The Beginning After the End; O começo após o final; O começo depois do fim; TBATE; 三岁开始做王者; 最強の王様、二度目の人生は何をする?; 끝이 아닌 시작; Начало после конца; El comienzo después del fin; La Vida Después de la Muerte; Oxiridan Keyingi Boshlanish
BASED ON THE HIT NOVEL ON TAPAS! King Grey has unrivaled strength, wealth, and prestige in a world governed by martial ability. However, solitude lingers closely behind those with great power. Beneath the glamorous exterior of a powerful king lurks the shell of man, devoid of purpose and will. Reincarnated into a new world filled with magic and monsters, the king has a second chance to relive his life. Correcting the mistakes of his past will not be his only challenge, however. Underneath the peace and prosperity of the new world is an undercurrent threatening to destroy everything he has worked for, questioning his role and reason for being born again.
Infinite Evolution Starting from Zero ; Cong Ling Kaishi Wuxian Jinhua ; Cong Ling Kaishi Wuxian Jinhua; Bắt Đầu Tiến Hoá Vô Hạn Từ Số Không; Cóng Líng Kāishǐ Wúxiàn Jìnhuà; Infinite Evolution From Zero; Infinite Evolution Starting From Zero; 从零开始无限进化
After the School Belle Dumped Me, I Became a Martial Arts God
Dumped by my girlfriend, I turned to martial arts. ; 被校花分手后,我直接武道通神 / 被校花分手後,我直接武道通神
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Manhua
14.3K
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October 15, 2026
Fang Yi transmigrated into a new world, only to be dumped by his school belle girlfriend right after arriving. He thought it was just the beginning of a cliché urban romance story… Until the system warned him: “Spiritual energy will awaken in one year. The world will face great upheaval. The apocalypse is coming.”
“With a system by my side, why should I be afraid of anything?”
Ranker Who Lives A Second Time / SLR / The Ranker Who Lives Twice / Ранкер, который живёт второй раз / 二度生きるランカー / 두 번 사는 랭커 / Second Life Ranker
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Manhua
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October 8, 2026
Yeonwoo’s brother disappeared years ago, and he’s devastated to learn of his death. As he copes with his loss, he’s given a pocket watch and learns there’s more to his brother’s death: he was betrayed while competing in the Tower of the Sun God. Now it’s Yeonwoo’s turn to use the knowledge his brother left behind. Can Yeonwoo (call sign: Cain) navigate that world and gain enough power and experience to reach the top of the tower, defeating his brother’s enemies and all those who stand in his way? Ranker Who Lives A Second Time / SLR / The Ranker Who Lives Twice / Ранкер, который живёт второй раз / 二度生きるランカー / 두 번 사는 랭커 / Second Life Ranker / Ranker Lives Again
Lord of Summoning! When Anomalies Descend Upon The Human World ; 召唤之主!当异变降临人间 ; Lord of Summoning When the World Changes ; God of Summoning! When Mutation Descends Upon The Mortal World. ; The Player Purge: When the World Becomes a Game / 召喚之主!當異變降臨人間 / The Summoner: Apocalypse Rewinds
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Manhua
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340
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October 16, 2026
The apocalypse came. Monsters inside the game broke through the dimensional barrier and started a massacre, driving human civilization on the Blue Planet to the verge of destruction. At the last moment of collapse, his time was suddenly rewound back to the moment the game first appeared. Now he is dedicated to finding out the one behind this, protecting his home and preventing the tragedy from happening again. Thus, a game of revenge begins, racing against time...
After Rebirth, I Used Mirror Reversal For Vengeance
After Rebirth, I Use Mirror Reversal for Revenge • Chongsheng Hou Wo Yong Jingmian Fan Zhuan Fuchou • Chóngshēng Hòu Wǒ Yòng Jìngmiàn Fǎn Zhuǎn Fùchóu • Depois da Reencarnação, Uso o Espelho para Me Vingar • Después de Reencarnar, usé el Espejo Celestial para vengarme • Mirror Reversal: My Path to Revenge After Rebirth • Renasci para me Vingar com a Inversão Espelhada • Renascido, Usei o Espelho para Virar o Jogo e me Vingar! • 重生后我用镜面反转复仇
Action, Drama, Fantasy, Manhua
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October 10, 2026
years after the game world merging with reality, a top warrior appeared. He devoted his Whole life to the world, yet was ultimately killed by the king out of fear and jealousy. Before his death, he awakened the mirror ability and sealed his soul beneath the lake’s surface. The king covered up the true history and fabricated a new one, branding the warrior as a traitor in the eyes of the world. Decades later, the warrior awakened in the body of a dying man and began his vengeance using mirror ability.
With a No-Cooldown Cheat, I Can Transform into an Undead Calamity!
连载中 技能无冷却?我化身亡灵天灾!; No skill cooldown? I've become the undead scourge! ; Skills have no cooldown, I turned into a natural disaster of undead ; Skills have no cooldown, I turned into a natural disaster of undead • Jineng Wu Lengque? Wo Huashen Wangling Tianzai! • Skills Without Cooldown? I Avatar into an Undead Calamity! • Jìnéng Wú Lěngquè? Wǒ Huàshēn Wánglíng Tiānzāi! • 技能无冷却?我化身亡灵天灾! ; Skills have no cooldown, I turned into a natural disaster of undead ; I Incarnate the Undead Scourge ; Jìnéng Wú Lěngquè? Wǒ Huàshēn Wánglíng Tiānzāi! ; No Cooldown: Undead Catastrophe ; สูตรโกงไร้คูลดาวน์ มหาภัยพิบัติอันเดด ; 技能无冷却?我化身亡灵天灾! ; 技能無冷卻?我化身亡靈天災!
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Manhua, Supernatural
3.6K
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October 16, 2026
After awakening in a world overrun by monsters, he obtains an extraordinary cheat ability: No Cooldown. With the power to use his skills without any waiting time, he quickly becomes an unstoppable force. As his abilities evolve beyond human limits, he embarks on a path that will transform him into an Undead Calamity capable of bringing destruction to the entire world.
A Pig-Slaughtering Knife Cutting Through All Realms — Makes Sense, Right?;一把杀猪刀,砍翻万界很合理吧? • The Butcher Blade That Pierces All Realms • A Pig-Slaughtering Knife Cutting Through All Realms - Makes Sense, Right? / 一把殺豬刀,砍翻萬界很合理吧? ; It's Reasonable to Use a Butcher Knife to Chop Down Everything in the World, Right? ; Yī Bǎ Shāzhūdāo, Kǎnfān Wànjiè Hěn Hélǐ ba?
Drama, Fantasy, Manhua
7.5K
301
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October 13, 2026
Ye Chuan — a mental patient — sees all living creatures as pigs. On the day of his job assignment, he awakened a life-class profession: Butcher. His teachers and classmates were bitterly disappointed, and even his childhood sweetheart left him. However, this seemingly useless profession granted him two unique traits: • He deals extra damage to pigs. • Damage from pigs is halved. And since everyone looks like pigs in his eyes, armed with just a butcher’s knife, Ye Chuan begins his incredible rise to godhood.
High Martial Arts: Sweeping Through Three Thousand Emperors with One Hand!
高武:只手横推三千帝 ; High Martiality: With One Hand, I Single-Handedly Repel Three Thousand Emperors! ; High Martial World꞉ Single-Handedly Sweeping Through Three Thousand Emperors / 高武:只手横推三千帝!/ High-Martial World: One Hand to Overwhelm Three Thousand Emperors!
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Manhua
8.5K
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October 15, 2026
Martial Arts have revived. Ferocious Beasts run rampant. The Ten Thousand Races have invaded, vying for glory against the Human Race! Young Su Hong awakens a System. At the start, his talent is unparalleled throughout the ages. C-Rank Martial Arts: Introductory in one second, Proficient in two, Perfection in three! SSS-Rank Martial Skills: Introductory in one day, Proficient in seven, Great Completion in one month! Not only that, but as long as he defeats enemies, he can obtain Martial Points. By consuming Martial Points, he can increase his Blood Qi, strengthen his bones, and forge a Divine Body. Martial Points -1000. Blood Qi rises. Stepping into the [realm] of a Martial Artist...
The Yellow-haired Villain in Female Main Character's Novel wants Happiness
Fengaotian Xiaoshuo Li De Huangmao Fanpai Ye Xiang Xingfu ; The yellow-haired villain in Soaring Phoenix's novels also desires happiness ; The Yellow-Haired Villain in the Female Main Character's Novel Wants Happiness
After traveling through time and space and becoming a yellow-haired villain in the early stage of a certain female protagonist novel, Moon said that he just wanted to live well. But, the story development seems a little wrong? The princess was drugged and her pants were taken off, but why didn't the protagonist arrive yet? Why did the protagonist's childhood sweetheart, the noble and chaste saint, frequently flirt with me? Even the obedient and well-behaved maid has been looking at me with a dangerous look recently! Where is the protagonist? The protagonist, please save her!! "Haha, you have to be responsible for robbing my woman~" The protagonist of female protagonist said with a kind smile, holding a hatchet in her hand.
After losing his parents, Kanata Kanbayashi and his younger sister are taken into an institution for gifted orphans. Determined to meet the expectations of the
How difficult the path to immortality truly is!
Moreover, this world of immortal cultivation has been completely transformed by a plague.
Mortals carry the plague in their bodies. Once immortals come into contact with them, the lightest result is a drop in cultivation; the worst is returning their Dao to the heavens (i.e. death). Thus, immortals and mortals are forever separated. Though I crossed into this world brimming with ambition, I could only struggle in the mundane world, wasting away my life.
Fortunately, at the brink of death, I awakened a mysterious treasure that could turn reality into illusion, transforming my life into a fleeting dream and sending me back to the moment I first transmigrated.
And so, I began my long, endless Path toward immortality!
I ! I'm the strongest forbidden spellcaster in history
Supreme Curse Master ; 我!史上最强禁咒师 ; Me! I'm the Strongest Forbidden Spellcaster in History! 我!史上最強禁咒師
Action, Manhua, Shounen
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September 30, 2026
Ye Lin transmigrated into a world overrun by demons and monsters. On the day of his class transfer, he became an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster—and was immediately met with ridicule. Why? Because casting forbidden spells costs lifespan, and most Forbidden Spellcasters die young. But only Ye Lin knows: with his immortal body, the profession’s fatal flaw means nothing to him. When Ye Lin casually unleashed hundreds of forbidden spells in a single move, everyone around him was terrified. “How many lives do you have?!” “You’re using forbidden spells like normal attacks?!”
Basic Attacks Infinitely Stack Health, I Blow Up Kings With a Single Arrow
普攻无限叠加生命,我一箭射爆神灵 • Infinite Health Stacking Archer, The One-Arrow King Slayer ; Infinite HP Stacks, One Arrow Slays Gods My Basic Attack Infinitely Stacks Health; I Can Blast a God Apart With a Single Arrow ; My Basic Attacks Stack Health Infinitely, I Can Blow Apart Gods with a Single Arrow ; Pǔgōng Wúxiàn Diéjiā Shēngmìng, Wǒ Yī Jiàn Shèbào Shénlíng ; Sinh Mệnh Cộng Dồn Vô Hạn, Ta Một Tiễn Bắn Rơi Thần Linh ; Đánh Thường Cộng Dồn Vô Hạn Sinh Mệnh, Một Mũi Tên Bắn Nổ Thần Linh
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Manhua, Sci-fi
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October 16, 2026
After being reborn, low‑tier player Lin Xiu returns with a vengeance, now wielding a greedy divine artifact. By infinitely stacking his HP through basic attacks, he unleashes arrows with world‑shattering power, overturning the rule of global conglomerates and cutting down supreme Kings.
High Martial Arts: My Cells Can Evolve Infinitely • 高武:我的细胞可以无限进化 • Gao Wu: Wo de Xibao Keyi Wuxian Jinhua • Gao Wu: My Cells Can Evolve Infinitely / Gao Wu: My Cells Can Evolve Indefinitely / High-Level Martial Arts: My Cells Can Evolve Infinitely / Infinite Evolution: My Cells Keep Evolving / Martial Arts: My Cells Can Evolve Without Limit / เทพไร้พ่าย ฉันไร้เทียมทานได้ด้วยการปรับเซลล์ได้ไม่สิ้นสุด
Qin Yi transmigrates into an era of advanced martial arts, but he suffers from a terminal illness and has no talent for martial arts. Just as his life is nearing its end, he unexpectedly awakens a Cell Evolution System.
This talent is highly unusual: as long as he can withstand damage, his cells will adapt to the crisis and evolve.
Abandoning the traditional path of martial arts, he gradually breaks free from the shackles of fate and confronts the powerful enemies of the world.
As his strength continues to grow, his ordinary body, capable of infinite evolution, eventually rises to the pinnacle of all races, reshaping the order of the entire world.
On the eve of the civil war in the Ninth Server, top player Lin Hanchuan was assassinated and died in a car accident in real life. Reborn, he uses his memories from his previous life to obtain the SSS-level talent [God of Magic].
10 years ago, after “the Gate” that connected the real world with the monster world opened, some of the ordinary, everyday people received the power to hunt monsters within the Gate. They are known as “Hunters“. However, not all Hunters are powerful. My name is Sung Jin-Woo, an E-rank Hunter. I’m someone who has to risk his life in the lowliest of dungeons, the “World’s Weakest“. Having no skills whatsoever to display, I barely earned the required money by fighting in low-leveled dungeons… at least until I found a hidden dungeon with the hardest difficulty within the D-rank dungeons! In the end, as I was accepting death, I suddenly received a strange power, a quest log that only I could see, a secret to leveling up that only I know about! If I trained in accordance with my quests and hunted monsters, my level would rise. Changing from the weakest Hunter to the strongest S-rank Hunter!
The Clan’s Failure is the Former Strongest in the Continent
The Clan's Failure Was Once the Continent's Strongest ; 一族の落ちこぼれは元大陸最強者 / 最强弃少 (2025) / The Strongest Outcast / Strongest Abandoned Son (2025)
Action, Fantasy, Manhua, Shounen
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October 3, 2026
“—Is this… hell?” Once the strongest on the continent, Yaemori Bakuto is betrayed and killed by his allies. He awakens reborn as a frail university student from a noble family, rejected by his clan and bullied at school. Holding onto the pride of his past life, Bakuto trains again, swearing revenge and aiming for the top once more. The strongest soul in the weakest body and the ruthless revenge begins.
Five years ago, Tang Shi was framed and wrongly accused by Bo Ye of killing his beloved first love, An Mi. Enraged, Bo Ye had Tang Shi sent to prison—unaware that she was already carrying his child. Five years later, Tang Shi is released and, with her son Yihan, works hard to start a new life. But because of her son’s existence, she is inevitably drawn back into Bo Ye’s world, only to be pushed into the abyss by him time and again. Later, Bo Ye finally learns the truth—that he owed Tang Shi an apology all along. But by then, she no longer cared…
The God’s Tombs started to appear around the world. Due to the relics within these tombs, many were able to wield these legendary power for themselves, while others became enslaved to these users. However, a Tomb Raider appears with the purpose of robbing these relics. The Tomb Raider King. “God damn it! Did that bastard already loot this place as well?!” What you own belongs to me. What I own definitely belongs to me. This is the story of a revived Tomb Raider who will do whatever he can to claim all the tombs and relics for himself!
summoned demon, and me the abyss ; Devil Summoner, I am the Abyss Lord ; Summon the Devil, I am the Abyss ; 召唤恶魔,我既是深渊 , To summon demons is not just to wield their power... it is to become the Abyss incarnate., By summoning demons, I do not merely call upon the Abyss—I am the Abyss. , To summon demons is to become the Abyss itself. ; Invocando Demônios, eu sou o abismo ; Summon The Demon, For I Am The Abyss - 召喚惡魔,我既是深淵
Lin Tianhao, who has transmigrated to another world, attends the Job Change Ceremony and ends up taking on a sewer-tier job Summoner.
Just as everyone is mocking him, believing his future is doomed, he suddenly awakens a system and binds the identity [Demonic Sacrifice]!
Who says the Summoner class is trash? I have the strongest SSS-rank talent!
My Starting Talent is Mythical, A Single Strike Smites Deities
我开局神话天赋,一剑斩神! ; I started with the mythical talent, killing gods with one sword! ; I Start with Mythical Talent, One Sword Slays Kings! ; Starting with a Mythic Talent, I Cut Down Gods! / 我開局神話天賦,一劍斬神!
Action, Drama, Fantasy, Manhua, Shounen
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October 13, 2026
My Starting Talent is Mythical, A Single Strike Smites Deities
In This Life, I'm Resigning From Being a Villain Queen
今世は悪役女王を辞めます 这一世,我不是恶毒女帝 ; In This Life, I’m Not the Vicious Empress
Drama, Fantasy, Josei, Manhua, Romance
396
3
196
October 15, 2026
Congratulations, host, for completing the ultimate mission to kill the Bloody Queen, Reina. Guard leader Max's favorability has reached maximum, and your charm index has reached maximum..." Hearing this sudden electronic chime, I should be happy too. That is, if I'm not Reina. After death, Reina returns to five years ago, knowing that her loyal guard, gentle fiancé, and tsundere brother will all soon backstab her and fall under the host's spell. This time, Reina decides to just run away.
The story centers on Su Bai, who utilizes the “Clock of All Things” to strengthen his skills and cultivate equipment, continuously breaking records in a global player-versus-player tower-climbing competition. The plot encompasses professional advancement, contention for “first kills,” and inter-species warfare. By clearing the dungeons on each floor of the tower, he builds his power system and unveils the world’s setting, where the “Tower of God” connects a myriad of realms. The protagonist gradually unlocks abilities such as the power of time and necromancy, driving forward the main storyline of the Blue Star (Earth) human race’s struggle for survival against higher-level civilizations.
I May Be a Beginner, but I’m Actually a Level 99 Overpowered Player
Rebirth of the Warrior King • The Warrior King’s Rebirth • 重生之战士为王 • 初心者ですが、本当はレベルの最強プレイヤー ; 初心者ですが、本当はレベル99の最強プレイヤー ; Shoshinha desuga, Hontou wa Level 99 no Saikyou Pureiyaa ; Shoshinha desuga, Hontou wa Level 99 no Saikyou Player ; I'm a Beginner, but I'm Actually the Strongest Level 99 Player
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Manhua, Shounen
2.6K
14
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October 15, 2026
Bu Jin was betrayed and murdered by his own teammates, dying with overwhelming resentment and unwillingness in his heart.
But fate grants him a second chance—
Reborn once again, he vows to restore the glory of the Bu Family and take revenge on all the bastards who betrayed him in his previous life!
This time, he will also rise to become the one and only SSS-Rank War God in the world of “World of Nine”.
With cheat-like growth, overwhelming power, and an unstoppable rise to the top, his exhilarating new life begins now!
Tyrant of the Otherworld Prison: My Shadow Can Evolve Infinitely
Tyrant of the Otherworldly Hell: My Shadow Can Evolve Infinitely ; 异狱暴君:我的影子能无限进化 ; A Pig-Slaughtering Knife Cutting Through All Realms — Makes Sense, Right? ; 一把杀猪刀,砍翻万界很合理吧?/ 異獄暴君:我的影子能無限進化 ; The Tyrant of Alien Prison: My Shadow Can Evolve Infinitely
Action, Manhua, Shounen
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116
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October 2, 2026
In the year 2035, rifts to alien realms tore through the worlds defenses. Swarms of insectoids and beastkin ravaged the land, and humanity struggled to survive through the strength of Evolvers. Li Yi was betrayed by his teammates during an attack by alien beings and left for dead. On the brink of death, he awakened the Titan Shadow Systemhis shadow could evolve without limits! It could devour ores to enhance defense, tear through enemies to form deadly blades, and even split into an army of shadow soldiers From insect hives to haunted lands, wherever his shadow passed, enemies were shredded into pulp. This is the revenge of the weakbegun with a shadow that devours all.
Global Game: I Can Amplify Everything by a Hundred Times
Updating
Action, Adventure, Manhua
1.8K
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October 16, 2026
The orphan Bai Chen is looked down upon because his parents died in a war caused by beastmen. When he changes classes, he awakens a hundredfold amplification talent and the hidden Exorcist Swordsman class. Keeping a low profile, he secretly fights monsters far above his level and repeatedly earns great military achievements. After being appointed by a goddess, he eventually slays the demon lord’s incarnation and outwits the Succubus Queen. From a destitute, despised orphan, Bai Chen rises to become one of humanity’s strongest warriors and its foremost protector.
After All Eight Empresses Betrayed Me, I Was Reborn in Regret
The Eight Empresses Betrayed Me, Only to Deeply Regret It After Being Reborn ; Reborn After the Eight Empresses Betrayed Me, Now I’ll Make Them Regret It / Betrayed by All Eight Empresses: Reborn into Gut-Wrenching Regret / After All Eight Empresses Betrayed Me, I Was Reborn in Regret / 八女帝全背叛, 重生悔到肠断 / 八女帝全背叛,重生悔到肠断
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Harem, Manhua, Martial Arts
4.8K
77
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October 14, 2026
Lu Ye, once hailed across the realms as the Nine-Lives Celestial Venerable. Yet on the very day he ascended… the eight Empresses he had raised, protected, and trusted turned on him. Nine Heavens Sword Maiden: “Because of you, the world sneers at me as nothing but a Sword Slave!” Fairy Hong Ling: “If not for you, I would’ve become his divine companion long ago! You deserve to die!” Vermilion Bird Demon Empress: “You warned me they’d hurt me… but the only one who truly wounded me was you!” But fate rewinds, granting Lu Ye a second life. And this time, he refuses to walk the same doomed path. He won’t sacrifice everything for them again. Let the eight of them fend for themselves.
Primordial Ten Fiends: Others Tame Beasts, I Tame Beast Girls
Thái Cổ Thập Hung: Người Khác Ngự Thú Ta Ngự Thú Nương 太古十凶:别人御兽我御兽娘 / 太古十兇:別人御獸我御獸娘 / From Beast-Tamer to Beast-Girl Conqueror
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Manhua
5.2K
87
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July 15, 2026
After three years of lying low, Lin Han awakened the Beast Taming System and gained ten ultra-fierce beast girls! Tearing apart enemies by day and taming beast girls by night, he was directly drained by them into becoming the pinnacle of global combat power
我开启了神话宠兽时代 / I've Ushered in The Era of Mythical Pet Beasts / I Opened the Mythical Pet Era / Beast Tamer's Revenge / I Have Initiated the Era of Mythical Pets and Beasts / I Have Ushered in the Mythical Beast-Contracting Era / Ta Mở Ra Thời Đại Sủng Thú Thần Thoại
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Manhua
4.3K
47
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October 14, 2026
Lu Yu, a once-gifted genius, has his talent stripped away and is cast out by his own family.
Just when all hope seems lost, he awakens the Mythical Pet Beast System.
By forging a contract with a World-Destroying Demon Dragon, he obtains an SSS-Rank Talent and begins his meteoric rise to power.
As for those who wronged him in the past—
He will make them repay every single debt, one by one.
With legendary beast companions at his side and unrivaled talent in his grasp, Lu Yu sets out to dominate a world where strength reigns supreme.
Have you ever seen a hundred-meter-tall giant strolling leisurely through a modern human city? Have you ever imagined a world-ending divine bird dwelling above the firmament, constantly looking down upon the earth? Have you ever heard of a civilization that calls itself God, arriving from the far side of the stars? Starting in his first year of high school, Chen Du has had the same dream every single day. In the dream, there is a blue crystal. After 30 seconds, the first wave of monsters appears. These monsters have a single, unified goal: to destroy the crystal.
Regret It With All Your Might ; 최선을 다해 후회하세요 / Make Sure You Regret It
Fantasy, Historical, Josei, Manhua, Romance, Royal family, Shoujo
3.9K
315
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October 11, 2026
The saying that sincerity will always get through if you try your best— my mother was wrong. My family never looked back at me, and my fiancé never loved me. Realizing the truth after fourteen years of one-sided love… it hurt. At the moment I wanted to leave everything behind, the only person who reached out to me was a beautiful man I met by chance on the street— a war hero I saw at the victory banquet— the Grand Duke of Vikander. "Please, grant me the honor of having you, the most precious one to me." One day, I took the Grand Duke’s hand and left everything behind. And now— the family who never cared, the former fiancé who never once loved me, are trying to hold onto Olivia. But only now, when it's far too late.