Chapter 4

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When the first martial artist appeared in front of everyone, the ability he displayed was almost omnipotent.

He could split mountains and shatter rocks. He was invulnerable to swords and spears.

With the appearance of a creature with such combat power, the military naturally would not sit back and do nothing.

However, bullets, mortars, and other firearms could not threaten this martial artist. Even when they got the best sniper to shoot from two kilometers away, that martial artist always dodged the bullets in time.

When the martial artist shattered several tanks with his bare hands and sank a few battleships, the world was shaken.

Superman, mutant, superhuman, Saiyan, Ultraman…

At first, people addressed martial artists in a variety of ways.

After this martial artist was exposed, people could not help but wonder if there were other martial artists hiding among them.

When this became a concern with every country, the truth gradually surfaced.

There was indeed such a group of martial artists in the world who had been hiding in the cities.

The powerful martial artists were capable of feats like cruising the skies and overturning the rivers and lakes.

As for the weaker martial artists, their power was less overwhelming, but their physique was much stronger than ordinary people.

When martial artists went from the dark side to the light, regardless of whether various powerful nations were willing or not, the era had already begun to drift toward another trajectory.

There was friction and conflict during this period, but this was a collision of the old and new eras in the course of events.

After that, martial arts became popular. After a relatively tumultuous period, new rules were born out of the chaos.

The martial cultivation era officially dawned.

One by one, talented people began to stand out and blossom in their respective eras.

With the rise of the Martial Dao, some mighty figures were not satisfied with a single cultivation path.

Therefore, the cultivation systems of Spirit Nurturing Masters and Weapon Spirit Warriors were set up.

In Qin Ming’s current era, these were the three major cultivation systems.

The cultivation era was neither good nor bad.

The people in it were powerless to stop the wheels of history from moving forward, nor could they change anything. They could only drift along like fish in the rivers and seas.

The last class ended.

“See you tomorrow then.”

“Okay, see you tomorrow.”

After saying goodbye to a few classmates, Qin Ming left the classroom and prepared to return to his residence.

The No. 1 Experimental Middle School he attended was the best middle school in Shanze City.

Although he played with his phone in class, his cultural class grades had always been tops among his peers in school since he was young. He had gotten into this middle school purely based on his ability.

His parents lived in a small town on the outskirts of Shanze City. In order to go to school, he had to rent a place near the school.

Don’t ask him why this high school didn’t have a student dormitory. He had wanted to know three years ago.

Fortunately, the rent around the school was not too expensive. There were student accommodations for rent, which was economical for him.

Qin Ming rented a place there.

As he walked towards his residence, he looked at the translucent interface in front of him.

He was mainly looking at the rewards he had obtained after becoming an Ardent Sand Ant.

The first reward was 2% of the life essence of a monster.

The so-called monster possession should be referring to his Ardent Sand Ant. As for what the 2% of life essence was, he did not know.

From the literal meaning, the essence of life should be a good thing. Otherwise, it would not be used as a reward.

However, 2% was not a lot. It should be of average value.ant

He was more concerned about the second reward, ant constitution.

Ordinary Sand Ants could lift heavy objects that were dozens or hundreds of times their weight. However, if this power was added to Qin Ming, it would probably not be that powerful.

After all, the physical makeup of a human was completely different from that of an Ardent Sand Ant. It was not realistic to do a conversion for comparison.

Of course, this was all Qin Ming’s own speculation. As for what this reward was, he would only know after he received it.

In addition, he also discovered that this interface was different from when he was still an Ardent Sand Ant. A few characters on the monster login device were now grayed out.

If one observed carefully, one would notice that the word “essence” had a golden glow to it.

Regarding this, Qin Ming guessed that after this line of words completely returned to its previous glistening gold color, he would be able to enter that other world again and transform into a monster.

Before that, this login device was in a cooling off period.

“It even has a built-in anti-addiction system…” Qin Ming muttered to himself.

Of course, it was more likely that the login device needed to recover the energy it had consumed to travel to the other world.

…

The sun was setting in the west, illuminating the sky with hues of faint yellow.

There was a river between Qin Ming’s residence and the school, and a few stone bridges connected both sides.

At this moment, a girl was standing on a stone bridge.

She was wearing light yellow slim-fit sportswear. She had short black hair and looked youthful and full of vitality.

When she saw Qin Ming approaching from afar, the girl’s eyes lit up as if she had seen hope.

“Um, how are you?” The girl’s voice was soft and gentle, and a bright smile appeared on her face.

“What’s the matter?” Qin Ming had been studying the interface in front of him and did not notice anyone approaching.

“Can I borrow your phone?” the girl said.

Qin Ming was stunned. This cute little girl in front of him did not look like a scammer.

From her childish face, the girl should be a year or two younger than Qin Ming.

If it were any other time, Qin Ming, who was determined to be a gentleman, would have lent her his phone. Unfortunately, his phone was in a useless state now.

“I’m sorry, my phone happened to be broken too. If you want to make a call, I might not be able to help you.” As Qin Ming spoke, he took out his phone corpse that was almost split into two, indicating that he could not help.

“Alright, sorry to disturb you.”

Seeing the girl’s dejected expression, Qin Ming felt guilty for no reason.

It was as if he had accidentally made his relative’s child cry.

“I have an outdated phone at home. If it’s just a call, it shouldn’t be a problem.”

With that, the girl, who was about to leave, turned around again.

“Really?”

“Yes…

Come with me. It’s right in front.” Qin Ming led the way.

“You’re such a good person.” Unguarded and innocent, the girl followed him with a smile.

On the way, they got to know each other.

The girl’s name was Gu Tao. She came here from Gulan City yesterday. Unfortunately, she had fallen asleep on the long-distance bus. After getting out of the bus, she realized that her wallet and phone were gone.

Before meeting Qin Ming, she had tried to borrow phones from other passers-by, but she was basically given the brush-off because they were in a hurry.

As a result, before she approached Qin Ming, she struggled internally for a long time, afraid that she would be rejected again.

“So you haven’t eaten since yesterday?”

“Hmm…”

“Sleeping on the streets?”

“Hmm…”

Gu Tao looked a little aggrieved, as if she had never experienced such a thing.

“Then why not ask the police for help?”

“I can’t find the police station…”

Qin Ming scratched his head helplessly and walked to a vegetable stall by the street.

“Uncle, some vegetables and radishes.

Auntie, cut a piece of pork rib. I want more this time.”

“Alright.”

“…”