The Three Realms have collapsed, and demons run rampant. Su Heng, a refugee in Demon-Guarding City, awakens a rare affinity for Buddhism, unaware that this gift is a curse: in his previous life, he was the "Buddha Fiend" who tore humanity apart.
"Your blood can suppress demons because you are a demon yourself."
Amid the red mists of karmic fire, a bronze oil lamp reveals the truth of 329 cycles of reincarnation. In the memory fragments sold by black-market dealers in the ghost bazaar, 328 "versions of himself" scream in agony. When the Faceless Ghost King removes his mask to reveal a face identical to his own, the ultimate lie is laid bare:
The so-called salvation of the world is nothing but a scheme to raise saints.
The electronic prayers for rebirth of the Mechanical Buddha Kingdom, the flesh-and-blood price of the Daoist sect's forbidden arts, the cold observation logs of the Primordial Saints: this time, he will sever the chain of reincarnation with his own hands. Even as the skeleton in the oil lamp softly calls, "Welcome home, Lord Buddha Fiend."
