Rebirth

"Eighteen years old... Hong, Thunder God, Jiangnan Base City... What familiar names."

Eighteen years ago, Xu Feng had come to this world and been born here.

Everything here was both familiar and strange. Through the things he saw and the conversations around him,

he learned that this was an entirely new world, no longer that blue planet from before.

This place was called Jiangnan Base City, one of Huaxia's six surviving Base Cities.

A familiar yet unfamiliar world—it truly was so.

It was familiar because he had come to understand that the world he was now in belonged to the world of a book he had once loved, "Swallowed Star."

In modern terms, it was called transmigration.

Unfortunately, it was not something that made Xu Feng happy.

Even though he had become Xu Feng, the twin brother of the female lead, Xu Xin!

It was now 2056, forty-two years after the outbreak of the RR Virus.

He did not know why he had come here, but he knew he could never go back.

Perhaps he could once he reached the level of a Primordial Lord of the Universe, but that goal was simply too far away—far too far away.

After the Great Nirvana Period,

humanity had repeatedly suffered attacks from beast tides and had no choice but to build walls and establish Base Cities as humanity's final strongholds.

Under such extreme living conditions, humanity's physical abilities had gradually improved and developed. The martial spirit rose, and human physical fitness experienced a qualitative leap compared to before. The most outstanding among them were called "warriors."

In this world where everyone revered martial arts, the Wilderness Zone was filled with roaming beasts everywhere.

Warriors were the social group that acquired power and wealth the fastest. Almost every human on Earth trained with pride in becoming a warrior. What represented everyone's status was strength and money!

As long as one became a warrior, one could live in a free villa provided by the government.

A warrior's income from just one day in the Wilderness Zone could equal a commoner's monthly salary.

To make one's parents proud, to earn everyone's admiration, to live a glorious life in the future!

One had to become a great warrior!

"Ring, ring, ring..." As the loud bell echoed through the entire campus, a wave of chatter immediately rose.

Students streamed out from the various school buildings, walking toward the school gate in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing.

On the Third High School field stood a large group of students, around thirty or forty at a glance.

The students were divided into two groups. One had more than twenty people, while the other had only two lonely figures.

"Brother Xu Feng, please be magnanimous and let me off this time. I really only wanted to ask Xu Xin about some homework problems! Even if you gave me ten thousand times the courage, I wouldn't dare pester Miss Xu Xin."

At the center of the students stood a somewhat effeminate male student and a very muscular-looking young man. Both wore Third High School uniforms.

"Zhang Haobai, I'm warning you again. If you pester my sister again, next time I won't just beat you up. I'll cripple you outright," the muscular young man said coldly.

Xu Feng, you bastard. I'm not afraid of you. Just wait—I'll become a warrior before you do. Then I'll make you kneel and beg for mercy, the bruised and swollen-faced boy thought silently.

With one kick, he sent the somewhat effeminate student flying several meters away. "Xiao Xin, let's go."

Xu Feng was the one who had inexplicably been reborn from that former blue planet into the world of Swallowed Star.

In his previous life, he had been a hot-blooded young man who had just finished the college entrance examination. In this life, he had been reborn into the Xu Family, a major family of the HR Alliance, becoming Xu Feng, the twin brother of the female lead Xu Xin.

"Brother, you're amazing! You actually defeated Zhang Haobai, who's an Advanced Student. I heard he already has strength close to that of a warrior." Xu Xin, who had finally recovered her senses, ran over and hugged Xu Feng's arm.

Xu Feng gave a wry smile. "The family invested so many resources in me, yet I only reached the threshold of becoming a warrior at eighteen. That only proves your brother's talent is rather ordinary!"

Xu Feng thought of Luo Feng's experience in the original novel.

In the original story, Luo Feng had also possessed the strength of a Quasi-Warrior at eighteen despite his ordinary family circumstances.

Even without the Spiritual Bead in his mind to help him,

given Luo Feng's grades, he could still enter a military academy and become a warrior quickly.

"You can't say that, Brother. In my heart, you're the best brother. I believe you'll definitely become a great God level warrior!"

So in your heart, I'm only better than that idiot older brother Xu Gang? What a waste of all the affection I've shown you, little girl.

In truth, Xu Feng understood that Earth was about to enter a period of explosive growth in strength.

In the vast universe, Earth's so-called God level warriors

were merely existences known as Level 9 Apprentices.

They were not even qualified to become citizens.

Only by becoming Planetary level could one possess the basic conditions for surviving in the universe.

Later, after Luo Feng entered the universe and brought back vast resources,

every person on Earth could possess the strength of a warrior.

After Luo Feng became powerful, he continuously invested resources to raise Earthlings' bloodline levels.

God level experts had even disappeared completely from Earth.

After all, even newborn babies on Earth could become Planetary level.

Of course, Xu Xin did not know any of this yet, and Xu Feng had no intention of telling his sister either. After all, he did not want to be treated like a lunatic.

"Senior Brother Luo Feng, Senior Brother Luo Feng!" A deep, booming voice rang out.

"Ah Feng, someone's calling you."

Among the crowd of students, a young man walking with his classmates and holding books wore an ordinary blue tracksuit. He was around 1.75 meters tall and rather lean. At that moment, he turned his head in confusion. The one calling him was a male student around 1.9 meters tall, broad-shouldered and powerfully built, with astonishingly thick arms.

"Oh, I see." Luo Feng paused slightly, then nodded. "How about this? This Sunday afternoon, find me at the martial arts hall."

"Thank you, Senior Brother. Thank you so much." The muscular student thanked him repeatedly.

Luo Feng smiled, then left with his classmates.

Watching Luo Feng leave, the muscular student revealed an excited expression. He clenched his fist, veins bulging on his arm, and let out an excited roar. "Success!"

"Senior Brother Luo Feng agreed so easily?" A male student in a school uniform said in surprise.

"The rumors were right. Senior Brother Luo Feng is easy to talk to and a good person," the muscular student said with a grin.

Then he silently added in his heart: And he's so handsome!

Xu Feng looked at the familiar scene with a sigh. Last time, it had been a passage from a novel called Swallowed Star.

Only now, there was one more person—him.

After Luo Feng left and was preparing to go home with Wei Wen,

Wei Wen suddenly stared ahead. "Ah Feng, look. It's the one you have a crush on."

"Mm." Luo Feng quickly looked over as well. Among the students near the school gate in the distance, a ponytailed girl in jeans and a light-colored top had her arm around a tall young man as they walked along the roadside.

Luo Feng's heartbeat sped up slightly.

A name flashed through his mind: Xu Xin!

Very few people knew the secret that he had a crush on Xu Xin, though his good brother Wei Wen had naturally known for a long time.

During his first year of high school, he and Xu Xin had been assigned to the same class. The first time he saw Xu Xin, his eyes had lit up. After that, whenever they were in class, he sat in the back. For some reason, he could never control himself and would unconsciously look at Xu Xin's back as she sat in front of him, silently watching her.

As long as he could see Xu Xin's back, he was already satisfied.

They had been placed in different classes in their second and third years of high school, but whenever he saw Xu Xin, he could never stop himself from looking over.

There's only one month left until the college entrance examination, Luo Feng thought silently. In the past, I had neither the courage nor the time to chase girls or date. And now, in this final month, everyone is busy preparing for the exam. Xu Xin is also a very competitive girl. How could she possibly let herself be distracted by a relationship at a time like this? Besides, I can't lose focus during the final month before the exam either, or I'll regret it for the rest of my life.

Forget it. I'll just treat this crush as a memory.

A secret crush

was bitter. It had not even blossomed, yet it had already withered.

Luo Feng only wanted to quietly bury it all in his heart.

The one Xu Xin had her arm around, the one wearing the school uniform, was her brother Xu Feng.

Only then did Luo Feng see Xu Feng looking at him. He waved as well and silently nodded in return.

Among the five thousand students at Third High School, only four had earned the title of "Advanced Student" at the martial arts hall.

Of those four Advanced Students, the other two, Zhang Haobai and Liu Ting, were both very arrogant. Only Luo Feng and Xu Feng were approachable.

Over the years, Xu Feng had gotten to know Luo Feng fairly well. After all, they were both Advanced Students and often met at the martial arts hall.

As Xu Xin's twin brother, Xu Feng was naturally in the same class as his sister.

They saw each other every day.

Even though Xu Feng had not deliberately tried to befriend Luo Feng, he could still be considered Luo Feng's good friend, second only to Luo Feng's closest friend Wei Wen.

Over the years, Xu Feng had not entertained any unrealistic ideas.

Such as, "Hold onto Lord Luo's thigh and be guaranteed immortality."

Or, "Steal Luo Feng's opportunities and become the protagonist myself."

Those kinds of unrealistic thoughts.

After all, he had become Luo Feng's brother-in-law. There was no need to deliberately get too close to Luo Feng.

He knew his own talent.

Without a protagonist's halo, even with countless lives, he would not be able to seize Luo Feng's opportunities!

Take the first hurdle alone—Body Seizure of the Golden Horned Beast. Without the talent of a Psychic Master, he could not even learn the soul imprint of the "Body Seizure Secret Technique." How could he seize a body?

Not to mention what came later: cultivating the Nine Tribulations Scripture,

or the Star Tower's master recognition trial, where ten deaths still meant no life!

All he had to do was lie low and wait for Luo Feng to casually give him a Planetary Level Set.

Dragon Blood, Spirit of Plants, Wood Tooth Crystal.

With his status as Luo Feng's brother-in-law,

given Lord Luo's character, immortality was guaranteed.

If he worked a little harder, becoming a King was not difficult.

If he risked his life, he could become a Universe Venerable.

With a bit of luck, he could become a Universe Master.

It was rare for him to be reborn into the world of Swallowed Star, a world he loved.

If he did not become a warrior, did not venture into the wilderness, and did not work hard to strive for something, what difference was there between him and a salted fish?

Even if he died in the Wilderness Zone, as long as he did not steal Lord Luo's opportunities,

once Luo Feng grew strong,

reviving him would take only a snap of the fingers.

He would have unlimited revival coins, guaranteed.