Ishtravan
For a brief moment Hao Xuan felt like he was transported back in time and tossed head-first into the life from which he had pulled out this combat method.
Ishtravan was the name of a large stretch of land that was discovered countless eons ago. It was located at the edge of our known universe, standing between the ten worlds and the abyss.
It was unique in the sense that it was unaffected by the torrential abyssal forces and could even ride them like an ocean wave if they became too powerful.
The land was rough and desolate. Nothing could grow on its surface or live on its own for too long but because of its relative position to the abyss, it had always been disputed territory between the era's great forces.
In that life, Hao Xuan was born and raised on Ishtravan as a battle slave for one of the countless powers that sought to create a stronghold there. It was a strange time where many powers looked the other way as long as it benefitted them which led to his fate.