Long Chen, a crippled youth who cannot cultivate, is constantly targeted and bullied by his fellow noble heirs. After a particularly vicious beating, he wakes up and realizes a Pill God's soul has somehow merged with him, giving him some additional memories. Within those memories is the mysterious Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, a cultivation technique that even he can train in, but whose secrets and origin are still a mystery to him. Relying on his improved instincts as he finally begins to cultivate, he realizes a huge conspiracy is underfoot within the Phoenix Cry Empire, one involving his father, members of the imperial family, and even the Emperor himself.
In order to solve the mysteries around him, he must rely on his new alchemy techniques and the powerful but baffling Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. Countless enemies block him as he attempts to climb to the peak of the cultivation world.
Fate destined him to be only a chess piece, but he would not bow to the will of the Heavens.

On that day, due to the outbreak of an unprecedented and abnormal event, 41 students from class 2-7... Read moreOn that day, due to the outbreak of an unprecedented and abnormal event, 41 students from class 2-7 of Shiromine Academy are summoned to a different world, one full of magic.Separated and summoned inside a vast dungeon, where the only way to escape is to head to the deepest area, they are given the power of a Divine Protection {Vocation} as the only means of survival.While some of them are brave, some just do whatever they want, and some harbor treacherous intentions, they all aim to capture the dungeon.In this place, one person gained a {Vocation} whose skills are unsuitable for combat, attendance number 19, Momokawa Kotaro.A boy with a small and lean build from the Literature Club wasn't blessed with a physical ability, swordsmanship, or strong magic, rather he only had the {Shaman} vocation to rely on.After being driven out of the group and left behind by his powerful classmates --- his survival instinct starts running at full throttle!Pushed to the limit of survival in the different world's dungeon, what starts with trusting and loving each other soon ends in killing and betrayal.The most beautiful and gruesome battle royale has raised its curtain. CollapseAlchemy, Androgynous Characters, Antihero Protagonist, Artifact Crafting, Betrayal, Character Growth, Clever Protagonist, Clingy Lover, Cunning Protagonist, Curses, Death, Depictions of Cruelty, Determined Protagonist, Devoted Love Interests, Divine Protection, Dolls or Puppets, Dungeons, Elemental Magic, Evil Gods, Fairies, Fantasy World, Fat to Fit, Game Elements, Goddesses, Gods, Gore, Hard-Working Protagonist, Healers, Heroes, Inferiority Complex, Leadership, Love Interest Falls in Love First, Magic Beasts, Magic Formations, Magical Space, Magical Technology, Male Protagonist, M*sturbation, Monsters, Multiple Transported Individuals, Murders, Near-Death Experience, Necromancer, Poisons, Ruthless Protagonist, Saints, Slow Growth at Start, Special Abilities, Spirit Users, Strategic Battles, Strategist, Strong Love Interests, Summoning Magic, Survival, Sword And Magic, Thieves, Transported to Another World, Underestimated Protagonist, Weak Protagonist, Yanderethis one is a bit different from the other isekai, but there are still def isekai tropes in there.- full classroom transported into another world? check- MC is loner with weak starting class? check- annoying 'justice' hero of the class is OP and has harem, including his sister, but he does not realize? checkHOWEVER- the students cooperate to slay the demon king? nope! they are forced to kill each other, since only a few can get back home- the 'justice' hero is the most OP off the classes? nope! the class delinquent gets it.- MCs (potential) gf is a meak healer or smt? nope! a freaking berserker hell yesOverall good book, interesting characters and a seriously dark\/gritty vibe. 4\/5 stars, recommend.There is the event \

If Ke Xun could do it again, he would have never left his house to go out and flirt with guys, even if it would mean getting beaten to death.
Werenat they supposed to have just been taking shelter from the rain in a museum and looking at some erot*c paintings while they were at it? Whya|did they enter the world inside a painting?!
Mu Yiran: Every single one of us is acting out a role in the painting.
Ke Xunas eyes lit up: How do we get into an erot*c painting?
Mu Yiran gave him a long, drawn-out look: Shut your eyes and lie down.

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In the Stone Axe Tribe, a band of young warriors, led by the spirited Urich, embarks on a hunt in the forbidden Sky Mountains. Unknowingly, they cross into an unseen civilization, revealing two distinct worlds divided by the mountains. Urich, a curious and charismatic barbarian, is enthralled by this new world of endless wonders. Join Urich as he explores unfamiliar lands and make thrilling discoveries, and unexpected alliances.

On that day, the fog blocked everything. On that day, he became the captain of a ghost ship.
On that day, he stepped through the thick fog and confronted a completely subverted and fragmented worldathe old order had vanished, strange phenomonoms dominated the endless seas beyond civilized society, and isolated island city-states and fleets of ships challenged the sea that had become the last ember of lights for the civilized world.
All of this while the shadows of the old days were still stirring in the deep sea, waiting to to devour this world that was about to die.
But for the new captain of the ghost ship Vanished, there was only one question he had to consider firsta Who knows how to drive this ship?!

As Shin Youngwoo has had an unfortunate life and is now stuck carrying bricks on construction sites. He even had to do labor in the VR game, Satisfy!
However, luck would soon enter his hopeless life. His character, aGrida, would discover the Northern End Cave for a quest, and in that place, he would find aPagmaas Rare Booka and become a legendary class playera|
Translator: Rainbow Turtle
Editors: LD and Superposhposh

Deep below the earth's surface, a mystifying subterranean seascape lurks, an archipelago bathed in inky blackness where suspense and horror hold court. Here lie strange islands and even stranger monsters, far beyond the realms of human imagination. In this domain, mankind is far from dominant; instead, madness and death rule supreme.
Pleading for mercy from the unknown creatures of the deep only leads to a slow, tortured existence. The trapped survivors gradually distort, losing what made them human, both physically and mentally, to the gloom as they remain trapped in this eternal obscurity. Their only hope? A perilous expedition into uncharted sea territories.
Fueled by determination, Charles embark on this daunting voyage aboard his steamship, aiming to reclaim humanity's past glory. Together with his crew, they sought a way out of this hidden sea world, a path back to the sunlit world above, where humans once stood tall.
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I read a few comments from Chinese readers that compared this novel with Lord of Mysteries because of similar elements: Lovecraftian, western fantasy, first industrial revolution, and steampunk. However, I have yet to finish reading Lord of Mysteries to do any actual comparison, but I do think those who have enjoyed that novel would enjoy this as well. Also, the author of LotM, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, also did a shout-out for this novel, so I guess he approves of it too?

Long Chen, a crippled youth who cannot cultivate, is constantly targeted and bullied by his fellow noble heirs. After a particularly vicious beating, he wakes up and realizes a Pill Godas soul has somehow merged with him, giving him some additional memories. Within those memories is the mysterious Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, a cultivation technique that even he can train in, but whose secrets and origin are still a mystery to him. Relying on his improved instincts as he finally begins to cultivate, he realizes a huge conspiracy is underfoot within the Phoenix Cry Empire, one involving his father, members of the imperial family, and even the Emperor himself.
In order to solve the mysteries around him, he must rely on his new alchemy techniques and the powerful but baffling Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. Countless enemies block him as he attempts to climb to the peak of the cultivation world.
Fate destined him to be only a chess piece, but he would not bow to the will of the Heavens.