Sword Fighting

Born into the most prestigious clan of sword masters, I was destined to become a legend. My father believed I would be his prodigy, training me relentlessly to awaken my Hakana — the power that defines a true master. My family had high expectations. My friends believed I would be the next mighty warrior. But everything shattered when my father was betrayed — murdered by his closest friend, who stole the power meant to be mine. Stripped of my birthright, cast aside as a nobody, I must now claw my way back from nothing. I will challenge the strongest masters, slay the demons in my path, and reclaim the power that was stolen from me. But as blood stains my hands and the darkness creeps into my soul, I must ask myself: Will I rise as the hero I was born to be? Or will I fall... and become the Demon Slayer I was never meant to be?

Xiao Chen was born with an extraordinary talent and physique to become a peak martial artist. At the age of eight, Xiao Chen could memorize and remember all the martial arts techniques his parents taught him. At the age of nine, Xiao Chen could grasp the essence of certain techniques just by glancing at the fights of martial artists. However, that talent and intelligence met a tragic fate. His family was completely wiped out overnight. The Xiao Family's magnificent manor was reduced to rubble. Xiao Chen managed to survive after the Old Servant of the Xiao Family took him away. Although he survived and was able to live, Xiao Chen had been declared a useless piece of trash. The bandits who attacked the Xiao Family residence earlier had destroyed Xiao Chen's martial spirit. However, will Xiao Chen surrender to fate?! “No, I will avenge all this blood debt, even if it means my body is destroyed. If the river blocks me, I will cut the river. If the sky blocks me, I will tear down the sky!!!” ——— Self-Defense Level. 1. Body Forging Realm. 2. Martial Arts Student 3. Master level fighter 4. Grandmaster-level fighter 5. Earth Warrior 6. Sky Warrior/Heaven 7. Holy Warrior Only at the body forging level is it divided into nine levels. For the next level, each level is divided into three: beginning, middle, and peak/final.

Ethan Reid was Earth's last defender when the Voidborne came. Now he's the last human male alive—and the most valuable prize in the galaxy. His DNA is universally compatible with alien species, making him the target of empresses, warriors, and matriarchs willing to start wars for breeding rights. But when an ancient cultivation system bonds with him, Ethan becomes more dangerous than rare genetics. He's a Reality Anchor, capable of wielding techniques that could stop the Voidborne from devouring existence itself. Bonded to four powerful alien women and hunted by every major faction, he's racing to master abilities that most cultivators spend lifetimes learning. The galaxy's plan was to cage him but they failed and now they wish they had killed him when they had the chance.

‘If I include my past life, I’ve lived longer, but I can’t say that.’ When Cang Wuyin had first realized that he had returned to the past, he had not been able to accept it. He had thought it was a dream. In his past life, he died as the strongest swordsman of his generation, sacrificing everything to protect the Central Plains. But fate gave him another chance. Reborn ten years before the calamity, Cang Wuyin possesses the memories, experience, and martial knowledge of his past life. This time, he will cultivate beyond his former limits, uncover the secrets hidden beneath the heavens, and protect everything he once failed to save.

Betrayed by his trusted disciple and power-hungry brother, ancient grandmaster Kusuma Wijaya was cast into the abyss with his spiritual core shattered. Millennia later, he awakens in a frail, discarded body within a sterile modern hospital. While modern medicine deems him a hopeless cripple, Kusuma sees only clay ready to be remolded. Armed with forgotten breathing techniques and an eternity of martial mastery, he steps out from the hospital slums and into the neon-lit concrete jungle. Teaming up with a fierce corporate heiress targeted by hostile takeovers, Kusuma embarks on a merciless path of retribution to settle a millennium-old debt with the billionaire brother who stole his empire.

Alexander Blackwood was once the most terrifying swordsman in the Nine Heavens. For three hundred years he walked the path of the sword, defeating geniuses, monsters, sects, and even gods. His blade could sever mountains and cut through space itself—yet it could not save the people he loved. His family was slaughtered. His sister died protecting him. The woman he cherished was taken. Even his sect betrayed him. At the peak of his power he uncovered the truth: an ancient existence had orchestrated every tragedy. He destroyed his enemy… and died. When Alexander opened his eyes, he was sixteen again. His cultivation was gone, but his family lived. Armed with three centuries of knowledge, secret techniques, and memories of the future, he begins cultivating once more—only to find the world has already changed. Enemies who should be dead still live. Treasures appear too early. Ancient forces stir. And someone deliberately sent his soul back through time. This time, Alexander will not merely reclaim the peak. He will protect those he once failed, uncover the truth, and carve his own destiny. If fate dares to repeat his tragedy, he will cut fate itself.

Xu Qing was a genius born from Sky Beyond sect and cultivated at five years. The entire province of BurningSand was smitten by the arrival of this genius...However when he was taken to the immemorial estuary, his cultivation stagnated and dwindled. in fact, he fell from every ranks he had ever achieved as a cultivator. He was expelled, ridiculed, mocked and bullied...not until he saw Ancient God's Sword relic in the inventory and bound with it...Now He became a legendary figure in all the Tian yuan cosmos and the seven universes in the Megaverse.

Duke Maxwell died in the arms of Liora, his abandoned wife, the woman who had loved him more than anyone else. He never realized how deeply misunderstandings had poisoned their relationship after he brought Consort Shera into his life. Shera had planted poison in his blood with the same cunning she had once used to sow hatred between Duke Maxwell and his devoted wife, Liora. In the final moments of his life, Maxwell remembered neither his power nor his pride. All he could see were Liora's tears falling onto the floor, mixing with snow, blood, and the blazing embers around them. Their child was born and died in an animal shed. Even so, Liora used the last of her strength and the boundless love she still carried for Maxwell to shield his dying body from a burning beam. Together, they drew their final breaths as the flames consumed the entire Maxwell family castle. Yet fate gave Maxwell one more chance. Time turned back three years before his death, A chance to atone for his sins, destroy the betrayal that had ruined everything, and perhaps... love Liora the way he should have from the beginning. But this request could only be granted once, and Maxwell would have to seek revenge while possessing only the limited authority granted to him as a Duke of the Empire. There was also a price for the wish he had made. He could not change fate itself. Would this second chance finally bring Maxwell happiness, or would everything become even more complicated when the Crown Prince set his eyes on Liora's beauty? And what role had the Emperor played in the former death of Maxwell, the loyal Duke who had faithfully served the throne for generations?

Leon Alexander Elard is a student who gets a scholarship to an elite school. However, during his three years in senior high school, Leon becomes the target of an Elite Gang who often bullies schoolchildren until one day Leon gives in because of their treatment. However, something strange happens. A mysterious voice that only Leon can hear directs the boy to the school field, where they find themselves in a strange place. With the help of a system, they explore the City of a Thousand-Appearances shrouded in darkness. They carry out mission after mission to be able to return to the real world and save the people who have been petrified. However, who would have thought that Leon is the centre of the reason they are in this strange place, and a surprise is in the palace along with a prophecy about a prince? However, Leon must face King Blackyn to return to the real world and restore the light of peace to the City of a Thousand Faces. Can Leon carry out his mission and return or will he live in a different world?

Due to his crippled magicule vein, the defected body of Allastor Frauzz needed to consume more magicules compared to the normal rankers. Because of this disability, he also performs almost three times the usual training of a typical ranker. Having said that, despite his fatigue from the intense training, he didn't expect that his progress to level up would remain slow. He had already made up his mind that night. He would just accept that he wasn't meant to be one of those rankers sitting on top of the food chain. he was not hoping to travel all the continents in Illunor anymore. However, on the same night when he wasn't home, an unknown notorious criminal murders his family. His dream to become strong has been crushed because of his defected body, and now, his family has been taken away from him. On how many tiers can his bad luck reach? His heart has been shattered and turned into ice-cold that night. Finally snapping from the nightmare, he is now walking for merciless revenge. ---- Black Sword and Fragments[Vol. 1: Unforeseen Conspiracy] Book cover--Illustrated by: MarxMade