[Supernatural powers + charlatan + comeuppance + horror + comeuppance + satisfying pacing + no saintly protagonist]
Just as the Three Yin Evil Essence descended, Song Ming obtained the Merit System.
It doesn't matter what comes his way, be it monsters, demons, inherited misfortune, or deadly supernatural entities. He can stand right there and absorb them all with ease.
[Ding! Host absorbed a deadly fiend. Merit points +6]
[Ding! Host absorbed a voyeuristic lust demon. Merit points +5]
[Ding! Host absorbed a misfortune spirit. Merit points +4]
Just as Song Ming set out on the bright path of doing good deeds and accumulating boundless merit, he was betrayed.
Someone took him to court, accusing him of using superstition to scam people out of their money.
In the end, Song Ming cut ties with them for good.
Then he returned all the misfortune he had once suppressed inside himself to its former owners, multiplied several times over!
A few days later!
Everyone who had betrayed him came looking for him.
Some had terminal illnesses, some had gone bankrupt and jumped to their deaths, and some had lost their families and homes.
“Master, we were blind and failed to recognize a true immortal! We were wrong. Please, Master, save us!”
Song Ming ignored them, smiling as he sent them all out.
Just then, a new notification appeared.
[Ding! Host's merit points meet the requirements. Physical transcendence unlocked! You can gain superhuman strength, superhuman speed, superhuman defense, superhuman reflexes...]
Song Ming's legend was about to begin!
The front part is more attractive to me, but the back part is just the same old routine.
The subject matter is good, but the author's writing is too intellectual. I give it a seven-star rating.