Introduction: The Thousand-Year Empire鈥檚 collapse left its Blade shattered and five factions warring to reforge it, their armies tearing a qi-scarred land apart. Lian Voss, a disgraced soldier, discovers a forbidden gift: he can steal the essence of foes he kills. From bloody battlefields to sacred peaks, he duels rival cultivators, growing stronger with every victory鈥攜et drawing the wrath of all factions. The Blade鈥檚 fragments whisper a curse tied to the Emperor鈥檚 fall. Now, Lian faces a choice: seize the throne through conquest or shatter the Blade and risk unleashing chaos on a broken world....