Inside one of the Shen Family’s countless mansions—

Shen Tian lay flat on his back across an absurdly expensive bed, staring blankly up at the ceiling.

The room itself looked less like a bedroom and more like a luxury hotel suite designed by someone with too much money and zero restraint.

"...So you can just switch your entire purpose like that?" Shen Tian asked lazily.

The system responded calmly.

[Yes, Host.]

[Due to an unknown breach occurring within this webnovel world, the original story progression has already deviated.]

[As a result, the Host can no longer properly fulfill the role of a cannon-fodder villain.]

[Therefore, the system has updated accordingly.]

A small grin slowly appeared on Shen Tian’s face.

"So, basically... I’m unemployed from being a punching bag."

[Correct.]

Shen Tian let out a laugh.

"And here I thought you were just gonna tell me to go fuck myself and continue getting beaten half to death."

He folded his hands behind his head comfortably.

"I’m glad we’ve come to an understanding."

[Of course, Host.]

[The system’s primary purpose is to ensure the Host survives while maximizing benefits.]

[The Host’s new objective is simple.]

[Become the villain that defeats the protagonist.]

The smile on Shen Tian’s face slowly widened.

’Now that sounded significantly more fun.’

[Displaying updated system interface.]

The lights in the room dimmed slightly.

Two blue holographic panels suddenly appeared before Shen Tian’s eyes.

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[Host]: Shen Tian

[Fate Value]: -100 (Heavenly Suppression)

[Cultivation]: None

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[Target]: Ye Chen

[Identity]: Son of Destiny, Supreme Medical Sage

[Fate]: 10,000

[Cultivation]: Inner Core Realm

[Status]: Rising

[Threat Level]: Extreme

[Able to Die]: No

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Silence.

Shen Tian stared at the panel for several long seconds.

"...Excuse me?"

He slowly sat upright on the bed.

"What the fuck do you mean ’Able to Die: No’?"

[As the Son of Destiny, Ye Chen currently possesses the protection of fate.]

[Under normal circumstances, he cannot truly die.]

"...That sounds incredibly unfair."

[Correct.]

"And my fate is NEGATIVE?!"

[Correct.]

"And what the hell is Heavenly Suppression?!"

[As a villain, the Host is naturally rejected by the world’s fate.]

[The heavens themselves currently wish for the Host’s death.]

Shen Tian went silent.

"...Wow."

He rubbed his face tiredly.

"So, let me summarize."

"I have negative fate." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"The heavens hate me."

"The protagonist can’t die."

"And he has enough fate to probably survive getting hit by a meteor."

[Correct.]

"...This world is bullshit."

The system remained silent.

Then after a brief pause...

[Would the Host like to open the Beginner Villain Gift Pack?]

Shen Tian’s eyes instantly narrowed.

"...Now we’re talking. Yes!"

[Opening Beginner Villain Gift Pack...]

Ding!

[You have received the following rewards:]

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[Cultivation]: Foundation Establishment

— Host has gained the ability to sense and circulate Qi.

[Charm]: Max Value

— Host’s appearance and temperament have reached peak perfection.

[Item]: Life-Protecting Necklace

— Automatically activates upon lethal damage.

— Negates one fatal attack.

[Status]: Unused

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The moment the rewards entered his body...

Shen Tian immediately felt something change.

A strange warmth spread throughout his limbs as the entire world suddenly became clearer.

The air.

The floor.

The walls.

Everything around him seemed filled with invisible streams of energy.

Qi.

He could feel it naturally flowing throughout the environment like currents of water.

"...Woah."

Shen Tian slowly sat up from the bed.

Even his body felt lighter and stronger than before.

Not overwhelmingly powerful...

But definitely beyond the limits of a normal human.

Without hesitation, Shen Tian got out of bed and walked toward the bathroom mirror.

The moment he looked up...

Even he froze for a second.

"...Holy shit."

He was already heaven-defying handsome before.

But now?

It had become unreasonable.

His facial features looked impossibly perfect.

His green eyes carried a strange, natural charm.

Even his temperament had subtly changed, becoming more elegant and mysterious.

The type of face that could genuinely ruin someone’s life emotionally.

"...This is dangerous."

Shen Tian narrowed his eyes at his own reflection.

"At this level, I’m probably capable of accidentally creating yanderes."

Then his gaze shifted downward slightly.

Around his neck hung a silver-black necklace emitting a faint glow.

The Life-Protecting Necklace.

Seeing it made Shen Tian finally relax slightly.

At least now he had one extra life.

"Alright..."

Shen Tian leaned casually against the sink.

"So basically, if I want to kill the protagonist... I need to strip away his fate first?"

[Correct, Host.]

The system calmly responded.

[The protagonist’s greatest weapon is not his cultivation.]

[It is fate and luck itself.]

[As long as Ye Chen possesses enough fate, opportunities will continuously appear around him.]

[He will survive impossible situations.]

[Enemies will underestimate him.]

[Women will favor him.]

[Powerful experts will support him.]

[Even heaven itself will protect him.]

Shen Tian clicked his tongue.

"Typical protagonist bullshit."

[Therefore, the Host’s objective is simple.]

[Destroy or steal the opportunities that originally allowed Ye Chen to rise.]

[His encounters.]

[His treasures.]

[His allies.]

[His women.]

[His resources.]

[Every loss will weaken his fate.]

[Every theft will strengthen the Host.]

A dangerous smile slowly appeared on Shen Tian’s face.

"So... I can eventually become stronger than him?"

[Correct.]

[Once the protagonist’s fate drops below a critical threshold, he will lose heaven’s protection.]

[At that point...]

[Ye Chen will become killable.]

Shen Tian slowly cracked his neck.

"...Interesting."

For the first time since transmigrating into this world...

He genuinely became excited.

"Besides cultivation... will I eventually get other abilities too? Like Divine-Level Singing, Divine-Level Cooking, business skills, hacking abilities, acting skills - stuff like that?"

Honestly, Shen Tian had absolutely no shame about relying on the system.

It was his golden finger.

If someone handed him cheats, then he was going to abuse them shamelessly.

[The Host will receive generous rewards upon successfully suppressing the protagonist]

Shen Tian instantly smirked.

"I’m taking that as a yes."

His white teeth gleamed slightly under the lighting as his mood improved considerably.

A system.

Cultivation.

Future knowledge.

And now potentially countless absurd abilities.

Shen Tian walked out of the bathroom and grabbed a black coat nearby.

"Well then..."

A dangerous grin slowly appeared on his face.

"I guess it’s time to go meet another heroine."

According to the original plot.

Tonight, Ye Chen was supposed to encounter another important heroine at an underground club.

A beautiful but extremely dangerous woman connected to the underworld.

One of the protagonist’s future harem members.

Shen Tian still remembered her introduction scene vividly.

Mostly because she tried feeding someone to sharks ten minutes after appearing.

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