The Immortal Throne

The Immortal Throne is a Western fantasy web novel by Shenduxing, following The Heart of the Castle. It was first serialized on Chuangshi Chinese Network and was one of the entries in the Original Literature New Talent Contest. The author's core summary of the book is "the great journey of conquering the crystal walls, beginning with an already rotten and vast empire." The story is thus set in a fantasy world where the port city of Arius and the ancient empire intertwine: on one side a seafaring port city that trades with distant lands, on the other an imperial capital shrouded in intrigue and war, with mages, the undead, dragons, gods, and feudal lords all contending. The book unfolds across multiple volumes—"Storm Over Arius," "The Sharp New Deathbringer," "The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Capital," "Flames Across the Four Borders," "Bloody War Against the Demon God," "Strangers from Beyond the Realm," and "Meeting the God King in the Sea of Stars"—moving from a minor figure in the port city caught up in mages' struggles for advantage, to walking the imperial capital, stepping onto battlefields, and confronting demon gods and otherworldly god kings, gradually expanding toward a grand scale that crosses crystal walls and depicting a long road from mortal to the throne of a god. The work carries the "management-style magic" tag, emphasizing faction management, resource allocation, and the construction of a magic system; beyond the thrill of battle, it focuses on the strategic management of territory, merchant guilds, and human hearts, and is thus seen by readers as a Western fantasy work in the same vein as The Heart of the Castle.