Actzuki
In the unforgiving Mortal Realm of Min-Da-Nao, power is the only law, and fourteen-year-old Patrick has none. With his family's land on the verge of being seized by the tyrannical Sovereign Bloodline Clan and his little sister's health failing, Patrick makes an unbreakable vow: he will climb to the absolute apex of cultivation to shield his bloodline from the world's cruelty.
Armed with nothing but a faded breathing manual and a single wooden Arnis stick left by his father, Patrick discovers a heaven-defying secret-his comprehension of martial arts and Qi is peerless. But in a universe ruled by strict, brutal laws and the lethal 9-and-9 Heavenly Tribulations, raw talent is only the beginning. To survive, Patrick must pass the blood-soaked entrance trials of Kampilan Peak Academy and master the forgotten dual-baston arts.
His journey will take him from the monster-infested crystal caves of the mortal world to the gravity-defying floating continents of Vi-Zayas, and finally to the liquid-starlight seas of the Divine Peaks. Along the way, he will hunt mythic beasts, unearth ancient alchemical treasures, and shatter the limits of the fifteen realms, proving that the heaviest strikes don't come from divine blades, but from a mortal with everything to lose.