("Fragile hearts beware, this is not a feel-good story!")
“Nezha…” A woman’s heart-wrenching cry echoed in his ears.
“……”
“Nezha…”
Nezha? I’m not Nezha. Is this auntie rehearsing lines… or is she so engrossed in a drama that she’s automatically role-playing? Either way, it’s really noisy.
“Nezha… live! You must live!” The woman’s voice grew even more shrill.
The immersion is good, and her dedication is commendable, but could she please stop yelling in my ear? Doesn't she know I worked overtime until dawn last night?
He didn't make a sound, but his heart roared with frustration.
Yet, for some inexplicable reason, a wave of sorrow suddenly welled up within him, his emotions gradually becoming uncontrollable, and his eyes unknowingly grew moist.
Damn it!
“This is insane!” He opened his eyes and rolled over, wanting to see who the woman was.
But his opening his eyes was like flipping a switch, making a choice; a torrent of memories flooded into his mind.
Pain…
Heart-wrenching pain.
But following the intense pain came layers of shocking memories.
Fire Virtue Star Lord.
Divine Deer.
Li Jing.
Yin Shiniang.
Flying Tiger… As the memories poured in, he barely gained a sliver of understanding.
It turns out this body really is Nezha himself, but it's Nezha reincarnated from Fire Virtue Star Lord, not Ling Zhuzi reincarnated from Nuwa’s lineage.
There were some discrepancies.
“Do I have to be this lucky…?” He gave a bitter smile, finding it all too unbelievable.
However, his mind suddenly churned; this development was somewhat similar to a certain film he remembered.
A low-tier version of the Primordial Investiture of the Gods.
But very quickly, the memories instilled from the inheritance immediately made him deny the judgment that this was a low-tier Primordial world.
Although Nezha here wasn't Ling Zhuzi reincarnated, there were still six Saints.
Jie Sect, Chan Sect, Heavenly Court, Western Sect—not a single one was missing.
Various small forces were a hodgepodge; humanity had become the protagonist of heaven and earth, with many cultivators who could fly and burrow, and strange divine beasts were not just the four from that low-tier Primordial Investiture of the Gods.
Even the Howling Celestial Dog couldn’t be counted among them, only classified as an exotic beast.
So this world should be called a Comprehensive Primordial world.
Although it was a Comprehensive Primordial world, the plot was extremely unbalanced compared to the original.
The King of Shang here was not a tyrannical and unprincipled person; on the contrary, he was very brave. He could even overpower Huang Feihu, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, in martial prowess, and even against Li Jing, he could hold his own.
Of course, this might also be because the King of Shang had just ascended the throne, and his ambition and desires had not yet been fully unleashed.
.......
It was also at this moment that faint roars of tigers could be heard in the distance.
Only then did Nezha realize that he was currently sitting on yellow earth, surrounded by uneven mounds, with towering, rugged cliffs on either side in the distance, sparsely adorned with a few bird nests.
The uneven ground in the distance was also littered with the bones of unknown wild beasts.
Nezha suddenly snapped awake. Based on the direction, this should be Feihu Ravine, the place where Li Jing and Yin Shiniang first abandoned him.
“Roar, roar, roar…”
However, before he could think further, the distant tiger roars grew closer. The tigers had already begun their hunt, and his situation was dangerous.
Out of human instinct, his face began to turn pale uncontrollably.
Leave here.
He had to leave here immediately.
Nezha knew very well that his current body was merely that of a child. Even if he would later become the majestic Nezha Third Crown Prince, or that legendary ruthless individual who could easily kill the Dragon King’s Third Crown Prince at the age of seven, none of that had anything to do with him now.
He… was not Ling Zhuzi reincarnated, but Fire Virtue Star Lord reincarnated, and he didn't have Ling Zhuzi's terrifying physique bonus. All he had was the ability to spit out the still-immature Samadhi True Fire, and he couldn't even unleash one percent of its power.
He couldn't possibly be a match for a pack of tigers.
Without any hesitation, he leaped up and sprinted wildly in the opposite direction of the tiger roars.
He ran for his life.
Fortunately, although this body was not as formidable and heaven-defying as Ling Zhuzi’s reincarnated Nezha, it was still far superior to that of a normal adult. After sprinting for more than ten minutes, he was not even out of breath or flushed.
He didn't know how long he ran until he could no longer hear the tiger roars behind him. Only then did Nezha stop, feeling slightly tired.
“This is deadly. This is practically a catastrophic start. I really don’t know what to do next,” Nezha sighed.
“Ding! Congratulations to the host for safely leaving Feihu Ravine. The Acceleration System is officially activated.”
“!!!”
He froze on the spot, not reacting for a moment.
“Acceleration System activated. One minute will be spent to popularize the functions for 10086 hosts.”
Li Nezha: “Huh?”
“As the name suggests, this system, just like its name, only has one acceleration function.”
“WC!”
Nezha, having come to his senses, couldn't help but curse. This was really too simple: “Is it really just one acceleration function?”
“It really is just one acceleration function. Anything belonging to the host—any living being, item, skill, etc.—can be accelerated using an Acceleration Card.”
“How do I get Acceleration Cards?” Nezha snapped back to attention.
“Ding! Popularization time over. Reward time begins.”
Li Nezha: “#@#@.....”
“Unique reward distribution begins. Congratulations to the host for obtaining Divine Speed Card x1, Level 1 Acceleration Card x10.”
“Ding! Random mission distribution begins now. Please choose your path.”
“What does that mean?”
“Ding! Mission One: Follow the original path and head to Viper Valley to await the passing of Huang Feihu, one of the Shang Dynasty’s Four Heavenly Kings. Reward: Level 1 Acceleration Card x3.”
“Mission Two: Reject the original path and choose freely. Reward: Level 1 Acceleration Card x5.”
“Please choose one of the two, host. The mission countdown for selection will begin in thirty seconds. If the host does not make a choice when the countdown ends, the system will consider this choice mission automatically forfeited.”
“Countdown begins: 30, 29, 28, 27, …”
Li Nezha: “.......”
You're practically not giving me a choice! I've never seen such an overbearing system. The function introduction isn't even fully explained yet…
Although he slandered internally, Li Nezha could only temporarily compromise. After all, he could only rely on this Acceleration System now.
However, the choice left him at a loss.
Should he choose Huang Feihu, or choose another path?
If he chose Huang Feihu, he would certainly be limited to killing the Dragon King’s Third Crown Prince and then becoming a lotus root person, with his cultivation restricted.
But if he chose another path, there were too many uncertainties.
“I choose two, another path!”
Gritting his teeth, Li Nezha made his decision. He would never accept becoming a lotus root person. Even if he could recover with the Celestial Venerable Divine Water later, who knew if there would be any side effects? In any case, the later Nezha was simply not as formidable as he was in the early stages; anyone could suppress him.
Although there were many uncertainties with choosing Two, Li Nezha was, after all, the Child of Fortune in this world. As long as he didn't seek death, he could always turn danger into safety.
Also.
He felt that Two was the correct answer.
PS: The plot is purely fictional