[A beggar from the start + no saintly do-gooder + if you won't back down, throw down + the protagonist never gets tortured]
Bad news: Wang Xun transmigrates to the final years of a dynasty plagued by demons and chaos, becoming a lowly beggar anyone can beat and berate, while the beggar boss squeezes him for all he's worth.
Good news: He awakens the talent “Master a skill in a hundred tries, and if they won't back down, throw down!”
Any martial art takes just a hundred practice sessions to learn. Fighting others earns him points for battle-hardened courage, which he can use to raise his martial arts realm and grow stronger.
And so Wang Xun sets out on a path of never backing down
The beggar boss bullies him? A gang picks a fight? He beats them senseless on the spot!
The powerful frame him? Demons block his way? He pummels them all the same!
What, the great clans, mighty sects, demons, ghosts, and gods filling the heavens... Send one, and he'll take it down. Send two, and he'll take them both!
What?
You're still staring at me? Then I'll take you down too!
My name is Wang Xun. Remember it:
One slash cleaves open the road between life and death; three punches shatter the nine heavens!
Anyone who blocks my path gets taken down in one go!