The Fate of the Seven Fingers

The Seven-Fingered Apocalypse No System, no miracles from the heavens. Every path to survival must be won through blood and flesh. Lu Yan leads a hundred-person squad from a perilous swamp, crossing primeval forests and battling through the depths of the sea. They fight giant swamp crocodiles and abyssal pythons, hunt spirit leopards, face ancient beasts with rocky spines, encounter cloudspirit flying owls, and brave one deadly secret-realm trial after another. With ordinary people's courage and the strength of teamwork, they fight for a chance to rise in rank. This world is divided into three tiers. The common people of the outer tier toil at the bottom, bound by the hard-to-escape shackles of lifespan, resources, and status. In the inner tier's city-states, secret-realm trials are the lower class's only path upward. Countless people risk their lives for a chance at opportunity, gaining what seems like a respectable middle-tier status, yet they remain subject to the rules of the upper class and unable to control their own destinies. Hidden in the celestial vault's emptiness, hereditary nobles monopolize the world's core resources and opportunities to extend their lifespans. For generations, they have enjoyed tribute from the lower realms, looking down coldly as all below fight and scheme. When the cataclysmic tsunami finally subsides, Lu Yan rises to become an official in the inner city, holding the Cloudspirit Flying Feather as his hidden trump card. The path to ascend to the heavens and enter the imperial court has opened. Above the clouds lies the world's deepest conspiracy. A brutal game of strategy spanning heaven and earth has only just begun. Readers who enjoy hard-edged original stories are welcome to join the search for the ultimate truth behind this world.