The Ten Capitals, Nine Luminaries, Eight Poles, Seven Origins, Six Offices, and Five Elders Battle for the Dao Fruit

[One update at noon and one at 8 p.m. every day. The power system takes inspiration from Lord of the Mysteries, and the worldbuilding from The Dark Forest. Book friends are welcome to give it a try.]

In the autumn of the forty-fourth year of Yuan Lie's reign, the Sacred Son of Heaven waged war relentlessly and sought vainglory. He sent the armies of the Nine Provinces to attack Loulan in the Western Regions, ultimately provoking the wrath of Heaven and the fury of the people. The people lived in misery, the imperial house fell into decline, and treacherous ministers seized power...

Then came disaster after disaster, as demons ran amok. Heroes rose up across the land, and the strongest contenders vied for supremacy!

At this perilous moment, Jiang Chen transmigrated into a chaotic age, carrying divine abilities born of the Dao Fruit. Here, he would forge his own legend and ascend to the Other Shore:

"I can change life and death, fortune and misfortune alike!"

[Short-Lived] [Immortal]

[Dead Last] [The Greatest Under Heaven, Past and Present]

[So Poor He Has No Place to Stand] [Carve Out a Realm and Claim Its Borders]

[Woodcutter's Axe] [Mad Tiger-Wing Saber] [Mystic Divine Weapons]

[Unremarkable Aptitude] [Brilliant Genius] [Reign Supreme Over All for Sixty Years]

Years later.

Jiang Chen returned in triumph with the armies of the Nine Provinces. He fought at three strategic passes, battled demons and evil spirits, ranged across the battlefield, subdued the wilds, climbed to the summit, was deified under Heaven, and crushed all opposition!

Strategist: "The Central Province boasts fertile lands stretching a thousand li, with great wealth and a thriving populace. Its wise men have long admired your might and virtue, General. If you raise the full strength of Qingzhou and march straight west, your hegemony is assured, and Great Xia can rise again!"

Rebel kings across the land: "Spare our lives, Your Majesty! We submit!"

Emperor Weilie (Netherworld): "I shall abdicate and yield the throne to the worthy. In all this vast world, only Jiang Chen is virtuous enough to rule!"

Immortals and gods: "That brat Jiang Chen possesses the Dao Fruit. He must be a heretic! No need to bother with propriety or shame, everyone... let's attack him together!"