Cheat Online: Academy and Hong Kong Movies

Whoosh!

Elsewhere, Lin Yao, his eyes tightly shut, had barely enjoyed the comfortable sensation of his martial soul awakening, a feeling that spread from his limbs to every corner of his body, when his mind gave a slight tremble.

"This..."

Instinctively opening his eyes, Lin Yao discovered that the scene before him had changed. He could not help letting out a puzzled sound.

What lay before him was no longer the sight from his martial soul awakening. Instead, he was inside a palace that radiated a gentle glow.

Many tall, empty seats floated around him. Looking up, he saw the beautiful spectacle of stars being born and dying all around the palace.

At the center of the palace stood a conference table that appeared small, yet seemed capable of reaching every seat.

At the head of the table stood two figures.

One was a teenage boy dressed in a white short-sleeved school uniform shirt and black trousers. His messy bangs hung over his forehead, while his jacket had been casually draped over the back of his chair. He radiated youthful energy.

The other was a young man in his twenties, dressed in clothing with the style of the eighties and nineties, giving him a nostalgic air.

When the teenager saw Lin Yao, he could not help rubbing his temples and sighing softly.

"Ah, I'd been hoping some big shot would show up and solve the coming crisis so I could coast to victory without working so hard. Who knew the newcomer would be a little brother..."

"You brat, a newcomer joining us means we can strengthen ourselves tremendously in a very short time without paying any price. Stop dreaming about reaching the heavens in a single step and coasting to victory."

The young man first tapped lightly on the table, interrupting the uniformed boy's complaints. Then he looked at Lin Yao with a smile and said softly,

"Hello, brother from another world. I didn't expect you to enter this place so early. Let's not waste time talking. If you tap the Star Imprint before you together with us, you'll understand everything."

Hearing this, Lin Yao, who was likewise seated in a chair, looked at the two men. Their features were sixty percent similar to his own, and they gave him an indistinct sense of closeness.

Then he lowered his head slightly and looked at the mark floating before him as though it were attached to him like a shadow, confirming some of his suspicions.

So this was the Cheat that had arrived late for me. Would I finally have a chance to live that lavish life of crushing enemies with my fists and possessing beauties from across the world?

A trace of excitement rose in him, but Lin Yao was not affected by the teenager's words, nor did he intend to waste time. He immediately raised his hand with the other two and tapped the Star Imprint before him.

The instant all three fingers touched their Star Imprints, Lin Yao felt two somewhat disjointed streams of memories flow into his mind.

At the same time, two sets of physical strength and spiritual power stacked onto his own, rapidly strengthening him.

In only a short while, Lin Yao felt his strength increase by several tenths, and his body became far more powerful.

Of course, the greatest value of this stacking of physical constitutions was not the increase in strength, but the overall improvement in his qualities, such as endurance and recovery.

The stacking of soul and spiritual aspects involved improvements to perception, memory, and comprehension.

Furthermore, the Innate Soul Power that had slowly emerged within him along with his martial soul awakening also rose with the tide after his body and spirit were strengthened.

As expected, the martial soul he had awakened would certainly be stronger than those of his father and mother—perhaps much stronger.

As for the Innate Soul Power level that had not yet been tested, it should not be weak either.

Once Lin Yao sorted through the new memories in his mind and felt the changes that had occurred in such a short time, he gained a clear understanding of his situation.

The Cheat that had come online when he awakened his martial soul was gradually linking together versions of himself whose soul fragments, for some unknown reason, had traveled to worlds across the heavens when he transmigrated in his previous life.

Then, through this gradual accumulation, even versions of himself who had transmigrated to worlds without supernatural powers could possess strength capable of suppressing mountains and seas with their fists.

Of course, the prerequisite was surviving until a big shot joined this palace that could connect worlds, rather than dying halfway through due to bad luck.

There were also certain restrictions here. Physical strength and soul power could stack, but ability systems were limited by the rules of their respective worlds.

For instance, Lin Yao's martial soul and Soul Power might not be manifested in other worlds, but they would transform into the universal vitality power of the myriad worlds and strengthen his other selves.

At the same time, the shared memories had restrictions. They seemed limited to knowledge related to improving oneself, while anything involving their respective privacy was not shared.

Lin Yao gave this function his wholehearted approval.

Even if the versions of himself from other worlds were, strictly speaking, still him, sharing certain memories after they grew up would make it feel like he had been cuckolded by himself.

"Ah, brother, I didn't expect you to transmigrate into Soul Land, that continent of romance, and even start Soul Land I with both parents alive."

The uniformed boy, having completed the stacking exchange with Lin Yao, could not help praising him.

"In Soul Land I, you can easily accumulate a huge amount of initial capital—the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, the Blue Silver Soul Bone, and Qian Renxue, the future Angel God of Heaven Dou. Getting stronger will be easy.

"Even if Douluo Continent is mocked as the bottom tier of fantasy worlds, it's still fantasy. It's far better than my ordinary world that's about to collapse. I'm jealous."

Seeing the uniformed boy's envious expression, Lin Yao smiled back but did not discuss it further.

This uniformed boy was Lin Yao from another world.

However, unlike Douluo World Lin Yao, he did not have such an excellent start: both parents alive, enough time to develop, and a clear plan for growing stronger and climbing to the peak.

The uniformed boy had transmigrated to the world where Resident Evil was about to erupt—the world of School Apocalypse. He was a student at Fuji Academy and the vice-captain of the Kendo Club, second only to Busujima Saeko.

Of course, although Academy World Lin Yao had started as an orphan, he possessed strength second only to Busujima Saeko in the world of School Apocalypse. As long as he was a little careful, he might still live quite comfortably.

However, the moment Academy World Lin Yao saw the familiar name Umbrella Corporation in his world, he instantly lost his composure.

Under normal circumstances, once he learned that his world was School Apocalypse—a world where zombies were not overly dangerous and beautiful girls were plentiful—he should have enjoyed sweet romances before the world fell apart.

But if this Academy World was mixed with Umbrella Corporation, the big boss of Resident Evil, Academy World Lin Yao had an incredibly strong desire to become more powerful.

Because in such a chaotic world, the plot of School Apocalypse could only serve as a reference. If he was not strong enough, a moment of carelessness could leave him dead without a burial place.

This also drove him not to spend too much time on romance, even though he had the advantage of being close to Busujima Saeko.

Of course, although he had not put much effort into developing his relationship with Busujima Saeko, their frequent sparring had given them a good relationship. They were friends who could trust each other.

Unfortunately, even though Academy World Lin Yao had worked hard to become stronger and had a slight advantage due to his gender, there was still a considerable gap between him and Busujima Saeko in terms of strength.

In kendo, Busujima Saeko had inherited teachings and was a bloodthirsty genius girl. Her strength far surpassed everyone else's, and she was still growing stronger.

Of course, now that Academy World Lin Yao had activated his Cheat and gained the stacked strength of his two other selves, his power had increased tremendously.

With that thought, Douluo World Lin Yao turned his attention to his other self, Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao.

That was right.

The Lin Yao dressed in clothes from the eighties and nineties lived in Hong Kong Movies World, a world that combined the settings of many Hong Kong films.

Although Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao looked like an honest man, he was actually an undercover cop.

Because he had always held himself to strict standards, he had developed solid marksmanship and close-combat skills through militarized training. Thus, he had made quite a name for himself in Hong Kong Movies World, where major gangs and triads were intertwined.

Unfortunately, Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao's superior was Wong Chi-shing, the kind of man who did not treat the lives of his undercover subordinates as lives at all.

Undercover agents already occupied an awkward position, and now he had ended up with a superior like that. He was truly unlucky.

But when Lin Yao had faced Superintendent Wong Chi-shing, who had come to Wong Chuk Hang to select candidates, he had very few choices.

Either be suppressed by others and spend his entire life as a traffic cop.

Or leave Wong Chuk Hang in disgrace, the place he had entered in order to climb higher.

Or seize the opportunity, use Wong Chi-shing's channels and his own knowledge of certain Hong Kong movie plots to acquire resources that could strengthen him in a short time.

So Lin Yao chose the third option.

"Brother from Douluo World, among the three worlds we're in, yours currently has the highest ceiling and enough potential for development. Not to mention the overall increase in strength we'll gain after your martial soul awakens and obtains Soul Rings. Whether we can hold out until a big shot appears will depend on you."

Facing the gaze Douluo World Lin Yao sent his way, Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao instinctively clenched his fist, sensing the powerful strength contained in his body. A smile appeared on his face as he spoke half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Although Douluo World was mockingly called the bottom tier of fantasy worlds and its upper limit was hard to judge, it was still better than one world where a zombie outbreak was imminent and another ordinary modern world.

Its potential was considerable. Even a little of what slipped through its fingers would be enough to give Academy World Lin Yao and Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao greater confidence in their own worlds.

He had already received a substantial boost before even awakening. There was no need to mention what would come afterward.

"We're just helping each other. Your timely assistance during my martial soul awakening will definitely let me go farther on the path of a soul master. Let's work hard together."

As soon as he finished speaking, Douluo World Lin Yao saw the stars overhead flicker, and the scene of the surrounding palace began to blur.

In an instant, his consciousness returned to the Formation awakening.