The King of Blaze

On an ancient world of gods, a devastating clash with dark forces scatters the divine protectors and leaves the God of Fire scrambling for a way to save their homeland. After rescuing Fire, the God of Wind disappears, and Fire follows a desperate lead into the Tang Dynasty, where he encounters a mortal who is the spitting image of his lost love. That resemblance sparks a fraught romance as gods and humans collide, with loyalties, memory, and sacrifice driving the story forward. The series mixes mythic stakes with period detail, focusing on relationships and the cost of hunting a new energy source rather than on epic battles alone.

Released in 2018 and created by Sulan You, the show stars Chen Bolin as 林烨, Jing Tian as 童风, Zhang Yijie as 雷昊, Sun Shaolong as 狄昀, and 范一宣 as 姜浩明. Production credits beyond the creator are limited in the supplied data, and the series adapts a mythic premise into a TV format with cinematic aspirations.

Critical reaction was mixed, reflected in a user vote average of 5.9 out of 10 from five votes. Viewers and reviewers tended to split over pacing and narrative focus, while many responded to the romantic core and the clash between immortal perspective and human life. Key motifs include memory and identity, the ethics of power, and how the past lingers in unexpected forms.

The show has not been listed among major award winners or nominees in the provided information, and it didn’t register as a mainstream awards contender in the sources available. Its profile appears modest compared with large-scale historical fantasy hits, and there’s no verified record here of significant festival recognition.

Though it never reached blockbuster visibility, The King of Blaze has drawn a small, engaged audience online who discuss its melding of myth and Tang-era aesthetics. Fans have highlighted costume choices and the central romantic pairing in forums and fan art, giving the series a modest afterlife among genre enthusiasts interested in myth-inflected period drama.