Becoming Invincible By Marrying The Ultimate Villainess - Chapter 1 - Chapter 1 – Heaven’s Chosen or Destiny Villain

Nightfall.

The Yanyun Empire, behind the imperial city, at the Cliff of Reflection.

Snowflakes as large as goose feathers drifted endlessly from the heavens, landing on the shoulders of a young boy.

Clad in nothing but thin clothing, the boy knelt straight on the icy ground. Neither the fierce winds nor the blizzard could force his upright posture to bend even slightly.

Moonlight poured over his finely sculpted, handsome face, giving him an otherworldly radiance. Yet, most strikingly, his eyes were covered with a strip of plain white silk. Despite his breathtaking appearance, the boy was blind!

“Ugh!”

“Did I… just reincarnate?”

Ning Ye clutched his throbbing head as a torrent of memories from his past life surged forth like a tidal wave.

In his previous life, he had been a speedrun gamer, attempting to break records in a game called Against the Nine Heavens, a fantasy cultivation game focused on power struggles.

For an entire year, he shut himself away in his room, day and night, determined to become the first in the world to successfully complete the speedrun challenge. Yet, to his surprise, after a brief nap, he awoke to find the world had changed completely!

Now… he seemed to have reincarnated as a tragically doomed side character from Against the Nine Heavens—the Tenth Prince of the Yanyun Empire, Ning Ye!

“Began cultivation at the age of three.”

“Reached the peak of body tempering at seven.”

“Achieved Innate perfection at ten.”

“By seventeen, reached the peak of Transcendence, one step away from the Star Condensation stage, a level that would make him a true powerhouse on the Nine Heavens Continent!”

“In that very year, he reached the pinnacle of his life and was hailed by the people of Yan Yun as the next emperor!”

“But also that year, his cultivation not only failed to advance further but regressed steadily. Now, he can’t even qualify as a body tempering practitioner and had become an ordinary person without the strength to truss a chicken!”

“And then… one day, he lost his sight and became a blind cripple!”

“Three days ago, he was punished to kneel on the Cliff of Reflection for defying an imperial decree to marry.”

As memories flooded his mind, Ning Ye’s face grew increasingly pale.

Why had his cultivation regressed?

Why had he gone blind?

How had he fallen from being the youngest potential emperor of Yan Yun to this state?

Questions swirled in his mind, his brows furrowing into a deep crease.

As the memories fully integrated, a stunningly beautiful, noble face suddenly surfaced in his thoughts.

She was to be his future consort, the “Tenth Imperial Consort,” revered as the Goddess of Yan Yun, and the eldest princess of the empire’s wealthiest family—Luo Jia!

“It’s a curse!”

“A curse cast by Luo Jia!”

“And that curse is called Soul Devour!”

Ning Ye muttered under his breath. This curse was exceptionally malicious. Those afflicted would see their cultivation vanish bit by bit, eventually becoming ordinary humans. In the end, all five senses would be lost, reducing them to worthless husks.

Over the past year, he had sought out the best physicians in Yan Yun and even paid a hefty price to invite healers from the Medicine King Valley, but none could identify the cause. Yet now, he realized it was all because of his white moonlight, his future consort, Luo Jia!

“Why her?”

Ning Ye rubbed his temples, feeling a sense of suffocation.

In his memories, Luo Jia was as gentle as flowing water, beautiful and graceful, an unparalleled talent revered as the Goddess of Yan Yun.

She had always treated him kindly. Although they weren’t yet married, the entire empire already regarded her as the Tenth Imperial Consort.

If he became the Yan Yun Emperor one day, she would naturally be the queen!

So why would she do such a thing?

As Ning Ye’s thoughts paused at this question, a storyline from Against the Nine Heavens suddenly surfaced in his mind:

Three years later, Luo Jia would overthrow the Yan Yun imperial authority, execute the nine imperial princes, ascend the throne, and begin her conquest of the world!

As for him, he would become her plaything—a puppet imperial consort, imprisoned in the imperial palace, never to see the light of day, ultimately ending his life in despair.

“Of course!”

“This woman is heartless!”

“She’s a textbook schemer!”

“On one hand, she desires to dominate the world. On the other, she fears that this rising star, the Tenth Prince, might grow strong enough to oppose her. So, she simply cast a curse to cripple him!”

“In this way, three years later, both the empire and I would be nothing but toys in her grasp!”

“She never wanted to be the queen of Yan Yun! She only ever wanted to become the first Empress Regnant of the Yanyun Empire!”

As his memories became increasingly vivid, Ning Ye felt a chill run down his spine.

At present, Luo Jia’s influence in Yan Yun was so overwhelming that she practically held the empire in the palm of her hand. Meanwhile, he was nothing more than a disgraced prince. How could he possibly fight this?

“This is a dead end!”

Ning Ye shook his head.

Even though he was now familiar with the storyline of Against the Nine Heavens, his current circumstances—his lowly position and lack of power—made it incredibly difficult to alter the course of events.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

A virtual character interface suddenly appeared in his mind.

【Name: Ning Ye】

【Identity: Tenth Prince of Yan Yun】

【Age: 18】

【Cultivation: None】

【Health Status: Cursed—Soul Devour】

“This is…”

Although Ning Ye was blind, the virtual interface in his mind was exceptionally clear to him. He couldn’t help but mutter softly: “A system?”

The moment he spoke, a crisp system notification echoed in his ears:

【Ding! System loading!】

【Ding! System successfully bound!】

【Ding! Given the host’s current circumstances, the system offers two choices:】

【Option 1: Flee the marriage. The system will update to the “Heaven’s Chosen” version.】

【Option 2: Accept the marriage. The system will update to the “Destiny Villain” version.】

“Just as I thought!”

“The system might arrive late, but it never misses!”

Overjoyed, Ning Ye muttered to himself, then quickly calmed down to think.

Flee the marriage?

Or accept it?

Ning Ye pondered. This choice clearly revolved around the imperial marriage decree issued by the Yan Yun Emperor.

Three days ago, the emperor had summoned Ning Ye to his palace. With a cold expression, he had flung a marriage decree in Ning Ye’s face, ordering him to fulfill a marriage alliance with a woman from the once-enemy kingdom, the Junlin Empire.

Without hesitation, Ning Ye had flatly refused. After all, the previous him had his heart set solely on Luo Jia. No other woman even registered in his mind.

But now, things were different.

Awakening to the truth about his memories made him realize that Luo Jia was no kind-hearted soul. She was a venomous, cold-hearted woman with ambitions as vast as the heavens!

It was said that every world has its own Ruyan Emperor!

And she, Luo Jia… is definitely the Ruyan Emperor from [Against the Nine Heavens]!

As for him, he was nothing but an unlucky guy targeted by her!

His thoughts paused there.

Ning Ye pulled out the imperial marriage decree from his sleeve.

Although he still didn’t know who he was about to marry, at this point, it didn’t matter who the bride was!

The real question now was whether to choose the Heaven’s Chosen path or the Destiny Villain path.

In other words, should he flee the marriage or go through with it?

This was truly a difficult decision to make!

“Hmm…”

“Maybe I should just run away from the marriage!”

“After all, who wouldn’t want to be the Son of Destiny?”

Ning Ye thought seriously. As a seasoned player of Against the Nine Heavensl, he was very familiar with the storyline of the Heaven’s Chosen path and was confident he could do even better this time around.

Just as he was about to instinctively make his choice, a familiar, tearful voice echoed from the communication jade hanging at his waist:

“Big Brother!”

“Please agree to the marriage with the Second Miss of the Jun family from the Junlin Empire!”

“Otherwise, Father will banish you to the southern border!”

“Xue’er doesn’t want you to die!”

“Wuwuwu!”

Xue’er!

Hearing that trembling, tear-filled voice, Ning Ye felt a warmth spread through his heart.

Since his cultivation was crippled and he lost his eyesight, he had experienced the coldness of the world in just one year.

Not only had he been stripped of all his rights as a prince, but he was also banished to the cold palace. No one in the entire Yan Capital was willing to associate with him anymore—except for his younger sister, Ning Xue’er, who never abandoned him. She even chose to accompany him in the cold palace.

And, worth noting, his sister Ning Xue’er was the Heaven’s Chosen female protagonist of the Eastern Wilderness storyline in Against the Nine Heavens!

Wait!!!

Who was he supposed to marry?

Junlin Empire?

The Jun family?

The Second Miss?

“Jun… Qian… Yue!!”

A figure of a woman, her back turned to the world, suddenly emerged in his mind.

If he remembered correctly… Jun Qianyue was the ultimate villain, the final boss of Against the Nine Heavens!

In that moment, memories of her and the countless times he had been tormented by her came rushing back, becoming increasingly vivid.

He instinctively shuddered, a bold idea forming in his mind. Without hesitation, he made his decision and declared:

“System!”

“I choose Option Two!”

“I’d rather be the Destiny Villain than the Heaven’s Chosen! Not even a dog would take that role!”