Chapter 2

With a crack, Song Xinghai's hand broke the long sword, his veins bulging, and his body trembling violently.

Although Song Li was still confused about the relationship between these two people and himself, he knew that if a man was provoked, he might do something unexpected. Regardless of the relationship between this man and himself, he couldn't let him go out and fight to the death. Thinking of this, Song Li moved to sit up from Yun Lin's embrace, but suddenly a soft finger touched his rib, and he felt his body go limp, losing all strength and falling back into Yun Lin's arms.

How could this be? That light touch made him feel completely powerless, and he didn't even feel any pain.

Yun Lin cried again, "My child, my child, what's wrong with you? Don't scare your mother. I never thought that as a descendant of the royal family, you would suffer such humiliation. Your father, out of face, refuses to stand up for you, and I can only let him. Who can blame me for following my husband, whether he's a chicken or a dog? I followed your father, and I will follow him for life. Even if I suffer more, I will accept it. But I can't bear to see you suffer with us! I hate these people for being so cruel to you, wanting to get rid of you at all costs. Well, this time I will go and seek revenge. If anything happens to me, follow your father and live a good life. If you suffer any more injustice, go to your grandmother; she will make sure you don't suffer such humiliation again!"

Hearing this, Song Li's face changed, and he thought it might be bad. He could almost imagine how the man would react.

Sure enough, as Yun Lin spoke, Song Xinghai's chest heaved, his face turned purple, and his eyes were full of anger. As soon as she finished speaking, a low, cold voice sounded, "Watch over Li, I'm going out for a bit!" With that, a whirlwind appeared in the room, followed by a deafening boom, as if the walls were collapsing. In his rage, Song Xinghai had broken through the courtyard wall and left!

Song Li was shocked and wanted to say something, but he felt Yun Lin's body trembling as she held him. He sighed and was about to open his eyes to comfort his new mother.

Unexpectedly, he heard a smug laugh, "Hmph, little star, with your little brain, you dare to play with me? Ten of you aren't a match for me!"

Song Li was startled. He didn't expect her sad appearance to be fake, clearly intended to provoke the man to fight the enemy. This realization made him shudder, and not knowing how to face her, he quickly closed his eyes, trying to bluff his way through. But his actions couldn't fool her. He felt a pinch on his waist, followed by Yun Lin's lazy voice, "Little thing, your father has already gone to vent his anger. Why are you still pretending to be dead? Get up. Your injuries aren't serious. After taking one of my third-grade lower-grade Rejuvenation Pills, you should be fine by now. It's a pity, if it weren't for your body, the vast energy in this pill could have made you stronger... Forget it..."

As if touching a taboo, Yun Lin quickly stopped talking, fearing she might hurt her son.

After some hesitation, Song Li opened his eyes. He saw a middle-aged woman of extraordinary beauty. Seeing her smiling at him, Song Li's mouth moved, but no words came out. He couldn't bring himself to call her "mother."

Although he had the memories from before, they were still a bit chaotic, and he knew that this middle-aged woman was his current body's mother, and the man was his father. But he still found it hard to call her.

Song Li forced a laugh and changed the subject, "Why was there a loud noise just now?"

"A loud noise?" Yun Lin laughed lightly, "That was your father breaking through the courtyard wall to go to the Nine Gates Inspectorate."

"Oh, ah?" Song Li responded, then widened his eyes in shock. "Damn, breaking through a wall, is he even human?"

"What's so surprising?" Yun Lin looked at her son strangely, wondering if he had been hit too hard. "Others might not know, but we do. Although your father is timid and avoids trouble, he has been at the peak of the Qi Induction stage for years with my help. That's why I dared to provoke him. As a Duke, he won't face the death penalty unless he rebels. At worst, he'll be confined, but that's not much different from his current situation. And most people aren't his match, so I felt safe provoking him."

Seeing Yun Lin's gaze, Song Li suddenly realized he wasn't on Earth anymore. Although his current body was weak, the memories he had clearly showed that some people in this world were incredibly powerful, and his father seemed to be one of them.

"Oh, I mean, the Nine Gates Inspectorate, it's like... he actually went to smash their house?" Song Li wanted to say, "It's like going to smash the commander's house," but thought it was too exaggerated.

"Is the Nine Gates Inspectorate so great?" Yun Lin's face showed disdain. "Just a Nine Gates Inspectorate, if he smashes it, so be it! If your father weren't so timid and avoided trouble, he would have been a Prince by now, maybe even a Royal Prince. Then, a Nine Gates Inspectorate wouldn't dare to be so arrogant."

Song Li was speechless, amazed that his father would be so impulsive as to smash the Inspectorate. Despite realizing he had been transported to a different world, he was touched that his parents would face such a strong enemy for his sake.

As the medicine took effect, Song Li's mind became clearer. The memories of this body's owner became more distinct. He was in a world called the Star Cloud Continent. The Holy Lion Empire was one of the more powerful countries on the continent, and his father was a Duke in the Holy Lion Empire. His mother, Yun Lin, was a sixth-grade alchemist from the Yun family, a renowned alchemy clan in the Holy Lion Empire.

Unlike his previous world, the Star Cloud Continent was rich in spiritual energy, making cultivation very popular. Anyone with meridians capable of channeling spiritual energy would choose to cultivate. Cultivation was divided into ten stages: Body Tempering, Qi Induction, Foundation Building, Fetal Breath, Abdominal Breathing, Golden Core, Essence Baby, Body Splitting, Great Ascension, and Tribulation Crossing, each with ten levels.

To Song Li's dismay, his current stage was only the second level of the Qi Induction stage, barely scratching the surface of cultivation. This realization made him feel both amused and frustrated. In his previous life, he was a nobody, and in this world, he was still a nobody. Although his family background was much better, in a world where cultivation was paramount, family background was less important. What truly earned respect was one's cultivation strength.

However, he had a mother who was an alchemist. From the memories, he knew that alchemists were highly respected in this world. A family with an alchemist had a much easier path in cultivation.

From the memories, he learned that the pill his mother gave him was something even the emperor would envy.

Of course, he also realized that his family's situation wasn't great, and his father had been weak for decades, but today he had unexpectedly stood up for him.

A strange, bittersweet feeling filled Song Li's heart.

Full of questions, Song Li was about to ask more when he felt something wrong in his body. The powerful medicine that was rapidly repairing his body had mostly dissipated, but suddenly, a special force in his body began to absorb the remaining energy at an alarming rate. The repair process had used less than one percent of the medicine's power, but this force absorbed over ten percent in an instant.

Heaven, what was happening to his body? Song Li was alarmed.

Yun Lin noticed Song Li's strange expression and thought he was worried. She was about to reassure him when a light sound came from the window, and her face changed. "Oh no, my pill!" She stood up and disappeared out the door.

"I'm still injured, and she just left?" Song Li was stunned, sitting there speechless. He was speechless at her actions, having incited her husband to smash the Inspectorate and then leaving without a word. Sigh, having such a mother was not easy.

"My body... No, I'm going to burst into flames, I..." Song Li realized the severity of his condition, tried to stop his mother, but couldn't even speak. His mother clearly knew the pill well and wasn't worried about his injuries.

This is bad, really bad! Song Li's mind was in turmoil as the force in his body continued to absorb the energy.

"Boom!" Suddenly, in a corner of Song Li's abdomen, a small, barely visible purple-red flame absorbed eighty percent of the medicine's power and exploded!

The purple-red flame seemed to contain immense energy and expanded rapidly, enveloping Song Li's entire body in an instant.

The intense heat almost melted Song Li. He screamed in pain, fell backward onto the bed, and the flame instantly burned the bed to ashes. Song Li's body hit the ground hard.

At this point, Song Li couldn't speak, and the pain was indescribable. However, strangely, the intense flame didn't turn him to ashes but turned his body a bright red. Beneath his skin, the flame rolled, and Song Li became a fiery figure. The flame burned his flesh, consuming his blood and flesh, but in a bizarre way, the flame transmitted a strange energy that rebuilt the damaged parts of his body. The flesh formed by the flame was a deep red and as clear as jade. The flame, barely visible to the naked eye, seemed to contain incomparable energy, which continued to release, and Song Li's body underwent a continuous process of destruction and regeneration.

Not only that, but the remaining medicine also completely integrated into Song Li's body. What was once absorbed at only one percent was now fully absorbed.

At the same time, strange scenes appeared in Song Li's mind.

On a mountain peak that reached the sky, a massive figure stood, radiating a fierce aura that extended for miles.

Around the mountain, flames rose, making the figure appear even more majestic. The flames spread for miles, a grand and magnificent scene. The tall figure, like a king of flames, stood immovable, looking down on the world. He was a king of flames!

Suddenly, the figure turned, and two piercing eyes shot directly into Song Li's mind.

"Boom!" Song Li felt the world spin, his body almost completely paralyzed. The two piercing eyes seemed to transmit a strange force into his body.

No, it was a strange force. After it entered, Song Li's almost melted body began to recover at a visible speed. As the process continued, the intense pain gradually subsided until it reached a critical point and stopped. As the process continued, the figure in Song Li's mind gradually faded.

Just as Song Li thought everything was over, the remaining twenty percent of the medicine's power entered his body, quickly converting into pure true qi and circulating rapidly.

As the true qi circulated, Song Li felt the large amount of medicine in his body ignite, rapidly burning and producing a large amount of true qi. The massive true qi gathered and circulated in Song Li's body, not only improving his constitution but also rapidly increasing his cultivation.

With the integration of the body's memories, Song Li remembered that although his body had problems with cultivation, Yun Lin had given him a lot of medicine and pills. Although most were wasted, some remained in his body. Now, these were being melted and integrated into his body by the mysterious force and the unique flame.

As these forces integrated into his body, Song Li felt his strength surge.

From the third level of the Qi Induction stage to the first level of Body Tempering, then to the second level, and finally to the peak of the sixth level of Body Tempering, the forces gradually depleted and stopped.

The purple-red flame in Song Li's body began to retract, the jade-like luster gradually faded, and his body returned to normal. The high temperature had burned his clothes and left a foot-deep, ash-gray human-shaped indentation on the ground.

Song Li lay in the indentation, motionless, and the room was filled with a burnt smell.

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**End of Chapter**