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In a gritty 2075 urban sprawl, fourteen-year-old Wei Chen is an overweight, bullied high school freshman with no talent for games or life. Trapped in a poor, abusive household—where his drunken father’s fists, cruel older brother, and money-obsessed mother make every day a battle—Wei Chen’s only solace is his rich, charismatic best friend, Liang Jun, a pro-gamer hopeful who treats him like a brother. When Jun gifts Wei Chen a state-of-the-art VR pod and pulls him into Eternal Crucible, the world’s most immersive VRMMORPG, Wei Chen sees a chance to escape his misery and prove his worth.Eternal Crucible is a xianxia-inspired universe of floating sects, demonic beasts, and godlike cultivators, where players forge their Dao through a brutal blend of traditional qi cultivation and RPG classes. With a 1:24 time dilation and a merciless death penalty—lose everything and start over—the game demands cunning and grit. Wei Chen, stuck with his real-world body and the seemingly weak Scribe Cultivator class, spawns alone in the Jade Blossom Empire, far from Jun’s Crimson Wastes. Desperate for Spirit Stones that convert to real-world cash, he must navigate a treacherous Ninefold Continent filled with arrogant rivals, rogue AI demons, and corporate schemes.A fateful encounter unlocks Wei Chen’s hidden class, Sage of the Written Dao, letting him wield qi to write kanji that summon fire, heal wounds, or bind enemies. With his Heavenly Instinct skill warning of danger and his quick wit compensating for low stats, Wei Chen joins the Verdant Lotus Sect, finding a new home among disciples like the kind-hearted Ling Yue. But the game’s stakes mirror his real-world struggles: corporate-backed guilds manipulate leaderboards, his family demands his earnings, and Liang Jun’s rise in a rival guild tests their bond. As Wei Chen cultivates toward godhood, attracts unexpected allies (and admirers), and uncovers NexusCorp’s dark secrets, he learns that forging his Dao means conquering not just monsters, but his own fears.Eternal Crucible is a thrilling tale of an underdog’s rise in a vibrant xianxia game world, where every breakthrough is hard-earned, every death a setback, and every victory a step toward freedom. Will Wei Chen rewrite his fate, or be crushed by the crucible?