Swallowed Star World, YZ City, South Bank Community.
"I'm home!"
Qin Hao opened the door, stepped into his home, and called out.
"You're back, hurry and eat."
Seeing Qin Hao enter the house, Qin Hai and his wife said, and began to bring the dishes out from the kitchen.
"Gege!"
Qin Hao had just responded, put his schoolbag in his room, and as he walked out, a figure, calling out, tottered towards him. Qin Hao quickly took two steps forward, swiftly picked up his younger sister, walked to the dining table, and placed her on a chair beside it.
"How was your studies today?"
"Not bad, First Military Academy won't be a problem."
Qin Hao said. It had been almost 18 years since he came to the world of Swallowed Star, and he hadn't expected to still face the fate of the college entrance examination. As a transmigrator with foreknowledge, he had wanted to make a name for himself.
But, after starting cultivation at the Dojo of Limits at sixteen, his strength was still only 500kg, a far cry from a Quasi-warrior. In a world centered on cultivation, his talent was only average, and Qin Hao was quite disheartened. However, he still had a chance when Luo Feng entered the Universe Rank later and cultivated Earthlings.
After all, although his cultivation talent was average, Qin Hao had gained a lot in terms of his mindset from his study of classic philosophies over the past few years.
"Good, good. What gift do you want for your birthday tomorrow?"
Hearing Qin Hao's answer, Qin Hai and his wife were both very happy. Graduates from the Jiangnan First Military Academy had no trouble finding jobs; it was a stable career and the best choice for commoners.
"Birthday, birthday, cake, cake!"
Qin Ying, who was nearby, heard 'birthday', her eyes lit up, and she began to shout.
"A big meal together will be fine, and also Little Ying's favorite cake."
Pinching Qin Ying's little face, Qin Hao said.
In 18 years, Qin Hao had completely integrated into the world of Swallowed Star. After eating and playing with his younger sister Qin Ying for a while, Qin Hao returned to his room and began to review. Qin Hao's home, like many families in South Bank Community, was not large, about forty square meters, with two bedrooms, a living room, kitchen, and bathroom. It was a bit cramped but very cozy.
"Knock, knock, knock. Xiao Hao, it's eleven o'clock, hurry and rest."
Qin Hao was reviewing when a light knock on the door sounded, and a voice came through.
"Okay, just finishing up the last bit of review, then I'll get ready to rest."
Qin Hao replied, continuing his review. Having lived one life already, Qin Hao understood that for an ordinary person, the college entrance examination was the moment to change one's fate. Entering the First Military Academy and becoming a warrior with the resources of the military academy and the army was currently the fastest way for him to improve his family's situation. With no talent, he could only rely on hard work.
At half past eleven, Qin Hao finished studying, tidied up, and after a simple wash-up, lay on his bed. He closed his eyes but couldn't fall asleep.
It had been almost eighteen years since he came to this world, and he had once thought about whether he would have a cheat, a system, or a wise old man, but after waiting for eighteen years, none appeared. It was just like his birthday, April 1st, April Fool's Day, and he was just a transmigrator who had been fooled.
However, being able to live another life and experience a vast world, with the possibility of seeing the universe in the future, was also a good life. While staring at the ceiling, Qin Hao thought to himself, and at the same time, various novels he had read in his previous life and the plots of Swallowed Star kept appearing in his mind.
"Ding."
A sound echoed in his mind, pulling Qin Hao back from his thoughts.
"What was that sound?" Qin Hao sat up, looked around, and listened intently to the sounds around him. In the silent night, in the dark room, there was no sound at all.
"System? Sys… Open interface… Loading… Cheat activated… Transform…" He tentatively called out all the activation codes for cheats and systems he knew, but there was still no response. Qin Hao's slightly lifted spirits fell again.
"Could it be pre-exam syndrome, causing auditory hallucinations? Never mind, I need to sleep. I have class tomorrow."
Qin Hao lay down, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he felt a very simple interface appear before him. On this interface, there was only one button labeled 'Check-in'.
"Holy Crap, the cheat finally arrived. It made me wait a full eighteen years, and it had to activate right when I turned eighteen. It's not some 18+ restricted cheat, is it?" Qin Hao opened his eyes again, sat up, his eyes filled with excitement, not a trace of sleepiness in him.
"Calm down, calm down." Eighteen years of mental cultivation allowed Qin Hao to quickly calm down. He closed his eyes, feeling the simple interface before him. Even if it was simple, it was still a cheat, something that could change his destiny. He examined the interface; besides the 'Check-in' button, there was nothing else.
"Bad review, no instructions, just a check-in button. I don't even know what the rules are, whether it's daily check-in, monthly check-in, or location check-in. I guess I'll have to figure it out myself." Although he was complaining, the excitement in Qin Hao's heart was hard to hide.
"Check-in."
Feeling the interface before him, Qin Hao's heart stirred. As his thoughts shifted, the 'Check-in' button before his eyes was pressed, and text appeared.
Check-in successful!
First annual check-in, obtained: meteor tear!
First check-in location, Earth, obtained: One Qi Transforms into Three Clears!
As the text appeared, two streams of light flew out from the text and merged into Qin Hao's body. Subsequently, the check-in interface changed again, turning gray.
After the two streams of light merged with Qin Hao, Qin Hao also felt a change. In his Sea of Consciousness, two crystals floated within it. One was a blood-red, tear-shaped crystal, which should be the meteor tear. It was one of the protagonist Qin Yu's cheats in the Stellar Transformations world, the crystallization of the Soul and Life Primordial Energy of the Life God King Zuo Qiumei, containing the Soul Law and Space Law that Zuo Qiumei had comprehended during her lifetime, allowing the female protagonist Jiang Li to become a God King.
Although the laws of the two worlds were different, a God King from the Stellar Transformations world should definitely be no weaker than an Eternal True God in the Swallowed Star world, perhaps even equivalent to a God King. After all, in both worlds, the two realms above God King were both transcendent existences.
Although the meteor tear couldn't make him rise quickly now, it was a life-saving tool and could also accelerate his cultivation. Perhaps he could try to break through to a Warrior before the college entrance examination.
Next to the meteor tear was a cyan crystal. Within the cyan crystal, three streams of light darted rapidly, as if they were about to rush out at any moment. Looking at the cyan crystal before him, Qin Hao was also very curious. One Qi Transforms into Three Clears was the divine ability of the Saint Moral Celestial Lord Laozi, which could split into three Saint-level clones.
So, could this be that divine ability?
Even in different worlds, Saints were top-tier existences. Even the Swallowed Star world did not surpass the Honghuang World, after all, in the Honghuang World, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal was already a transcendent existence beyond the river of time, immortal and indestructible, controlling everything, and creating worlds and universes was nothing to them.
Thinking, Qin Hao's mind approached the cyan crystal. The moment the cyan crystal touched Qin Hao, it shattered directly, and three streams of light merged into Qin Hao's body. Qin Hao gained an understanding of One Qi Transforms into Three Clears. In the Swallowed Star world, One Qi Transforms into Three Clears evolved into his three clones, which would be nurtured at the Planetary Level, Universe Rank, and World Lord Rank respectively.
However, unlike the nurturing of clones in Swallowed Star, this One Qi Transforms into Three Clears was nurtured from Qin Hao himself as the foundation. With laws as the root, three corpses as the spirit, three souls as the base, and himself as the blueprint, the clones were nurtured. Furthermore, although the clones were to be nurtured at the Planetary Level, Universe Rank, and World Lord Rank, they had already begun to be nurtured when Qin Hao merged with the One Qi Transforms into Three Clears divine ability. The souls of the clones already existed, just waiting for Qin Hao's realm to reach the required level and for energy to accumulate, then they would emerge from his body.
"This is maxing out all the life-saving measures."
Feeling the wonder of One Qi Transforms into Three Clears, Qin Hao couldn't help but exclaim. Both the meteor tear and One Qi Transforms into Three Clears were more about life-saving measures. However, for Qin Hao, the most important thing at this stage was how to improve his strength and become a Warrior.
"I wonder when the next check-in will be, and what the rules for check-in are." Although Qin Hao was very satisfied with this simple cheat, he was more frustrated by the unknown rules.
"I'd better plan to become a Warrior first. There's less than four months until Luo Feng becomes a Warrior. To keep up with the plot, I have to start working hard." Qin Hao began to ponder how to break through to a Warrior in a short time, and his gaze finally settled on the meteor tear in his Sea of Consciousness.