In a cruel world dominated by human empires that enslave otherworldly races, the legendary archmage Rifenhardt spent his entire life standing as a beacon of resistance, earning the demonic moniker of Demon King for sheltering oppressed demi-humans. When a coalition of imperial heroes storms his citadel, Rifenhardt detonates an ancient forbidden chronomancy spell to escape total annihilation. Miraculously surviving, he reawakens decades in the past, inhabiting the body of Tess, a young noble heir blessed with an indomitable martial physique. Realizing that purely relying on sorcery failed to protect his loved ones in his previous life, the reincarnated grandmaster combines his peerless magical wisdom with devastating physical fist arts, pioneering an unprecedented discipline of spell-infused martial combat. Setting out to crush slave-trading syndicates and corrupt imperial dynasties before their power solidifies, the legendary sovereign marches onto the battlefield once more. Visceral, grand, and intensely satisfying, this fantasy epic follows the unstoppable rise of the world's greatest martial king....more