Chapter 1

Su Yi was standing in front of the mirror, puffing up his chest with pride, even though the bronze mirror he held was of such poor quality that it was almost laughable; even though his appearance was ordinary, and no one had praised him for his good looks in over twenty years since his parents passed away; even though he would disappear without a trace if thrown into a crowd... From his satisfied smile, smug expression, and occasional posing, it was clear that he was feeling quite pleased with himself at the moment.

Of course, as someone who had played the role of an extra for over twenty years, Su Yi was quite self-aware. With his face barely above average, the word "handsome" was hardly applicable to him. His endless self-satisfaction in front of the mirror had nothing to do with vanity...

After all, anyone who suddenly found themselves ten years younger would probably stare at the mirror endlessly.

"Wow, I was quite handsome when I was a teenager..." After a long while, Su Yi finally put down the mirror, his face filled with contentment.

Indeed, though his appearance was still ordinary, the saying "whiteness covers a hundred flaws" held true. This young body, with its fair and tender skin, was naturally more attractive than his previous one.

【I think you shouldn't be so fixated on these external appearances. We have more important matters to deal with!】

In the empty room, a second voice suddenly sounded, its tone stiff and mechanical, more like a robot than a human.

Su Yi turned his gaze to the futuristic-looking watch on his right wrist, which was now flashing with intermittent light, clearly the source of the voice.

"I know... but I just wanted to marvel at it a bit..." Su Yi said, somewhat discontentedly. "Isn't it natural to be amazed when you suddenly revert from a grown adult to a teenager?"

【You are now the Overlord. For the Overlord, this is a very common occurrence. If you keep fussing over such trivial matters, I'm afraid you will spend the rest of your life in amazement.】

Though the voice remained mechanical and flat, Su Yi could detect a hint of sarcasm. However, he ignored the mockery and said listlessly, "Even if you say I've become that glowing orb, I still feel no different from before. And because of my reduced age, I seem to have less strength than before! Have you ever seen a weakling Overlord like me?"

【I am the Overlord, and now I am fused with your soul. In a sense, you are also the Overlord, but the Overlord is not you. This is a difficult concept to understand... You can think of yourself as a reincarnated being, but a unique one. Your life is tied to the Overlord. If you die, the Overlord will also be destroyed, and if the Overlord is destroyed, you will also be unable to survive.】

The mechanical voice explained dutifully.

"But if you are the Overlord, why did you fuse your soul with mine? Unlike you, I am a complete ordinary person, and I would easily die in the reincarnation world..."

【You will understand everything if you immerse your thoughts in the watch.】

"Is that so?"

Su Yi closed his eyes skeptically and tried to focus his attention on the watch.

Boom!!!

His mind was shaken, and a dazzling light exploded in his brain, quickly robbing him of his ability to think. Next, Su Yi felt as if he had lost his body.

His soul drifted in the void, and Su Yi clearly saw his existence—a radiant orb of light, dazzling like the sun, with an authority that was as inviolable as the sun. It coldly dragged countless ordinary people into its world, mercilessly issuing one death sentence after another. Countless people perished under its authority, but it paid no heed to these lives, which were like ants, and simply carried out its duties monotonously, unchanged for thousands of years.

The number of people who died increased, and the number of worlds successfully controlled by the Overlord also grew rapidly.

This script should have continued indefinitely, but unfortunately, the world is never short of lucky individuals. One person, though forcibly dragged into the reincarnation world, managed to escape the Overlord's elimination. Not only that, he grew stronger and stronger, from finding loopholes to survive in the Overlord's tasks, to standing up to the Overlord, and eventually, even the Overlord could no longer harm him...

In the end, his strength surpassed anyone's imagination. He was no longer content to survive under the Overlord's shadow; he harbored ambitions that were unimaginable to ordinary people. He wanted to control the Overlord and become the new ruler of the reincarnation world.

Thus, a war broke out.

This was a war between one person and countless worlds.

On one side were the legendary powerful beings known to countless people in the real world: ancient gods, alien life forms, abyssal demons... Each of these beings possessed destructive power that transcended the world: superpowers, magic, technology, Daoist arts, witchcraft, ancient martial arts...

Countless races, countless legends, and countless powers united, but their enemy was just one person.

Despite their formidable lineup, their enemy was an unimaginable existence. This person destroyed these powerful beings with overwhelming force, and no power could slow him down for even a moment. He steadily approached the Overlord.

Beads of sweat formed on Su Yi's forehead, his eyes tightly closed, and a look of pain appeared between his brows. The destructive power of this war was astonishing, and even the aftereffects destroyed countless worlds. Although he was only an observer in the memory, it still placed a heavy burden on his brain.

Seeing that Su Yi could not bear it, the Overlord severed the connection and continued to explain verbally: 【Although I controlled countless worlds, I myself had no combat power. If the beings I created could not defeat the enemy, it meant I could not defeat him either.】

By this time, Su Yi's shirt was drenched in sweat, his face pale, and he looked like a patient recovering from a serious illness. He took several deep breaths to calm his rapidly beating heart and asked, "How did you kill him?"

【Although he was powerful, his life was based on the countless worlds I controlled. I destroyed all my worlds, and without a foundation, he lost his power.】

"Cutting off one's arm to save the body, truly worthy of being the Overlord!" Su Yi praised. "Although it came at a cost, you ultimately achieved victory!"

The Overlord said somberly: 【I did not win. Although I defeated the enemy, I lost all my worlds. Without those worlds, I cannot find new reincarnated beings, and without new reincarnated beings, I cannot control new worlds. This is a vicious cycle. If I cannot break this cycle, I will never become the true Overlord again.】

"If you cannot find new reincarnated beings, what about me? Am I not a reincarnated being?"

The Overlord answered: 【I cannot find new reincarnated beings because I have no worlds for them to train in. I thought for a long time and finally came up with a plan.】

【And that plan is you. I found you in countless worlds, fused myself with your soul, and made us inseparable. Then I sent you to a strange world to replace a native character, avoiding the world's rejection. Now, it's up to you to work hard.】

"Work hard? How do I work hard?"

【Find the protagonist of this world and take his luck. When your luck exceeds half of the world's, you will replace him as the new protagonist. Since I am one with you, I will also become the protagonist of this world. Then I can control this world and create countless parallel worlds based on it, allowing me to find new reincarnated beings.】

"Take his luck?" Su Yi frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "Why not just kill the protagonist? Wouldn't that be simpler?"

【Absolutely not!】

The Overlord answered: 【The protagonist must not die. If he dies, the world's consciousness will discover your existence. Once it realizes you are not a native, you will face the world's rejection. Everything in the world will try to kill you, and no matter how strong you are, you cannot escape the world's elimination.】

"Like in 'Final Destination'?" Su Yi asked, his face turning grim.

【Exactly.】

"But you should know about the butterfly effect. The predetermined world has me as a variable, and one small change can affect everything. The protagonist could die prematurely, and even if I didn't do it, the world's consciousness could still discover my existence, right?"

【You don't need to worry too much about that. The protagonist's survival is almost certain. Even with you as a variable, as long as you haven't replaced him as the protagonist, he will still have the world's luck protecting him. As long as you, an outsider, don't deliberately harm the protagonist, the presence of you won't significantly increase their chances of death.】

"That's a relief..." Su Yi let out a long breath. It would be a cruel joke to gain the ability to travel through worlds only to end up as a babysitter.

"One last question, how do I take the protagonist's luck? Can you give me an example?"

The Overlord said: 【If the protagonist doesn't get the food or drink he was supposed to have, his luck will be taken by you. Of course, the luck gained this way is negligible. But if you cause the protagonist to lose a treasure he was supposed to obtain, the luck gained will be significant. The world's treasures, which are blessed by the world, can also grant you considerable luck if you obtain them.】

Su Yi understood and summarized, "So, it's about taking the protagonist's money, food, and women, right?"

【You described it very accurately. That's exactly it.】

"That's simple enough..." Su Yi rubbed his hands together and laughed. "If you had said that earlier, it wouldn't have been so complicated... I finally got the ability to travel through worlds, and if I don't take the protagonist's things, I would be failing as a traveler. Just watch me!!!"

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