The Iron-Blooded Overlord

In the 2030s, a massive online game spanning two thousand years of feudal history called Dragon Soul launched. The world of Dragon Soul is divided into the Nine Provinces. Across them stand nine unified dynasties from Chinese history, along with fifty-three states and regimes of various sizes. On top of that, countless nomadic tribes roam the land. This is where the game begins. The protagonist, Xia Yu, is the last blacksmith of the 21st century. After entering Dragon Soul, he embarks on a life full of twists and turns. A man should live as a hero among men, and die as a ghost among heroes. He is destined to become a dazzling star of ambition on the Nine Provinces, conquering vast territories and acting out an epic tale of a peerless overlord.