Little Pink Starfish

In front of him stood a massive mirror, over two meters tall and more than a meter wide, carved entirely from a single piece of crystal. It was clear, flawless, and pristine.

Legend had it that even a fingernail-sized piece of such high-quality crystal was enough to sustain an average martial artist’s household for a whole year. Yet, this rare and precious material had been crafted into a mirror—an extravagant display of wealth.

Reflected in the mirror was a figure, every detail sharp and vivid, down to each strand of hair.

It was an incredibly handsome man, with snow-white skin and a tall, slender frame, as if sculpted from white jade. His eyes were deep black, resembling the endless night sky; his nose was straight, and his lips a soft red. A faint, almost imperceptible trace of melancholy lingered between his brows, adding an air of mystery and allure.

Without a doubt, this was a man of perfection. Not only was he devastatingly handsome, but he was also wealthy—someone who possessed the family background, physique, looks, and fortune that countless ordinary people envied and resented. He exuded a noble presence that set him apart from the masses.

If being struck by lightning meant one was destined to transmigrate, then ending up in the body of such a wealthy and handsome man was already the best possible outcome.

But for Ziche Shubai, this situation filled him with unease.

There was good news and bad news.

The bad news was that while the man in the mirror was indeed incredibly handsome, with a powerful family background and an unshakable social status—

He was also cannon fodder.

Ziche Shubai stared at his new reflection, lost in deep sorrow.

The information about this body flooded his mind:

Name: Ziche Shubai
Identity: City Lord of Tiandu
Personality: Reclusive
Talent: Hunyuán Wu Body, naturally able to absorb free-flowing wu qi from the air, allowing him to master any martial technique with ease.
Family: Mother deceased early; father was the previous City Lord of Tiandu (a cultivation fanatic).
Hobbies: None.

Now, onto the most critical part—

His Life Story

• Born without a mother, left to entertain himself.
• Lived an isolated life until fifteen, resisting all forced attempts to train in martial arts.
• At fifteen, his father succumbed to deviation in cultivation, leaving the entire Tiandu City under his control. Forced to take responsibility, he finally began training in martial arts.
• By nineteen, he reached the level of wu jun, officially securing his position as City Lord of Tiandu.
• However, despite his status as city lord, he remained focused on his cultivation, allowing the city’s elders to manipulate governance. While he maintained a fearsome reputation, his subordinates ran amok, making Tiandu City a place of rampant lawlessness.
• At twenty, he came of age but showed no interest in women.
• Three years later, he was pressured into an arranged marriage. For once, he acted impulsively and left the city, where he fell for a stunning young woman at first sight, deciding to marry her.

Under normal circumstances, this could have been the beginning of a touching romance—a lonely young lord meeting a kindhearted angel who brings warmth to his life.

Unfortunately, the woman he set his sights on was the fiancée of the novel’s protagonist.

And when a high-status man covets the heroine of a novel’s main character, what happens next?

You already know.

Ziche Shubai metaphorically took a bullet to the chest, clutching at his heart and swallowing the bitter truth.

Fine, let’s talk about this so-called protagonist—and the story of this novel.

This world was called the Lingwu Continent, a realm where martial strength reigned supreme. Everyone pursued martial power, drawing upon the world’s many different wu qi to cultivate. The strongest ruled over all.

Martial artists were ranked as follows:

Wu zhe → Wu shi → Wu jun → Wu wang → Wu di → Wu huang → Wu sheng → Wu zu

And at the peak, a realm unseen for countless generations—wu zun.

In this world, high-level martial artists wielded terrifying influence. They could establish nations, command legions of followers, and indulge in endless wealth and beauty.

The protagonist of the novel was a boy born to a declining noble clan in a martial town. His mother was a lowly servant, making him an illegitimate child who was constantly humiliated. His very name was never even recorded in the family register.

At ten, he secretly learned martial arts, advancing at a miraculous rate. At a clan competition, it was discovered that he possessed the Dao Tian Wu Body, an unparalleled physique that allowed him to cultivate at an extraordinary pace. Overnight, he went from a despised illegitimate son to the family’s rising star, soon reaching the level of a high-rank wu shi. He was even granted an engagement to a breathtakingly beautiful young lady.

But his good fortune did not last.

At eighteen, his enemies crippled his wu body, plunging him from the heavens into the mud. Once again, he suffered relentless humiliation. His engagement was swiftly annulled, and the scorn of the world deepened his suspicion, cruelty, and ruthlessness.

Note: The reason his engagement was annulled so quickly was because Ziche Shubai had set his sights on his fiancée, prompting her family to abandon him outright.

Ziche Shubai: … WTF, I didn’t even know she had a fiancé! How is this my fault?!

Broken and discarded, the protagonist fell into despair—until he tumbled off a cliff, where his latent bloodline awakened.

It turned out that his mother’s ancestry could be traced back to a primordial beast—the Tun Tian Xuan Mang (Sky Devouring Serpent), an ancient mythical creature with limitless devouring capabilities.

Through a twist of fate, his shattered Dao Tian Wu Body was completely absorbed by his newfound Tun Tian Xuan Mang bloodline, which fully awakened inside him!

From then on, he climbed his way back up, no longer reckless but deeply calculating. He returned to destroy his enemies, beginning with the one who dared to steal his fiancée—

Ziche Shubai.

By the time the protagonist arrived at Tiandu City, he had already been humiliated by the guards at the city gates, further fueling his rage. He completely blamed Ziche Shubai, swearing to make him suffer.

Ziche Shubai took another bullet and coughed up blood.

Then came the fateful wedding day. The protagonist crashed the ceremony, devouring everyone present in the hall in a gruesome massacre.

The entire scene instantly went from romance to horror.

And as for Ziche Shubai himself?

He was ripped apart and eaten alive.

His Hunyuán Wu Body was absorbed by the protagonist, further enhancing his powers and solidifying his path to ultimate dominance.

This was Ziche Shubai’s entire tragic life—a pitiful, miserable, and utterly doomed existence.

But the worst part?

This novel was written by Ziche Shubai himself.

Ziche Shubai: ……… The fuck was I thinking?!

Back then, this was his first novel.

As a rookie writer on Shidian, he had been full of ambition but lacked experience. After showing his first draft to his best friend, he was ruthlessly torn apart.

“No excitement, no conflict, no women, just a goody-two-shoes protagonist?!” his friend had scolded. “This is gonna flop so hard, bro.”

And so, under pressure, Ziche Shubai rewrote everything…

And now—

He was about to get eaten by his own goddamn main character.

Sitting motionless, Ziche Shubai fell into despair.

The only good news?

He looked back at the mirror.

The handsome, doomed City Lord was only ten years old.

Maybe… just maybe… there was still a way out.

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Pinky says: aw shit, here we go again.