MTL - The Immortal Taoist - v5 Chapter 43 Both lose

In an era where humanity has long conquered the stars, a girl with a restless heart yearns for more than the predictable comforts of galactic life—she wants to explore the cosmos for herself. But her dream is torn apart when she’s stranded on a forgotten planet, a dumping ground for criminals with no way out.Left to rot among the desperate and the damned, she stumbles upon a strange machine buried in the scrap heap of discarded tools by higher classed planets—one that fuses with her psyche and grants her access to a system unlike anything in known space. It doesn’t just guide her. It evolves with her. It builds. It changes everything.Now she’s on the run, pursued by the relentless interstellar police who want back what she stole. But with each escape, each discovery, and each battle, she pushes further into the unknown, reshaping the wreckage of the past into something new.Blending the inventive spirit of technical progression with the high-octane energy of cinematic battles, this is a story of survival, rebellion, and rebuilding—one shattered world at a time.

Damien reveals an ugly truth.His sister and only family, Ahara, leaves the house every midnight whilst he's asleep—a time that he soon discovers is when man-eating beasts named Rouges start hunting for prey.Unable to question her directly, he decides to investigate her and quickly figures that Ahara isn't human but rather, a vampire hero who saves them from beings like herself coming from a world she calls Gibbous—a place where entities like vampires, wizards, and beast shifters alike reside. What’s more, he also learns that the real reason behind his parents' death was the leader of the Rogues, who's rumored to have escaped after Damien’s father almost killed him.A series of fateful events lead to Damien’s long-lost power reawakening in him, and he finds himself with no choice but to return to Gibbous, a strange world where power means survival, and weakness leads to death. As such, Damien enrolls in an academy to train his newfound abilities with one thing in mind...Becoming more powerful.However, he soon discovers that the path to power is one filled with troubles and pain, and he isn’t alone in this lust for more at the academy. It’s a bloody competition against time and formidable opponents, and only those willing to sacrifice their comfort are the ones who can attain it.With a deadly foe lurking in the shadows somewhere and a strong desire to protect his sister, Damein has no choice but to fight.The only way is up, and he is going to be standing at the top of them all, ready to counter any enemy.

On the first day of their flash marriage, Fu Chenlie proclaimed to Wen Ran: 'I will absolutely not engage in any improper relations with you.'On the second day of their flash marriage, Fu Chenlie kissed Wen Ran.Wen Ran: 'Didn't you say you wouldn't engage in a relationship with me?'Fu Chenlie: 'I also said, don't talk back!'

Raydon stared dazedly at the holographic texts floating in front of his eyes.“How did I end up in such an event?”[Planet]: B7890-D4850[Race]: Human[Name]: Raydon Demugen[Title]: N/A[HP]: N/A[MP]: N/A[Strength]: N/A[Agility]: N/A[Stamina]: N/A[Luck]: N/A[Charisma]: N/A[Spirit]: N/A[Magic Equipment(s)]: N/A[Body enchantment(s)]: N/A[Dimensional Storage]: N/A[Time until awakening: 00:16:30]***In a world with advanced technology and full-dive VR games, Raydon is the only person who has earned the “God” title thanks to his accomplishments and talent in games.But, due to some unexpected events, he lost his life and awoke in a different world.In this world, which appears to be similar to his own, he discovered that there are awakened people known as Item Holders.He soon became an item holder himself and started taking part in matches against other worlds to level up and get items with different skills.Using the abilities and knowledge that had given him the “God” title in his previous life, he started to make strides toward becoming a true God in this world.