A Radiant Sun spirit root, cinnabar scorching the world. Yun Qihuang was born destined to burn away every shackle, whether the clan-binding spell carved into his spine by the Yun family or the greedy eyes the entire cultivation world sought to turn upon him.
“Qihuang, you are the Yun family's sword.”
“Qihuang, you belong as the bright moon of the Taixuan Sect.”
“Qihuang…”
His tea-gold hair brushed his bloodstained lips. With a laugh, he burned through the jade clan records. “This young master would rather be a wildfire consuming the plains.”
Yun Qiwutong melted his golden bones into chains, only for Qihuang to turn them around and clasp them at his throat. “Elder brother, you're the one who's imprisoned.”
Xie Jinglan carved out half of his Nine Heavens sword bone. “Will you give me a drop of your blood in exchange?” Instead, Qihuang melted the bone into a hairpin.
The Demon Emperor Yan Chaoge cut off his tail to make a fur cloak, only to hear: “So fluffy. Just right to rest my feet on.”
Yan Mingzhu, master of the Reincarnation Mirror, tore up the register of heavenly laws. “In this life, I'll defy fate for you.”
His inner demon, Shen Zhiwei, carved out his heart as an offering. “Look at me. I'm so much like you.” Qihuang crushed his heart in his hand. “A counterfeit thinks he's worthy?”
Some begged him to become a god; others hoped he'd fall to demonhood.
He simply burned every heart they offered him, then sifted through the ashes for the one Xie Jinglan had preserved in honey. He took it gently into his mouth. “...Too sweet.”
◇ Peak beautiful-and-tragic character | A hellish maze of one-sided love from everyone | Two strong leads, fighting on
◇ Madman aesthetic | Prisoner's dilemma
◇ Keywords: Burning Heaven to Prove the Dao / Reverse Redemption / White Moonlight Devastation
The boss looks good, am I the first?