Customizable System?
"A system that can be customized?"
Jiang Che's lips parted slightly, his entire demeanor radiating surprise.
[Customizable System: A system that allows for personalization. The host can assign basic rewards, set the system's auxiliary direction, and designate host binding. Essentially, it functions as a sub-system, but all items within must be filled by the host. The system can be reclaimed at any time.]
"A man-made golden finger?"
Jiang Che raised an eyebrow. But this was just an empty shell of a sub-system—all flash, no substance. The rewards inside would need to be filled by him.
But was it really just an empty shell?
Jiang Che pondered for a moment before a mischievous grin curled at the corners of his lips. This thing... could be pretty fun for messing with people!
Jiang Che, full of cunning, was quite skilled at pulling pranks.
[PS: The protagonist's system is not created by some big shot, so don't overthink it.]
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As for the remaining rewards, they were all quite impressive.
[God of Tai Chi: Upon fusing with this skill, the host will master the complete path of Tai Chi, comprehending all its mysteries and forging a complete martial path.]
"Fuse."
Without a moment's hesitation, Jiang Che made his choice. Just hearing the name made it sound incredibly powerful.
In the next second, an esoteric force merged into his body. Jiang Che gently closed his eyes, sensing the changes within himself.
In an instant, the images of countless historical sages who had mastered Tai Chi across multiple dimensions flashed before Jiang Che's eyes.
And standing at the pinnacle of Tai Chi's path—was none other than Jiang Che himself!
It might sound a bit chuunibyou, but it was the truth. The God of Tai Chi ability had allowed Jiang Che to carve out an entire martial path in one go.
Though Tai Chi had birthed many formidable practitioners, Jiang Che was the only one who had reached its end.
To put it bluntly, even if Jiang Che's talent for cultivation was abysmal, mastering a complete martial path meant he could still ascend to the realm of the divine in the future.
After a long while, Jiang Che slowly opened his eyes, his usual playful expression replaced with solemnity. "Power must still be respected."
When power comes too easily, one must revere it all the more—otherwise, the unchecked inflation of strength could easily backfire!
Like Jiang Che, he had never actively sought power. Everything had come naturally.
Or, to put it more plainly, he'd just lain back with his mouth open, waiting for the heavens to spoon-feed him.
But the most surprising reward was the last one.
[System Upgrade: The host gains one opportunity to upgrade the system. The upgraded system will unlock new features, open the system store, and introduce the points and luck module...]
"Upgrade! Absolutely upgrade!"
[Ding! System upgrading. Estimated time required: 3 seconds... Upgrade successful!]
Before the system could even finish speaking, the upgrade was complete.
"Damn, is your internet 6G or something? That fast? Other systems take days to upgrade!"
The system remained aloof, functioning as a diligent little assistant, rarely initiating conversation with Jiang Che.
Jiang Che had once wondered—was his system also created by some big shot? Was he just a puppet?
But after some thought, he let it go. Why overcomplicate things?
His life was already ridiculously good—conquering heroines one after another, living it up every day, occasionally even slipping into some size-35 shoes. He wouldn't dare dream of such a life.
It reminded him of a joke he'd once heard: Aliens invade, saying they'll domesticate humans, requiring only four hours of work a day, with a monthly salary of a million and arranged marriages—but at age 70, they'd be slaughtered.
The comments section was flooded with: "Right this way, alien overlords..."
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The upgraded system was quite impressive, unlocking the system store and points function.
This completely changed how the system worked.
Before, it had only offered a bare-bones selection feature, mostly passive. Now, it gave him the initiative!
The mechanics were cliché, though: screwing over a "Chosen One" would earn him points, which could then be used to buy powerful items in the system store.
Jiang Che skimmed through the store. Every reward he'd encountered in the villain selection was now available for purchase.
[Bull's Head Medal, One Nice Guy Card, One Cuckold Hat...]
[Top-Grade Longevity Pill, Top-Grade Beauty Elixir, Top-Grade Shapeshifting Pill...]
[Millennial Vermilion Fruit Tree, Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng, Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus...]
Treasures of all kinds filled the shelves, dazzling the eye.
"Where are the Chosen Ones? Where are my cash crops?"
Jiang Che felt like a swordsman looking around in confusion—now that this system store existed, those so-called Chosen Ones had gone from seedlings to full-grown cash crops overnight!
Just then, his phone rang.
The caller was the puppet Jiang Che had sent to tail Ye Qing.
"Young Master, while tracking Ye Qing, I discovered something..."
The system puppet faithfully reported everything it had witnessed.
"What? The Chosen Ones Association?"
Jiang Che raised an eyebrow.
Clearly, that Ye Fanchen was just a wolf in sheep's clothing—good at playing the expert to fool Ye Qing, but if an actual Shattering Heaven-stage expert tailed him? He'd never notice.
"So you've... infiltrated the Chosen Ones Association?"
Jiang Che's breathing grew slightly excited. Talk about perfect timing!
He'd been worrying about how to scam Chosen Ones, and now this association popped up.
It had to be a group of Chosen Ones banding together for mutual support. If he could find their hideout... he'd strike it rich in one go.
"Young Master, there are powerful figures in this association, and they're highly vigilant. So far, no fixed base has been found."
Jiang Che smirked. "Powerful? Stronger than you, a Shattering Heaven-stage expert?"
"Hard to say, but my stealth was detected earlier."
"Then come back. No need to keep following Ye Qing."
Jiang Che was thrilled. Finally, a worthy opponent! After dealing with so many Chosen Ones, none had posed a challenge. This association had genuinely piqued his interest.
"Oh, and Young Master... they seem to have uncovered your behind-the-scenes activities."
"Let them. I’ve been this flashy... if they hadn’t noticed, this Chosen Ones Association would be a joke."
Jiang Che stretched his limbs. During his college entrance exams, his essay "On Teachers" had shocked the nation—such a blatant display of plagiarism would’ve definitely caught their attention.
Of course, it was intentional. He was using himself as bait.
A true villain knew how to fish with himself as the lure.
"Just return. No more tailing Ye Qing."
Given that it was the Chosen Ones Association, it wasn’t surprising his puppet had been detected.
But that just made things... more interesting!
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
