David Burke – Crystal Core

Ryan lived his life on Earth trapped in his own body. The doctors couldn’t explain what was happening to him, but slowly his body was crystalizing.

Then the portal opens up on the ceiling of his hospital room. He’d seen that one in enough anime to recognize what was happening. It couldn’t possibly be worse than the hell that was his life on Earth, not that he was given any choice.

Now, those who summoned him expect some type of hero. That isn’t Ryan. Ryan wants freedom. He wants to live his life his way. He’ll do the right thing when confronted with it, but he isn’t out to be anyone’s savior.

Of course in a world under a brutal siege and surrounded by powerful cultivators, Ryan realizes the only path to freedom is becoming strong enough to make his own path. For once, the mysterious disease will work in his favor as he forms his Crystal Core.