Chapter 1: The Day the Demon Laughed at Heaven
Blood.
It flowed like rivers through the shattered plains of the Northern Battlefield. Ten thousand corpses littered the land, and yet only one man stood, barefoot, his tattered crimson robes fluttering like a demonic banner.
Jin Mu-won—the Crimson Storm. The Demon of the North. The man who once brought seven great sects to their knees.
He stood atop a mountain of corpses, body riddled with swords and spears, yet eyes blazing with unrelenting madness.
"He's still standing! Impossible!"
"Even with a shattered dantian… how is he still alive?!"
The final remnants of the Grand Alliance screamed in horror. They had sacrificed everything—elders, disciples, divine treasures—to bring him down.
And still, he laughed.
"I gave you all a chance," Jin Mu-won muttered, his voice hoarse but arrogant. "But you chose to betray, to kneel before your greed."
He raised his bloodied hand to the sky, fingers curled in defiance.
"To the Heavens who watched silently… do you regret it now? Let this be the last thing you ever see…"
A sudden explosion of energy engulfed the field. A forbidden technique—his final card. The Soul Devourer Reincarnation Art.
As his body burned to ash, his soul twisted into a spiral of crimson light, vanishing into the void.
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Elsewhere. Elsewhen.
The chirping of birds. The rustle of wind through trees. The scent of earth and fresh dew.
Jin Mu-won gasped, lurching upright. He was no longer surrounded by corpses or fire. No pain in his body. His wounds… gone.
He looked down. Small hands. Thin limbs. Bare feet.
A child's body.
"What...?"
His reflection in a pool showed a boy of ten, eyes wide with confusion. But his soul—the ruthless storm—remained.
The pendant around his neck pulsed with faint red light. An ancient symbol he didn't recognize.
And then, it hit him.
"Reincarnation… I actually pulled it off."
A grin slowly crept onto his young face. It wasn't innocence—it was hunger.
Hunger for power, revenge, chaos... and domination.
"I'm back," he whispered, eyes gleaming. "Let's see what this new Murim has to offer."
To be continued.....