Chuuni Pt1

What did warriors seek in Jainghu?

In the place where various martial artists gather and share knowledge. What do the wise seem?

Armour?

No, no matter how strong the armour, there were several 'Armour Piercing' techniques created to ignore such defence. This went hand in hand with how such great things became useless over time.

There was a reason Martial Artists didn't wear full-body armour… other than following the rule of cool.

It was because regardless of how unbreakable the armour was, it was useless when the physical force of attacks reached levels guaranteed only three outcomes. Three results that were too common:

1. The sturdy and inflexible defence would shatter.

2. The force would bypass the outer defence.

3. The impact would send the wearer flying. Which could end badly if thrown into a pit or other traps.

Therefore, this conclusion had to be thrown away.

Next would have to be… Weapons?

Perhaps, but even if you became the master of a particularly powerful weapon, suitability mattered the higher up you went. After the long and stringent requirements were met, it was the end.

Supernatural elements could be added through infusion of Internal Energy, while the blade itself on a purely physical level could only reach a certain sharpness. Any more than that was useless.

On top of that, strong weapons just made armour more irrelevant in terms of universal desirability.

Which is why only armour types that prevented internal organ rapture and injuries were ever worn.

But all that was just useless trivia compared to elixirs and techniques that boosted cultivation.

After all, no matter how good the armour or weapon, there are times they can't be used.

When human movement reaches the point near instantaneous teleportation. When true 'magical' abilities become more important than physical techniques, what's worth giving value changes.

The meaning of 'wealth' started to evolve…

Now let's put that into context with one person.

The 'Sigurd' of Ben's Webnovel.

The 'Slayer of a Dragon'…

The original tale of Siegfried with both an epic and tragic tale… One brimming with deep bitterness.

About a man who had indeed slain an immortal dragon as a mere wandering mortal, and about a distasteful liar who had tricked an angel to marry to his best friend. His life finally ending at her hands.

When Ben was translated this into a Xianxia setting, he turned the evil dragon from a western mythology fire breathe… to a eastern mythology lake dweller. Possessing both might and wit.

His backstory leaned towards being a prince of a fallen kingdom, who after defeating the Guardian Deity of the 'Ming Cult' and its reigning Heavenly Demon, had forgotten his lover named Bai Lingyun.

A typical name for an outstanding heroine…

The protagonist, Wu Xian Xia, then accidentally set her up with his sworn brother after tricking her.

Of course, the story ended in a devastating loss…

A relationship based off lies never lasts long, and the truth eventually caught up to the brothers.

One was killed by the mentally unstable Valkyrie in a rage, while the other was stripped of his joys.

The ring fingers of both his hands could no longer wear any symbols of newly formed relationships.

He was stuck with golden rings on each acted as chains on his existence. They caged his heart…

Bai Lingyun, the woman based of Brunhilde, had left him in a state that was far worse than death.

His pride, his emotions… Everything had been crushed by the weight of the sins he'd committed.

His left eyeball was touched by evil, despite having once been blessed with the trust of a divine one.

The betrayal he'd committed had blinded an eye…

Maybe living partially blind wasn't so bad, but the two rings he wore had cruelly altered his destiny.

One ring was the 'Unbound Oath' once possessed by the Ming Cult's Guardian Deity. Hiding within it was the supreme breathing technique of the orthodoxy… known as the 'Circulation of the Sky'!

This was his spoils from having defeated the Demonic Dragon. Taken straight from its cave.

This being just one thing from the treasury…

The second ring on his other hand was actually his last gift from his ex-wife, and by proxy the current leader of the Murim Alliance. It seemingly held the strongest technique of Body Refiners everywhere.

This Art was known as 'Refinement of the Sea'.

The only problem was that both these rings being tethered to his body made practicing them impossible. They blocked certain meridians in his fingers that altered the flow of these techniques.

If Wu Xian Wu was to practice them, he'd die…

As if cursed by the gods, his protagonist died and was reborn as a child on Earth- No, he was back!

He became a Returner in the modern world; armed with the past life wisdom and great techniques.

Of course, it wouldn't be an edgy story if he didn't end up dying again after the world had changed.

Even in the environment of Earth where bugs and plants had overgrown, he wasn't truly powerful.

After all, he'd come from a cultivation world where battles were far less vital than complex scheming.

A world that had distorted due to the Buddhist philosophy having taken a strange turn for worse.

Regardless, a truly convoluted number of events happened before Wi Xian Xia's life truly started.

And the first chapter of Ben's new story was typed.

An explosion occurred from the nearby tram, and a scene ripped straight out of a movie stunned all.

*Boom!*

Everyone gaped when they saw a large quantity of dark gales erupt towards the sky to reveal a figure.

His left eye and arm were bandaged using stuff in a nearby medical cabinet, his body covered in black.

Surrounding him were black winds and flames that seemed 'totally epic'… if he was still a teenager!

Why did he have to make the guy so Chuuni?!

Ben's face reddened and paled at the sight of this.

"Fuck…" He murmured when this embarrassment of a protagonist with a convoluted past appeared.

He really wished he could disappear right now…