[Sinister deals + shadow corruption + a mad master + intricate plotting + astonishing foreshadowing] (Also known as: Dawn at the End of the Source)
At the Karma Auction, memories, talents, and family bonds can all be bid on.
To claim the [Source Book] and return to the path of cultivation, the orphan Zhang Qiming sacrifices every last family bond.
He thinks his loss is nothing but a burden lifted, until his shadow grows a third arm and begins to whisper…
At Zhuri Academy, his closest friend betrays him. His Divine Palace is shattered, and he is left a cripple.
An envoy from the temple takes his Source Diagram, cuts off his future, and treats him like dirt.
When he returns from the Karma Auction House, he has the Source Book in hand and a sinister shadow within him.
Those who once trampled him down finally hear the echoes rising from the abyss.
“My shadow is hungry,” Zhang Qiming says with a quiet laugh. “And you are all its food.”
A chance glance through a stall of old books sends college student Zhang Qiming tumbling into a supernatural world.
Was this an unexpected twist of fate, or a carefully laid plan from the start?
His communicator connects to the unknown. Strange artifacts conceal hidden mysteries; Source Diagrams, martial techniques, and supernatural powers make their appearance one after another. Faceless Men, Divine Radiance Attendants, Source Masters, Sin Beasts, Unlockers… forces from every side stir beneath the surface.
With no path ahead, people carve out the future with blades and axes.
As the long night stretches like ink, who will live to see the dawn?
This is a boy's adventure, and a gamble over destiny and truth.
