This is a fast-paced urban action novel about a war god returning, packed with twists. It tells the story of Ling Xiao, the “Supreme Lord” who once shook the Nine Provinces. He takes the blame for the woman he loves and is unjustly imprisoned for three years. But when he finally gets out, hoping for a warm embrace, he is greeted by a cold divorce banquet and his fiancée’s engagement party. His ex-wife, Su Qingyue, who once treasured him, now looks panicked as she and her family heap humiliation on him and drive him away.
What nobody knows is that the “useless live-in son-in-law” standing before them is actually the underground world’s emperor and a war god who protects the nation, commanding trillions in assets and a million soldiers. Faced with his ex-wife’s family’s snobbery and betrayal, Ling Xiao will no longer endure it. He signs the divorce papers and makes a triumphant return to the city, invincible. He crushes the wealthy families who dare provoke him, his loyal former subordinates return one after another, a business empire rises, and the city’s powerful figures all bow before him.
As Ling Xiao’s true identity is revealed layer by layer, the shocking plot that sent him to prison also gradually comes to light, with the trail leading straight to the capital’s most powerful families and his treacherous brother. His ex-wife, who once looked down on him, witnesses his power to command the winds and clouds and is consumed by regret and torment, beginning her long road to win him back.
This is an ultimate tale of revenge, from personal humiliation to family feuds and, finally, the greater good of the nation. Watch as the War God Ling Xiao sweeps aside every obstacle, makes his enemies tremble, brings his ex-wife to her senses, and ultimately ascends to the pinnacle of the world to protect his country and the one he loves.
