The Female Lead's Persona Has Completely Changed After I Transmigrated Into a Villain

"A bit tired. Some of the body-tempering methods here require Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures."

"Perfect. In a few days, after I pick up the Freshman Trial Mission, I should be able to find most of them."

"As long as I don't snatch the protagonist's opportunities, nothing should go wrong."

Xu Chen nodded to himself.

He stretched, then went to take a bath.

And just like that, three days passed without incident.

Han Di came back to Xu Chen's courtyard, intending to hand him the trial mission.

But the moment he saw Xu Chen, his eyes went wide.

"A physique comparable to Mid-stage Fourth Rank, just a hair away from breaking into Late-stage?"

"Holy crap, it's only been three days—this kid's this terrifying?"

Han Di stood there dumbfounded, mouth hanging open.

Back in the day, breaking through from Mid-stage Third Rank physique to Mid-stage Fourth Rank had taken him a full five years.

Five years. Back then, to stimulate his body, he'd whipped himself every single day.

He didn't even know how he'd gotten through those five years.

"Good!"

Han Di slapped his thigh, ecstatic.

No wonder he was Han Di's disciple—this kid was just that strong.

He laughed loudly. "Disciple, your body-tempering is coming along nicely!"

Xu Chen said, "It's alright. I've just been reading lately, no Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures to refine with. Progress is mediocre."

Han Di's mouth twitched. Mediocre?

If you weren't my disciple, I'd punch you.

He rolled his eyes. "Per Academy rules, all new students must undergo a Mission Trial once. You're heading out today."

With that, he handed Xu Chen a Mission Bamboo Slip.

Xu Chen took the slip and glanced at it. The mission was to collect three Third-rank Demonic Beast Cores.

For him, this wasn't too hard—after all, he was Mid-stage Third Rank.

"Got it, Master. No problem."

Xu Chen said.

Han Di grinned. "Do well. Head to the square and assemble. Seniors, or even an elder, will guide you."

Xu Chen nodded. Same old plot.

There shouldn't be any trouble this time, right?

At least, he couldn't think of any.

PS: Please give me data, big shots! Throw me some data!!! It's too brutal!!!

Xu Chen quickly arrived at the Mission Square and found tens of thousands of new students gathered there.

Under the vast Heavenly Venerate Dynasty, cities like Qingyang City numbered at least ten thousand.

"If I remember right, the one leading this time is an old man, Late-stage Fourth Rank."

"As for me, I'm alone, thinking about how to mess with the protagonist, only to get messed up in the end."

"In the plot, Jiang Lan, Jiang Hong, and Li Ruoling all side with Ye Xuan—he's the Son of Destiny after all."

Xu Chen recalled.

But the next second, he froze.

He saw Li Ruoling. And he saw Elder Chi Lian. Both were in Qingyang City's team.

Elder Chi Lian spotted Xu Chen and chuckled. "Little Chen, I'm taking you today."

Li Ruoling also gave him a gentle smile. "I'm your senior, leading the team alongside Elder Chi Lian."

Xu Chen: "..."

Holy crap!

He'd calculated everything, but never this.

If it were aimed at Ye Xuan, fine—but it was all aimed at him.

No way. If the system warned him about derailing the plot, he'd have no excuse.

Just then, Jiang Hong and Jiang Lan's cheerful voices rang out. "Brother Chen, we're in charge of Azure Dragon City and Azure Mystic City—they're the closest to Qingyang City!"

"Per Academy rules, three teams usually go together and complete the mission as a group."

"Hehe, so the three teams are together now. Are you happy or what?"

Happy my ass!

Xu Chen's lips twitched slightly. If he could, he'd really just kick these troublemakers away.

In his past life, every single one of them stabbed him in the back. This life, for no reason at all, they've latched onto him.

He couldn't figure it out, but he stayed on guard.

After all, these Female Leads were still unclear in their intentions—pretty troublesome.

"Shua!"

"Shua!"

"Shua!"

The next second, Xu Chen felt countless gazes of envy, jealousy, and hatred lock onto him.

He looked up with a pained expression and found all the surrounding guys staring dead at him.

"This is the Xu Chen that all those elders fought over a few days ago? Fine, but why are the women fighting over him too?"

"He's just a little handsome, nothing special."

"Pfft! It's one thing for the Saintess to cling to him, but even Elder Chi Lian is all over him..."

Countless voices buzzed with discussion—some in awe, some in cold snorts.

Xu Chen said gloomily, "Can I switch teams?"

Not for any other reason—with this bunch of Female Leads circling him, his storyline was bound to be a pain.

Chi Lian smiled sweetly. "Sure, you can. Wherever you switch, I'll follow right along."

Li Ruoling also vowed, "Me too."

Xu Chen: "..."

You two are something!

I surrender!

When I see the Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures later, I'll just pretend I didn't notice.

If Ye Xuan still can't grab them after that, it's not on me.

So he said helplessly, "Fine, I won't switch."

Chi Lian cheerfully grabbed Xu Chen's hand. "That's a good boy. Your hand's so smooth."

Hey hey hey, show some restraint.

What's with this shameless flirt act?

Xu Chen found he couldn't pull free and winced in annoyance.

Chi Lian's eyes narrowed. This time, she was going to protect Xu Chen and not let Ye Xuan bully him.

Ye Xuan, the protagonist—tough luck for him this time.

Li Ruoling also took the initiative to hold Xu Chen's hand. "Xu Chen, let's go."

With that, she pulled him onto the back of the Flying Divine Crane.

Xu Chen didn't resist. Resisting was useless anyway.

Jiang Lan and Jiang Hong snorted coldly. Little vixens, so shameless.

Then they kicked the Azure Dragon City disciples beside them hard.

Azure Dragon City disciples: "???"