Chronicles of the Heaven-Piercing Path
[Note: no system, no reincarnation]
In a world where the strong reign supreme and the weak are but dust beneath their feet, the divide between mortals and cultivators is an impassable chasm. To the powerful, a mortal's life is no more significant than an ant's.
Su Xiao was one such ant. A nameless stray, a beggar on the streets, surviving on scraps in a world torn apart by the eternal wars of the Ming Yang and Bai Luo Kingdoms. His fate seemed sealed to end in a nameless gutter—until the day the heavens broke.
When a titanic hand descended from the clouds, obliterating an "invincible" army with a single strike, a spark was ignited in Su Xiao’s soul. He didn't just feel fear; he felt a burning, desperate hunger. He didn't want to survive anymore. He wanted to rule his own destiny.
In the dark, suffocating tunnels of the earth, amidst hunger, exhaustion, and the shadow of death, Su Xiao begins his ascent. With nothing but a tattered mantra and a mind sharpened by a hundred refinements, he will crawl out of the abyss.
Forever_Flame · Eastern