My name is Lin Yuan, a scout in the northern reaches of Great Xia, where death could come at any moment.
Three years ago, a high fever burned away my past, leaving behind a “System” in my mind. It told me I could devour anything supernatural in the world, from the remains of gods to my enemies’ cultivation. It made me grow stronger at an astonishing pace, while demanding that I live, fight, and plunder in the way it prescribed.
But after I used it to kill someone for the first time, I realized I couldn’t remember that person’s face.
The second time, I forgot the wine I’d shared with my closest friend.
The third time, I survived the battlefield, only to stare at the cold face reflected in my washbasin and feel that it belonged to a stranger’s body.
That “System” was taking my memories. It was using my body to incubate a soul that wasn’t mine.
Then my design was placed on the altar: “Descent of the Gods: Prototype Zero.” It turned out I wasn’t the chosen one, but a vessel meant to house an ancient god.
But they forgot that even a vessel can grow a heart.
Now, a world without gods is awakening once more amid a storm. Anyone who covets this body, god or human, must first answer one question:
If the person I was is a lie, who gets to decide who I become?
