The Female Lead System

"Sigh, my Martial Soul Awakening is tomorrow."

Qian Guxing lay on the orphanage lawn, his feelings complicated.

As everyone knew, there were two turning points in life on the Douluo Continent.

The first was reincarnation.

The second was the Martial Soul Awakening.

As the saying went, at six years old, one learned the will of heaven.

Yu Xiaogang's backing was as solid as they came, with a Titled Douluo for a father. Yet after his Martial Soul Awakening failed, he was still mocked until he left for distant parts and holed up in Nuoding City for decades.

Bibi Dong, on the other hand, was born an orphan. With a single awakening, she gained Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, defying the heavens and changing her fate as she rose from an orphan to Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden!

Having finally gotten the chance to transmigrate, Qian Guxing refused to be a mere background character. He yearned for power, and even more for eternal life!

But he had neither father nor mother, so whatever Martial Soul he awakened would be a complete blind draw.

"If only I had a golden finger."

Qian Guxing was quite indignant. Why did other transmigrators get the full package-systems, old grandpas, treasures, and everything else?

Yet when it came to him, he got nothing.

This was way too unfair!

[Ding! Female Lead System successfully bound!]

A system?!

Qian Guxing froze for a moment.

Ask and you shall receive?

He had just complained about not having a golden finger, and a system had come knocking on its own.

Before Qian Guxing could rejoice, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

What the hell is a Female Lead System?!

Black lines filled Qian Guxing's face.

"What kind of system are you?"

[Strongest Female Lead System in the Heavens]

"Then what gender am I?"

[Female.]

"Have you ever seen a woman with a Barrett?!"

[The host's gender is female. If the host is experiencing cognitive impairment, the system can provide free treatment...]

"You're absolutely right."

Qian Guxing promptly backed down. He had no desire to undergo the system's so-called treatment.

What if it directly turned him into a woman?

That would be one hell of a joke.

Then again, a horrifying thought suddenly occurred to Qian Guxing.

Romance was an unavoidable part of stories for female readers.

This damned Female Lead System had identified Qian Guxing as the female lead.

Wouldn't it eventually issue a mission ordering Qian Guxing to date a man?!

Qian Guxing would rather be pierced by a knife.

But he would never accept being pierced by a bro!

"System, since I'm going to be a strong female lead, there definitely won't be a romance plotline, right?"

At that moment.

The system's silence was deafening.

Qian Guxing's face was more bitter than a bitter melon.

What sin did I commit?

To get stuck with a system for female readers.

I might as well just rename it the Chengdu System.

As if sensing Qian Guxing's displeasure, the system displayed a notification.

[Host detected as having bound the system. Open the newbie gift pack?]

There was no reason to refuse something free. Qian Guxing said listlessly, "Claim it."

"Claim it."

[Newbie gift pack opened successfully.]

[Congratulations! You have obtained a Martial Soul Evolution Card. Use it on a Martial Soul below god level to make it evolve!]

[Congratulations! Charm +30. Current charm: 120. A normal person's charm is 60.]

[Congratulations! You have obtained the passive skill: White Moonlight's Smile. Your smile can increase others' favorability toward you, and you have a chance of becoming or replacing the white moonlight in their hearts.]

"One hundred and twenty charm points."

Qian Guxing found a mirror at random and froze on the spot.

He had already been good-looking, with a base charm of ninety points, putting him among the best-looking of ordinary people.

Now his charm had shot off the charts, reaching an astonishing one hundred and twenty points.

The person in the mirror had red lips, white teeth, and features as exquisite as those of an immortal exiled from heaven. Anyone who saw him would be unable to resist marveling at his looks.

Qian Guxing was very satisfied.

Being strong was important, but being handsome was just as important.

Fortunately, the Female Lead System had some conscience and hadn't remodeled Qian Guxing into a femboy.

Qian Guxing composed himself and tried smiling at himself in the mirror.

Hmm.

Dazzlingly handsome.

But he didn't feel anything special.

"Is that all White Moonlight's Smile does?" Qian Guxing couldn't help complaining.

[White Moonlight's Smile cannot take effect on the host. No one is their own white moonlight...]

"All right, then."

Qian Guxing thought about it carefully and found it made sense.

Apart from someone narcissistic to the extreme, probably no one would regard themselves as their own white moonlight.

Still, there was plenty of room to develop this skill.

It was practically tailor-made to counter Bibi Dong.

If he got the chance, Qian Guxing wouldn't mind using it on Bibi Dong.

If it succeeded, he would have latched onto a truly enormous thigh!

It was a surefire bargain.

Qian Guxing was in a wonderful mood.

Fine, a Female Lead System it is.

At the very least, it really did hand out rewards.

Especially the Martial Soul Evolution Card from the newbie treasure chest.

With this card, even if he awakened the Trash Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass tomorrow, he could evolve it into the Blue Silver King!

At least he would be qualified to cultivate.

He had been given a Martial Soul Evolution Card at the start, his charm was off the charts, and he had gotten a divine skill for wooing girls thrown in.

What did Qian Guxing have to complain about with a system this generous?

In high spirits, Qian Guxing prepared to go out for a stroll.

Qian Guxing lived at the orphanage in Spirit City, which stood in a remote area. Outside was a peach grove, and the flowers were in bloom, making for beautiful scenery.

Qian Guxing strolled through the peach grove, humming an unknown tune, when he suddenly stopped.

Deep among the peach blossoms, a golden-haired girl in a long palace dress sat on a swing, her exquisite face filled with sorrow.

Naturally, it wasn't her appearance that had caught Qian Guxing's attention.

It was the line of text floating above the girl's head.

[Male lead discovered: Qian Renxue]

Qian Guxing was already used to the system's absurdity.

It had identified him as the female lead and the female lead Qian Renxue as the male lead.

Fortunately, the system had reversed both genders.

Even if there was a romance plotline later, Qian Guxing wouldn't have to fence with anyone.

"Come to think of it, shouldn't Qian Renxue be in the Heaven Dou Empire at this point?"

Qian Guxing remembered that Qian Renxue was nine years older than Tang San, meaning she had infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire in the year Tang San was born.

Qian Guxing was the same age as Tang San, so by his reckoning, Qian Renxue was currently fifteen and had been undercover in Heaven Dou for six years.

Why would she suddenly come back?

He had triggered the system, at any rate, so Qian Guxing decided to go over and take a look.

As he approached Qian Renxue,

the Female Lead System suddenly flashed, and lines of information appeared.

[The former female Pope, Qian Xunji, grew to hate Bibi Dong, the Holy Son, out of love and forced herself on him, giving birth to Qian Renxue.

In Bibi Dong's eyes, Qian Renxue's existence was a mistake, and he was filled with hatred for her.

But as her father, Bibi Dong couldn't bring himself to kill her. He chose instead to send Qian Renxue away from Spirit City to carry out the Nation-Stealing Plan in the Heaven Dou Empire.

Qian Renxue disguised herself as a woman and posed as Xue Qinghe, a princess of the Heaven Dou Empire, for six years, with no one to understand her and no one to confide in.

Today, you see Qian Renxue, Spirit Hall's young master, sitting alone in the garden, looking forlorn.

You, who are determined to become a strong female lead, choose...

One: It's none of your business, so stay out of it and leave with a sweep of your sleeves. Reward: charm +30

Two: Approach Qian Renxue and help her untie the knot in her heart. Reward: God-Level Second Martial Soul Lottery Card!]

Get involved!

I have to get involved in this!

Qian Guxing didn't hesitate for even a second.

Everyone knew how valuable Twin Martial Souls were.

Even if the second Martial Soul was a Trash Martial Soul,

one could cultivate the Trash Martial Soul first, then later stack it with nothing but ten-thousand-year or even Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, creating a top-tier Martial Soul!

What's more, this was a God-Level Second Martial Soul Lottery Card!

A god-level Martial Soul was guaranteed at minimum!

Qian Guxing took a deep breath, his resolve firm, and strode toward Qian Renxue.