Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder

Listening to Yino spin this tale for Nina, Yuyan felt like she’d gone 0/0/1 the entire match, got completely stomped, then somehow ended up on the MVP podium at the end.

Honestly, how much did Yuyan actually contribute?

-She fell into Mei and Ji Zichen’s trap and had to be rescued by Liuli at the crucial moment.

-She tumbled into the Demon Abyss, got double-teamed by Mei and Liuli in the Black Mist Forest, and still needed Yino’s jade pendant to finally see any hope.

-She reached the crimson palace and aside from teaming up with Liuli to hack away at the Heart’s first phase, she was basically invisible the whole time.

Before the Heart erupted into its second phase, Yuyan would’ve naturally thought that she and Liuli cutting down those seven roots was a major achievement.

But witnessing the Heart unleash its true divine power made Yuyan realize just how insignificant she was. The enemy she’d fought tooth and nail to defeat was just the tip of the iceberg.

At the final moment, Yuyan had completely given up hope.

But then… It was that junior sister who’d always been invisible – who Yuyan had even looked down on back at Wuji Sect – who stepped up.

Jinyue was already ridiculously overpowered, managing to use illusion techniques to make the Mother Goddess’s spear turn on itself.

And Yino was hundreds of times more broken than broken.

He was like some mythical protagonist straight out of a fantasy novel.

If gods really existed in this world, then Yino was definitely the destined deity in Yuyan’s mind.

Otherwise…

How else could you explain Yino grabbing the abyss core with his bare hands and instantly refining it?

So defeating the Heart of the Pain mother goddess was basically ninety percent Yino’s achievement.

But now… In Yino’s version of events, his solo carry had somehow become a “dual sword technique” with Yuyan.

While Yuyan was exhausted and kneeling on the sidelines, she’d apparently become the main DPS of the boss fight!

Facing Nina’s incredulous expression, Yuyan felt even more embarrassed.

“No way, you… you guys… you’re seriously not messing with me?”

Nina’s entire worldview had been shattered by Yino’s epic tale.

She was stuttering now, her gaze bouncing between Yino and Yuyan, unable to process this insane reality.

What made it worse was that Yino’s story actually made some sense!

“Still don’t believe me?”

Yino sighed helplessly.

Nina’s mouth hung open as she nodded cautiously.

But then she watched Yino roll up his sleeves, revealing his left arm covered in black Demon Abyss markings—

“You know, inside the Mother Goddess’s heart was this energy crystal, like a core.”

“When I stabbed through the heart with my sword, I used this hand to somehow refine that energy crystal.”

“Well…”

“This sounds even more insane.”

“I don’t really understand the mechanics either, but the moment I pierced the heart, I felt this destiny guiding me. I even heard divine whispers and instructions…”

“Maybe this was some test God arranged for me!”

Yino’s story got more outrageous by the minute, playing Nina like a complete fool.

And exactly as Yino predicted, after Nina saw the Demon Abyss markings on his left arm with her own eyes, she actually bought into the whole “destiny possession” thing.

After all… Gods really did exist in this world, and so did destiny and chosen ones.

From a destiny perspective, Yino’s experiences could very well be true!

Plus…

“Your… your left arm…”

“I can actually sense the Mother Goddess’s pain and death cries from these curse marks…”

The dragon girl reached out to gently touch Yino’s left arm, then her eyes went wide with amazement.

Now Nina was a true believer.

She even started recalling her master’s prophecies and teachings.

Her master had said that Nina was the Dragon Dynasty’s destined empress, a chess master positioned above fate itself.

And all the children of destiny scattered across the world like stars would naturally become chess pieces – trusted generals she could recruit in the future.

Her master had said… she was still young, but she would eventually encounter many loyal children of destiny.

It was like the relationship between a legendary steed and the one who recognizes its worth.

From this angle, wasn’t Yino exactly the destined person standing right in front of her!

This wasn’t just any legendary steed.

This was a once-in-a-billion legendary steed!

Setting aside destiny, just based on Yino’s feat of destroying the Pain Mother Goddess’s heart, he’d already surpassed Nina’s level.

This horse was more powerful than its supposed master!

He wasn’t just strong – he seemed way more cunning and clever than Nina too…

Wait, who exactly was the legendary steed here?

” YINO, YOU’RE INCREDIBLE….!!!”

Something clicked for Nina. She suddenly shouted, then grabbed Yino’s wrist tightly. Her dragon eyes lit up like she’d discovered treasure.

What more was there to say?

By touching the battle scars on Yino’s left arm, Nina had confirmed that he really had refined the Pain Mother Goddess’s heart.

A divine talent like this – if Nina didn’t recruit him and he ended up joining some evil cult or demon faction, it would be a massive strategic loss for the Great Dragon Dynasty!

“I know I’m talented, but why are you suddenly yelling so loud…”

Yino raised an eyebrow. He felt like Nina was losing it a little.

He’d just wanted to show off in front of the future empress to help with his career prospects in the capital, but apparently he’d overdone the bragging and completely overwhelmed her.

“Yino, come work for me at Dragon Palace!”

Nina grabbed Yino’s arm and spoke with complete seriousness.

But before Yino could even react, Yuyan sensed trouble.

“Miss, aren’t you being a little presumptuous…”

Yuyan stepped forward to block Nina. She already had enough competition – now some random girl claiming to be an empress had appeared out of nowhere.

Just as the three-way standoff got tense, several more cultivators flew in from the western horizon—

“He Yino! Crashing through checkpoints shows a guilty conscience?!”

The lead elder dropped from the sky, his terrifying Tribulation Crossing stage cultivation sweeping across the entire scene.

He was clearly pissed too.

The old guy was supposed to be retired, and getting woken up was already annoying. Now that he’d rarely bothered to handle official business, he’d originally planned to use Yino as an example to teach Nina a lesson.

Who would’ve thought this brat would just crash straight through the checkpoint, completely disrespecting Western Province City’s border security!

This behavior was a direct slap in the face to him and the other elders!

“Someone, arrest these checkpoint crashers—!”

The white-haired elder barked orders, and Western Province City soldiers immediately moved to surround them.

But just then, a booming male voice came from the other side of the city gate—

“This is Jin City territory. When did Western Province City patrol guards get jurisdiction to enforce law across borders?”