Imagine someone who had accomplished nothing in the first half of their life, whose days were dull and tedious, who seemed no different from the crowd and was destined to live out an ordinary life as a nobody.
Then, suddenly, a voice rang out in their head, announcing that a system had activated.
Gaining a cheat like that was like going from a supporting character to the protagonist. How many people could resist using it to show off, put others in their place, and vent all the frustration they had bottled up for so long?
What was more, these systems were practically tailor-made. Those who sought power would receive a talent point system. Those who kept a low profile would receive a survival-at-all-costs system. The cold and ruthless would receive a kill-a-girl-to-attain-enlightenment system. Conspiracy enthusiasts might even receive an apocalypse stockpiling system, letting them grow stronger simply by hoarding supplies.
Supposedly, when the Heliobi wreaked havoc on the Xianzhou, countless Chosen Ones sprang up overnight. They even slaughtered one another to seize the System Main God's authority.
For a time, bloodshed swept through the Xianzhou.
The Xianzhou made enormous sacrifices to put an end to the Heliobus calamity.
When Chu Mu learned about this chapter of history, he could not help feeling relieved. Thank goodness he had no assorted systems attached to him. Otherwise, he would at least have had to wonder whether a Heliobus was playing him for a fool.
Now, as he listened to Tingyun explain Heliobi to the group, Chu Mu's thoughts grew somewhat heavy-
Tingyun only described their properties as energy beings, without mentioning their ability to possess others at all. Yet possession was precisely what made Heliobi so feared. There was no reason to skirt around it.
Leaving that part out made the account rather