The Tale of a Mortal Beggar's Path to Immortality

A great fire sets the young beggar Xiao Xinchen on the path of trials. There are nine stages, each featuring a clone of himself. Slay a clone, and he gains peerless power, but at the cost of losing one of his emotions. Passing all nine stages will make him the Lord of Judgment. But Xiao Xinchen travels the world and comes to understand the human condition. How could he so easily give up his emotions?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.