The Tryhard Cult Leader Is Forced to Bind Himself to a Pay-to-Win System

Please add my new story to your favorites! "Prisoner Beneath the Palace Bed [Body Swap]"

Tyrant Yun Qi has a handsome face but a venomous heart. To seize absolute power, he drenches the court in blood and lays waste to the people, until he is killed by the beautiful general Jiang Chen, whom he himself promoted.

But Yun Qi discovers that he hasn't just survived: he's returned to three years earlier, when he was just beginning to throw the court into chaos. Determined to change history, he decides to kill Jiang Chen before he can become a threat.

Before he can put his revenge plan into action, a eunuch hauls him off the imperial bed and forces him to kneel. Yun Qi is about to explode when Jiang Chen, who was supposed to be forced to attend the emperor that night, walks into the bedchamber wearing the imperial robes.

How dare a traitor wear his imperial robes? Yun Qi roars, "Take them off!"

Then he's stripped bare and tossed onto the bed.

Yun Qi: "Touch me and you're dead!"

Jiang Chen plants a foot on Yun Qi's chest. "You killed the one I loved and trampled on my desire to serve my country. Since you can't die, why don't you get a taste of the humiliation I suffered?"

*

Born into a poor family, Jiang Chen was named top martial arts graduate by Yun Qi. He repaid the emperor's favor with outstanding military service. But when he was suspected of treason for befriending the Regent's son, Yun Qi tricked him into the palace and made him his captive. After enduring humiliation, Jiang Chen finally killed the tyrant, only for the two of them to swap identities and return to three years earlier.

Jiang Chen ascends the throne and works diligently to govern, but the country only grows more chaotic.

The loyal ministers he once trusted now want him dead, one by one.

Instead, Yun Qi becomes the only person who can help him out of danger.

Putting aside the grudges of their previous lives, Jiang Chen is gradually drawn to Yun Qi's talent for governing. He unlocks the chains holding Yun Qi captive. But years of tormenting each other have worn away the affection Yun Qi once felt for him.

In this life, Jiang Chen will repay him many times over for all he owes him.

Story blurb

[Ice-cold exterior, goofy interior, Martial Arts Alliance Leader x ruthless, sharp-tongued overachiever, programmer]

Xuan Li is betrayed and forced to transmigrate into a game as the Demon Cult Leader, where he's bound to a pay-to-win System that makes him earn money for the company.

The missions are difficult enough, but because of the original character's countless murders, Xuan Li is also besieged by factions from every side. The one most eager to kill him is the beautiful Mo Feibai, whom the original character pursued in vain.

The youngest Martial Arts Alliance Leader in history, Mo Feibai is exceptionally skilled and cold to the extreme. When killing an enemy, he'll kill with one sword stroke rather than waste a single word. His beauty is peerless, but no one dares get close to him.

With a man like that after him, Xuan Li is hunted every time he leaves home. Fed up, he draws his blade and fights back, beginning an intense push-and-pull of mutual antagonism and killing.

Xuan Li refuses to indulge the original character's unattainable beloved, and he also fights back against the game company that wronged him. On the inside, he disbands the harem, reforms the Demon Cult, revives the NPCs the original character killed, and overthrows the game's rules. On the outside, he drives away the players, keeping the game world free of interference from the real world and creating a rare age of peace.

Xuan Li's actions max out Mo Feibai's affection points and completely change his opinion of him. That guy is really just a goofball in a cold exterior. He was the one who came up with all those terrible ideas, like giving limited-edition gear to free players and driving the big spenders out of the game.

After all that, revenue hits a new low. Once they defeat the mastermind who appears in the game, this world will truly belong to the NPCs.

On the eve of the final battle, Mo Feibai seeks Xuan Li out. "I heard the forbidden art you practice can increase your power, but the condition is that you have to cultivate together every full moon."

Xuan Li: "What does that have to do with you coming to my room?"

Mo Feibai: "Because the moon is so round tonight."

PS: The seme appears in Chapter 10.

Theme: Hard work brings wealth.