Martial Defiance

Wu Ni (Martial Defiance) is an Eastern fantasy novel by the web author Zhi Shi Xiao Xia Mi (real name Fu Renjie). Serialized on 17K.com since March 7, 2012, it has long ranked among the site's most popular works and now exceeds nine million Chinese characters. The story is set on the Tianwu Continent, where martial prowess reigns supreme. Feng Hao, a youth from the Kingdom of Xilan, is deemed inferior in aptitude from childhood and is repeatedly scorned by his family, to the point that he is nearly stripped of the right even to protect his beloved Wan Xin. To reclaim his dignity as a man, he chooses the perilous path of "Xu Wu": success brings complete transformation, failure means death. Guided by the mysterious elder Fen Lao, he gradually uncovers his hidden Void Divine Body, tempering his qi with exotic crystals and forging his physique with refined essence, rising against the odds through ever-expanding realms—the Tianwu Continent, the Zhenwu Continent, the Hundred Races Continent, and beyond. The work constructs a complete cultivation hierarchy from Martial Apprentice, Martial Warrior, and Martial Master up to Great Emperor, Divine Lord, Supremacy, Ancient God, and Dao Ancestor, alongside a tiered system of techniques graded Heaven, Earth, Mystic, Yellow, and Unranked, as well as settings such as the Xiangshi, the Pharmacopoeia, and the Medicine King Ranking. Feng Hao's emotional bonds with Wan Xin, Qing Wu, Yan Qing, and Qiong Ling'er, his clashes with formidable foes such as Xuanyuan, the Supremacies of Good and Evil, and Qingtian Demon Lord, and his spirit-beast companions including the Void Dragon and the Beast God together sustain an epic, large-scale narrative of passionate growth.