A messy bedroom, a wooden bed.
"My head hurts so much!!!"
"Am I… still alive?"
Ye Tian's confused mind slowly cleared, and memories of his past began to surface one by one.
At the same time, a brand-new set of memories merged with his soul.
"So, I have traveled through time!"
He gave a bitter smile. This body was not his own but belonged to a boy with the same name and surname.
He came from the year 2019, yet now it was 2119, also called the 100th year of the Yuan Era.
In other words, he had arrived in a time one hundred years in the future.
The era one hundred years later was known as the Yuan Qi Era, also called the Talent Era.
Ye Tian slowly absorbed the information in his mind about the events of the past century.
At the beginning of 2019, many Space Rifts appeared on Earth, from which countless Ferocious Beasts surged out. Humanity suddenly fell from the top of the food chain and barely survived under the fierce threat of the Ferocious Beasts.
Humans tried to use firearms to eliminate them, but a mysterious substance appeared in the world, later called Yuan Qi. This Yuan Qi disrupted the structure of firearms, rendering them ineffective; even nuclear bombs, the ultimate weapons, became useless scrap metal.
Humanity suddenly entered the era of cold weapons. Frail humans relying on cold weapons were no match for the Ferocious Beasts.
Fortunately, the Ferocious Beasts that had just appeared on Earth were Low-level Ferocious Beasts, giving humanity a chance to survive.
After much research by scientists, humans discovered that the mysterious substance on Earth could be harnessed, and thus a new profession emerged—
Martial Artist!
Training the body, absorbing Yuan Qi, breaking human limits—that was what it meant to be a Martial Artist.
At the same time, human Talent awakened.
Only a small portion had Talent, with the most common being Cultivation Talent, which determined one's ultimate achievements. Besides Cultivation Talent, there were other Talents such as Blade Talent, Fire Talent, Ice Talent, and so on.
Relying on Talent and Martial Artists, humans gradually could stand against Ferocious Beasts, but most of Earth's territory was still occupied by Ferocious Beasts, with only a few survival bases held by humans.
It was worth mentioning that the Earth was now much larger than before, seemingly expanded hundreds of times under the influence of Yuan Qi.
"Yuan Qi, Talent, Ferocious Beasts—a truly exciting world!"
Ye Tian took a deep breath and then smiled.
Perhaps coming to this era wasn't so bad for him after all.
But soon, his expression darkened.
"Space Rifts appeared, Yuan Qi descended, and only a very few on Earth awakened Talent that night. Cultivation Talent was innate and did not need awakening, but other Talents could be awakened later. However, at that time on Earth, Talent awakening was not a blessing but a disaster, because without a matching strong body, awakening Talent was suicidal. According to records, many humans' bodies were destroyed by the overwhelming power brought by Talent awakening—either they died or became disabled."
"Seems like I exploded because I awakened a strange Talent back then."
Ye Tian was sure that he absorbed countless Yuan Qi, causing his body to explode and die.
"What Talent did I awaken to cause my body to explode? Although humans a hundred years ago could suddenly awaken Talent due to their bodies' unpreparedness for Yuan Qi, others could at worst die from swelling or become disabled. So my talent must have been incredibly abnormal. Too bad I traveled through time and cannot know what it was!" Ye Tian lamented.
After sorting out the information about his past life and the current era, Ye Tian began to examine his current body.
This body was fifteen years old, the prime age for training in the Yuan Qi Era.
Before fifteen, the body had not fully developed and was not suitable for training, except when some great families used precious treasures to accelerate growth for early training.
Fifteen was a golden age. After twenty, even with high talent, future achievements would be very limited.
"Luckily it's not an old man's body; otherwise, I'd be doomed."
"No…"
Ye Tian's expression suddenly changed.
He finally recalled something from his memory—the Talent of this body.
This body's Talent was very low!
Weak-grade Talent!
In this era, the most important Talent was Cultivation Talent, which ranked from low to high as Weak-grade Talent, Lesser-grade Talent, Basic-grade Talent, Intermediate-grade Talent, and High-grade Talent. It was said there were even higher talents beyond high-grade, but those were secrets Ye Tian could not know.
Anyone who reached fifteen could buy a Talent Stone to check their Talent, but only Cultivation Talent could be viewed. Other Talents required special Attribute Talent Stones.
The original owner of this body excitedly bought a Talent Stone at fifteen to check Talent in his room, only to find he was Weak-grade Talent. Despairing, he died from anger and heartbreak, which allowed Ye Tian to take over.
"Damn, Weak-grade Talent—the worst Cultivation Talent. No hope of becoming a Martial Artist!"
Ye Tian felt despair.
Martial Apprentice and Martial Artist were the first two cultivation stages, but Martial Apprentice was not a real stage; Martial Artist was the true first stage, requiring strength of a thousand pounds.
However, the minimum requirement to become a Martial Artist was Lesser-grade Talent, which was one level above Weak-grade Talent. Although it only barely reached the early Martial Artist stage in one's life, Lesser-grade Talent at least gave hope. Once a Martial Artist, even at an early stage, one was considered a big figure, superior to ordinary people.
Weak-grade Talent was embarrassing—no matter how long one trained, one would remain a Martial Apprentice due to Talent limits.
"If only I could change my Talent!"
Ye Tian comforted himself.
"Knock knock knock!!!"
Knocking came at the door.
"Brother, are you in there?"
A slightly childish female voice came from outside.
Ye Tian knew it was his sister in this life, Ye Yu, thirteen years old.
Ye Tian opened the door and saw a delicate girl like a porcelain doll.
"Brother, how is your Talent?"
Ye Yu asked curiously.
Talent was everyone's secret. Unless it was a close relative, asking about Talent was provocation, because no one wanted their Talent known; high Talent people might even be assassinated if their Talents were revealed.
Such things had happened in this world.
So no one was allowed to ask about others' Talent.
But Ye Tian naturally did not blame his sister.
"Little Rain, brother's Talent is very good. I will definitely become a great Martial Artist in the future!" Ye Tian looked at Little Rain and smiled slightly, but the smile was full of bitterness.
Then, his pupils contracted in shock!
A virtual display appeared in his retina.
Human: Ye Yu
Cultivation Talent: Lesser
Ice Talent: Basic-grade (unawakened)
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