After an unexpected death, John Bennett finds himself transmigrated into the game world of "Great Rivers and Lakes," becoming the yet-to-rise, third-edition final villainous big BOSS—the demon cult leader who brings chaos to the martial world!

"Great Rivers and Lakes" fuses countless wuxia backgrounds: there is the King of East Island, who can read the fate of emperors and kills with a smile; the Beggar Sect leader, whose palm strikes can subdue dragons and shake the martial world; and the Flying Dagger inheritor, whose blade shatters the void, achieving legendary feats.

Reborn in this life, will John Bennett walk the destined path of a villain once more, or will he tread over mountains of bones to compose a legend of demonic flames engulfing the martial world?

"To kill is to destroy both body and spirit, to root out evil completely. My name is John Bennett, the 'rest' in 'all things come to rest.'"

Chapter 1: Am I the Demon Cult Leader?

Inside the swaying carriage, William Clark rubbed his aching head, quickly glancing around at everything nearby.

The luxurious carriage lined with brocade, the long swords and short blades hanging on both sides, and the rough dirt road outside—all made it clear that William Clark was now in another world.

But at this moment, only one thought filled William Clark's mind: Who the hell wants to kill me?

In his previous life, William Clark was not of low birth; he was the illegitimate son of the prominent Chinese The Clark Family family in Southeast Asia.

The former William Clark was quite open-minded. As an illegitimate child and the youngest, with his eldest brother already over forty and controlling half the family business, and the other brothers each holding some family power, he had no chance to compete.

As the youngest, what did William Clark have to fight with? To snatch from others? It wasn't that William Clark lacked ambition, but that he truly had no opportunity.

So, for more than twenty years in his previous life, William Clark never fought or vied for anything, content to be a good-for-nothing playboy, indulging in food, drink, and pleasure.

Recently, William Clark became obsessed with a newly developed game, "Great Rivers and Lakes," which blended countless wuxia worlds. The settings, characters, and plots were grand and magnificent, and most importantly, incredibly realistic—almost like another virtual world. William Clark was instantly hooked.

Later, "Great Rivers and Lakes" underwent a technological upgrade. After releasing the third-edition story preview, they immediately launched a full-immersion gaming helmet. Using his wealth, William Clark got one of the first batch of helmets, but as soon as he put it on, the whole thing exploded!

William Clark knew very well this had nothing to do with the game company. The helmet's safety had been tested; not to mention exploding, even getting an electric shock was impossible.

The only thing William Clark couldn't figure out was why, when he had acted so harmless and useless, someone still wanted to kill him. Maybe from the very beginning, his decision not to fight or compete was a mistake?

Just then, countless memories flooded into William Clark's mind, making him let out a muffled groan of pain, his eyes flashing with a violent red light before he finally calmed down.

William Clark rubbed his head. He had inherited all the memories of this body, even some of its personality. Was he now William Clark, or the illegitimate son John Bennett of the Chu family in Tongzhou Prefecture?

In this life, his name was John Bennett, an illegitimate son of the Chu family in Tongzhou Prefecture, Weijun, Yan Kingdom.

He was the second of four sons, but his birth mother was just an ordinary concubine, who died in childbirth, so he was never valued in the Chu family.

John Bennett used to be timid and reckless, and too early took sides in the family head struggle, supporting the eldest brother, Chu Kai, which angered the third brother—also a contender for the family head—who framed him, resulting in John Bennett being punished and sent to manage the Chu family's mine in Nanshan, Weijun.

The Chu family was a major clan in Tongzhou Prefecture, and even a steward could wield some family power. But the Nanshan mine was no good post; the miners were criminals and thugs bought from the government at rock-bottom prices, and a single misstep could spark a riot.

Several previous stewards of the Chu family at the Nanshan mine had already died in such riots. John Bennett had been there a year, and the thugs hadn't rioted—one could only say John Bennett was lucky.

Originally, John Bennett was supposed to stay at the Nanshan mine for three years, but recently the Chu family decided to select an heir. Even as a disgraced illegitimate son, he was eligible to participate, so John Bennett was summoned back early.

John Bennett picked up a short blade hanging in the carriage, drew it from its sheath with a soft hum, and saw reflected in the blade a young man in his early twenties, handsome but with a hint of sinister gloom.

His looks in this life weren't bad, but for some reason, John Bennett felt his face looked familiar.

Suddenly, John Bennett realized something, and the short blade fell to the ground—he seemed to know who he was.

Before John Bennett transmigrated, "Great Rivers and Lakes" had already released two story updates. The third edition hadn't started yet, only a story preview had been released. In that preview, the most important figure was the final villain BOSS, the "Demon Lord" John Bennett!

The "Demon Lord" John Bennett, born in the Chu family of Tongzhou Prefecture, Weijun, Yan Kingdom, suffered many hardships after a family upheaval, which drastically changed his personality and led him down the path of evil.

At the end of the story preview, the "Demon Lord" John Bennett rebuilt the once-glorious Kunlun Demon Cult from a thousand years ago, leading his four great demon lords to dominate the martial world, with demonic flames soaring to the heavens.