Kyoto Base City, one of the Nine Satellite Cities—Changshan City's main urban district, the Limit Martial Hall family residential compound.
In the early morning, faint sunlight filtered through the window into a bedroom on the second floor of a villa, leaving the entire room somewhat dim.
At the computer desk, a handsome young man stared at the somewhat glaring screen before him. Displayed on it was a biographical profile.
"Zhao Chen, January 4, 1996—December 3, 2020. Native of Changshan. Huaxia's first Mentalist during the Great Nirvana Era, an Invincible War God. After his sacrifice, the nation posthumously awarded him the Four-Star Hero Medal."
"Record of achievements: In the Hai River Basin, he single-handedly battled the King-Level Monster East Sea Azure Dragon, covering the safe evacuation of hundreds of thousands of civilians. He ultimately drove back East Sea Azure Dragon and died from overdrawing his mental power."
As Shen Mu looked at the account of his previous life on the computer screen, he let out a long breath.
"I never expected this..."
He had never expected to be reborn. Of course, Shen Mu would not say the rest aloud. Having seen the plot, he knew that any secret revealed on Earth by any means would no longer be a secret.
That was right. Shen Mu was a transmigrator.
At first, after transmigrating, Shen Mu had thought he had arrived in a parallel world that was similar yet different.
It was only after the RR Virus erupted and humanity entered the Great Nirvana Era that Shen Mu, who had read Devouring the Starry Sky, realized that he had transmigrated into the world of Devouring the Starry Sky.
Perhaps because transmigrators all possessed rather good soul talent, Shen Mu had become a powerful Mentalist in his second life. At only twenty-four years old, both his physical fitness and mental power had reached the limit of the War God realm.
Other than the two beings who had been the first to break through and become Planet-Level, no one in the world dared claim they could certainly defeat him.
In his previous life, Shen Mu had believed that with his tremendous strength, he could safely survive the Great Nirvana Era, then take Luo Feng as his disciple according to plan and coast all the way to the Immortality Realm.
Shen Mu recalled every detail of his final desperate battle in his previous life, yet he could not find any reason why he had been given another chance at life.
"Perhaps the reason I was able to live again is somehow related to my transmigration."
Shen Mu pondered silently. Perhaps once he understood why he had transmigrated, he would more or less understand the reason for his rebirth.
After letting out another long breath, Shen Mu slowly closed his eyes. He seemed to be taking a nap, but in truth, his consciousness had already crossed thousands of kilometers of space and arrived in the endless deep sea.
The Pacific Ocean had become a forbidden zone for humanity ever since the Great Nirvana Era.
Even now, humanity had no idea how many secrets lay hidden in those depths, nor how many powerful King-Level Monsters lurked there.
In a lightless sea more than five thousand meters beneath the surface, a dragon-like monster over one hundred and twenty meters long slowly opened its eyes. Thoughtfulness surfaced in its dark-red pupils.
"Roar!"
A deep, resounding dragon's roar echoed through the deep sea. Along with it came a powerful wave of mental energy that spread outward, sweeping toward the distant depths and announcing that the ruler of this sea had awakened from its slumber.
This monster was none other than East Sea Azure Dragon, famous even among King-Level Monsters. It was also an exceptionally rare King-Level Monster that possessed mental power.
At the same time, this East Sea Azure Dragon was the chief culprit behind Shen Mu's death in his previous life.
What Shen Mu had not expected was that with his rebirth, this powerful monster had somehow become his clone.
The ferocious Azure Dragon raised its head, its scarlet eyes glimmering faintly as it looked in a certain direction.
At the same time, Shen Mu, seated at his computer desk thousands of kilometers away, suddenly opened his eyes as well.
The human and dragon, their two bodies, seemed to meet each other's gaze at that moment, their eyes crossing thousands of kilometers to converge.
Buzz!
At that moment, Shen Mu seemed to hear waves of tremors rising from the depths of his soul.
Within East Sea Azure Dragon's clone's mental world, two translucent miniature planets suddenly shone brilliantly and began revolving along a particular trajectory.
In an instant, Shen Mu felt an incomparably terrifying pain erupt in his head. His teeth clenched tightly as powerful mental energy burst forth from the depths of his mind.
During this process, Shen Mu himself failed to notice a faint light flickering in the depths of his soul before falling silent once more.
"Beep, beep, beep!"
At that moment, the multifunctional Martial Artist Wristwatch on Shen Mu's wrist suddenly began sounding a frantic alarm. Its screen showed that his heartbeat had reached two hundred and fifty beats per minute, already beyond the danger threshold even for a martial artist.
The Martial Artist Wristwatch integrated numerous functions, including communication, assistance, and physiological monitoring. It could also be set to directly alert emergency contacts if a martial artist's vital signs showed any abnormalities.
Buzz!
Invisible, intangible mental energy spread from Shen Mu's body. The bed, desk, computer, and other objects in the room immediately began floating slowly in midair.
"Xiao Mu!"
An anxious cry rang out through the villa. Then Shen Mu's bedroom door was violently forced open, and a valiant woman in her forties burst in. Her black E5 Combat Suit made her look especially sharp and capable.
"Mom, I'm fine."
An apologetic smile appeared on Shen Mu's face as he looked at Chen Wen, his mother in this life. As he spoke, the various objects floating in midair slowly returned to their original places.
"This is... mental power?"
Chen Wen looked at the scene in the room in shock, before a look of intense delight instantly appeared on her face.
"Xiao Mu, you've awakened mental power!"
As an Elementary General-Level martial artist and an instructor at the Changshan City Limit Martial Hall of Kyoto Base City, Chen Wen naturally knew what this scene represented.
"So that means... you suddenly fainted yesterday because your mental power was awakening. No wonder all the examinations showed that you were perfectly healthy!"
Chen Wen immediately understood why her genius son had suddenly fainted yesterday. It had turned out to be the awakening of his mental power, and it had given her quite a fright.
Seeing that Chen Wen had already come up with an explanation for his sudden fainting yesterday, Shen Mu could not be bothered to make up another excuse. He certainly could not say that he had awakened the memories of his previous life.
"According to common knowledge about Mentalists, mental power is generally two levels higher than physical fitness. My son... is already an Advanced Warrior-level expert?"
Chen Wen suddenly recalled some common knowledge regarding Mentalists. Her shock was mixed with overwhelming joy.
Her son becoming a martial artist at only eighteen years old had already exceeded their expectations.
Among the newly promoted martial artists in Changshan City each year, such talent was considered outstanding. Now that he had become a Mentalist as well, didn't that mean his strength was already close to hers?
After all, in the vast majority of cases, Mentalists could easily suppress martial artists of the same level. Even when facing martial artists one level above them, they generally would not be at a disadvantage.
"Your father has to hear this good news!"
Chen Wen excitedly took out her phone, preparing to call Shen Mu's father, Shen Gang, and tell him that their precious son had awakened mental power.
In this life, Shen Mu's parents were both Warlord-level martial artists. His father, Shen Gang, in particular, was an Advanced General-Level martial artist serving in the military at the Luan River Defense Base of Kyoto Base City.
Before the Great Nirvana, the Luan River had been the largest river flowing into the sea in the North China Region. Now, it had become the most important route through which Oceanic Beasts attacked Kyoto Base City, which was why Shen Gang, stationed at the Luan River Defense Base, was away from home year-round.
Even when Shen Mu had suddenly fainted yesterday, Shen Gang would have needed emergency approval to return home. However, Shen Mu had already awakened before the approval came through, and all his examination results had been normal, so Shen Gang had not returned.
In terms of background, his circumstances in this life were not only far better than in his previous life, but vastly superior even to Luo Feng, the chosen son of destiny.
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