On the day his mother dies, loan sharks’ clubs shatter the last of Li Xiao’s dignity.
To survive, he accepts a blood-soaked assignment from Ninth Master and enters the shadowy depths of Binhai City, armed with extraordinary composure and ruthlessness.
From a nobody trampled underfoot to a player maneuvering between the underworld giants of Heshengtang and the Four Seas Gang, Li Xiao is tempered into steel by schemes and betrayal.
The cool beauty of a lawyer, Su Qingying; the mysterious landlady, Hong Jie; and the haughty heiress, Lin Weiwei... Their tangled mix of manipulation, genuine affection, and redemption draws him into a maze of loyalty and love.
When he reaches the throne of the underworld, his path to going legitimate is met with deadly attacks from within and without: his beloved turns against him, his brothers stab him in the back, the police close in, and a final showdown with the mastermind’s front man is about to begin.
This is a road carved through darkness with blood and flesh, where he holds on to a glimmer of light amid power plays.
See how Li Xiao breaks through the deadlock alone at the summit, completing his ultimate transformation from a crime lord of the abyss into a king of the light.
