The room was a mess, with various daily necessities piled haphazardly on the bed.
"My head hurts so much..."
A pale young man struggled to sit up, his expression somewhat dazed.
"Am I still alive?"
Ye Ningze murmured softly to himself.
"I remember I exploded and died when I awakened my talent back then, why am I fine now?"
Ye Ningze was completely bewildered.
In his previous life, he was an absolute nobody.
On the day before his wedding, he discovered that his girlfriend had been seeing another man all along, and the house he had painstakingly paid a down payment for was also swindled away by his girlfriend.
He was filled with despair.
Just as he was about to commit suicide, the world suddenly underwent a drastic change!
A massive spatial rift appeared above the Pacific Ocean, followed by frequent earthquakes, tsunamis, and various natural disasters worldwide. After these disasters subsided, people were astonished to find that the Earth beneath their feet had completely transformed!
The Earth's area had expanded tenfold, and all the advanced tools and weapons invented by humanity became obsolete, instantly regressing human civilization to the cold weapon era!
At this time, countless ferocious beasts poured out of the spatial rift in the Pacific. Initially, these beasts only inhabited the sea, and people paid them little attention. However, soon after, countless terrestrial ferocious beasts appeared.
In an instant, humanity suffered countless casualties!
Just as everyone thought humanity would be wiped out from the stage of history, a turning point emerged.
People discovered that as the world changed, a brand-new substance appeared in the heavens and earth. With the power of this substance, a new profession emerged!
—The Martial Artist!
Absorbing the primordial energy from the heavens and earth, constantly refining the body, and breaking through physical limits in various aspects, such individuals were Martial Artists!
Everyone possessed distinctly different talents. Some had extremely strong physical bodies, while others could control fire and ice as people fantasized!
Relying on such power, humanity gradually stabilized its footing, establishing towns surrounded by towering city walls like in ancient times.
Although the world was still rampant with ferocious beasts, and humanity had not yet returned to the apex of the food chain, life was much better compared to the initial days of being like stray dogs.
Under such stable circumstances, people also began to gradually explore and discover methods to absorb primordial energy into their bodies.
Ye Ningze was fortunate enough to survive this arduous period, later known as the "Era of Demise." He thought his bad luck had ended, but he ended up exploding and dying while awakening his talent!
Even at that time, it was an extremely bizarre way to die. Many people failed their awakenings, but he, Ye Ningze, was the first to explode and die during the awakening.
After sitting on the bed in a daze for a long time, Ye Ningze finally came to his senses: "Didn't I die? Why am I still alive?"
At the same time, he discovered a new memory that did not match his own had appeared in his mind.
After a long period of silence, he let out a bitter laugh: "I transmigrated?"
"It's already the year 2429..."
He had actually transmigrated to over three hundred years in the future.
Immediately, he felt a bit dejected: "What's the point of transmigrating with such a trashy and unlucky life as mine?"
In this era, the original owner of this body had also awakened a talent. Although he possessed the special ability to control fire, his talent was merely E-grade, the weakest kind!
In an era where everyone could cultivate, talent was undoubtedly the most crucial factor. Based on different cultivation talents, people were graded. ABCDE were relatively common cultivation talents, while above A-grade existed S-grade super high cultivation talents.
Under normal circumstances, very few people would awaken special talents. Although Ye Ningze had awakened a fire talent, his cultivation talent was extremely low!
No matter how special your awakened talent was, if your inherent cultivation talent was extremely low, you would inevitably be mediocre in the future.
Cultivation talent was the foundation of all talents. Only with a solid foundation could you unleash the power of your special talent.
The E-grade cultivation talent fundamentally determined that Ye Ningze, even with all his efforts, would still be unable to change his fate of being ordinary.
Ye Ningze lay back on the bed with a bitter smile.
It seemed that the previous owner of this body had also committed suicide due to his extremely low talent, and it had benefited him, the transmigrator.
"But what's the use of that? With an E-grade talent, even a pig that can cultivate would be stronger than me. The ferocious wild boars outside have C-grade talents."
"So, even after transmigrating, I'm still a good-for-nothing in this life?"
The memories of his previous life flashed before his eyes. Ye Ningze's short life of a few decades was filled with regret and humiliation. He thought that rebirth would bring about some change, but it seemed there wasn't much difference.
"I should find a secluded place and commit suicide again. What a boring and tragic life!"
Ye Ningze thought this with low spirits, and at that moment, a knock sounded on the door.
"Brother, are you in there?"
A childish girl's voice came from outside the door.
Ye Ningze came to his senses. This was his sister in this life, Ye Yuhan, thirteen years old. In two more years, she would also be able to awaken her talent and become a cultivator.
Ye Ningze tidied his thoughts, stood up, and opened the door. A little girl, dressed plainly but still pretty and cute, stood at the entrance.
Ye Yuhan smiled cutely and asked, "Brother, did you awaken your talent today? How was it?"
Normally, every cultivator's talent was their greatest secret. Directly inquiring about someone's talent was undoubtedly the greatest provocation.
However, Ye Yuhan was the person closest to him, so this unwritten rule naturally did not apply to her.
Ye Ningze gave a bitter smile: "Brother's talent is great. In the future, I will definitely become the most esteemed and influential person!"
Ye Ningze subconsciously uttered a lie he didn't believe himself, but Ye Yuhan took it as truth, happily hugging Ye Ningze and laughing.
Ye Ningze was momentarily stunned. How long had it been since he had been hugged by someone closest to him?
He lowered his head slightly, reached out, and gently stroked Ye Yuhan's head. The thought of suicide slightly subsided in his heart.
The next moment, his pupils contracted, and he froze.
A virtual screen appeared before his eyes.
Race: Human.
Cultivation Talent: B-grade.
Special Talent: Ice Control (Unawakened).
What was this thing? Talent? A game interface? Or something else?
Ye Ningze had never seen such a screen before. His heart was filled with confusion and bewilderment.