Beneath the Divine Court, flesh and blood are ore! Cultivators have been reduced to mine slaves, extracting the "Ruinsea Crystal Clusters," which contain terrifying power. The price is irreversible crystallization of their bodies, until they become Ruinbeasts. The Divine Court monopolizes the life-saving "Blood-Cleansing Pills," maintaining its rule through enslavement.
The youth Li Zhu struggles to survive in the Divine Court's crystal mines. When a devastating "Crystal Tide" erupts, his elder brother Li Jin dies a horrific crystallized death protecting him. In his final moments, cold mechanical patterns flash across his pupils. On the brink of death, Li Zhu's bloodline awakens [Crystal Cluster Synchronization], a forbidden power that lets him sense and channel crystallizing energy! Carrying the family heirloom "Mysterious Pattern Jade Pendant," he becomes the prey of the Divine Court overseer "Black Viper."
Fleeing for his life into the forsaken land known as the "Ruinsea," Li Zhu is swept into an ancient technological ruin floating in the void: the Fallen Star Market. Deadly rules abound here: close your eyes when the red moon rises, never trade with the shadowless, and sacrifice flesh and blood wherever the mechanical guards kneel... Deep within the ruins, the dormant "Torch Dragon Mech" calls out to him, and it turns out to be the ultimate key guarded by his family!
Seeking revenge and the truth behind his brother's transformation, Li Zhu takes in the "Ember Remnants," who are likewise afflicted by the crystallization curse, and rebuilds the "Mysterious Torch Li Clan" in the market. Together, they outsmart the "Flesh Factory," brave the "Shadow Abyss Library," and risk their lives fighting the divine envoys. Step by step, they uncover the Divine Court's shocking plot to devour cultivators to preserve its immortality, as well as the mystery of the origins of the intertwined crystal cluster power and ancient technology. What choices will Li Zhu face next?
