Weapon Emperor

Weapon Emperor is an Eastern fantasy novel by web author Night Walker Moon, serialized on 17K Novel Network since 2012. It comprises 554 chapters and roughly 1.85 million Chinese characters. The story is set in a world founded on "spirit weapons": cultivators gain combat power by forging spirit weapons, and the grade and strength of a spirit weapon largely determine a person's status and prospects. The young Lou Yun comes from an ordinary background and once did chores fit for a servant in his family. When his spirit weapon is damaged, he falls from "young prodigy" to being looked down upon. Just when he is most helpless, a mysterious figure appears and offers him another path: not relying on spirit weapons, but starting with body refining and weapon forging. He begins with the ten stages of body refining and tempers himself into a diamond body; then he takes the path of the hundredfold forging of mortal weapons, repeatedly hammering the most ordinary iron to become a renowned weapon forger. Thereafter he devours heavenly fire, awakens his identity as a weapon forger, founds the Divine Weapon Alliance, and battles his way through family feuds and clashes with monstrous beasts. Walking the path of "dual cultivation of spirit and mortal," he ultimately reaches the highest realm and earns the name "Weapon Emperor." The book employs a ten-tier advancement system: primary, intermediate, advanced, mystery, human, earth, heaven, king, emperor, and sovereign. It is a typical Eastern fantasy power-fantasy of "loser's counterattack + artifact refining + leveling up and fighting monsters," with a brisk pace. Its highlights center on weapon forging, devouring weapons, and battle after battle against opponents of higher tiers.