Li Xuan dropped dead and opened his eyes as the lowest-ranked stray dog in the cultivation world.
The moment he bonded with the "Dog-Eat-Dog System," he understood: "Cultivate on my own for 999 years to become human? I won't live long enough for that!"
"Get a living being's approval and progress jumps by 1%? I'm familiar with these KPIs!"
And so, a wonder appeared in the cultivation world:
When he met mortals, he wagged his tail and bowed, sketching a human shape with his paws as he forced out, "I... look... human?"
When he met cultivators, he pretended to be a spirit pet and pestered them for attention, secretly learning to meditate. Tilting his head and sticking out his tongue, he asked, "Immortal Master, look at my comprehension. Do I look like a future immortal?"
When he faced monsters, he carried fruit in his mouth to bribe them. Even when they called him "a dog begging to be beaten," he stood his ground: "Still better than you, you old tree!"
The System's warnings flashed wildly: [Your foundations are unstable! If you transform, you'll keep a dog's tail!]
A Xuan paid no attention. He used his claws to tally things in the dirt: "I'll become human first! I'll get back every blessing owed to me, with interest!"
Until one day, he bowed to the Heavenly Dao's lightning tribulation: "Old Heavenly Dao, look at me... do I look human?"
The lightning struck, then circled above his head three times: "You do! You look just like a total jerk!"
[System: Warning! The Host has turned begging for a blessing into performance art in the cultivation world!]
[A Xuan: Can't be helped. A corporate drone's KPI means I have to outwork everyone!]
