The Former Supreme

I honestly came into this not expecting much as I could tell it was set in Murim and I’m not too trusting of comments under Murim manhwas but I’m thoroughly impressed by how much I got hooked on the story very quickly.

It’s a Hero to Zero to Hero story. Our MC starts again from the bottom of the food chain after losing all of his power, attempting to fix the incompetence of the Murim alliance that he’s met with, allowing others to redeem themselves.

Basic Summary

Our MC was once renowned as the strongest martial artist in the Murim alliance, but during one major scale battle he was taken down, having his entire dantain destroyed, even having the martial physician take a look at him and confirming he can no longer live as a martial artist. Everyone who knew of his former glory days hold him in slight reverence, but that doesn’t mean he’s able to hold his old position anymore- being demoted constantly as he keeps on disobeying orders and wrecking havoc among the hierarchy of the Murim alliance despite no longer having any significant power left.

Our MC is stripped of his role once again, being demoted to a basic martial artist in name, being sent to an administrative branch on the outskirts of a shabby province, compiling the complaints of the local citizens. In this new position, our MC begins to notice the condition of the people in this new location, they’re constantly being extrorted by local gangs that exploit the local mercahnts and citizens for protection fees.

Sensing the need for change as the complaints from the citizens fall on deaf ears as the larger powers at hand are known for murdering entire families without discrimination, our MC begins to press further on the incompetence by both the branch leader and his superior, re-igniting their ambitions to become true martial artists, fighting for justice despite being in a neglected branch of the Murim alliance with rampant corruption running amok the land, with superiors that actively work with criminals.

Notes

The MC is actually pretty strong still. He’s able to fight with martial artists that aren’t too strong still, being able to kill people with a kill. He still trains intensely every day in the hopes of being able to overcome the helplessness of his situation, regaining his former glory and put an end to the evils that run among the Murim.