THE CROWNLESS KING

Dan Feng, titan of industry, dies at the height of his power—and wakes up in the body of a teenage slave in another world. A world where the human soul manifests as tools and weapons. His soul? A small, rusted blacksmith's hammer. Seemingly worthless.

But the mind that once brought global markets to their knees doesn't stop scheming, even in chains. Inside the forge that has become his prison, every whisper could be a deadly threat, and every other prisoner might carry a secret as old as the gods themselves. Dan Feng's second chance to conquer a world... this time not with money, but with the power of the soul—if he survives.

The story begins as a grounded dark fantasy focused on survival, politics, and psychology. A progression system, other races, and dungeons are introduced later (Chapter 30+), gradually expanding the world from a single forge into a full-scale epic fantasy.

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