In the year 2247 of the Blue Star calendar, the Firmament of Ten Thousand Races tore open over the mortal world. Countless species from other realms swarmed toward this already weary planet like locusts. At humanity's moment of life or death, a mysterious “Awakening Tide” swept across the globe. Random talent sequences were engraved into every human: fire, strength, speed like the wind, or toughness like iron. With these, humanity built a defense line of flesh and blood, ushering in the “Talent Era.”
Lu Li is an ordinary young man struggling at the very bottom. On Awakening Day, the global System announcement turned blood-red with garbled text because of him: “Unknown anomaly detected. Sequence number 7777, individual ‘Lu Li,’ talent [Bloodline Resonance · Ancient God’s Whisper], rating: undetermined. Status: HIGH RISK! HIGH RISK! HIGH RISK!”
In an instant, he goes from potential savior to a rogue monster bearing the codename “Zero” on the Federation's most-wanted list. The military hunts him down, his fellow humans fear him, and the Ten Thousand Races eye this anomalous data with greedy interest. As he flees, Lu Li hears the ancient whispers deep within his soul growing ever clearer, tempting and guiding him.
Until the day the main forces of the Ten Thousand Races converge on the “Wailing Abyss,” intending to break through humanity’s final fortress, the “Kunlun Megastructure,” in one decisive strike. Amid the despairing images broadcast live around the world, a lone figure moves against the tide of retreat, silently cutting into the heart of the battlefield in a way beyond comprehension. His blade flashes, not with brilliant energy, but with a chaotic hue that makes even space itself seem to rot. The invincible commander of the Ten Thousand Races, whose body is as massive as a mountain, suddenly freezes, then silently slips apart along an impossibly smooth cut.
Before the blood rain can even fall, an invisible force field evaporates it into a distorted
