Ten years into the catastrophe, insect swarms ravage the land, and humanity huddles in steel fortress cities, barely clinging to life. The young Ran Mo bears the name of the heir to the “Prairie-Fire Spear” and the mystery of his parents’ sacrifice. Accompanied by Lucky, a mysterious war dog, he enters Dragon Soul Academy, the cradle of the wasteland’s elite.
Resources are scarce here, and the hierarchy is rigid. At the bottom of the Dragonclaw class, Ran Mo hones the foundations of his spear technique under the grueling training of instructor Leng Feng, through sweat and blood. To earn survival points, he ventures into the perilous black market known as Rat Alley, risks his life in wilderness mines, and faces swarms of acid-spitting insects. A mineral sample he submits by chance unexpectedly connects to the Academy’s top-secret Dragon Soul: Lone Star armor project, drawing the attention of Professor Ye Wen, a leading authority in the field.
But the road ahead is full of danger. The hostility of elite scion Ouyang Yechen follows him like a shadow, the advancement exams conceal deadly traps, and his squad faces separation when its members are assigned to different classes. In the wilderness, sandworm nests hold unknowable dangers, while the “blue light” whispering behind a mysterious hatch bodes ill. Ran Mo can only temper his edge through battle and betrayal, with a will like a prairie fire, and uncover the truth buried in the past. Only then can he ignite a blaze of his own in this despairing wasteland!
