Wang Wu boldly claims his cultivation path before the Sky Ascend Sect emissary. The elder is shocked—Void Pulse Scripture is supposed to be sealed. Yet, curious, the elder tests Wang Wu's strength… and is surprised to find that Wang Wu's body has force equivalent to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
> "You are dangerous," the elder says. "But I'll take you."
Wang Wu leaves Bamboo Leaf Village, swearing to return as a protector, not a peasant.
– Servant Disciple Hell
At the sect, Wang Wu is treated like dirt. With no background or sponsor, he's tossed into the servant quarters, scrubbing floors, feeding spirit beasts, and being mocked by outer disciples.
– Trial by Beast
On his first mission to Spirit Grass Valley, a Foundation Realm beast ambushes his group. Most flee, but Wang Wu uses Void Pulse Wave to cripple it. This catches the attention of Elder Qin and Bai Tianlong, a young master who begins to see Wang Wu as a threat.
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🔥 Flame and Humiliation
The Golden Flame Boy
Bai Tianlong humiliates Wang Wu publicly during an alchemy demonstration, nearly burning him. Instead of retaliating, Wang Wu suppresses his anger—he's not ready… yet.
Void Meditation
Wang Wu begins meditating in a forbidden chamber called Stone Echo Cavern. The pressure nearly breaks him, but it sharpens his Qi control and awakens his Void Flame Veins.
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⚔️ The Outer Disciple Challenge Begins
Trial of Ten Stages
The Sky Ascend Sect holds its quarterly outer disciple trials. Despite being just a servant, Wang Wu signs up.
Survives the beast round.
Defeats a Spirit Blade cultivator with Void Flash Step.
Awakens Black Lotus Aura, a soul defense field.
"Kneel, Rootless!"
A disciple tries to force Wang Wu to kneel and beg to continue.
> Wang Wu's reply: "If I kneel to you, I betray everyone who ever spat in my face."
He defeats him and is promoted to outer disciple.
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🗡️Sword of the Abyss
Black Sword in the Rain
While training, Wang Wu discovers a half-buried, broken sword emanating void Qi. When he grips it, it draws out his pain, memories, and rage—and sharpens them into Sword Qi of the Abyss.
– Mei's Warning
Mei, the servant girl who helped him earlier, warns Wang Wu: Bai Tianlong is plotting an ambush during the final challenge round.
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🩸 The Blood on the Platform
Duel of Two Doomed Paths
Wang Wu and Bai Tianlong face off in the final round.
Bai uses Golden Flame Dragon Palm.
Wang Wu uses Abyssal Void Slash and Heart Flame Pulse.
Their fight shakes the arena.
Victory… at a Price
Wang Wu wins—but collapses from internal bleeding. His void meridians are damaged. He enters a month-long healing coma.
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🧓 Void Mentor & Soul Training
Old Man Gu Returns
Old Man Gu visits Wang Wu's healing chamber.
> "You barely touched the first gate of Void Pulse. Are you ready to burn your soul to open the second?"
Wang Wu accepts.
– Soul in the Mirror
He enters a meditation realm. There, he faces his younger self, crying and broken. To advance, he must accept his past, not erase it.
He awakens Void Soul Flame—a terrifying soul-technique that burns illusions and lies.
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🧨 War at the Border
– Demon Qi in the West
Reports reach the sect: Spirit Demon Raiders are crossing borders.
Wang Wu joins a task force with Mei, Elder Qin, and a proud disciple named Yin Long.
– Void Break Fist
In battle, Wang Wu uses his new Void Fist technique to shatter a demon general's shield. His actions earn respect—and fear.
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👁️ : Eyes of the Phoenix
Girl in Crimson
During the demon raid, Wang Wu saves a veiled girl from a collapsing spirit ruin. She thanks him with few words but leaves behind a glowing feather.
Old Man Gu recognizes it: "That was Phoenix Flame Essence."
Name on the Board
Wang Wu's name is placed on the Outer Disciple Honor Stone, a place only the strongest disciples are listed.
He is now infamous—and marked.
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⚡ The Voice in the Void
While training under a waterfall, Wang Wu enters a deep trance.
He sees a throne of eyes... and a being cloaked in darkness speaks.
> "Wang Wu… you opened the Second Gate of Void Pulse. There are Nine. Each one is a death and a rebirth. Come, child… defy the heavens, and become the first Void Emperor."
Wang Wu opens his eyes. A bolt of black lightning cracks the sky.
He is no longer a rootless boy.
He is a storm building on the path to the heavens.