Chapter 1: Rebirth

During the morning self-study time at Jiangcheng No.2 Middle School, the classroom was filled with the chaotic sound of reciting English. On the blackboard, a few big characters were written with chalk, indicating that there were only fifty-nine days left until the college entrance examination. The students in Class Three were all diligently reviewing and memorizing, making efforts to change their own destiny.

However, among this group of students, there was a handsome boy who was lying on his desk, emitting rhythmic snores and even drooling. The teacher couldn’t stand it anymore and took a piece of chalk from the desk, accurately hitting the boy’s forehead.

Ye Xuan opened his eyes, confusion filling his gaze. Where am I? Wasn’t I on the battlefield of the Battle for Magic City? How did I end up here?

The annoying sound of reciting foreign languages entered his ears, making him irritated. How could it be? Given the situation right now, with beasts invading China, they’re still wasting time reciting English. Can they communicate with beasts in English?

Annoyed, Ye Xuan slammed his desk and said, “Stop reciting! It’s so noisy!”

His voice was loud enough to drown out even the sound of other students reciting English. This also angered the English teacher sitting on the podium.

The tall English teacher walked over to Ye Xuan with long legs and looked down at him condescendingly. “Do you think this classroom is your home? Not only do you sleep, but you also prevent others from studying? Go stand outside!”

From Ye Xuan’s perspective, he could only see half of the teacher’s face; the rest was blocked by her ample bosom. He was dumbfounded.

Isn’t this my English teacher who died more than ten years ago? The grass on her grave is already over a meter tall, yet she appeared in front of me?

“Teacher, you’re not dead?” Ye Xuan blurted out instinctively.

The English teacher became even more furious. “Get out!”

As soon as Ye Xuan spoke, he regretted it. He noticed the environment around him.

The walls were painted white, the desks were old, and there were familiar faces all around him. Did I reincarnate? Did I go back to before the return of spiritual energy?

His brain quickly adjusted to the current situation, and his legs took steps as he obediently walked to the classroom door to accept his punishment.

Outside the classroom, there was a clear sky and fresh air. There was no lingering war or occasional earthquakes. Everything was harmonious and beautiful.

Ye Xuan finally remembered how he died.

Before his death, Ye Xuan was participating in the defense of Magic City, which connected with the East China Sea. After the revival of spiritual energy, countless animals underwent mutations and attacked human territory. The ocean was filled with mutated creatures that posed the greatest threat to humanity.

That battle had already been twenty years since the return of spiritual energy. Although Ye Xuan’s awakened ability was only at C-class, he was lucky enough to survive numerous wars and could be considered an elite soldier.

However, in this battle, Ye Xuan and countless other soldiers were just supporting roles. The real protagonist was Red Lotus Empress Su Mengli.

Ye Xuan clearly remembered that shocking scene when an emperor-class exotic beast Kun Peng revealed its true form and attacked Magic City. Su Mengli stepped on nothingness with her graceful body surrounded by burning red lotus flames as she fought against Kun Peng.

At that time, Su Mengli was truly a goddess in countless people’s hearts and also the last hope of Magic City.

She did not disappoint countless people’s hopes and fought until she exhausted all her strength, perishing together with the shocking Kun Peng, avoiding the crisis of Magic City’s fall.

Unfortunately, witnessing Su Mengli’s death, Ye Xuan, who had experienced countless battles, wavered in his will.

Although Kun Peng was dead, other beasts continued to attack on the battlefield.

In a daze, Ye Xuan had a tentacle of a mutated octopus inserted into his mouth, crushing his internal organs and causing him to die on the spot.

Ye Xuan was dazed not only because of the Empress’s fall but also because she used to be his high school classmate.

However, at that time, Su Mengli was far from being as dazzling as she is now. There was hardly any interaction between them.

Thinking about it now, Su Mengli is still not the Empress yet! Now that he has been reborn, fate can be changed. If he can cling to her thigh…

Even if he can’t change the Empress’s fate, at least with her care, he can live more comfortably in the next twenty years.

After all, before his rebirth, Ye Xuan participated in the defense of Magic City only because all his family members had already passed away. He had nothing to lose, so he took the initiative to join this battle.

This time coming back… even if he can’t change the Empress’s fate, he must change his family’s fate!

Then, Ye Xuan looked through the window at Su Mengli—the future Empress. At this moment, although Su Mengli wasn’t as radiant as she would be in the future, her appearance had already surpassed many peers.

Her tall and sexy figure couldn’t be concealed by her oversized school uniform. Her perfect curves and beautiful cheeks were quite similar to the peerless beauty of Ji Lingyan in “Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens”.

Speaking of which, Su Mengli’s ability was also related to flames, and there were indeed many similarities between the two.

However, Su Mengli’s popularity in school was quite average. She had average grades. And because she was too beautiful and had a great figure, other female classmates looked worse next to her. Which girl would want to be friends with her?

The boys who should have admired her were scared off by a gangster from a nearby street.

That gangster warned that any boy who dared to approach Su Mengli would be against him.

One boy didn’t believe it and actually did it. As a result, he was surrounded by the gangster and slapped seven or eight times that day.

Since then, other boys have kept their distance from Su Mengli.

Therefore, although Su Mengli was beautiful, she was also pitiful. She hardly had anyone to talk to, and her grades were average. The teachers didn’t pay much attention to her either. This was Su Mengli’s current situation.

Just as Ye Xuan stared at Su Mengli, contemplating these things, Su Mengli happened to look up at the window as well. Their eyes met for a few seconds before Su Mengli retreated and lowered her head, blushing slightly.

Ye Xuan found this display by the Red Lotus Empress amusing. Currently, she is completely different from what she will become in the future.

In the future, no one dares to look directly into her eyes; they can only lower their heads under her gaze.

But this time… it was Su Mengli who lowered her head when their eyes met. Ye Xuan felt somewhat proud in his heart. This could be considered a good start!

Just then, a voice sounded in Ye Xuan’s ear: “Detection of interaction between host and an A-class or above genius detected. Talent enhancement system officially activated.”

Ye Xuan paused for a moment—system? Isn’t that the standard equipment for reborn individuals? Let’s see what’s going on.

Host: Ye Xuan;
Current Talent: C-class Muscle Strengthening (unawakened);
Genius List: Su Mengli.
Su Mengli, Talent: SSS-class Flame Red Lotus (unawakened);
Favorability: 10.
Note: Goodwill level starts at 10. Every increase of 20 points will grant a talent enhancement!

This system was simple and straightforward. As long as he becomes friends with those geniuses and increases their goodwill level, he can obtain talent enhancements and improve his own talents.

Speaking of which, he and Su Mengli were high school classmates for over two years. How come their favorability is only 10? That’s too low!

But thinking about it, although they were in the same class, they hardly had any interaction. They couldn’t even exchange a few words, so having a goodwill level of only 10 was normal.

Moreover, today seems to be the day when Su Mengli encounters some trouble. This is an opportunity for him to increase his favorability!

This is indeed a good start!

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