Cheat Ability

"Ding!"

"The Multiverse Reincarnation System has met the conditions for use... Detecting that the host is reincarnating. The Newbie Rebirth Gift Pack has been activated! Randomly matching the host with a suitable identity..."

Across the land of the Nine Provinces, heroes and warriors were countless.

After Emperor Yu split the mountains with his Five Axes, unified the realm, divided it into the Nine Provinces, and established the Nine Cauldrons, this land came to be known as the Nine Provinces.

Emperor Yu lived for five hundred years before Shattering the Void and departing. All martial artists in the world regarded Shattering the Void as their lifelong pursuit.

At the foot of Mount Dayan in Yicheng, Jiangning Prefecture, Yangzhou, inside a private residence in Teng Village, a tall youth with childish features lay lazily in a rocking chair, his body wrapped in bandages as he basked in the sun.

Before Gu Sheng hovered an adorable little pink sprite, fluttering its wings as it flew circles around him.

Gu Sheng narrowed his eyes at the system sprite, which looked like a Barbie Doll, and spoke helplessly. "So you're saying this useless piece of junk doesn't even have the most basic ability to travel through worlds!"

"A friendly reminder: this system's full name is the Multiverse Reincarnation System. It is the strongest auxiliary reincarnation device in the myriad worlds and can allow its host to reincarnate into countless worlds."

"It is not the useless piece of junk the host claims it to be. After the host bound with this system, this system gifted the host a Newbie Rebirth Gift Pack, which gave the host such a favorable start in this world..."

The System Sprite rambled on and on, but Gu Chen's heart only grew colder.

The Multiverse Reincarnation System seemed incredibly powerful, capable of letting its host be reborn throughout the myriad worlds.

But there was one infuriating flaw: it had no ability to travel through worlds and could not proactively take its host to reincarnate in other worlds. In other words, if Lord God Space had not sent Gu Sheng into this world to carry out a mission, this thing would have been completely useless.

Moreover, although this lousy system had many functions, every one of them was grayed out.

Aside from healing and recovery, Heavenly Secrets Deduction, and skill comprehension, which were still usable, it offered none of the benefits of a system shop, lottery draws, exchanges, or anything similar. It could not provide him with much help in this world.

"Forget it! Go back first. I need some peace and quiet!"

Gu Sheng waved at the System Sprite.

The pink little fellow turned into a cloud of red mist with a whoosh and vanished before Gu Chen's eyes.

He felt helpless. He had traveled here twenty years ago, and when he had first arrived, he had indeed fantasized about obtaining some kind of cheat ability.

But after truly coming into contact with the supernatural world, he found that it was not wonderful at all. Whether it was the Werewolf and vampire from that day or the murderer in the baseball cap, every one of them had left Gu Chen with deep and extremely unpleasant memories.

But since he was already here, he might as well make the best of it. Now that he had entered Lord God Space and had such a good start, it was time to make plans.

Mission World: Primal World - Nine Cauldrons

Main Quest: Explore the mysteries of the world and locate key nodes

Total Conquest Progress: 0.3%

Personal Conquest Progress: 0.1%

Main Quest: Explore the mysteries of The Nine Cauldrons World, disrupt and alter Causality, and complete the world-conquering mission. Upon reaching 1% Personal Conquest Progress, reward: 1,000 points and 1 Golden Medal. (For Personal Conquest Progress exceeding 1%, rewards increase proportionally.) Once 1% is reached, you may return to Lord God Space at any time. Mission duration: 100 days. No penalty for mission failure.

Hint 1: Restricted by the world's rules, the power of human spell-type skills is reduced by 80%.

Hint 2: Revealing information about Lord God Space to natives is prohibited. Violators will be silenced and have 100 points deducted.

"An exploration mission!"

Gu Sheng stared blankly ahead and muttered, "If I'm not mistaken, there should be no other travelers in this mission world. That means I'm the only one who knows the plot."

"Generally speaking, the key to an exploration mission should lie with the protagonist. Yesterday's encounter also confirmed my guess."

"By that reasoning, as a 'prophet,' I can make some proper plans."

A middle-aged woman dressed like a farmwife ran anxiously into the Courtyard. Seeing Gu Sheng lost in thought, she said irritably, "Qinghu, why are you still here? The clan chief and the others have already gone to the ancestral hall. Hurry over and see your Uncle Yonglian and the others off for the last time!"

"When you see your Uncle Yonglei and Uncle Yongfan later, remember to invite them to eat at our house. If not for your Uncle Yonglei and Qingshan, you nearly would have lost your life yesterday. Your Uncle Yonglei gave up an arm to save you, so you must repay him properly in the future..."

"Ah! Oh! Mother, I understand."

Gu Sheng snapped out of it at the call, sprang up like a carp, then raced toward the ancestral hall's location from his memories.

"Tiger Cub!"

"Ah Hu!"

"Qinghu!"

Gu Sheng moved quickly, and before long, the ancestral hall came into view.

Many clansmen were hurrying toward the ancestral hall along the way, and quite a few greeted Gu Sheng.

Teng Qinghu was the name he had received after this reincarnation. This world differed from the Blue Star where he had once lived, and Lord God Space was also somewhat different from the novel he had heard of.

The greatest difference was that Reincarnators did not travel through worlds in their physical bodies. Instead, they underwent something akin to soul reincarnation, receiving identities in this world that could be traced.

And he, Teng Qinghu—Gu Sheng—was the cousin of Teng Qingshan, the protagonist of The Nine Cauldrons World, and a major supporting character in the future.

With such a start, countless Reincarnators would probably turn green with envy!

"Qinghu, you're here!"

At the Teng Clan Ancestral Hall, Teng Yonglei, leader of the Hunter Squad and now left with only one arm, called to the hurriedly arriving Teng Qinghu.

"Uncle!"

Gu Sheng—Teng Qinghu—was extremely respectful toward Teng Yonglei. "My mother asked me to invite you..."

"Your mother is thoughtful!"

Teng Yonglei nodded and did not refuse Teng Qinghu's mother's kind offer.

"Uncle!"

Gu Sheng said gratefully, "Thank you for saving me yesterday!"

Teng Yonglei Responded with a stern face, "What nonsense are you saying, boy? You're my nephew. If I didn't save you, who would I save?"

Seeing Gu Sheng's gaze repeatedly fall on his missing arm, he knew that his nephew could not get over it.

"What are you staring at, kid? What, you see that Lao Tzu lost an arm and want to challenge my position?"

"You already want to become Teng Village's number one hero? Or did yesterday's incident scare you out of your wits?"

"No, Uncle, I didn't mean that. I just..."

Gu Sheng did not know how to explain it.

When his memories awakened, he had been facing the jaws of a wolf. If Teng Yonglei had not used his arm to save his life, he might have become the earliest Reincarnator eliminated from this world.

"Enough! We can talk tonight."

Teng Yonglei saw an old man and a young man approaching from afar. His expression turned solemn as he pulled Teng Qinghu—Gu Sheng—over.

Teng Clan Ancestral Hall.

"Creak!"

The heavy iron doors opened.

The relatives carrying five boxes of ashes wept as they entered the ancestral hall.

Teng Qinghu and Teng Yonglei stood together, silently watching it all.

The ancestral hall was enormous. Boxes upon boxes of ashes were arranged within it. From what could be seen alone, there were thousands upon thousands of them, packed densely yet lined up in perfect order.

"Name-Engraved Clan Stele," Teng Yunlong, the chief of Teng Village, said in a low voice.

An elderly man with graying hair immediately stepped beneath a massive stone stele, chisel in hand, and carefully carved five names into it.

Teng Yonglian, Teng Yongqiang, Teng Yongyi... Five lives that had once been so vibrant had been left behind on Mount Dayan forever yesterday.

This scene unfolded right before Gu Sheng's eyes.

It made him understand that this was not a civilized society, but a chaotic age where sects rose side by side.