十年前，西城赌坛由两大家族分庭抗礼。陆家世代蝉联“赌王”之位，而迅速崛起的何家则不惜一切代价，企图取而代之。
在一场决定命运的赌局中，马库斯·何精心设局，击败了陆家。埃琳娜·陆不堪受辱，也无法接受落败的结果，从十八层高楼纵身坠下。她的弟弟杰克亲眼目睹了这场悲剧，并立下誓言：一定要揭穿赌局中的作弊真相，重振陆家声誉，让所有责任人为自己的所作所为付出代价。
然而，杰克还未来得及行动，马库斯和他的手下便残酷镇压了他的反抗，将身受重伤的他遗弃在偏远的森林中。杰克本应命丧于此，却被一位名叫凯恩的神秘赌术大师发现，并带回了钱庄寺。
凯恩给了他一次活下去的机会——接受一种由珍稀药草与剧毒之物配制而成的痛苦治疗。想要熬过这个过程，必须拥有超乎常人的意志力。
在悲痛与复仇信念的支撑下，杰克承受住了非人的折磨，并由此开始了长达十年的残酷修炼。
Ten years ago, West City’s gambling world was ruled by two rival families. The Lu family had held the title of King of Gamblers for generations, but the rising He family was determined to seize it at any cost. During a decisive contest, Marcus He used a carefully planned scheme to defeat the Lus. Humiliated and unable to accept the loss, Elena Lu fell from an eighteen-story building. Her younger brother, Jake, witnessed the tragedy and swore that he would uncover the cheating, restore his family’s honor, and make those responsible answer for what they had done.
Before Jake could act, Marcus and his men crushed his resistance and left him gravely injured in a remote forest. He should have died there, but a mysterious gambling master named Kane found him and brought him back to Qianzhuang Temple. Kane offered him a chance to recover through an agonizing treatment made from rare herbs and poisons. Survival depended on extraordinary willpower. Driven by grief and vengeance, Jake endured the ordeal and began a decade of relentless training.
