Chapter 2: Stacking Backgrounds and Systems, Turning the Protagonist into a Clown
Chapter 2: Stacking Backgrounds and Systems, Turning the Protagonist into a Clown
Hearing the prompt in his ears, Su Ming showed no trace of panic.
Having read plenty of novels, he naturally understood what this voice represented.
“System, is there a newbie starter pack?”
[Newbie Gift Pack: One copy of Creation Origin Canon]
[Altering the predetermined trajectory of destiny will earn Destiny Points]
[Host, strive to crush all chosen protagonists of destiny and break free from your original fate]
“How utterly foolish would I have to be to walk that same doomed path again?”
With his invincible background and unparalleled talents, why should he retrace his original footsteps?
Su Ming’s gaze turned icy.
So what if they’re chosen by destiny?
Given this second chance at life, even without the system, he would trample over these so-called “chosen ones” to ascend to the pinnacle.
With a thought, Su Ming opened his system panel.
[Name]: Su Ming
[Realm]: Transcendent Realm 7th Layer (Single-arm strength: 100,000 jin)
[Innate Abilities]: Supreme Chaos Body, Innate Dao Bone
[Techniques]: Creation Origin Canon (1st Layer), Three Saints Canon (3rd Layer)
[Possessions]: Heavenly Dao Realm Will*2 (A wisp of will from a Heavenly Dao realm expert, capable of unleashing one full-power Heavenly Dao strike in emergencies)
“Heavenly Dao Realm Will? Such a thing exists? The original novel never mentioned this…”
In the original story, the Devouring Demon Lord’s parents never made an appearance, let alone left fragments of their will hidden within him.
Had this existed in the original plot, how could the Devouring Demon Lord possibly have been slain by Chu Fan?
Even by the point where the original novel was abruptly discontinued, the story hadn’t progressed beyond the Heaven Primordial Continent, where the strongest cultivators only reached Void Realm’s first layer.
But thinking about it, it made sense.
What parents would send their child into an unfamiliar world without any safeguards?
Feeling the Creation Origin Canon automatically circulating within him, Su Ming arrived at an answer.
“This is a real world after all—not everything will follow the original plot’s trajectory. But the general direction must remain unchanged…”
“Which means if I don’t trample over these so-called chosen ones, the Devouring Demon Lord’s original fate becomes mine?”
What a joke! That kind of ending was unacceptable to Su Ming!
With this thought, his gaze fell upon Chu Yiyi ahead.
She had just declared she’d never speak to him again, yet hadn’t even walked a hundred meters away.
This woman was clearly playing hard-to-get.
In Su Ming’s memories, this scenario had played out multiple times before.
Following the original script, he should now be rushing over to apologize profusely and obediently hand over the Three Saints Golden Lotus to regain her favor.
“I gave this junior sister so many treasures, only for them all to end up in Chu Fan’s hands—without even holding her hand once.”
“How pathetic is that? Absolutely pathetic.”
Watching Chu Yiyi’s retreating figure, Su Ming suddenly felt an itch in his palm and called out: “Junior sister, wait…”
Hearing this, Chu Yiyi immediately halted, secretly delighted.
This trick never failed.
But she still put on an act of being upset as she turned to Su Ming: “Didn’t senior brother tell me to get lost? What’s the point of saying this now?”
“You’re rolling away too slowly—let me help you with that.”
The moment Su Ming finished speaking, Chu Yiyi felt a sharp pain on her face before her entire body went flying.
That slap sent her soaring hundreds of meters away.
By the time Chu Yiyi landed, her eyes still held disbelief.
As for Su Ming? He had long since vanished.
Before leaving, he heard the system’s prompt:
[Inflicted significant psychological damage to a key figure around the chosen protagonist. Gained 10 Destiny Points]
Returning to his quarters, Su Ming took out the Three Saints Golden Lotus.
As a treasure of the Three Saints Sect, this was among the top-tier divine medicines of the Heaven Primordial Continent.
In the original story, Chu Fan used this to awaken his hidden bloodline power, directly leaping to the Longevity Realm, ultimately claiming victory in the Sect Grand Competition and becoming the Three Saints Sect’s Holy Son.
“Truly a good item—but now it’s mine!”
Swallowing the golden lotus, Su Ming fully activated the Creation Origin Canon.
Originally stuck at the 7th layer of Transcendent Realm, he instantly broke through to the 8th layer. The Innate Dao Bone in his spine grew scalding hot as his entire body radiated the unique aura of the Supreme Chaos Body.
If the Three Saints Golden Lotus could awaken Chu Fan’s bloodline, it could certainly enhance the Supreme Chaos Body and Innate Dao Bone as well.
When Su Ming ceased circulating his technique, his cultivation had stabilized at the peak of Transcendent Realm.
His innate talents and foundations were simply too formidable—even a treasure like the Three Saints Golden Lotus couldn’t easily help him break through realms.
“Single-arm strength of 500,000 jin. No cultivator below Longevity Realm’s 3rd layer stands a chance against me now.”
Feeling the power coursing through his body, Su Ming exhaled deeply.
“The top hundred in the Sect Grand Competition qualify to enter the Three Saints Secret Realm. The champion not only earns the Holy Son position but can also select one treasure from the sect’s vault.”
“Chu Fan, all your destined opportunities shall belong to me now!”
Su Ming clearly remembered one particular treasure in the sect vault that would completely alter his destiny.
Given his current status, he could probably just take it directly—but rather than simply claiming it, Su Ming looked forward to obtaining it while trampling over Chu Fan.
Of course, there was one matter to handle first.
“Meng Shu.” The moment Su Ming spoke, a black-robed elder materialized before him.
This was the guardian his parents had arranged.
In the original plot, as the Devouring Demon Lord’s reputation plummeted, this guardian eventually left heartbroken.
Yet even then, when Chu Fan came to kill the Devouring Devil Monarch, this elder intervened to buy time for escape.
Unfortunately, both Meng Shu and the Devouring Demon Lord ultimately died by Chu Fan’s hand.
“Young master, what are your orders?”
“Investigate who was guarding the Three Saints Pool that day, and who told Chu Yiyi how to get there!”
Meng Shu instantly understood Su Ming’s meaning and hurriedly replied: “This old servant understands—I’ll investigate immediately!”
The Three Saints Pool that produced the golden lotus was a forbidden area of the sect—how could some junior have casually wandered in and taken the treasure?
Having cleaned up after Su Ming’s messes for years, Meng Shu had instinctively assumed this was another of the young master’s misdeeds and hadn’t considered other possibilities.
But now the truth was clear—there were serious issues here.
“The Three Saints Sect dares scheme against the young master? They must have a death wish! Young master, how shall we deal with them once identified?”
“Bring them back for thorough interrogation. I want to see who has such audacity!”
“As you command!”
A glint of excitement flashed in Meng Shu’s eyes—he’d witnessed Su Ming’s performance today.
He’d nearly given up on his young master as hopeless, yet unexpectedly, the boy had noticed details even he had missed.
“Could it be… the young master was deliberately hiding his talents all along?!”
Recalling Su Ming’s recent cultivation behaviors, realization dawned.
“It must be so! For the young master to conceal his abilities so thoroughly at such a young age—he even fooled me…”
With this thought, Meng Shu suddenly knelt down, tears streaming as he kowtowed: “Young master, this old servant was blind to your careful planning! Please punish this fool!”
“We’re family—what’s this about, Meng Shu? Rise at once.”
[Host successfully altered part of an important figure’s destiny trajectory. Gained 30 Destiny Points]