Crowned and Killed: The Emperor Marked by Destiny's Blade

One day on the throne, one assassination attempt by fate's chosen hero—welcome to imperial hell. Wang Hao inherits a crumbling empire from a father who literally died in bed with monsters. The treasury's empty, nobles plot rebellion, and his own court brawls over tax money while monstrous horrors prowl the borders. His only allies? A half-million guards who haven't been paid and a sign-in system that might be his only shot at survival. But there's a problem: the Son of Destiny has him marked for death, and in this world, prophecy has a nasty habit of coming true. When your empire is rotting fr…