The Humble-Born Soldier: From Death Row to Prince of the North

One simple shout of “Stop!” sent Li Ce tumbling from a spirited young man into the abyss. The instant he shouted in anger to save a commoner from abuse, the powerful closed their net around him. Branded with a fabricated crime and bound in chains, he was cast into the savage frontier, where he became a convict anyone could bully.

Yellow sand swallowed his ankles, and lashes tore his flesh. At the brink of despair, Li Ce discovered the truth of survival: kindness means nothing in a world where the strong prey on the weak! He gripped the dagger he'd pulled from his enemy's throat and crushed his own weakness and innocence. He would stop killing with mercy and answer violence with violence. From a condemned border soldier to a fierce battlefield commander, from a worm beneath everyone's feet to the leader of thousands of Northern Frontier cavalrymen, every step up was steeped in the blood of his enemies.

When the powerful of old tried to make a comeback, Li Ce, the Prince of Zhenbei, donned black armor and shattered their schemes with a bloodstained spear. The storm unleashed by that fateful “Stop!” would finally strike like thunder, making the whole dynasty tremble at the injustice done to him!