Ding! Your Cheat Had Gone Online!

Wang Yi's father, Wang Shun, had been born before the Great Nirvana. His original hometown had been destroyed by monster attacks, and countless people had been left homeless. Wang Shun had wandered from place to place with the adults, enduring every hardship. It was only after the war ended and the Base Cities were established that Wang Yi's father finally settled down.

There were three siblings in Wang Yi's father's generation: his eldest uncle, his father, and his aunt.

His grandfather and grandmother had passed away one after the other ten years ago. From then on, the three siblings, who had once been quite close, gradually drifted apart.

After parting with Xiao Yan, Wang Yi entered the apartment building.

Wang Yi's home was on the seventeenth floor.

He moved incredibly quickly along the way. With every step, he covered three or four stairs, yet his breathing remained steady and his movements were as nimble as a leopard's.

Whenever he encountered pedestrians, he dodged them in time, not even brushing their sleeves.

Before long, he sprinted up to the seventeenth floor and arrived at his own door.

There were eight households on the seventeenth floor, and Wang Yi's family was one of them.

Wang Yi stopped before the old door. With his sharp hearing, he could still make out the conversation inside through the door.

Creak.

After a while, the door opened, and a middle-aged man and woman stepped out. When they saw Wang Yi, both paused slightly before smiling.

"Xiao Yi, you're back from school."

Wang Yi smiled. "Yes, Eldest Uncle, Auntie. Why did you come by today without telling me? If I'd known, I definitely would have come back earlier to chat with you."

Wang Yi's eldest uncle instinctively raised a hand to his mouth and coughed softly. "No need. You're busy with your studies. We just came over to sit for a while. We've finished talking with your parents, so we're leaving. Come visit us sometime when you're free."

"Oh, right, Xiao Yi. Your cousin is getting married next month, so remember to come," his aunt said, seemingly casually, as she turned back before leaving.

After opening the door, Wang Yi walked inside and saw his parents sitting silently in the living room of their home, which was less than forty square meters. When they saw him return, they both stood up.

"Son, you're back. Go eat quickly," Wang Yi's mother, Li Lan, said with concern.

Wang Yi did not answer his mother. Instead, he looked at his father, whose hair had begun to gray. "Dad, Eldest Uncle and the others..."

Wang Shun and Li Lan's expressions stiffened slightly. They exchanged a glance.

"Your cousin is getting married next month, so your eldest uncle and the others came to tell us about it."

Wang Shun's tone was somewhat vague.

"This has nothing to do with you. Just focus on studying and preparing for the College Entrance Exam in two months."

Seeing his parents' expressions, Wang Yi did not ask any more questions. He silently went to the only table in the living room. After eating, he cleared and washed the bowls, chopsticks, and plates, put them away, informed his parents, and returned to his room.

The entire home had one bedroom and one living room. It was cramped and shabby. Since childhood, Wang Yi had shared the living room with his father, while his mother and older sister had slept in the bedroom. After his sister got married, he had moved into the bedroom alone while his parents slept in the living room. Though he had objected before, he could not change his parents' minds. In the hearts of many parents, they wanted to leave the best things for their children.

That night, Wang Yi had no mind to study. He lay on his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling overhead.

Time passed little by little.

Night fell.

Outside, darkness had long since descended. Raindrops slapped against the window with sharp patters, while violent winds swept by from time to time and thunder rumbled, making the windows throughout the building tremble.

Wang Yi opened his eyes again. There was not a trace of sleepiness in them as he stared brightly into the dark room, as if waiting for something.

As midnight approached.

"Ding!"

A crisp sound rang out in his mind.

Wang Yi was already very familiar with this sound.

About three years ago, this mysterious sound had begun ringing in Wang Yi's ears, appearing punctually every midnight.

Yet every time, it ended after that single ding. Nothing happened, leaving Wang Yi, who had waited in anticipation for so long, deeply disappointed.

His initial surprise and anticipation gradually turned into dejection and disappointment.

Wang Yi had even wondered whether his overwhelming expectations under immense pressure had caused him to suffer from auditory hallucinations.

He had gone to the hospital for examinations, but everything had been normal. There had not been the slightest problem.

Yet that sound continued to ring out punctually every night.

It made Wang Yi grit his teeth in frustration.

Perhaps this sound was a Pandora's box. Before it was opened, no one knew what was inside—hope, or disaster.

Perhaps the next time it rang out, he would suddenly drop dead the very next moment.

No one could say for sure.

But Wang Yi no longer wanted to endure this any longer.

The thousandth time...

Wang Yi listened to the sound and thought to himself.

Originally, he had thought this time would be like all the others, ending after the sound with nothing more to follow.

But unexpectedly.

Reconnection attempt number 1000...

Host detected.

Officially binding host. Beginning detection of current location... Confirmed.

Ding. Congratulations, host. Check-in successful. First check-in. Special reward obtained: the First Calamity Technique of the Nine-Calamity Secret Manual.

The Nine-Calamity Secret Manual is the highest-tier reward at the current location.

Your Gene Level has increased threefold.

Wang Yi abruptly sat up in bed.

His face was filled with disbelief.

At that moment, a mysterious energy silently spread through Wang Yi's entire body, instantly altering the internal structure of his genes. In just an instant, Wang Yi's bodily genes underwent an earth-shattering transformation.

His bodily genes had increased threefold in an instant, which meant his physical strength had been enhanced threefold in that same moment.

Yet the entire process had happened naturally, and Wang Yi had barely felt anything.

But he could clearly sense the changes in his body.

When he clenched his fist, he could feel the powerful strength within it.

He could sense that a single punch from him now could unleash power far surpassing what it had before.

Even a Martial Artist who had just passed the Warrior Combat Assessment was probably not as strong as he was now.

Wang Yi was ecstatic.

His consciousness shifted to the golden panel that had appeared in his mind. As he received the information upon it, he quickly understood the purpose of this cheat.

This cheat had only one function: check-ins.

He could check in once per day. If the host did not make an arrangement, it would automatically check in based on the host's location.

The rewards would be randomly granted according to the host's location.

It all depended on luck.

Moreover, the same location could only be checked in at once at most.

The rewards also varied in tier, generally ranging from low-tier to high-tier.

For example, if Wang Yi checked in at a martial arts hall, the possible rewards might be Blade Techniques, cultivation techniques, Body Movement techniques, weapons, medicine, and so on.

If the highest reward appeared at that location, it represented the maximum check-in range of that place.

Once it appeared, no location within that range could ever yield another check-in reward.

Normally, for instance, since Wang Yi had just obtained the First Calamity of the Nine-Calamity Secret Manual, the highest reward representing Earth, he could no longer draw rewards anywhere on Earth.

However, this was his first draw and counted as a special reward, so he could ignore that condition and continue checking in at other locations on Earth.

"The Nine-Calamity Secret Manual... It's actually the Nine-Calamity Secret Manual!" Wang Yi was incomparably excited.

The Nine-Calamity Secret Manual was one of the protagonist's greatest opportunities to become stronger in the original story. It was unbelievably heaven-defying, said to be restricted by the laws governing the universe, with only one person in the entire universe able to cultivate it.

The reason for this was that inheriting the Nine-Calamity Secret Manual required the Heavenly Soul Crystal.

The Heavenly Soul Crystal possessed inconceivable power and was a true treasure of the universe. Even with Mountaineer Guest's abilities as a reincarnated God King, he had only managed to create one copy! It was unimaginably precious!

This cultivation technique had been created by the Strongest in Universe, Mountaineer Guest, a reincarnated God King from the incomparably mysterious Origin Continent beyond the Original Universe, based on the core inheritance of the World of Jin. It could alter the most fundamental genes of a lifeform and raise them continuously!

For example, an ordinary human's Gene Level was 1, while Wang Yi had obtained the First Calamity of the Nine-Calamity Secret Manual, raising his Gene Level to 3!

Even among Martial Artists with the same level of physical evolution, Wang Yi was still three times stronger than his opponent!

That was the difference. No matter how much others evolved, as long as their most fundamental Gene Level did not change, Wang Yi would always be three times stronger than them!

Wang Yi could not help clenching his fists. His chance to change his fate had finally arrived!