Chapter 1

"Senior year, senior year."

Jiang Nan muttered to himself, his eyes filled with shock.

The familiar classroom, familiar classmates, and familiar teachers—seeing all of this around him, he found it hard to believe.

He had actually been reborn, back to his senior year!

In his previous life, the Earth underwent a dramatic change, with ancient beasts roaming the land, fierce birds soaring in the sky, and some secret families and hidden sects emerging. Even more, extraterrestrial beings from the starry realms flooded in, and the peaceful Earth vanished without a trace. War and slaughter spread everywhere, and the Earth entered an era of cultivation and martial arts. He struggled in this new era, breaking out of Earth and roaming the starry sky with his own strength. One day, he was brutally killed by the nine domain lords, but unexpectedly, after a moment of darkness, he was reborn in his youth.

The workload in senior year was heavy, and the teachers droned on about various things.

The bell soon rang, and the familiar yet strange teacher dragged on for three more minutes before announcing the end of class and leaving.

Jiang Nan was lost in thought, the shock in his eyes gradually fading as he slowly accepted the fact that he had been reborn.

A rectangular digital clock hung at the front of the classroom, showing December 21, 2022. Looking at the clock, his eyes rippled with waves of emotion. The memories of his past life still existed, and the sudden change in the world was happening tomorrow!

"Jiang Nan, a few of us are going to sing karaoke later. Can you give us some money? Not much, just a couple of hundred yuan."

Three people walked over, the leader with dyed yellow hair, about 1.75 meters tall, and a small tattoo on his neck.

Jiang Nan had no particular connection with this person, but he did have an impression of him. Liu Haoming was a notorious troublemaker in school, rumored to have good relations with some people outside. No student dared to provoke him, and even the teachers found him a headache.

The two people behind him, Zheng Gang and Li Jian, often hung out with Liu Haoming, clearly acting as his lackeys.

Jiang Nan glanced at them and ignored them. What they called "giving some money" was essentially no different from robbery.

He stood up and walked out.

Having fully accepted the fact of his rebirth, he knew the world would change tomorrow, and he needed to make some preparations.

"Are you deaf? I'm talking to you, and you didn't hear me?"

Liu Haoming grabbed Jiang Nan's hair.

There were many people in the classroom, and they had all seen Liu Haoming demanding money from Jiang Nan, but no one spoke up. Many had been bullied by Liu Haoming and were afraid of him, not daring to provoke him.

Jiang Nan simply sidestepped, blocking Liu Haoming's hand with his own and kicking him in the chest.

With a thud, Liu Haoming was hit hard and stumbled back more than two meters.

"Brother Ming!"

Zheng Gang and Li Jian immediately ran to Liu Haoming's side.

Liu Haoming pushed them away, pulled out a short knife from his pocket, and walked towards Jiang Nan with a fierce expression. "Bastard, you dare to kick me!"

Jiang Nan's eyes turned cold, and he stepped forward. His left hand pressed down at a special angle, quickly grabbing Liu Haoming's hand holding the knife. With lightning speed, he took the knife and pressed it against Liu Haoming's neck, causing fresh blood to flow along the blade.

In his previous life, after embarking on the path of cultivation, he had reached a level where he could roam the starry sky with his own strength, possessing immense power. Now, despite being reborn as an ordinary person with no cultivation, he still retained some basic martial techniques and combat experience, making it easy for him to handle even experienced special forces, let alone Liu Haoming.

"Do you believe I can kill you?"

He looked at Liu Haoming with icy eyes.

He was an orphan, raised by an old man who had taken him from an orphanage. He had never seen his mother, but in his heart, she was sacred and inviolable. Liu Haoming's insult of calling him a bastard was a direct insult to his unseen mother, and it filled him with a strong urge to kill.

"Jiang Nan, you have a lot of nerve!"

Seeing this, Zheng Gang and Li Jian rushed towards Jiang Nan, ready to help Liu Haoming.

"Get lost!"

Jiang Nan coldly glanced at them.

Zheng Gang and Li Jian involuntarily stopped, feeling as if their necks were being choked, a chill running down their spines, as if they had been doused with cold water.

Liu Haoming trembled, the sharp knife pressing against his neck, cutting into his skin and causing blood to flow. The pain was clear, and his previous ferocity turned into intense fear. His pants gradually became wet, and liquid dripped onto the classroom floor.

Jiang Nan looked disgusted, kicked Liu Haoming away, and threw the knife, which whistled past Liu Haoming's cheek, leaving a shallow blood mark, and embedded itself in the wall behind.

The classroom was almost frozen in shock. In their memory, Jiang Nan was usually quiet and unremarkable, but now he had performed a "disarming" move and even threw the knife into the wall!

The school's top beauty, Leng Ruoqing, who had just left the classroom, saw this scene. Her eyes flickered, recognizing that Jiang Nan's actions were far beyond what an ordinary person could do. She came from a special family and attended this school for simple daily training, and she knew the students in her class well. In her memory, Jiang Nan did not have such abilities.

Jiang Nan turned his head, glanced at Leng Ruoqing, and left the classroom from another direction.

After a few breaths, he took out his phone, walked out of the school, and dialed a number. A slightly rough voice answered quickly: "Hey, Nanzi, what's up? I'm about to start the monthly exam."

"No need to take the exam; it's meaningless. Leave school and go home now, and call your uncle and aunt. The Earth will undergo a major change tomorrow. Stay at home with your uncle and aunt, and don't go anywhere else. I'll come to see you soon."

The person on the other end was Pan Lei, also an orphan, who had been in the same orphanage as him. They were very close, and Pan Lei had always protected him when he was small. Later, even though they were adopted by different families, and Pan Lei's adoptive parents moved away from the city, they still kept in touch, using letters before they had phones and then phone calls and messages.

There was silence on the other end for a moment before a voice came back: "Nanzi, did you hit your head? Or are you running a fever? It's still broad daylight. What are you talking about?"

"Leizi, I'm not joking; I'm very clear!" Jiang Nan's tone was serious: "Trust me!"

He was very serious, and only after Pan Lei fully believed him and confirmed that he had taken action did he hang up the phone and continue walking out of the school.

The old man who had adopted him had already passed away, leaving him a simple two-bedroom apartment in the city and a substantial amount of wealth, allowing him to live and study independently over the years, attending school as a day student.

He quickly returned home, made some preparations, and sent the strongest cultivation ancient scripture he knew from his previous life to Pan Lei, instructing him to memorize it and then delete it, and to practice it. Then, he drove the off-road motorcycle he had bought half a year ago to a small valley in a green mountain outside the city.

In his previous life, after the Earth's transformation, the earth's spiritual energy revived, and some special spiritual fruits would rapidly grow in certain places. These fruits were extraordinary, with various astonishing effects, such as allowing rapid advancement in cultivation, transforming into angelic wings, or enabling the ability to breathe fire and ride the wind, each one being invaluable.

In his memory, this small valley would produce such a special spiritual fruit at the beginning of the transformation.

Time passed, and he sat casually by the valley, looking up at the flowing white clouds in the sky.

The clouds flowed, occasionally changing shape.

Sitting there, watching the clouds, a vague figure gradually emerged in his mind, and he shuddered.

"Qingwu."

His voice was slightly choked.

In his previous life, after the Earth's transformation, he struggled in the new era and met a woman, Ye Qingwu.

Her beauty was unmatched, her strength unparalleled, and though she was cold and reserved, she was not arrogant. He embarked on the path of cultivation because of her, but later, she was sucked into a destructive black hole while protecting him, and her beauty and life were lost.

For years, he had admired her but never dared to express his feelings, as she was too beautiful and too strong, making him feel inferior in her presence. Even when she was sucked into the black hole, he never had the chance to tell her his true feelings, and he knew nothing about her background.

Her death was his eternal pain in his previous life.

"Now, she's still alive! Still alive!"

He gritted his teeth, his body trembling with the pain of the past and the excitement of the present.

Reborn, at seventeen, at this point in time, he believed she must still be alive! Absolutely alive!

He could see her again!

Reborn, he would not be timid or cowardly anymore; he would boldly express his feelings!

Reborn, his starting point far exceeded that of ordinary people. He would strive with all his might to become strong, surpassing everything, unafraid of anything, and having the absolute strength to protect her, so that no gods or demons could take her away from him!

Time continued to pass, the sky gradually darkened, and night fell.

Then, the night quickly passed, and the next day arrived, and it was already noon.

Boom!

Suddenly, the Earth began to tremble, as if a massive earthquake was about to erupt.

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