Once hailed as the Crimson Moon Sect’s brightest star, Ye Tianfeng is cast from the heavens by those he trusted most. Accused of stealing a sacred technique, his cultivation is destroyed, and he is left to die—powerless, talentless, forgotten.

But fate carves a different path.

At the edge of death, an ancient system awakens within him:
The Heavenly Engraving Panel.

In a world where talent is inherited by birth, Tianfeng gains the power to steal and engrave the talents of others—cultivation, affinities, techniques… even destinies.

Reborn in blood and vengeance, he walks a darker path—not to redeem his name, but to forge a legacy with the talents of those who once looked down on him.

They stripped him of everything.

Now, he’ll engrave his revenge.

The forest lay still under a gray sky, the dew on the leaves shimmering like chilled glass. Ye Tianfeng crouched beside a flickering fire, his senses sharp, body taut with focus.


The stolen Wind Affinity still churned inside him—eager, volatile, incomplete.


A faint rustle echoed from the mist-laced trees. Tianfeng shot to his feet.


From the underbrush stepped a cloaked man, mid-thirties, cautious but not hostile. His robes were frayed, but his aura… carried remnants of power.


> "You're not Crimson Moon," the man said slowly. "Good. That means we can talk."


Tianfeng didn't lower his stance. "Then start."


The man hesitated, then removed his hood.


> "I'm Luo Chen. Once a disciple of the Lost Sect. You've heard the name?"


Of course he had. The Lost Sect—destroyed a decade ago, its cultivation techniques erased, its disciples slaughtered. Rumors said it was tied to forbidden systems—engraving, soul branding… ancient heresies.


> "If the stories are true," Tianfeng said coldly, "your sect tampered with the heavens."


Luo Chen smiled faintly. "Sometimes, to rewrite fate, you must scratch at the sky."


> "The Engraving System you possess—it's older than any sect. And you're not the only one who's after it."


The warning in Luo Chen's tone. The truth in his gaze.


> "If you want to survive," Luo Chen said, "you'll need to uncover what was lost… and prepare for what hunts you."


Above them, thunder rumbled in the distant sky.


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