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"A legendary powerhouse of Tianwu Continent - Qin Chen, once fell from grace in the Martial Realm due to betrayal by a close friend. Three centuries later, he reincarnated into the body of a bullied illegitimate son of a noble prince. Utilizing his profound knowledge from his past life, he cultivated spiritual power, refined divine pills, defied the heavens, and rose to power with unstoppable force. Thus began his awe-inspiring journey to reclaim glory, a legendary odyssey that would shake the entire continent to its core."

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Martial Cultivation Realms
Human Level → Earth Level → Heaven Level → Mystic Level →Martial Ancestor → Martial Venerable → Martial King →Martial Sovereign → Martial Emperor →Mortal Saint → Earth Saint → Heavenly Saint → Saint Lord →Human Paragon → Earth Paragon → Heaven Paragon → Supreme Paragon →Transcendent Realm
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Sub Realm Progression
Quasi-[Realm] → Initial Stage → Initial Peak →Middle Stage → Middle Peak → Late Stage → Late Peak

God of War Dominates

The opulent Violet Serenity Garden of the Qin Manor was thick with tension.

Zhao Feng sat rigidly in her embroidered robe, stroking a sleek black cat. Her serpentine gaze froze the air until a maid announced: "Madam, the Marquis has returned."

Without a word, Zhao Feng rose and intercepted Qin Yuanhong at the hall's entrance.

"What madness possessed you today?" she hissed. "You spared that little bastard and humiliated Prince Qi! Explain yourself!"

As a scion of the Zhao royal branch, she spoke with venomous authority.

Qin Yuanhong's brow furrowed. "You dare question me? What of your reckless scheming under this roof?"

"My scheming?" Zhao Feng's voice sharpened. "I merely seek to expel that slut Qin Yuechi before her whelp claims our family's fortune! Yet you protect them—do you still pine for your precious sister?"

"Slander? When your father sheltered her after she brought shame upon us? Now her bastard bears the Qin name—a dagger at our son Feng'er's throat!"

Qin Yuanhong's face darkened. "You know Father still favors Third Sister. Had he learned of today's farce with Prince Qi, even your Zhao blood wouldn't save you."

"Shall we let that vermin fester here forever?" Zhao Feng's chest heaved.

"Patience." Qin Yuanhong's eyes glinted. "The boy hasn't awakened his bloodline. When he fails the Imperial Star Academy's exam, I'll exile him lawfully—Father's objections be damned. But your meddling risks everything."

Realization dawned on Zhao Feng. "So that's your game..."

"Unlike your womanly short-sightedness," he spat, storming away.

Left alone, Zhao Feng smiled coldly. The black cat yowled as she tore a clump of fur from its back.

In a Dilapidated Corner of the Qin Manor

The chill of the barren room seeped into Qin Chen's bones—a stark contrast to the heated opulence of Violet Serenity Garden. He sat cross-legged, mapping his path through three centuries of vengeance and duty.

Step one: awaken the bloodline.

At fifteen, his body remained dormant. Past sixteen, even success would brand him mediocrity in this realm.

"Two causes for delayed awakening: feeble bloodline essence or physical defects," he mused. "Neither bars my path."

As a former Eighth-rank Bloodline Sovereign, he knew solutions. Yet inspecting his meridians, he frowned.

The body's previous owner had opened seven meridians—the bare minimum—before hastily condensing a Qi pool to reach the Human Realm.

"A pigeon-egg-sized Qi pool... Such frailty."

Top talents in the Martial Domain opened nine, even eleven meridians before breakthrough. Feng Shaoyu and Xi'er themselves had shattered eleven.

"With this foundation, replicating my past strength is impossible. Worse—it bars cultivation of the Nine Stars Divine Emperor Art."

This ancient scripture, obtained from the Godseal Ruins, was rumored to descend from the Celestial Realm—a mythic plane beyond even Martial Emperors. Though none in ten millennia had breached that threshold, the Godseal's mysteries had convinced Qin Chen of its existence.

Chapter 7: Nine Stars Divine Emperor Art