Lin Zhe, an ordinary young man, is accidentally swept into a blood-soaked mystery lurking in the shadows of the city. At death's door, an ancient bloodline awakens within him, merging with the "Origin of All Gu" from the primeval past.
From then on, the city is his hunting ground, and swarms of insects are his eyes, ears, and claws. He can command countless venomous insects and build underground hives; he can also transform into a human-shaped calamity, spreading plague and terror. In the concrete jungle, eerie witchcraft and Gu traditions clash with modern guns, while bloodthirsty swarms devour hidden monsters and the followers of evil gods.
Starting as a lowly "insect servant," he struggles to survive and evolve in the dark side of the Age of Dharma Decline. Abandoned factories, underground utility tunnels, mountain ruins, deep-sea trenches... even distant, alien dimensions gradually become marked by the traces of his hives.
Ancient clans, secret cults, supernatural forces from abroad, and official organizations all take the stage. Otherworldly invasions, the revival of myths, whispers from the Old Ones... global upheaval is quietly upon us.
Watch as Lin Zhe follows the path of the insect sorcerer, commands an endless sea of insects, and advances step by step, rising from a pawn to a player until he becomes the one who makes every faction tremble: the Gu Venerable!
