Lu Jingnan should have been a noble young master, but his mother died giving birth to him. Branded as ill-omened, he was abandoned in the wilderness and suffered every hardship imaginable, becoming a gloomy demon king who plunged the world into war.
Li Mingfu was a princess of noble birth, kind and innocent, a little bodhisattva who helped others in a troubled age.
The little bodhisattva fell for the infamous demon, hoping to be a little sun that could warm him.
But Lu Jingnan treated her with disdain and indifference.
Everyone thought Lu Jingnan didn't love Li Mingfu. That is, until the day of the princess's wedding, when Lu Jingnan stormed into the splendid royal palace and held the beautiful bride tightly in his arms.
And what about Zhou Miao?
Born into poverty and raised without guidance, she would throw tantrums and play the lunatic for a bite to eat, fighting to the death for it. Even after becoming successful, she was still a filthy, disgusting pool of mud.
She and Lu Jingnan met in an age when human lives were worth less than grass.
They once shared a single steamed bun when they were starving, huddled together for warmth on cold winter nights, and faced life and death together amid the curses and pursuit of countless people.
Many years later, Lu Jingnan became the demon king, and Zhou Miao became the most revered Protector beneath him.
She thought that even if they weren't lovers who shared one heart, they were at least comrades who could live and die together.
Only in death did Zhou Miao learn that she had overestimated herself.
She was nothing but the vicious supporting female character in a redemption story, a villainess who stood in the male lead's way as he sought the light and deserved to die a thousand deaths.
*
On the day Lu Jingnan went to the royal capital to steal the bride, the six orthodox sects launched a surprise attack on the demonic capital.
Zhou Miao and the twelve demon generals fought to the death.
All 38,641 people in the demonic capital died at the hands of Li Mingfu's friends and family.
The demon king they had revered did not avenge them.
On the third day after their deaths, he burned the demonic capital to the ground, then left that ugly, wretched place with the woman he loved, becoming a divine couple admired by all.
Only then did Zhou Miao realize that Lu Jingnan's heart had always been set on the light.
He never wanted to be the demon king!
They were the filth he had been desperate to escape.
But Lu Jingnan had forgotten: they had embarked on this path, rejected by the world, not for wealth or immortality, but at first simply to get enough to eat.
*
When Zhou Miao opened her eyes again, she was back at the beginning of the story, clutching a sprig of lingzhi in her hand.
At this point, the badly injured Lu Jingnan was waiting for her to bring the herb back to the ruined temple.
In her previous life, hoping to help Lu Jingnan, with his greater talent and cultivation, recover as soon as possible, Zhou Miao had given him the hard-won herb and endured her own pain.
This time, without hesitation, Zhou Miao used the lingzhi in her hand on herself.
*
Since you don't want to be the demon king, then I'll take the role!
A tough, grass-roots heroine (grass-roots is key: she's not an overpowered expert)
A fairly large cast, with a slight ensemble feel
Lu Jingnan is not the male lead
The male and female leads are enemies at first, and they really will fight and try to kill each other
Not a traditional cultivation world. There are some original settings, but cultivators simply have extra power, and their lifespans are about the same as ordinary people's
Note from 2024.5.5
Coming Soon: Beta, But Awakened with Mermaid Blood
In an ABO world, the hierarchy is clear.
Alphas represent strength and hope, Omegas represent beauty and vitality, and Betas, though the most numerous, are the most useless.
Yan Xing is a useless Beta.
Her mental strength is F, her physique is F, and she's average in every way. Her only noteworthy feature is a face that looks about thirty percent like the Empire's Moon, the Omega Jiang Yueshen.
Thanks to that face, Yan Xing got a job with no prospects but unlimited earning potential.
She became a canary kept in a shared cage by the Empire's Moon's top admirers. Among them were the crown prince, a general, a tycoon, and a mecha master: every one of them an elite, and every one of them generous.
Yan Xing signed a three-year contract with her bosses. Once she completed her duties, the payment would be enough to put her among the Empire's top 100 richest people!
"He's the Empire's most dazzling moon. Don't dream of comparing yourself to him."
"You're just his stand-in. Remember your place."
"You're just a Beta. You'll never measure up to him."
She was just a stand-in, a boring diversion, a worthless toy.
Yan Xing obediently agreed, never crossing the line, and diligently carried out the tasks her bosses assigned her.
Everything was going smoothly, and she was about to collect the final payment.
But a month before her contract expired, something changed. Yan Xing noticed that her body was starting to feel a little strange.
Her skin grew fairer and more delicate, her eyes brighter, her lips redder, and she looked less and less like the object of everyone's longing... Until one day she woke up to find that her legs had turned into a golden fish tail.
Oh, no!
Yan Xing carefully hid her tail, worrying every day that she might lose her job early, and never noticed the increasingly dark and intense gazes watching her from the shadows.
Dark, damp, infatuated, obsessive... They all wanted to possess her, to mark her.
But Betas have no pheromones.
They have absolute freedom.
*
[In ancient times, there were merfolk, with human bodies and fish tails. They could soar through the skies and dive into the seas, with the power to shake the heavens, move the earth, and summon wind and rain. Their majesty surpassed that of all the wondrous beasts and spirits of the world.
Yet countless millennia passed, and their might was lost to time. Only their breathtaking beauty lived on in the world.
Their voices could move the heart, their beauty could stir the soul.
They were the most beautiful beings in all creation.]
#She is the most beautiful being in the world, the ruler of all, the Empire's most dazzling sun#
She is stronger than an Alpha and more beautiful than an Omega
She is a Beta
Reading Notes:
1. Cheesy, melodramatic Mary Sue story, written with abandon. The female lead is beloved by everyone. Her beauty stat is maxed out first, while her combat strength gradually rises.
2. Almost everyone is into the female lead, regardless of gender or ABO designation. They're all crazy.
3. There will be lots of original settings.
4. Couple: the stand-in (female lead) vs. the unattainable love (male lead). The male lead is a mutant Alpha pretending to be an Omega.
Theme: Though battered by a thousand blows, remain resilient, no matter which way the wind blows
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I'm convinced, after waiting for so long to read it, not only is there no update, but it also solves the v 🌈 I don't know what the author means by "booming". It seems to me that the story is moving forward step by step. Except for the inexplicable male protagonist named Li, everything else is within my expectations. The author is Kavin and I don't know what to write next? Is the poison doctor so talented that no one wants to rebel? Is there no follow-up to the crops planted in the magical soil? Is it okay for the people to have a princess and a female partner jumping up and down? Is the emperor's position secure? In the demon world, the demon king is seen to be weak. What do the people say? How does the heroine solve the problem and show her abilities? Will her subordinates listen to the male protagonist or him? Will any of her men run away? There are so many things to write about, and so many problems waiting to be solved. The author said that he can solve v just by solving v. Where is the "excellence"? It's different from what I thought before. It's not because I wanted to write about emotional pull before, but now I find that the heroine has a lot of troubles to solve. If I can't fit in the position of the male protagonist named Li, I won't write it 🌈 The author should think again. I don't think this article is "outstanding". It is no different from other ancient sayings about the heroine being reborn and ascending to the throne of God. There are not many such texts in Jinjiang. If I continue to do this, I will really only read red persimmons [rolling eyes]
If you solve V, can the Jinjiang coins used to buy your chapter be returned to us? 💔
Don't ask for leave. How many times have you extended your leave? You talk like fart. What credibility do you have? I was so unlucky to read your book. As an author of your caliber, I don't believe you can write anything good. Just go ahead and get your money back!!! Stop making it difficult for yourself. Let others feel frustrated too.
In fact, the idea is quite attractive, but I don't know why I didn't write it down, which is a pity. I hope that the author can overcome the difficulties in the future and have a complete work.
Don't write the leave note. If you can't continue writing, don't write it. Return the money and go read other novels.
It seems that the author is going to break his promise again. Don't seduce poor readers. If you really can't write, please give us a refund.
You said that this kind of novel has a big layout, a big worldview, and a difficult subject matter, but your last book was of the same type, and even has a bigger layout and worldview than this new one. After you stopped updating the last book for a long time, I thought it would be a mess, but you still wrote it perfectly. I could write the previous one well, so why is this one so difficult? I really love you, hate you and am speechless
Daily updates are not possible. In fact, we can update 3,000 words every two days. 1,500 Words a day, there is nothing wrong with this 😂 The author's skill level is not a problem, it's a mentality issue, his mood is unstable 😂
From the last book to this one, have you read more [covering face, laughing and crying]
It seems that we are really planning to update weekly. Not long after joining v, we will update weekly. You are also a ruthless person.