Chapter 1 : I’ve turned into a fox girl again

Jiang Ke didn’t know why things had turned out like this.

He was originally just an ordinary person.

Apart from reading a ton of novels and anime, and being pretty good at games, he didn’t seem to have any standout qualities.

If he had to scrape together some strengths, Jiang Ke figured that thanks to those creative works, his imagination had been honed to be quite expansive.

He was always able to come up with unconventional solutions to problems.

And he had a very laid-back mindset, with a far stronger ability to accept unscientific events than most people.

…But this was just too unscientific, wasn’t it?!

Let’s sort this out.

He must have been so furious that he transmigrated.

He still remembered that moment—pouring all his hard-earned savings into a trashy mobile game, only to get nothing but blue skies and white clouds after thousands of pulls.

In the end, he was so angry that his vision went black, and he transmigrated.

“So cold… so hungry…”

Jiang Ke murmured to himself, only to realize that the weak voice was strikingly melodious.

A female voice?

Jiang Ke looked down and saw that, despite his tattered clothes, his skin was smooth and fair, his limbs slender and evenly muscled, without the angularity of a man’s body.

This body… it was probably that of an exceptionally beautiful girl.

Luckily, just as Jiang Ke was utterly confused, a flood of memories surged in.

—She was a fox demon, without a name.

Cause of death: illness, cold, and weakness.

This was a pure and innocent soul.

The little fox had lived in the forest since birth, surviving on the wind and dew, absorbing the essence of the moonlight.

Until one day, she took human form—and that marked the beginning of her demise.

Having just transformed, her body was frail and immobile.

It wasn’t that she hadn’t tried to seek help.

But the passersby who saw her ears atop her head and the tail peeking out from under her grass skirt only looked at her with disgust.

In the end, alone and desolate, she froze to death by the roadside.

Recalling all this, Jiang Ke felt a pang of sorrow in his heart.

It seemed that in this world, demons didn’t hold a noble status.

“I hope in another world, you can enjoy the happiness of a civilized society…”

Jiang Ke silently prayed, and in a daze, he seemed to see a girl named Jiang Ke’er living happily in his place in another world, her face adorned with an enviable smile.

“But you’re gone, so what am I supposed to do…?”

Jiang Ke gave a bitter smile, thinking he must be the ultimate sucker.

Not only had he switched genders, but he’d also transmigrated into the body of a lowly, near-dead little fox demon.

What now… die again?

He wasn’t quite willing to give up.

For some reason, he just felt pissed off!

Jiang Ke raised his head, looking at the bustling road before him, filled with carriages and people coming and going.

Yet everyone avoided him, shunning this dying, insignificant life.

He tried reaching out to the passersby, tucking his tail and putting on the most pitiful, harmless expression he could muster.

“Get lost, filthy demon!” An old servant sneered, kicking his arm away with a swift, brutal strike.

“Wait!” A voice came from the ornate carriage behind the servant—a commanding, aristocratic male voice that carried an air of authority.

Jiang Ke’s heart leapt with joy—could it be that someone saw his beauty and took pity, deciding to help him?

“Young Master, what is it?” The old servant quickly plastered on a sycophantic smile, hurrying to the carriage’s side to inquire.

“What’s her cultivation level? Did you check?” the male voice asked.

“I did. She’s just transformed, practically useless,” the servant replied smoothly.

“At this stage, a demon’s core is barely the size of a grain of rice, her bones are brittle, her tail is soft, and her flesh lacks spiritual energy… She’s unsuitable for alchemy, crafting, or even as a side dish.”

“I’m well aware of that,” the male voice said, slightly colder now.

“But this seems to be a little fox demon. If she’s a fox demon, she’d have pure yin charm in her bones… the perfect material for a cauldron!”

“No way!” The servant quickly bowed his head.

“Fox demons went extinct long ago. How could one show up in this wilderness, reduced to such a state? This is probably just a dog demon or a weasel demon—ears and tail are similar, hard to tell apart.”

“That makes sense,” the male voice chuckled.

“So, how should we handle her?” the servant asked deferentially.

“Don’t let her linger by the roadside. It’s an eyesore,” the male voice said, sounding bored.

“Kick her into the forest, and call the demon collection team to clean her up later.”

“Yes, sir!” The servant nodded, turning back to Jiang Ke.

He sneered, “You’ve got half an hour left to live. After that, the demon collection team will come to burn you to ashes… Goodbye, you eyesore!”

Thud!

Before Jiang Ke could react, the servant delivered a powerful kick.

The force was unimaginable, sending Jiang Ke flying backward with a burst of overwhelming energy.

She crashed back into the forest, slamming deep into a snowbank by the edge.

Blood poured from her mouth, staining the snow a shocking red.

Jiang Ke knew her stomach was likely shattered.

Yes, this was the feeling!

Unwillingness!

What had she done wrong? What had the little fox demon done wrong?

Why was she treated like a criminal?

Pain mixed with rage, setting Jiang Ke’s heart ablaze with unbearable torment.

She wanted to kill! She wanted revenge!

Listen to what these people were saying!

“Her core’s not even the size of a grain of rice, her bones are brittle, her tail is soft, her flesh lacks spiritual energy… unsuitable for alchemy, crafting, or as a side dish.”

It was like they were inspecting ingredients at a market!

They didn’t see her as a living, thinking being, didn’t treat her as a life!

Why?!

All we wanted was to survive, and we truly hadn’t harmed anything!

Half an hour left, huh? So, in one hour, the demon collection team will come to “deal” with me, right?

Little fox demon, watch closely from that other world!

From today onward, I’ll live on in your place!

From today onward, we’re called Jiang Ke… Ke’er! I’ll make the whole world remember this name!

I’ll live brilliantly, like a transmigrator should!

I didn’t cross over just to be someone’s ingredient!

Jiang Ke’er had already formed a plan in her mind.

Though she knew her death was imminent and she was panicking like crazy, the rage burning inside her temporarily pushed aside the chaos, driving her to strategize how to survive.

According to her plan, if she could stay conscious for the next half hour, she had a 20% chance of surviving.

If she passed out, she was as good as dead.

So, she had to stay awake.

But fate had other ideas.

In a daze, she thought she heard a hallucination—a sultry, commanding female voice:

【Strongest Villain Cultivation System – Successfully Activated】
【Loading Ancient Gods Alliance Library – Loading Complete】
【Loading Ancient Gods Alliance Arsenal – Loading Complete】
【“Villain Points” Store Now Open. You can now use “Villain Points” to exchange for items from the “Library” and “Arsenal.”】
【Your current Villain Points balance: 0】

Could it be… the legendary system that every destined protagonist needs to rise to riches?

As Jiang Ke’er stood there, dumbfounded, unsure if this was a hallucination or reality, a meteor streaked across the sky, roaring straight toward her—

What the heck?! What was this meteor?

She’d just activated a system, and now she was about to get smashed to death by a meteor?!

What kind of plot twist was this?!

Jiang Ke’er had no strength to dodge.

She could only watch as the meteor hurtled closer, aiming right for her forehead.

At the critical moment, a dark, shadowy barrier shimmered around her forehead, blocking the meteor’s path.

But the meteor’s force didn’t weaken—it grew stronger, pushing against the barrier toward her head!

Suddenly, the meteor somehow corroded a small hole in the black barrier!

It shrank in size and, with a whoosh, slipped through the hole, burrowing into her forehead!

At the same time, a new voice rang in her ears.

This time, it was a sweet, adorable loli voice.

【Strongest Hero Cultivation System – Successfully Activated】
【Loading Stellar Civilization Library – Loading Complete】
【Loading Stellar Civilization Arsenal – Loading Complete】
【“Hero Points” Store Now Open. You can now use “Hero Points” to exchange for items from the “Library” and “Arsenal.”】
【Your current Hero Points balance: 0】

Huh, almost the exact same format and functions.

That meteor was actually a second system.

What kind of chosen one was she to be favored by two cheat systems…?

Jiang Ke’er felt like she must be going insane, hallucinating from blood loss.

She laughed bitterly—who ever heard of someone activating two systems at once?

Just as she was at a loss, the voices in her ears sounded again, growing noisier.

The villain system’s sultry voice suddenly announced:
【Ancient Gods Hypergravity Training Room Now Open. Use Villain Points to exchange for training time.】

The hero system’s loli voice responded calmly:
【Stellar Civilization Hyperdimensional Training Field Now Open. Use Hero Points to access…】

The villain system refused to back down:
【Tier 1 Villain Points Item Roulette Now Open. Use Villain Points to randomly draw rare items from the Arsenal.】

The hero system immediately countered:
【Tier 1 Hero Points Technique Roulette Now Open. Use Hero Points to randomly draw exclusive techniques from the Library!】

The villain system grew frantic:
【Host! My system store can give you an 80% discount! Can the hero store do that?】

Hero system: 【I’ll do 75%!】

Villain system: 【I… I’ll make it free!】

Hero system: 【I’ll make it free too!】

Ancient Gods System / Stellar System: 【Damn it!】

Villain system: 【Are you crazy? With all the good stuff in the store, you’re really offering it for free?】

Hero system: 【If you dare, I dare! Hmph, as long as I’m here, don’t even think about turning my host into an Ancient God!】

Villain system: 【Heh, we’ll see about that!】

Jiang Ke’er was utterly baffled.

What… what was going on?

Fortunately, she didn’t stay baffled for long.

Soon, a pitch-black notification window popped up in front of her.

【Villain System Starter Mission: Survive for 24 hours. Mission Reward – Beginner Universal Lockpicking Technique.】

But before Jiang Ke’er could fully read the mission details, a pure white notification window popped into view!

The white window sprouted a giant foot, delivering a 360-degree spinning kick that sent the black window flying off-screen.

Then the white window expanded, filling Jiang Ke’er’s entire field of vision.

【Hero System Starter Mission: Survive for 24 hours. Mission Reward – Beginner Unbreakable Locksmithing Technique.】

“…”

Moments later, the black mission window sheepishly floated back, squeezing the white window to one side.

In the end, both windows occupied Jiang Ke’er’s vision simultaneously.

She had accepted both missions at once.