Chapter 1

"Hey, is this really okay?" Li Junfei looked at the paraglider on his back and asked the person beside him.

Zhang Shan stood next to him, smiling and looking at him. "Didn't you, Xiao Jun, say you wanted to experience the feeling of paragliding? You even bought a paraglider for it."

"That's true, but I have a feeling something bad is going to happen..." A dark cloud hung over Li Junfei's heart, giving him a sense of foreboding.

Seeing this, Zhang Shan patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry. The shop you bought it from is the top-rated store on Bingxixi, with the highest sales. Although there are fewer reviews, they are all five-star. It will definitely be fine. Go ahead and enjoy it!"

As he spoke, he lowered his head slightly, the reflection on his glasses making it impossible to see his eyes.

Li Junfei looked at the rolling mountains, took a deep breath, and turned back with a bright smile. "Alright, I'm going."

Then he turned, ran, and jumped, all in one smooth motion, not at all like a beginner.

This person wearing the paraglider was Li Junfei, who was 23 years old and had just graduated from a regular university. He was an average student, graduating from a second-tier university. He learned things quickly but wasn't good at studying, otherwise, he would have had better prospects.

He didn't have many hobbies, just occasionally watching *Doraemon* to let his mind wander.

Zhang Shan was his good friend, but Zhang Shan always seemed to view Li Junfei as a rival.

However, this guy couldn't match Li Junfei in anything except grades and swordsmanship, so he could only envy him in secret.

These were things both Li Junfei and Zhang Shan knew well. They had spent their four years of university in a mix of love and rivalry.

Incidentally, Zhang Shan seemed to be a bit of a middle schooler, particularly fond of fantasy novels and films.

From the peak of the mountain, the paraglider opened, and he felt nothing wrong. Then Li Junfei turned with the wind, flying towards another mountain.

Halfway through the flight, the wind picked up, and Li Junfei had to adjust his direction a bit to avoid flying off course.

At that moment, Li Junfei heard a crack. When he turned his head, he realized that the connection point of the paraglider had come loose...

In this life-or-death moment, he understood why there were so few reviews...

When the wind was light, it was fine, so people gave good reviews. But when flying high, the strong wind would cause problems, and no one would leave a review...

He turned his head, let go of one hand, and shouted the last complete sentence of his life: "Damn seller, Ganlin Niang! Ahhhh~~"

Drifting with the wind, he finally seemed to fall into a cave. Li Junfei only remembered that the cave was filled with bones, and he kept rolling deeper due to the momentum of the fall, eventually being impaled by a stone pillar.

But he no longer cared about these additional burdens. The pain of multiple fractures overwhelmed him, and his consciousness lasted only a few seconds before he lost it.

Blood flowed from the wound in his abdomen, staining every word on the obelisk. The obelisk had four sides, three of which were covered with dense text, while one side had ancient script that could be easily recognized.

*The Soul-Devouring Obelisk*

After absorbing enough blood, a beam of light enveloped Li Junfei's soul, carrying it away into the sky. The obelisk then lost its luster and turned to dust within seconds. Li Junfei's body also fell to the ground.

At that moment, watching Li Junfei's body being carried away by the wind, Zhang Shan smiled.

"Hmph, finally successful. Although it was a bit unfair to you, it was necessary for me to become a god."

As he spoke, Zhang Shan felt a sharp pain in his head, forcing him to kneel.

"Finally, it's here. I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

A cold voice appeared in his mind: "I didn't expect you to be so bold. I thought you were just another failure."

"Since you're better than those failures, I'll give you some knowledge. You should work hard."

Despite the excruciating pain in his head, Zhang Shan was very clear-minded. He understood the value of these spells and had already started imagining his future happy life.

At that moment, he suddenly saw a small figure in front of him, and a voice rang out: "I see, this clears up my last doubt."

Enduring the pain, Zhang Shan lifted his head to see a child of about 11 standing in front of him, looking at him coldly.

"Who are you?" He took a step back, on guard, wondering why a child would be here.

"What's going on? Why isn't he dead, and his power has reached this level?"

The cold voice appeared in his ear again, this time with a hint of fear.

"What do you mean? Who is he? You have to explain clearly!"

Zhang Shan shouted in his mind, trying to get answers from the ancient soul, but the soul remained silent.

Seeing his trump card fail, he tried to negotiate with the boy.

"Little friend, we've never met, and we have no grudges. You wouldn't hurt me, right?"

The child sneered. "Hmph, I also think we have no grudges."

Zhang Shan breathed a sigh of relief, but the next words plunged him into despair: "If you had thought that when you tried to trick me, it would have been better."

Zhang Shan trembled. "You, you are..."

"Li Junfei, I once used this name." He raised his hands, and a surge of magical energy gathered.

Seeing this, Zhang Shan collapsed to the ground, reaching out to beg Li Junfei: "Listen to me, it was all the ancient soul's doing. If I didn't listen to him, he would have killed me!"

Li Junfei nodded. "I know. Although he tried to hide, I sensed his presence when I arrived. Don't worry, I'll take care of him."

Seeing this, the soul immediately floated out. "Now he's in my hands. If you dare to hurt me, I'll take him with me!"

Caught between two powerful beings, Zhang Shan was terrified, afraid that any wrong move would lead to his death.

"Li Junfei, for the sake of our four years of university, save me this time. I promise I won't oppose you again!"

The ancient soul roared. "Shut up! If you say one more word, I'll kill you now!"

Then he looked at Li Junfei. "And you, if you want to save your friend, find me a good vessel now, or I'll kill him!"

"Sure, go ahead." Li Junfei, expressionless, scratched his ear and gestured for him to proceed.

Both were stunned. "Why are you letting him do it? At least try to negotiate first?"

"You two are strange. I never said I would save him. You were just deluding yourselves."

"One was a stepping stone in my growth, and the other was the one who killed me. I never planned to let either of you go."

Saying this, he extended his hand, and a silver staff with dark golden wings and a crimson gem appeared in his small hand.

Currently, the staff was taller than Li Junfei, making it look a bit comical for a child to hold.

"Prohibited Magic - Creation!" The crimson gem emitted a beam of light, and Zhang Shan felt his vision go dark.

When he regained his sight, he found himself in an unknown place, a vast desert.

Just as Zhang Shan and the soul were pondering their existence, a voice from the distance rang out: "Prohibited Magic - Starfall!"

A massive meteor fell from the sky, landing in the center of this newly created world.

In his last moments, Zhang Shan suddenly smiled. This had ultimately harmed himself, and he couldn't blame anyone else. If he hadn't been greedy for supernatural power, none of this would have happened.

On the bright side, at least he wouldn't feel any pain.

The ancient soul roared in defiance. "You'll pay for this! I'll kill you and make sure you die a miserable death!"

The ground and sky were shattered by the meteor, and the entire world began to disintegrate, the only living being inside being torn apart by spatial forces.

Then, Li Junfei waved his hand, sending the shattered world into the passage opened by the Soul-Devouring Obelisk.

"Phew~ It's not a pleasant feeling to dig your own grave." Li Junfei, who had just expended a lot of magic, sighed in relief.

"It's been so long since I came back, and I didn't expect it to be at this moment... It really ruined my mood. I wonder what my parents are doing? They must be very sad if they know I'm dead. Sigh, after so many years, I don't know how to face them..."

Saying this, he teleported beside himself, took out his phone, and called for help to collect his body.

Then he teleported again, appearing near his parents, but due to the magic, they couldn't see him.

"They seem to be doing well. I can find a place to stay. There's still a long time ahead. Oh, I need a new identity..."

At that moment, he suddenly turned around, and a dark figure gradually formed.

Li Junfei frowned. "I didn't expect you to come back too..."