> Chu Ye was born the lowest of mine slaves and suffered humiliation all his life.
> Then one day, to protect his younger sister, he willingly took the blame. His skin was flayed, his bones torn out, and his body dumped in a mass grave.
> On the brink of death, he awakened an ancient forbidden secret art: sacrificing his own flesh and blood to borrow power from demonic souls of ages past.
> From then on, Chu Ye strode through a river of blood. Everyone who bullied, humiliated, or betrayed him became a sacrifice to his demonic cultivation.
> But when he reached the pinnacle of the demonic path, he discovered that the secret art concealed an even more shocking secret...
**About the title:**
* **Demonic Corpse:** This directly refers to the state of the protagonist, Chu Ye. Stripped of his skin, he is reborn in a terrifying form resembling a skeleton and embarks on a path of demonic cultivation. "Corpse" refers both to his ruined body and to the inhuman suffering he endured, as well as his return from hell.
* **Pursuing the Dao:** The "Dao" has several meanings here. It is the path of power, whether demonic, martial, or heavenly, as well as the path of survival and revenge. It also refers to the astonishing secret and truth that run through the whole book and that the protagonist ultimately seeks. The word "pursuing" conveys the arduous journey of a protagonist who struggles from the very bottom, searches, and climbs step by step, full of determination and defiance.
* **Overall impression:** The title depicts someone rising from a demonic corpse and stubbornly pursuing his own path through destruction and pain. It establishes the novel's dark tone and character, while hinting at its epic themes and the protagonist's resilience.
