The Girl Who Bore the Flame Ring - Chapter 25: The Wise Man’s Choice

Long Chen, a crippled youth who cannot cultivate, is constantly targeted and bullied by his fellow noble heirs. After a particularly vicious beating, he wakes up and realizes a Pill God’s soul has somehow merged with him, giving him some additional memories. Within those memories is the mysterious Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, a cultivation technique that even he can train in, but whose secrets and origin are still a mystery to him. Relying on his improved instincts as he finally begins to cultivate, he realizes a huge conspiracy is underfoot within the Phoenix Cry Empire, one involving his father, members of the imperial family, and even the Emperor himself.

My reunion with her took place in the worst possible way.

Beneath the peaceful façade of the modern world, an undercurrent of shocking crimes roils in the underbelly of society.

I just want to be different, no one can guess what I want to do, the more mysterious the more powerful.

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