A young hero burns with blood as he cuts through his shackles, his sword spirit scorching the heavens to break a desperate deadlock. As the leaders of seven great sects kneel in a pool of blood inside the imperial prison, Xiao Hanyue is gouging out her third sword bone.
Li Zhaoyang's military strategy scroll is soaked in the blood of his loved ones, while the royal seal inside Su Ye's body lets out a dragon's cry.
On the night their cultivation is completely destroyed, the three sworn enemies simultaneously see golden sword patterns appear on their palms. These are the ancient sword spirits that their sects had carved into their very bones before being wiped out.
As the court's jackals aim their black-iron crossbows at the refugees, and the Western Regions' holy maiden of the demonic sect raises her butcher's knife in tears, the youths use their mortal bodies as furnaces, burning their lifespans to break the deadlock: absorb a martial soul?
Then gouge out your heart to feed the sword!
Uncover a conspiracy?
Why not prove the Dao through slaughter!
Witness how three bloodstained, broken swords cleave through this murderous martial world.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
