The Nine Realms of the Sky: I Echo Martial Arts to Conquer the World

[Plot-driven] + [Expansive worldbuilding] + [Not wish fulfillment]

Chen Xuanzhao, a boy from a frontier town, was mocked by his clan for having blocked meridians. In a world where all things possess spirit and martial arts reign supreme, the strong tread the skies while even the weak can lift enormous cauldrons. After surviving a fall from a cliff, he awakened “Martial Echoes” in his sea of consciousness. Each time he broke through a realm, he could unleash one peak-level move from a powerful figure of the past, but only after activating it in a fight to the death. He entered a martial arts academy and trained without results. When bandits slaughtered his village, he was pushed to the brink of death and finally grasped the technique. A wooden club shattered stone, and a kindling knife became a fist. Against all odds, he rose step by step.