Name: From Iron Thread Fist to a Saintly Body
Author: Boiled Water Never Runs Dry

Synopsis

[Status screen] [Slow burn] [Heaven rewards diligence] [No goody-two-shoes protagonist]

After transmigrating into a chaotic age, Chen Yuan becomes a farmer’s son with exceptionally poor natural aptitude.

From the start, the landlord seizes his family’s land, leaving them on the verge of homelessness.

In this desperate moment, he awakens the [Heaven Rewards Diligence] status screen.

It ignores natural aptitude and bottlenecks.

Every bit of effort brings a reward!

[Iron Wire Fist proficiency +1]

[Iron Wire Fist proficiency reaches 100%. Breakthrough: Perfect Mastery!]

A month later, Chen Yuan enters the Bright Force stage.

The landlord personally comes to apologize and make amends.

Six months later, Chen Yuan breaks through to the Dark Force stage.

A year later…

While others are still desperately seeking peerless techniques and divine weapons, Chen Yuan has already mastered one ordinary martial art after another.

Fists and feet, sinews and bones, vital energy and blood.

Step by step, he tempers his body into the most terrifying weapon in the world.

Many years later…

One punch subdues mountains and rivers.

One kick treads upon heaven and earth.

Starting with a single Iron Wire Fist technique, Chen Yuan sweeps all before him and fights his way through the long river of martial arts.

With a mortal body, he becomes the Martial Saint of the mortal realm!

Other names

Hard Work Pays Off: From Farm Boy to Martial Saint of the Mortal World天道酬勤：从农家子练成人间武圣Former title · until Nov 2026

Stats

126Chapters

2.5kReads · 30 days

86.2kReads · all time

209Shelf adds, last 14 days

6.6Score

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