Slay the Top to Attain the Dao

Helian Zhao is a straight male villain seme selected by the Heavenly Dao as a candidate to oppose the Child of Destiny. He has a perfect character setup: born into a family of cultivators, devastatingly handsome, and extraordinarily gifted. He falls in love with the Child of Destiny at first sight. Unable to have him, he falls into evil and ultimately meets his end, his body destroyed and his cultivation path shattered. In truth, Helian Zhao, who entered the Dao through killing, cultivates the Ruthless Dao. He regards the Child of Destiny and all his followers as whetstones on his path to immortality, sacrificing them in blood to forge his sword and achieve the Great Dao. For defying the Heavenly Dao's setup, he is struck by divine punishment on the day he crosses the tribulation to ascend. After his body is destroyed and his cultivation path shattered, he returns reborn with a new character setup. After being reborn, Helian Zhao discovers that he has a frail constitution that makes him cough up blood every ten steps. At a loss for words, he asks the heavens: how is he supposed to take out all the enemies he made in his past life like this? Ruthless and cunning beauty uke vs. a whole cast of men with arrows pointing toward him Everyone loves him, romantic rivalry, wish fulfillment. The protagonist is outrageously irresistible. This is just for your entertainment. Premise: Humans can triumph over fate