After a lifetime of bloodshed, the Heavenly Demon has done it all. He has conquered mountains. Crushed entire sects. Bathed his hands in enough blood to fill rivers. He is the most feared martial artist in murim history.
And he is exhausted.
In his final moments, he uncovers the truth about his power and realizes what he truly wants: peace. A quiet life. A bowl of rice and a roof that does not leak. No enemies. No scheming. No endless climb for more power.
Then he wakes up.
Not in the afterlife. Not reincarnated into another murim madman. He wakes up as Taesan Byeok, the frail second son of a powerful merchant family. A noble boy who was just beaten to within an inch of his life.
Taesan’s body is weak. His family sees him as useless. The world expects nothing from him.
Perfect.
The Heavenly Demon finally has everything he ever wanted: obscurity. No one looks at a frail second son. No one expects martial arts from a merchant’s child. He can eat, sleep, and disappear.
But the world does not care what the Heavenly Demon wants.
As his martial arts reputation grows despite his best efforts, enemies emerge from every shadow. Rivals sense something strange about the quiet boy. Old allies from his past life begin sniffing around.
Can the most powerful warrior in history finally retire to a quiet life, or will his legend drag him back into the chaos he swore to leave behind?
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