Four years had gone by.
Qin retained his consciousness throughout the entire time he was in the metamorphosis state, but time was extremely relative to Qin during the four years and he had no idea how long it had been since he had gone into metamorphosis.
As he opened his eyes for the first time in four years, Qin saw above him the same ceiling of his own room. He for some reason couldn't move his body at all, only his eyes. As he looked down at his body, he saw that his limbs had all grown considerably and that he was also very pale and skinny looking.
'I've been royally fucked.' Qin said in his head. 'How long has it been!?' Qin got quite flustered. This "thing", whatever it was, had made him go through a coma of sorts by calling it a stage of metamorphosis!? Qin was enraged.
Now that he had regained sentience, he would not allow himself to go back to such a sorry state. The reason he had gone through this was apparently that he had not ranked up to a higher rank in the allotted time. This time he was going to make sure that he did.
Just thinking about it angered him.
Qin then thought about all of the potentially missed chances in the seeming years that he had been pretty much dead. What had happened in the years, what was his reputation now? A failure? That was most likely it.
After thinking for a little bit more, Qin heard the same androgynous voice again, this time coming from his own head.
'You! Why have you done this!?' Qin yelled at the voice in his head, not being able to express the emotion through his own mouth. The voice ignored him. After saying this, the system answered Qin's question. After hearing the explanation of the system, Qin couldn't help but agree that in that weak and pitiful body, he couldn't have done much other than cultivating anyway. Qin also liked the system itself! It had instantly put him in a better mood. 'Your goal to make me the supreme sovereign!? Haha! Good!' Qin said in his head. He was quite happy with the system now, but he still needed to wrap his head around what it was all about. 'So tell me system, what can you do for me?' Qin asked the system. It was quite a hefty amount of information to process. It was mid-night at the time. Qin's mother was sound asleep right next to him and the luminescent moon outside of the window lighted up the room quite well. 'Hmm?' On hearing this, Qin felt a very unfamiliar sensation flow through his body. Wherever the sensation went, an amazing feeling of pleasure followed. In a couple of seconds, the sensation traveled throughout Qin's entire body and disappeared. After this, Qin noticed that he could move his body once again. 'Curses? Who would dare to put curses on me?' Qin thought as he sat up from the bed. He had no time to waste, Qin needed to become stronger, much stronger! Throughout his entire life back on earth, Qin only wanted one thing, to be at the top. Once at the top, one would have the freedom to do whatever they pleased and control any aspects of life. Qin wanted to be free, to be at the top! If he was going to pursue such an imaginable goal, he needed to work unimaginably hard, not leaving any stone unturned. Qin got out of bed and onto his feet. He was extremely wobbly from not having walked for many years bedridden, but he could still perform the action. Now that he was completely on his feet, he looked at his entire body including his legs in the mirror. It was a pitiful sight of a sorry little boy. Although he was four years old, his height was that of a three-year-old, back on earth, he was known for being strong and tall in height, reaching over 6'2 and having developed and defined muscles all around. As a warrior, Qin needed to be strong. To see him in such a state was horrible. "A what?" - 100 pushups - 100 sit-ups - 100 squats. > After this message from the system, Qin was given flashes of how to perform the exercises that the system spoke of in his head. Although they looked hard, Qin was not going to complain. He had to do them if he wanted to become the strongest that there was. "Before that, however, this great king needs his nourishment!" Qin said smugly as he walked outside of his room in search of food. Qin had no idea where to find the food since he had only eaten milk and some fruits that his mother had given him, so he followed his nose to the closest spot where the smell of food was found. After walking for a little bit, Qin came across a large room with a big and long table with seats all around in the middle of it. On the ceiling was a large chandelier that was decked out with many precious jewels that shone even in the dark. The sign by the side of the doorway leading to the dining hall read "Supreme Royal Family Main Dining Hall" but Qin could care less who the seats were meant for. After going inside, he followed the smell of fresh food and went into another room attached to the dining hall. It was the kitchen! "Haha! I've found it." Qin thought to himself on entering the room and seeing many fruits and other ingredients. There were also many different varieties of meats! He immediately started to eat some fruits that looked like apples from earth but had a yellow line going through them. The fruits themselves were delicious, the crisp of the apple was to kill for. Qin grabbed a large pot and put it on the fire, it was time for the meats. Qin quickly complied all of the meats in the room and threw them all into the large pot of water. He seasoned the meats with all the seasonings he could find and ended up with an amazing meat soup of meats that he had never even seen before. After cooking it, Qin took a large whiff. *Whiff* "Ahh," Qin said as he quickly grabbed a large ladle and took a bite out of the meal. The broth filled Qin's mouth with an amazing aroma and the meat melted the moment it touched Qin's tongue. It had been several years since Qin had eaten meat. He spent some time eating every last bite of the large meal in the pot before heading back to his room. This time, Qin had an erect and confident walk, similar to one that he had back on earth. His mood was much better. Before going to sleep, Qin completed his daily quest.