Eternal Night Emperor

Gu Ye wakes from a nightmare with five bloody scratches on his chest. The hand in the dream says, 'Found you.' His gray eyes are a shade darker than yesterday. This is not a story of a loser's rise. Beneath the village's seal lies not a beast, but memories of his past life. His pursuer is not a villain, but the rules of this world itself. Every crack awaits his absorption. Every awakening forces him closer to the truth. He can see seals others cannot. He can absorb power others dare not touch. But the price is that he drifts further from being human. The day his gray eyes turn completely black, he will become the one and only Eternal Night Emperor. But by then, will he still remember who he is? Fast-paced, dense with satisfying moments, with well-developed side characters. The first three chapters reveal the essence.