashion, a giant truck-kun smashed into my World, killing everyone with it. And in the next most cliched event, I was given a second chance in life by the gods to live another life in a world of swords, magic and dragons! It’s literally a dream come true! Be a hero? Who has the time?! Conquer the world? Like hell I’ll do something so troublesome! Diving into dungeons, exploring ancient ruins and meeting all the weirdos of the world? Sign me right up!! I’m only interested in travelling the world to find the most interesting materials I can use to write the best story I can! I’ll show you my creativity and dazzle this new world with the stories I’ll write! I’ll fight with dragons, swim with krakens, wrestle giants, eat all the cakes and bed the beauties! Time to live this life however I want! Eh? A psycho is running around the world saying that they are the hero who will slay the demon lord? Why is there such a crazy person? There’s someone out there threatening the world with nukes? How did they even find out how to make those? Some crazy hobo is going into other people’s houses to smash pots to look for money? That guy really must be crazy. What Do You Mean There Are Other Transmigrators In My Harem Fantasy? ----- [Character Creation:] [Gender:] [Male] [Female] >[Futa] *** Notes: Any R-rated scenes will be denoted by a '*' followed by an 'R' with the number of 'R's showing how much of it is R-rated. '*R' would be around 25%, '*RR' would be about 50% and '*RRR' would most likely be the entire chapter. You can join our discord through this link: https://discord.gg/CRrb56c

Please check out my new book! https://www.webnovel.com/book/34709131300072805 I Just Wanted to Teach Cultivation, But Goddesses Keep Coming! Thank you! Bored Gamer in Other Worlds. A spoiled brat journeys in mystical worlds and beyond. Update Schedule Daily Updates: One chapter per week Power Stone Ranking Goals Top 100: Additional 1 chapter (release weekend) Top 50: Additional 2 chapters (release weekend) Top 25: Additional 3 chapters (release weekend) Top 10: Additional 4 chapters (release weekend) Top 1: Additional 5 chapters (release weekend) Discord: https://discord.gg/mXMRjzF

*** A completed novel! *** Arthur was a peerless sword cultivator possessed by experimenting and trials. After unlocking a great secret in cultivation, he was punished by heavens and transmigrated into the body of a worthless heir to a nameless clan in a world without spiritual energy. The world is built on mages where they kill monsters and absorb their energy to form inner demons. Follow Arthur's journey to build himself up from scratch and seek his former power again while his soul is tarnished by Willy's weak soul and many of his abilities and powers are sealed by heavens. It's a story of a rise up of once strong man from the bottom to top. Watch Arthur grow in strength and form a team of his subordinates to crush the worlds and gain his former power back. ___________________________________________ ++Video trailer one: https://cutt.ly/talesvideo1 ++Video trailer two: https://cutt.ly/talesvideo2 ++Video trailer three: https://cutt.ly/talesvideo3 ++Listen to the synopsis on soundcloud: https://cutt.ly/tales

In a realm rife with war and conquest, only the strong and cunning may survive. Planar travel has become the determinant of strength. Nobles and powerhouses travel the myriad planes, invading and plundering them to increase their personal strength, grow their military might and fund their endless wars. A systems engineer and lifelong web novel reader is reborn as Alex Fury—a young noble dismissed as talentless by his own family. Struggling to awaken his family’s bloodline talents and the warrior potential his family expects of him, Alex is sent off to a Mage Tower. His fate is clear: forge a path for himself... or lose everything. Blending the system engineering and web novel knowledge of his previous life with the Rune knowledge of his new world, Alex Fury creates a revolutionary new form of magic unique to him... RuneTech Magic. From runic artificial Intelligence to interplanar communication networks; From rune-powered super soldiers to rune-crafted power armours (and mechas), from new energy sources to perpetual energy. With this marriage of science, technology and the arcane, Alex will usher in advances previously thought unattainable in his new world, and his old one. This is a tale of power, rebellion, ambition- and legacy. Empires will rise to crush him. Worlds will try to deny him. But with intellect, invention- and just a spark of madness, he will carve his name into history. Witness the birth of the Rune-Tech Sage, and the beginning of a legend that will echo across worlds. Discord: https://discord.gg/bf8txaTs3Z

In her past life, Su Yaoguang bought Xiao Yanci, supported his education, and helped him rise to great heights. She became his wife. Everyone praised him for never abandoning the farm girl who funded his rise. Su Yaoguang also believed she had found a good man. Unexpectedly, when she was seriously ill, she saw Xiao Yanci bring his first love and a child who resembled them both to her bedside. "Dad, mom, when will this person die?" the child asked, holding Xiao Yanci's hand. Xiao Yanci responded, "Soon, just wait a bit longer." That was the moment she realized: she had wasted her entire life on the wrong man. Returning to the age of fifteen, Su Yaoguang pointed at the bloody young boy: "I want him." In her past life, no matter what she gave Xiao Yanci, she only received a cold expression. This time, the young boy, like a wolf cub, dropped his guard; everything Sister gifted was the best. Sweet as milk. Devoted beyond reason. He melted her completely. Until one day, the young boy took a high position. Not wanting history to repeat itself, Su Yaoguang packed her things and slipped away at night, only to run into a man as noble and unattainable as a deity. "I've heard you call us siblings everywhere. Good sister, shouldn't we change what we call each other?"