Li Yu, a gifted spirit summoner, was framed ten years ago. His spirit beast, Ji Chun, was killed, and his father took his own life, causing the Li family to collapse overnight. Reduced to selling fish at a market, Li Yu spent ten years honing his character. A decade later, he discovers that the spirit beast from his past life has been reborn as an inconspicuous carp and decides to return to the Dragon Gate Ceremony. Taking the overlooked carp with him, Li Yu advances cautiously through the competition, defeating the strong despite his apparent weakness. He seeks not only justice but also to expose a vast conspiracy corrupting the entire spirit-summoning system. In the end, he chooses not to leap over the Dragon Gate, a symbol of monopoly, but to destroy it himself and forge a new path to advancement for spirit summoners everywhere.