Chapter 1

2018, October.

Liancheng, Class 36 of Senior High School.

Lin Luo sat in his seat, as if he were frozen in place.

He had often imagined waking up one day and finding himself back in his old school.

But when it actually happened, Lin Luo took quite some time to accept it all.

Yes, he had been reborn, back to his high school days!

According to those rebirth novels, shouldn't he use his knowledge of the future to reach the pinnacle of life!?

But just as Lin Luo was lost in his thoughts, a fat boy sitting in front of him interrupted his musings.

"See this? This is a martial technique card my dad bought for a lot of money!"

The fat boy's name was Dong Wei, and it was said that his family owned a mine, making him a wealthy figure.

He held up a transparent box and showed it off to his desk mate, Zhang Tao.

Upon closer inspection, the box contained a green card, about the size of a playing card.

"Amazing..."

"Even the cheapest martial technique card costs at least 100,000 yuan."

Zhang Tao looked at the box in Dong Wei's hand with envy.

Martial technique card?

A new card game?

Lin Luo, hearing the discussion from the front, was utterly confused.

"You haven't even become a martial artist yet. Having a martial technique card is just for show."

Just as Dong Wei was basking in his desk mate's envious gaze, a voice came from the side.

Lin Luo's eyes turned to the source of the voice.

The class president, Li Rui.

He had a buzz cut and looked very spirited.

"Hmph! I will definitely become a martial artist..."

Hearing Li Rui's words, Dong Wei seemed to lack confidence.

"Lin Luo, do you want to test your combat power again this afternoon?"

Li Rui ignored Dong Wei and looked at Lin Luo.

"Huh?"

At this moment, Lin Luo felt his brain couldn't keep up.

Martial technique card, martial artist... What the heck is this?

"Ha ha ha, he only scored a '5' in the combat power test last week. This time, it'll probably be at most a '6'. Don't waste your time."

Dong Wei burst out laughing at Li Rui's words.

Lin Luo's desk mate, Li Qi, also looked at him with a bit of sympathy.

"Wait, what are you talking about?"

Lin Luo couldn't hold back anymore.

From their conversation, Lin Luo felt completely lost, and the classroom seemed off.

The blackboard was filled with information about 'martial artists,' and there was a banner above it that read, "Strive to get into the Martial Artist Academy!"

"Never mind, let's test it again in a while."

Li Rui, seeing this, thought Lin Luo was in shock and didn't say anything more.

"Lin Luo, there's still some time before the college entrance exam. Even if you don't get into the Martial Artist Academy, with your grades, you can still get into other good universities."

Li Qi comforted Lin Luo at this moment.

"Forget it, forget it."

Dong Wei also shook his head and didn't say anything more to 'provoke' Lin Luo.

Wait, what are you all talking about!

Lin Luo was at a loss, thinking that being reborn and returning to high school was a good thing, but now it felt completely wrong...

Right, my phone, my phone!

Lin Luo quickly rummaged through his backpack and found his ordinary Android phone.

"..."

Looking at the content on his phone, Lin Luo seemed to be in a daze, sitting in his seat.

Li Qi, thinking Lin Luo hadn't recovered from the morning's shock, sighed and continued doing his homework.

"A world of martial artists..."

Lin Luo muttered to himself.

The world was largely the same as he remembered, but the difference was that it had become a world of martial artists.

Thirty years ago, special spatial rifts began to appear on Earth, and powerful creatures from other worlds invaded through these rifts.

Ordinary weapons were ineffective against these creatures, and using the most powerful nuclear weapons would only turn the Earth into a wasteland.

After years of bitter fighting, while the invading creatures were eliminated, humans also entered the other world through the spatial rifts but suffered a crushing defeat.

It was said that due to the magnetic fields, gravity, and inexplicable rules in the other world, electronic devices were almost useless, and only one's own strength could be used in battle.

And this was when martial artists began to appear.

Powerful martial artists could withstand bullets with their bodies, and the force of their punches could destroy a building...

In short, Lin Luo now knew that in this world, martial artists were the ones everyone aspired to be.

The afternoon passed, and as Lin Luo walked home, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Combat power of 5..."

In this world, there was a special device that could evaluate a person's overall qualities.

After a comprehensive evaluation of his source energy and physical condition, Lin Luo's combat power was 5.

The air in this world contained special cosmic energy, and due to this energy, everyone's bodies contained some of it to varying degrees.

The higher the source energy, the stronger the body, and it seemed to be very important for becoming a martial artist in the future.

"Lin Luo, don't think too much. Zhang Tao and I are also at combat power 6."

Beside Lin Luo were Yang Tong and Zhang Tao from the class.

"Rumor has it that the class president's combat power is already 36, and his source energy has reached 25, about to break 30!"

Zhang Tao said enviously.

"So what? The class president's family is rich. With money, even Dong Wei, the fat boy, can take source energy pills and reach a source energy level of over ten."

"We should focus on our studies and aim for a good university. It will be easier to find a job in the future."

Yang Tong seemed to have accepted his fate.

Birds of a feather flock together. Since the three of them had the lowest combat power in the class, they often went home together.

"See you, bye!"

At the intersection ahead, after saying goodbye to Yang Tong and Zhang Tao, Lin Luo was still a bit down.

He had thought that being reborn would lead him to the pinnacle of life, but he never expected the world to be so different now.

Martial artists seemed to have become a privileged class.

If he didn't become a martial artist, then this life would be meaningless, what was the point of such a life?

"Boss, a pack of spicy sticks."

At the convenience store ahead, Lin Luo pointed to a pack of spicy sticks behind the counter.

"Sure thing."

"Five yuan."

The boss said with a smile, revealing yellow teeth.

"Here."

A primary school student in the convenience store looked at the beautifully packaged spicy sticks in Lin Luo's hand, swallowing his saliva and looking envious.

Holding the spicy sticks, Lin Luo tore open the package and took a bite. His eyes widened instantly.

As if he had seen a ghost!