People are in reality, transcending the other side

Chapter 393 The Second Transformation of the Cicada's Heart
In an instant, the manifestation of the Daoist scripture in Li Qi's spiritual world transformed into a strange fire, which engulfed and melted Li Qi's entire spiritual world. Then, it reversed everything, returning it to the state before creation.

"The cycle of reincarnation begins..."

"Before I was born..."

"Reincarnation, reincarnation..."

"True self, true self..."

"Proving my true self within the cycle of reincarnation..."

……

The ancient Taoist chants echoed once again, like a grand ritual spanning trillions of years.

Its melody travels from the beginning of time to the end of time.

At the same time, Li Qi's consciousness also emerged from the Black Sea. He was in a daze, half-awake and half-asleep, witnessing his own life.

He was born into the Li family, whose ancestor was named Li Changqing, who was said to be a player from the early days of the game. He was once very powerful and is now an old hero.

My family has a large business, but it's not really my concern because I'm from a collateral branch, and my parents aren't involved much.

Several years later, his younger brother Li Si was born. He was much smarter than his brother, had excellent grades, and became a role model in the family.

This is just an ordinary world. There are no immortals who can fly or escape into the earth, nor are there any chivalrous heroes who roam the martial world. So-called martial arts, even if you master them, are only enough to defeat ten people, and that's assuming the opponent is not armed.

Otherwise, even a grandmaster would be humiliated to death if he were to be arrayed with ten pitchforks.

Even grandmasters are made of flesh and blood; their speeds don't exceed human limits, so they're only at the level of professional athletes, just good at fighting.

When Li Qi was young, he read martial arts novels and fantasized about being a great hero, soaring through the air, arriving at an inn and immediately ordering two pounds of beef, exuding an indescribable elegance...

As Li Qi grew older, he came across fantasy novels and began to fantasize about being a cultivator, encountering a master in the mortal world, receiving instruction in the path of immortality, and then beautiful school beauties, domineering senior sisters, and sweet girl-next-door types would all appear and surround him, studying the path of immortality together. He would then rely on the path of immortality to become the underground emperor of Tiannan, the domineering CEO of Mingyu, Master Li of Yun Province, and the Azure Dragon General of Nanzhou…

Unfortunately, from sixth grade to eleventh grade, Li Qi didn't encounter any masters for a long time. The magical skills he found at secondhand stalls were all fake and useless, which made Li Qi feel disappointed for a while.

Then one day in his second year of high school, Li Qi suddenly had an epiphany: in this world, there are no martial arts masters, no cultivators, no aliens, no magical girls, and no Kamen Riders...

He was trapped in a cruel dimension called reality. In this place, there was nothing but countless ordinary people. Even if they trained to their limits, they could not tear steel or walk on water without sinking. Their flesh and blood were fragile, and their spirits were weak. This is what it means to be a human being.

On this day, Li Qi was sitting by the artificial lake at school when he suddenly woke up from his dream.

"Ah Guang, I think I suddenly understand. Gods are fake, heroes are fake, Kamen Rider and Ultraman are all fake!"

On a bench by the lake, Li Qi suddenly spoke seriously to Sun Guang, who was looking at the fair legs of the female students next to him.

"It was fake to begin with, but Ultraman might be real, because ever since I lent out the light that year, my life has been miserable ever since."

Sun Guang responded at this moment without looking at Li Qi, continuing to enjoy life.

"Speaking of which, it's said that Miss Shen Yue had a dream recently where she was beaten up, which made her very unhappy. So she decided to excel in both academics and martial arts, and started a kendo club, saying she'd practice hard to become the best in the world, aiming to compete in the national tournament in the second half of the year." "Although even at its peak, martial arts skills are only enough to take on ten opponents at once, that's not important. What's important is, if we were to get involved, wouldn't the probability of us becoming Miss Shen's boyfriend be more than zero?!"

Sun Guang suddenly perked up and said with great interest.

"Besides, even if you can't become the young lady's boyfriend or her henchman, it's still a very promising career. In the future, you can just cheer her on and live off her company like a parasite. It's absolutely wonderful!"

"Ah Guang, do you think it's possible that I'm actually a one-in-a-million swordsmanship prodigy, the kind who can learn any sword technique at a glance and reach the maximum level immediately after just one lesson?!"

At this moment, Li Qi suddenly became interested.

He had always harbored fantasies about martial arts, but things like special classes for gifted children, taekwondo, and kendo gyms were all too far out of his reach. After all, these extracurricular classes all had one thing in common: they were expensive.

"It's possible, but it also seems unlikely. I can only say, if it's possible!"

Sun Guang said.

"Sometimes I doubt myself. I definitely have hidden potential, but it just hasn't been developed yet."

"So why don't we go try it together?!"

"Just think about it, if I marry the young lady first, then become the number one in the world, I'll live up to both Buddha and you, it sounds pretty exciting!"

Suddenly, a fighting spirit ignited in Sun Guang's eyes.

So the two of them acted swiftly, taking advantage of the lunch break to go directly to the Kendo Club's headquarters. To call it a headquarters was a bit of a stretch; it was actually just a converted warehouse and was very rudimentary.

At this time, the area was quite popular, and many people were signing up.

Li Qi and Sun Guang also filled out the registration form, but they were eliminated in the first round because they couldn't do five pull-ups. Their grand ambitions were thus cut short.

Time flies, and more than a year has passed in the blink of an eye. If one had to describe Li Qi's state during this period, it would probably be "living in a drunken stupor." He is a bit clever, but he doesn't work hard enough, so his grades have always been mediocre, and his college entrance exam results were no exception.

Even his homeroom teacher commented that if he were willing to work hard, raising his grades by fifty points wouldn't be a problem, but this kid just takes it easy. He does things in a "good enough" manner, never striving for perfection, only aiming for "good enough"...

Sun Guang's grades were similar to Li Qi's, so the two of them ended up in the same university. Of course, this was something they had discussed, thinking that this way they could support each other.

University life is much freer than high school, and at the same time, girls learn to dress up, so there are suddenly many more beautiful girls.

As Sun Guang said, it's probably because their light was lent out in their early years that they now have no light in their lives, which is why they have no chance with girlfriends or anything like that.

"Ah Guang, I recently had a strange dream. In the dream, how should I put it, I was only a little short of becoming invincible. What was it again? The will of Heaven has always been difficult to fathom, but my will is even higher than the heavens. At my peak, I could shatter a mountain with a single punch. In the world of martial arts, I am the supreme one..."

"I, Li, am not just invincible with my face written on my face, I am invincible to the point of being a spirit!"

In a university classroom, Li Qi suddenly said to Sun Guang.

(End of this chapter)