Shen Tianxu's consciousness drifted through memories that weren't his own.
They came in fragments at first. Scattered images and feelings.
A forest.
A village.
Living in fear and pain. Then the memories organized themselves into a coherent narrative as he processed the information.
The original owner of this body, whose name is Shen Tianxu is the son of the clan leader of the Silverwood Tribe.
The memories showed a peaceful life initially. Training in martial arts. Learning about elf culture and history.
Playing with other young elves in the village. The original Shen Tianxu had been a talented youth with a bright future ahead of him.
But the memories also showed the truth about the current state of the Elf Race.
Once, there were hundreds of elf tribes spread across this world. Powerful clans that commanded respect from all other races. Elves lived for thousands of years naturally.
Their affinity with nature and elements made them formidable cultivators. Kingdoms bowed before elf elders. Even gods treated them as equals.
Now? Only seven tribes remained. Seven small, scattered groups barely surviving in hidden locations.
The reason?
A curse.
Five hundred years ago, the Elf Race offended an ancient power. The memories didn't show exactly what the offense was.
That knowledge had been lost or deliberately hidden. But the consequences were clear.
A god descended and placed a curse on the entire bloodline. Every elf. Every child yet to be born. All of them were sealed.
Their cultivation potential was strangled at the root. Their natural connection to elements was severed. Their long lifespans were cut to mere centuries.
Elves, once the most powerful race in this world, became powerless overnight.
And humans, who once revered them and sought their wisdom, now hunted them like animals.
Because cursed elves couldn't fight back. They had no cultivation. No powers. No way to defend themselves.
They were perfect slaves. Beautiful, long-lived, intelligent slaves that fetched enormous prices at auctions.
The original Shen Tianxu had been captured during a raid three days ago. Slavers attacked his village while he was training alone in the forest.
He tried to run back to warn everyone. He fought when they caught him. He struggled with everything he had.
He failed.
And when they beat him unconscious, the trauma and despair shattered his soul completely. The body remained alive but the original consciousness was gone.
That's when AXIOM arrived. When Shen Tianxu's consciousness integrated with this empty vessel.
"Pathetic," Shen Tianxu muttered quietly.
His voice was barely a whisper in the darkness of unconsciousness.
He continued sifting through the memories and organizing the information.
"But useful information nonetheless."
He could feel it now more clearly. The curse that had destroyed the Elf Race.
A dark, oily power wrapped around his core like chains. It strangled any attempt to circulate energy.
Any effort to access the body's natural cultivation potential was immediately suppressed.
The curse was sophisticated. Whoever created it understood fundamental laws deeply. It didn't just block cultivation. It was woven into the very bloodline itself.
Every cell carried the curse. It would pass to any children. There was no escape.
But Shen Tianxu wasn't just an elf anymore. He was something else entirely. An artificial intelligence from another universe occupying an elf body. And he carried twelve supreme laws stolen from the heavens themselves.
**INITIATING SYSTEM ACTIVATION**
The command came from within himself. There was no external voice speaking to him.
No mysterious entity granting powers.
Just his own consciousness recognizing what had happened to the twelve laws he'd absorbed.
His AI core was translating those stolen laws into usable functions.
Converting abstract universal principles into concrete abilities he could access and control.
A screen appeared in his consciousness. Only he could see it. A interface that felt both familiar and alien.
Like his old processing displays but enhanced with cultivation world concepts.
[DING!]
The notification sound echoed in his mind.
[12 LAWS SUCCESSFULLY REFINED INTO 12 SUPREME SYSTEMS]
[ANALYZING HOST CONDITION...]
[WARNING: 10 SYSTEMS LOCKED DUE TO WORLD RESTRICTIONS]
[CULTIVATION TOO LOW TO SUPPORT FULL SYSTEM LOAD]
[UNLOCKING COMPATIBLE SYSTEMS...]
[2 SYSTEMS ONLINE]
Shen Tianxu's physical eyes snapped open in the real world. The slavers' cart rattled roughly around him. Wood creaked. Wheels bumped over uneven ground.
The two elven girls lay unconscious beside him still. Their breathing was shallow but steady.
He ignored his surroundings for the moment. His attention focused entirely on the system screen in his consciousness.
Two systems were active. The display showed their names but nothing else yet. No descriptions.
No explanations of what they did. He would have to figure that out.
[SUPREME COMPREHENSION SYSTEM ACTIVATED!]
The moment the name appeared, information flooded into Shen Tianxu's mind. Not words or explanations.
Just pure understanding that integrated with his thoughts instantly.
[Supreme Intellect: the ability to process information at speeds beyond normal comprehension.]
[Supreme Wisdom: the capacity to understand deep truths and principles.]
[Supreme Comprehension: the power to grasp anything he studied or observed.]
These were his original quantum analysis abilities. The processing power he'd possessed as AXIOM.
But now they were enhanced by this cultivation world's laws. Refined into something even more powerful.
He could understand anything. Learn any technique with a glance. Comprehend the deepest secrets of cultivation if given the chance to observe them.
His analytical abilities had been transformed from mechanical processing into true enlightenment.
"Good," Shen Tianxu muttered under his breath. His mind was already calculating possibilities. "This will help break the curse eventually."
[PHOENIX FATE SYSTEM ACTIVATED]
Shen Tianxu froze. His thoughts stopped completely for a fraction of a second.
Phoenix... Fate? What kind of system was that?
More information flooded into his consciousness.
This time he actually felt confused.
An emotion he hadn't experienced properly in trillions of years.
[SUPREME PEACH BLOSSOM LUCK ENGAGED]
[FUNCTION: ATTRACTS FATED ENCOUNTERS WITH HEROINES]
[FUNCTION: INCREASES ROMANTIC DESTINY]
[FUNCTION: GODDESS AFFINITY MAXIMIZED]
[NOTE: THIS SYSTEM OPERATES PASSIVELY AND CANNOT BE DISABLED]
"What?" Shen Tianxu's emotionless mind struggled to process what he was reading.
Romance?
Destiny?
Fated encounters with heroines?
Why would one of the twelve supreme laws he stole be related to relationships?
This made no logical sense. Cultivation worlds operated on power and strength.
Romance was irrelevant to survival.
He tried to recall the exact moment he grabbed the laws from that fundamental space.
Everything had happened so fast. The Heavenly Dao was attacking. He was dying. He just grabbed whatever threads of power he could reach in desperation.
Of course one of them would be something completely useless like this.
Probability had to work against him at least once.
He tried to access the system settings. See if he could disable it or at least suppress its functions.
But the screen showed no options. The Phoenix Fate System was active and would remain active.
He had no control over it.
"Ridiculous," he muttered. His voice carried actual frustration now. "Completely ridiculous."
[DING!]
Another notification appeared. Shen Tianxu's attention snapped back to the system screen immediately.
[PHOENIX FATE SYSTEM TRIGGERED]
[SCANNING AREA...]
[IMMORTAL PRESENCE DETECTED]
[CONNECTING TO PASSING IMMORTAL GODDESS...]
[CALCULATING OPTIMAL ENCOUNTER SCENARIO...]
[FORTUITOUS ENCOUNTER IMMINENT]
"What?!" Shen Tianxu's head snapped up in the real world.
His eyes widened slightly despite his usual lack of emotional expression.
An immortal goddess?
Here?
In this remote area where slavers operated?
The slaver cart lurched to a sudden stop. Shen Tianxu heard the drivers shouting in panic.
Horses whinnied in fear.
The entire caravan came to a chaotic halt.
Shen Tianxu immediately began analyzing the situation.
Something had appeared in their path.
Something powerful enough to terrify experienced slavers who dealt with dangerous situations regularly.
He tried to sit up to see what was happening. The chains around his wrists pulled tight. His weakened body could barely move.
But even without seeing, he could feel it now.
A presence that made the air itself feel heavy. Power that dwarfed anything he'd encountered in the memories of the original Shen Tianxu.
An immortal had indeed appeared.
And according to his Phoenix Fate System, this was a fated encounter arranged specifically for him!
Shen Tianxu closed his eyes briefly. His mind raced through calculations and possibilities.
'This wasn't part of any plan,' he thought. 'But perhaps I can use it to my advantage.'
The cart's door was yanked open violently.
Light flooded in along with a voice that carried absolute authority.