Blood and Jade

When nineteen-year-old scholar Zhao Ming's blood awakens an ancient jade pendant during a desperate battle against Yellow Turban remnants, he gains access to the Chronicle of the Heavenly Tyrant—a mystical system containing the spirits of Empress and strategist from China's Dynasty. Guided by two opposing voices offering ruthless pragmatism and virtuous wisdom, Zhao Ming must navigate the chaos of the dying Han Dynasty to forge his own path to power. Eight years after his family's massacre, he leaves the safety of his uncle's martial arts compound in Taiyuan to join the anti-Dong Zhuo coalition, where corruption and betrayal teach him harsh lessons about leadership and survival.