Martial Might for All

The Great Zhou dynasty has stood for three hundred years, championing martial arts to strengthen the nation and defend against the barbarians on every frontier. Here, the martial arts flourish.

The imperial court’s martial arts instructors are spread across the land, sharing their teachings. Every household knows the importance of training to build strength. Even a three-year-old can manage a move or two.

Yet the martial arts spreading far and wide have also given rise to another menace: martial demons.

“Demon” means something that deviates from the norm.

Some practitioners train themselves into madness, shedding their human appearance and becoming neither one thing nor the other. They are called “demons.”

Some wild beasts steal human martial arts, devote themselves to training, and achieve a degree of mastery. They become partly human, taking on an abnormal form. They, too, are “demons.”

These deranged martial artists and partly human beasts are the “martial demons” that plague the Great Zhou dynasty.

They wield great power, but their minds are twisted. They wreak havoc across the land and refuse to be controlled.

Many of these “martial demons” are man-eaters, roaming the countryside and hunting villagers, leaving everyone in terror.

Thus came into being demon slayers like Chu Bing.