Timeless Ascent

In the rugged shadow of Iron Fang Peak, Ren Kai, a seventeen-year-old outcast of the Iron Fang Clan, fights to defy his fate. Born with clogged qi channels, he’s mocked as a cripple in a village where martial prowess defines worth. Yet Kai’s unyielding spirit drives him to train harder than anyone, determined to pass the Trial of the Fang—a deadly ascent to claim a shard of the mystical Fang Crystal and earn his place as a true disciple. With his mother’s quiet fears and the clan’s disdain weighing on him, Kai sees the Trial as his only path to a better life.