Born a Useless Waste

Chapter 1: Innate Waste

[This story is purely fictional, please do not imitate]

A transparent bead the size of a fist was placed in the center of a platform, with a small, tanned hand resting on it. The owner of this hand was a child who looked to be about five or six years old.

At this moment, his usually bright eyes were filled with confusion and disappointment. He didn't understand why the bead wasn't glowing.

This bead was called a Talent Testing Bead. As long as one placed their hand on it, it could test a person's cultivation talent.

The Talent Testing Bead was ingeniously crafted from a transparent material that could sense a person's physique and soul.

The interior of the bead was divided into ten layers. The boundaries between these layers were invisible to the naked eye. Why is that?

This has to do with the seventh-tier Emperor-level Warriors. Warriors who reach the seventh tier can begin to touch upon the power of space. Through comprehension, they can utilize some spatial powers, though only in a rudimentary way. Spatial power is not of much use to Warriors at the Emperor realm.

If there's one useful application, it's the spatial shield, which offers a certain degree of defense. Those below the Emperor tier generally cannot break through it.

The interior of the Talent Testing Bead was divided into ten layers by Emperor-level Warriors using spatial power. Each of the ten layers corresponds to one of the ten major talent ranks, as stipulated by the War God Continent.

When testing a person's talent, the Talent Testing Bead would begin to emit white light from the outermost layer. If a person's talent was ranked first, only the outermost layer of the Talent Testing Bead would light up. If a person's talent was ranked fifth, the bead would start lighting up from the outermost layer and proceed inward until it reached the fifth layer.

Of course, if a person's cultivation talent was ranked tenth, the Talent Testing Bead would light up from the outermost layer all the way to the innermost layer, the tenth layer. Furthermore, the brightness of each of the ten layers would differ. From the outside in, the brightness would increase progressively, and the distinction between the ten layers' brightness would be clear and easily discernible.

The tenth layer, the most central area of the bead, would naturally emit a very strong light. However, the innermost layer of the Talent Testing Beads on the War God Continent had not lit up in a very long time.

This was because individuals with such talent were now the stuff of legends. From ancient times to the present, people's cultivation talents had gradually declined, for reasons no one knew.

This great invention had been in use for thousands of years. It was invented by the legendary great War God Tirches thousands of years ago after years of research into the human body and Battle Qi.

Of course, Talent Testing Beads were also very precious. They were generally manufactured by powerful War Emperor experts. On a continent with billions of people, there were not many experts who could cultivate to the War Emperor tier.

To invite an Emperor-tier expert to craft a Talent Testing Bead, one would need to offer them benefits that would move them, otherwise, they wouldn't engage in such a tedious task. This, therefore, led to the scarcity of Talent Testing Beads.

In the space of the War God Continent, there was only one type of energy that cultivators could practice: Battle Qi. This energy was a transparent, peculiar substance with an unclear attribute.

As everyone knows, all things in nature have attributes, and the War God Continent is no exception. However, for some unknown reason, only Battle Qi, an energy of inexplicable attributes, existed in this space. Yet, all things on the continent did possess attributes. The only difference was that their inherent elemental energies existed in a completely sealed state.

This meant that they would not dissipate into the outside world under natural conditions, and these elemental energies were scarce, only enough to sustain the existence of all things. This phenomenon perplexed many experts who had reached a certain level.

Of course, with the division of day and night, the energy of light was relatively abundant during the day, and similarly, the energy of darkness was more concentrated at night. Moreover, the higher one went, the more concentrated the energy became.

However, it was strange that these two types of energy could not be absorbed for cultivation. Many people had tried, but no matter what, they could not draw these energies into their bodies. This meant that all cultivators could not practice any other energy besides Battle Qi.

At this moment, a white-haired, burly old man sat by the platform, staring at the bead in astonishment. After a long while, he exclaimed in disbelief, "Level 0! My heavens! How is this possible? This..."

Due to prolonged exposure to an environment rich in Battle Qi, the bodies of the people on the continent had been subtly transformed to be suitable for cultivating Battle Qi.

Therefore, according to statistics, the worst cultivation talent among the people on the continent was Level 1. Of course, this did not mean that someone with Level 1 talent could necessarily cultivate to the Warrior rank. Theoretically, a certain level of talent could allow one to cultivate to the corresponding level.

However, the path of cultivation was fraught with difficulties, and the dangers were self-evident. To obtain great power, one must pay a price, even with their life. Therefore, very few people with the same level of talent could cultivate to their corresponding rank. Yet, there were a small number of individuals with strong willpower and tenacity who cultivated beyond their talent level.

And Level 0 talent! What did that mean? It meant he couldn't sense the existence of Battle Qi, let alone absorb it for cultivation. This was simply being an innate waste, a waste beyond all waste. This was truly a child cursed by the gods!

If this news were to spread across the continent, it would likely cause quite a stir, as such an event was simply too unbelievable.

It must be known that the entire continent has always revered martial power, and everyone strives to obtain great strength as their lifelong goal. One could say that if a person cannot absorb Battle Qi, they are an anomaly on the entire War God Continent. Their status would be lower than everyone else's, even lower than that of a commoner. Commoners were those who could not cultivate to the first-tier Warrior level. Of course, there were no slaves in this world. Human rights were given a certain degree of importance here!

Chen Yun, the child's name, withdrew his hand dejectedly after hearing the tester's words and quietly walked out of the courtyard. Immediately, a wave of laughter followed, and dozens of scornful gazes pierced his back like needles. Chen Yun clenched his fists tightly, then seemed to think of something, slowly loosened his grip, and then smiled self-mockingly as he walked towards a dilapidated house in the distance...

To be precise, this Chen Yun was not the original Chen Yun. His body contained another soul, a high school student from the 21st century, also named Chen Yun. It had to be said that the world was truly marvelous, with such coincidences occurring.

Chen Yun had been in this world for six years. As for how he got here, it was a painful memory from his previous life. In his past life, he had a congenital intellectual disability, making studying very difficult.

However, for a child from the countryside, studying seemed to be the only way out. So, his family had no choice but to let him continue studying. He even managed to get into high school through considerable expense, and it was a third-rate school at that. As a result, he was often ridiculed, and even relatives and friends looked down on him.

Therefore, he had lived under this pressure for many years. Later, for some reason, he beat up a privileged young master from his school at the time and was expelled.

For this reason, he felt too ashamed to face his parents and jumped off a cliff to commit suicide. However, somehow, in a daze, he seemed to hear a voice, and then he lost consciousness. When he woke up, he was an infant, abandoned in the wilderness by someone. Later, an old man, his current grandfather Old Ent, found him. Old Ent painstakingly raised him to adulthood!

Later, he learned that this world was called the War God Continent, a world where the strong reigned supreme. People cultivated an energy called Battle Qi. There was no brilliant magic or indestructible battle qi as in novels. In this world, only possessing immense power guaranteed survival.

Upon returning home, he was first greeted by his grandfather's concerned gaze. Before Old Ent could speak, Chen Yun said dejectedly, "I'm sorry, Grandpa, I failed. And... and... my talent level is... is... Level 0!"

"What! Level 0 talent! This... this is impossible!" Old Ent exclaimed in disbelief.

Seeing his grandfather's expression, Chen Yun felt even worse. He had been a ridiculed failure in his previous life, and even after transmigrating to this otherworld, he hadn't shed his innate waste title. Looking at Old Ent's current expression, his heart felt heavy.

"Why! Heavens, if you gave me a chance to be reborn, why must you let me continue to be a pathetic worm!" Chen Yun cried out inwardly, tears streaming down his face.

Seeing Chen Yun's pained expression, Old Ent suddenly came to his senses, filled with regret. His expression must have made his grandson feel even worse.

So, he gently patted Chen Yun's head and softly said, "Little Chen, it's alright! Ah! It's okay if you can't become a warrior. There are over 6 billion people on the continent, aren't there still so many commoners! Stay here with Grandpa, work diligently, marry a wife in the future, and live a simple life. Isn't that good! Ah, don't cry. Men don't shed tears easily. Remember! You are a man, and you must not lose your fighting spirit when facing any difficulty! Do you understand?" By the end, Old Ent's voice became stern.

"Yes! My previous life was so pathetic, I must completely change this life!" Chen Yun suddenly raised his head, staring at Old Ent's wrinkled old face, a smile appearing.

Chen Yun wiped away the tears from his face with his small hands, saying firmly, "Thank you, Grandpa! I will rely on these hands to change my destiny. I will not sink into despair!"

Old Ent smiled with relief, affectionately stroking Chen Yun's head, and laughed heartily, "Good! Hahaha...!"

The two moons in the sky, one purple and one gold, still cast their eternal radiance. However, on such a night, a seed of miracle was brewing, preparing to break through the soil!