Against the Eternity

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Power is never free. It is paid for in blood, memory, and choice. Five hundred years after the fall of the God Emperors, a boy named Eklavya walks a path stripped of protection, inheritance, and certainty. He leaves behind clan safety not for glory, but for responsibility—unaware that his body carries memories his mind has long buried. This is not a light power fantasy. Cultivation here is brutal, political, and unforgiving. Strength is earned through loss, survival, and restraint. As ancient enemies stir and hidden truths claw their way to the surface, Eklavya is forced to confront a question greater than power itself: What kind of man survives long enough to claim revenge? Dark cultivation, slow-burning emotion, ruthless battles, and a tragic, escalating journey against fate itself. ReadAgainst the Eternity—where survival is a choice, and eternity is the enemy. Note: This is an original novel written entirely by me. It was first written in my native language and later self-translated into English, so you may notice slight variations in phrasing or flow.”

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Status: Ongoing
Year: 2026
Author: Phoenixfly_steller

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Rating: 4.8/ 5.0
Followers: 107
Views: 29,438

Chapters(202 total)

What readers say about Against the Eternity

“Two God Emperors die in the void after a cosmic battle that shatters moons and tears planets apart. Their souls hide in a secret realm for 500 years waiting for a successor.They find Eklavya Rudra, sixteen-year-old cultivator from the Rudra Clan, and forcib…”
AREK G. A.Royal Road5.0 / 5
“Just finished the first five chapters of Against the Eternity and wow, this one grabs you right out of the gate. That opening fight in the void between Avrah and Dashirsur is straight-up insane—two god-level guys going all out with moons the size of planets…”
AlaEddine storiesRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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AREK G. A.Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Two God Emperors die in the void after a cosmic battle that shatters moons and tears planets apart. Their souls hide in a secret realm for 500 years waiting for a successor.They find Eklavya Rudra, sixteen-year-old cultivator from the Rudra Clan, and forcibly dump their inheritances into him with one brutal command: kill the two who betrayed us. Demon God King Mahasura and God King Avas. Payment for two lives. Eklavya isn't chosen for talent. He's chosen because he's newly forged with no karmic entanglements. He gets knowledge he can't fully access, sealed soul power that releases as he ascends realms, and a warning that a second demonic soul will awaken inside him.The magic system is detailed. Chakra Opening Realm progresses through nine stages from Root to Divine Gateway. Each stage multiplies strength and expands perception. Higher realms hint at Practitioner Warrior, Master Warrior, Grandmaster Warrior, Spirit Warrior, and eventually God King tier power. The Sea of Consciousness imagery is the strongest element.Eklavya's inner world contains a blood pool, a twisted S-shaped tree, and five chained islands floating around a central landmass. The blood pool existed before the inheritances, suggesting something older than the two emperors is already inside him. When he absorbs one drop it breaks through his Throat Chakra and opens his Third-Eye Chakra in agonizing seconds. The whisper urging him to absorb more feels dangerous.The prologue establishes scale effectively. Moon-sized formations colliding, spatial rifts tearing open, palms hundreds of kilometers tall splitting planets. Then betrayal arrives via spatial rift and both emperors die to sword strikes from behind. The 500-year jump to Kraunca grounds the story after the cosmic opening.Eklavya shows potential but needs more developement. His confrontation with Vihaan Marwah establishes clan politics but his personality doesn't emerge strongly yet. The detail that he feels emotions but can t express them faciall
AlaEddine storiesRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Just finished the first five chapters of Against the Eternity and wow, this one grabs you right out of the gate. That opening fight in the void between Avrah and Dashirsur is straight-up insane—two god-level guys going all out with moons the size of planets slamming into each other, space cracking everywhere, palms big enough to wreck whole worlds. Then the betrayal hits like a truck with those sword guys stabbing them from behind, and their souls barely escape. It sets up this massive grudge that carries straight into the present.
Fast-forward 500 years and we meet Eklavya, this 16-year-old young master in the Rudra Clan just trying to handle regular clan drama. The way he runs into that smug Vihaan outside the gates and they trade barbs about the stolen market and the rigged duel felt so real—classic young master rivalry stuff but it actually made me care about the family’s situation. Then bam, he’s meditating in his room and gets yoinked through a spatial rift to this creepy bone realm full of ancient skeletons. The two fading souls dump all their knowledge on him, hand over a token, and straight-up tell him he has to kill two Demon God Kings later while warning about the second soul that’s gonna wake up inside him. The way they just fade away after that was kinda sad and badass at the same time.
Back in his room he dives into his sea of consciousness and there’s already this weird blood pool with a twisted tree that’s been there since he was a kid. One drop and he blasts straight to the sixth stage of Chakra Opening—third-eye awakening and everything. The pain description and how the ki just floods him felt intense. Then the family dinner where his dad suddenly takes him down to the secret underground chamber and gives him those five floating jade stones with special techniques? That whole scene had me raising an eyebrow like “okay, what secrets is the Rudra Clan hiding?”
It reminds me a lot of Naruto or those classic xianxia stories where some ancient powerhous
Ayela ArcanaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story starts off with a bang and keeps going from there.It starts with a divine war. Avrah fights the demon Dashirsur. Planetary consequences and rifts opening. And there’s a mythical rune sword, so many things to keep you reading! The magic is truly fierce, with devastating consequences for everyone. Only, 500 years pass, and the divine war is lost to legend. Then, we zoom down to the everyday life of the cultivation, and meet Eklavya in a twist I wasn’t expecting. There’s a lot of rifts opening and portals, so you never know what’s gonna happen next!Eklavya is a character you instantly want to root for. His motto is that strength has to be earned, and he stands up to the pompous bully, so there’s this compelling energy to him. Then he gets set an impossible task, and he keeps going despite the odds.The third-person narration is consistent and clean. Dialogue is sharp. The world building is well fleshed out with chakras that are paired with runes. And the further you climb, you can develop breathlessness and flying abilities.I didn’t find any grammar issues. It’s a very well-edited book.Overall, this is a gripping cultivation that you will love!
DeepBlueRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A very solid xianxia cultivation story with strong early momentum, classic revenge plus dual-inheritance tropes executed with above-average combat choreography and emotional beats. The first 20 chapters deliver exactly what most xianxia readers want: fast progression, big fights, hidden masters, arrogant young masters getting humiliated, a loyal beautiful female lead who can actually fight, and escalating stakes.
The prose sits comfortably in the upper tier of Royal Road xianxia. Battle descriptions are vivid and kinetic without becoming purple or losing track of spatial geography. The author has a good sense of rhythm, short punchy sentences during action, longer flowing ones during cultivation / inner-world scenes. Environmental details (void battles, bone fields, glowing herb caves, rain-soaked forests) are painted with enough colour to feel cinematic rather than generic.
Strong opening hook (god-emperor and demon-emperor mutual near-death plus betrayal, soul escape to 500 years later possession-style inheritance) to classic young master revenge setup with added dual cultivation paths (human and demonic). The switch from solo survival to “I accidentally made a beautiful high-level bodyguard fall for me while we genocide a sect’s expedition team” is fun and keeps momentum high.
Mid-arc (Ch 4–15) is the highlight: extended forest escape, beast tide bait, sect disciple trolling and rain fights feels like a well-directed action movie sequence. Stakes escalate organically (personal grudge to sect-level bounty to protecting home clan).
Eklavya is the classic determined underdog who turns quietly ruthless when pushed to his limits. His internal conflicts, such as the guilt that follows his first human kill, his reluctance to embrace romance, and his deep sense of duty toward his family, give him noticeably more depth than most early-game xianxia protagonists possess, though he remains largely reactive rather than proactive at this stage. Anshvi stands out as the clear h
FirehazeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Up to Chapter 15, The novel is now look like as a slow-burning yet confident progression fantasy with a strong emotional backbone. The story does not rush to impress through exaggerated power scaling; instead, it carefully builds Eklavya as a restrained, observant protagonist whose growth feels earned rather than gifted.
What stands out immediately is the clarity of intent. From early chapters, the narrative signals that this is not a shallow power-fantasy but a long-form cultivation epic centred on consequence, responsibility, and emotions. Eklavya’s actions consistently reflect internal calculation rather than impulsive heroics, which gives him a mature presence.
The worldbuilding is introduced with restraint. Concepts like ki, clans, and power tiers are revealed naturally through action and dialogue instead of exposition dumps.
Emotionally, the novel’s greatest strength lies in subtext. Relationships—especially Anshvi. It's not overtly romanticized early on, but subtle tension and unspoken bonds are already present.
The pacing is deliberate. Some readers who prefer constant action may find the early chapters calm, but that calm feels intentional. The narrative clearly prepares for a larger upheaval rather than wasting time on filler chapters.
By Chapter 15, Against the eternity feels like a novel that knows where it is going. It shows discipline, emotional intelligence, and patience
Verdict so far: Promising, controlled, and quietly ambitious.
Phantom SageRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Against the Eternity opens with the scale of gods and immediately anchors that scale to consequence. The clash between Arvah and Dashirsur is not just spectacle but the origin of a curse that poisons the future, and that weight carries forward into Eklavya’s life. The inheritance is not framed as a blessing. It is a burden, a debt, and a ticking sentence. From the secret realm of bones to the sealed soul power and the awakening of a second demonic will, every advantage comes tied to a future cost that cannot be avoided.
What makes the early arc compelling is how the cosmic and the personal are interwoven. Eklavya is not simply a chosen heir. He is a boy with a family, a clan under political pressure, and a father hiding terrifying strength. The market conflict, the mine dispute, and the silent power struggles between clans give the story a grounded political spine beneath the divine legacy. The revelation that his father is a Spirit Warrior, and the way higher forces immediately react to Eklavya’s growth, makes it clear that this world does not allow talent to grow in peace.
The soul inheritance and inner blood sea introduce a darker layer. The cultivation system is not clean or heroic. It is invasive, painful, and psychologically destabilizing. The vision of a burning childhood city and the sealed memories hint that Eklavya’s soul has already lived through catastrophe. By the time he takes his first human life, the narrative has prepared the reader emotionally. His shock, guilt, and the cold awakening of necessity feel earned, not rushed. Anshvi’s ruthless protection and Ishant’s restrained fury both reinforce the same theme. In this world, love and power exist, but both are sharpened by violence.
These opening chapters feel like the foundation of a long, tragic ascent where strength will be paid for in identity, humanity, and time. The story promises not a clean road to supremacy, but a slow transformation where survival itself reshapes what it means to remain hum
Sean T. LaffertyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Against the Eternity is a refreshing step away from many of the other cultivation stories I’ve read recently. Like most of them, it takes its time—but unlike the last few, it actually uses that time well. From the start, it’s clear this isn’t rushing toward easy power-ups or cheap wins. The progression is deliberate, the system is layered, and every step is completely earned.
What really stood out is how Phoenixfly handles power and conflict. Cultivation here isn’t just an obvious ladder—it’s dangerous, political, and brutal. In other words, real. It’s clear a lot of thought has gone into how everything fits together. Decisions carry consequences that don’t magically disappear a chapter later. When fights happen, they’re tense and impactful, not just flashy exchanges. Characters get hurt, situations escalate, and the outcomes actually change the direction of the story—not to mention, they’re fun.
I also appreciated how, even as the world expands and the cultivation system grows more complex, the story keeps its focus on Eklavya’s path and the pressure bearing down on him. Phoenix does a great job giving the quieter moments weight without letting them drag the story down.
Overall, this is a cultivation novel for readers who enjoy steady progression, real stakes, and a system that takes itself seriously. If you’re in the mood for something well planned out, intense, and clearly building toward something bigger, Against the Eternity is a must-read.
ShadowthreeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This novel surprised me in many ways. There were several fresh ideas that felt new to me, especially within the cultivation genre. However, I’ll start with the things I didn’t like. In the first arc, some characters were not fully developed and felt more like plot devices than real individuals. The power system is interesting and unique, but it isn’t explained clearly enough at the beginning, which can make certain moments confusing. Another issue is the rushed pacing in the early chapters. I understand that many readers prefer fast starts and don’t pay much attention to this, but pacing truly matters.
That said, the second arc shows clear improvement. The author corrects many of the earlier mistakes—character depth becomes better, the pacing feels balanced, and the story flows more naturally. The recent arc is especially enjoyable because everything feels more structured and refined.
Now, many might wonder why I still gave this novel a five-star rating despite the writing not being perfect. The reason is simple: the plot and overall storyline are genuinely strong. The beginning offers a unique twist in the cultivation genre with a fresh power concept, and the long-term storytelling potential is impressive.
My only request to the author is to carefully revise the earlier chapters during editing—expand character depth, clarify the power system, and smooth out pacing. If those points are improved, this story can become truly outstanding.
I definitely recommend giving it a read
SyperxRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I have been following Phoenixfly_steller since his very first story, Void Space, which was also a great read. Now, with Against the Eternity on Royal Road, the author has once again impressed me. What I love most about this novel is its completely fresh cultivation system. Unlike many cultivation stories inspired by Chinese traditions, this one introduces a unique chakra-based system with original concepts that feel new and creative.
There are a few elements that haven’t been fully explained yet, but I’m not too concerned. The author has mentioned in replies to readers that he plans to revise and clarify certain parts in April, which shows his dedication to improving the story.
The character development is one of the strongest points. Each character has distinct traits, and the plot feels different from typical cultivation novels. After the first arc, the pacing becomes much more stable and engaging. With every new chapter, the story keeps getting better. Eklavya’s identity is becoming increasingly mysterious, which makes me even more excited to continue reading.
If you enjoy cultivation stories, I highly recommend completing the first arc — you’ll likely be hooked. Overall, it’s a refreshing and above-average fantasy with strong potential.
If you are a romance reader. You will likely love the first arc as it started from the forest chase and romantic moments between female character and main character
WhiteMystRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Against the Eternity is a novel that has clearly read the manual on cultivation fiction and taken careful, meticulous notes. It knows the genre's requirements — the power systems, the god emperors, the chakras that must be opened in precisely the correct order — and it fulfills them with the conscientiousness of a student who has not only done the homework but color-coded it.
This is both its greatest strength and its occasional inconvenience.
The world is detailed in the way that only worlds built by people who genuinely care about them can be. The cultivation system has internal logic. The power scaling has been thought about. The lore exists in layers, each one resting on the one beneath it with structural confidence. Somewhere, presumably, there is a document explaining exactly how many stars are in each realm and why, and it is probably accurate.
The characters, when the author remembers to let them be people rather than vessels for exposition, are genuinely good company. A family that coordinates ice cube attacks on recovering sons. A father whose composure fractures just enough. A boy who receives the inheritance of two god emperors and still wants one more hour of sleep.
These moments are the novel's soul, peeking out between the careful explanations of things that will matter later.
The honest warning is this: Against the Eternity is building something large, and it is building it properly, from the foundation up. This requires patience from readers who have not yet been shown what the building will look like. The exposition is real. The slow burn is genuine.
But the good bits — and there are good bits — suggest an author learning, chapter by chapter, to trust their own warmth over their own thoroughness.
Stay for the family. The power system will sort itself out.