I Defy Heaven's Will with This Mortal Body

Urban high-martial-arts action + reborn to make amends for past regrets + no System + fast-paced + careful, logical plotting + long-form Once known by the codename “Night Owl,” Gu Yuan was a supreme figure who moved through the highest echelons of the world’s shadows. Cold and powerful, he ultimately fell in a pool of blood, betrayed and burdened by endless regrets. When he opened his eyes again, he discovered he had returned to age eighteen, to his frail, bullied high school days. In his previous life, he could only watch as his parents died unjustly, his closest friend was murdered in the street, and the girl as pure as moonlight withered beneath a conspiracy. He himself became a blade wielded by the mastermind behind it all, left with nothing but resentment and loneliness. This time, armed with killing skills tempered by countless trials of blood and fire, memories of peerless techniques, and an uncanny ability to predict the course of future events, he swears to change everything! In the narrow alleys around campus, he keeps a low profile, quietly eliminating looming threats with ruthless precision. Beneath the city’s neon lights, he becomes the “Hidden Fox,” moving between fight clubs, black markets, and intelligence networks as he rapidly builds his strength and weaves a shadowy power of his own. Ancient martial arts legacies, awakened supernatural abilities, feuding clans, international conspiracies… The true face of the world is gradually revealed to him. From an ordinary student reborn to the “Dark Blade,” a name that makes the global underworld tremble, every step Gu Yuan takes lands on the throats of his enemies and fate itself. Fueled by rage and honed by regret, he will burn every tragedy to ashes before it can happen! This is a thorn-strewn path against the flames, where only killing and protection can rekindle this life.