The sky of Azure Origin Continent rumbled as if the heavens sensed something was wrong.
Jin Xuan opened his eyes.
A palace of obsidian stone surrounded him, its walls carved with ancient runes that pulsed like sleeping beasts. He sat on a throne he didn't remember owning. His head pounded with memories memories that weren't his.
"So… I reincarnated into a villain?"
In the visions flooding his mind, he saw:
His "destined rival," the Heavenly Chosen Hero, shining with divine luck
Countless sects rallying to destroy him
His original self dying miserably in chapter 10 of some tragic prophecy
And then
A metallic ding echoed inside his mind.
[Calamity Ledger has bound to Host.]
[Villain Luck: Awakened.]
[First Destined Hero detected near your territory. Chance Value: 3400.]
"Okay… that's new," Jin Xuan muttered.
A glowing book appeared before him, pages flipping on their own. It showed a boy in white robes, smiling like the world belonged to him.
Name: Yuan Ling
Role: First Hero of Fate
Personality: Righteous, naïve, lucky
Future achievement: Slay the Villain Emperor (you)
Weakness: Overtrusting
Then it displayed something shocking:
Suggested Action: Steal his Fortuitous Encounter.
Jin Xuan leaned back on the throne.
"So the heavens expect me to wait for him to grow powerful and kill me?" He smirked. "No thanks."
The palace trembled as a new power awakened inside him dark cosmic essence that felt like a sleeping storm.
Villain Power unlocked: Calamity Aura (Level 1)
Destiny itself dimmed around him, as if the world hesitated to act.
Jin Xuan stood, his black robes sweeping behind him as he walked to the balcony that overlooked a vast kingdom, still unaware that their "villain lord" had changed souls.
Far away, a bright glow lit the sky Yuan Ling, the hero, approaching.
Jin Xuan grinned.
"If fate made me the villain… then I'll be the one writing the script from now on."
Lightning cracked the horizon.
A new era… began.