Jiang Chen, a low-ranking office worker, is betrayed by his fiancée and the wealthy young master Gao Qi. His Supreme Bone is ripped out, and he is sent to a psychiatric hospital, where he endures unimaginable torment. At the brink of despair, he receives the teachings of a reclusive master. Three years later, he emerges from the hospital with the formidable strength of a Grandmaster. After saving Shen Wanying, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, he becomes her personal bodyguard. Along the way, he humiliates Gao Qi, defeats Su Jing, takes control of the Green Gang, and draws out the mastermind behind everything: the Huang family. When he discovers the truth about his parents' deaths at the hands of the Huang family and forces from the island nation, Jiang Chen joins forces with the Hidden Dragon Division and the Xiao family to destroy the island nation's decade-long plot to bring down Xia. Ultimately, he rises to the pinnacle of the capital, becoming its uncrowned king.