The night was cold, and the moon above the Sacred Dragon Sect hung like a pale blade in the heavens.Inside the training grounds, a boy lay beaten in the dirt, his robe torn, his face smeared with blood and dust.
"Weak trash! You'll never become a cultivator."The mocking laughter of disciples echoed as they walked away, their proud backs glowing under the torchlight.
That boy's name was Long Tian — the son of a fallen warrior, abandoned by fate, cursed with crippled spiritual veins.For years, he had been the shame of his sect.No matter how hard he trained, his qi would scatter like broken glass, leaving him powerless.
Yet tonight, as blood dripped from his lips, he clenched his fists and whispered:"If the heavens refuse me… then I will defy the heavens."
The wind howled through the ancient mountains.Somewhere deep within the sect's forbidden grounds, a roar shook the night — not the cry of a beast, but the ancient lament of a dragon.The sound pulled at Long Tian's heart, guiding him away from the training yard, into the darkness.
He staggered, each step trembling, until he reached a collapsed cave sealed by forgotten talismans.The dragon's cry echoed again, this time inside his very soul.
Compelled by an unseen force, he tore the seals with bloodied fingers.The cave opened, revealing a giant skeletal form — the remains of a dragon that once defied the heavens themselves.Its bones glowed faintly, as if unwilling to fade with time.
Long Tian fell to his knees."Are you… calling to me?" he whispered.
The dragon's skull trembled, and in that instant, a surge of golden fire erupted, wrapping around him.Agony tore through his veins as scales of light seared into his body.He screamed, his crippled meridians shattering — only to be reforged stronger, brighter, harder than steel.
A voice thundered inside his mind, ancient and divine:"Child of despair… you now bear the Heaven-Defying Dragon Soul. Rise, and let all realms witness your wrath!"
Long Tian's eyes snapped open, glowing like molten gold.The once-broken disciple, abandoned by all, now carried the bloodline of a dragon.His heartbeat roared like thunder, his veins pulsed with endless qi.
For the first time in his life, he felt power. True power.Tears streamed down his face, not of weakness — but of rebirth.
"Father… Mother… I swear, from this day, your son will carve his name across the heavens!"
Above the sect, the clouds churned, and a dragon's roar shook the night sky.A new legend had just begun.