*Against the Dragon’s Scales: Awakening of the Dragon Soul* is a passionate fantasy novel blending ancient martial arts, esoteric medicine, and devotion to family and country. Lin Chengye, a young and principled environmental journalist, exposed illegal dumping by the Sakura Nation company Sakura Chemical, only to be framed and imprisoned for five years. In prison, a mysterious old man taught him the *Tianyan Art*, giving him mastery of esoteric medicine and ancient martial arts and transforming him into a Dragon-Blood heir, skilled in both letters and arms. On the day he was released, a crisis engulfed his family. Their ancestral grounds on Crouching Tiger Mountain were coveted, and the “Dragon Extermination Plan,” buried for eighty years, resurfaced. It was a genetic viral weapon left behind by the Sakura Nation. Three factions had infiltrated the Dragon Nation under the guises of investment, culture, and tourism, all vying for three classified documents tied to the National Fate.
Lin Chengye carried the Lin family’s rare bloodline, which made him immune to all poisons, and embarked on a quest to protect his country and clear his name. From treating epidemics in the countryside to exploring ancient tombs in Hidden Dragon Mountain, from outsmarting bioweapon traps to battling bioengineered fighters, he used silver needles to cure the afflicted, talismans to suppress evil, and dragon-shaped strikes to defeat his foes, gradually uncovering the truth about his bloodline. His former fiancée, Sofia, reopened the old case and became torn between love and justice. His younger sister, Lin Xueqi, pursued medicine and helped develop an antidote. Chiba Sakurako, an anti-war girl, secretly passed along information, using her conscience to resist her family’s crimes.
