The Occult Mechanist of the Steampunk World

After transmigrating into a steam empire with no potions or supernatural beings, where people believed only in the roar of coal-fired machines, Zhou Mingke became an occult scholar destined to be a relic of his age: Leonard von Heyatus. Yet beyond the bounds of human knowledge, the kin and the legends, the outer gods and the rituals, the heretics and the families, the true names and the schools, all kinds of chaotic horrors still lurked beneath the surface of reason. Fortunately, the “University of Applied Occultism” awakened in his mind. By continually encountering and studying these higher-dimensional taboos and completing the corresponding courses, he could produce powerful ascension items. And when he combined different ascension items with steam technology... Lv. 1: Steam contraptions ran faster, burned longer, and grew wilder. Lv. 2: Occult steam technology beyond its time was about to emerge. Lv. 3: A light of miracles almost akin to witchcraft. Lv. 4: Standing at the pinnacle of the kin, looking down upon the insignificant. Lv. 5: Hearing the whispers of the Old Gods, wielding the power of the Philosopher's Stone. Lv. 6: Fear became nourishment for growth, and he claimed the authority of the Outer Gods. Lv. 7: This is the blessing of the Old Ones, the messenger of the outer and inner worlds. All sins are mine! Lv. 8: Do you want to replace Him? Lv. 9: Do you want to replace me? Lv. 9+: Master, welcome home~