Kyle Searle gives his fiancée, Zoe Yaeger, a precious Soul Core out of love, believing their three-year promise will lead to a lifetime together. Instead, Zoe chooses Wyatt Turner over him. To break off the engagement, they massacre Kyle's family and throw him off a cliff. In the depths of despair, he merges with the dark cultivators' most treasured relic—Heart of Darkness. Rising again with dark power, Kyle vows to make every traitor and enemy pay in blood.
