Heaven Has Not Forsaken Me—A Second Life!

Reincarnation...

What was reincarnation?

Coming and going in endless cycles, like the turning of a wheel, repeating through countless worlds without reaching everywhere, never ceasing.

All living beings in the world were trapped within reincarnation. Perhaps only the legendary immortals, Buddhas, and gods could transcend all realms, escape the cycle, and attain ultimate liberation and freedom.

"Reincarnators... Hmph! Which god with too much time on his hands created the Main God Space and inflicted pain even he could not bear upon us?"

That was Gao Xu's first thought after waking up and seeing the familiar Purple Crystal.

The earth-shattering battle atop Shushan was still vivid in his mind. Gao Xu, who had forcibly used the Non-Heaven Absolute Heaven Forbidden Technique, should have fallen into endless darkness. Yet now, his limbs were whole, his three souls and seven spirits completely intact, as though Absolute Heaven Nether Fiend's Annihilate the Eight Directions had never been used at all.

Yet the appearance of the Purple Crystal proved that it had not been a dream. Only when every Reincarnator first entered the Main God Space would the Purple Crystal appear before them as beginner guidance.

Once Reincarnators had learned the basic introduction to the Main God Space, the Purple Crystal would merge back into their bodies and become a Main God Emblem in their palms. It served as a terminal device for receiving commands, obtaining information, asking questions, and making inquiries. It even came with one cubic meter of storage space, though it could only hold nonliving objects such as clothes, food, small weapons, and so on.

Gao Xu spread open his palm and closed his eyes, concentrating on the various spells and cultivation arts he had once known. There was no response. Unwilling to give up, he once again held his fingers together like a sword and sensed the sword-controlling art he had practiced day and night. The only response was the complete absence of spiritual power within him and his unbearably frail body.

Of course, "unbearably frail" was relative. Before entering the Main God Space, Gao Xu had maintained a good habit of fitness training, and his physique had been outstanding compared to ordinary people. But just moments ago, he had been a top expert of the third difficulty level. To suddenly become an ordinary person—the immense contrast was not something anyone could accept.

But accept it he had to!

After trying several methods, Gao Xu finally became completely certain that he had fortunately been reborn, yet unfortunately returned to the very moment he had first entered the Main God Space.

If Gao Xu had been given a choice, he would rather have remained an insignificant office worker in the city for the rest of his life than return to this place filled with countless painful memories.

But being able to live again was already an immense blessing from heaven. If he demanded more, would that not make him insatiably greedy?

As he thought this, Gao Xu gradually found some comfort. And in the near future, perhaps he would see again the beloved figure who haunted his dreams, the comrades who had stood by him through life and death, and... the enemies he hated to the bone!

Gao Xu had never been a magnanimous man. His hatred for Yao Xue and the others could not be washed away even by emptying the waters of the four seas. In his previous life, he had failed to witness that woman's death with his own eyes. This time, he would not miss it again!

By now, the Purple Crystal's introduction had slowly concluded and was asking whether he wished to review it. Gao Xu naturally knew those most basic rules by heart, so he did not waste time and proceeded directly to the next step.

The Purple Crystal began spinning at high speed, its entire body emitting waves of shimmering purple light. Ridges flowed rhythmically across its surface as it steadily shrank, finally merging into Gao Xu's body and forming a strange Emblem in his palm.

As the Main God Emblem entered his body, Gao Xu's mind jolted violently. A vast amount of information flooded in at once, but most of it was shrouded in mist, hazy and inaccessible.

Gao Xu knew that his authority level was too low. He did not care and instead directly called up his character attribute panel.

Number 1897. Primary Attributes: Strength 6 (5), Agility 5 (5), Constitution 6 (5), Spirit 9 (4), Comprehension 12 (4). Health: 60 points. Defense: 3 points. Health Recovery Speed: 2 points per minute. Status: Normal. Cultivation System: None.

Strength determined damage and carrying capacity; agility determined running speed, bodily flexibility, and reaction speed; constitution determined vitality and damage resistance; spirit determined resistance and willpower and was an important basis for using skills; comprehension determined learning and insight; defense determined damage received from physical attacks. The figures in parentheses were the standard attributes of a normal twenty-five-year-old adult man.

Health = Constitution × 10. Defense = Constitution ÷ 2. Health recovery speed = Constitution ÷ 3. Spirit recovery speed depended on the individual.

When health fell below 5 points, the character entered a dying state. When health reached 0, the character died. When spirit fell below 2 points, the character experienced certain negative sensations such as dizziness, nausea, and fatigue. When spirit reached 0, the character fell unconscious.

Within the Main God Space, both Reincarnators and enemies had their fatal bodily weak points removed. Even if their heads or hearts were struck, they would not die immediately. Such strikes had instead become vital attacks.

Attacking vital areas not only granted additional damage bonuses and increased critical-hit chances, but could also damage an enemy's bodily functions and cause the loss of certain abilities. For example, cutting the throat could cause suffocation. If the proper item was not used in time to heal the injury, health would continue to drop, and death would still be inevitable in the end!

Gao Xu did not care about those rules. Yet the five primary attributes made him let out a surprised sound. He blinked several times, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

There was nothing wrong with his strength, agility, and constitution. His body had always been somewhat stronger than that of ordinary people. But what was going on with his spirit and comprehension? He vaguely remembered that in his previous life, those two attributes had both been 5 points—only slightly above average. They had definitely not been this absurdly high!

Could it be because of his rebirth? If he could inherit the attributes from his previous life, he would be invincible~

Gao Xu naturally knew that was wishful thinking. Living again and receiving increases in two attributes were already enormous surprises. Did he still expect to run wild with a cheat?

Casting aside those unrealistic thoughts, Gao Xu moved on to the next stage. Familiar with the process, he tapped Cultivation System, and four options immediately appeared before him—the four broadest systems covered by the space:

Ancient Martial Arts, cultivation, magic, technology.

The specific contents of the four systems were self-explanatory and needed no further explanation. Every Reincarnator had to choose one upon first entering the space, based on their attributes or personal preferences, and develop along that path.

The Main God Space had clearly divided the paths of enhancement in such detail to warn Reincarnators of the importance of specialization. Trying to learn too much only led to disorder. This was proven by the fact that, among the five strongest experts of the East Asia Region in his previous life, only Su Moyan had cultivated two systems at once.

The choice of cultivation system was extremely important. It was not impossible to change later, but the price of doing so was so great that ninety percent of Reincarnators could not afford it. Therefore, many novice Reincarnators hesitated at this stage for a long time, asking careful questions before making their decisions solemnly.

Naturally, there were also newcomers who treated the matter as a joke. Their fates were easy enough to imagine.

In his previous life, Gao Xu had first chosen the Ancient Martial Arts system. Later, for a certain reason, he had paid an enormous price to switch to cultivation. That delayed his progress and caused his true strength to always lag slightly behind the very top experts, ultimately leading to tragedy.

This time, with spirit and comprehension attributes so high, he was practically tailor-made for the cultivation system. Gao Xu barely had to think before reaching up to select it.

But just as he was about to choose, Gao Xu's finger suddenly stopped. An emotion inexplicably rose from his heart, burning his brain and setting his blood boiling.

Gao Xu took a deep breath and slowly withdrew his finger, lowering his head in thought.

He was familiar with that emotion and understood it clearly. Perhaps it was something every person, whether poor or wealthy, good or evil, had once possessed:

Ambition!

Rebirth had brought Gao Xu more than just another life and increased attribute points. It had also brought experience!

After the Third Great Purge, experience was both the rarest and most valuable thing among Reincarnators!

He knew most Ancient Martial Arts and cultivation worlds well. He was even familiar with some magic and technological worlds that appeared frequently. He understood countless combat techniques, side quests, and boss strategies.

With such an overwhelming advantage and such a high starting point, Gao Xu had never been someone content to lag behind. If he still walked the same road as in his previous life, how could he possibly accept it?

Though Gao Xu had taken many detours in his previous life, his astonishing talent had still brought the cultivation system to its peak. He had merely lacked the resources and foundation of Yao Xue and the others.

If he chose the cultivation system from the very beginning in this life, Gao Xu was confident that he could advance triumphantly and replace Yao Xue as the strongest cultivator.

However, Gao Xu also understood the cultivation system's weaknesses clearly. Yao Xue possessed so many trump cards and killing moves, yet could only rank last among the five strongest experts. That was no accident. Even if it were Gao Xu himself, he had no confidence whatsoever in defeating Lan Tianhong or Su Moyan!

Not to mention those beasts from the Europe-America Region, and that endless, irreconcilable hatred...

Countless thoughts flashed through Gao Xu's mind in an instant. When he raised his head again, his eyes were as bright as the sun and moon, dazzlingly luminous. A confident, proud curve crossed his lips as he murmured, "Must fish and bear's paw truly be impossible to have together? Su Moyan has already blazed the trail through his actions, so why can't I? Ancient Martial Arts and cultivation—hmph, cultivating two systems already holds such tremendous power. Then what about three? Four..."

"Since heaven has not forsaken me and granted me another life! I, Gao Xu, will ascend to the true supreme peak and make all beings within this cycle of reincarnation bow their heads!"