Lord of the Reverse Tide

When the Sea Eye opens once a century, it unleashes Tide Power—the force that shapes empires and drowns kingdoms. Lin Lan was just a humble boatwright's apprentice until his father was branded a sea demon and his family torn apart. Cast adrift as a refugee, he discovers a bronze Tide Pivot hidden in a derelict ship—a fragment of the ancient Water God's heart. Now he can breathe beneath the waves, command the currents, and awaken Lan Ya, a mystical water ape bound to his fate. With divine bones scattered across the land and rival factions hunting for the lost contracts of power, Lin Lan must ma…