

Eliot Cliff, raised as an outcast with only his mother, is suddenly claimed at eighteen by his long-lost father, Marion Luke—a powerful underworld figure.Drawn into a cold, transactional family, Eliot agrees to serve as Marion's heir to fund his mother's medical treatment. Thrust into a life of violence and loyalty, he fights without regret, rising until the very streets fear his name.

Born with a rare sacred constitution, Evelyn Hawthorne is mistaken for a cursed outcast by her own family. Her father cripples her cultivation and buries her alive, but she survives and spends seven years hidden among her ancestors' graves.Guided by ancient teachings carved into ancestral monuments, she rises to become a master of the mystic arts, wielding nothing more than a broom as her weapon. Returning home, she finds her family sacrificing her mother to curry favor with a powerful foreign clan. Enraged, Evelyn unleashes her strength, crushing corrupt enemies, exposing deadly conspiracies, and restoring honor to her bloodline. After avenging her mother and protecting her family legacy, she finally finds peace when she reunites with her mother in a final, heartfelt vision.

Mocked by the entire academy and imperial nobility as a lowborn mudblood bastard, he claws his way into the sacred Trials to change his fate. But when his hidden power begins to shine, his noble half-brother and father try to execute him in public to bury the truth. At death's door, the pendant sealing his divine power cracks under the strain, summoning Zeus's furious Divine Envoy to descend and judge the empire. In an instant, every arrogant noble falls to their knees, begging for mercy.