A Mortal's Ascension Art

The world has changed!

At some point, things turned upside down. In the past, demonic beasts had to undergo tribulation by lightning, while cultivators did not. Now it is the other way around.

In the past, cultivators who failed to break through a realm could recover from their injuries and fight again. Now, failure marks the beginning of a terrifying transformation: people become neither human nor ghost.

It seems the entire world is suppressing humanity, as every race except mankind surges ahead at astonishing speed...