The Gu Master from the Streets

A construction worker at rock bottom gets double-crossed into tomb raiding—and emerges infected with an ancient parasite. What should have killed him becomes his greatest weapon: the legendary Phantom Spirit Gu, most feared of all mystical worms. Hunted by enemies and tormented by the creature in his veins, he cuts a bloody path through Xiangxi's hidden villages, Yunnan's forbidden zones, and up to the peaks of Kunlun itself. Each battle hones him. Each scar brings him closer to power no ordinary man should wield. From the gutters to the summit of the martial world, he'll carve his legend—one…