What is the essence of 'A Cry of Stone: A Novel' by Michael O'Brien?

After dying from a strange terminal illness, Ling Lan was reborn into a world 10000 years into the future. Although she dearly wished she could just live a peaceful and uneventful life in her new healthy body, fate had other plans ... Forced to disguise herself as a boy just so she could inherit her deceased father's premium military benefits, Ling Lan's journey to adulthood was full of challenges. After much difficulty, she finally turned sixteen when she could drop the charade. But before she could grasp her newfound freedom to get married and start her own family, a twist of fate results in her being thrown into the Federation's top military boys' school. With these twists of fate, Ling Lan had little choice but to walk further and further down a path of no return, one of cold and aloof dominance ... ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ryuxenji the translator here. :3 Here are some other things you should know: 1) This story is NOT primarily a romance. QI's system right now categorizes all novels taken from the female novel Chinese site (起点女生网) as 'romance' without fail, regardless of whether they truly are romance. So, if you are here just for the romance, you might want to find a different novel. There will be some romance eventually, but most of this novel is Sci-Fi/Xianxia with a lot of world-building and character development. 2) I use British spelling. So, please ensure spelling errors are really errors before reporting them. 3) No matter what the release rate up top says, the guaranteed release rate right now is 1 chp/day (a.k.a. 7 chps/week). All else is extra at my discretion. (I'll try my best, but RL responsibilities come first.)

A mysterious hole appears during a beta test of a VRMMORPG game and forced me into the position as one of the grandsons of the holy emperor. Except I am also a necromancer...

Reincarnated as a baby who was in his mother's womb for a hundred years, the moment Lin Xuan was born, the whole world was shocked. When he took his first breath, he gathered all the purple qi from 30,000 miles east. He was dubbed the Saint Child by others. When he let out his first cry, it helped all of the cultivators around him break through their limits. When he first opened his eyes, his parents mastered the Divine Eyes technique. When he first moved his fingers, he tore open a crack in space. It was the Devastating Finger. When he took his first step, cracks formed on the crust of the earth. It was the Chaotic Eight Steps. When he first spoke, first ate, and first showered… His Ancestor praised, “He’s the pride of our family.” The Holy Maiden argued, “He’s mine!” The Empress announced, “I’m willing to wait until he’s an adult!” Buddda’s apprentice cursed, “Why am I meditating here? I can break through just by being close to him!” By the time the baby grew into a child, he was already invincible.

[Check out my new novel, "THE BILLIONAIRE'S BABIES ALL WANT ME"] .. [WARNING: MATURE CONTENT] She is the baddest woman on the planet. People dare not say her name, due to her ruthless reputation as a CEO for taking down companies with no mercy. She is the most dreaded person in town, no one dares to offend her and go unscathed. Some people call her, "Cold-blooded Witch", while others call her the, "Demoness". " So what if I don't have friends? I have one and I am satisfied with that." "To hell with my extended family who are hungry for power. Since they choose to abandon me first I don't give a damn about them," "F*ck any man who thinks that I am an easy targets for ridicule? I am more than a man myself," Lie Ruge said with fierceness, panting heavily. This is the story about a girl who wanted to be loved and cherished even after the terrible ordeal she went through as a child. Her mother was murdered in her presence when she was just ten years old. After completing her high school, she was sent to a school which was the best school in the World.The funniest thing was that no one really knows anything about this particular school.There, she acquired the best martial arts skills, she was second to none. People of the underworld call her "LADY BOSS." She was the most beautiful and dreadful woman that any man has ever set their eyes on. She was ruthless to her enemies but what will happen when she later falls in love with a man who will bring so much laughter and brightness into her dark world? --------- Other books by author; 1) Fallen In Love: The CEO Who Tamed Me (Completed) 2) Rebirth Of The Evil Vampire Princess (Ongoing) 3) Mission XX: Seducing The Great Seducer (Ongoing) 4) BEDDING MY VAMPIRE MATE (Ongoing) 5) Vampire's Untamed Desires (Ongoing) I just created a Facebook page, please take time to check it out. This is the link: https://www.facebook.com/Flabbergasted-Dynasty-112153860550735/ Instagram: @flabbergasted2155 Let's talk on discord about what you like and what you dislike. This is my discord server's ID: https://discord.gg/NSA3qrP Support your dearest author here if you love my novel: https://www.patreon.com/Flabbergasted DISCLAIMER: Cover art is not mine, credit goes to the original artist.

Damien Julian is an 18-year-old loser, who has been bullied and mistreated his entire life, at home, he has to deal with his abusive father, and at school, he is constantly been bullied by delinquents, and to make things worse he is always looked down upon by his peers, till one day a mysterious screen appear before him as it said. [The world has seen the lingering evil in your heart] [Would you like to be one of the nine demon kings of this world] [If so what are you willing to sacrifice?] In the heat of the moment, Damien made a deal with the world, that he would give up everything he owns, or do anything it wants, and in exchange, he shall be reborn as a new Demon King, and what the world required from him as payment was. [In exchange for power, become a slave of the world, and act as an anti-body for all eternity] At that moment, Damien agreed, but little did Damien know, that becoming a slave to the world meant he has to be its immune system, what that entail is, that anything that threaten the world must be destroyed even if he has to wipe out humanity, to save it, or assassinate historical figures to bring fort balance or even manipulating events that can potentially end the world, to save the world, this is the story of a necessary evil, not the story of a hero who cares for others. P.S: The Art is not mine, all credits go to the original artist

"I lost you once in the past but never again even if it means summoning hell on earth!" —-- She was his first love in a world filled with strangers. He wanted forever but fate played its game and she disappeared into thin air. After five years of longing, they met again but she doesn't remember him.  What he didn't was her horrible past that was kept hidden from the world. What will happen when he finds out? Will it ruin his dream to be together with her?  "Little kitty, we are meeting again. Looks like you and I are fated." Michael talked to himself with an evil smirk.  **** Cover is not mine, credit goes to the original artist. Author's contact info- Insta- wabi.sabi_1083 discord- Celestial Creature#2358 Server- https://discord.gg/VatREPdxcj