After driving the Japanese army out of China, the commander of the Tenth War Zone is targeted in a frenzied campaign of retaliation and assassination. During a visit to comfort the troops, he is killed by a bomb and transmigrates to the Great Sheng Empire, where he becomes Cheng Yuanzhi, son of Cheng Yanzhou, Duke Who Guards the Nation.
His transformation from a spoiled young lord into an iron-blooded general marks the beginning of a legendary life.