Just after coming of age, orphan Zhang Lou is abducted while on his way to work and reduced to a “vessel for vital blood,” held by an evil martial organization until he can be sold to the highest bidder. On the brink of death, the blood from his fingertip accidentally seeps into an ancient Warring States jade pendant, awakening the spirit of Bai Qi, the God of Death, who has slept for a thousand years. Their souls become bound, and they enter a symbiotic pact!
From then on, the martial path of vital blood collides with an ancient soul’s legacy as undercurrents surge through the city. He uses the God of Death’s killing aura to drive off his pursuers, and relies on his ability to predict military formations to turn the tables on stronger foes. Caught between the Dragon Group, the Martial Arts Alliance, and the Blood Shadow Pavilion, he rises step by step.
But his killing instincts gnaw at his mind, the shackles on his soul energy limit his power, and the lingering spirit of Pang Juan watches from the shadows. A conspiracy involving the Ten Thousand Souls Formation is on the verge of unfolding. Zhang Lou clutches the ancient jade, his gaze fierce. “In the name of Lord Wu’an, I swear to protect those I hold dear and exterminate every despicable rat!” Watch an ordinary man join forces with the God of Death from the Warring States era and stir up a storm in the city’s high-martial world!
