I Am the System, You Are Destiny!

One day, a young woodcutter was on his way home down the mountain when he suddenly encountered a large, white-browed tiger with piercing eyes.

Upon seeing the tiger, the young woodcutter immediately remembered his father's teachings.

"My son, if you encounter wild animals on the mountain, do not run away, and never expose your back to them."

"Even wild beasts that have not yet become sentient have the innate ability to sense the strength of the strong. When two wild beasts confront each other, the one that turns and runs away first must be the weaker one."

"Fear and panic have a smell. Once wild animals smell your sweat of tension, they will attack you without hesitation!"

"Then what should I do?"

"First, calm yourself down, then glare at him and respond to his provocation. You can't lose in terms of momentum."

"Second, if the beast is not intimidated by your imposing presence and instead comes towards you, then don't wait any longer. See if there's a suitable place nearby to bury it."

Lu Cun gripped the axe tightly in his hand and swallowed hard.

Don't be nervous, take a deep breath...

There's an old saying that goes, "A tiger sees no ravine, but a coward sees only obstacles." Don't be afraid, glare at it!

Lu Cun stared wide-eyed at the tiger, and the tiger stood up immediately upon seeing his expression.

Do you look at yourself?

Ah?

The tiger suddenly spoke in human language, which completely stunned Lu Cun.

It's over...

This is Tiger Demon that has become a spirit!

The tiger grinned, baring its teeth. "Yes, that's the expression! I'm in a good mood today, so I'll reward you with the role of my henchman!"

After saying that, the tiger suddenly attacked Lu Cun!

Lu Cun subconsciously closed his eyes, but the pain he had imagined did not come.

After a moment, Lu Cun opened his eyes and saw that the Tiger Demon was frozen in front of him. Not only the Tiger Demon, but everything around him had stopped moving.

[Hello]

The three words appeared before Lu Cun, startling Lu Cun once again. "What... what is it again? A monster?"

Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you.

Let me think about how to explain the situation to you. First of all, young man, can you read?

Lu Cun scratched his head, somewhat confused.

It seems he can't read.

As a gift to you, I'll start by giving you the ability to read and write.

A memory suddenly flooded into Lu Cun's mind, and the distorted handwriting in front of him instantly formed a concept in his mind.

Along with this memory came a self-introduction.

You can regard me as the Way of Heaven.

You are the Child of Destiny, the one destined for me. You may not even realize it yourself, but you were born with extraordinary fortune.

"The Child of Destiny?"

Be confident, child, you are your destiny.

"Am I destiny itself?"

My appearance is an expression of your destiny.

You can consider yourself extraordinary, because you are extraordinary.

But as the saying goes, "When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it first tests their will, strains their muscles and bones, starves their body, empties their resources, and frustrates their endeavors, so as to strengthen their resolve, temper their character, and increase their abilities."

Therefore, I will give you tasks; complete the tasks to earn rewards. This is your test.

Lu Cun pondered for a long time before finally accepting the premise. "What exactly is the mission? What will happen if I fail?"

[If the mission fails, eliminate them.]

"Elimination?"

"Didn't you say..."

There can be many Child of Destiny ones.

You are not the only one, nor are you required to choose.

If you are unable to perform the tasks I assign you, then it is only natural to eliminate you.

Lu Cun gritted his teeth, "Anyway, I'm going to die now, so just tell me what you want me to do?"

Good, very energetic.

[Task issued: Teasing the Tiger Demon]

[Go around behind this tiger spirit, pat his butt, and say, 'You can't do it either?']

Ah?

[Time Limit: One Minute]

Mission Failed: Annihilation

[Quest Reward: Peerless Good Sword]

There were too many flaws to consider, so Lu Cun quickly moved behind the tiger spirit while everything was paused.

Just then, time, which had been frozen, resumed its flow.

The tiger spirit missed its target.

Um?

When?

Snap!

The tiger spirit's buttocks were suddenly slapped, and at the same time, a shrill voice came from behind, "You're no good either?"

What?!

The tiger spirit suddenly turned its head, its face turning bright red.

"You dare to mock me? You're asking for death!!"

As the tiger spirit spoke, it swung its claw at Lu Cun, but unexpectedly, an extremely sharp sword suddenly appeared in Lu Cun's hand!

The tiger spirit's claws struck the sword directly and were instantly severed!

Pfft!

At that moment, both Hu Jing and Lu Cun were dumbfounded.

"Peerless Good Sword?"

Although the name is a bit perfunctory, it is indeed Peerless Good Sword... Its sharpness is so great that it can cut through iron like mud!

If you were to use it for chopping firewood, it would definitely be...

Still thinking about that piece of firewood you used to burn?

Can't you have some ambition?

With such divine weapons in hand, what difficulty would there be in slaying this Tiger Demon?

[Mission issued: Slay the Tiger Demon!]

[Task Reward: Random Lottery]

079 couldn't help but marvel at himself, thinking he was a genius. When it came to issuing rewards, as long as it was done like a lottery, the recipients would have to accept whatever they received.

It's a very simple principle: although I decide what you win in this lottery, you can't blame me.

You can only blame your bad luck.

079 followed Chen Mo's advice and decided not to let that kid get too good of a thing all at once. He had to keep him hanging on so that he could gradually control him.

Following a gradual and consistent approach, the next step should be to give him something that allows him to cultivate.

The cultivation system of this world has been analyzed to a great extent in 079, and ultimately all methods share the same origin.

In this world, cultivating immortality and Qi Refining is no different from their previous practice of absorbing energy through magic.

Similarly, everyone has different talents; some people can cultivate, while others cannot.

In this world, they are called spiritual roots. Lu Cun, for example, has no spiritual roots. All his orifices are closed, so he cannot sense spiritual energy or absorb it into his body.

It's not difficult to get him to cultivate; just artificially implant a spiritual root in him.

The spiritual roots in this world are divided into four grades: low grade, middle grade, high grade, and top grade.

The lower grade is called False Spiritual Root, the middle grade is True Spiritual Root, the upper grade is Earth Spiritual Root, and the highest grade is Heaven Spiritual Root. That's roughly it.

The person with the Geng Metal Physique that Chen Mo killed before, although he had a good physique, his spiritual root was only True Spiritual Root.

Just as 079 was thinking this, Lu Cun had already killed the Tiger Demon.

"I've completed my mission, where's the reward?"

Um?

So fast?

079 looked at Lu Cun and saw that Lu Cun's face was covered in blood, the Tiger Demon's limbs were broken, and the Peerless Good Sword was stuck in the Tiger Demon's head.

It's true that a sword is sharp, but if you give a powerful weapon to a useless person, he still won't be able to defeat anyone.

You could say the owner has a sharp eye; every choice they made wasn't too bad.

[Task Completed: Lottery Draw Begins]