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Kiara, a weak Omega with night blindness and no wolf is dumped by her pack, and so decides to promote herself to a stronger wolf with Alpha King Alejandro’s training, and meanwhile, they step into an adventurous relationship journey.

Evan Miller, a modern young man, accidentally travels to a bizarre cultivation world where math is the core of power.Magical tools are abacuses, rulers, and compasses; cultivation techniques are arithmetic formulas; and combat strength is determined by one's mathematical ability. Just as a sect is recruiting disciples, Evan easily solves the math entrance exam. With his mathematical knowledge far surpassing that of this world, he crushes everyone in the sect tournament and rises directly to become Elder Miller. Then, the sect leader recommends him to compete in the Tournament of the Five Great Sects.

Chloe Anderson will do anything to protect the orphanage she's been supporting—even if it means stepping into a world far beyond her reach. Lucas Davenport, a billionaire who despises gold-diggers more than anyone, never intended to marry, especially not someone like Chloe. Convinced she's after his wealth, Lucas hides his true identity. But the more time he spends with her, the deeper he falls. The catch? Chloe has one rule she’ll never break—she can't forgive lies.

Chloe Anderson will do anything to protect the orphanage she's been supporting—even if it means stepping into a world far beyond her reach. Lucas Davenport, a billionaire who despises gold-diggers more than anyone, never intended to marry, especially not someone like Chloe. Convinced she's after his wealth, Lucas hides his true identity. But the more time he spends with her, the deeper he falls. The catch? Chloe has one rule she’ll never break—she can't forgive lies.

After I was reborn, I was the one who changed the name on my blood bond with Prince Mortlock. I wrote in “Isabella”—the other vampire he’d always cherished, always protected. When Isabella wanted the ruby necklace, the one that marked the Prince's Mate, I let her have it. The wedding dress Mortlock had prepared for me? I gave that to Isabella, too. I did it all because in my past life, I got my wish. I became Mortlock’s mate, but I lived every moment in Isabella’s shadow. In the end, during a battle with vampire hunters, Mortlock ran to a wounded Isabella first. I was the one left to take a silver stake through the heart. So this time, I decided to let them be. To stay far away from Mortlock. But this time, the cold, distant Prince wept and begged me to be his mate again.

After transmigrating into a novel, a modern office worker becomes a villainess who abuses her four beast husbands for fun. To survive, she must win back their trust before it's too late. She kisses the unicorn, saves the lynx, flirts with the nine-tailed fox, and spoils the flying squirrel. But just as love begins to bloom, she is ordered to sacrifice them all. Instead, she chooses to fight the fate and discovers she was the one most fiercely loved all along.

After transmigrating into a novel, a modern office worker becomes a villainess who abuses her four beast husbands for fun. To survive, she must win back their trust before it's too late. She kisses the unicorn, saves the lynx, flirts with the nine-tailed fox, and spoils the flying squirrel. But just as love begins to bloom, she is ordered to sacrifice them all. Instead, she chooses to fight the fate and discovers she was the one most fiercely loved all along.

Scarlett's blissful marriage hid dark secrets. A premeditated accident sent her back to the day she divorced her cad husband. Resolute, she signed the divorce and returned to her wealthy family with her child. The husband, back in the past, married his muse, only to find his success was a mirage without Scarlett's support. Realizing too late, no one awaited him, especially not a woman scorned. Scarlett's value transcended marriage, and she soared anew whenever she chose.

Noah Linsey wakes up in a world where humans form bonds with magical beasts, and he's one of the beasts.He is a lowly F-rank spider, promptly abandoned by the girl who contracted him when he proved too weak to be worth keeping. Left for dead, something inside him activates. A system that lets him devour other creatures and evolve without limit. Noah crawls out of that near-death experience and never stops climbing. Shadow Lair, demon beasts, Overlords, all fall before him or kneel to him. When foreign species begin invading and ancient mythological monsters descend on his homeland, Noah has become something that rewrites the definition of power. No one crosses his country and walks away.

From the moment he awakens to facing the grueling recruitment exam of the Exalted Legion, Kieran Lomir transforms from a belittled underdog into a formidable, independent force. Through relentless trials and challenges, he grows stronger with each step, gradually rising to claim his place as a true powerhouse.

Noah Linsey wakes up in a world where humans form bonds with magical beasts, and he's one of the beasts.He is a lowly F-rank spider, promptly abandoned by the girl who contracted him when he proved too weak to be worth keeping. Left for dead, something inside him activates. A system that lets him devour other creatures and evolve without limit. Noah crawls out of that near-death experience and never stops climbing. Shadow Lair, demon beasts, Overlords, all fall before him or kneel to him. When foreign species begin invading and ancient mythological monsters descend on his homeland, Noah has become something that rewrites the definition of power. No one crosses his country and walks away.

One day, while feeding fish, Yvette accidentally fell into the pond and discovered a life-shattering truth: She had no blood relation with her parents or her five brothers. She was nothing but the Stewart family's false heiress! Faced with the certainty of losing everything, Yvette decided to stop struggling altogether and just enjoy life before being kicked out. But when Harriet, the true heiress, finally returned, her brothers shielded Yvette behind them, pleading, "Harriet, let her stay.She's... not exactly sharp. It's too dangerous for her out there aloneOne day, while feeding fish, Yvette accidentally fell into the pond and discovered a life-shattering truth: She had no blood relation with her parents or her five brothers. She was nothing but the Stewart family's false heiress! Faced with the certainty of losing everything,Yvette decided to stop struggling altogether and just enjoy life before being kicked out. But when Harriet, the true heiress, finally returned, her brothers shielded Yvette behind them, pleading,"Harriet,let her stay.She's... not exactly sharp. It's too dangerous for her out there alone."

In 1976, nine-time world chess champion Mac Sullivan goes to the countryside with his wife and daughter. While foraging for wild vegetables, he stumbles upon two mysterious sages playing an otherworldly game of chess.Mesmerized by their match, Mac steps in to play a few moves, completely losing track of time. When the game finally ends, he discovers that 49 years have passed in the mortal world. To compensate for the lost time, one of the sages gifts him a mystical peach of immortality, but its supernatural power is too strong, and Mac is rejuvenated into a ten-year-old child, now possessing decades of chess mastery in a young boy’s body.

Yvonne Johnson grew up in a rainy city. Despite inheriting all of her grandfather's estate, she was locked away in a wooden attic by the Smith family, forced to feign madness and survive in decay, left to rot on her own. To exact revenge, she escaped the old residence and set her sights on Liam Hanson, using herself as bait, laying trap after trap, drawing him in step by step.

His name is Brandon Chester. Once the Unstoppable Warlord, he was imprisoned after an unexpected incident. But prison was no ordinary place—every inmate was a legend in their own right.There,he awakened an overwhelming legacy of power. Upon returning to the mortal world, he became the protector of a top campus beauty. With blade drawn again and again, he rose step by step. And when he finally turned back, the world behind him was already bathed in glory!

Hera has been abused by her step father for a long time, until she enters the art department of Ston College and meets her classmates Brad and Yoanna. The three of them become good friends by chance. Brad and Yoanna's care for Hera makes her gradually feel the beauty of freedom and gives her the idea to rebel against David and break through the ball cage. But freedom is not easy to come by, and Hera pays a painful price for this new life...

Brad Lowe is a top player who transmigrates into the fantasy world, the Twilight Continent, the moment he quits the game. He retains every perfected skill—but has zero interest in adventuring. Monsters? Too lazy to fight. Beauties? Too lazy to flirt.Even divine blessings are rejected. Yet fate drags him into wars among adventurers, turning a man who only wants to rest into an unwilling “savior.”

Nicholas Lowe is abandoned by his girlfriend for dressing plainly and looked down upon by everyone around him. However, his true identity is far beyond what any of them could ever aspire to reach.