1: Trapped for a million years, I'm numb.
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one Rank 4 Returning Origin Medicinal Pill."
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one hundred years of cultivation."
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining three million Low-Grade Spirit Stones."
In a turbid Chaos space, a cold notification sound rang out from time to time. This voice contained not a hint of emotion, and its tone was consistent every time it spoke.
I do not know how much time had passed, but Su Chen's consciousness gradually regained clarity.
"System, how much time has passed now?"
System: "Ten thousand years have passed."
Ten thousand years!
Su Chen felt like ten thousand grass-mud horses were stampeding through his heart. He felt as though countless aeons had passed, yet it told him it had only been ten thousand years?
He was originally an ordinary bricklayer on Blue Star. Although his family wasn't wealthy, they managed to get by, and life was comfortable enough.
Su Chen had already resigned himself to his life, but a car accident sent him through Transmigration and also activated the System.
For Su Chen, an internet junkie, things like Transmigration and a System naturally made him ecstatic. He had naturally fantasized about the life of a web novel protagonist.
Now that the fantasy had become reality, how could he not be excited?
But this happiness did not last long before it turned into despair.
Because he had undergone Transmigration, but not completely.
Although the System was activated, it was not fully activated.
He was stuck halfway through the process of Transmigration.
The System said that it needed to be thoroughly activated before he could complete the Transmigration, and the time required for activation was one million years.
In other words, he needed to stay in this dark and sunless place for one million years!
Perhaps because he lacked a concept of what one million years meant, Su Chen initially felt it was nothing, thinking he could just endure it and it would pass.
But only after one year had passed, Su Chen almost went crazy.
If it weren't for the System kindly opening up a sleep function for him, Su Chen suspected he would have already collapsed in this Chaos space.
It was deathly silent here; there wasn't a single sound. He couldn't even make a sound himself and could only communicate with the System using his consciousness.
If only the System could keep him company and talk to him, that would be fine, but unfortunately, the System only provided targeted replies. There was absolutely no response to meaningless questions, and in the end, Su Chen could only sleep.
Although he fell into a deep sleep, he could still perceive the passage of time, though not strongly.
This time, he felt he had slept for an extremely long time, yet it turned out only ten thousand years had passed.
"Heavens!"
"Save me!"
Just as Su Chen was howling in his mind to vent his emotions, the System's cold voice rang out.
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining three thousand Rank 1 Recovery Medicinal Pills."
Su Chen was slightly stunned. He opened the System inventory to check, and it was already filled with a dazzling array of items in huge quantities.
Just in Low-Grade Spirit Stones alone, he had obtained nearly three hundred billion, in addition to various other treasures.
His System's function was very simple; it only had a check-in feature. He could check in once every twenty-four hours and randomly obtain a reward.
However, the more times he checked in, the higher the level of the rewards.
"What is the point of so many treasures if I cannot use them?"
Thinking that he had only passed one percent of the time, his mood began to grow irritable.
Su Chen gave a bitter smile and, while his emotions were slightly stable, fell into a deep sleep again.
In this space, only the System's notification sounds remained.
Time passed rapidly.
Three hundred thousand years later.
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining the Innate Human Race Sacred Physique."
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining five million Top-Grade Spirit Stones."
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining the Saint King-rank Cultivation Technique, Killing Scripture."
...
Five hundred thousand years later.
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining the Ancient Saint Weapon, Seven-Colored Exquisite Pagoda."
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining one hundred thousand years of cultivation."
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining one hundred million Top-Grade Spirit Stones."
...
Eight hundred thousand years later.
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining the Ancient Emperor Weapon, Primordial Seal."
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining the Grandmist Immortal Physique."
"Ding, automatic check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining the Ancient Emperor-rank Medicinal Pill, Nine-Turn Universe Pill."
...
"System, how much time has passed now?"
Su Chen's calm voice rang out within the Void Space. Perhaps because he had stayed here for too long, he had adapted to the loneliness, and his overall mood had calmed down significantly; he was not as desperate and broken as he had been in the beginning.
System: "Eight hundred nineteen thousand five hundred sixty-three years."
"Has it been eight hundred ten thousand years?"
Su Chen's calm face showed a hint of a smile: "There are about eighteen thousand years left, and I can leave this damn place."
Over these hundreds of thousands of years, what supported his spirit from collapsing was the life he would have after successfully completing Transmigration.
Su Chen had obtained too many things through check-ins. Once he completed Transmigration, the life he would live would definitely be incredibly comfortable; just imagining it was exciting.
Fantasizing about a beautiful future, Su Chen fell into a deep sleep again with a smile on his face.
After staying in the Void Space for nine hundred thousand years.
"Check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining one million Immortal-grade Spirit Stones."
"Check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining the Immortal Rank supreme treasure, Sky-Slashing Talisman."
"Check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining the Immortal Rank Rank 6 Formation, Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation."
...
Nine hundred fifty thousand years later.
"Check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining the Heavens and Myriad Realms Expert Summoning Card: Bomb Heaven Gang's Emperor of Pretension, Xu Xiaoque. Strength unknown. Can exist for ten breaths of time to help the Host resolve any enemy."
"Check-in successful..."
The System's notification sounds rang out continuously. Another forty-something thousand years passed in this manner, and there were only ten years left until the System was activated.
Su Chen woke up.
At this moment, his face was filled with excitement.
It was almost one million years!
Finally... finally!
Unconsciously, Su Chen's face was covered in tears.
These one million years, do you know how I spent them?
Even though his heart had long been as calm as an ancient well, it couldn't help but ripple again at this moment. There were ten years left, and he could leave.
After a while, Su Chen's emotions stabilized. The first thing he did was to check what good things he had checked in during these years.
"What is this?"
He saw the first slot of the System inventory, where there was a back view that looked incredibly pretentious, as if it were a peerless expert.
"Bomb Heaven Gang, Xu Xiaoque?"
"Holy crap!"
Su Chen was instantly shocked. He could actually check in such a treasure? If he summoned this directly, wouldn't he just be slaughtering everything?
Su Chen, who was extremely excited, did not sleep for the last ten years. He would ask the System how much time had passed from time to time.
Ten years is not long, but it is not short either.
Under normal circumstances, with Su Chen's current mindset, enduring ten years would certainly be simple; after all, he had endured so many years of loneliness.
But seeing that he was about to successfully activate the System, Su Chen's mood began to become anxious.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, ten years passed. A cold voice echoed within the Void Space.
"System successfully activated. Commencing Transmigration!"
Accompanying the cold voice, Su Chen's consciousness instantly dissipated. When it recovered again, he opened his eyes abruptly.
"The Young Lord has woken up! Quickly go report to the Family Head!"
A surprised, joyful scream rang out from beside Su Chen's ear.
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