A lone wolf who clawed his way out of the heaps of the starving in the northwest, what gives Shen Zhuo the right to wield the power of Great Yong? He answers with blades and bloodshed: execute deserters, murder his superior, forge ties with the Eastern Palace, and pacify the barbarians. Every step is soaked in blood, every move calculated to the last detail. Frost coats his cold armor, reflecting the undying ambition in his eyes; webs of political intrigue ensnare the entire board of a world in chaos. No warmth, only calculation. No retreat, only the climb to the top! See how this poor-born orphan carves a path to the heavens through the vortex of power with the fiercest resolve.