Soon after accepting the prompt, a display with information appeared.


    Though Tara was by no means an avid videogame player, she found the system bore a resemblance to those games her sister loved.


    And the design was intentional, shortly being revealed by the so-called Progenitor of Evolutions.


    [Greetings Earthling, as you have been told I am the great Progenitor of Evolution, an immortal that has whisked you away from death.]


    Not lacking in having a god-complex, Tara thought.


    Deciding to skip the lines of text of the immortal praising himself, she finally reached what she was searching for.


    [Now, seeing you are reading this, you have passed the first test. Congratulations on not having an untimely death. You already passed many of your predecessors. Yet I’m sure you’re already thinking, what is this Magnificent Immortal’s goal?]


    Well yes, hit the nail on the head there genius though more like ‘Magnificent Arsehole’.


    [Haha. I''m sure you’re already thinking how can someone as imperfect as me, help someone so darn perfect like you? Well, that''s simple, the problem is despite my glorious power I am at a point of stagnation. Millions of years have gone by since I last progressed. I have been spending most of that time in search of solutions, it was all for nought until I stumbled on your primitive planet.]


    Less of the origin story, can you move into why this is relevant to me? Tara thought.


    [Now to see a world utterly devoid of Qi was something. Your world is by no means unique, there are more ‘null worlds’ as we call them, though yours was by far the most successful. Humans are not an uncommon species in the universe, your kind is plentiful, yet the innovations and creativity of Earth opened my eyes. A digital platform where mortals try to explain immortality, it was the most hilarious sight I witnessed. At first, I just read through your ‘cultivation stories’ and experienced your games, merely for my amusement. Yet the more I browsed these tales I saw ingenuity. Of course, there was plenty of stupidity as well, but focusing on your good points, you mere mortals influenced my domain.]


    Reading the last line of text she found a pause that the Progenitor of Evolutions likely intended to use for dramatic effect.


    [Now your primitive brains likely do not understand the gravity of this, but for a mortal to influence a progenitor domain is viewed as a myth. I have been alive for billions of years, and as an immortal that is a progenitor of my domain, every innovation, every spark of creation that another has through this domain I grasp instantly. The reason I have never gained insight from your world before was since you belong to a null world you are cut off from domains and cultivation entirely.]If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    Already beginning to grasp where this was going she continued.


    [I first attempted to terraform your world into one that held Qi, yet this soon failed. I realised a formation sapping the Qi from your world was present, and despite my power, it was beyond me. I knew another progenitor must be involved, so I went and found the strongest one. At first, he dismissed me doubting my greatness, but eventually, he was interested when I described your world. With him present to officiate it, he went and saw your world for himself yet in his great wisdom he changed his mind on terraforming your planet. Yet, the solution he came up with was one you''re all familiar with. Now, you''re probably thinking why am I telling you all this?]


    Tara who had long grown bored of the monologue nodded her lizard-like head.


    [Well, in the stupidly low chance you become an immortal. Let it be known that the extraction of your souls against your will was all done ethically by the accords.]


    Even as an {Iron Salamander} now, she found herself rolling her eyes.


    Now discovering the ridiculous reason she was reborn as a salamander, she moved into an explanation of the system.


    [You are probably by now aware of the interface in your mind. In a moment of brilliance, I have taken inspiration from your world, it turns out that throwing a bunch of humans without any context into a magical beast body is a disaster. Of course, some managed to make something of themselves but this was short-lived, that was when after a flash of insight, I came up with the idea to integrate a levelling system focused on innovating for my domain. I call it the ‘Evolution System’ since a seed of my domain has been planted into your souls, none of you candidates are unique and each one has a similar system once born.]


    Realising there were others such as her in this mess, she shook her head in annoyance at this egomaniac immortal.


    However, she still read further to get a better understanding.


    [Now, this ‘system’ is a mere construct of my own making. To be selected your soul is special and suited to my domain, it means you have the potential to have a talent in the domain of evolution as only mortals with an affinity could a seed of mine be transplanted. Think of this ‘system’ like an AI with programmed responses, it only has specific functions and once this message ends don''t expect to be able to ask for more answers. The ‘system’ will enable you to influence your race traits, and cultivation, with it also being able to cause mutations hidden away in your genomes. This is all under my domain, though early on you may get used to the system''s ability to ‘power level’ yet this is a path doomed to fail. The ‘system’ is constantly evolving with you, at the moment it has opened up the domain of evolution to you, very early as most cultivators don''t unlock a domain until later on, yet progressing to later stages and improving yourself will eventually requires your insight, and this is where you will be most valuable.]


    It was when she noticed there was a final last paragraph at the end of the introduction.


    [And remember remain stagnant at your peril. You can despise me, be filled with hatred for me grabbing you out of your peaceful little world, but you''re not on Earth anymore. Failing to progress means you will be constantly surviving against those who want to crush you. Only strength can give you the life you desire, as there is no such thing as peace in this world. There have been many like you who have failed to adapt, believing their so-called fellow ‘humans’ would emphasise. Not one is still alive, the system has dulled these stupid emotions of yours, but this will wear off eventually, so remember the world doesn''t stay still for you.]


    With the system message ending with such an excerpt, only one thought filled Tara’s mind.


    What an absolute dick.