Defiance of the Fall

Zac is alone on a forested island when the System arrives, merging Earth into a vast multiverse and spawning deadly incursions. Cut off from civilization, he must fight monsters, build a settlement, and navigate both LitRPG mechanics and cultivation paths. TheFirstDefier's Defiance of the Fall is one of the most popular web serials in the genre, blending system-apocalypse stakes with deep cultivation progression. Features a protagonist who brute-forces his way through problems while gradually developing strategic depth across thousands of chapters.