Hengtian: Ten Thousand Hearts, Clear Grain, Imperial Control

For three hundred years, she stood alone, wielding the Eight Evils of the world and enforcing the Twelve Cardinal Principles. She subdued the north and south, brought peace to Daheng, and honed the secret group's heart from humble beginnings into an unparalleled blade.

He was an ant struggling to survive in the mire, with no martial skill or backing. He could only manipulate life and death with his abacus, clawing out a path to survival in the face of despair.

Every time he found himself in a deathtrap, some unseen hand would leave him barely breathing. But each time he clung to life, someone else's life had to pay the price.

That hidden hand guiding him was never salvation. It was a deadly trap, leading him step by step toward the abyss.

The Eight Evils were pieces on the board, and the world was the game. She set the scales of order for all under heaven.

Abacus beads became blades, human nature became a trial, and he fought for survival on a blood-soaked road.

There is no easy path to rising above the odds in this world, only brutal growth paved with flesh and blood.

Beneath the scales of heaven, who is the player, and who is the prisoner caught in the game?