The storm rolled in over the skyline like a beast crawling across the heavens.
Within the stone-laced caverns of the Wudao Mountain Monastery, Yun Tao knelt in silence.
Born of an ancient bloodline, raised by monks, and sent down the mountain to "bring justice to the world" — he was the next protagonist to awaken. His fate was blessed, his body forged through heaven-defying cultivation, and his mission noble:
To destroy the corrupt.
To humble the wicked.
To defeat Lucien Voss.
And his system had just awakened.
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> [Welcome, Host – Heaven's Wrath System Activated]
Primary Objective: Destroy the Villain Lucien Voss
First Mission: Retrieve your birthright – The Vajra Pulse Manual
Time Remaining: 6 Days
Threats Detected: 0
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But that was a lie.
A predator was already watching him from the shadows — one who had memorized the novel's events down to the second.
Lucien Voss.
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Six hours earlier…
In a hidden chamber beneath Voss International, Lucien studied the Wudao Mountain's access codes, satellite layout, and internal formation barriers.
> [System Notice: Yun Tao's Fate Thread Active – Strong Destiny Aura Detected]
Recommended Plan: Strike Before Cultivation Awakens
Mission Activated: Assassinate a Protagonist Before Plot Initiation
Reward: Skill – Fate Shatter (Nullify one protagonist's system effect for 30 seconds.)
Lucien's expression was stone cold.
"System, bring up his path of descent."
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Present – Wudao Valley Road
Yun Tao stepped lightly down the slope path through the valley — a spiritual storm brewing behind him, marking the end of his mountain years.
His senses prickled. He stopped. Looked around.
A man in a long coat leaned against a black car parked by the path.
Lucien Voss.
Yun Tao frowned. "You have no business here, stranger. Turn around."
Lucien smiled faintly.
"Yun Tao. Son of Heaven's Wrath. Destined to awaken your power in exactly five days, enter the city, and meet your first disciple who would worship you like a god."
Yun Tao's eyes narrowed. "How do you know that?"
Lucien stepped forward, the wind circling him like blades.
"Because I've read your entire life. And I'm about to write its ending."
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> [Skill Activated – False Fortune]
Yun Tao's Luck Inverted for 5 minutes.
> Secondary Skill – Suppression Array Triggered
(Hidden formation locked beneath the valley road.)
> Physical Realm Suppression: 60%
Cultivation Disruption: Complete
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Yun Tao moved to strike — but the flow of spiritual energy slipped from his grasp. His body slowed. His muscles resisted.
"Impossible—!"
Lucien moved like death incarnate.
One bullet—silver-lined with cursed runes—pierced Yun Tao's shoulder.
Second shot — right knee.
Third — heart.
Yun Tao collapsed, blood soaking into the dirt of the sacred valley. Eyes wide. Fate... unraveling.
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> [Mission Complete: Assassinate Protagonist Pre-Plot]
Destiny Value Absorbed: +4,500
New Skill Acquired: Fate Shatter
Title Unlocked: Hunter of the Fated
Global Fate Equilibrium Shifted: Minor Instability Detected
Lucien stood over the corpse of a chosen son.
He lit a cigarette and took a slow drag.
"One down."
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