Don't Choose a Villain by the Same Standards You'd Use for a Male Lead

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The greatest villain in The Immortal Path, the biggest obstacle on the male lead Xie Tiao's journey, dies unexpectedly while cultivating.

Xiao Yu, who has transmigrated into the body of the Demon Lord, opens her eyes to the System's grand promises ringing in her ears.

Xiao Yu, who died from working late: ...

Maybe I should just lie down... Wait.

She sits bolt upright.

She's transmigrated into the Demon Lord! Why should she do everything herself?

Wouldn't it be better to train up a great villain to complete her missions while she lounges around the Demon Palace, eating and waiting to die?

Xiao Yu's eyes light up as she starts looking for a candidate.

Her replacement villain must be cruel, cold-blooded, and highly skilled in combat.

Not far away, a black-clad cultivator swings his sword, and the cultivators fighting him fall in heaps.

Her replacement villain must be ruthless and merciless.

The black-clad cultivator takes every last spirit stone from the fallen cultivators, without even leaving them a sword.

Her replacement villain must be steadfast.

The black-clad cultivator gets up and walks away with his spoils, ignoring the helpless, pitiful woman nearby.

Xiao Yu:!

How utterly ruthless, steadfast, and merciless!

You're the one!

"Hey, want a job with benefits, meals and lodging included, flexible hours, and holiday bonuses?"

Black-clad cultivator: "..."

"I'll advance you a year's worth of spirit stones!"

"...I'm in."

And so, with a bag of spirit stones, she successfully brought home an excellent successor villain.

Every mission she assigned him went off without a hitch. He even exceeded expectations.

Xie Tiao thought this Demon Lord didn't seem very bright.

Even now, she still hadn't realized he was the Tianling Sect cultivator she hated so much.

He expressionlessly stabbed himself in the chest, completing Xiao Yu's mission to grievously wound Xie Tiao.

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