[Decisive and Ruthless + Major Twists + High-Octane Action + Ming Dynasty History + Mythological Imagination + Black Myth: Wukong Spinoff]
Emperor Taichang dies suddenly after taking the red pills! Behind this age-old mystery lies a shocking game orchestrated by gods and Buddhas. The Great Ming realm is nothing more than a pack of dogs for them to trample at will!
The Donglin Party is slaughtered in the imperial prison, Wei Zhongxian’s henchmen infest the land, and the White Lotus Sect uses the vengeful dead drowned in the river to create man-eating monsters. Corpses float in the Wu Gorge River, and the mortal world has become a living hell!
Shen Yuanqi, a Jinyiwei officer, carries ironclad evidence capable of overturning heaven and earth as he cuts through the mists of Bashu with his Embroidered Spring Saber.
With awakened Fiery Eyes, no demon or monster can escape his sight. With the marrow of gods and demons in his body, he can fight the gods and Buddhas of every realm!
His fellow passengers draw their blades. A child’s bloodcurdling cries summon strange phenomena. A stone casket trembles, concealing a mystery...
“The gods and Buddhas want my Great Ming destroyed? The treacherous ministers want me decapitated? The monsters want to make me their next meal?”
Shen Yuanqi’s six roots blaze with fury, flames filling his eyes as he roars: “This staff will shatter your demon souls! This blade will cut down your gods and demons! In this life, I’ll overturn your damned game, protect my Great Ming, save my people, and make every god and Buddha in the heavens bow before me!”
Wanli cultivates alchemy to reach the Nine Hells, Zheng He’s treasure ships suppress Guixu, and Chongzhen’s calamity burns the nation’s fate... Watch as a Jinyiwei officer slaughters his way through an age of chaos, carves out a defiant path, burns the gods and Buddhas from the heavens, and rewrites the fate of the Great Ming!
The plot is attractive, the writing is exquisite, and the characters are vividly drawn. I look forward to reading more.