Chapter 18

"Ring?"

When it came to the ring, Xiao Zhan realized that apart from knowing it was a top-tier spatial ring with a ring spirit inside, he didn’t really know much about it. What functions did this ring have?

"Honey, I have a question?"

"Hmm."

"Since you are the ring spirit, you must be very familiar with this ring, right?"

"Yes, no one in this world knows this ring better than Honey. What does the master want to know?"

"Everything about this ring."

"This ring is a top-tier spatial ring, containing a real world inside. It can not only store items but also living beings. The ring also houses the ultimate techniques collected by the characters on ten cards, which the master can read at any time."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Honey, if there's such a good thing, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Hmph, it's all the master's fault!"

"Uh, what does that have to do with me?"

"Hmph, the master hasn't chatted with Honey for days, and I was almost bored to death inside the ring. How could I have the chance to explain these things to the master?"

Hearing Honey's voice filled with resentment, Xiao Zhan felt quite awkward. However, the thought of being able to view legendary martial arts manuals made him very excited.

"Honey, quickly open it and let the master take a look."

"Master, are you sure you want to open the ring here? This is your grandmother's room."

Xiao Zhan slapped his forehead, realizing he had gotten too excited. If his mother couldn't find him later, it would be troublesome. He decided to wait until no one was around to enter the ring.

Sigh, the day was really hard to endure! Xiao Zhan, sitting on the bed, sighed endlessly.

In the dead of night, Xiao Zhan sat up from the bed. Under the cool moonlight, he slowly rubbed the ring on his finger and softly recited the mysterious incantation. Suddenly, a warm current flowed through his finger, and the ring hidden on his finger gradually revealed its original form. The moonlight was like water, and the ring suddenly emitted a green glow, which flickered and transformed into a green dragon coiling around his finger. It slowly spiraled and wriggled, and suddenly, the green light burst, illuminating the entire room. When everything returned to calm, Xiao Zhan had disappeared from the room.

This was a golden hall, and the most eye-catching was the ten cards floating on a platform in the center of the hall. The moment Xiao Zhan appeared in the hall, the ten cards flew toward him as if they had met a relative. He instinctively extended his palm, and the ten cards immediately landed in his palm, bringing a long-lost feeling to his heart.

His gaze swept over the golden hall, and he noticed ten doors, each with a card slot. Could it be that each card corresponded to a door with the corresponding ultimate techniques?

Xiao Zhan chose a card related to swordsmanship, found the corresponding door, and inserted the card into the slot. With a "ding," the door slowly opened. Xiao Zhan took a deep breath and walked in with excitement.

To his surprise, the large room contained only one hardcover manual.

Why is there only one manual?

Frowning, Xiao Zhan walked toward the manual. As he approached, his eyes fell on the title "Bashen Dao" (Overlord Swordsmanship) on the cover. Suddenly, a domineering and fierce mental force surged into his mind, causing his mental sea to violently shake and his brain to ring, making him feel dizzy and chest tight, extremely uncomfortable.

Before he could catch his breath, the words "Bashen Dao" suddenly transformed into a brilliant sword aura, slashing toward him.

Fierce, domineering, and seemingly capable of destroying everything, the sword light was blinding and swift, instantly breaking through all of Xiao Zhan's defenses and directly entering the dream space. Instantly, the earth shook, and the entire dream space violently trembled. When everything disappeared, a huge gully appeared on the ground, as if the space had been split in two.

Too terrifying!

Xiao Zhan's face turned pale, and he felt weak and exhausted. The sword aura had almost killed him. With lingering fear, he stared at the manual in his hand, unsure of what to do. After some thought, Xiao Zhan decided to call Honey to ask.

"Honey, what just happened? My life was almost over!"

"That sword aura is used to test whether the practitioner is qualified to learn this swordsmanship. Master has already passed the test, so you don't have to worry about being attacked by the sword aura again."

Xiao Zhan looked at the manual in his hand, still uneasy, and said, "Is there something like that in this book too?"

"Before the master activates the swordsmanship card, it's hard to say."

Xiao Zhan exclaimed, "Why didn't you tell me earlier! I almost died!"

"Hehe, the master didn't ask Honey, but Honey always answers questions."

Xiao Zhan was momentarily speechless. After a while, he ordered, "Honey, remember to warn me of any danger in the future. The master doesn't want to die young."

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Zhan looked at the "Bashen Dao" manual in his hand. After hesitating for a long time, he finally put it back on the shelf. Before activating the card, he decided to be cautious. If he was really killed by the manual, it would be too embarrassing. Looking at the empty room, Xiao Zhan asked in confusion, "Why is there only one manual here? Did the person on the card only collect one?"

Honey laughed, "Before the master activates the card, nothing else will appear."

Rolling his eyes, Xiao Zhan felt everything was boring.

Seemingly noticing Xiao Zhan's low mood, Honey suddenly said, "Master, why don't you go and check the door representing yourself? You might find something unexpected."

Xiao Zhan replied irritably, "What's there to see? In my past life, I had no notable skills. What's the point of looking?"

Honey laughed, "But the first card to be activated is the one representing yourself."

Hearing the ring spirit's words, Xiao Zhan exclaimed, "How is that possible?"

Honey: "Honey never lies. Go and see for yourself."

Despite his extreme disbelief, Xiao Zhan couldn't resist his curiosity and soon entered the door representing himself. Whether it was true or not, he would know after seeing it.

As soon as he stepped into the room representing himself, rows of massive bookshelves came into view. Estimating the height, he found that the bookshelves were over three meters tall, and they were filled with various books. Xiao Zhan walked through them, looking at the languages and texts that only appeared in his memories, feeling lost.

The magic, alchemy, and pharmacology from his memories could all be found here. Could these really be what he had collected?

Suddenly, Xiao Zhan's gaze was firmly fixed, unable to move. On a bookshelf not far from him, there was a handwritten book titled "My Autobiography." What attracted him was not the title but the characters.

It was written in simplified Chinese, standing out among the foreign language books. Most incredibly, it seemed to be his own handwriting.

This was too unbelievable!

When did he write an autobiography for himself?

Completely puzzled, Xiao Zhan subconsciously recited a spell. It was a level three wind magic spell used to move objects of moderate size, generally for retrieving books from the shelves.

With excitement, he opened the first page of the book, and a flood of indescribable emotions filled his heart.

"In my past life, my name was Xiao Ran, an ordinary human. In this life, I am a human mage pursuing magic and truth, Fabio Nicolas Zangiao. Now, I am the ruler of darkness and chaos, Kabiya Dark."

"Will the future me be surprised to see this? Hahaha! There's nothing to be surprised about. Ten cards, ten reincarnations, everything is just the beginning of another cycle. Did you notice that the card was already activated when you woke up? I designed it myself, hahaha! Are you feeling depressed? The future me should thank the present me. Hahaha..."

Xiao Zhan's eyes widened in disbelief.

Is this not my first reincarnation?

With extreme shock, Xiao Zhan continued reading. Ten cards, ten reincarnations. The card representing himself could only record knowledge and skills, not memories.

Xiao Zhan finally understood why the card was already activated when he woke up. It was all his doing.

When he relived his past life, everything felt so unfamiliar, and he could only find a sense of resonance and emotion in the entire story.

Xiao Zhan finally exited the ring and sat on the bed, playing with the card representing himself.

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