Zheng Jin is the eldest son of the Zheng family of the Nanling Military District. But after his birth mother dies young, his stepfather, Gu Changyuan, frames him and drives him out of the family's inner circle, ruining his reputation and forcing him into seven years of exile overseas. During those years, he endures countless brushes with death. At the brink of despair, he awakens the ancient legacy of the Seal-Wielding Wisdom King within him, masters peerless arts of strategy and influence, and builds a shadow empire spanning Europe and Asia, advancing step by step with the heart of a demon.
Seven years later, Zheng Jin returns with immense power, only to discover that the truth behind the past is more complicated than he imagined. His mother's death was no accident, and behind Gu Changyuan's schemes lies a shocking game plotted over decades. Disguised as a disgraced young heir from the capital, he infiltrates a key Gu family banquet. An accidental revelation tears away the family's hypocritical facade, but also draws him into an even deeper vortex of power. The organization known as Divine Ruins, which controls China's underworld, is inextricably linked to the Wisdom King legacy within him.
Revenge, truth, power struggles, fate... Rising against the odds from a mere pawn, Zheng Jin vows to crush everyone who wronged him and uncover the ultimate secret behind the legacy of the Seal-Wielding Wisdom King.
