I Can Still Survive

Description

Links are NOT allowed. Format your description nicely so people can easily read them. Please use proper spacing and paragraphs.

Ye Muo found himself transmigrated into an interstellar world, becoming the illegitimate son of one of the Empire’s minor noble families. With average psychic power and physical capabilities, his sole standout feature was his remarkable appearance. In a society saturated with nobles, he could only walk with his tail between his legs, constantly aware of his lower status.

However, during a highly anticipated battle simulation among the military academies, Ye Muo astounded all the onlookers by achieving psychic power resonance with none other than the Emperor himself, seated high upon the judging platform.

As was common knowledge, only those with a direct blood relationship could enter such a state.

Ye Muo’s irises trembled like there was no tomorrow.

That very emperor was the tyrant who slaughtered his entire family during his ascension to the throne.

The lunatic who claimed this sinful bloodline would end with his generation.

***

The Grantz, a clan of lunatics with the most prestegious of bloodlines. Aloofness was their characteristic, insanity their fate. Hidden under their glorious, millennia-long rule were innumerable sins. Virtually none of their members met a good end.

Their tragic lineage was finally extinguished by the infamous mad emperor, Norton Grantz.

Norton Grantz was thus referred to as The Last Grantz.

Until his beloved son, Xavier Grantz appeared.

Xavier, meaning you are my supreme treasure.

Associated Names
One entry per line
我还能苟[星际]
Related Series
N/A
Recommendations
The Human Cub’s Guide to Wasteland Survival (1)
I’m Not Human (1)
The King’s Game (1)
Everyone Knows I’m a Good Person (1)
The Lazy King (1)
At the Northern Fort (1)
Recommendation Lists
  1. Best BL Novels
  2. Currently updating
  3. Green Flag BL
  4. Family novels
  5. im actually been here for a long long time

Latest Release

Date Group Release
06/16/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c23
06/15/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c22
06/14/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c21
06/13/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c20
06/12/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c19
06/11/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c18
06/10/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c17
06/09/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c16
06/08/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c15
06/07/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c14
06/06/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c13
06/05/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c12
06/04/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c11
06/03/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c10
06/02/23 Chrysanthemum Garden c9
Go to Page...
Go to Page...
Write a Review
12 Reviews sorted by


Wintercreeper
Wintercreeper rated it
May 30, 2023
Status: c304
Edit:

I'm not surprised that a great story tanks after over 200 chapters, very few writers can keep up the quality when they drag it out so much.
The writer tries too hard to accommodate certain readers and keep a broad audience with very different preferences, ultimately disappointing those who stayed for the initial tone.

- There are many repetitions of older information.
- Characters are "pampering" the MC so much that it might make you uncomfortable, it's more infantilization.
- Moments that should be tense tend to be ruined by silliness from around chapter 250 onwards, probably meant to lighten the mood but only ruins any thrill that should have been there.
- Too many side-characters that are completely forgotten but were introduces in a way that made them out to be important.
- The cast is too big, depending on who you like more, you might not see them for several chapters, it's very obvious which the writer liked more, the screentime is clearly biased and very uneven.
- Large parts in the later chapters are nothing but online-comments that add nothing to the story.
- Tonal shifts are too brutal, the first 200 chapters are very different from the later ones.
- Cliché faceslapping a novel of such a calibre simply doesn't need.

It feels like the writer saw how popular the story is and decided to drag it out much further than they have initially planned to.

While the first 260 (or so) chapters have obviously been outlined beforehand, the story gets more and more inconsistent the longer it goes on, so much that everything before that seems meaningless.

Spoiler

This is especially obvious when it comes to the Zerg, they have been portrait as extremely dangerous, killing millions of people and regularly lead to large-scale wars and mass-deaths even with the help of the royal family.
Then suddenly they are minor annoyances that can be easily cleared up by the royals alone, while they are an immense problem for a technologically highly developed civilisation fighting them with Mecha, but the royals kill them for sports just armed with swords.
It invalidates the start of the novel and the tragedies that were presented to us, making it not only pointless but like a joke at the expenses of the readers who put their emotions into it.

[collapse]

I have to admit that my interest has dropped sharply after what seems to be a serious story changed to a quite silly, borderline entertainment industry one.
If the first 200 seem like a military Sci-Fi mixed with second-change weak to strong drama, the ones after that are of the mediocre super OP-characters fighting bugs and getting famous variant.

Good for people who like more light-hearted soft Sci-Fi, questionable for those who don't.

I lowered my rating to three stars because I felt somewhat cheated out of the time I invested in something that changed its tone, without any hints that this might happen, only after 200+ chapters.
There's a difference between warm passages that lighten the tone and cringe silliness.

The romance will start after MC has grown up mentally and physically, the ML isn't even clear at chapter 304 and the writer directly admitted that they haven't even decided how in-depth it will be.
DON'T READ FOR ROMANCE!

General consensus based on Chinese comments: Cub raising story, soft and warm text, don't get tricked by the initial seriousness - very mixed reactions the longer it goes on.
Despite it being marked as "over 21", I would say it isn't for adults after the first 200 chapters - maybe okay for YA.

To show some differences

Spoiler

Human experimentations, family mu*der, death and suffering, brutal wars against Zerg, spies and hidden organisations, highly militarised universe were basically everyone is a (reserve) soldier, even children have to train, and the royal family enters the battlefield when they are barely teens, no cringe face-slapping.

After chapter 200:
Silly games, 16+ years old MC is treated like a toddler despite being the royal hire, people joke around on the battlefield, royal family is so OP that they smash highly developed Mecha, Zerg are suddenly playthings instead of deadly monsters, the family becomes famous in the star network and is treated like idols, constant cringe face-slapping of countries and netizens - always in the same way. "They are so weak, lol" - family is OP - "oh wow, they are strong! Who would have thought?!"

[collapse]

TL;DR: First 200 chapters are serious but not representative, it's a story about super-OP characters dominating the whole universe and getting famous, with no romance even after 300 chapters, and inconsistencies that are piling up. Not recommended for those with serious tastes or Sci-Fi fans, recommend for those who just want OPness with little care for quality.
16 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
XiaoLi
XiaoLi rated it
June 3, 2023
Status: --
Wow just wow...

Maybe I'm a bit a biased towards novel that has children protagonist but this is the one

Okay my review is just compliment towards this book

    1. No annoying MC.. even though he is a child, some of the child protagonist that I have read is super annoying but this one doesn't
    1. It's just cute fluffy no romance yet but believe me you will wish this has no romance
    1. The relay between all the family members eeeeee make me squel
    1. The most important thing MC is not weak lotus.. well maybe he is weak at the beginning but but hear me out he's not the type who is spoiled and he get stronger
    1. Honestly this book is just about family relationship from the chapter that I have read
Okay heres a little bit of some thing that I don't mind but should be addressed

    • Hmm.. MC is loved by everyone.. literally everyone
    • Norton says that he want to protect MC mental rage but proceeded to use MC power for the rest of his family member
    • MC is teenagers yet treated like a child
    • Random people just become protective of mc
    • Some people appear for one chapter then gone
    • Further chapter has no more of MC using his power to heal his family
    • The battle is not describe in detail
    • Too fast pace or slow
    • Some of the family members is overshadowed
Thats all.. oh yeah I want to say that I'm too lazy to use punctuation mark and my English is not good..

Thank you ;) :) 4/5
6 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
Rainne00
Rainne00 rated it
September 29, 2023
Status: --
I LOVE this story. Does it have plot holes? Yes it does and I'm pretty sure it'll increase with more chapters because the is a little inconsistent here and there but the main reason I love this story is for an underrated character who honestly doesn't appear as much as I wish she does and it's the MC's mother.
Spoiler

she's technically his aunt since her husband is the MC's biological mom's younger brother

[collapse]
When her husband brought home a child who he claimed to be his illegitimate son, she was angry at the husband but never took any of it out on the child. Infact she eventually came to love him and raised him as her own. The moment I read this part I was sold to this novel. As someone who has a complicated relationship with her family, watching the relationship between Ye Muo and Norton grow felt very healing to read. I felt so happy reading this novel that I for once chose to turn a blind eye to plot holes and inconsistencies I found. Overall, it is a novel that doesn't really evoke any negative feelings from the reader and I would highly recommend it.
3 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
dramamonster
dramamonster rated it
September 29, 2023
Status: c100
Enjoyable sci fi fluff. I like the MC, he's a good kid with an awful past and mysterious powers/identity. At this point, it's more of an interstellar tyrant-raising-his-nice-cub kind of wish fulfillment story (apparently the romance comes later on, the MC is 16 right now). The cast is interesting and the imperial family mystery is new to me. I'm reading later chapters (when I can find them) by MTL.
3 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
.moondance
.moondance rated it
July 14, 2023
Status: c324
Drags on after around c250, it's been 70+ chapters and we're still in a tournament arc. Wild shift in tone after the first ~100 chapters from serious to heartwarming/silly, it's especially obvious after c150. This is indeed a raising cubs novel, MC is treated like a baby despite being in his teens, explicitly stronger than everyone except his family members, the heir to the empire, and transmigrated. MC has little agency of his own (and what little he does have, he refuses to use because 'father knows best'), it's mostly... more>> a story of his father & elders bulldozing over everyone else. <<less
3 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
Sisithatlikestoread
Sisithatlikestoread rated it
December 19, 2023
Status: c428
This novel hooked me to the core. I'm not usually a detailed review making person since I'm quite lazy, but man I might come back some day to make a full review!

A lot of people have mentioned the family babying the MC a lot even though he was a teen and I can totally understamd that! Quite honestly his character has grown so much at this point in the novel I don't even remember how much "unnecessary babying" happened before so I can't fully comment on that.

This is a story... more>> of character growth and development. The MC is not s*upid or weak, he just takes time to grow. For people saying "he was struggling with his mental power but could revive a whole football team the next moment" I don't we read the same thing? And I don't think you understood what you read...

As someone who literally only looks for romance in novels, I was so shocked when I realized how the lack of it so far never bothered me. I don't care about any romance!! The characters and the plot have me hooked, and I think this would be a lovely and emotional anime. Man I wish...

Obviously, as every novel does, the story can drag a little here and there. For me personally, I only experienced at most 2 moments of that here. And lemme tell you they didn't last long! The plot rn at chapter 428 has a gripping chokehold on me and I don't think I can sleep. Ahh ongoing novels will be the death of me...

Again, this is primarily a story about the characters' and their relationships' growth. I care so much for all these characters and I truly don't want them to get hurt. Watching the MC grow has also been one of my favorite things ever. Honestly, I can't wait for the rest, much support to the author!!!!!

I highly recommend you just give it a chance, don't get scared off, and simply go and get immersed in it. It'll be worth it I swear! <<less
2 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
Yoya
Yoya rated it
December 1, 2023
Status: c91
**please don't be put off by the summary! It's a very heartwarming story and his family are most definitely not the love interests. There isn't any romance in it yet but I love the familial connections he makes.

Omg I love this, and I'm especially glad the author did so well with all the side characters, I think I've gotten attached to all of them gosh. I'm only thru 91 chapters so far and I feel like a lot has happened, but everything flows nicely as the author sets up the... more>> plot. I cried a lot of tears and got punched in the feels a lot but it gets better quickly which I'm thankful for. It's not sad in a heartbreaking way but it makes you feel very heartwarming afterwards. <<less
2 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
Disolona
Disolona rated it
May 27, 2023
Status: c3
MC, being weak and delicate, wanted to major in agriculture. Too bad there are only military academies in the Imperial Capital. You either join a military, or discontinue higher education after school. Apparently, there's no other majors in the Capital.

The life at the military school is very toxic, the strong eat the weak. Apparently, you are very much welcome to bully ppl, who joined to serve and die for the country, if they are weaker or have worse aptitude than you.

I dropped that on the 3rd chapter because I already... more>> disliked the premise very much. A lot of things just don't make sense to me, and the writing style is not that great. Maybe it will become better further down the storyline. But I wasn't impressed at what I read so far. <<less
2 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
Fullname
Fullname rated it
December 2, 2023
Status: c279
I am hooked to the point of reading raw even if it is not the best quality (i plan to reread with translation)
The story is easy to follow with enough fluff later on to balance the tragic past. The initial understanding of the characters will change when more details emerge.
despite fighting zergs and initial misunderstandings, the main focus, from my point of view, is family love.
don’t worry, there are enough action scenes too. The Grantz bloodline is OP that way.
BTW, after 270+ chapters, there is still no romance. Only cub growing among a loving family.
Spoiler

adopted normal family and a blood OP family

[collapse]

past actions are all explained pretty quickly to avoid angst
Spoiler

I even shred some tears of sadness when the death of the former emperor was seen and explained and tears of happiness when MC was able to save his grandma unknowingly

[collapse]

So far, the only minus point from me is that the transmigration part is useless. MC behavior is like he never remembered his past life so the author might had add it for publicity. Or maybe it would be explained later on but so far, it does not add anything to the story

i still give 5 out of 5
1 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
YozoraHaru
YozoraHaru rated it
October 23, 2023
Status: c417
This story has very good main cast and family interaction wise, it's very healing and fluffy once we got over most of the angst. But before you get there, be prepared with tissues folks, you're gonna need it;-;

The MC is also very lovable and despite some ppl commenting how they dislike the way the Grantz babied him too much, but the way I see it, their gentleness and consideration for him is to compensate for the sufferings he went through before and also coz no matter how much they're caring... more>> for him, it's still impossible to keep him completely from having to fight.

And since he still isn't over his developmental period and his character is quite soft and timid, I see no reason why their behaviour is unreasonable, since other teenagers his age are still in school and actively being kept out of fighting at the frontline and in the later part of the story, even their graduation is delayed to allow them more time to be children. And yes, teenagers are children, folks^^

If they kept being so controlling and overbearing once Xavier became an adult, only then we'll have a problem.

That said, while I love Xavier's interaction with the Ye's and the Grantz, a story shouldn't be so focused on them only, coz MC is royalty and the scale of this story involve empires and a whole allied countries. But, if you can ignore the plot holes and just enjoy an OP MC with his OP family and fluff with angst thrown in large dosage at the beginning and in sprinkles for the rest of the story, then this story is for you^^

I guess the major element this story is missing is a proper antagonist/rivals and permanent important side characters where they also get plenty of screen time and complete backstory.

Warning! Spoilers ahead!

The antagonists/rivals so far are very lacking in term of backstory and capability to stand on equal ground against the Grantz, example:

- Spider organization

- Star Pirates

- Other kingdoms in Grantz Empire

- Other countries in Star Alliance (not sure if the name's correct coz I read raw)

Important permanent side charas with no proper backstory/not enough screen time:

- All the Grantz other than Norton and Xavier

- Secretary General Lin

- Adelaide

- The Ye's after MC was taken in by Grant

- Brachi's origin story

Other side charas that weren't given enough backstory/screen time:

- MC's old classmates

- The Clintons

- The Clay empire's royalty

- Kearnan, Reza and his team

- Etc.

I feel so bad for the side charas and extras, if you're gonna give them lunch boxes (a.k.a have them disappear) at least give them a conclusion, especially when you gave them good character backstory or beginning of it...I'm hella curious what becomes of them dang it, and I really really liked some of them, so to have them just disappear with no proper conclusion is just sad;-;

As for the setting of the story, it started out solid, but over time, you see lotsa plotholes, for example:

1) Grantz empire citizen's culture aside from anything related to the Grantz, military and Zergs

2) The Grantz Empire politics are too clean...I mean, logically, there should at least be a faction or two that are grey at least, or ppl who are well-meaning but still brings political headache to the Grantz, even if most of the bad seeds have been cleared in the previous rebellion, the author tried with Clinton, I think, but it just fizzled out once Bard/Bade (?) came back...

3) Grantz Empire's relation with the other kingdoms are too amicable despite their origin history, I mean, come on, they were practically caged and made into human sacrifice by the other kingdoms...

It may have been a long time since then but some enmity should still lingers, especially from the other kingdoms, coz let me tell you, no one likes it when someone who used to be inferior to you become superior...

And the way the Grantz doesn't give a damn about politics, I just don't see how it could be so peaceful in the present, no matter how strong they are...

There were some action with the Clay (?) Kingdom I think, but that's it, and that's not even mentioning the first prince who was banished to the Wandering Star but later ran into Xavier and then once Norton picked up Xavier, there was no more follow-up...

4) The time travels... the premise is just weird in an interstellar where there are no supernatural powers and instead dominated by technology and psychic power that pretty much have limited range of capability like scanning, memory sharing, telepathy, attack and defense centering around psychic power.... None of those involve time travel, and there's not just one but two travels... (-_-')

If you're gonna put that element in, at least make it so the psychic power comes accompanied with variety of supernatural powers...

5) MC being trasmigator... hmm, I think the author is confused what transmigator actually is, in this case it would be more accurate to say MC is a regressor (but that doesn't make any sense coz the timeline is wayyy too diff, I see no logic on how the MC's fate could be changed so drastically from the supposed OG timeline when Brachi, the only one capable of changing MC's fate so much in present timeline didn't even remember MC before he met MC again...)

I think the author would have been better off making it so the premise is not that MC and Brachi reversed time, but that they transmigrated into a parellel universe, now that makes more sense.

Overall, the setting is too overloaded with so many elements and too many loose ends, that the moment you're no longer dazzled by MC and his families, the story become a tad flat... But again, MC's interaction with his family really are engaging so if you're the type that don't mind MC centered stories, this story is pretty good^^ <<less
1 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
Nyaa.23
Nyaa.23 rated it
August 8, 2023
Status: c200
MC got transmigrated into a scifi world. Immediately sh*t hits the fan; mom ded, but surprise, mom is not actually mom n MC is actually a product of rebellion. Then MC lived with an adopted fam. Timeskip, MC is a teenager n just like other teenager in an adventure setting: MC found out that the emperor is his dad. Cue wholesome father-son moments.

Pros:

From my countless exp of reading where the MC live w an adopted fam, the fam usually treats MC like garbage but not on this one. The fam... more>> resist MC in the beginning but eventually comes to love MC n vice versa. And there's actually a good reason y real dad wanted to off MC during the 1st meeting
Spoiler

the royal fam has great pyschical n mental power but will eventually succumb to madness. Real dad has off-ed his fam due to that. So to prevent MC from the same fate, real dad thought might as well do it before MC starts being hurt more cus the process of going mad is extremely hurtful. Also, real dad is not in the right mind cus imagine offing your whole fam

[collapse]

The MC. Gosh I love a soft n gentle MC that just wants to live well. Gardening n far away from blood shed all that stuff.

Real fam is also nice. A fresh read from wholesome fam fluff that usually consist of father-daughter moments, this time it's a male MC. Sons w daddy issue should give kudos for the author.

Cons:

At first, it was enjoyable to see MC being babied by those around him. But it's starting to get on my nerves after 200 chaps. Th OP-ness of MC. Like boy was struggling w his mental power a while back suddenly can revive half a football team.

It's an enjoyable read, will probably read this again for the romance part <<less
1 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
Reedii
Reedii rated it
February 11, 2024
Status: c428
Cute story that follows MC's life and growth as a character. It can get confusing at times since there's age regression (the cocooning stage) and some time travel elements.

I was sad to find out by the I reached ch428 that it's still updating 😭
0 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
Leave a Review (Guidelines)
You must be logged in to rate and post a review. Register an account to get started.