Ironblood King's Ambition: Cold-Blooded Tie Zhan

On this war-torn continent, a boy witnesses an enemy tribe slaughter his entire family. His father is skinned alive, while his mother gives her life to protect the family heirloom, the Seven-Kill Saber Manual. At just ten years old, Yang Tie Zhan vows to conquer the world amid blood and fire.

To avenge his family, he lies low and bides his time, starting out as a stable hand before joining the Blood-Clad Battalion. Within the empire's most elite military force, his extraordinary resolve and talent help him rise through the ranks. As he masters the Seven-Kill Saber Manual, he gradually becomes a battlefield god of slaughter, feared by every enemy.

Yet the Game of Thrones is far more brutal than any battlefield. The fierce rivalries and secret schemes at court teach him that only by claiming supreme power can he truly protect everything he holds dear. Along this path of betrayal and deceit, he must face the cruelest choices: the simmering ambition of his sworn brother Li Kuangdao, the true identity of his beloved confidante Wang Yuyan, and the hidden agenda of his mentor.

One by one, even the companions who trusted each other are swallowed by the whirlpool of power. Through countless life-or-death choices, the boy of yesterday gradually transforms into a ruthless emperor. At last, when he unifies the world and takes the supreme throne, he looks back to find that everything he once cherished has vanished without a trace.

This is an epic tale of power and betrayal, of a boy rising through the chaos of a troubled age to become a great emperor. He gains the entire world, but loses the person he once was.