On Blue Star, a world almost identical to Earth, ordinary people cannot see the “qi” flowing through the air. Qi originates in all things, and everything in the world emits qi with properties unique to itself. Some people and creatures can sense qi, and even absorb and use it. Their abilities vary: some can transform the qi they absorb into flames, thunderstorms, torrents, and more. Yet countless ravenous “domain beasts” lurk beneath the deep sea, in remote mountains, and high above the clouds. And not everyone who has mastered qi is benevolent.
Ling Wanwei is the coldest girl in Class Nine, Grade Ten. Her parents are divorced, her mother is missing, and her father is a violent alcoholic. The stall where her aunt sells fried skewers is all that stands between her and the abyss. All she cares about is survival. Until one day, covered in blood, she swings half a beer bottle at the man who wants to destroy her life, staging a spectacular last-stand counterattack.
Wu Jing was born on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, beneath a full moon. His father is a househusband, and his mother is the top fighter at Haicheng’s Coastal Protection Center. He has been able to see qi since childhood, silently observing and using it without anyone’s instruction. As domain beasts crash against the city’s defenses and the qi of gifted young talents bursts into bloom like fireworks, an ensemble drama about protection and betrayal, light and hidden currents, begins to unfold beneath this seemingly peaceful world.
