From Convict Soldier to Guardian of the Nation

For three hundred years, the Great Abyss has been held together by one Guardian of the Realm. That man is seventy-nine years old. The day he dies, the world will be reshuffled. The Northern Frontier, Yanhuiguan Pass, the Penal Soldiers' Camp. Three hundred men, all death-row convicts, deserters, or the descendants of disgraced officials. They have no names, only numbers. After every battle, their rankings are reshuffled according to their record. The lower your number, the longer you live. I'm Qin Ge. I entered the camp at seventeen, ranked number three hundred. Three years later, I'm number seventeen. I'm not the best fighter. At the Eighth Rank, with my meridians opened, I can't even make the camp's top ten. I just have one ability no one else does: **Every time I win, I get a little stronger.** And it only counts when I defeat someone stronger than me. The stronger my opponent, the more I gain. So I can only keep fighting my way up. If I become the best in the Penal Soldiers' Camp, someone will still be stronger than me. If I become the best in the frontier army, someone will still be stronger than me. If I take on the Prince of the Northern Frontier, the great clans, the sects, and the imperial court... There will always be someone stronger than me. Then I'll just keep fighting. And when the day comes that no one is stronger than me, the rules of this world will have to change.