The instant Xiao Yan regained clarity, the world around him suddenly twisted violently before shattering like a mirror with a bang.
As the world shattered completely, Xiao Yan's mind reeled, and his vision blurred. When he came to his senses, he found himself in an enclosed room, with many people seated around him.
A blackboard stood within his line of sight. The rows of writing on it stirred towering waves in Xiao Yan's heart:
Exam paper code: 03 Exam subject: Mathematics Exam time: June 8, 2001, 9:00-11:00 The exam paper consists of 4 sheets, totaling 8 pages Invigilators: Cai Moukun, Yu Moubo Correction notices: None at present Admission tickets of absent candidates: None for this session
"What's going on? W-where am I? Did I transmigrate back to the modern world?" The noisy chorus of cicadas outside the window and the intense summer heat kept telling Xiao Yan, through both sound and sensation, that everything before him was real.
(P.S. A note here: in the original Battle Through the Heavens, Xiao Yan was established as someone who transmigrated from the modern world. Later, while riding a flying magical beast, he even mentioned the airplanes he had taken in his previous life!)
"What are you looking at? I'm talking to you, Xiao Yan!" While Xiao Yan stared blankly around, an invigilator had already approached him and snapped, "Keep your head down, or you'll be receiving a notice of exam misconduct and cheating."
"Huh? Was everything before this just a dream?" Xiao Yan reluctantly lowered his head and looked at the Machine-Readable Answer Sheet, the exam paper, and the admission ticket at the upper-left corner of his desk. He kept feeling as though he had forgotten something.
Xiao Yan could not solve a single question on the paper. He wanted to