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A mysterious and unpredictable disk endowed this young man with special abilities, making him bizarrely enigmatic. A pair of fierce eyes allowed everything in the world to be displayed before him, utterly unobstructed. Ye Feng's world, empowered by Penetrating Vision, grew powerful, and he would eventually stand at the urban peak as the king of all, instantly defeating his enemies with incredible methods.

Louis, a working man, after dropping dead from overwork, unexpectedly travels to the Star Continent, where gods roam and hundreds of races stand, becoming the first emperor in the history of the Ense Empire to ascend to the throne as a prince with a foreign surname. At this moment, the Imperial Capital is an ocean of laughter, to which he has made an indelible contribution. Because the revolutionary army is escorting him to the guillotine. As the trapezoidal blade falls, he ends his headless life... or so it should have been. But when he wakes up again, he returns to the moment just before he becomes a prince, with the diary he carried before his death also coming back with him. It records his future. But he doesn't know that Olivia, the Second Princess of the Ense Empire, has just been reborn, too...

She is the top double-system special agent with unusual powers. After she is reborn and travels back to the past, she suddenly becomes a good-for-nothing aristocratic Little Lord in a third-world country. From then on, she turns from a good-for-nothing to a genius, making humongous progress in her cultivation and can very easily obtain medicine refinement enhancements. Even beasts and fiends bow down to her. It's fine that she is forced to disguise as a man, but why do evildoers still harass her, even though she publicly announces that she's a male? From that day onwards, the cold and mysterious Holy Master becomes a bitter wife-chasing slave! An evenly-matched cat and mouse chase begins between the two of them...

The young Su Han had his Dragon Soul stolen, suffering unimaginable humiliation. Yet, the one who seized the Dragon Soul was exalted by the world, reveling in supreme glory. One day, Su Han inherited the legacy of the Demon Emperor and gained the Devouring Heaven Demonic Are!

In parallel worlds, Chu He, a no-nonsense woman from the interstellar battlefield, lands on the backward Mountain and Sea Star. She soon finds that these worlds are not what they seem. The tech queen is a plagiarist, the golden-fingered male lead a copycat, and the boyfriend who claims true love is just pretending to be poor. Even the domineering CEO returns home to find his canary has turned into a Saker Falcon. World One: Tech Powerhouse Chu He shatters the dreams of the original female lead, who thought she could get away with plagiarism. World Two: Literary Giant Chu He questions who really has the golden finger in the world of writing. World Three: Police Work As a beat cop, Chu He uses her keen sense of smell to solve cases at the airport. ...... In many more worlds to come, the iron-willed straight woman continues to outsmart and outshine the destined protagonist.

We are born free; yet, why do the deities and Buddhas claim supremacy! Bodhisattva, Buddha, Deity? ... I shall wipe out all your Divine Souls! If the heavens obstruct me, I will shatter these heavens; if the earth obstructs me, I will crush this earth! Tathagata, today you must return to me—five hundred years! ...

She - a devil in angel disguise and Him - the so-called demon with a hidden golden heart... * * Meet Yara Amiel, the beloved Princess of the Avaria Kingdom - the daughter of the late King of Avaria and the only sibling of the current King; she is the treasure of Avaria. She led a seemingly rosy and well-sheltered life. The people love and admire her. The King and the Queen pampered her. Not to mention that she is an angelic beauty with elegant manners. Her only flaw is that she tends to be narcissistic at times. But in reality, she hid a dark and evil side beneath her angelic facade. She is a well-trained warrior and the secret figure who controls all the spy network of her Kingdom and even the army. She helps her brother in stabilizing the Kingdom from behind the curtains. The ones who know the real her only has three words to describe her - cold-blooded, tough and mischievous. She is a vengeful being whom they never dared to cross! With a heart of stone, she leads a double life and devotes herself to her Kingdom. * * Enter Karium Maselli, the powerful Prince of Welahan Kingdom. The younger half-brother of the current King of Welahan; he is a celebrated warrior who commands the Welahan Army. Nicknamed the 'God of War', he is an infamous warrior who is feared by his enemies. Rumours have it that he is an evil and bloodthirsty tyrant without a heart! As such, no one dared to stand against him. However, this so-called demon has a secret. He is just a normal young man who longed for peace! Out of his love for his older brother the King and the people, he forced himself to kill the enemies so that his beloved Kingdom could have peace. He is never happy to wage a war but he did it for the people and his Kingdom, hoping that he would finally put down his sword and lead a simple life when his Kingdom have peace. The two Kingdoms - Avaria and Welahan are sworn enemies and rivals for many decades. What type of conflicts and disturbances will happen if these two royals happen to fall in love?! Will they be able to achieve the seemingly impossible happy ending? Or will they become just another Romeo and Juliet? "If I am forced to choose between my Kingdom and you, then I will create one more option - death." The love story that will create huge chaos between two rival Kingdoms is about to be unfolded! * * * Note: All Kingdoms, characters, places and incidents in this novel are fictional. Disclaimer: I do not own the cover photo. All rights credited to the true owner.

This book has two volumes. VOLUME ONE: Derek & Kira's story VOLUME TWO: Kai & Jessica's story Kira has spent her life believing she's cursed - a wolfless embarrassment her father barely tolerates. But when she's forced into a contract marriage with the cold and terrifying Lycan King, she learns the truth is far more deadly. *** Derek Wolfe didn't ask for a wife, just a womb for his heir. Emotionless, merciless, and built entirely from brooding muscle and trauma, the Lycan King intends to use her, then send her back where she came from. But when an assassination attempt exposes the lies surrounding her birth, he realises he's married something far more dangerous than a powerless girl. P.S: This is a slow-burn love story.

How did it go?" Lily asked the next morning when Ava got to the living room. "Terribly." Ava replied flatly, dropping into one of the sofas. Sarah entered almost immediately and sent Ava a teasing and wicked smile. "Really? That bad? Lucas is really great in matters of the bedroom. Did you do something wrong?" "Our little new concubine here is a virgin." Sarah announced. Lily gasped and covered her mouth. "Oh God. That is not the kind of man you want to lose your virginity with," Lily said. Sarah burst into laughter at Lily's comment. "It's not funny," Ava scowled. "Actually it is. Better warm up to the idea because when Alpha Lucas Raventhorn wants to take you, he will in the roughest way possible." Sarah advised. "You mean like last night? I thought he was going to rip you in half." Ava rolled her eyes. "I like my men rough." "Well, I don't." Ava retorted. "If you are looking for flowers, love, and vanilla sex. You are a concubine to the wrong alpha." "Ain't that the truth." Ava murmured under her breath ***** Ava Wishbone, rejected by her fated mate, used as a political exchange to the monstrous Alpha Lucas Raventhorn, navigate her way as the favourite concubine to the top. As she navigates the waters of her newfound powers and surviving in exile, will she forgive Alpha Lucas for killing her father and sentencing her to death? Or will she be claimed by the notorious blood thirsty alpha king.

Three years ago, a sudden tragedy struck Zheng Yan’s family—his father passed away, and Zheng Yan himself was thrown into prison. Three years later, having unexpectedly awakened a peerless medical inheritance while behind bars, Zheng Yan embarks on his path of revenge. This time, he is utterly determined to wipe out his enemies and exact his vengeance.