Nineteen-year-old Chen Yihuai has lived in the shadow of his brother's disappearance for a long time. For him, the world only has cold formulas and silent corners. In an accident, he broke into a scene that shouldn't exist and swallowed a shimmering core of an alien beast. He should have endured severe pain and even alienation, but he showed no reaction.
This anomaly dragged him into the other side of the world - a hidden dimension intertwined with reality and based on the strange beasts of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". He was forcibly recruited into the "General Administration of Alien Beasts" that handles such incidents, and was forced to bid farewell to his ordinary life. Here, power comes from devouring strange beasts, but it comes with a terrible price, and one person can usually only contain one kind of power. But Chen Yihuai is the legendary "perfect container".
In order to pursue the truth about his brother's disappearance at the top of Kunlun, he stepped into danger. During training and missions, he got acquainted with a passionate second-year teammate, a gentle spiritual mentor, and a mysterious girl who was too calm and seemed to always be able to predict danger. Together, they faced the threat of alien beasts and the undercurrent within the administration, until a tragic battle forced Chen Yihuai to seal the origin of an ancient ferocious beast into his body.
Today, he is walking on a tightrope: on the one hand, he is exploring the mysteries left behind by his brother and touching the taboos of the world; on the other hand, he is balancing the destructive power sleeping in his body, and being wary of all forces coveting his "perfect container". The surface of the world is peeling off, and ancient scars are quietly seeping blood. Chen Yihuai must find the answer - about his brother, about himself, and about the upcoming collapse of this dual world.
Reader comments
The writing is top-notch and the plot has ups and downs. I have been a bookworm for ten years and I haven't seen such a great book in a long time.
The writing is top-notch and the plot has ups and downs. I have been a bookworm for ten years and I haven't seen such a great book in a long time.