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This book is adapted from Gods of Honor, one of the most prestigious god-evil novels in ancient China. Taking Jiang Zifang helping the Zhou royal court to crusade against King Zhou in Shang Dynasty as the background and the Battle of Immortals as the climax, the book tells the stories of immortals fighting a battle of wits and courage, breaking the battle array and deifying. The book includes beautiful myths and legends, real and vivid historical stories and grand fight scenes. The immortals and demons take turns to present a magnificent and marvelous myth picture scroll.

       商朝最后一个王叫帝辛，就是《封神传》里的商纣王。古书对商纣王不说一句好话，都称他为暴君。其实在历史上他也有功劳。他曾经征服东夷，把疆土开拓到我国的东南一带，使长江流域得到开发。

       商纣王是商朝第二十九个王帝乙的小儿子。据说他身材高大，力大惊人，能徒手跟猛兽格斗，能把铁条拧成麻花。

        商朝是个奴隶制王国，东夷是商朝奴隶的主要来源。到商朝后期，东夷越来越强大，并对商朝发起反抗。商纣王即位后，组织了大批军队，铸造了大量武器，亲自出征，一直打到长江下游，东夷的大部分部落投降商朝。商纣王征服东夷，开发了中原和东南一带的交通，中原文化逐渐传播到东南地区。