Shadow God's Blade: From Scion to Sovereign

The Longxiang Empire plunged into chaos. My family, the revered Yunyi Chamber of Commerce, was annihilated, their blood staining the winter snow. My heroic grandfather, poisoned and cornered, made the ultimate sacrifice, casting me, a weak, sickly ten-year-old, into a glacial river to save me from the slaughter. I survived, only to be abandoned and brutally beaten by arrogant thugs. Yet, within my grasp lay a glimmer of hope: the enigmatic Netherworld Jade Pendant. A relic from the fabled Shadow Pavilion, it awakened something ancient within me, revealing a path to unparalleled sword mastery and an unsystematic, devastating power that defies cultivation norms. They thought me a mere child, a helpless orphan. They thought wrong. My humiliation fuels a burning vengeance. I will master the Shadow Sword, reclaim my family's honor, and make every single enemy pay. But this newfound power whispers of a dark truth, a terrifying price for wielding the shadows… and an even grander conspiracy behind my family’s downfall.