Martial Overlord of the World

Wu Ling Tian Xia is a long-form Eastern fantasy novel by the web author Xiaoxiao Liang Gongzi, comprising over 1.3 million Chinese characters and serialized on platforms such as iQiyi Novels and Baidu Novels. Before the protagonist Wang Yue was even born, his family was struck by a bizarre divine thunderbolt; as a result, he is regarded as a dull-witted "loser" and endures cold stares and humiliation throughout his upbringing. At the opening of the story, Wang Yue, a direct-line descendant of the Wang family in Zhenyuan City, has three ribs broken by a brutal beating and wakes in agony in the darkness; an accident then unlocks a segment of memory that does not belong to him. This memory acts like a key, granting him extraordinary comprehension from that point on: second-rate techniques that others consider crude unleash twelve-tenths of their power in his hands, and even the most abstruse martial arts are swiftly grasped in essence. Set in the world of Tianlong Continent, where martial prowess reigns supreme, the novel follows the protagonist from the most neglected youth in his family as he breaks through realm after realm—including the Body-Tempering Realm—and undergoes trials such as hunting in the Frost Forest, conflicts within the Law Enforcement Hall, and fierce battles with demonic beasts, gradually rising to prominence and ultimately ascending to the pinnacle of martial arts. Fast-paced with a clear progression path, the book is a quintessential underdog-rises-up passionate fantasy, suited to readers who enjoy the wish-fulfillment formula of "loser's counterattack and cheat-like comprehension."