
by QuantumDuck
The legendary Essence Record finally descended upon planet Earth, forcing all living beings to step onto the path of ruthless evolution. Animals mutated into terrifying beasts, plants gained self-awareness, and humanity was forced onto a brutal path of evolution. Those who survived learned that power could only be claimed by defeating stronger enemies and absorbing their Essence. As nations fell and old laws vanished, the world became ruled by a single truth - only the strong survive. An ordinary college student seized a rare Essence Scroll and obtained control over the shadows, stepping onto the forbidden Shadow Path. Guided by the Essence Record, he begins his ascent through a world where power is never given - only taken.
| # | Title | Words |
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| 0 | Chapter 0: Glossary | 0 |
| 1 | Chapter 1: This… looks like a total apocalypse | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 2: Help! Help! | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 3: Did I just get thrown into some kind of game? | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 4: Maybe this is a chance | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 5: This is… my life | 0 |
| 6 | Chapter 6: I can afford a little sweetness in my life | 0 |
| 7 | Chapter 7: I can’t leave you like this | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 8: You have learned a passive skill: Cold Mind | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 9: I’m sorry | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 10: So that’s how it works | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 11: This might be one of the last showers like this | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 12: How many stats would you get for killing something like that? | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 13: It looked bad. Really bad. | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 14: Valeria | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 15: That’s how you use a skill | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 16: The actor… is you | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 17: Having a family… That must be very nice | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 18: You’re really old | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 19: let’s see how strong a rare-class artifact really is | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 20: I can take a hit to the chest and nothing happens? | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 21: You’re just one of many | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 22: Follow me if you want to live | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 23: One contact with their claws or teeth, and it’s over | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 24: Do you want us all dead?! | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 25: I’m sorry, Paul | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 26: What the hell just happened | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 27: I can finally see you | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 28: Violet Mutant Marten | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 29: If he falls, we all fall with him | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 30: What do we do now? | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 31: What is with that speed…? | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 32: It’s too late for you | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 33: What, are you jealous? | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 34: Twin Fang of the Umbral Rift | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 35: You can learn a maximum of six active skills | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 36: Do you think… something happened? | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 37: I’m going alone | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 38: There are other ways to gain skills besides learning them from scrolls | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 39: I wonder where it’ll take you this time | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 40: Take care of her | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 41: I’m just a useless, pathetic woman | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 42: Fog Cat | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 43: Not every protagonist reaches the end of their own story | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 44: This is how Darkness Manipulation is supposed to be used | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 45: Let’s finish this as fast as possible | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 46: I’m the one killing you! | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 47: Crimson Horned Boar | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 48: It was an enemy | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 49: Thank you | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 50: This fucking… world… | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 51: I have a present for you | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 52: Fractured Aegis Talisman (Magic-class artifact) | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 53: Who are you? | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 54: We’ll see who kills who | 0 |