Immortal in the Dark World

Luoye Yusheng17K Novel Network

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Word count: 10K words
Chapters: 3

Summary

In 2090, Earth undergoes a cataclysmic transformation: the core expands, spatial rifts appear, and humanity awakens ancient genetic powers, ushering in an era of superpowers. Lin Chen, a young man from a village in Shennongjia, is mocked by his fellow villagers for failing to awaken any ability. After a period of despondency, he resolves to leave home in search of opportunity. In the city, he rescues a boy who is nearly struck by a craft from the Monarch's Estate, inadvertently triggering a time-based power. He befriends the Rong family—descendants of an ancient lineage—and learns about the power of the Holy Spirit and the hidden history of ancient cultivation on Earth. He takes a job at a martial arts hall, where he clashes with members of the Monarch's Estate and students of the Superpower Academy. Later, venturing deep into the mountains, he obtains the Yellow Emperor's legacy and the Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor. His cultivation advances by leaps and bounds, yet he also plants within himself a latent danger: the demonic soul of Chiyou.

Editor's review

Set against Earth's mutation and the awakening of superpowers, the work follows the protagonist's counterattack from "trash" to time-ability user. The pacing is fast and conflicts direct, blending ancient cultivation with interstellar settings for an easy, satisfying read. Suited to readers who prefer urban superpowers, system-cheat-style growth, and traditional cultural elements. The weak points: the worldbuilding is delivered too densely, characters are rather flat, early combat power and level descriptions are somewhat arbitrary, and the prose is plain.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who like urban superpowers and post-apocalyptic wasteland settings
Readers who prefer underdog counterattacks and face-slapping power-fantasy fiction
Readers interested in traditional cultural elements such as the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking refined prose and deep character portrayal
Readers who dislike fast-paced leveling-up and face-slapping formulas

Reading tips

Read the first three chapters first to quickly grasp the concepts of superpower levels and the ancient cultivation system
Note the limits on time-ability use and its yuan-energy cost to understand the logic of combat scenes
Treat the Lord's Manor and the Superpower Academy as early antagonists; there is no need to dig deep into their organizational setup

About the publisher

17K Novel Network

17K Novel Network (17K小说网) is a publishing platform centred on online literature, with 10,912 titles in its catalogue; publicly available information is limited, and its founding background and country or region are not confirmed. Judging from the existing titles, its publishing scope covers common categories such as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, urban fiction, female-oriented fiction, time-travel and alternate-history stories, and selected fiction, spanning male-oriented cultivation and urban-life themes as well as female-oriented time-travel and quick-transmigration narratives. Representative titles include Deities: Recruiting Earth Players from the Start, Rebirth of the Nine-Tailed Superstar, Quick Transmigration: When a Max-Level Boss Becomes a Toxic Dad, Supreme Pill King, My Beautiful Wife, Chaos Tang, Wind Howling through the Jianghu, and Great Qin: My Inner Thoughts Overheard by the Ancestral Dragon from the Start, most of which unfold with the length and pacing of online serialization. Representative authors include Yang Zhizhi, Yuyi Tingbing, Xuanyuan Lvedan, Zhenyong, Manyu, Wuweijiu, Meng Qingxuan and Tianyan Junran, reflecting a publishing approach built on contracted online authors and organized by genre.

Chapter 1: Superpowers First Appear
Chapter 2: Trouble at the Martial Hall
Chapter 3: The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon

FAQ

Where is this book serialized?

According to encyclopedia information, it is serialized on 17K Novel Network as a fantasy/xuanhuan web novel.

What is the protagonist's ability?

The protagonist Lin Chen awakens a time-related ability that can briefly slow or freeze time.

What era is the story set in?

After Earth's mutation in 2090, humanity enters the era of superpowers.

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About the author

Luoye Yusheng Author

Luoye Yusheng is an online-fiction author about whom little public information is available; the only work verifiably published under this name is the single title An Immortal in the Dark World. Based on its common categorization, the work falls into the categories of male-oriented fiction and supernatural abilities, aimed at readers who enjoy paranormal power settings and male-targeted narratives. Because there is no information about the author's life, writing career, or awards, it is difficult to say more about their background; from the available clues, their creative focus lies in the supernatural fantasy genre, building a story world around the theme of a "dark world." Readers who wish to learn about this author can currently start only with this one work and explore its approach to characterization and ability design. Overall, Luoye Yusheng remains a sparsely documented author whose profile awaits further works and public information.