The Dragon King War God: Turmoil in the City tells the story of Lin Yu, an ordinary courier in Jiangcheng whose life is so hard that he is struggling with a steep rent hike. By chance, he finds a mysterious box engraved with dragon patterns and containing the “Dragon King Token.” When the token comes to light, black-clad assassins move in to seize it. At the critical moment, it grants Lin Yu the power to drive them off. Soon after, he receives a mysterious invitation to an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city. Wang Hu, the underground kingpin of Jiangcheng, tries to trick Lin Yu into working with him so they can use the Dragon King Token to rule the underworld. Lin Yu refuses to be swayed and escapes Wang Hu, only to discover that he has appeared in an old newspaper photo alongside a robed old man from twenty years ago. Thus begins his involvement in a shocking mystery hidden for years. Armed with the Dragon King Token, Lin Yu rises from the bottom amid the city’s undercurrents, uncovering the secrets of his origins and facing the schemes and covetous eyes of powerful factions. See how he uses his wit and courage to reach the pinnacle of power and write his own Dragon King legend.
