Indépendant

His family cast him out of the city gates because, as the head of the city, his father couldn't bear the shame that one of his sons hadn't developed an A-tier talent. He was forced to survive by collecting scraps in the mines, which made him sick. When it became critical, he collapsed, coughing blood that splattered on a jade pendant on his neck. The pendant, left behind by his late mother, was activated, and with it came great power. Now Lior Croft is back in the city which once shut him out, not as a beggar, but as the storm they never saw coming.

Kael Ardyn has always been invisible—mocked as talentless, abandoned by his clan, and left with nothing but a broken pendant from the parents who vanished years ago. In a world where strength decides fate, he is certain his path will end in obscurity. Until the night the pendant awakens. Bound to a forbidden power known only in whispers Shadowfire Kael is thrust into a dangerous game between clans, mystic academies, and secret realms hidden beyond mortal sight. What begins as a fight for survival soon unravels into a journey of destiny, as Kael learns his bloodline carries a legacy powerful enough to shake the balance of the world. But the gift of Shadowfire is both a blessing and a curse. Hunted by enemies, betrayed by allies, and haunted by the truth of his parents’ disappearance, Kael must decide: will he be consumed by the darkness within, or will he rise beyond the veil and claim the power meant to destroy him?

Ryan Carter has always been ordinary—weak, overlooked, and struggling to find his place. But when a near-fatal attack awakens the strange pendant his late mother left behind, Ryan unlocks a hidden power that shatters his ordinary life forever. In a world where mystic energy is returning after centuries of silence, ancient clans and secret families are waging war in the shadows. To them, Ryan is no longer invisible—he’s a threat, and his pendant is the prize they all seek. As Ryan learns to harness his abilities, he uncovers dangerous truths: his mother once belonged to a powerful mystic bloodline, his sister Olivia carries a rare gift that could reshape the future, and betrayal waits even among those who claim to guide him. From a bullied student to a rising mystic, Ryan must fight, grow, and endure. But with every battle, the line between friend and enemy blurs, and one question haunts him— Is he destined to save this world… or destroy it?

Leon has spent his entire life despised for a secret he never chose. Forced to leave home and enter Rowe Academy, he carries only a mysterious pendant—and the unanswered question of who his father really was. What Leon doesn't know is that the truth behind his birth could shake the entire continent.

Arion was betrayed by his lover. While trying to maintain his dignity in front of his lover's lover, Arion met his end. However, in his final breath, a small sword pendant that he always wore around his neck suddenly emitted spiritual power. Instantly, Arion came back to life. Not as the weak Arion, but as an influential man with superpowers.

Chen was born with shattered spiritual roots and branded a failure before he ever had a chance to dream. Mocked by disciples, despised by elders, and reduced to sweeping the sect's stone paths, he survives only through stubborn determination. Everything changes when an ancient jade pendant awakens the long-forgotten Primordial Immortal Scripture and reveals the terrifying truth about his sealed bloodline.

He died in the ice, carved up by the wife he'd fed for nine years while her lover held the bowl. Lin Chen gave the Su family everything: his money, his parents' house, his body scavenging through a frozen world. His reward was learning that the son he raised belonged to another man, and that he was only ever useful. Then he opens his eyes 92 days before the storm, pen in hand, about to sign the loan that started it all. This time, he tears it up. With his memory of the disaster, a mysterious pendant that hides a space of its own, and a set of lottery numbers burned into his mind, Lin Chen cuts the family loose, wins half a billion dollars, and buys the mansion directly across from theirs. Now he'll stockpile a world's worth of supplies, watch the Sus beg at his door, and decide who deserves a place in the shelter and who gets left in the cold. But the pendant wasn't made by chance. Someone chose him. And he may not be the only one who came back. Revenge is only the beginning.

Born of human and beastman blood, he has spent his entire life being treated as a disgrace. When the power hidden in his blood finally awakens, he is forced to leave everything behind and step into a world far more dangerous than he ever imagined. With a mysterious pendant tied to his unknown father and enemies waiting on both sides, he must uncover the truth of his bloodline before it decides his fate.

Ken was born with shattered spiritual roots a defect worse than death in a world ruled by cultivation. Mocked as trash. Beaten like a servant. Used as a stepping stone by so-called geniuses. But within a cracked jade pendant left by his murdered mother lies an ancient immortal scripture a cultivation method erased from history, forbidden by the Heavenly Dao itself. When Ken awakens the Heavenfall Spiritual Root, a power that devours destiny itself, the balance of the nine heavens begins to shift.

Draven Ashworth, the fifth son of a legendary general, expectations are high, but the testing crystal remains cold under his touch. "No elemental affinity detected," the examiner announces. Cast out as the "hollow prince," discovers his grandfather's dark secret—a pendant that absorbs the memories of the dead. Now every fallen hero's knowledge flows through him. Their sword skills. Their magic. Their final moments. The family disappointment isn't powerless after all. He's something far more dangerous. He is peerless.