“Where... where am I?”
Alexander Blackwood stirred from a daze, eyes blinking open to an unfamiliar world.
It was pitch dark all around, a kind of chaos that swallowed all light. He couldn’t see his hand even if he lifted it. But odd warmth surrounded him, like he was drifting in a quiet sea, enveloped in comfort.
“Wait a second.”
“Why the hell are my hands so small?”
“What the —”
“Why is there a cord on my belly?!”
“What the actual...?”
His mind kicked into overdrive. Seconds passed. Then the truth slammed into him.
He'd transmigrated.
And not just that — he was inside a womb. A damn fetus. He hadn’t even been born yet.
He let out a long breath, forcing himself to stay calm and sort through what the hell had happened.
His last memory — he’d been reading a fantasy novel called *Unrivaled Immortal Emperor*.
Then, a flash of white light swallowed everything.
Next thing he knew, he was here.
Just as he was piecing this together, a glowing screen popped up in front of his eyes.
【Name: Alexander Blackwood】
【Age: 0】
【Identity: Heir of the Northern Xia dynasty’s top military family】
【Status: Unborn】
【Cultivation: None】
【Technique: None】
【Destiny Essence: 0】
【Fate Level: Black — Soul Doomed to Perish】
After scanning the interface, all the puzzle pieces dropped into place.
He hadn’t just landed in the world of *Unrivaled Immortal Emperor* — he’d become the story’s most infamous villain… the future Demon God Alexander Blackwood. Yeah, same name, same guy.
But that wasn’t the terrifying part.
What truly made his scalp tingle — this villain’s life was horrifyingly tragic.
So tragic, in fact, that people called him the bleeding heart of the whole genre. No joke.
“The novel described him as...”
“A lunatic. Obsessed. Sick with love.”
“Classic masochist with a martyr complex.”
“Before he turned into the villain, Alexander was a dashing young master from a prestigious military clan.”
“But then... his family was slaughtered. His parents were murdered. His cultivation crippled. Finally, he got thrown into the Ruinous Abyss — the cruelest place on the continent.”“Endured a full thousand years of gnawing agony in the Abyss—only then did he claw his way back up to become the most terrifying villain of them all!”
“Sits atop the throne as Demon King, while the gods kneel at his sides!”
“Ruled the Nine Heavens for countless ages, worshipped by all races, even immortal emperors bowed their heads!”
“And yet... what does the novel write?”
“The Male Lead—a bastard son of a sect who awakened a golden finger...”
“And the Female Lead—a reborn Immortal Empress from a future where Alexander Blackwood ruled at the peak of all races…”
“Together, they snuffed out Alexander Blackwood in his cradle and saved the world from its doom!”
“On the wedding night, pinned down by divine nails!”
“Heart dug out, bones torn apart, blood staining the sky!”
“Parted by life and death, the Demon God fell!”
“The light of righteousness shined upon all beings!”
…
Alexander Blackwood thought back to those plotlines.
And just thinking they might happen to him made him want to curse the heavens!
Couldn’t just travel, could he?
No, he had to become… this? A miserable, psychotic villain with a tragic early life?
Once he's born.
Sure, he'd be the heir to the mightiest military family in the Northern Xia Empire.
But not long after…
His cultivation stripped, family slaughtered, everything gone?
Then tossed into the Abyss to endure a thousand years of soul-crushing torture?
And to top it off…
There’s a damn Male Lead with a cheat skill…
And a Female Lead reborn from ten thousand years in the future—who also wants him dead?
“The future…”
“Family destroyed?”
“Heart ripped out?”
“Blood-soaked sky?!”
“This is way too damn tragic!”
The more he thought about it, the worse he felt.
What rotten luck!
The future looked pitch-black, not a shred of hope!
No wonder his ‘Fate Level’ was pure black—soul scattered, destiny doomed!
This was the ultimate dead-in-the-water start!
Just as he was drowning in despair, a crisp voice rang inside his head.
“Ding! Congratulations, Host has awakened the Sign-In System!”
“Would you like to sign in at this location?”
…
Hearing that.
Alexander’s entire body jolted.
A system?!
A Sign-In System?!
He’d read hundreds—if not thousands—of these damn webnovels before he crossed over.
He knew exactly what this meant.
A golden finger!
This was it—his ticket to flip fate on its head!
He took a deep breath, steadied himself, and without hesitation, shouted:
“System!”
“Sign in!”
