In a future where human genes begin to mutate, society finds itself divided into two dangerous extremes—those blessed with extraordinary genes who awaken incredible superpowers and rise as society’s elite, and those cursed with monster genes, transforming into terrifying abominations that threaten humanity’s survival. Xingcun, once an ordinary man with simple dreams, becomes the latter—a monster among men, feared and hunted by the very people he once called friends.
But just as he loses everything and faces certain death, a heroine makes the ultimate sacrifice, giving her life to grant him a miraculous second chance. Reborn at the moment of her tragic death, Xingcun now carries the burden of his monstrous form, the weight of her sacrifice, and a burning vow to rewrite the fate that destroyed them both.
In this new life, Xingcun the Sea King returns—not as a destroyer seeking revenge, but as a silent protector fighting from the shadows. Hiding among super-powered elites and disguising his true nature, he battles his monstrous instincts daily while secretly hunting other monsters like himself. Armed with a tragic past and a growing desire for redemption, he begins a lonely war from the shadows—stealing fragments of divine power and desperately working to suppress the ancient demon god’s resurrection.
But every power stolen pulls him closer to the abyss of darkness within. As the line between monster and man continues to blur, can he hold on to his humanity and honor her sacrifice, or will the dark destiny encoded within his genes consume him entirely?
