“For the next match in the Linhai No. 1 High School Martial Combat Tournament, school team member Su Yong will select a student from the third-year grade.”

“Will student Shen Tianling from Class 9, Grade 3, please prepare for your warm-up!”

The piercing broadcast, the clamoring crowd.

Inside the classroom, Shen Tianling gazed at the scene before him, his expression dazed.

‘A Martial Combat Tournament?’

‘Have I transmigrated?’

Just as Shen Tianling was about to stand up, a sharp pain shot through his head as a flood of memories poured into his mind.

A parallel universe, a world of high martial arts, where warriors were revered.

In this world, aside from his interpersonal relationships remaining unchanged, the biggest difference was that he was much more handsome.

Secondarily, human civilization had expanded to seven major planets, commonly known as the Seven Star Alliance.

What was currently underway was an exhibition match within the school.

“?”

‘What am I supposed to do? I can’t just go up there and get taken out in one hit, can I?’

The power gap between his original self and a school team member was, to put it mildly, night and day.

Every member of the school team was a genius of the school; the minimum requirement for joining was a physical fitness level of 4.0 or higher, and a Spiritual Talent of C-rank or above.

Shen Tianling himself was merely a Level 2.6 martial artist, with only a D-rank Strength Amplification Spiritual Talent.

How on earth could he possibly defeat a martial artist with a physical fitness level of 5.0?

“I’ll give you five seconds to consider. Go and admit defeat.”

“Shen Tianling, a D-rank loser like you shouldn’t waste the competition’s time. Go and forfeit for me right now!”

“Exactly, otherwise, Brother Su Yong has a B-rank Demonic Pig Spiritual Talent. Be careful, or he might cripple you.”

Just then, several delicate yet furious shouts came from not far away, interrupting his recollections.

Shen Tianling supported his throbbing head and looked up.

Gathered at the classroom door, who knows since when, were several beautiful girls with exquisite looks, yet they all exuded a “green tea” aura.

The one in the lead was Su Yong’s most ardent admirer, the young mistress of Linhai’s Liu family, Liu Ruyan.

Rumor had it she had lavished a fortune on Su Yong, using the Liu family’s resources to forcefully boost him to Level 5.0.

Otherwise, with Su Yong’s B-rank Spiritual Talent, how could he possibly have advanced from a physical fitness of Level 4.3 to Level 5.0 in just a few short months?

Liu Ruyan. He was very familiar with her.

His predecessor had been one of her many simps, so what did that have to do with him, Shen Tianling?

“Shen Tianling, as long as you forfeit, I promise to eat the loving breakfast you brought.”

Seeing his silence, Liu Ruyan made a promise that seemed to be of great importance to him.

‘Loving breakfast?’

‘Simps never meet a good end,’ Shen Tianling sneered inwardly.

“Ruyan, why bother with a loser like this? He’s just a Level 2.6 piece of trash. Su Yong broke through to Level 5.0 in physical fitness a few days ago. What does this loser have to fight with?”

“Stop barking in front of me. You want me to surrender? What gives you the right?” Shen Tianling secretly clenched his fists as the memories in his mind grew clearer.

If he recalled correctly, both participants in the Martial Combat Tournament would receive a Qi and Blood Supplement provided by the school, regardless of whether they won or lost.

But if one side actively forfeited, the reward meant for two people would go entirely to one person.

This Liu Ruyan truly had the heart of a viper.

The Qi and Blood Supplement could rapidly increase his physical fitness.

She was trying to sever his foundation!

“Shen Tianling, you’re being utterly unreasonable! I’m just asking you to forfeit, is that so hard?”

“I’m so disappointed in you!”

While Liu Ruyan was angry, a hint of confusion also rose in her heart.

‘Normally, this guy would be ecstatic just because I accepted the loving breakfast he made.’

‘I clearly promised to eat his loving breakfast, yet he’s still being so aggressive!’

“Whether I surrender or not is none of your damn business.”

“A bunch of idiots.”

Shen Tianling had long been mentally prepared and showed no particular reaction to the crowd’s jeers and taunts.

Only as he was leaving the classroom.

He silently counted in his mind:

‘5.’

‘4.’

‘3.’

‘2.’

‘1.’

‘…’

‘Where’s my system?’

‘Then what the hell is the point!’

Finally.

The notification sound he had been waiting for echoed in his mind:

[Ding! High Martial Arts System! Binding successful!]

‘Hehe.’

‘Nice.’

‘So damn nice!’

The corners of Shen Tianling’s mouth curved up slightly. With a system on his side, was a mere Su Yong even worth his concern?

Sweeping away the gloom of the impending battle, he walked towards the combatant’s lounge with a smile on his face.

Taking advantage of the empty lounge, Shen Tianling began to study his system.

[High Martial Arts System]

[Host]: Shen Tianling

[Spiritual Talent]: D-Rank · Strength Amplification

[Life Level]: 2.6 (75%) Unranked

[Body Cultivation Method]: Basic Body Tempering Technique

[Mind Cultivation Method]: Basic Meditation Technique

[Skill Realm]

[Spearmanship Skill]: Stage Two (16%)

[Fist Arts Skill]: Stage Two (15%)

[Movement Skill]: Stage Three (16%)

[Evaluation: And which massive loser might you be?]

‘Huh?!’

A few minutes later.

Shen Tianling had figured out how the system worked.

To put it simply, as long as his words and actions could attract the attention of others, he would gain Reputation Value.

No matter what he did, whether it was being noticed, mocked, or liked, he could acquire Reputation Value.

Even just being heard of, as long as it generated the slightest emotional fluctuation, could produce Reputation Value.

Similarly, the stronger the person who noticed him, the more Reputation Value he would receive in return.

As for the use of Reputation Value, apart from the lottery, there were no other options at present.

And as for what kind of rewards could be obtained from the lottery.

The system hadn’t even shown him a prize pool.

[Ding! Unopened Newbie Gift Pack detected. Use now?]

“Use!”

Shen Tianling didn’t even look, using it immediately.

[Opening Newbie Gift Pack…]

[Ding! Obtained: SSS-Rank Spiritual Talent · Stunningly Handsome]

[Hint: With this talent, the Host’s handsome appearance is unparalleled in all of history.]

[Ding! Obtained: Newbie Ten-Pull (Special · Guaranteed Gold on a Ten-Pull).]

‘An SSS-Rank Spiritual Talent?’

‘And a Newbie Ten-Pull?’

‘Awesome!’

‘Let’s go!’

[Ding! Obtained a portion of Fresh Water!]

[Ding! Obtained a portion of Fresh Air!]

[Ding! Obtained a portion of Fresh Soil!]

Shen Tianling: ( ˙꒳​˙ )???

‘Son of a…’

‘What is this stuff I’m pulling right off the bat?’

‘It’s either water, soil, or air!’

‘A guaranteed gold pull shouldn’t be such a scam, right?’

The fourth and fifth draws were not much different.

The sixth pull! Finally, something purple!

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining: Talent Advancement Card x1!]

[Talent Advancement Card: Can be used on Spiritual Talents of S-rank or below. Upon use, it will upgrade the Spiritual Talent to S-Rank!]

‘Damn!’

‘A Talent Advancement Card?’

‘A direct upgrade to S-Rank!!’

‘Are they really this generous?’

Currently, there were only a few dozen A-rank talent holders in the entire country, and the number of S-rank individuals on the entire planet could be counted on one hand.

The number of officially registered S-rank Spiritual Talent holders in the Seven Star Alliance was only a paltry hundred or so.

An S-rank talent was more than enough for him in Linhai City!

It was basically a case of “kill gods who block your path, slay buddhas who stand in your way.”

In Linhai City, he would be invincible!

‘Hmm.’

‘With an S-rank Spiritual Talent, won’t beating a guy like Su Yong be a walk in the park?’

An ordinary martial artist could simply not cross the chasm between Spiritual Talent ranks, especially with his Strength Amplification about to be upgraded to S-rank.

A standard power-type martial artist.

The standard punching power for a martial artist with Level 5.0 physical fitness was 200 kilograms.

But with S-rank Strength Amplification, Shen Tianling, at a physical fitness Level of 2.6, could now punch with more than 800 kilograms of force.

Not to mention Su Yong, who was merely B-rank and a loser propped up by resources at that.

“What’s this?”

Shen Tianling looked excitedly at the three cards he had just drawn, now in his inventory.

The cards had a unique design, with their corresponding names engraved on their faces.

[Words Become True Card]: Cannot be used on oneself. Upon use, your words will become true. Single use only. (Note: The effect is limited to a realm at most 5.0 levels above the host. Impossible tasks will be reduced in difficulty and partially completed.) x2

[Luck Card]: Upon use, your luck will reach its peak. Single use only.

‘This is so overpowered!’ A series of ideas had already formed in Shen Tianling’s mind.

This Luck Card had come at the perfect time!

He even suspected the system was deliberately rewarding him.

“Only one pull left, of course I’m going to use it!”

“Let’s do this!!”

His finger pressed down.

The expected golden light didn’t appear; instead, a flash of red light took its place.

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the ultimate reward: Key of Spirituality]

[Key of Spirituality: Can unlock the shackles of one’s own spiritual talents, allowing for an unlimited number of spiritual talents, and randomly awakens an SSS-rank Spiritual Talent.]