Protagonist Settings.
Li Xing, genderless, soul is male.
Abilities: Datafication, Replication, Six Paths Rakshasa Body.
Skills: All of Demon Slayer Breathing Styles, All of Demon Slayer Blood Demon Arts, All of Shinobi World Ninjutsu and Secret Techniques, Heavenly Origin Draw, Falling Sakura, Musou Issen.
Number of Heavenly Daos: Three.
Let's talk about the original idea for this book.
The original plot was supposed to be that Li Xing created a system and transmigrated to Demon Slayer, and to transmigrate again, he would have to reach the end of his lifespan.
So the original plan was for Xingxing to grow old with his family at the Butterfly Mansion, but with the power of demons, this setting wouldn't work.
According to the original plot, Li Xing went to Naruto alone, becoming Tsunade's disciple, forging a connection with Konoha, traveling the shinobi world by himself. The Naruto arc was supposed to be a no-harem story, as he had just lost his wife and his heart hadn't healed yet. The entire Naruto arc would last about four years, and perhaps he would have chosen a woman to marry and grow old with in the end.
But then, unexpectedly, he got carried away and decided to go all the way. He also wrote it as an invincible story. With the previous settings, it wouldn't make sense if he wasn't invincible; his cheat was too overpowered. With the Datafication ability, everything could be datafied, replicated, and materialized, like a god of creation. I was relatively restrained; if you really wanted to be serious, I could replicate the entire universe for you.
The original ending was supposed to be like this:
Li Xing, who had traveled through countless worlds, was sitting on a meteorite, staring blankly at the Earth below.
"I say, Li Yun, we've been through so many worlds together, experienced so many life-and-death partings, what was it all for? Did I create a system for myself or curse myself?"
At this moment, Li Yun manifested from Li Xing's body, wrapping his arms around Li Xing's head, "Then next time we transmigrate, can you erase our memories?"
"I don't want to forget those experiences, but those experiences have brought me too much pain. It's enough. Let it end here. I'm a little tired. I need to rest."
"Falling Sakura!"
Li Xing slashed with his sword, Li Yun separated from Li Xing's body and gradually drifted towards the depths of the universe. Li Yun reached out, trying to grab Li Xing, but Li Xing in front of him was becoming smaller and smaller.
"You, who have replicated countless things, shall be called the System of Myriad Worlds! Farewell." Li Xing said his last words with a smile, and his body transformed into a meteorite in the starry sky, small and insignificant.
This was the original ending, but I felt it was a bit too sad and didn't quite fit the conventions of light novels and wish-fulfillment stories, so I changed it.
This also served to explain how the system came to be. Perhaps other protagonists were using secondhand goods. I've read many system novels where this setting wasn't clearly explained, and the protagonist was like a puppet of the system, completing tasks, getting rewards, and then receiving weakened rewards, forcibly suppressing the protagonist's power.
Another point is that I never wrote Li Xing with a clone, not even a wisp of his consciousness. For me, clones are a toxic element in web novels, such as the clone developing self-awareness and pursuing women, cuckolding the protagonist, or disobeying the protagonist's orders. There are many ways to win battles or show off, and I would never write about clones.
(Also, Kaguya Otsutsuki's feelings for her son were romantic, a very strange setting.)
Next, I'll write some side stories. A special episode for Sakura, using the original setting, not included in the main storyline. The reason for writing Sakura's side story is that too many people dislike Sakura, so this is specifically for Sakura fans. Those who dislike Sakura can skip it. You can also suggest which female protagonist's side story you'd like me to write. I can write them before the novel concludes.
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"Where is this? Who... am I?"
Li Xing, now an infant, stared at the sky, bewildered, not knowing who he was, as if all his memories were lost.
The reason was that in his past life in Demon Slayer, Li Yun had gained consciousness and become a spirit. His reincarnation was no longer accepted by the Heavenly Dao.
The reason Li Xing was able to reincarnate was because of Li Yun's self-sealing, so that Li Xing could be reincarnated as a human and have his memories sealed.
"Brother! There's a child here! What should we do? Should we get rid of him?" At this moment, a man with an eyepatch holding a large cleaver approached Li Xing, the white light flashing on the blade looking very excited, as if he was saying, "Let me cut this child."
A man with terrifying scars on his face walked over. Seeing Li Xing below, who wasn't crying, Beichen Yidao pondered for a moment.
"Kid, you have two choices: death, or come with me." Beichen Yidao stuck his sword into the ground next to Li Xing and placed some food on the other side.
Li Xing suddenly seemed to sense something and began to crawl, slowly reaching out his hand towards the sword.
"What am I doing? Why am I moving? Why do I feel familiar with what's in front of me?" Li Xing was confused and, through the instinct of his soul, chose the sword.
Seeing this, Beichen Yidao laughed heartily, "Hahaha, kid, you're sensible! From now on, you're my son, Beichen Xing! In our line of work, you can't not know how to use a sword!"
With that, Beichen Yidao picked up Li Xing and returned to the dojo with everyone.
Li Xing also gained another name: Beichen Xing.
A child born on the battlefield of the underworld, adopted by the underworld boss, who would later become a renowned god of slaughter in the underworld.
The Beichen family were underworld bosses in the Land of Frost, often taking on assassination or extermination missions, thus accumulating many enemies.
"Xing, this is this month's target. Among them, the Onishin family needs to be wiped out. Their casino has developed too quickly, and the higher-ups can't control it anymore, so they need a replacement family to manage it."
Beichen Yidao threw some files at Beichen Xing, telling him to look at them carefully. You might ask why no one dared to provoke the Beichen family. It's because the Beichen family was a subordinate of the Daimyo's underground forces. Unlike ninjas, they handled civilian and underworld affairs, accepting no missions other than killing. It was a separate system.
"I understand." Beichen Xing took the files and left. In an instant, he memorized the names, appearances, and characteristics of all the targets.
Beichen Xing was twelve years old at this time. In these twelve years, Beichen Xing had shown immense talent, learning swordsmanship and blade techniques very quickly. Reading a book in a flash and having a photographic memory were trivial. Furthermore, Beichen Xing had started taking missions since he was six years old. By now, the legend of the White God of Slaughter in the underworld referred to Beichen Xing.
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Three days later, Beichen Xing arrived at the Onishin family's casino.
"This is the last one, right?" Beichen Xing murmured to himself.
Then, Beichen Xing drew his sword and charged in directly through the front door. The customers present were all scared away by Beichen Xing. However, a blonde, large-breasted woman was huddled on the ground, trembling, with a black-haired woman protecting a pig in front of her.
Beichen Xing ignored them; they were not his targets and had nothing to do with him. He then proceeded further inside.
"You... Are you the White God of Slaughter?" The head of the Onishin family sat slumped in his chair, yellow fluid flowing from his lower body.
"The last target."
With a swift movement, Beichen Xing beheaded the Onishin family head. Hot blood spurted from his neck, dyeing the entire room red.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, a scream came from a box in the corner. Beichen Xing slightly turned his head and slowly walked towards the box.
Beichen Xing slowly opened the box and found a woman and a girl inside. The woman was covering the girl's mouth and shielding her with her body, although the woman's body was trembling.
Recalling the files, Beichen Xing found that the list mentioned the Onishin family head had a wife and daughter, but it didn't specify whether to kill them. Beichen Xing didn't know what to do and hesitated on the spot.
As Beichen Xing hesitated, the woman below suddenly snatched Beichen Xing's sword and shouted, slashing at Beichen Xing.
Beichen Xing's eyes narrowed. He dodged sideways, then forcefully gripped the woman's hand. The woman cried out in pain, and the sword slipped from her grasp. Beichen Xing caught the sword with his other hand and slashed upwards diagonally. The woman was killed with one strike.
"If anyone draws a sword at you, kill them, regardless of whether they are a target." This was Beichen Yidao's teaching to Beichen Xing. Beichen Yidao hadn't taught him anything else, so at this point, Beichen Xing was just a tool, devoid of any emotion.
But now, looking at the girl in front of him, Beichen Xing felt a strange emotion for some reason, like when he secretly ate Beichen Yidao's food and was afraid to admit it, afraid to face it.
Beichen Xing felt this way now, and this feeling made him unable to swing his sword, not knowing what to do.
Beichen Xing then picked up the girl and took her to a small house outside the city, a place Beichen Xing used to rest during his training, which almost no one knew about.
The girl's name was Onishin Sakura. After giving her some food, Beichen Xing left. However, Beichen Xing didn't notice the intense hatred in Onishin Sakura's eyes. The emotionless Beichen Xing didn't know what it was and couldn't be bothered to think about it; whatever it was, it just needed to be cut down.
From then on, Beichen Xing would come here every day to deliver food to Onishin Sakura. This continued for about half a year. Beichen Yidao finally noticed something was wrong. Beichen Xing would hide in his room to eat every day, and his appetite was different from before.
One day, Beichen Yidao sent someone to follow Beichen Xing, and that's how he discovered that Beichen Xing was secretly sheltering the daughter of an enemy.
One day, Beichen Yidao ordered Beichen Xing to carry out a mission, and then sent people to capture Onishin Sakura, cut off her hands, and tie her up.
When Beichen Xing returned, he saw everyone from the Beichen family sitting on the side, Beichen Yidao at the head, and Onishin Sakura tied up in the middle.
"Xing, do you know who this girl is?" Beichen Yidao asked coldly.
"Father, she's a girl."
"Bastard! You actually harbored a blood relative of the Onishin family! Look at her eyes carefully! How many times have I told you that unnecessary emotions are pointless? Now, kill her immediately, or I'll have to reconsider who will inherit Beichen Yidao!"
Beichen Xing drew his sword and slowly walked forward, recalling the past half year. Onishin Sakura had bandaged his wounds when he was hurt, they ate together, practiced sword fighting, and during breaks, Onishin Sakura would tell him stories.
"Father, I can't do it." Beichen Xing wanted to act, but his body wouldn't obey, and he stood motionless in front of Onishin Sakura.
"You have to kill her even if you can't. You have ten minutes. If you don't act, I'll kill you too."
Beichen Xing forced himself, endured the discomfort, and slowly placed the sword on Onishin Sakura's neck. When Beichen Xing saw the tears in Onishin Sakura's eyes, he finally stopped.
"Do it! You demon! The demon who killed my whole family! Why can't you do it now? Is it guilt? Do you feel guilt, you emotionless being?"
"I've always wanted to kill you, but I held back many times, just to kill all of you Beichen family. If you don't kill me, I will eventually kill all of you! Bandaging your wounds was just because I wanted to kill you myself! Do it!"
Onishin Sakura was shouting frantically, tears and hatred flowing from her eyes.
Suddenly, Beichen Yidao picked up his sword and slashed, cutting off Onishin Sakura's legs. "Three minutes left."
Beichen Xing looked at Onishin Sakura's appearance, filled with pain. Onishin Sakura kept yelling at him to kill her quickly.
"I'm sorry, Sakura." Beichen Xing thrust the sword into Onishin Sakura's heart, still muttering "I'm sorry."
As she was dying, Onishin Sakura suddenly smiled, "Xing, don't suffer anymore. To become a complete person, you must have emotions. I won't thank you. I still hate you to this day. Live on..."
Looking at Onishin Sakura's smile, Beichen Xing's eyes shed tears. "What is this? Tears? What are emotions? What is liking?"
Seeing this, Beichen Yidao frowned. Such a Xing was no longer a suitable assassin. He was ruined. He turned to the man with the eyepatch beside him.
The man with the eyepatch understood and raised his sword to strike Beichen Xing. But in the next second, it was the man with the eyepatch who fell to the ground.
"What are emotions?" Beichen Xing looked up at Beichen Yidao and asked.
"You don't need that kind of thing!" Beichen Yidao then stood up and drew his sword to attack Beichen Xing. Beichen Xing countered, drawing his sword and slicing Beichen Yidao in two, along with his sword.
Seeing this, everyone picked up their weapons and charged at Beichen Xing.
A muffled thunderclap sounded, and a boy covered in blood emerged from the gate of the Beichen family.
A torrential rain began to fall outside. Beichen Xing didn't know where he should go now, or what he should do. He could only walk forward step by step, without a destination, just continuing to walk.
A few days later, Beichen Xing collapsed in a forest, his life or death unknown...
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