To make sure he wasn’t hallucinating, Li Chang’an rubbed his eyes several times. Once he confirmed the text on his retina was real, his heart skipped a beat, and he muttered, ’Could this be it? My long-overdue cheat for being a transmigrator?’
At the thought of this possibility, Li Chang’an’s breathing quickened.
’After all these years since transmigrating, I’d long given up hope of getting a cheat. I never expected a surprise like this to come so suddenly!’
Before he had much time to think, more information began to refresh on his retina.
[Acquiring Information... Acquisition Complete!]
[Loading World... Load Complete!]
[Matching Character Model... Match Successful!]
[Predestined Fate/World Background: The Demon Clear Era. The dynasty’s Destiny wanes, giving rise to a chaotic age of supernatural turmoil and rampant Demon Fiends. The people suffer in abject misery.]
[Age 0: You are born to a carpenter’s family in Li Family Village, Sanhuang County, Fengzhou. Your arrival brings a rare spark of joy to the otherwise somber household.]
[In this absurd, damn world, the relentless exploitation by various factions is a mountain crushing the masses, leaving them unable to breathe. Even born into a carpenter’s family, you can only just barely avoid starvation.]
[Age 3: A new County Magistrate takes office in Sanhuang County and demands every household contribute grain and silver coins as tribute to the River God.]
[Your father’s savings from years of hard labor are wiped clean. From then on, your family is plunged into a crisis, never knowing where the next meal will come from.]
[Age 5: Chronic malnutrition leads to congenital weakness, and your growth is severely stunted. Seeing you so thin and frail from hunger when you should be growing vigorously, your parents can only weep in secret.]
[Age 6: A sudden flood strikes Fengzhou, submerging your family’s land. The Imperial Court, however, continues to collect the exorbitant taxes of a bountiful year. Feeling they can no longer raise you, your parents, after an agonizing internal struggle, carry you nearly ten miles overnight and abandon you outside a Daoist temple.]
[Terrified, you burst into loud wails. Your crying attracts a nearby Dog Demon. It snatches your tender body in its jaws and begins to chew you to pieces.]
[A Daoist from the temple hears the commotion and bursts out, slaying the Dog Demon. But your frail body is already torn to shreds, leaving behind nothing but a gory mess.]
[You are dead. Your short life was completely worthless.]
’An Ancient Martial World, huh?’
’I wonder if I can obtain a complete Martial Dao Cultivation Method in there?’
Staring at the gory text on his retina, amidst the excitement and tension, Li Chang’an felt goosebumps prickle all over his skin.
’Damn it, this is a total hell-mode start!’
’At least they feed you in prison! In this crappy world, you can’t get enough to eat or warm clothes, and you have to constantly watch out for rampaging fiends... The only start that could possibly be worse is the legendary ’spawning naked in a piranha tank’ scenario, right?’
However, no matter how much Li Chang’an complained internally, the background and events of the Rebirth World were set in stone. All he could do was accept his fate and try his best to rewrite it. After all, the Rebirth Mark system was fair. The higher the initial difficulty, the greater the evaluation and rewards for successfully Defying Fate, and vice versa.
Instead of complaining uselessly, he’d be better off getting his thoughts in order and preparing to come out swinging in the Rebirth World.
Right now, Li Chang’an’s only hope was his newly acquired "Heaven-defying Comprehension" cheat. He prayed it would be powerful enough to let him do more than just survive in the Rebirth World; perhaps he could even achieve something great.
[Starting Point Locked!]
[Your Rebirth Evaluation will be assessed based on several factors: Degree of Fate Alteration, World Impact, and Historical Renown. The more thoroughly you alter your fate and the greater your impact and renown become, the more bountiful your rewards!]
[Begin Rebirth?]
Looking at the prompt on his retina, Li Chang’an took a deep breath and said with a touch of grim humor, "Begin Rebirth!"
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