Chu Qing, a young man reborn after being betrayed by Biancheng King Ding Xie at the moment he was about to become King Chu Jiang in his previous life, returns to his hometown of Luo City three days before the Terror Era is set to descend. In his past life, Luo City was one of the first megacities destroyed, its destruction rooted in the First Rank Evil God from the Dragon King Temple, the Blood-Eyed Dragon Lord. Determined to gamble on a different path, Chu Qing sets out to obtain the Blood-Eyed Dragon Lord’s eyes, knowing that this ghost’s potential far exceeds ordinary ghosts. He arrives at the Dragon King Temple at night, bypasses the closed gates, and enters the main hall where a statue of the Dragon Lord is covered with a red cloth. Under the cloth, the statue’s eyes are real eyeballs made of bloodstone—the original body of the Blood-Eyed Dragon Lord. Chu Qing removes the eyes from the eye sockets, avoiding direct gaze to prevent triggering any killing rule, and places them in an iron box. He returns home, and without hesitation, he stabs a fruit knife into his own left eye socket, fusing the blood-red eyeballs with his own eyes.After the fusion, Chu Qing awakens in pain, his vision now blood-red. He sees his own appearance: pitch-black eye sockets with blood-red vertical pupils. The Blood Pupil Ghost has merged with him, granting him two key abilities. The first is the rule “An Eye for an Eye,” which allows Chu Qing to reflect an opponent’s rule ability back at them after a certain period of gazing, or if no rule is activated, it can cause the target to bleed uncontrollably and die from Yang energy backflow. The second is the ability “All-Seeing Eye,” which allows Chu Qing to detect living beings and ghost artifacts, revealing their rank, essence, rules, abilities, and Yin Life. The fusion also puts Chu Qing in a Symbiosis state, meaning his Yang Life is drastically reduced to only three months, and his Yin Life is also depleted at double the rate because the ghost has rudimentary wisdom. The Blood Pupil Ghost even speaks through text, mocking him but also acknowledging their symbiotic bond.Chu Qing’s plans are clear: he must become a Yin Official as soon as possible to convert Yin Life into Yang Life and sustain himself, otherwise he has only three months to live. He also intends to capture other powerful ghosts to strengthen his hand. In particular, he remembers from his past life that his landlord, Su Suyun, who lives on the 16th floor of Happy Garden, will be killed by a ghostly girl in red at the outbreak of the Terror Era, and that girl will later become the Blood-Eyed Dragon Lord’s concubine. Chu Qing sees an opportunity to capture the girl ghost in her weak early stage. He warns Su Suyun to call him if something special happens, but she dismisses him. When she leaves, Chu Qing briefly loses control of the Blood Pupil Ghost, causing Su Suyun to nearly die from a sudden surge of blood, but he quickly suppresses the ghost and reassures her that she is only low on blood sugar. After she leaves, Chu Qing internally threatens the Blood Pupil Ghost, reminding it that its wisdom comes from him and that he will not hesitate to gouge out his own eyes to regain control.The immediate aftermath finds Chu Qing dealing with his friend Fang Ping, who had come to check on him for a job interview. Chu Qing brushes off the concern, his mind focused on the coming catastrophe. The Terror Era is set to begin on September 3rd at midnight, when the Book of Life and Death will appear for everyone, judging their life and death. Humans will either die under ghosts or become Yin Officials and Ghost Hunters. Chu Qing’s rebirth gives him knowledge of the future, but he knows that even with this advantage, he must be careful. He has to navigate the thin line between maintaining his humanity and controlling the ghostly power within him, remembering the words from the King of Samsara in his past life: the most important thing for a ghost hunter is to always know they are human, not a ghost. Chu Qing is determined to control both the evil ghosts and himself, to walk the path of a true king. The story begins with him successfully obtaining the Blood-Eyed Dragon Lord’s eyes, fusing with them, and setting his sights on the challenges of the imminent Terror Era. His goal is to survive, grow stronger, and ultimately ascend to the throne of King Chu Jiang again, but this time with the Blood-Eyed Dragon Lord as his core ghost, a gamble that carries the risk of losing his humanity or dying within three months if he cannot secure Yin Life quickly.
