[Sword and Magic] He Really Doesn't Want to Be Everyone's Favorite

[Serious Blurb]

A crumbling temple. Ruins towering above all living things. A fallen god, its severed limbs reduced to ash.

Wu Ji thought this was the end of everything. He would enter the divine realm alone, until the moment he crossed the barrier and was torn apart, soul and all, by Them.

“Gods forged their other halves from their own ribs,” he said carelessly. “And then, as if fated, they fell in love with them...”

The man was silent for a long time before finally asking, “So we all became sacrificial offerings?”

“No.” Wu Ji shook his head. “We are cradles for the birth of new gods.”

“This world once had gods.”

They toyed with humanity's faith as they pleased, sacrificed the souls of their followers, seized the blessings scattered by the world's consciousness, and drained the last ounce of value from the subdomains.

“Du Ling raised the banner of the Origin, awakening countless numb commoners and uniting them to storm the temples. Three hundred and seventy-eight ‘abodes of the gods’ fell in the ‘First Year of Dusk.’”

“Then why won't he appear again now?”

“Later... he became the most evil necromancer on the continent.”

[Over-the-Top Blurb] (Needs revision)

Zhu Jingnan was the seventh young lady of the Zhu family, exiled from her home. Rumor had it that she was poisoned in the womb, ugly as sin, and crazy as a loon.

That was until she was discovered to have magical talent in every element. The family was shaken and sent people to bring her back to the main estate, where she would be carefully trained.

Zhu Jingnan sneered. “I was born for greater things. How could I let petty people control me?”

She traveled in disguise as a man, hoping for a peaceful life. But fate had other plans, and trouble kept following her at every turn.

The beggar she pitied and bought turned out to be a duke's son. The battle-worn soldier she casually rescued was actually a knight captain from the Temple of Light. And even though she had disguised herself so well, the empire's crown prince somehow recognized at a glance that she was a woman!

Zhu Jingnan couldn't help praying to the gods:

“Gods, please answer me. Do I really have to choose one of them?”

Hearing her call, a god gave a cold laugh, wrapped an arm around her waist, and pulled her into the temple. “You are mine. Don't even think about running away.”

As for Ning Yi, the domineering CEO who transmigrated into a magical world, he recalled the story's plot and gave a similarly cold laugh:

“Anyone who gets in my way can forget about escaping.”

Ning Yi transmigrated into a Western fantasy novel and became a minor character who died young.

He vowed to fight the plot to the bitter end. In this world, only he deserved to be the protagonist. He wouldn't let these monsters run wild!

So he went to great lengths to exploit loopholes in the plot, using any means necessary to recruit soldiers who would charge into battle for him.

He cornered the top assassin Zhui Ming and sneered, “You're at the end of your rope. Working for me is your only option, isn't it?”

Zhui Ming: “Later, I wondered if maybe I lingered there a little longer because, somewhere deep down, I was waiting for you to appear.”

Facing the knight captain he'd once thoroughly deceived and even stabbed with his own hands, Ning Yi raised an eyebrow.

“Don't expect me to apologize. Even if I could do it all over again, I'd do the same thing.”

The knight captain pulled him into his broad chest. “I never had faith in anything. But you are my god.”

As for the neighboring kingdom's crown prince, whom he'd turned head over heels while disguised as a woman, Ning Yi strode away with style. “Stay away from me. You'll only end up miserable.”

The prince, eyes red, grabbed his waist and panted, “Marry me. I'll give you my life.”

Ning Yi was left sweating profusely. Wasn't this supposed to be a story about the Three Kingdoms fighting for dominance?

After reaching the peak of his life and slaying the gods, he made a wish to the “princess” he'd saved: “Where did all these damn love-struck idiots come from? Tell them to get lost.”

The god who belonged to him alone: “...The cost of trial and error is too high. I'll just split myself into pieces and let him choose.”

Reading Guide:

1. One-on-one romance, devoted to his chosen partner, with many admirers.

2. The protagonist is cruel and ruthless, cold and heartless, but will gradually learn to feel normal emotions.

3. More or less, a male protagonist from a typical power-fantasy novel gets stuck with the script of a universally adored character.

4. Extremely indulgent! Universally adored protagonist! Pale and beautiful protagonist! Everyone loves him!

Theme: How to raise a dragon