The Villain Became the Protagonists’ Nightmare

Chapter 1: The Extremely Unlucky Transmigrator:

(In the eastern part of the Tianyun Empire)

-Within one of the 36 major cities, the Tianye City

A man stood at the highest point of Tianye City, gazing over the entire city.

This man looked to be about 30 years old, handsome and with an extraordinary aura.

However, in his eyes, there was a sense of weariness that seemed to come from many years of hardship, as if he were an old man in his seventies or eighties.

In reality, this was true.

Thinking of this, the man sighed and began to recall everything he had experienced.

His name was Xiao Lingfeng, born 70 years ago. To be precise, he transmigrated into the body of a young child in this world 70 years ago.

When he was born, his family was one of the four major families in Tianye City. But now, through his own iron-fisted methods, the Xiao family had become the only noble family left in the entire Tianye City.

Even the City Lord’s Mansion, which had once been above the four major families, was now tightly suppressed by him, not daring to be arrogant anymore.

Besides his own methods, the main reason for all this was his powerful martial strength.

Yes, martial strength!

The world he transmigrated to was called the Martial God Continent, a world of martial cultivation.

In this world, martial artists were the mainstream. Those with great strength could do whatever they wanted.

Even a powerful Martial Emperor Realm could establish an empire and control the lives of millions. The Tianyun Empire, where he was, was such an existence.

Although he wasn’t that powerful, he was a peak Martial Commander Realm. This level of strength made him unmatched in the 36 cities of the east.

The reason he had such strength wasn’t because he was a transmigrator or because he had a good family. Although these two factors existed, the most important reason was his willingness to risk his life.

As a transmigrator, he was destined to fail because he didn’t have any system and even the reason for his transmigration was laughable.

In his previous life, he lived to be over 80 years old and died of old age. After waking up, he found himself in this world.

Because he had lived long enough, he understood the value of power.

So he was very sensible from a young age. 

While normal children were still learning to walk, he was already reading and writing.

At the age of three, when other children were playing, he was already studying the unique martial arts and techniques of this world.

By the age of eight, when other children were just starting their basic martial arts training, he had already begun practicing martial arts, thanks to the special body refining elixirs purchased by his father, the head of the Xiao family, at great expense.

He didn’t disappoint his father. 

Starting martial arts training at eight, he reached the Martial Warrior Realm by nine after making a breakthrough into the 9th stage Body Refinement Realm.

By the age of twelve, when his peers were just beginning their Body Refinement training, he had already reached the Martial Master Realm.

To quickly improve his strength, he entered the nearby beast forest to hone his combat skills through life-and-death battles with monsters, all to ensure he lived a better life.

By the age of sixteen, he had reached the Great Martial Master Realm. He anonymously participated in the Tianyun Tournament hosted by the royal family and achieved remarkable results, receiving substantial rewards.

With these rewards and his reckless attitude, he continuously improved his cultivation. By the age of twenty, he had reached the Martial General Realm, becoming one of the top experts in the Xiao family.

At twenty-five, during a battle with a fifth-rank beast, he made a breakthrough into the martial commander Realm.

However, after reaching the Martial Commander Realm, he realized the true importance of talent in this martial-dominated world.

His cultivation speed slowed significantly after reaching the Martial Commander Realm, not just because of the higher difficulty in advancing. He understood that his body’s talent had almost reached its limit.

But he was unwilling to accept this. 

After witnessing the unparalleled prowess of Martial King Realm and Martial Emperor Realm experts in the capital, he aspired to be like them or even surpass them.

Refusing to give up, he decided to make a breakthrough by fighting life-and-death battles, as described in novels.

Thus, he began his reckless journey, constantly battling monsters two or three levels higher and fighting skilled martial artists and assassins in deadly duels to sharpen his combat skills and push his limits.

Through this life-risking approach, he successfully reached the peak of the Martial Commander Realm by the age of thirty.

However, after the peak period of talent at thirty, his cultivation stagnated. Gradually, he accepted his fate. After all, a Martial Commander Realm expert had an average lifespan of 200 years. As the uncrowned king of a city, living a carefree life for 200 years wasn’t a bad choice.

Over the next 40 years, he continuously developed various industries. While many were legitimate, more were shady businesses conducted in the shadows.