The hidden seventy-two sects are gathered with their brightest young talents, all mocking Lin Chen as nothing more than a brutish man from the mundane world. They provoke him in the streets, surround him at the gates, frame him under the law, and Ling Zhou pressures him at every turn. Everyone is waiting to see him suffer a crushing defeat in the arena. Little do they know that Lin Chen has spent half his life bathing in blood, his prowess in battle unmatched. From the martial arts tournament onward, he sweeps all before him, crushing every powerhouse on the Young Talents Ranking. A mortal-born warrior rises to the very top, shattering age-old prejudice between immortals and mortals.
