It was over!
Barbie Q'd, time to throw flowers at the finale!
Qin Feng cursed the heavens in despair. How the hell could they treat someone like this!?
Just a few days ago, he'd been diligently tightening screws so his boss could afford to take a young wife next year. Who could've guessed that, out of nowhere, he'd be sent back to the factory for a rebuild, turned into a baby developing sneakily in the womb?
After gathering information for a few days, he discovered this wasn't his original world at all. It was a fantasy world called the Ancient Wasteland.
Demons and monsters coexisted with humans, while immortals and mortals lived side by side. Great Powers could split mountains and sever rivers, summon wind and rain, look down upon heaven and earth, and shake the Nine Provinces with a single word.
He'd thought that a thoroughly ordinary deadweight like him—someone so unremarkable even dogs wouldn't look back if he were tossed into the street, and so hopelessly lost he could take a wrong turn just opening a browser—wouldn't survive three episodes in a fantasy world like this.
But the surprise had come far too suddenly: his dad was the head of the Qin family.
The Qin family was full of experts and produced genius after genius. They shook the Ancient Wasteland and were known as the Number One Clan of the Ancient Wasteland.
With such a powerful background, he could run wild throughout the Ancient Wasteland. There was nothing he couldn't solve by calling out for Dad.
And if that didn't work, he could just call for Mom again!
His mother was no small fry either. She was the Saintess of Mount Taibai Immortal, one of the Three Great Holy Lands.
And if calling for Mom and Dad still didn't work, the family had ten Old Ancestors standing guard. As long as he didn't provoke some freak with a Protagonist Halo, he could do whatever he wanted.
A Protagonist?!
What a load of nonsense!
Qin Feng began to think he must've been imagining things. How could someone like that exist in the real world? A young whippersnapper's lucky encounter trumping generations of hard work—what a joke.
But who could've known that the very next second, he'd stop laughing.
Today, his mother, whom he'd never met, drank a bowl of Immortal Fluid that the Qin family had carefully prepared for her, just as she did every day.
This Immortal Fluid possessed miraculous power. Drinking it could strengthen a baby's potential, and the more one drank, the stronger that potential became.
To ensure that the Qin family's precious baby would win at the starting line the moment he was born,
the Qin family had even used a secret technique to delay his birth by a hundred years. Ninety-seven years had passed already, and he'd be born in three more.
But today, before Qin Feng could even start absorbing it, the Immortal Fluid's energy was absorbed by something else. Worse, that thing was still unsatisfied and began frantically plundering the energy in his body.
His spirit turned listless in an instant. He was more exhausted than he'd been after being quarantined for twenty days with his ex-girlfriend in his previous life—and he also discovered he wasn't the only one living here. There was another terrifying little fellow right beside him.
If it kept sucking him dry like this, he'd be GG in just a few days.
"What kind of monster is this!?"
Qin Feng was overwhelmed with terror and wanted to get away from the horrifying monster.
But there was only so much room in the womb. He had nowhere to run, and could only watch as the energy inside him was absorbed bit by bit.
Just then—
A voice rang in Qin Feng's mind. "Ding-dong. Epic Son of Heaven detected. System activating..."
"This monster is the Protagonist!?"
Qin Feng was stunned, panic rising inexplicably in his heart.
As everyone knew, being the Protagonist's family was a high-risk occupation. Either they were silenced to kick off the story, or they got in the Protagonist's way as he grew stronger, only to end up sacrificed to the heavens.
Even if they somehow managed to survive to the end, fate would ruthlessly grind them into the dirt over and over, leaving them exhausted in body and mind, never again able to stand tall.
As if to confirm Qin Feng's suspicions, he actually saw his little brother's Protagonist Halo attributes.
Epic Protagonist Halo: An Epic-grade exclusive halo for a Protagonist, one so rare it appears only once in ten thousand years. No logic applies. Don't ask—those are just the rules.
Lucky value bonus: 9999+
Comprehension bonus: 99
99+
Potential bonus: 9999+
Charm bonus: 9999+
Relatives' reincarnation rate: 50%
Note: In the event of a life-threatening crisis, the halo will activate additional bonuses.
Additional bonus effects:
Lucky value bonus: 9999+
Comprehension bonus: 9999+
Potential bonus: 9999+
Charm bonus: 9999+
Relatives' reincarnation rate: 999...%
"Holy crap, is there any justice? Any law at all!?"
Qin Feng couldn't help letting out a curse, and inside, he wailed like a groundhog.
He was the one who'd transmigrated, so how had his little brother become the Protagonist!?
Then what did that make him!?
The villain!?
"Ding-dong. Host identified as the Destined Arch Villain. The Universe's Big Bang Super Invincible Great Villain System has successfully activated!"
The air suddenly fell silent...
A certain handsome young man's heart filled with one giant holy crap.
Being the Protagonist's twin older brother was dangerous enough. Now he had to be a Destined Arch Villain, too? Wasn't that just like carrying a lantern into the outhouse to look for shit!?
At the same time, he had no choice but to think about what to do from now on.
Don't covet wealth, don't lust after beauty, don't take disciples, don't start a sect. Keep a low profile whenever possible, but don't show off when you can avoid it. Don't provoke trash or geniuses. Don't rescue beauties in danger. If he ran into Ye Lin, Chen Xiao, Chu Qin, King Su Fang, or Zhou, he should take the long way around.
And most importantly, he absolutely mustn't laugh, "Kekekeke."
"Ding-dong. Friendly reminder: Based on the system's analysis of the host's personality, the host is greedy, lecherous, a braggart, and overflowing with flirtatious charm, displaying the full splendor of manhood. He absolutely won't be content to live in seclusion and cultivate himself into an honest man."
Qin Feng couldn't take it anymore. He launched straight into a torrent of abuse.
"Holy crap, what the hell are you talking about? Don't you have a conscience saying things like that? I've been such a caring person since I was a kid, all right? When I saw the pretty girl next door taking a bath, I kindly opened her window to let in some fresh air. When Old Wang next door was out, I helped take care of his wife. When I met a homeless young lady, I gave her a warm home. My friends all say I've got the makings of a Prime Minister, but all I want is to be the boy next door, quietly helping my neighbors fix their drains..."
But just after Qin Feng had finished listing one-tenth of his virtues, the system's voice rang out again.
"Ding-dong. Great Villain beginner's gift pack successfully issued."
"Ding-dong. Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the God-level Halo, Emperor's Talent!"
"Ding-dong. Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the God-level Cultivation Technique, Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Art!"
"Ding-dong. Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Mythical Grade Epic item, Max Level Red-haired Old Monster Experience Voucher!"
Emperor's Talent: A Mythical Halo. Upon use, it grants a tenfold bonus to all attributes. (Note: The tenfold bonus will adjust as the original attributes increase.)
Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Art: A Mythical cultivation technique born from the Big Bang, with the power to seize the creations of Heaven and Earth.
Max Level Red-haired Old Monster Experience Voucher: A Mythical Grade Epic item. Upon use, you can experience the joys of being a max-level Red-haired Old Monster, suppressing everyone in the world who dares to call themselves invincible or claim they cannot be defeated. (Note: The effect lasts 24 hours. Cooldown: ten years.)
Qin Feng stared blankly at the item descriptions, and suddenly felt that being a villain wasn't so bad after all.
If we're brothers, come chop me up!!
No!
He'd grown up on Confucian teachings, a proper gentleman raised on the Analects. How could he willingly sink into depravity and become a villain?
"Suck, suck, suck! All you ever do is suck!"
Qin Feng realized his little brother was still sucking away his energy. He kicked him square in the face with all his might.
Confucius said: "A gentleman who does not strike hard will not inspire awe." (Note: When a gentleman lays hands on someone, he must hit hard; otherwise, he cannot establish his authority...)
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