I died as a hardcore gamer, only to open my eyes in a cultivation fantasy I once played. Not as the hero. Not even as a helpful mentor. or a big villian... But as the cannon fodder destined to die before the first act even concludes.
I recognize this world instantly—the sprawling mansions of nobility, the immortal sects hidden in misty mountains, the power hierarchy where cultivators stand above common folk. I've played through this story dozens of times, defeated every hidden boss, unlocked every secret ending. And now I'm trapped inside it, wearing the skin of the game's first villain.
My position? The worthless young master of a prestigious family, universally despised yet secretly possessing a dormant bloodline that nobody in-game ever discovered because this character dies too quickly.
But something is wrong. Characters are behaving differently than they did in the game. Events are unfolding in unexpected ways. The cold beauty who should immediately despise me seems strangely interested in my skills. The vixen villianess who orchestrated my demise now studies me with curiosity.
Is my presence changing the storyline? Or was there always more to this world than what players could see through their screens?
With each deviation from the script I memorized, my meta-knowledge becomes less reliable. Yet it remains my greatest weapon as I navigate political intrigue, forge unlikely alliances, and desperately work to awaken powers that were never meant to be unlocked by a character designed only to die.
I refuse to be expendable. I reject the role assigned to me. In a world where destiny is supposedly predetermined, I will rewrite the algorithm itself—or break the entire system trying.
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All names, places, and deities are fictional and not linked to any real religion or culture.

As the eldest daughter of the old Dragon Emperor of the Great Dragon Dynasty, Qin Yune had spent years seething at the current state of the world.


Ten years ago, when the Western Region demon clans were in chaos, Yune, skilled in martial arts since childhood, was dispatched by the Emperor to quell the unrest. She crushed the various Western Region factions in under five years, earning the submission of rebel armies who crowned her the Qin Queen.


From that moment, the Qin Queen's reputation echoed throughout the Western Region.


As the royal daughter with the purest Azure Dragon bloodline, Yune was born to lead armies. She trained in martial arts from childhood, her heroic brows and sharp eyes perfectly suited for military command. More importantly, her mother's Azure Dragon clan naturally commanded deep support from Grand Tutor Lin's mansion within the Great Dragon Dynasty.


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