The Jade Shadows Must Die

People say Spiritlock Prison is a death sentence. For Rix, it's just the first stop on his kill list. Eight names. Eight criminals. Eight people who need to die. But these aren’t just ordinary mortals. They’re Martial Souls — warriors of legend fueled by mana, with System-granted techniques and mastery of weapons that can challenge the heavens themselves. Unlike them, Rix isn’t special. No martial foundation. No corporate techniques. No god-tier potential. Just a list and a grudge. To take them down, he needs power. Real power. And Spiritlock is the only place where even low-tier nobodies can become monsters — if they survive the Fractured Realms. The plan’s simple: get locked up, dive into a realm crawling with entropy-spawned horrors, and pray he doesn’t get torn in half on day-one. His odds? Laughable. His stats? Rock bottom. But deep down, Rix has a tiny spec of something no one else does. Something the System forgot. Something called ‘qi.’ DAILY chapters during release period, then tapering back to 3 x a week What to expect: - My love letter to revenge stories. Cradle and Path of Ascension meet Kill Bill - A few chapters to build to the action, but once we get there, the pace ramps up - Detailed, kinetic, meaningful fight scenes with a heavy martial arts and weapon focus - Weak to strong to OP MC, but at a measured pace. Rix won't become OP for several books - A fresh combination of LitRPG and cultivation that won’t turn into entire chapters of meditation - A smart, morally grey MC who makes mostly good choices, but isn’t a total logic robot or murderhobo - Third person POV almost exclusively focused on MC - Group dynamics and elements of found family as the story progresses - No harem