"The end is nigh. To grasp at a sliver of hope for survival, you are all now entering the Whole Heaven Battlefield!"
"Every human between the ages of 18 and 55 worldwide will simultaneously arrive in the Whole Heaven Battlefield!"
"This battlefield is fraught with formidable demons and devils, as well as gods and demon kings capable of annihilating the heavens and the earth! Danger lurks around every corner!"
"Yet, it is also a trove of the resources you've longed for, secrets of cultivation, and extraordinary opportunities! Magic, psionic powers, the Immortal Dao, technology—numerous paths lay before you to choose from!"
"You might gain immortality and live a life of ease!"
"Or you could be shattered to pieces, reduced to mere dust!"
"Are you a peerless prodigy destined to dominate through the ages? Or just another soul, unremarkable and forgotten, destined to perish in the unknown?"
...
A majestic and divine voice echoed through the minds of billions on Blue Star.
In an instant, the entire planet was shrouded in a potent purple glow, warping the very fabric of the three-dimensional space around it.
Humanity stood frozen in time.
...
In Jutrela.
Inside a rental room.
Chen Guo, an avid gamer and novel enthusiast, was still processing the situation when the purple light whisked him away.
Consciousness escaped him in a flash.
Upon awakening, Chen Guo found himself in a quaint, rustic wooden cabin.
"Welcome to the Whole Heaven Battlefield. You have been randomly assigned to Beginner Village #996, home to 2,500 trial challengers!"
The village was safeguarded by a protective shield, rendering trial challengers invulnerable to attacks within its confines. But this shield was temporary, set to dissipate with time.
Protective shield countdown: 6 days, 23 hours, 11 minutes, 58 seconds...
The trial challenger received a data module!
Chen Guo was unusually receptive, not resorting to cursing or accusing this as some cruel joke like many others. Instead, he began to scrutinize his new reality.
Firstly, the Whole Heaven Battlefield was undeniably real; no entity could orchestrate such a massive and pointless hoax.
Secondly, the presence of a protective barrier around the Beginner Village signaled imminent danger beyond its borders. And this barrier was not everlasting. With only seven days on the countdown, fate would soon be sealed.
After seven days, it would be a matter of life and death, fortune and destiny decided by the heavens.
Finally, Chen Guo's attention was drawn to the data module. With a mere thought, he activated it.
As it turned out, amidst the chaos of the Whole Heaven Battlefield, both he and everything around him had been converted into data.
Take Chen Guo's data, for instance:
Name: Chen Guo
Identity: Trial Challenger
Level: 1 - ???
Strength: 5
Agility: 5
Endurance: 8
Spirit: 20
Charm: 3
Talent: [blank]
Skill: [blank]
Combat Strength: 68
Overall Rating: Greenhorn
Accustomed to gaming, Chen Guo adapted quickly to this digitized format. Yet, he was clueless about the significance of his combat strength and what these numbers really meant.
His strength and agility were average, but his spirit was an impressive 20, culminating in a combat strength of 68 points.
Eager to gauge his standing, Chen Guo decided to reach out to others, curious if there was something akin to a world channel.
And sure enough, there was one. The Beginner Village Channel was alive with chatter.
"This is for real; it's like we're in a whole new world!"
"Is there no way back to Blue Star?"
"Ha, I, Sledgehammer, will conquer this world!"
"Mom, I want to go home!"
Initially, the reactions were highly charged and emotional, turning the channel into a chaotic stew.
But with time, the dust settled, and people began to analyze their data.
"What does a combat power of 52 rank as?"
"That's newbie level. Mine's 69!"
"69? Please, I'm at 75!"
Combat strengths were thrown around, and Chen Guo, after a quick survey, noted that most ranged from 50 to 80.
His own 68 was smack in the middle—not too shabby, but not top-tier either.
Then, someone announced a combat strength that was off the charts.
"I'm Liu Loong, and my combat power is 99!"
"Wow, nearly hitting triple digits—that's incredible!"
"Big bro, take me under your wing!"
"I want to partner up with the big bro!"
Liu Loong's combat power of 99 was not entirely without precedent in Beginner Village, but it certainly stood out.
"Could our combat power be tied to our attributes? Boss, would you mind sharing yours?"
Someone had a hunch and posed the question.
"No problem—I've got a strength of 18, agility 18, endurance 15, and mental strength 11. Haha!" Liu Loong announced his stats with a hearty laugh.
"Damn, I've only got a strength of 4 and agility of 5..."
"My strength's just a measly 7..."
"Man, how are your stats so insanely high?"
Everyone was in awe, including Chen Guo. His own strength was a mere 5, yet Liu Loong's was a whopping 18.
That was over triple his own!
"What do you guys do for a living?" Liu Loong inquired, seemingly off-topic.
"I'm a homebody!"
"Network administrator here!"
"I teach..."
"I deliver food..."
One by one, they shared their occupations.
Chen Guo had been silently taking it all in. He noted that homebodies typically had a strength ranging from 4 to 5, delivery folks from 8 to 9, and some construction workers boasted strengths over 10.
Clearly, strength correlated with one's regular physical activity, and it was likely the same for the other attributes.
"That makes sense—I'm a professional MMA fighter and a provincial champion to boot!" Liu Loong declared with pride, so a combat strength of 99 seemed fitting.
Against the average person, he could probably take on ten at a time.
This combat strength system was remarkably lifelike!
Then came the announcement—
"In ten minutes, the talent draw system will be activated. You'll randomly receive a talent! The quality of the talent will directly influence your combat strength—the better the talent, the higher the strength!"
"Talent levels range from low to high: Desolate—Primitive—Eon—Earth—Heaven!"
Chen Guo couldn't help but smile. This was just like the ancient saying about the universe and the primordial chaos.
"The talent draw is coming up. I pray to the Buddha of the Three Pure Ones and the Jade Emperor for an Earth Level talent—that would make my day!"
"I've got the luck of a Koi fish. I'm destined for a Heaven Level talent!"
"In your dreams. You all look like a bunch of Desolate Level talents to me!"
"Zip it, bad luck charm!"
With the talent draw imminent, the air was thick with tension and anticipation.
Chen Guo was no exception; he knew the significance of this talent.
After an agonizing ten minutes, a rainbow light bathed Chen Guo from above.
"Ding—Congratulations, you've acquired a Heaven Level talent: Omnipresent Duplication!"
Holy shit!
A Heaven Level talent!
That's what I'm talking about, I nailed it!
In that instant, Chen Guo knew he was on the fast track to fortune!
The Omnipresent Duplication talent was incredibly potent, capable of replicating anything and everything!
Be it someone else's abilities, weapons, magical artifacts, or even elixirs—nothing was beyond its reach.
Truly, a talent deserving of the title 'Heaven(Divine)-Level'!
Chen Guo couldn't be more thrilled!
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