Villain's Journey: From Merry Forest to Martial Supremacy

After five years undercover in the Merry Forest, Cao Xiaochun awakens a villain system that rewards him for blackmail and extortion—the perfect tools for surviving a cutthroat martial world. Betrayed by his superiors, he abandons the righteous path to become the ultimate scoundrel. Armed with leverage over sect leaders, treasonous nobles, and hidden royals, he manipulates his way to power one scandal at a time. But as his infamy grows, something strange happens: people start calling him a hero. Now the self-proclaimed villain faces his greatest challenge—convincing the world he's actually the…