A Mortal Among the Stars, Calling on the Gods [Chinese Mythology]

[Coming Soon: My Superpower Summons Artifacts from Museums. Blurb at the bottom] Blurb One: Li Yao transmigrated into an interstellar world. In the future, everyone revered Star Lords, a profession that used language and writing to communicate with the stars and universe, receive a planet’s blessing, and gain supernatural abilities. But Li Yao, who had just transmigrated, was completely illiterate. She couldn’t understand her lessons or communicate with the stars, so she had no chance of becoming a Star Lord. In a world where everyone had a special ability, Li Yao was destined to face discrimination because she couldn’t awaken one. Just as she was about to spend her whole life keeping her head down, a blue planet answered her call during her final test. It was her home planet, Blue Star. The response came from her homeland, Huaxia. Blurb Two: With the power borrowed from the gods of her homeland, Li Yao became the most unusual Star Lord of all. A fierce arena battle. The other contestants fought desperately, relying on their planets’ blessings to strengthen their bodies, grant them elemental attributes, and provide star beasts. Li Yao merely stretched out a hand, and the totem of the ancient divine archer Hou Yi appeared. A massive bow, taller than a person, stole the show. Atop a towering city wall, Li Yao drew her bow until it was full as the moon, then aimed at the star beast leader. With Hou Yi’s bow, she took the enemy commander’s head amid thousands of troops. One arrow flew, and the world was shaken! The audience: What the hell is that divine weapon?! The university competition. The other contestants teamed up to hunt and earn points, but Li Yao, whom her classmates considered a good-for-nothing, received no invitations to join a team and had to hunt alone. She charged single-handedly into the enemy’s lair. Just as everyone thought she was about to get wiped out, a golden figure quietly appeared in the clouds above her. He wore a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown and golden chainmail: The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong. He swept through ten thousand soldiers alone, his staff shaking mountains and rivers! The other contestants: That’s overpowered! We’re reporting this! In this new world where civilization had been lost, Li Yao used her words and deeds to tell everyone of a magnificent dream from billions of years ago. In that world, the goddess mended the sky with her bare hands, the Kunpeng spread its wings for three thousand miles, and the Zhulong made day by opening its eyes and night by closing them... That world was called Huaxia, and her name was Yanhuang. Please note: 1. The blurb is for reference only. See the actual story once it begins. 2. My style is silly and comedic. Plot comes first, and it’s a long story. There is a male lead, but he isn’t important. There are excellent female characters besides the heroine, but the whole main cast is male (any of them could potentially become the male lead). 3. This is not a mecha story. It features supernatural abilities based on Huaxia mythology. I’ll note any controversial elements. 4. The original title, I Summon Gods in Space, was demoted because it contained the high-frequency phrase “I’m in,” so I changed it to In Space, Summoning Gods. 5. Special thanks to my artist wife, a.n.d, for her tremendous support of this story and its author. She made this cover today, sitting at her computer from five in the afternoon until midnight to finish a rushed first draft. I’m deeply moved. Our shoestring operation finally has a cover! Coming soon: My Superpower Summons Artifacts from Museums. Blurb: In the interstellar mecha era, the expelled orphan Xuan Shuang is sent away by her clan and ambushed. At the critical moment, Xuan Shuang’s supernatural ability awakens, granting her the power to summon artifacts from Huaxia’s museums. A mecha battle. The opposing pilot was highly skilled, and their mecha was made from excellent materials. They stared proudly at Xuan Shuang, who didn’t even reach the mecha’s knees, and felt certain of victory. Xuan Shuang drew her sword. A flash of cold light, and the Sword of Goujian of Yue surged with killing intent, cleaving the mecha in two. The towering machine exploded on the spot. The audience: What?! Wait, how can a cold weapon chop up a mecha? That’s not scientific! A team battle. The opposing side had an experienced commander and a squad full of talent. Xuan Shuang tossed out an ancient scroll. The Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains Painting formed a huge trapping maze. She charged into it alone and wiped out the entire enemy force. Her teammates: That’s amazing! Do you have more of those? Give me one, too! There’s also a cat-shaped plate, a jade burial suit sewn with gold thread, the Qin bamboo slips from Shuihudi, the Sanxingdui bronze sacred tree, the Four Rams Square Zun, the Hibiscus Incense Burner... With these treasures borrowed from museums, Xuan Shuang defeats everyone, reaches the top of the rankings, and spreads the stories of Huaxia throughout the stars. Theme: Culture and heritage