[The Strongest Choice System is binding to the host.]
[Please wait…]
Su Chen blinked.
Once.
Twice.
Nope, still there.
Floating right in front of his face was glowing text, shining like some cheap game UI knockoff.
At the same time, a mechanical voice echoed directly in his mind, crisp and cold like an automated customer service line.
Before he could even open his mouth to scream, more text popped up:
[System binding complete. Assigning the first and most crucial choice of your new life…]
...Wait, what? Choice? What choice?
Su Chen's mind raced, but before he could process anything, three glowing options materialized in front of him.
[Choice 1: Follow the path of your original predecessor and become a "Son of Luck."]
Reward: Protagonist Aura
(Attracts attention like a human magnet. Expect jealousy, ridicule, and the occasional assassination attempt from young masters and random cannon fodder. Good news: you'll mostly survive unless you piss off someone way out of your league.)
Additional Reward: Break the first shackle of the Ancient Sacred Body. (Total shackles: 10)
[Choice 2: Abandon the path of a Son of Luck and walk the road of a Villain.]
Reward: Villain Aura
(Gain natural respect and fear. Arrogance will bleed into your personality. Your background will glow up overnight, but unfortunately, you're guaranteed to eventually get clapped by some overpowered protagonist.)
Additional Reward: Ancient Sacred Body will be replaced with Absolute Chaos Physique.
[Choice 3: Forge your own path, neither Protagonist nor Villain.]
Reward: Outsider Aura
(Be so lowkey that people forget you exist unless you decide otherwise. Only those with special physique or higher cultivation will even notice you.)
Additional Reward: Intent Dao Fetus Physique Origin (evolves into the legendary Innate Sacred Dao Fetus Body — insane cultivation speed, natural Dao affinity, and no annoying shackles.)
Su Chen stared.
Hard.
His brain, still rebooting from transmigration shock, couldn't decide whether he was lucky or just hallucinating.
Wait wait wait...
This... this is the legendary system cheat? The real deal?!
Where's the fine print? There's always fine print!
But no matter how many times he rubbed his eyes, the window didn't disappear.
"The webnovles gods... they were right all along," he mumbled, half laughing, half crying.
As if acknowledging his acceptance, a sudden wave of information smashed into his mind.
For a few horrifying seconds, it felt like someone was trying to stuff an entire Wikipedia database into his skull.
When the mental assault finally stopped, he understood:
This system wasn't here to babysit him or crack jokes. It had one job—give him big life choices. Choose correctly, profit. Choose wrong... well, that's on him.
A basic interface unfolded before him:
[Name: Su Chen]
[Realm: Mortal]
[Species: Mortal]
[Physique: Ancient Sacred Body (10 Shackles)]
[Techniques: None]
[Scriptures: None]
[System Storage: Empty (can only store non-living items temporarily)]
Su Chen's lips twitched.
"This... changes everything, doesn't it?" he whispered.
With this system, he could hunt treasures, punch arrogant young masters, romance immortal fairies, and maybe — just maybe — live the comfy main character life he deserved.
But just as the excitement started bubbling up inside him, cold reality slammed him back down.
"...Oh shit, that's right," he cursed under his breath.
This world wasn't some single-player RPG.
There were other Sons of Luck here too. And villains. And monster cultivators.
If he tried to play the traditional protagonist or villain card, he was basically signing up for endless plot armor battles, love triangle dramas, and surprise betrayal arcs.
No thanks!
His eyes locked on the third option.
The Innate Sacred Dao Fetus Physique.
A cheat so broken it practically came with its own "Do Not Disturb" sign.
He wouldn't have to deal with everyone trying to kill him every two steps. He could sit back, chill, farm quietly, and then pop out and shock the world when it mattered most.
In other words—maximum benefits, minimum headaches.
"Jejeje..." Su Chen couldn't help but chuckle like a cartoon villain.
Without hesitation, he thrust his hand forward and shouted:
"I choose option three!"
Ding!
"Congratulations to the host for successfully choosing Option 3. Reward: Origin of the Innate Sacred Dao Fetus Physique!"
A golden whirlpool of light exploded into existence, filling his tiny hut with divine brilliance.
Boom!
Su Chen barely had time to panic as he felt a massive force invade his body.
The entire hut was lit up like a Christmas tree, but the golden circle that formed around him kept the raging energy from blasting everything to pieces.
On his skin, ten semi-transparent golden shackles appeared, binding him like a prisoner.
They pulsed once... and then started to melt away silently, like a debtor disappearing after borrowing your money.
Hey, come back!
Su Chen almost wanted to joke, but the process was deadly serious.
He could feel it—every cell, every drop of blood, every corner of his soul—it was all being reforged.
Gluuuu...
The shackles didn't break with a bang; they faded, erased from existence.
An enormous surge of blood and qi erupted from Su Chen's body, crashing against the golden barrier protecting the hut.
Boom!
Outside, it felt like heaven itself stirred. Thunder rumbled in the distance.
Meanwhile, the poor hut groaned like a dying old man in the storm.
Yet somehow, it all held together.
Inside Su Chen's body, a miracle was happening.
His golden blood—proud symbol of the Ancient Sacred Body—was transforming into seven-colored blood, shimmering like an oil slick under sunlight.
His body was—
Strengthening!
Forging new bones!
Purifying his blood!
Opening the hidden apertures!
Step by step, Su Chen's entire being was edging closer to the Dao.
Even the heavens, which once sought to suppress him, now seemed to bless him.
In mere minutes, without even cultivating properly, Su Chen's cultivation soared to the peak of the Body Refining Realm!
That was something even divine beast cubs couldn't achieve without at least 2years of cultivation and a mountain of holy medicines, because the cultivation of body refining stage is too slow compare to other realm in early stage .
And Su Chen?
He was just sitting here, chilling in his pajamas, getting buffed by the system.
If that wasn't cheating, then nothing was!