Extreme Martial Arts: Slaying the Gods

Extreme Martial Arts: Slaying the Gods is an Eastern fantasy novel by Shengzhe Chenlei, serialized from 2014 on platforms under Tencent Literature. The book runs about 2.16 million characters in over a thousand chapters, is complete, and has not yet been formally published in print. The protagonist, Lu Hao, is a youth from the Jieshan region who is born with an incomplete soul; through the intervention of the ancient Sage Emperor Xuanyuan, his soul is made whole and he gains a new life. For the dignity of his family and to protect those he holds dear, he sets out on the path of martial cultivation: first he takes part in the Jieshan Trial, then ventures into the Eternal Desperate Realm, duels others in secret realms, practices divine techniques and secret arts, and hones the "Six Arts of Martial Dao"—swordsmanship, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics—breaking through his own limits step by step. The main plot follows a series of challenges: slaying vicious enemies, resisting disasters of savage beasts, and unraveling the schemes of gods and demons. Blood-pumping battles and brotherhood run through the story, showing his growth from a Jieshan youth into a powerful figure who reaches the pinnacle of martial arts. The novel fuses the chivalrous spirit of the jianghu with a self-contained martial cultivation system. The author sums up his creative approach with "No hot blood, no youth; no chivalry, no fantasy; no brothers, no jianghu." The overall pace is brisk with strong impact, making it a long Eastern fantasy work in a youthful, hot-blooded style.