Earth Master: Reversing Fate from the Dead Swamp

The Zhenbei Marquis Manor was drenched in blood overnight, with 137 innocent souls wrongfully killed. The young master Xiao Jin was forced into the Dead Swamp. As poisonous mist consumed his last breath, an ancient treasure, the remnant of the 'Mountain and River Edict', awakened—a forbidden artifact capable of sensing earth veins and summoning dragon qi, a secret guarded by the Xiao family for generations. Three years later, Xiao Jin, wearing a bronze ghost mask as the 'Nightmare General', led 800 black-armored soldiers out of the Dead Swamp. He cut off the Northern Di's supply lines, ambushed their flank, and beheaded enemy generals, carving a bloody path through the northern border with the Xiao family spear technique. But the backlash of the remnant clung to him like a bone-deep curse, the dragon qi deep within the earth veins restless, and the spies of the treacherous prime minister Xie Yuan had already crept close. Clues of his mother's survival, the secret of the twin Edict holders, the truth of the Earth Master's fall three hundred years ago... As he touched the essence of heaven's way, he realized that so-called 'defying heaven' was merely unlocking the shackles set by ancient powers. In this life, he would make Xie Yuan pay blood for blood, clear the Xiao family's name, and ensure that no innocent souls would ever wander the land again.