On the Demon Radiance Continent, demonic energy reigns supreme, and one’s demonic vein determines one’s fate. Lin Yao, an orphan from Qingfeng City, was dismissed as having “useless mortal-wood veins” on the day he awakened, enduring mockery from all sides. What he did not know was that his body held the seed form of the Primordial Dragon Tree demonic vein, and that the wooden token inscribed with “Dragon Abyss” on his chest was the Dragon Tree demonic core his father had left behind.
When demonic beasts ambushed them in the Shadow Forest, they brought with them tainted demonic energy refined by the Dark Radiance Pavilion, throwing everyone into chaos. As the group’s demonic veins ran wild, Lin Yao’s awakened, and he used his power to “let mortal wood devour corruption” to cleanse the evil taint, winning fame in a single battle. A mysterious old man appeared and told him that his father, Long Yuan, was a guardian of the continent’s demonic veins who had gone missing while fighting the Dark Radiance Pavilion. He gave Lin Yao a letter of recommendation to the Radiant Stone Academy to help him further his studies.
On his way to the academy, Lin Yao was hunted by the Dark Radiance Pavilion. He met a group of companions: Chu Lie, a genius with the Flame Lion demonic vein; Su Xiaoyu, who supported the group with her Spirit Rhinoceros Cauldron; and Yun Shu, who controlled the battlefield with her Demonic Pattern Zither. Together, they formed the “Seven Luminaries of Demon Radiance.” They ventured into the Fallen Demon Secret Realm, broke the Seven Star Demonic Array, and explored the Demon Sea Temple. As they faced one crisis after another, they grew closer and stronger, unlocking secret arts such as demonic vein resonance and cross-vein demonic pacts.
The ambitious master of the Dark Radiance Pavilion, Mo Chenyuan, sought to extract the continent’s demonic vein essence, open a rift to the Demon Realm, and unleash an invasion by foreign races. Leading his companions, Lin Yao used the life-giving power of the Dragon Tree demonic vein to fight the sinister arts that corroded the bones like shadow. In the process, he uncovered the truth behind his father’s disappearance and the mystery of his own bloodline.
From a boy with useless veins in a remote border town, to a leading figure at the Radiant Stone Academy, and finally to the Demon Radiance God who protected the continent, Lin Yao held fast to the belief that “even mortal wood can vanquish demons, and even tainted veins can illuminate the heavens.” Alongside the Seven Luminaries, he reshaped the laws of demonic veins amid flashing blades and clashing swords, repelled the raging tide of the Demon Realm, and wrote a legendary epic of defying fate and changing one’s destiny.