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In the Great Yan Dynasty, at the Li family home, the head of the family, Li Xiao, sat on the main seat with a fierce demeanor. Next to him was a gentle and graceful woman, Xuanyuan Qingcheng.
Li Xiao angrily pointed at a thin boy dressed in plain clothes and shouted, "Haven't I told you before? You absolutely cannot claim to be my son at the martial academy! If people find out, do you know what kind of trouble that would cause?"
The boy, however, simply stared blankly above Li Xiao's head, his expression vacant.
Li Xiao instinctively looked up but saw nothing, which made him even angrier, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. He shouted, "Speak up! Did you hear me?!"
The boy still didn't say anything, his gaze fixed on Li Xiao's head. In his view, Li Xiao had a long health bar floating above him, and it was completely full!
In that moment, the boy felt a thrill: "If I could defeat such a powerful boss, what amazing rewards would I get?" But he quickly forced himself to calm down, reminding himself, "No, he's my real father. Besides, with my current strength, I can't possibly defeat him."
This somewhat plain-looking boy was actually Li Changye, who had just traveled to this world a week ago. In his previous life, he was an orphan and a gaming addict. To defeat the final boss in a game, he had spent over forty hours in an internet café. Just as he was about to defeat the boss, he collapsed from exhaustion and ended up waking up in this new body.
This world was chaotic, filled with demonic beasts that attacked cities and wiped out clans. There were strange phenomena, terrifying events, and experts capable of incredible feats. After he transmigrated, Li Changye had to flee to the city with a group of refugees after his village was attacked by monsters, becoming a homeless beggar.
While feeling sorry for his fate, a couple approached him. They told him that he was their long-lost son. This couple was well-known throughout the Great Yan Dynasty. Li Xiao was a famous martial arts grandmaster and the only royal of a different surname, while Xuanyuan Qingcheng was his wife from a wealthy family.
Li Changye was overjoyed, thinking he was finally turning his life around. But to his surprise, his parents grew distant after he entered the Tianxuan Martial Academy, especially after his talents were assessed and found to be the worst.
With such poor talent, he was even less capable than an ordinary person. Li Changye, who had hoped to feel warmth in his new life, was crushed by this cold reality.
He stared at the health bar above Li Xiao's head, surprised. Could this be the "cheat" he had been waiting for? Looking around, he noticed that his mother and siblings also had health bars above their heads.
Li Xiao continued to scold him: "Look at yourself! You haven't even reached the first level of body refining! Your siblings are all geniuses!"
His sharp voice was like a knife to Li Changye's pride. "You're embarrassing me! Quit the academy now! I'll find you a job. Don't keep making me lose face!"
Unable to hold back his anger any longer, Li Changye shot back, "You think I'm embarrassing you? Then why did you even claim me as your son?"
His voice trembled with pain and anger. "At first, you treated me kindly, but now that you know my talent, you act like this. What wonderful parents you are!"
Li Xiao was furious and shouted, "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even have the chance to attend the Tianxuan Martial Academy!"
"I won't quit! I want to become the strongest warrior!" Li Changye replied defiantly.
Li Xiao laughed in anger. "With your pathetic skills?"
Seeing the tension, Xuanyuan Qingcheng sighed and turned to Li Changye. "You should listen to your father."
Li Changye looked at her coldly, filled with frustration. "Mother, I've worked hard for the past six months. I haven't slacked off at all!"
He continued passionately, "I had a chance to reach the first level of body refining, but the academy said I couldn't afford the materials. Everyone else had what they needed, but not me."
"Can you explain this to me, Mother?"
Xuanyuan Qingcheng's expression turned awkward as she explained, "The family money is all used to secure connections, preparing for your siblings to enter the holy grounds."
Li Changye laughed bitterly, his eyes filled with sadness. "When someone is not favored, even a wealthy family has no spare resources."
At that moment, Li Tianyi scoffed, "With your skills, it's a waste to use resources on you."
"Exactly." Li Luo added coldly. "With your talent, you're destined to be lowly! It's better to just get by than to want more."
Li Changye remained silent, coldly staring at the health bars above the two people in front of him.
He felt the urge to attack rise again.
He forced himself to suppress his inner anger, Li Changye turned his gaze to Li Xiao, but his heart felt a surge of anger and confusion.
He straightened his back and, without fear, asked, "Father, you are a martial arts grandmaster, and my mother has extraordinary talent. Why am I so weak? I heard that there is a dark art that can take away the firstborn's talents and use it on other descendants..."
When Li Xiao heard this, his face changed instantly, and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.
Before Li Changye could finish speaking, a powerful aura erupted from Li Xiao.
Furious, he shouted, "You ungrateful child! How dare you doubt your father!"
He then struck out with his palm.
This palm strike was like a raging wave, and the air seemed to tear apart. Li Changye felt an unstoppable force hit him, and his body flew backward like a kite with a broken string.
He crashed heavily to the ground, spitting blood, feeling as if his organs had shifted positions.
A shockwave hit him like a storm; was this the power of a martial arts grandmaster?
In this martial arts world, the ranks go from the unskilled to Body refinement, Bone tempering, True Qi, Gang Qi, Spiritual awareness and above all this are the revered martial arts masters.
Martial arts masters can suppress a city, fend off monsters, and protect countless lives.
Above the martial arts masters stood the immensely powerful martial arts grandmasters.
Li Xiao, standing before him, was indeed the formidable martial arts grandmaster and the Emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty, a well-known figure feared by many.
Against such formidable strength, Li Changye found himself unable to resist.
Struggling to stand, he wiped the blood from his lips, his eyes radiating contempt as he looked coldly at Li Xiao. "Alright, I've taken your hit."
"If you don't want me, then I won't stay here to humiliate myself anymore."
Li Xiao was enraged, shaking with fury as he pointed at Li Changye and roared, "Good, good, good! Since you are so ungrateful..."
"Don't blame me for being heartless! You ungrateful son, I will expel you from the Li family!"
Li Changye laughed bitterly, his smile filled with self-mockery and determination. "You've got it wrong, old man. There has never been a place for me in this family!"
"From now on, I, Li Changye, have nothing to do with the Li family, and we will never cross paths again!"
With that, he resolutely turned and walked away.
Li Xiao was so furious he trembled, shouting, "Fine! From now on, I will treat you as if you don't exist!"
"I've stopped your tuition, and you won't last long in the martial academy. You're just a useless waste!"
Li Changye angrily left the Li family's palace. Everywhere he looked, he saw health bars above everyone's heads.
He looked up at his own head and saw that he had a health bar too.
Confused, he wondered how to use this mysterious power. Was it really like in a game, where he just needed to defeat people?
As he walked down the street, lost in thought, several hurried voices suddenly shouted, "The officials are chasing a bandit! Make way!"
Li Changye looked up to see several officials in uniform, fit and fast, swiftly pursuing a man.
In front of them was a white-clothed man with a hooked nose and a fierce expression.
When this man's gaze fell on Li Changye, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
Desperate and injured, he thought of taking Li Changye as a hostage to escape.
Li Changye seemed stunned by this sudden scene, frozen in place as if his feet were nailed to the ground.
"Hahaha, hand yourself in," the man laughed as he approached Li Changye, ready to grab him.
However, Li Changye was feeling excited.
What did he see?
He saw the long health bar above the white-clothed man's head, which was nearly empty, with only a sliver of health left.
This was clearly a low-health target!
As a veteran gamer, Li Changye couldn't resist such an easy opportunity.
He instinctively drew a sharp blade from his waist and stabbed without hesitation.
The white-clothed man was entirely focused on the approaching officers and didn't notice Li Changye's action at all.
"Stop right there, or I'll..." he began to threaten, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen as a cold blade pierced through his body.
The white-clothed man was stunned, staring blankly at the plain-looking boy in front of him.
He loosened his grip on Li Changye, clutching his bleeding wound, struggling to say, "W-Why did you stab me?"
"I didn't want to, but you were already low on health. I really couldn't help it," Li Changye replied innocently.
With such a tiny bit of health, who could resist?
The white-clothed man was dumbfounded. "What do you mean low on health?"
"Your health bar is almost empty," Li Changye replied seriously.
"W-What are..." Before he could finish, the man collapsed weakly.
The surrounding officers rushed over, all dumbfounded by the scene.
At that moment, Li Changye was too focused on what had just happened. A notification sound echoed in his mind that only he could hear:
[Congratulations! You have killed an opponent of body refinement level 10: Reward multiplied by ten, experience +10000]
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