Seven Seas revealed the cover for Vol. 2 of The Sword Named No Way Out, an enemies to lovers fantasy danmei by Huai Shang. [Source: Twitter/X, Bluesky]
Cover art and interior illustrations are provided by artist Bakuten, who returns from their work on Vol. 1 of the series.
Seven Seas provides the following volume summary:
NO REST FOR THE DEAD
After finally slipping free of Xu Shuangce, Gong Wei thought he’d bought himself a moment’s peace—only to find himself in new trouble at the Pacifying Mausoleum. Something even stranger than awakening as the cherished disciple of his enemy awaits him there: his own corpse, risen from the dead. Someone is controlling his body, but what havoc they mean to wreak with it, no one can guess.
As Gong Wei and Xu Shuangce chase the mastermind behind this mystery, the threads lead them to a terrifying vision of the apocalypse. But has this catastrophe already happened, or is it a disaster yet to come? The question throws everything Gong Wei and Xu Shuangce know about the world—and their own shared past—into doubt. For example…Gong Wei has always been certain Xu Shuangce despised him. What if he was wrong from the start?
The Sword Named No Way Out: Jian Ming Bu Nai He Vol. 2 is scheduled for release on March 9, 2027. Preorders are available from several major retailers:
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The Sword Named No Way Out
剑名不奈何
[Synopsis Provided by Seven Seas Entertainment:]
The last thing powerful cultivator Gong Wei remembers before his death is bleeding out beneath his archenemy Xu Shuangce’s infamous blade—the sword known as No Way Out. The weapon should have annihilated his soul forever, so when Gong Wei awakens sixteen years later in the body of a beautiful but witless young male disciple, no one is more surprised than he is.
Determined to hide his true identity lest Xu Shuangce return to finish the job, the mischievous Gong Wei attaches himself to two young cultivators traveling to investigate a string of horrific deaths in the nearby city of Linjiang. Yet what he finds there is even more shocking: The mysterious murderer appears to be impersonating none other than Gong Wei himself. And the closer Gong Wei comes to uncovering the killer’s identity, the more questions arise about the events surrounding his death—and what truly happened between him and Xu Shuangce sixteen years ago.
The Sword Named No Way Out (剑名不奈何) is a danmei novel by Huai Shang. It began serialization in 2020 and ran for 95 chapters (plus 6 Extras), and is available to read in Chinese on JJWXC.
The series has received an audio drama adaptation.
You can learn more about The Sword Named No Way Out in the DanmeiNews catalog.
