A Record of Ash & Ruin: The Grieving Lands - Chapter 28Book 1: : Loss

After ten thousand years of cultivation, he could have achieved immortality. However, his lack of human experience led to his failure to attain immortality.Thus, he resolved to immerse himself in a century of human existence, seeking to enhance his journey toward immortality. What he didn’t anticipate, though, was that upon entering the human world, he would find himself cast as a son-in-law, facing disdain not only from his wife’s parents but also from his beautiful wife herself.Armed with a wealth of cultivation knowledge, how could he transform his drab human life?

Elijah is dying.Afflicted with terminal cancer, his days are limited. So, after deciding to spend his remaining time with family, he boards a plane and sets off for the Pacific Northwest to be with his sister. However, along the way, Earth is transformed by the touch of the World Tree, injecting it with magical Ethera and connecting it to a much larger universe via the System. More importantly for Elijah, though, it also causes his plane to crash, stranding him on a deserted island. But all is not lost, and through the System, he gains the Druid archetype that may be enough to allow him to survive a hostile environment filled with powerful monsters as well as more mundane threats like starvation and the elements. Meanwhile, his sister, Alyssa, must survive the collapse of civilization as she knows it while trying to keep her family safe. Follow them as they try to navigate an apocalyptic world full of game-like stats, classes, and threats aplenty.

It is an era of artificial superintelligences, interstellar travel, gene medicine, and virtual reality worlds. Far into Earth’s future, 15-year-old Gu Ding is a student of Cerulean Military Academy by day, and tavern waiter by night. His ambition: Become the space pirate with the highest bounty offered by the Universal Federation Government. With the help of Neptune, a neonate super-intelligence, Gu Ding finds himself thrust into a galaxy of shadowy organizations, political underdealings, and otherworldly forces that lie beyond human comprehension…

In a world where power is everything, Lin Tian is reincarnated as a goblin—the lowest of monsters. He starts his journey in the shadows, relying on cunning and wits to survive. But as fate unfolds, he taps into the goblins' true potential, turning the tide of destiny!Blessed by the gods, each child he brings into the world increases his strength exponentially. The Church's Cleric whispers: “He is the only true Lord, the God I must serve.” The undefeated Sword Saintess finds herself humiliated again and again by this little goblin who defies all odds.As the gods watch in horror, they realize: “We will never allow a goblin to become a god!”In a relentless assault on faith itself, Lin Tian's rise marks the beginning of a brutal era where the goblin reigns supreme. He toys with the likes of the Human Race Sword Saint, the Empire's Princess, the fiery Dragon Mother, the elegant Elf Queen, and even the wrathful gods of the Sea and Earth.When the dust settles, all will tremble in fear of this once-humble goblin, the one who turned the heavens upside down and shattered the divine! Embrace the chaos as he rises from the depths, challenging everything in his path to absolute domination!Prepare for an epic saga of dark fantasy, survival, and the audacity of a goblin who dared to take on the gods themselves!