Xu Yuan sat on the sofa, massaging his temples.
Recalling his previous life left him a little dizzy—
But from experience, he knew he would be back to normal in just a few minutes.
Suddenly.
A Paper Strip flew out of his body.
An Emptiness Paper Strip.
An Emptiness Blank Historical Branch?
What was going on? Why had it suddenly appeared?
Xu Yuan was astonished.
The next instant.
Countless Paper Strips emerged from his body and spun wildly around him.
Dense lines of tiny text began appearing on them. For example:
"Name: Xu Yuan;"
"Normal human male, age 17;"
"Lives in the Archaeologists’ Residential Compound in Jiangbei City; final-year high school student;"
"Height: 181 centimeters; skilled in swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat;"
"Hobby: playing games;"
"Owns a Flowing Cloud Flying Boat, but cannot yet pilot it because he has only reached the Fifth Qi Refining Layer;"
"Likes eating noodles and can make them himself;"
Countless Paper Strips made up Xu Yuan's identity.
They wheeled through the air, looking almost...
Panicked?
Xu Yuan already knew his ability had emotions of its own.
But.
Why was it panicking?
"Hey, what's going on with you?" Xu Yuan could not help asking.
An Emptiness slip of paper drifted down before him, and a new Prompt Talisman appeared on it:
"Your 'Honor Among Thieves' has raised the upper limit of your ability."
"You have uncovered an unknown secret. The truth you now know has triggered a certain rule and will place you in the scope of a ???-level Resurrection match." "That Monster will hunt you down. You will die."
"Remember: you will die. No one can save you!"
"This is the last Emptiness Blank Historical Branch your ability can create. Find a way to use it to stay alive even as you die."
"This is your