The Poor Scholar Who Tops the Exams: I’m the Ultimate Grinder in the Ming Dynasty

I transmigrated into the body of a poor scholar, but the System demands that I pass the county exam within seven days, or I'll be erased! When I steal my enemy's jade pendant, I suddenly go blind in my right eye... So this System is actually a trap designed to raise its prey!

Emperor Jiajing uses alchemy to steal the nation's fortune, while Zhang Juzheng bears an evil formation carved into his back. And the remnant soul of the Jianwen Emperor in my spine screams, “Kill every last member of the Zhu Ming!” With no path forward as a poor scholar, I'll shatter the Mandate of Heaven with the Imperial Seal and devour the dragon soul with my ink-black heart!