Sword of the Fiery Emperor · 1, Demon Awakening

Author: Qiuzi
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Korean manga adaptation, top-selling fantasy book in Taiwan, the fantasy novel "The Sword of the Dragon Emperor," which has swept across Asia. This is a mysterious magical world full of legends. Ling Tian, with an enigmatic background, is mocked for his inability to use offensive magic. In a severe accident, he unexpectedly discovers that he has blue blood. Despite all efforts to cure him, his father takes Ling Tian to a mysterious place, where he gains unimaginable superpowers. At this time, the conspiracy of a foreign world covers the entire world, and the mysterious sword becomes Ling Tian's strongest weapon. Ling Tian embarks on a new journey to train his spiritual energy and mental power. He seems to have discovered a new world while constantly encountering new enemies. Under the immense power of the empire, almost the entire world's assassin hunters are hunting Ling Tian for money and fame. But Ling Tian, like a demon, wields his long sword, killing his enemies mercilessly. Danger constantly approaches Ling Tian. Dark demons, battle gods, sacred dragons, and alien species—friends or foes? For love and friendship, Ling Tian uses his superhuman strength without hesitation, gripping the magic sword in his hand. Faced with the undead creatures of the foreign world, Ling Tian fights to the death. Is Ling Tian still fighting alone? The story is about to unfold.
Volume 1, Chapter 1: The Mystery of the Blue Blood, The Magical Beast
In the early years of 7832, floating clouds in the sky turned into a light drizzle, nourishing the earth. Occasionally, a soft thunder echoed. In the southern coastal region of the Ailan Empire, there was a city called "Ailan's Hand." Its unique geographical location made it the main trading hub between the Ailan Duchy and the Western Weichuan Continent. Moreover, the city's appearance resembled a hand, looking like a large hand of the Ailan Duchy reaching out from the sky, hence the descriptive name.
Today, Ling Tian, who had just turned sixteen, was walking quickly home after finishing his daily life at the academy. After a day of studying, Ling Tian felt a bit tired. At the local magic academy, Ling Tian studied light magic. When he first came to the academy and chose his courses, he was deeply attracted to the holy, white light of this magic. From then on, Ling Tian fell in love with this beautiful magic. However, learning light magic required far more effort than other elemental magic. After two years of study, Ling Tian had mastered most of the light magic and was considered one of the best among his peers who also studied light magic. But for some reason, Ling Tian could never use offensive light magic, not even a simple holy light bullet. Instead, he excelled at healing light magic, and even his mentor praised him for his talent. Yet, no one could give a precise answer as to why Ling Tian couldn't use offensive light magic. In the end, it was only attributed to Ling Tian's unique constitution.
Ling Tian had very vague memories of his childhood, and his family never mentioned anything about his early years. However, Ling Tian still remembered that as a child, he had once been injured while playing and had been unconscious for a long time before waking up. At the time, his parents and sister were extremely worried. After recovering, Ling Tian was protected like a treasure, and they forbade him from playing outside or even helping with household chores. When Ling Tian was ten years old, his mother passed away due to an illness, and his father had to work hard to support the entire family. The responsibility of taking care of Ling Tian fell to his sister, who had to balance her studies with the role of a mother. At that time, Ling Tian was already very mature and wanted to do something to help his sister so she could rest easier. But no matter what he did, he was always scolded by her. He knew his sister loved him, and her scolding was just to prevent him from getting hurt again. This only made Ling Tian feel even more ashamed, as the feeling of watching his family work hard while he couldn't help them was extremely painful.