Trial by Fire in the Shura Arena

[Revised]

Fu Xiang came into being as an immortal from a storybook. To earn a living, she picked up her little bundle and went to the Tribulation Office.

Three days later, she became a member of the God-Guide Office.

Immortals, too, must endure tribulations. To cultivate divine power, they have to descend to the mortal realm and face their trials. Especially after turmoil between gods and demons shook the heavens, pure and turbid energies surged, and the Divine Lords could no longer suppress their thoughts. One after another, they began their trials ahead of schedule.

The Tribulation Office saw a chance to make money and established the God-Guide Office specifically to help the gods endure their tribulations.

Guiding the gods could entangle one in mortal karma, so everyone else avoided the work. The office fell into neglect, and for years only an old man with a white beard kept it running. If it weren't so lucrative, he would have quit long ago. Fu Xiang, however, wasn't afraid of any of that. She fed on passion and desire, greed, and infatuation.

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The night before she was to help Divine Lord Xuanming through his tribulation, her master came to Fu Xiang's broken wooden door with a wine gourd in hand.

The kindly old man poured her a cup of wine and sighed.

"This is your first time helping a god through a tribulation. Don't let our God-Guide Office down. Divine Lord Xuanming has a strong will. Just make him suffer a little more, and he'll surely overcome his trial. To them, mortal life is like a dream, one that leaves no trace. They won't blame you when they wake up."

Fu Xiang nodded emphatically, clenched her little fist, and promised she could finish the job.

World One: [In an explicit novel with multiple male leads, the second male lead's personal maid]

The heroine, a beloved supporting character, grew up with the male leads as their childhood friend. But when her father was promoted, her whole family moved from Shengjing to Lingzhou.

Three years later, when she returned to Shengjing, she discovered that the men around her already had a substitute who looked a little like her.

Fu Xiang isn't the seemingly gentle but secretly wicked beloved supporting character, nor is she the heroine used as a substitute by the male lead. She's the supporting character's personal maid.

After she slapped the heroine at the supporting character's order, the male lead had her dragged away and beaten thirty times. The original owner's body was frail, and she died before she could recover.

When Fu Xiang opened her eyes, the supporting character was gripping her hand at her bedside, crying like a pear blossom in the rain. "Fu Xiang, I need you to help me again. You're the only one I can trust. Put this medicine in Yan Zhao's tea, and once it's done, I'll bring your mother to Shengjing so she can enjoy a comfortable life."

Yan Zhao happened to be the name of one of the male leads.

The synopsis will be expanded. There are countless worlds in this mortal life, and they are all real.

The heroine is sweet on the outside and dark on the inside [probably].

Love rival showdowns and exes seeking redemption in the small worlds.

Love rival showdown in the heavens.

[2022.10.15]

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