Reincarnation of The Arcane Sword Sovereign
Li Wei was an average office worker in a big city in his past life. Days all mixed together into one indistinct routine: early morning wake-up calls, crowded subway trains, and the chilling glow of the computer screen. Without family to go back to and a dream to head for, the fantastical worlds of online novels became his only solace. Stories of heroes with their swords, myths, and great adventure were the only gates through which he could flee the routine of reality. Yet, in such silent and secluded lives, Li Wei held on to a small fragment of his humanity-a deeply instilled kindness which he never allowed the world to take away from him.
One fateful evening, on his way home from another long, thankless day at work, Li Wei saw a small child dart into the stream of traffic. Without any hesitation, he acted. A split-second decision to save an innocent life was paid in full with his own. In his last moments, as the noise of the world faded, a strange stillness overcame him. In that brief silence, a voice-serene, otherworldly-offered him a second chance.
When Li Wei opened his eyes again, he was no longer in the city that had sucked the life out of him. He was now in the body of a newborn, warm and wrapped up, surrounded by unknown faces. Thus, he was reborn into the body of Leon Valerian, the fifth son of a noble family in a world of fantasy and magical beings, gods, and swordsmen.
But this new life was not without its mysteries, either. A strange system, seen by no one else but himself, started to lead him on his path: challenging him with trials, missions, and rewards to force him into becoming stronger. Every time he succeeded, he acquired treasures, cultivation techniques, and a deeper understanding of the power in his veins.
Growing up, Leon soon learned of the stakes surrounding his new reality: the Valerian family were good and noble, yet masters over a county plagued by political strife and dark magic, with war looming. Determined to protect the family he now knew and the people reliant upon them, Leon dedicated himself to perfecting the art of the sword, inspired by the very stories he once read.
At thirteen, during the kingdom’s prestigious Ritual of Awakening, Leon’s destiny was sealed. Where most children revealed one or two elemental affinities, Leon’s aura flared with five—the rarest and most powerful combination seen in generations. Gravity, Plant, Earth, Water, and Ice. The revelation shook the court, marking him as a prodigy but also painting a target on his back.
From rival, conspirator, dark forces conspiring against him, Leon develops into a man not just as a swordsman but also as a mage; he has to bear the weight of an entire world's future. Thrown by the system again and again into treacherous dungeons, character tests, and impossible battles, Leon finds delight in places he would not have thought existed. From nurturing the crops with a magic growth spell, to protecting his siblings and even falling for his fiancée, Isabella Greenwood, Leon begins to redefine what it means to be strong.
In this world of merciless politics, ancient gods, and a dark church bent on resurrecting a Demon King, Leon must navigate the fine line between following the system's commands and forging his own path. Equipped with five unprecedented affinities, love from family, values he had in his past life, Leon embarks on his journey to become a protector and a cultivator-one day to make him the Arcane Sword Sovereign.
What started as the dull life of a forgotten office worker will now become a legend about a hero who did not let himself be stopped by fate.
