When the final hammer fell and sparks landed on the wooden sign that read "Taiping Town," Lu Chen never expected to see three infant ghosts, their umbilical cords trailing behind them, crawl through the broken window of his blacksmith shop and into the town. The bronze token around his neck suddenly grew hot, and a cold mechanical voice erupted in his mind: "Grudge spirit core detected. Netherworld Devouring skill activated..."
"I am the ruler of the underworld, master of Netherworld Devouring, who refines the souls of all living beings against their will. Those who defy me shall die."
