Radiant Blade of the Wilderness

Ding Songyan awakens in a world whose version of the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* is nothing like the one he remembers.

Consume the legendary Torch Dragon, Zhulong, and you gain power over day and night. The underworld shines before you, the seasons obey your will, and wind and rain move at your command.

Consume Xiangliu, the Nine-Headed Serpent, and poison becomes part of your very being. Mountains crumble, the land withers, and each of your nine heads acts with a mind of its own.

Consume Feiyi, the Two-Tailed Snake, and no beast or insect dares oppose you. Your spirit grows stronger, and disease can no longer touch you.

Consume Yu Chong, the Three-Legged Turtle, and you become a master of concealment, capable of unleashing deadly sands with a single breath.

But there is one problem.

The divine beasts disappeared countless years ago.

All that remains are the martial arts created by the ancient cultivators who consumed them. Their bodies transformed, their bloodlines changed, and from those changes came powerful techniques passed down through the ages.

As Ding Songyan listens to these stories, a shocking realization dawns on him.

"Wait... you're saying those creatures are long gone? And the martial arts born from their power can still be cultivated today?"

In a world where warriors inherit the legacy of extinct gods and monsters, Ding Songyan may have discovered the greatest secret of all.