Heavenly Bastards

Lee Kang Woo lived a life no one envied — born poor, overworked, broken dreams, and a family he loved but couldn’t provide for. In his late 30s, with nothing left to lose, he looked death in the eye… but death didn’t come. Heaven struck first. A bolt of thunder ripped through the sky — and took him with it. When he opened his eyes, he wasn’t dead… just somewhere else. A world of swords, sects, and martial demons. No system. No cheats. Only his will. And it turns out, that was enough to shake the heavens.

Japan – National News Broadcast The polished news anchor sat upright, her gaze sharp as she adjusted the stack of papers before her. The newsroom behind her hummed with quiet urgency, the weight of the moment settling over the broadcast. "Authorities are baffled by a sudden and unexplained surge in sleep-related deaths across Japan," she began, her voice steady yet tense. "More and more citizens are passing away in their sleep without any prior health concerns. Experts are working tirelessly to determine the cause, but no clear explanation has emerged. Authorities urge the public to remain vigilant and report any unusual symptoms before bedtime." A graphic appeared, displaying the spike in fatalities over the past month. Behind her, unsettling photographs flickered across the screen—blurred images of individuals found in their beds, their faces frozen in expressions of terror. The anchor’s tone shifted. "Health officials recommend citizens avoid excessive fatigue and maintain healthy sleep habits. More updates will follow as investigations continue." --- United States – Paranormal Podcast In a dimly lit podcast studio, the host leaned forward, his eyes wide with curiosity. Across from him, a rugged man in a worn flannel shirt, gripping a faded photograph in one hand and a beer can in the other, leaned back in his chair. "So, you're telling me you saw this creature firsthand?" the host asked, clearly intrigued. The man scoffed, shaking his head. "Damn right, I did. Ugly thing had wings bigger than my body—slow but sneaky. Thought it could steal my pigs again, but I was ready this time—camera in one hand, shotgun in the other." He slammed the table for emphasis, then shoved the blurry image toward the host. The photograph depicted a small, red-skinned humanoid figure with large, bat-like wings, its eyes glowing faintly in the darkness. "Spit, the thing didn’t know what hit it when I fired!" the man chuckled, his voice full of excitement. The host held up the picture to the live chat. "Alright, what do you think? Mothman? Demon? Or is our friend here just seeing things?" The chat exploded with theories—some skeptical, others eager for the investigation to continue. --- China – Liangyuan Street Market Surveillance footage from a bustling night market in China captured a chilling scene. A woman in a red qipao walked gracefully through the crowd, her figure striking in the soft glow of lanterns. Suddenly, she paused. Her body flickered—like a glitch in a video—before vanishing completely, as though she had never existed. The footage zoomed in, replaying in slow motion. In the final frame before she disappeared, her face distorted unnaturally, her eyes hollow and empty. The screen cut abruptly to black.

He wasn’t some chosen hero. Not the golden boy in prophecy. He was just Kieran Marcoth—a boy born on the wrong side of fate, A mistake, a misfit. Not blessed by heaven. Too stubborn for hell. And now… Thrown onto a battlefield meant for gods. The world had already been broken long before he came into it. People sinned, as they always do— And one day, the sky finally answered. The day God turned away, Everything fell. Cities burned. Families vanished. The silence afterward was louder than any explosion. But even in wrath, the Divine left something behind. A final olive branch—if you could call it that. A way to survive what came crawling out of the darkness. Talents. Powers. Strange, unique abilities passed down like gifts from a god who no longer cared. And on the day Kieran stood in line—quiet, hopeful, a little scared— Waiting to receive his talent, He dared to believe his life might finally start to make sense. Instead… He awakened something different. A hidden SSS-ranked talent. The kind with a condition attached. A catch. And just like that, everything went wrong. Laughter. Whispers. Stares like knives. He became a joke. A disappointment. Even the instructors didn’t bother to hide their sneers. Then the bullying started. The beating. The betrayal. And one day, it nearly killed him. He lay there, bleeding. Angry. Humiliated. A part of him still hoping this was some twisted mistake. But it wasn’t. And then— A sound. > [Ding! Conditions have been met] [Host has been successfully selected as a God Candidate] [Defeat the other candidates! Become the next God of this ruined world] Kieran stared at the message blinking in front of him. He didn’t smile. Didn’t cry. Didn’t feel triumphant. He just felt tired. And then, something in him shifted. One thought, sharp and cold, rose to the surface: “I’m going to fucking kill those bastards.” Not for power. Not for glory. But because he was done being the punchline. That’s how his journey began. Not as a hero. Not yet a monster. Just a boy who had lost too much— And found something worth fighting for in the wreckage. The question now is: Will the world break him again? Or will he become the god who remakes it?

In this vast world, where the strong rule and the weak are trampled. From the moment I drew breath into this world, misfortune clung to me like a curse. The night I was born, the skies turned blood-red, and the Demon Clan descended from the heavens like a swarm of locusts. They destroyed everything-my village, my family, my entire world. My father fought to his last breath, wielding a broken blade against the tides of darkness. My mother through her tears, used her final life force to carve divine runes into the earth, sealing me within a celestial formation… and with that, she vanished into the ashes of history. I survived. But what is survival… when everything you love has been reduced to dust? I was orphaned by fate. Raised by suffering. Named by sorrow. In this world where strength reigns supreme, I was cast aside as a cripple, powerless and forgotten. But in the depths of despair, a fire was born. I vowed beneath the heavens: One day, I will make the gods remember my name. I walk the path of defiance. I cultivate through pain, rage, and vengeance. I do not kneel. I do not beg. I will rise from ashes to legend, from mortal to sovereign. Let the heavens bear witness I am Ling Ye. And this is the story of how I shattered fate… and became the Martial Sovereign.

This world is sick, and it must be cured with swords and forged with iron and fire. To slay tyranny, to cut down the unrighteous. To overturn heaven and earth, to mold the human world. All shall begin with the sword in hand. ====== When the Innate Wisdom Bearer An Jing received aid from the ancient Sword Spirit, allowing him to traverse various realms, he knew that his future would inevitably lead him down a path full of hardships and difficulties, hard to be understood by others, yet capable of changing this wretched world. And on this path, he would also crush many deserving scum underfoot. “Heh heh, the Myriad Tribes of this world shall greet the birth of this epoch-making giant like me with fervent wishes. World, I'm coming to save you!” Noble Officials/Demon Sect/Heavenly Demon: “Alas, is reconciliation possible?” Elements: Chaotic times of Martial Arts, cyber cultivation, gates between two worlds

A Man who wants to conquer the heaven by brainwashing and using main and sub heroines and taking all the benefits to get strong There will be sex scenes I will try to making it look at real as possible there are some secens where MC may take benefits of little or young girls to have them easily later…MC real sex life start after he is 16 so be patient (It’s my first time writing a Novel so guide and let me know where to improve I will try to make it as good as possible…so support me please …Thanks you All)

"By my bastard blood, I swear this, I, Tyberius Arkwell, will rise above all!" Reborn into the game world, Reincarnated Online as a bastard of House Arkwell, lower than an extra, Tyberius should’ve been doomed to obscurity. But fate had other plans. An EX-ranked sub-race, stronger than SSS. A Human Factor linked to the world-forging Force of the True Dragons. A limitless evolution trait. A nine-tailed beast with nine devastating abilities. Armed with power beyond reason, Tyberius won’t squander his second life. He’ll use every advantage, crush every obstacle and rise to rule a world that never saw him coming.

"By my bastard blood, I swear this, I, Tyberius Arkwell, will rise above all!" Reborn into Reincarnated Online as a bastard of House Arkwell, lower than an extra, Tyberius should’ve been doomed to obscurity. But fate had other plans. An EX-ranked sub-race, stronger than SSS. A Human Factor linked to the world-forging Force of the True Dragons. A limitless evolution trait. A nine-tailed beast with nine devastating abilities. Armed with power beyond reason, Tyberius won’t squander his second life. He’ll use every advantage, crush every obstacle and rise to rule a world that never saw him coming.

Heaven and earth are benevolent towards all things… "Benevolent? Who wrote this garbage? The so-called Heavenly Dao is just a cosmic butcher hiding behind empty words! Balance? Order? My foot! Endless wars, reincarnation cycles, and countless tragedies — all in the name of ‘destiny’." On Earth, he was an ordinary Asian guy — average grades, average job, no girlfriend, and a healthy obsession with cultivation novels. One day, a mysterious accident ends his boring life. But instead of reincarnating into some young master’s body or getting a cheat cultivation technique, he wakes up to a shocking revelation: He has become the new Heavenly Dao! Apparently, all his predecessors — countless so-called "Dao spirits" — failed miserably, plunging the realms into endless chaos. The mysterious System that governs cosmic order has finally chosen an "outsider" to fix things. But there's a catch: ➤ The System won’t hold his hand. ➤ No quest logs screaming “Go save the cat!” ➤ No divine guide whispering in his ear. He must use his own human intelligence, shameless cunning, and a bit of Earthly common sense — plus his OP heavenly powers — to straighten yin and yang, reconstruct reincarnation, and reforge a truly fair world of cultivation. Yet, nobody knows his true identity. To the cultivators, "Heavenly Dao" is an untouchable, cold-blooded, merciless force that enjoys watching them fight and die for karma points. They would never suspect that their current "Dao" is a clueless Earthling trying to act cool while learning on the fly! "Oh? The righteous sect is trafficking a nine-tailed fox beauty? Let me casually twist fate so they slip on banana peels and reveal themselves to the entire continent... Wait! Why are all these fox women proposing to me?!" As he fumbles through conspiracies, unravels ancient mysteries, faces off against demonic overlords, and accidentally builds a massive harem (he swears it was not on purpose!), he remains determined to rebuild a world where no one is forced into endless slaughter in the name of “balance.” "Watch closely! I — the Earth’s most normal guy — will rewrite heaven itself, and make even the heavens tremble from laughter... and maybe a bit of fear!" --- Genres: Eastern Fantasy, Cultivation, System, Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life, Action, Adventure, Harem, Smart MC, OP MC, Satire Tags: Reincarnated as a system/Dao, Secret Identity, Misunderstandings, Witty MC, World Building, Strong to Stronger, Mythical Beasts, Beautiful Disciples, Realm Wars, Karma, Fate Manipulation

"The missing ingredient is a test subject with Royal Blood..." Raven Kyzer, a Commoner boy, grew up in an orphanage along with his twin sister, after losing their mother at a young age, having never met their father. After being discovered to possess Royal blood, the twins are abducted by the Church of Persona. Raven is used as a test subject in an ancient form of Forbidden Magic, known as the Homunculus Ritual, while his sister goes missing in the clutches of the church. The Homunculus Ritual is conducted to turn Raven into a powerful but mindless Monster, a loyal weapon for the church with no sense of free will...but something goes wrong, the ritual fails to destroy Raven's mind and he escapes the clutches of the church. Furious at being turned into a Monster, Raven swears revenge against the church, determined to make them pay for what they did to him, as well as to rescue his sister from their clutches. But there's only so much he can do by himself, even with the new powers he gained through the Homunculus Ritual...that's when he has a fateful encounter with the nation's most wanted criminals, a group known as The Irregulars, who, like Raven, have their own reasons to despise and go after the church, as well as the corrupt Nobility that oppresses the Commoners. With their goals aligned, Raven decides to join The Irregulars, taking the first step on his long, arduous path to revenge... Instagram: @aimdaqs Discord Server: https://discord.gg/J497zhJb

[Loading Devourer system…] [Devourer system fully loaded! Your fate is currently stable, but inescapable danger lingers approximately sixteen years from now!] [Prepare yourself! Welcome to your new world. Fight and devour the power of your enemies.] “Danger?” Kevin grimaced. “I don’t know what i expected.” “One of us has the break first,” Lucen muttered, “And to save your time. It’s going to be you” Kevin, a trauma-ridden young man, dies in a brutal robbery and is reborn in a broken world. Armed with the Devourer system, he must survive a cursed fate and the enemies that want it for themselves. The empire is falling, and Kevin—now, Lucen—must do his best to fight through the old forces stirring from chaos. Ancient titans and dragons, Chaos demons and devious spirits all stand in the way, but they aren’t ready for him. Beautiful Cover by Shyrlo

A man rejected by the will of the world he grew up in for all of his life, and a genius with infinite potential who fell as a result of making a risky bet. Under the machinations of the deceased Heavenly Emperor, Huang Xian, two unfortunate souls from entirely different worlds got saved and fused together into a new whole, adopting the identity of the latter–Theodore Winter, the heir to one of the Supreme Pillars of the Heavenly Court. As an eon-spanning competition to decide the next generation of Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress began, it brought with it a game of wits, power and plots that would shake the Heavenly Court to its core. Reincarnators, Transmigrators and Regressors were barely qualified to chase after the unprecedented monsters that had been brought into being for the express purpose of rising above the rest. Battles between peers were like peeling an onion–nobody ever knew just how many cultivation realms and Talents the other had hidden away to catch his opponents off guard. With a saint-like image and the heart of a devil, Theodore Winter entered the fray. Unbeknownst to all, other than returning triumphantly, he was entrusted with another task: To kill Huang Xian’s murderer–his wife, the Heavenly Empress! ------------------------- Read advance chapters (by paying for my meals) on Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/sh1ro My novel series "Reincarnation Cycle's Unfortunate Bug" on Amazon: • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYHGRR8M/ Discord Server (currently under construction): • https://discord.gg/NdAjjmXSDh ------------------------- Hi there, this is Shiro / the author. Just one little cautionary warning here: Due to being set in an entirely alternate world from ours, while some terms and concepts might seem familiar at first glance, many in actuality are not. In canon, the World's Will of a world exactly like our own 'got inspired' by memories that it secretly glimpsed from the Heavenly Emperor, thereby creating extremely loosely related concepts in its own universe. So never expect anything to work in the same way as something that you are already familiar with, because chances are very high that it won't be the same at all. (Yes, I just blatantly flipped the script.) I hope you'll enjoy The Heavenly Empress' Assassin! ------------------------- Current Release Schedule: • 4 chapters per week • 1 chapter every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday (at ~11 p.m. GMT+1) (More chapters can appear as bonus chapters, so this is the absolute minimum.) • Vote with Power Stones to read more chapters in the week after the results are in! -> Top 100: +1 chapter -> Top 50: +2 chapters -> Top 10: +3 chapters -> Top 5: +4 chapters -> 1st Place: +5 chapters - Chapter length: ~2k words on average

In a kingdom where strength is everything, royal blood has long ceased to produce true powerhouses. Sects and clans are just waiting for our family to show weakness so they can tear us apart. "I was born as a princess in the most powerful lineage in the world… but that lineage is now on the verge of collapse." But this lineage is not dead yet. "He" is still here. A being feared even by the strongest cultivators. The only reason this kingdom still stands. And me? If I want to survive in a world where only power matters… I must become a monster feared by all. But in this new world, can I survive - as a man trapped in a woman’s body - where only strength determines your worth?

In a world of cultivation, Destiny is what truly defines the path ways and the heavens judge good from evil. There is one mortal whose path is filled with evil and is destined for ruin.... Yin Wuixe, the demon child, his destiny is to be born in evil and bring ruin but he rejects his destiny and vows to destroy the heavens for the life they gave him but all does not come easy when heaven sends their warrior to kill him to prevent his future growth. It worked but not fully, for from the fall of the demon came a saint.... Lan Wu, half of Wuixe soul that was made pure, now trapped within his own body, Wuixe will do anything to get his revenge, even if it means destroying his own soul. The journey of a saint and a demon, Ying and Yang, when evil is the one destined to survive and later be feared by all.... as the heavenly demon.

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On a continent where every soul is born with a Seal that defines their destiny, there is no place for the weak. "Mo Bai" son of the Demonic Seal Sect, had his childhood stained in blood—forced by his own father to kill at the age of six. With only average talent but an unbreakable will, he enters the Demonic Academy, where his journey begins—to prove that sheer will can shatter all limits… and even rewrite the very laws of the Seal. Tags: 1. Unique Cultivation System 2. Dark Fantasy 3. Cunning Protagonist 4. Evil MC 5. Anti-Hero 6. Power Absorption 7. Martial Arts 8. Sect Politics 9. Intelligent MC 10. Villainous MC 11. World Building 12. Psychological 13. Twisted Morality 14. Mystery 15. No Romance 16. Gore 17. Average Talent 18. Betrayal 19. Survival 20. Slow Burn Power Progression 21. Cold-Hearted MC 22. Scheming 23. Dark World 24. Tragic Past 25. Growth Through Suffering 26. No System 27. Morally Gray MC 28. Descent Into Darkness 29. Heaven-Defying 30. Clans and Bloodlines

Dante, an overworked game developer at Doomsday Games, has spent two years of his life debugging and perfecting MMORPGs. What started as a dream job has become a nightmare of endless hours, sleeping in the office, and being treated like a corporate puppet. While testing the company's latest game, "Empire Online" - based on a popular web novel - exhaustion finally overtakes him and he collapses at his desk. When Dante wakes up, he's no longer in his cramped office. Instead, he finds himself in a luxurious bedroom, trapped inside the body of thirteen-year-old Lux d'Branmere - the game's most hated villain character. Lux is the bastard son of a Marquis, branded as a "failed genius" and cursed with multiple debilitating traits. In the original game, he was designed to be nothing more than a stepping stone for the protagonist - a character everyone was meant to despise and defeat. But now Dante is living as Lux, with all of his curses, his terrible reputation, and his doomed fate. Armed with his knowledge of the game's storyline and mechanics, Dante must navigate this dangerous new reality. He knows exactly what's supposed to happen to Lux d'Branmere - and it's not good. The question is: can someone rewrite their own story when they're trapped playing the villain? Or is Dante doomed to follow the same path that leads to Lux's downfall? Genre: GameLit/LitRPG, Fantasy, Isekai Themes:Second chances, defying fate, redemption, survival Target Audience: Fans of gaming novels, fantasy adventure, and underdog stories

On the first day of her transmigration into the imperial harem, Jiang Xinyu was already out of favor. Everyone said she was merely a pretty face without substance. On the second day of her transmigration into the imperial harem, Jiang Xinyu regained the emperor's favor

Lan Hengsheng was once the pride of the Lan Clan, a child prodigy with limitless potential—until his fifth birthday changed everything. Declared spirit coreless, he was abandoned by those who once praised him, dismissed as a mortal in a world ruled by cultivators. His so-called friends turned their backs on him, and the clan that once held him in high regard saw him as nothing more than a disappointment. But Hengsheng holds a secret—one that defies the natural laws of this world. Ding! [Make a wish]  He wished for everything! With the ability to create a system, he doesn’t need talent. He doesn’t need fate’s blessing. He can program his own path to immortality. Why struggle for enlightenment when he can create a Cultivation Optimization System? Why waste decades training when he can install a Time Acceleration System? Why risk his life searching for treasures when he can develop an Auto-Farming System? While other cultivators beg the heavens for guidance, Hengsheng writes his own cultivation manual. Armed with his cheat-like power, he will challenge geniuses, reshape sects, and rewrite the very foundation of cultivation itself. The strongest cultivator is a system maker! Join the Discussion & Share Ideas! Discord: https://discord.gg/T7uyfDPBvd Patreon: patreon.com/Raventan Contribute your ideas and help shape the story!

> They feared his name before it was ever spoken. In a world ruled by celestial sects and divine bloodlines, Ye Tian walks the path none dare tread — a child born from a cursed lineage, carrying the shadow of an ancient sin that even the heavens failed to erase. When the seal of his bloodline breaks, the world trembles. Forbidden powers awaken. The sky marks him as an enemy. Yet he does not kneel. With every step, Ye Tian challenges the fate written by gods. Through ancient ruins, ruthless sects, and tragic love, he forges a new path — not as a hero, not as a villain... but as the eternal shadow that refuses to die. Will he bring salvation, or plunge the world into darkness once more? The heavens curse him. The earth hunts him. But fate... is his to rewrite.

He wanted to be accepted for who he was; a bastard. But the world was a cruel place for bastards, especially in the vampire realm of Eldoria. A vampire prince, born a bastard, was a disgrace not only to the royal family but the realm at large. And for that, Gabriel Sinclair grew up in harsh environs within the very castle his brother considered heaven. And as if being bastard was not enough wound to scar him and put him miles away from the throne, they made marry a human to seal the treaty between the two warring species. ***** Elena Thornhart always dreamt of venturing beyond the walls of Mysthaven. Since childhood, she had been confined in the castle of Mysthaven, safe from the vampire's reach. But not everything goes as planned. In an effort to save the nearly extinct human population, Andrian Thornhart, the human king and Elena's brother, offers her as the sacrificial lamb. Now Elena must navigate the treacherous Vampire court and royal family and protect her husband from his own kind. Little does she know her presence is set to unleash a side of Gabriel Sinclair that he never knew existed, a secret that might set the realm apart or unite it!

Rwendo's dream is to master Pankatsu like his idol Martial God, Warren. With unwavering dedication, Rwendo sets out to prove himself, facing challenges and rivals. As he embarks on his martial path, Rwendo's determination and spirit will be tested.

Warning: Strong Language is Advised. [1–2 chapters a week publish] After sacrificing his life to save civilians during a terrorist hijacking, a young Malaysian-Indian man dies shielding others from a bomb. But fate grants him a second chance—he is reborn as Dante, the illegitimate son of the prestigious Ruthwilfer Clan. Despite his noble blood, Dante is scorned, bullied, and treated as an outcast by his siblings, the clan’s elders, and even his own father. Determined not to be trampled again, Dante vows to rise above them all. Armed with the knowledge of his past life and his new world, he begins his ruthless climb to power, respect, and dominance. But as he grows stronger, a deeper mystery surrounding his rebirth and his true lineage begins to surface—one that may shake the very foundations of the world he thought he understood. #Thebastardsrise #Thebastardsonoftheruthwilfer #Riseofthebastardheir

You don't need to remember your name, your occupation, your life before anything else for a desire for freedom. Besides, walk long enough in a scorching wasteland tied together at the helm and it didn't matter what you'd been or who you were. Gods, anything but the procession was more than welcome, he could care less how it was done; as a matter of fact, the more chaotic the better. A forgotten soul basking in the reverence of a grand escape, freedom seems great but of course no convict lives a life in peace

[ Read Full Synopsis ] Betrayed in his past life, Sam dies with a heart full of regret and anger. But fate grants him a second chance. Born as bastard son.... of whom ? ... Will his life be same surviving in the street eating shits.. or will Sam be able to claim what was meant to be his... Find more about in the story.... Born in the shadows. Forged in blood. Destined to rise. [ Note :- If you don't find this story interesting till the free chapter then drop i wont force you to read this story you will find better story but before leaving If You Don't Like or Like The Story Then Let The Other People and me Know Your Thoughts ] Thank You

“Shit, why this guy!?” Of all the unique characters he could’ve transmigrated as, it had to be the bastard instructor. Vanitas Astrea. A third-rate middle game boss, who was dismissed from the University after severe allegations, losing his teaching profession and ultimately, exiled from the Empire. “.....How did I even get here!?” Vanitas must now circumvent his way around this new world, confront his past, mend broken relationships, and prevent looming tragedies that would lead to his demise. —————————————— More illustrations in the server. Discord: https://discord.gg/zukKB2ppDp