Slaying Heaven and Refining Fate: From Executioner to Supreme Emperor

Gu Han, the lowest-ranking jailer in the Great Chu Prison, fed evil cultivators and washed torture instruments; his life was worse than that of a dog.Until he killed the demonic cultivator with a single strike—[Ding! The Life Refining System is activated! Detecting a loophole in the Heavenly Dao's life-stealing mechanism, slaying evil can reclaim the lifespan it has stolen!]Slay evil cultivators and devour a hundred years' worth of life essence! Slay demons and monsters and burn life essence to refine your heart!He sharpened his knife amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood; from an ant to a god of death, it only takes one strike!The holy land's prodigy mocked him for being lowly? A flash of blade, and his holy body turned to ash: "What Dao bone and immortal embryo? You're nothing but a dog of the Heavenly Dao!"The Nine-Tailed Demon Saint sacrificed all living beings? He crushed the demon core and grinned maliciously: "I'll drain your life essence and then burn through this life-stealing Heavenly Dao!"When he reached the summit, the Heavenly Throne collapsed with a deafening roar, white bones paved the way beneath his feet, and the heavens wept blood.It turns out that the Heavenly Dao has long since bound all living beings, sending down a great calamity every ten thousand years to harvest the life essence of hundreds of millions of people to prolong their lives!"If fate decrees that I shall be a slave..."He brandished his sword to the sky, its crimson blade ripping through the heavens, while behind him, countless wronged souls roared in blood-red shadows."This strike will sever your ten thousand years of stolen life—the Heavenly Dao deserves to die!"As the blade's aura dissipated, a cold laugh echoed from the void rift:"Slayer of Heaven...you are nothing but a sacrifice for the next calamity!"—He who uses all living beings as his sword will ultimately slay the heavens for the sake of all living beings!