In the word-spirit world after the catastrophe, Tong Yan awakens a mysterious black ring, summoning the eight great mask word-spirits, transforming into the "Godfather" to establish the Ten Directions World. He leads the Dark Division, the Bright Division, and Ten Directions City to rise from the outer district of Wanjiang City, confronting the Bai family, the Situ family, the Fallen, the Blood Flower Cult, and visitors from other realms. His younger sister, Tong Yan, is of the dark night royal family, and his younger brother, Tong Wuji, bears multiple taboo deity word-spirits. As the secrets of the abyss and the seven realms emerge, Tong Yan gradually recovers his memories as the Emperor of the Abyss, crafts the supreme forbidden city, and faces head-on the war sweeping across both realms.