Novel Summary
At the end of the Great Xin Dynasty, famine and war ravaged the land. Western cultivators and Japanese samurai, armed with firearms and iron ships, formed a coalition to wreak havoc. At the confluence of nine rivers, a gateway to all nations, people from all walks of life coexisted, where rules superseded the law. In this chaotic end of the dynasty, Qin Geng awakened the "Book of a Hundred Trades," starting as a rickshaw puller in Tianjin, working his way up to martial arts godhood. As a rickshaw puller, he circumnavigated the entire city, unlocking "Divine Speed," granting him boundless stamina and the ability to travel a thousand miles a day. As a paper crafter, he painted dragons and attracted butterflies, unlocking "Six Paths of Skin Painting," allowing him to don the skins of others and secretly learn martial arts. As a healer, he could diagnose life and death with just three fingers, unlocking "Heavenly Herbs," capable of healing all things and poisoning even true dragons. He also practiced shamanic arts ("Invoking the Gods"), tomb raiding ("Searching for Dragons and Dividing Gold"), feng shui ("Divine Strategies"), and martial arts ("Dragon and Tiger Clash"). Qin Geng mastered all the professions, took control of the shipping guild, and fought...