Li Wei stared at the ceiling of his crumbling studio apartment, the water-stained plaster resembling the last shreds of his dignity. The air was thick with the stench of uncleared garbage bags and crushed dreams. Outside, the city buzzed with chaotic life—cars honking, dogs barking, laughter echoing from nearby apartments, and a couple moaning with the enthusiasm of amateur porn stars.
He rolled to his side and sadly muttered, "Guess I'll die a virgin."
Twenty-six years old, face like a bruised potato, a job that neither earned him enough money nor respect, and a social life so dry it relied on flavored lube, a cheap stroker he lovingly named Empress Yue, and a folder full of bookmarked MILF videos. Naturally, he had no girlfriend, no assets, and certainly no idea what a real pair of tits felt like.
Born in the back alleys of Zhongliao, a forgotten country where selfish people thrive and kind people are used, Li Wei had been destined for mediocrity. Bullied all his teenage years for being ugly, weak, and too smart for his own good, he had built a life of regret, sarcasm, and sexual frustration. Although life was never fair to him, tonight, fate decided to throw him a bone.
Literally.
He received a plain package with no return address or sender. Just his name, Li Wei, scribbled in elegant Italics.
Inside was a book—a thick, dusty tome wrapped in snake-hide. The cover had no title, but its pages were inked in a language he somehow understood.
Li Wei's fingers trembled as he flipped through the pages. The instructions were crystal clear—so much so that even a teenager who did not hit puberty would be able to follow them. Though he felt partly scared and excited, he had nothing to lose.
"…This better not be one of those chakra scams," he muttered, but something about the book felt mystical.
As he opened the page that consisted of the ritual instructions, the air in his room shifted. Doubting the authenticity of the book, Wei thought to himself while laughing inwardly.
"What's the worst that could happen—orgasm to death? Haha"
That night, his shabby one-room apartment stank of incense and desperation. He stood inside the circle, shirtless, bleeding slightly from his index finger, as he chanted the lines.
"Ascendere per carnalitatem… Ego voco systema... Open the gateway…"
And then? Nothing. Silence.
There was no thunder, no mystical vortex, not even a flicker in the cheap candlelight that he bought in case of a power cut. Wei waited for a couple of minutes to see if a ghost would pop out like in movies, but to no avail.
Wei sighed, "Figures. No sexy succubus to suck my desperate soul. Or dick."
Disappointed, Wei had a quick masturbation session while watching his favorite pornstar, Maya Caulifla, stroking his tiny cock vigorously and shooting his not-so-precious love juice inside Empress Yue.
Hungry after the intense love-making, he put on a hoodie and headed to the nearby 24/7 store to grab instant noodles. As he locked the door behind him, he didn't notice that the book on the floor had begun to smolder, its pages curling inward under a soft crimson glow. There was no smoke—only divine whispers.
Fifteen minutes later, Li Wei was crossing the street, slurping instant noodles from a steaming cup.
"All that effort for a fake-ass ritual that couldn't even summon a horny ghost," he grumbled.
However, he didn't see the truck. Or maybe he did, in the last second—just as the headlights caught his eyes, and the deafening honk blared at him like the last judgment.
He was going to die for a half-failed sex ritual and cup noodles.
But death wasn't the end.
It was the beginning of something grandeur and a more stimulating life for Li Wei.
Li Wei awoke naked, floating in nothingness. Before him swirled a massive vortex, pulsating with life and glowing bright pink, its center stretching into infinity. It was warm, wet, smelly, and faintly humming—something lewd… moaning?
"Is this what I think it is? Am I finally inside one?"
Before he could figure it out, he was sucked through it and landed with a thud in a field of red grass beneath twin moons. The breeze smelled of jasmine, rain, and sex.
Then, a translucent interface blinked in front of his eyes.
Ding!
[Welcome, Host.]
[You have been chosen by the Lust Ascension System.]
[Commencing Synchronization… 5%... 47%... 100%. Sync complete.]
Li Wei was startled. "What the fuck... ?"
[Objective: Ascend to Godhood via sexual cultivation.]
"This must be a dream, right? It feels like those system novels I used to read during my golden days. That's not it. I could tell, I clearly died. Is this due to that ritual? It must be."
"That's it. I actually fucking transmigrated. Haha"
Wei, having read countless Xianxia, RPG, and Cultivation novels, knew how transmigration worked. He could tell it was his second chance at life. Without wasting anymore time, Wei asked.
"System, where am I?"
[Host is currently in Spirit Spring Village of the Eastern Divine Continent]
"Eastern Divine Continent? Damn, that sounds majestic."
Then he looked down.
He was no longer in his fat, unattractive, and average-looking body. His skin smooth like a polished jade, his build lean but muscular, and his hair flowing like night ink.
He touched his jawline and smirked, lips curling into a wicked grin.
"Holy shit. I'm hot. If I had this body back in my world, I could've fucked many of my coworkers, especially the smoking hot receptionist who always flirts with attractive young males."
Then, the interface dinged again.
[New Quest Initiated]
Objective: Seduce Xiao Lan, the Innocent Maiden of the Jade Orchid Pavilion, and take her virginity
Time Limit: 7 Days
Reward: 160 XP, 100 Gold, and a Divine Awakening Pill
Li Wei blinked.
"Innocent Xiao Lan? Seduce? Time limit?"
Before he could even finish processing, the bushes ahead rustled.
A beautiful girl stepped into view. She wore a flowing white robe that looked like it was stitched from a divine moon fabric. Her breasts were plump and perfectly shaped, her lips red like strawberries, and her waist so slim and delicate that it could cause butterflies to land. Her eyes glowed with innocence and curiosity.
Li Wei's thoughts didn't even try to be noble.
"I bet her pussy's pink, flowing with love juices as sweet as a tender coconut. Aah! I might just cum standing here thinking about tongue-fucking her."
Then he realized. He was no more the old, desperate Li Wei. Now, he has the Lust Ascension System to assist him. His smile soon curled into a wicked and confident grin.
"Time to sin my way to the top."