Villain Life Simulator

"Next," Su Yuntao called, his voice tinged with fatigue.

Su Cheng silently walked into the center of the six black stones. As the other man injected Soul Power, a pale golden light rose and enveloped him.

A warm presence seeped into him, and he instinctively extended his right hand.

Golden motes slowly gathered, and a rusty Iron Sword appeared in his hand.

"A Tool Martial Soul, an Iron Sword." Su Yuntao nodded. Though the sword did look rather shabby, it was at least not another Blue Silver Grass or farming tool. That gave him some small hope.

"Come on, let's test your Soul Power."

Hearing that, Su Cheng placed his hand on the blue crystal. A pulling force came from it, and the crystal emitted a faint glow.

Su Yuntao said disappointedly, "Innate Soul Power of level 0.5. Still, at least you have a chance to become a Spirit Master."

"..."

Su Cheng's mindset nearly shattered.

He had not expected Innate Full Soul Power. After all, he did not have a Titled Douluo father and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast mother, nor did he have any chance of obtaining Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill.

But Innate Soul Power of level 0.5 was simply...

Su Cheng gave a bitter smile.

Fortunately, with the awakening of his Martial Soul, he sensed that the Simulator, which he had never been able to activate before, had finally reacted.

By then, Su Yuntao had finished all the awakening ceremonies and was heading outside. Seeing this, Su Cheng temporarily stopped dwelling on his Innate Soul Power and hurried after him with the other children.

The doors opened, and Wang Pan, the chief of Wang Su Village, who had been silently waiting outside, hurried over and asked, "Grandmaster, did any child in the village awaken the potential to become a Spirit Master this year?"

Su Yuntao glanced at him and nodded. "There is one. Although his Innate Soul Power is only 0.5, he still has a chance to become a Spirit Master."

"Grandpa Village Chief." Su Cheng hurried over.

"Little Cheng, did you awaken Soul Power?"

"Yes."

"Wonderful." Wang Pan stroked his head, unconcerned about his Innate Soul Power. "Our village has one work-study student slot at Notting City Junior Spirit Master Academy. Would you like to go there and learn all sorts of things about Spirit Masters and Martial Souls?"

"I would. Thank you, Grandpa Village Chief," Su Cheng quickly said.

"Good. There is still a month before school begins. Prepare yourself well for now, and when the time comes, I'll go with you."

After seeing him home, Village Chief Wang Pan left.

Su Cheng had been adopted by an old widower in the village. After his adoptive father died, he had lived alone ever since.

Since he had always seemed mature beyond his years, Wang Pan was not particularly worried about him.

Sitting on his bed, Su Cheng tried to mobilize the Soul Power within his body.

As the energy circulated, the true form of the Simulator, which he had only vaguely sensed before but had never been able to truly touch, finally appeared before his eyes.

A pale blue panel unfolded before him.

Villain Life Simulator activating...

Please select the final objective for this Life Simulation:

1. Establish a new sect and replace the Upper Three Sects. Mission reward: Spirit Benign Mutation; difficulty: B

2. Usurp imperial power and ascend the throne of either the Heaven Dou Empire or the Star Luo Empire. Mission reward: Spirit Benign Mutation, Innate Full Soul Power; difficulty: A

3. Destroy Spirit Hall. Mission reward: Twin Martial Souls; difficulty: S

Villain Life Simulator? Su Cheng paused for a moment before continuing to read.

He did not care much about whether he was righteous or villainous. In his eyes, this was merely a simulation anyway.

Still, the mission rewards were indeed tempting.

But isn't this difficulty way too high? Is there no beginner's benefit?

Su Cheng stared at the three options on the panel, stunned.

Honestly, he did not think any of these missions had much chance of being completed.

The Upper Three Sects might have seemed utterly useless in the original story, but they were still top-tier forces with several Titled Douluo under their command and centuries of influence across the continent.

And that was the lowest-difficulty option.

Fortunately, there was no penalty for failing a simulation mission. Otherwise, he might not have dared to try.

After coming to this world for so many years, I can finally use it once. If I miss this chance, I'll probably have to wait until I get my first Spirit Ring.

Su Cheng's face was full of conflict.

With his aptitude of Innate Soul Power at level 0.5, who knew how long it would take him to cultivate to level 10?

Damn it, all three are difficult anyway. I might as well crank the difficulty all the way up. Work for ten years and I'll still be a worker; go all in once and live in the Imperial Palace! I'm betting on it!

After hesitating for a long time, he ultimately chose the third mission.

Since it gave me the option, there's no way it's completely impossible. I'll treat the first time as a test. At worst, if I fail, I'll honestly cultivate until level 10! Even Yu Xiaogang managed to cultivate to level 29 with Soul Power of 0.5. There's no reason I can't do it.

You have selected the final objective for this simulation: Destroy Spirit Hall.

Available Initial Characters:

1. Spirit Hall's youngest elder. Settlement bonus: 0–20%

2. An ordinary Spirit Master not born into Spirit Hall. Settlement bonus: 50%–100%

3. A waste Spirit Master with Innate Soul Power of level 0.5. Settlement bonus: 150%–300%

Choose three of the following ten talents as Initial Talents:

Upper Three Sects Heir, Innate Full Soul Power, Twin Martial Souls, Mutated Spirit, 100,000 Year Spirit Ring (Ninth Soul Ring), True Scholar, Royal Noble, Veteran Actor, Medical Genius, Sword Genius

Hiss. No wonder replacing the Upper Three Sects is only difficulty B. With Initial Characters and talents like these, it really does seem easy enough.

Looking at the refreshed panel, Su Cheng rubbed his face, which was still somewhat childish, and felt a trace of regret.

But at this point, he had to choose carefully.

Although the 150% settlement bonus is tempting, without bloodline or strength in this world, you can't accomplish a damn thing.

As everyone knew, there were no waste Spirit Masters on the Douluo Continent—only waste Martial Souls.

An Upper Three Sects Heir, Innate Full Soul Power, and Twin Martial Souls seems like the optimal solution, doesn't it? Isn't that Tang San's build...

After thinking for a moment, he was about to choose to begin as a Spirit Master from the Upper Three Sects, supplemented by Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power.

Then he immediately stopped.

No. I almost fell for it...

What is Tang San? He's the child of destiny of the Douluo Continent, the chosen cheater, with the Asura God and Sea God standing behind him. Without that crucial factor, Spirit Hall would have beaten him to death long ago...

Su Cheng clenched his fists and took a deep breath. So while this seems like the optimal solution, it is actually a dead end. If the Simulator fully matches the real environment, then I definitely won't be the child of destiny. But when it comes to dealing with Spirit Hall, I have one absolute advantage!

His eyes gradually lit up. I know the script. Spirit Hall's structure, the personality flaws of the big bosses—those are what I should be taking advantage of. Relying on brute strength to fight Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Qian Daoliu head-on? That's just dreaming!

With his mind made up, he already knew what to choose.