In the year 2805, strange beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas descend upon the cities, and humanity struggles to survive with high-tech martial arts.
After a devastating beast tide, the only survivor rescued from the ruins by a search-and-rescue team is a five-year-old boy. His beauty is peerless, but the shock has permanently damaged his intelligence, leaving him with the mind and behavior of a small child. His constitution is utterly frail, and he is branded a martial arts good-for-nothing. He is adopted three times, and abandoned three times.
His name is Ling Chen, a “burden” forgotten by the world.
Yet no one knows that beneath his seemingly useless shell lies an “absolute stroke of luck” that defies all reason.
He doodles absentmindedly during an exam, and his ink marks just happen to cover every correct answer. He stumbles and falls during a practical test, yet somehow his opponents end up humiliating themselves on the spot and precision instruments inexplicably malfunction. Rare treasures “accidentally” roll to his feet, while others always “happen” to bear the brunt of disasters. Innocent and unaware, he follows only his instincts to eat, sleep, and play, yet unintentionally snatches away the opportunities others have struggled so hard to find, making countless prodigies and powerful figures pave his way and take the blame for him.
While others painstakingly cultivate their inner strength and hone their martial skills, Ling Chen is only wondering, “Can I get a chicken drumstick with today’s energy meal?”
While others seek breakthroughs on the brink of death, Ling Chen grins foolishly at the clouds, then steps on the hidden ruins of a cave dwelling that some powerful expert spent a century searching for.
This is the story of a fool who, in his innocent ignorance, “eats” his way to becoming a god of martial arts.
