Jiang Li, a mortal, entered West Continent Alien Academy through his parents' military merits after they died in a beast tide. Unable to cultivate, he sold fried noodles at the school gate, earning the nickname "Noodles Bro." When beasts attacked again, he awakened the Taotie System—devouring beast flesh allowed cultivation, but a fatal side effect forced him to hunt constantly. Preparing for a defense assessment, he learned the Qiongqi clan killed his parents. A human prophecy warned: no emperor within three years would bring annihilation. Jiang Li enlisted, devoured beasts to advance, and rose to become humanity's first emperor.
