He died with his finger on the trigger and no bullets left.

A legendary sniper from a forgotten war, he perished at age seventy—betrayed by silence, abandoned by ammo. Reborn as the youngest of seven siblings in a Murim family, he awakens in a world ruled by martial clans and ancient techniques. Dismissed as useless and talentless, he cultivates in secret, forging a path no one sees.

He rejects swords, sects, and disciples. He creates Bamboo Rifle Cultivation, powered by breath and internal energy. His weapon is grown from spiritual bamboo. His bullets are forged from silence. Every shot is soundless, invisible, and final.

No one knows it was him. No one sees him coming. No one hears the shot.

He does not speak of his cultivation. He does not claim his kills. He leaves no trace.

In the Murim world, he is feared as a ghost—not for who he is, but for what he does. Death arrives without warning, without sound, without cause. And when it does, the only whisper is:

“It must’ve been him.”

This arc captures Kael's rebirth, his rejection of traditional cultivation, and the quiet forging of his mythic sniper path. It ends with the creation of Silent Recoil, his bamboo rifle powered by qi, and the vow that defines his legend: to never be seen, never run out, and never miss again.


Arc I: The Phantom’s Resolve