1: Great Nirvana Era

China.

Kyoto Base City.

Beihe District, Hengshui No. 1 Middle School.

The sun was high in the sky, not a cloud in sight.

Under the midday sun, Chen Fan ran lap after lap on the vast sports field.

Beads of sweat trickled down his back, soaking Chen Fan’s black training uniform.

Running, and running again, Chen Fan’s speed grew faster and faster.

The more he ran, the more he felt an abundance of strength within him, as if it would never run out, a continuous flow.

However, as he continued to run, lines of golden text would appear above Chen Fan’s head every few minutes—

“Physique +1”

“Physique +1”

“Physique +1”

“...”

The scorching sun baked the Earth, and cicadas and unknown insects shrieked loudly.

Under the blazing sun, Chen Fan ran for another hour before slowly stopping.

“Hoo~ Hoo!!”

Taking a deep breath, Chen Fan went to rest by the national flag stand, leaning against the red granite.

Looking at the unfamiliar yet familiar surroundings, Chen Fan felt as if he had been transported to another era.

He had actually come to the Swallowed Star world!!

That’s right, Chen Fan was a transmigrator.

Today was July 31, 2017, one month since Chen Fan’s soul transmigrated to the Swallowed Star world.

And there were still four full years until the end of the Grand Nirvana period.

Leaning against the hot flagpole, Chen Fan gazed at the sky, as clear as if it had been washed, his eyes slightly lost in thought.

This place was too different from Earth.

Besides ordinary people, the city also had warriors who far surpassed normal humans and held a transcendent status.

At this moment, scenes of countless humans being massacred by monster hordes, which he had witnessed firsthand during his childhood escape, inadvertently flashed through Chen Fan’s mind.

Even though these were memories from his previous body, they still deeply stung Chen Fan’s nerves.

In his memory, in just two years, China’s base cities had sharply decreased from an initial ten to eight.

Every day, countless humans faced the threat of terrifying monsters.

Compared to the monster legions that evolved and mutated faster, humanity’s situation continued to worsen, putting them at an absolute disadvantage.

Outside the base cities, countless ferocious and terrifying alien beasts lurked, eyeing them covetously.

They were ready to break through the defensive bases at any moment, to devour humans and feast.

The existence of these monsters constantly reminded Chen Fan—if he didn’t work hard to become stronger, there would only be a dead end.

“There are still four years until the ultra-high-frequency laser cannon, capable of deterring King-level Monsters and Beast Emperors, is developed. Before that, everything depends on humanity itself!!”

“Hoo...”

After exhaling a long breath upwards, Chen Fan placed his hands on the ground and began doing push-ups.

After completing a hundred, he switched to one-handed handstand push-ups with his right hand.

Another hundred, then switched to his left hand, repeating the cycle... In less than half an hour, two thousand push-ups were completed, and Chen Fan gained ten points of physique bonus.

Both his strength and speed had improved significantly.

At the same time, the gazes of girls gathered on Chen Fan gradually increased.

“Senior Chen Fan, can I exercise with you?”

Finally, a pretty little girl with pigtails mustered her courage, jogged towards Chen Fan, and shyly asked.

“Hmm!?” Chen Fan tilted his head slightly and, in a very straightforward manner, said, “You can, but let’s talk about it after I become a God of War.”

“Senior... you!!” The little girl who had jogged over cried sadly and ran away.

Chen Fan continued his workout, his expression unchanged.

After a while, the training ended.

With a nimble front flip, Chen Fan landed steadily.

He felt the growing strength within him, and the corners of his mouth curved into an arc.

The next moment, Chen Fan’s feet exerted force, and a powerful force traveled from his waist to his arm, delivering a lunging punch directly.

Pfft!

Although the movement wasn’t particularly graceful, it was full of powerful wind and a strong sense of force.

Standing with his fist retracted, Chen Fan was very satisfied with his strength.

Looking towards the teaching building, he checked the electronic watch on his wrist.

It was half-past one!

Only thirty minutes remained until the two o’clock class in the afternoon.

After a quick wash, Chen Fan changed into a set of casual clothes he had already prepared and strode towards the classroom.

With his neat short hair, he attracted many girls’ attention along the way.

At seventeen, Chen Fan already possessed a tall, slender body of 180cm, and a compelling heroic spirit emanated from his well-defined face.

Girls naturally admired strong individuals, especially handsome and resilient Advanced Students like Chen Fan; he was practically their dream lover.

It was said that Chen Fan took less than ten days to go from Intermediate Student to Advanced Student.

This claim once caused a sensation.

But Chen Fan remained unmoved, striding forward, not caring at all about the girls’ thoughts.

Class 3-5.

Chen Fan’s afternoon class was a history lesson taught by a white-haired old professor, based on the origin of the rr virus.

In the current Grand Nirvana period, where monsters run rampant and dangers lurk everywhere, culture, economy, politics, and history have all been replaced by martial arts and technology.

Besides technology, the only way to resist monsters is through martial arts, this “peaceful method” to deal with them.

Three minutes before class ended, the bespectacled old professor looked at the students below and said, word for word:

“Study hard for the continuation of the motherland, strive to become warriors, and defend our homes and country!!!”

“Strive to become warriors, defend our homes and country!!”

“Strive to become warriors, defend our homes and country!!”

“...”

The echoing shouts of high-spirited responses reverberated in the classroom.

For a moment, Chen Fan’s blood seemed to resonate, becoming scalding hot.

Following the tide of voices, he too couldn’t help but shout, “Strive to become warriors, defend our homes and country!!”

After a long while, Chen Fan slowly calmed his turbulent emotions.

Undeniably, China here, like his homeland on Earth, inherited its lineage from the Yan Huang ancestry.

“Regardless of whether it’s a parallel world or not, all descendants of Yan Huang share a common origin. China is worth everything I, Chen Fan, can give!”

Chen Fan murmured softly, his resolve already firm.

For the continuation of his homeland and race, he would train hard to become stronger and overcome the perilous Grand Nirvana era.

Now, it was time to take the warrior assessment.

After school, Chen Fan went directly to the Dojo of Limits in Beihe District.

The Dojo of Limits here conducted warrior assessments every day.

Looking at the rows of armed soldiers at the entrance of the dojo, Chen Fan pulled out his ID card and Advanced Student certificate.

“Beep! Beep!”

A sweet-looking young girl took Chen Fan’s identification from her handheld computer and said with a smile.

“Verification passed, good luck to you!!”

Chen Fan returned a smile and quickly walked into the Dojo of Limits... Punching power: 2100kg.

Speed: 48m/s.

Nerve reaction speed: Intermediate Warrior excellent.

The quasi-warrior assessment ended.

When Chen Fan stood at the main entrance of the Dojo of Limits, looking up at the sky, he felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

He had passed the quasi-warrior assessment and signed the warrior combat assessment agreement.

More importantly, Chen Fan had obtained the Genetic Energy Cultivation Method, Ninefold Thunderblade, and World Extinction Spear Technique.

Although both martial arts were only at the first stage, they were already enough for Chen Fan to use.

Unlike the martial arts of later generations that required contribution points and money to exchange for.

During the Grand Nirvana period, warriors united, and the two existences surpassing the God of War, Thunder God and Hong, directly contributed their self-created martial arts.

Anyone who passed the quasi-warrior assessment could obtain the first stage of Hong and Thunder God’s martial arts.

Moreover, the first stage of these two martial arts could be taught to others.

In addition, Chen Fan also received an olive branch from the Dojo of Limits.

The War General in charge of the assessment sincerely invited Chen Fan to join the Dojo of Limits after the combat assessment to jointly resist monsters and protect humanity.

After all, a seventeen-year-old Intermediate Warrior was a treasure in any faction.

With a little training, he could quickly become a War General-level warrior.

Furthermore, Chen Fan had not yet cultivated genetic energy, so his future improvements were still an unknown variable.

During the Grand Nirvana period, War General-level warriors were already the backbone of all humanity.

God of War Level warriors were few and far between, each serving as a guardian of various base cities, protecting their respective regions.

Warriors of other ranks were the most transcendent existences in human society.

For no other reason than this:

Warriors could engage in one-on-one or one-on-many combat with monsters.

In this era of frequent large-scale wars between humans and monsters, warriors made indelible contributions to the stable development of humanity.

In the end, Chen Fan politely declined the supervisor’s kind offer.

He had already made his choice—to join the army, resist monsters during the Grand Nirvana, and fully utilize his golden finger ability.

Since he enjoyed the benefits and stability brought by the country, he had to contribute to national defense.

Following the bus route, Chen Fan jogged all the way back to his home—Chepi Village.

In Kyoto Base City, where every inch of land was precious, urban villages, as the cheapest housing, were naturally fiercely sought after by many people.

And Chen Fan’s parents, having poured all their savings, could only afford a small room of less than twenty square meters here.

In an era of disaster, owning a stable home was a luxury for most people.

Carrying a large bag of vegetables bought from the nearby market, Chen Fan decided to cook a sumptuous meal for his parents tonight.

A month ago, Chen Fan’s soul transmigrated here, and he became the child of Chen’s Father and Chen’s Mother.

The traditional Chinese virtues of filial piety and fraternity were ingrained in Chen Fan’s bones.

After all, in his previous life, Chen Fan was a patriotic, dedicated, friendly, and honest university lecturer.

The former Chen Fan was once as famous as Professor Luo Xiang, and the two worked together.

One with words, one with martial arts, they once made countless outlaws turn back from their crimes upon learning the consequences.

Changing into his cooking clothes, Chen Fan entered the narrow kitchen and began to cook skillfully.

An hour later, fragrant braised taro chicken, preserved vegetable twice-cooked pork, and tomato egg soup were already laid out on the small dining board.

When Chen’s Father and Chen’s Mother returned home from work, the family of three gathered around the small dining table, enjoying their harmonious time...