Lin Chen, an orphan from the bottom, was forced to step into the Jianghu after his benefactor was killed by Jiangcheng's underground forces. Starting from fighting on the streets, with forbearance, resourcefulness, and brotherly help, he gradually annexed small gangs, disintegrated established forces, fought cross-city evil, and engaged in gray business wars, and finally reached the top of Jiangcheng and even Jiangsu. The "uncrowned king" of the underground arena in the southern area, however, at his peak, he kept the bottom line of human nature, refused to completely go dark, and used the rules of the arena to balance the forces of all parties. He became an underground dark king who abides by the rules, protects his brothers, and protects the bottom of the river city. He finally completes the dual transformation of self-salvation and reaching the top of the arena.