The series is adapted from the online novel of the same name written by Hu Dielan (蝴蝶藍), who was himself invited to become the general planner of the series.

The project was officially announced in February 2017 at a production conference organized by Linmon Pictures, in co-production with Tencent Penguin Pictures.

Yang Yang was announced as the lead actor at a press conference on June 13, 2017.

Song Zu'er had been announced in November 2017 to play the heroine Su Mucheng, but she withdrew from the project in March 2018 due to scheduling conflicts.

Filming began in April 2018 and ended in September 2018.

A professional player of Dungeon Fighter Online (2012 DNF tournament champion) was hired as an instructor to train the actors in esports.

The production used advanced technologies such as motion capture, facial capture, and virtual production integrated into the Unreal engine for real-time preview of visual effects.

The voice actors from the animated version (donghua) of the work were invited to dub the actors in the television series.

The series achieved immediate success with young audiences thanks to its original story centered on esports and the quality of its visual effects, and was praised by the People's Daily as well as by industry professionals.

The series accumulated more than 3 billion views on Tencent Video and more than ten million views on international platforms such as WeTV and YouTube.