Prologue

Crack! Boom!

The pitch-black sky was torn apart by a clap of thunder!

The wind howled, and rain poured down in torrents. The rain blanketed everything, as if it were dissatisfied with this mortal world. The streets were filled with shimmering water, flowing like countless rivers.

A figure wandered aimlessly down the street. He was neither tall nor strikingly built, utterly ordinary; even if he passed through a crowd, no one would notice him.

"Heh. What a ridiculous world," the young man said with a self-mocking laugh.

"How ridiculous. When I was at my peak, they all came crawling to flatter me. Now that I have nothing left, every one of them has shown their disgusting true colors."

The young man was called Lin Yu, the eldest son of the Lin Family, and he had just turned eighteen this year. He should have been enjoying the happiness of adulthood, yet he was enduring pain beyond anyone's imagination.

Back then, saying he stood at the pinnacle of the world would not have been an exaggeration. As long as money could solve a problem, it was not a problem.

The Lin Family had once been one of Huaxia Country's four great families, enjoying boundless glory. But because of one wrong decision, they fell into ruin overnight. His parents were framed as well, and both died.

Lin Yu was in despair. Every one of these events stabbed at his heart. He hated this world, hated the people here. How he wanted to die too, to escape this false world, but... he did not have the courage.

"I once stood atop the mountain, and I once fell into the abyss. Both taught me a great deal. That saying truly describes me now."

"If only I had Xiao Yan's confidence, standing before others and declaring: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—never mock a young man for being poor. But reality is right here."

"Ding." "System activation conditions fulfilled."

"System activation complete."

"Binding host—Lin Yu."

"Host binding complete."

Several cold voices rang out in Lin Yu's mind.

"What was that?"

Lin Yu froze, then broke into a grin.

Is this my cheat? But why would I have a cheat? This isn't scientific!

At that moment, the cold voice rang out in his mind again.

"Task One: Enter the Battle Through the Heavens plane, open a shop within Battle Through the Heavens, and become the ruler of the Battle Through the Heavens plane within twenty years."

"Preparing to transmigrate."

"5... 4... 3... 2... 1."

A flash of white light appeared, and Lin Yu vanished from the street.

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