Ember Earth Era

In the era of the setting sun, the world will burn out. Sun cracks stretched across the sky, casting an eternal twilight of blood that would never dissipate. Seventy percent of Kyushu's territory turned into poisonous soil, civilization collapsed, and the human race huddled in nine celestial cities that relied on ancient spiritual veins to survive. Outside the city, there are the Shadow Clan who live by devouring emotions, and the Stone Giants who rise from the eroded soil. Ajin, a bone-picking boy on the outskirts of Iron City, his parents died in the Shadow Clan, and his right hand turned into black scales due to soil erosion and pollution. He struggled to survive in the ruins, with his only companion being a broken, rusty sword. In an accident, he obtained half a bronze fragment that recorded the truth of the world - Zhou Tianxing Plan in the arms of an ancient corpse. As a result, he was pursued by the Iron City guards and the mysterious evil... Civilization is like embers, hope is like stars. This is an epic story about picking up the last fire for the common people in an era destined to destruction.