Lin Jie gripped his broken blade, staking everything as he carved a path of blood through the arena of “Era.”

But just as he approached the throne of the strongest, fate bared its hideous fangs—Baili Changcheng cheated openly before hundreds of millions of viewers, stealing a hollow victory in the final battle.

His eyes burning with a murderous rage and his heart failing under the weight of overwhelming hatred, the young man breathed his last.

When he regained consciousness five years in the past, his fragmented memories and lingering spite forged a vow as cold as iron: This time, I will reach the pinnacle of power in “Era”—