These Familiars Are Strange - Chapter 265: Desert Tyrant

Vahn was an atypical youth. Due to a rare mutation, his blood had the potential to target and attack ailments within the human body. Touted as a universal cure, people had elevated his status above the norm and given him the classification "Panacea". In the media, he was hailed as a great hero who would usher in a new era or human wellness. However, behind the scenes things weren't so bright. Being a unique individual, Vahn spent his entire youth locked up in a lab with various scientists and research teams using his body and blood to perform endless amounts of experiments. The only solace in his suffering was the various anime and manga made available to him between experiments. He often imagined himself as the protagonist in a world of his own, finally in control of his own destiny. For years he nurtured this desire, until at the age of 14 he died when an organization had tried to kidnap him from the lab...

The world that nurtured the civilization which reached the pinnacle of magic was on the verge of destruction.
The last survivor transmigrated to the past, when the magic civilization started growing, as countless mages were still fumbling their ways through the thorny paths of magic knowledge.
He, who came from the end of the magic era, aim to reach the pinnacle of magic.

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[MATURE CONTENT]

[SLOW BURN]

The night her fiancé cheated on her, Ran Xueyi didn’t think that her family and friends knew all about it even before her.

Devastated, Xueyi decides she wants revenge in the way she could ruin her family’s reputation and get out of the engagement she didn’t want.

And the only way to do that was to get pregnant with another man’s child!

But what happens when the father of her child appears before her eyes after 2 years demanding to take her and their child back?

Will Xueyi be able to resist his charms when even her son wants to adopt the man as his father?!

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Meet Song Yu Han, an enigmatic man and the wealthiest business tycoon in their country. Too bad, the man was cold as ice.

But just when everyone thought that there would never be a woman who could make him fall in love, he suddenly brought in a beautiful wife and a son.

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Just a few scenes from the novel:

“Mommy, I want to eat dinner with daddy,” the little one said one day.

Xueyi couldn’t resist her son’s charm and reluctantly said yes.

The next day.

“Mommy, I heard from my classmates that they sleep with their parents. Can I call daddy to sleep with us?”

Xueyi rejects the idea but when her son started to cry and throw a tantrum, she finally gave in.

And the next day, again.

“Mommy, I want a little sister from mommy and daddy. Go and make one for me!” the little one demanded and then winked to his dad who was standing behind him.

Thus, starts Xueyi's life filled with love from both her husband and son

In the world of cultivation, countless tales follow righteous protagonists, fated heroes blessed by destiny, or those chosen by heaven to walk the path of immortality.But what of those who stand in their way?What of the villains? The so-called obstacles to the hero’s journey—do they not bleed, dream, and struggle as well?Xiao Ning was never meant to succeed.From the very beginning, the Grand Dao wove him as a stepping stone—a necessary sacrifice to elevate another. His path, like that of all designated ‘villains,’ was doomed to failure by design.But what happens when that design is defied?After death, Xiao Ning awakens—not in the cycle of reincarnation, but in the cold silence beyond it. There, he is offered the Eternal Paradox Codex—a forbidden artifact containing the hidden truths of the Grand Dao System itself.Rules. Loopholes. Vulnerabilities.Knowledge not meant for those like him.With this power, Xiao Ning is granted a single, impossible choice: accept oblivion, or step outside the Grand Dao entirely—to abandon fate, sever karma, and cultivate a path unbound by heaven or law.It is Xiao Ning’s journey, from ashes to something beyond comprehension.Not to become an Immortal among men.But something even the heavens dare not bind.If fate is a chain…Then let him forge his own path in the void beyond.Welcome to this humble tale.The cultivation world is vast and unkind.Let us begin again—on our terms.