In the thirty-second year of Jingzhao, the emperor died and a coup erupted in the palace.
The Seventh Prince, Chen Anning, had fought in battles since childhood and commanded the army. He was the heir ordained by Heaven.
But his own brother, Chen Chan, forged the imperial edict, accused him of treason, and had him publicly cut in half at Wumen Gate. His corpse was abandoned in a mass grave.
Blood soaked the mire. Hatred consumed his soul.
At the brink of death, he formed a symbiotic bond with a thousand-year-old Nine-Tailed Fox Venerable. With his remnant soul, he devoured the fox’s elixir; with his resentment, he forged a path to survival.
The benevolent prince of old was dead.
From the mass grave, he crawled back into the world of the living. All that remained was the mad demon, Chen Chou.
My imperial brother sentenced me to be cut in half. Then I will slaughter his empire from end to end.
The world disgraced me and ruined my name. Then I will burn this mortal world to ashes with demonic fire.
One man and one fox, their souls bound together, sharing life and death.
I am mad, I am ruthless, and I will stop at nothing.
Anyone who betrays, harms, or deceives me
will pay in blood. Not one of them will survive!
From this day on, with a fox at my side and vengeance as my name,
I will storm the imperial city, slay the emperor, defy fate, and subdue the Nine Heavens!