June 1st, Children's Day. Sunny! The breeze was clear and refreshing-a fine day to cut away a man's little secret!
Lin Ran sheepishly made his way into the hospital. After a series of procedures, he lay facedown on the operating table.
"Local or general anesthesia?"
"General!" Lin Ran said firmly. He did not want to face this embarrassing predicament at all.
As the needle pierced his skin, Lin Ran peacefully closed his eyes.
[Host awakening detected. The Above Heaven and Below Heaven, I Alone Am Supreme Invincible War God System is at your service!]
"Fuck, would it kill you not to brag?!" Lin Ran swore. Only a second later did he realize something was wrong-twelve out of ten kinds of wrong! That mechanical voice-it was a system buddy!
"Am I... dead?"
"Congratulations, host! Correct!"
"You ****! I was only getting hemorrhoids removed! How the hell did someone end up dead?!"
[The host is advised to face reality. Instructions for using this system will now be instilled into the host. Please receive them!]
Before Lin Ran could react, a massive torrent of information rushed into his mind. A sharp pain tore through his head, nearly knocking him unconscious. Once the pain slowly faded, he understood what the system did: it let him travel to other worlds!
[First-time system activation grants three free teleportation opportunities!] [Acquiring world coordinates------] [Acquisition complete! ① Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf ② Till the End of the Moon ③ God Eater] [Three------two------one------initiating teleportation!]
Lin Ran was utterly dumbfounded. What the hell? It was teleporting him already? He had not even chosen yet! Fuck, why did this damned system act like an overbearing CEO, doing everything without his consent?!
[Teleported to the world of Till the End of the Moon! Randomly selecting possession targets----]
Lin Ran stared at the three possession targets the system had selected for him, completely numb. One was a lesser demon suppressed in the Desolate Abyss, another was the little kitten Dr. Pang had picked up, and the last was the demonic tiger that followed Copycat Jin!
[Possession in progress------]
"Hey! I choose three! Three!" With no time to think, Lin Ran hurriedly picked option three, which he thought offered a better chance of survival.
[Possession complete. Issuing this world's ultimate mission------]
When Lin Ran woke up, he discovered that he had become a huge tiger! After getting used to this body, he miserably discovered that he really had merged completely with it. He did not feel the slightest discomfort.
Since he was here, he might as well settle in. Lin Ran could only accept reality and begin studying the system. According to the system, Li Susu would transmigrate into Ye Xiwu's body three years later. He was currently in the Jing Kingdom, following Fu Yu, the demoness at Tantai Minglang's side.
"Thank goodness! Looks like the world I transmigrated into follows the TV adaptation. If it really were the world depicted in the original novel, life would be rough."
He did not know much about the world of Till the End of the Moon, having only learned a little from television-and even that had been the cut version! There were many details he did not know, and the system had not provided the specific course this world would take. Still, he knew the general course. His most pressing task was to improve his strength.
Open the system shop! As Lin Ran silently spoke the words, a densely packed array of treasures appeared before him.
Lin Ran stared indecisively at the multitude of treasures. Most were beyond his means, while the ones he could afford were of little help to him!
"System buddy! Hurry up and give me some recommendations. What can I buy with my ten thousand Origin Points that'll be useful to me?"
[Sacred Beast White Tiger Origin: price, ten million Origin Points]
Lin Ran's face darkened as he looked at the sacred beast origin his system buddy had recommended. He only had ten thousand, and this system buddy offered him a treasure worth ten million! This was naked mockery!
[Please do not be anxious, host. Open your beginner gift pack!]
"Shit, right! It's my first time binding a system, and I completely forgot about the beginner gift pack! Not bad, not bad, system buddy! You're pretty considerate. You didn't pocket my gift pack!"
[Host, this system lives and dies with you! Naturally, it would never do anything detrimental to you. Please rest assured!]
"System buddy, are you this system's AI?" Lin Ran chatted with his system buddy as he opened the beginner gift pack, only to discover that it actually contained the Sacred Beast White Tiger Origin!
[Yes. The system is currently at the basic level. By absorbing the power of world origins, it can upgrade to an intermediate system.]
"Okay! Fuse the sacred beast origin with me first. Oh, right, does the fusion process hur-"
Before Lin Ran could finish, agonizing pain swept through his entire body. Roar after roar shook the mountain forests, and before long, the pain knocked him out.
When he woke, he discovered that Fu Yu was already standing before him. She was utterly stunned. Just what opportunity had this beast obtained? It had now undergone a complete transformation.
Lin Ran did not kill her, because it was not yet time for the main plot to advance. Killing her now would bring him no benefit.
He rose, a white tiger standing nearly three meters tall at the shoulder, towering majestically. Sensing the immense power contained within his body, Lin Ran immediately broke into a savage grin.
He sent Fu Yu flying with a swipe of his paw and raced out of the mountain forest. The Jing Kingdom's imperial palace was not far away, but Lin Ran did not go join the excitement. Instead, he ran toward the Sheng Kingdom.
He was off to play with Dandan Jin! Building a good relationship with Dandan Jin in advance would make carrying out his plans easier in the future.
The system had issued many missions. Collecting the three demonic artifacts would earn him one million Origin Points apiece, while the Evil Bone was worth two million.
The ultimate mission was to help Dandan Jin change his fate of becoming the Devil God, with rewards based on the degree of completion.
That was why he was so impatient to find Dandan Jin. After all, he was still suffering in the Sheng Kingdom's imperial palace right now.
"My poor Little Jinjin, your big brother Ran is coming!" Lin Ran raced along excitedly, only to have his path blocked by a few little demons too blind to know better.
"Boss! This big tiger looks dumb as a brick. What are we catching it for?"
To keep a low profile, Lin Ran had shrunk his body and concealed his aura, which was why these little demons had mistaken him for an ordinary tiger.
Hearing the words of the misshapen little demon before him, Lin Ran immediately flew into a towering rage. Such a majestic white tiger as himself, and this thing called him dumb as a brick!
He lashed out with a paw, its terrifying force sending the little demon straight to the afterlife.
Lin Ran bared his tiger teeth in a grin. Having strength sure was nice! The other two demons tried to flee, but he sent them off with two swipes of his paws!
Running and stopping along the way, he even took a stroll by the Mo River. Three days later, Lin Ran finally saw the gates of the Sheng Kingdom's imperial capital! He shrank to the size of a kitten and dashed straight through the gates. The guards saw only a white blur flash past.
"What was that thing that just went past? A big white rat?"
"Dunno! Probably. Forget it. Let's think about where we're going to have some fun after our shift!"
"I heard that newly opened Heavenly Fragrance House in the capital is pretty good! Every girl in there is top-notch!"
"Yeah, yeah, but it's expensive as hell. Minor officials like us can't afford it!"
"Idiot! If we can't afford it, can't you just say we're there on official business?"
"W-will that work? We could lose our heads if it goes wrong, couldn't we?"
"If you don't say anything and I don't say anything, who's going to know?"
"True enough. Then I'll be troubling you tonight, brother!"
The guards exchanged meaningful stares, having already agreed on where to enjoy themselves that night. Of course, none of this had anything to do with Lin Ran. He, Lin Ran, was an upright gentleman. Those women named Sora or Miyuki or whatever-he did not know a single one!