This drama centers on the "Wang Yi Tribulation Incident" in Lujiazui, Shanghai in 2017. It tells the story of Wang Yi, a half-dragon king who has cultivated for hundreds of years, defying all conventions in the Dharma-ending Age of declining spiritual energy, and using the power of the Oriental Pearl Tower in the bustling city to undergo a tribulation and transform into a dragon. At the same time, the mysterious national agency 749 intervenes in the investigation, gradually uncovering the truth behind a series of supernatural events hidden in Kunlun Mountain, Changbai Mountain, Lop Nur, and other places, touching upon a huge secret concerning the rise and fall of Chinese civilization.
