Lin Mo, ranked last in his senior year of high school, was pushed to the brink by his gravely ill grandmother, school bullying, and utter desperation. As he lay dying in the hospital, a mysterious System activated.
From then on, wildfire blazed in those eyes that had always been lowered. By day, he was an impoverished student striving to turn his life around; by night, he was a new king rising from the shadows of Binjiang City. From establishing an underground order at school, to expanding into gray-market industries, and finally building a business empire, he used the System's power to see three seconds into the future, making the most ruthless yet precise choices at every crossroads of fate.
But power came at a price: every upgrade of the System burned away his life. As his wealth and power reached their peak, the countdown to his death quietly began. The three women who loved him deeply, Su Yuqing, a righteous prosecutor; Qin Yue, a business genius; and Bai Li, guardian of the Nine Gates, each tried in her own way to keep him alive.
This is a race against time, a struggle between light and shadow. When the final showdown arrives and he faces Ye Wudao, his destined rival, Lin Mo must answer one question: How long a shadow can a legend ignited by a brief life leave on history?
From a corner of the school to the pinnacle of the world, from a lowly underachiever to a master of the shadows, this is a story of redemption, sacrifice, and legacy.
