Modern game designer Zhang Ye unexpectedly transmigrates to an ancient dynasty, where he discovers that he has become Xuanyuan Ye, a sixteen-year-old puppet emperor. The powerful minister Zhao Wuji controls the court, and Zhang Ye is in grave danger. Blending political intrigue, fantasy adventure, mythology, apocalyptic calamities, and an epic tale of emotion, the story revolves around three central elements: the Nine Dragons Seal, the Human Emperor's Legacy, and the Candle Dragon Catastrophe. It weaves a grand saga spanning the imperial court, the martial world, mythical realms, and apocalyptic disasters.