The Age of Sacred Martial Arts

Daomen DiziTadu Literature2018

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Word count: 2M words
Chapters: 11

Summary

In 2020, twelve seven-colored funnel-shaped pillars of light descend on Earth, and ferocious beasts pour out from them. Humanity's nuclear bombardment only enlarges the funnels; the catastrophe sweeps the globe, population plunges, nations merge into base cities, and an era of universal cultivation begins. The story follows Feng Hu, son of the leader of an outlying supply point and a high school student: once at the peak of junior warrior rank, he was reduced to a cripple by a mishap yet still hides his strength. To take revenge on Qi Hao, who stole his girlfriend and then taught him a lesson in real life, he spends heavily to hire thieves in a virtual game to hunt him down, and in the Shadow Canyon final boss event he is drawn into the intersection of game and reality, and his fate changes.

Editor's review

A typical apocalypse-beast plus spiritual-qi-revival leveling novel. The setup is twelve funnels descending on Earth, beasts rampaging, and everyone practicing martial arts. The protagonist rises from a crippled game otaku; the early part hooks readers with a dual-line revenge plot in game and reality, fast-paced with direct payoffs. It suits readers who like hot-blooded leveling, system-based stories, and doomsday cultivation. The weakness is the large world-building info dump at the start and some otaku-style crude humor; characters are rather flat, and impatient readers may be put off.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who like doomsday beast-invasion setups
Readers who prefer hot-blooded leveling and protagonist-comeback power fantasies
Male-oriented readers who can accept game elements combined with system-based plots

Not a good fit for

Readers who dislike grim doomsday settings and heavy violent combat
Readers who dislike the otaku perspective and crude jokes
Readers who prefer nuanced characterization and slow-paced narrative

Reading tips

Read the prologue first to grasp the world of the twelve funnels and the catastrophe era, then move into the main text
Treat the early game revenge line as setup; the protagonist's real turning point comes after game and reality intersect
Keep the virtual game and real-world faction threads distinct to avoid confusing names and guild names

About the publisher

Tadu Literature

Tadu Literature is a publisher focusing on online literature; publicly available information is limited, and details about its founding background and scale remain unclear. Judging from the 756 titles in the collection, its output covers common categories such as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, science fiction and the future, folkloric tales of the supernatural, and quality web fiction, with a preference for genre-driven storytelling and serialized reading. Representative titles include fantasy and science fiction works such as Nine Yang Elixir God, Swallowing the Dragon, Star Wars Civilization, and AI Crimes, as well as folkloric supernatural fiction like Chuma Xian: The Years I Was a Great Immortal. For female readers, there are titles such as This Concubine Is Not to Be Trifled With, The Legitimate Daughter Returns in Glory: A First-Rank Princess, and The Wealthy Family's Maid: Young Master Lu, Take It Slow! Authors such as Yiqi Juechen, Northeast Spirit Medium, Fireball Mage, Li Xueye, and Youhuang reflect the platform's ongoing accumulation of genre writers.

Prologue
Chapter 1 Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West
Chapter 2 The Gift of the Shadow God
Chapter 3 The Game Crosses into Reality
Chapter 4 I, Hu Hansan, Am Back
Chapter 5 Sharpening the Knife for the Beasts
Chapter 6 The Spendthrift
Chapter 7 The Family Thief
Chapter 8 Thunder Blade Wu Zhen
Chapter 9 Feng Hu, Mad Tiger!
Chapter 10 System Mission

FAQ

Where was this book serialized, and is it finished?

It was serialized on Tadu Literature starting June 19, 2018, and completed on March 22, 2019.

Why is the protagonist Feng Hu a cripple at the start?

He had cultivated to the peak of junior warrior rank but lost his cultivation in an incident; the specific cause is revealed as the plot unfolds.

Is this a pure game novel?

No. The game is the early revenge line; the main plot is martial cultivation and coming back under the doomsday beast invasion.

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About the author

Daomen Dizi Author

Daomen Dizi, whose English byline is Daomen Dizi, has limited publicly available information: his nationality, dates of birth and death, and other personal details remain unknown, making a full biography difficult to outline. Judging from the four works held in the library, his writing centers mainly on male-oriented fiction, spanning both urban and fantasy genres. Representative titles include Super Golden Finger, The Age of Sacred Martial Arts, and The Miraculous Doctor with Penetrating Vision. These works are generally set against urban backdrops and incorporate fantastical elements such as special powers and penetrating vision; they move at a brisk pace and lean toward wish-fulfillment and genre-driven reading experiences, which is why they are often grouped under premium fiction. Because the author rarely appears in public, readers know little about his real identity, and there is no systematic record of his creative career or views on writing. Based on the available material, Daomen Dizi is an author known for online genre fiction with a relatively focused range of subjects, and his profile still awaits further public information.