Beneath the Abyss: From Border General to Emperor

At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the Yellow Turban Rebellion erupts and the realm falls apart. A modern soul, Wang Lin, transmigrates into Liu Jue, a member of the imperial clan in Youzhou. Fighting his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, he earns the post of Colonel Who Attacks the Rebels and embarks on an entirely different path to supremacy.

Lying Low in Youzhou, Quietly Setting Sail

Liu Jue understands how to survive in chaotic times. He seeks no empty fame, only practical gains. In secret, he establishes the “Hidden Depths” organization, using the “Northern United Merchants’ Guild” as its public face to build intelligence and commercial networks across the realm. He saves renowned generals Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei; recruits strategists Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai; and gathers talented men such as Xun You, Jia Xu, Tian Feng, and Ju Shou. In the borderlands of Youzhou and Bingzhou, he quietly builds his strength. Under his rule, he introduces the “village community system” and a “half-soldier, half-farmer” policy, invests in agriculture and waterworks, develops industry and trade, and establishes the Northern Academy and the People’s Aid Clinic. Before long, he has quietly turned Youzhou and Bingzhou into an impregnable stronghold.