The Demon Orphan: Max-Level Absorbing Art at the Start

Xiao Ting transmigrates into the body of a demonic cult orphan, surrounded by a nest of villains and schemers. Determined to escape his fate, he plots to secretly defect, clear his name, and flee the sect—until the cult's Holy Maiden orders him to assume a false identity and infiltrate the Imperial Brocade Guard as a spy. The mission is a death sentence for the slightest misstep, and he is about to refuse when a system binds to him: the Villain Training System activates, granting him a beginner's gift—the max-level Star Absorbing Technique. From that moment on, every act of villainy earns him legendary martial arts manuals and divine weapons. His honeyed words and hidden daggers reward him with the max-level Violet Cloud Divine Art. His ruthless, unscrupulous nature unlocks the max-level Toad Skill. His burning ambition and designs on the throne bring him the supreme Absorption Art. He climbs the ranks of the Brocade Guard from a lowly banner officer to centurion, commander, regional envoy, and ultimately grand commander. Simultaneously, he ascends through the demonic sect from a mere sweeping disciple to incense master, altar lord, one of the Five Wandering Hermits, and finally the Right Bright Envoy. Years pass, and no one remembers Xiao Ting's origins. They only know him as the shadowy power behind the reigning empress, the most insidious cult leader in the martial world, and the greatest devil under heaven.