The Villain Always Wants to Give Up Halfway

A'li, an ancient tree spirit who cultivated for centuries, loses her heartwood when lightning strikes during her tribulation. To recover the scattered fragments, she binds with a mysterious system and begins transmigrating through countless worlds—always cast as the villain. But there's a problem: A'li keeps wanting to quit halfway through each mission! In her first world, she's thrust into the role of a tyrant empress with a terrible reputation. Forced to transform from an ignorant villainess into a brilliant ruler, she must navigate palace intrigue, avoid her destined downfall, and somehow d…