After thirteen years of Yang Jian, also called Erlang Shen, locking his sister under a mountain, the god who once ruled now survives as a destitute bounty hunter with no riches. A shadowy woman contracts him for another assignment, and Yang Jian quickly tracks a familiar face. He must thwart Chenxiang, his estranged nephew, who seeks the enchanted lotus lantern that could release his mother, even if it spells disaster. While facing the repercussions of his former deeds, Yang Jian encounters a cadre of perilous vigilantes in the shadows of a crumbling empire also after that same relic, capable of shifting the equilibrium of their realms.
