Shadow Slave

It really encompasses the term 'spiteful' the entire story is just that, but it's so enjoyable. Following his journey is both fun and seat gripping, truly a master class.

i stumbled onto Shadow Slave expecting a run of the mill fantasy but Sunny’s journey really grabbed me. His shadow powers feel fresh and I was genuinely rooting for him every step of the way especially during those brutal Nightmare battles. The world is dark and gritty, but it never feels like filler most chapters ramp up the tension just when you think you can breathe

On the flip side, some side characters kinda blend together, and every now and then the pacing dips you’ll notice a few longer training or recovery chunks But honestly, once the action picks back up it’s hard to put down.

Overall, I’d give it 5 out of 5 stars. If you like your fantasy with a bit of edge, creative magic mechanics, and don’t mind sticking through occasional slow spots Shadow Slave is worth the ride

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Shadow Slave for 2000+ chapters now—the world-building is rich, the characters are compelling, and the system is well-defined. However, if you've read deeply, you’ll start to notice some glaring narrative inconsistencies.

1. The Role of Government :The story sidelines governments, which feels unrealistic. Given the sheer scale of the Nightmare Spell emerging during a global dark wars, powerful nations would have been the first to explore it, amass data, and dominate the early nightmare expeditions. It's hard to believe they wouldn't produce any Sovereigns. Either governments collapsed completely and feudal clan-like structures rose, or they evolved into coalitions. A single, centralized government feels implausible under those global conditions.

2. Neglect of Technology : Humanity is known for advancing weapons and destructive technologies, especially during world wars. The lack of meaningful technological development or integration into fighting nightmares contradicts this trait. It makes no sense that researchers made no headway despite the existential threat.

3. Underuse of Utility-Based Awakened : Even if humanity failed to develop effective weapons, it would logically invest in utility-based Awakened—especially Saints—to build infrastructure, create artifacts, enhance agriculture, and support logistics. The near-total absence of such individuals, especially within the government, feels like a major oversight.

4. Flawed Premise of Sovereign Suppression : The idea that existing Sovereigns will automatically hunt down anyone attempting the Fourth Nightmare is flawed. The Dream Realm is vast and largely untraceable. How would Sovereigns know when or where someone is attempting ascension? Saints could easily hide in the waking world, conduct secret expeditions to lost continents or even bind to citadels in death zones to increase their power, or ascend within dangerous zones like the Nightmare Desert or Stormsea—areas even Sovereigns avoid. Take the House of Night, for instance. If their Saints ascend in secret, who could stop them? With top-tier diviners and Stormsea as their domain, they could hide their existence and protect their citadels with ease.

This logic extends to other Death Zones as well—if someone ascends in those vast, deadly regions, it’s neither easy nor sensible for Sovereigns to hunt them down.

Great storytelling, great characters, incredibly described action and great concepts. Just a wonderful read. Give it a go you wont regret it

One of the webnovel I read. The fight scene is great, the character is complex, and the progression of the story is well exited and also the development of the character is superb.

Peak x 3 Peak x 3 amazing 100/10  second fav novel ever. Might not have better writing that lotm but its more enjoyable to me peak peak peak peak.

Peak. The way the author describes the environment and the enemies makes everything vivid and easy to visualize, while still leaving room for your imagination which, in my opinion, is a great storytelling choice. The story itself is fantastic, the character development and progression feels really rewarding on later volumes, mixing the element of horror and action scenes, with plot twists that genuinely catch you off guard. If you're planning to read it and haven’t been spoiled yet, stay far away from tiktok, reddit, and discord servers. Shadow Slave is also a great starter if you wish to start reading novels

One of the best storie ever made. Thank you g3 for this peak fiction. Excellent world building, character development, plot. I have one thing to say: just read it.

this is seriously one of the best works of fiction i read this instead of studying for my finals its so good def a must read and especially

New to light novels and was intimidated, but I have had an amazing time reading through!

 If you're reading this and thinking about reading, I highly would recommend.