He was born with leaking meridians—cast out by his clan, scorned by his cousins, and destined to die as mortal trash. But at the bottom of the forbidden abyss, he found a black jade pendant containing the consciousness of a Demon Emperor who failed his ascension ten thousand years ago. A pact was forged: forbidden power in exchange for drops of his human soul. Now, Lin Ye cultivates the path forbidden by the heavens. Every breakthrough makes him stronger... and less human. In a world where face and pure blood are everything, he will build his throne from the bones of his enemies—and perhaps, from the remnants of his own soul.