I'm No Foolish God: A Bizarre Tale of Cultivation

Men are the leading actors, while women are supporting players. [Not a mindless power fantasy, so stay away if that bothers you]

The young man, chained to a wall in the shape of a giant character with black iron chains and sentenced to confinement in an ice prison, had been reduced to skin and bones, like a skeleton, no longer resembling a human being. His name was Wuming. He had a given name but no surname. He was an actor, also called a clown, a fool, or a performer. In the past, he had held an official rank and served as a court jester, with the title of Assistant Gentleman of the Fourth Rank.

Reborn after being carried into this life as a fetus, Wuming was born into a theatrical troupe and had performed onstage since childhood. He rose to fame at thirteen, became the troupe's star at fourteen, and was renowned throughout the land by sixteen. People praised him as the reincarnation of the Foolish God, the highest compliment an actor could receive.

The Foolish God was the deity who presided over jesters, fools, clowns, actors, and performers of every kind, the supreme god who governed the arts and entertainment of heaven and earth.

At eighteen, he was framed by those in power and caught up in the feuds and romances of the nobility. In the end, he was sent to prison and made to suffer the torment of confinement in the ice prison.

Wuming was not only an actor, but also the most popular novelist of his era. Under his celebrated name, every kind of romance and detective story he wrote became a hit.

A serial murder case begins from the start. After he had served five years in prison, a killer appeared outside, using lines from his acclaimed novel I Am Not the Foolish God to stage a series of murders. The victims were all gifted young men and women from the Golden Boys and Jade Girls rankings of Xiling City.

As the Mystery Hall, the Inspectorate, and the Celestial Surveillance Bureau joined forces to investigate, Wuming claimed that he was one of the killers. This led to his temporary release, and he joined the special investigation team to reason through and investigate the murders, declaring that he would ultimately catch himself.