System Activation!

On the floor of a somewhat run-down house, Qin Chen slowly came to, pain stabbing through his entire body.

"Hiss!"

He instinctively pushed himself upright, but the intense pain surging through him made him suck in a sharp breath.

And that wasn't all. Suddenly, a sharp pain struck Qin Chen's mind as well, and a torrent of memories flooded his nerves.

After who knew how long...

The pain in his head gradually faded. A look of bewilderment crossed Qin Chen's face, momentarily making him forget the pain in his body.

He'd transmigrated!!

He'd arrived in a high-martial world called Blue Star!

Here, martial arts flourished, and powerful warriors moving mountains and filling seas was nothing out of the ordinary.

As for him—or, rather, the person whose body he now inhabited—

He was a first-year student at Muyang City No. 3 High School. He'd just turned sixteen yesterday, meeting every condition for becoming a king!

His parents were dead, and he was bullied!

The pain racking his body now was all thanks to He Yi, one of his classmates.

Yesterday was the first day of the school year at Muyang City No. 3 High School. It was also the day every first-year student in Muyang City awakened.

Awakening was, in fact, a test of a person's Star Energy Aptitude.

In this world, there was a cosmic energy known as Star Energy.

Martial Artists cultivated by absorbing Star Energy, constantly breaking through the limits of the human body until they reached the pinnacle of strength.

But the path of martial arts was not an easy one, and Star Energy wasn't something you could absorb just because you wanted to.

Star Energy Aptitude was the most crucial factor in determining how far someone could go on this path.

Star Energy Aptitude reflected how efficiently a person's body could absorb Star Energy.

The higher someone's Star Energy Aptitude, the faster they absorbed Star Energy.

That made Star Energy Aptitude the measure of a person's cultivation talent.

Unfortunately, it seemed fate had played a joke on Qin Chen. His Star Energy Aptitude was a pitiful 1.

What did that score mean?

His class's average was 30, and a few outstanding students even scored around 50.

Even without mentioning the 50-point prodigies, students with a score of 30 absorbed Star Energy at least ten times faster than he did.

He Yi, who'd beaten him half to death, had a Star Energy Aptitude of 48, putting him near the top of their class.

Speaking of He Yi, the original owner of this body had been at odds with him for a long time.

Since the original owner was an orphan, his circumstances were truly difficult. But he'd been blessed with a handsome face.

That's right!

A cliché as hell!

The girl He Yi liked had a crush on the original owner. Ever since He Yi found out, he'd repeatedly made trouble for him.

And the original owner happened to be the meek sort. He swallowed his suffering instead of fighting back whenever he was bullied.

That only made He Yi even more brazen. He often laid hands on him.

He beat the original owner up again after the awakening yesterday. Maybe this time the beating had been too severe; maybe the original owner had already lost all hope in life after enduring years of bullying.

Just like that, the original owner had neatly lost his life.

And this visitor from another world had taken over his account!

The memories abruptly ended there. Qin Chen furrowed his brows.

The original owner's personality was quite different from his.

He was the sort who absolutely refused to take a loss. Even if he couldn't win, he'd still bite his opponent and make sure they knew what pain felt like.

At that thought, Qin Chen seemed to remember He Yi saying that he'd beat him every time he saw him at school from now on.

Before awakening, He Yi had at least held back. Now that he'd awakened, he was completely unchecked.

After all, his talent was far above Qin Chen's, and Qin Chen was an orphan with no one to rely on.

That only fueled his arrogance.

Beat him every time he saw him?

Was Qin Chen supposed to swallow that shit?

Baleful Intent gathered between Qin Chen's brows, and a vicious glint flickered in his eyes.

He forced himself to his feet despite the pain, walked over to a table, crouched down, and pulled a yellowed book from beneath one of its legs.

The book was in terrible shape, but the three large characters on the cover were still just legible.

[Seven Injuries Fist]!

That's right, the Seven Injuries Fist that killed a thousand enemies at the cost of two thousand of your own!

It was a Combat Skill left behind by the original owner's late parents. Its side effects were so severe that its only use had been to prop up the table.

Ordinarily, a Combat Skill with side effects this extreme was something even a dog wouldn't—

Even a dog wouldn't practice it? Then he would! He'd practice the Seven Injuries Fist!!

He Yi came from a better-off family, and his Star Energy Aptitude far surpassed Qin Chen's.

In these circumstances, the only chance Qin Chen had to get revenge was during the few days right after awakening. Once He Yi officially embarked on the path of martial arts, even the Seven Injuries Fist wouldn't be enough to make Qin Chen his match.

As for the irreversible damage that practicing the Seven Injuries Fist would inflict on him?

So what?

With his Star Energy Aptitude, he wasn't going to amount to anything anyway.

Since that was the case, he might as well make himself feel good for once!

With that thought, Qin Chen firmly opened the book on the Seven Injuries Fist.

Just then, a heavenly voice suddenly rang in his ear.

[Ding!]

[You are observing a Combat Skill with extreme side effects. Side Effect Reversal System activating...]

[Activation successful!!]

[Side Effect Reversal System is at your service!]

[This system can reverse the side effects caused by any external object into positive effects for the host (Note: It cannot reverse effects originating from the host himself)]

[Combat Skill detected. Scanning Combat Skill...]

[Seven Injuries Fist: D-Grade top-tier Combat Skill. Powerful, with each punch stronger than the last!]

[Side effect: Extremely difficult to cultivate. Every punch inflicts a degree of damage on the body. The more skilled you become, the greater the damage! It may even cause permanent injury!]

[Side effect reversal: Extremely easy to cultivate. Every punch will repair the body. The more skilled you become, the better the effects of the repair, and your physical fitness will also improve slightly!]

Qin Chen froze, then his eyes widened, filling with delight.

He knew it! The system daddy still loved him!

It took Qin Chen quite a while to calm down. Then he turned his attention to the system, resting one hand on his chin.

"I understand the words 'side effect reversal,' but since when was difficulty cultivating considered a side effect of a Combat Skill?"

Qin Chen was bewildered, but that did nothing to stop the corners of his mouth from rising.

There were two kinds of people he hated most in his life!

People who had cheats, and people who wouldn't let him have one!

Since this cheat was attached to him, it was perfectly reasonable for high cultivation difficulty to count as a side effect, right?

"In that case, let me see just how great the side effects of the Seven Injuries Fist really are!"

If you think this book is good, remember to add it to your bookshelf so you can find it again next time.