VILLAIN: WHITEWASH SYSTEM 50 YEARS EARLY
Kai Draven, the 20-year-old heir of the legendary Draven Clan, transmigrates into the cultivation novel Saint of the Heavenly Sword—a world that is level-up type. But Kai is bound to the Whitewash System, which awakened 50 years ahead of its scheduled time. Bound to him by fate and blood, the system grants him unprecedented power: task, monthly lucky draws with game-changing treasures, and the ability to fundamentally rewrite destinies. In this level-up world, Kai gains experience and grows exponentially stronger through his actions.
In the original novel's timeline, Liora von Avalon—the daughter of a fallen noble house and Kai's betrothed—faces a predetermined tragic fate: execution by the "self-righteous" protagonist Lian, orchestrated by his beloved heroine Elara, a master manipulator who steals cultivation resources and plays the victim masterfully. Liora's crime? Unwavering loyalty to Kai despite his villainous reputation. She dies branded a traitor and scapegoat. But the truth is far darker: in the original novel, Kai Draven became Elara's devoted follower—her "licking dog," as some call it—blinded by infatuation while she drained his cultivation resources, seduced Lian, and orchestrated Liora's execution. The original Kai never saved her. He was too consumed by darkness and manipulation to see the truth.
This Kai is different. He remembers every chapter, every scheme, every tear Elara shed while twisting the knife deeper into Liora's heart. He knows exactly how she weaponized Lian's hero complex, how she convinced him that Liora was the villain, how she isolated Liora from any hope of salvation. And he knows, with absolute certainty, that he will NOT become Elara's tool this time.
Armed with his clan's vast resources, the Whitewash System's dark gifts, and 50 years of advance knowledge, Kai launches a silent war against the novel's predetermined fate. In this level-up world, his power grows tangibly with each victory, each cultivation breakthrough, each experience gained. At Heavenly Sword Academy—a prestigious cultivation school where power, politics, and destiny collide—Kai becomes a force of nature. He systematically dismantles Elara's web of lies, crushes Lian's "destined" path, and transforms Liora from a doomed villainess into his dark-romance queen.
Together, they grow stronger in this level-up world through forbidden power, calculated deception, and revenge against those who tried to control their fates. As Kai grows stronger through the Whitewash System and the world's level-up mechanics, his power increases exponentially—each breakthrough unlocks new abilities, each victory brings him closer to transcending the original fate.
What unfolds is a dark comedy of cosmic irony: a green-tea heroine watching her lies unravel with mounting panic; a "destined" protagonist realizing his hero's journey was a puppet show; and a couple deemed villains building an empire that shatters prophecy itself.
A tale of early awakening, twisted romance, villainous redemption, dark comedy, and exponential power growth in a level-up world—where the couple who dare to defy their own prophecy prove that villains can be so much more than the stories written about them.