From a nobody in a county town to the emperor of the underworld.
Zhang Xi carves a path with blood and builds his reputation through ruthlessness, sweeping through county towns, cities, the entire province, and north and south, until he unites the nation’s underworld and becomes the underground emperor, King Xi.
He trusts his brothers and values loyalty, entrusting half his empire to his most trusted right-hand man, Lin Zimo.
But on the very night he reaches the summit, the coldest betrayal awaits him.
He conquered the world, only to lose to the human heart.
A thrilling rise to the top of the underworld, told in a first-person diary format, with a legendary ending.