This is a world teeming with terrifying demon gods. Just after transmigrating, Ye Chenghuan witnesses a thousand-zhang-tall Arhat hunting humans.
Bodhisattvas are sinister: hearing of them twists the mind, chanting their names gives rise to a demon fetus, and seeing them turns you into a demon on the spot.
Demons take human form and lord over the imperial court, while sinister beings invade and keep humans penned up like livestock.
Everyone lives in a world where they could lose their lives at any moment, treated like pigs and dogs.
That is when Ye Chenghuan awakens his System...