There was a time when I used to laugh at the idea of dying by lightning and then mysteriously getting reincarnated into another world. It was one of the most commonly used cliche plot in the novels I used to read. But when reality slaps you across face and you find yourself in the very same position, then its no laughing matter.
It all happened when I went out to buy some groceries since I was tired of eating instant noodles when suddenly the sky darkened and rumbling of lightning was heard from the dark clouds hovering overhead. The change in weather was so swift that it almost felt instatenous to me. Just when I was getting worried over getting wet, I saw a thick arc of lightning coming straight in my direction and before I could move a muscle, my eyes saw white and I lost my consciousness.
There was no time to have a flashback of my life before my eyes, nor was there any time to think about the regrets I had in my life. It all ended in an instant. Just *poof*. Honestly, its not like I had any special attachment to my life. Life as an orphan was not pleasant. My average looks and aptitude did not help either and at the end of 20 years of my life, I had an average job with a meager salary. Most of my time was spent on internet, games and novels. I had no emotional attachment to anybody, not to mention I was naturally a virgin. And that’s how the life of an average human ended, or so I thought.
As my consciousness left my body, the last thing on my mind was : I hope I get reincarnated in another world just like those protagonists who died by lightning.
“Wu wu wu wu”
Suddenly I heard the crying voice of a female and I was shocked. Wasn’t I dead? How come I can still hear things?
“Huang’er, I am so sorry. It was all mother’s fault.”
Listening to the sorrowful voice of the woman again, I suddenly felt a strong urge to console her, as If I couldn’t bear the idea of her crying. It was strange. I was dead, right?
“Wu wu, stupid big brother. Stop acting and just wake up.”
This time, I heard another voice, albeit it sounded like it belonged to a young girl. The words she said did not match the sadness and sorrow in her voice.
What was going on? How could I suddenly hear the voices of a woman and a girl after my death? And it looked like they were crying because their kin got hurt, bit what has that got to do with me?
Suddenly I felt my consciousness returning back to me and the sense of weightlessness going away. Feeling the sensation of having a body again, my heart was part confused part elated. It was then that I was able to move my eyelids and look at the faces to which those voices belonged to.
[3rd Person’s POV]
As Tian Huang opened his eyes, his gaze fell into the face of a beautiful woman with tears running down her cheeks. Despite her being in such a state, Tian Huang swore she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. She could even give those top models back on Earth a run for their money. He slightly turned his head and saw the person the second voice belonged to. She was a bewitchingly beautiful girl with a strong resemblance to the woman he just saw. Her eyes were red and her fists clenched.
It was then that the two beautiful woman registered that the boy laying in the arms of the older one had opened his eyes and was looking at them with a confused gaze. They were shocked for a second before joy filled their hearts.
“Huang’er!”
“Big Brother!”
Both of them shouted simultaneously and broke into huge smiles. Even though their faces were stained with tears, they still looked incredibly bewitching with smiles on their faces.
As Tian Huang was wondering what the hell was going on, a he suddenly felt a tinge of pain in his head and stream of foreign memories entered his mind. A few seconds later, Tian Huang realized that the wish he made at the edge of his death actually came true!
He was in a different world, or perhaps it was more apt to say a different universe all together. And atop that, he had mysteriously gotten re-incarnated as a young man of 15 years old named Tian Huang. The world he was in was called Eldia and it was a world where strength reigned supreme. This world was eerily similar to the world in the novels he had read, where all intelligent beings had the ability to cultivate by absorbing the spirit energy spread out throughout the world.
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Tian Huang also realized that the beautiful women in front of him were actually his mother and younger sister named Li An and Tian Lei respectively.
Looking at the smiling faces of his mother and sister, Tian Huang for the first time felt a strong sense of familial love for these two women. According to the memories of the past Tian Huang, he was hailed as a genius when he was 10 years old for breaking through Foundation Stage level 4 at such a young age.
The cultivation system in this world was pretty complex and not much was known about realms above the Foundation Stage. It was natural since the strongest person in the Misty City was at 10th level of Foundation Stage.
Just when everybody in the sect was celebrating the birth of a genius, fate played a cruel joke on Tian Huang and his cultivation stagnated at the Foundation Stage Level 5 for 5 long years without showing any signs of breaking through. This made Tian Huang the biggest laughing stock of Misty City, where his sect : The Supreme Yin-Yang Sect resided. The original owner of his body was an arrogant fellow since he was deemed as a genius but he couldn’t handle the sudden change in attitude towards him when he suddenly became a trash. His personality took a big hit and he became a coward who only knew how to hide behind his mother’s back. It was fortunate that his mother was an esteemed elder of the sect otherwise he probably would have been bullied to death by those who resented his sudden rise to fame.
But it still did not stop a few people from bullying him, among which his greatest enemy was the son of Third Elder, Chen Jiang. Whenever that fellow got an opportunity to humiliate him in public, he never let it go. Since his backing was not ordinary, his mother couldn’t help him and it was his younger sister who always protected him instead. Despite not being as talented as the past Tian Huang, she was supremely talented as well and was at 6th level of Foundation Stage at an young age of 14, the same as Chen Jiang and therefore he never messed with Tian Huang in presence of Tian Lei.
But this fellow was extremely evil and had somehow managed to lure Tian Huang to the outskirts of the city with the mention of a special herb capable of restoring his lost talent. Even though Tian Huang was not stupid, with the mention of his Achilles heel, he couldn’t help but follow him and his lackeys to the Abyssal Mountain Range, believing his mother’s position would be enough as a deterrence towards anyone who wished him harm. Unfortunately, Tian Huang had underestimated Chen Jiang’s guts. As soon as they reached a relatively secluded spot, instead for searching for some herb, Tian Huang was miserably beaten up and left bleeding. Out of Chen Jiang’s expectations, one of his lackeys accidentally dealt a fatal blow to Tian Huang which broke his ribs into pieces, one of which punctured his heart leading to his instant death.
Realizing this Chen Jiang had panicked and fled from the scene since despite being the son of Third Elder, if he was convicted of killing the son of the Fifth elder (Tian Huang’s Mother), he won’t be able to escape his death. By the time Li An arrived trailing her son’s aura several hours after, Tian Huang’s soul had already left his body and in its place was a foreign soul originating from Earth.
Li An was shocked to find her son in such a miserable state and had used all the healing pills she had in her stock to help him recover but despite her best efforts, Tian Huang remained in critical state. Fearing the worst, Li An and Tian Lei couldn’t control themselves and had started crying in front of Tian Huang’s unconscious body. It was only a few moments ago that Tian Huang had suddenly awoken from his slumber.
“Mom, Sis” Tian Huang called out affectionately. Even though it was his first time interacting with them, knowing how much they cared for his past self, Tian Huang took it upon himself to cherish and protect them, now that he had taken over Tian Huang’s body.
Suddenly Tian Huang found his head buried into something soft and realized his mother was hugging him tightly. He also felt the same sensation on his back, meaning his sister was hugging him as well. Having such close physical contact with females, especially ones with such devilish bodies, Tian Huang felt overwhelmed. But more importantly, he felt the genuine love they had for him and was inwardly happy to have been blessed with such a wonderful family in this new world.
“Big Brother, are you alright?” Tian Lei asked with concern as Tian Huang was released from the double hug.
“Yeah, don’t worry I am fine” Tian Huang said as he pinched her nose. Tian Lei humphed and slapped his hands away but her eyes showed she was happy.
“Son, you scared your mother to death. What happened in the Abyssal Forest? Didn’t I warn you not to go there since it is full of powerful dire beasts?” Li An asked as she wiped away her tears. Recalling the matter of Chen Jiang, Tian Huang’s eyes turned cold and he decided then and there that he had to kill that evil fellow first and get revenge for the previous owner of his body. Suddenly, Tian Huang realized how casually he had decided to outright murder someone without feeling an ounce of pity or guilt. Is this because my thinking process has somehow integrated with the beliefs and customs of this world?
“Well, I got some Intel regarding the emergence of a rare spirit herb and wanted to take a look. Who would have thought I would get attacked by a dire beast. Luckily I managed to escape, but got injured in the process” Tian Huang made up some story to cover up the truth. Knowing his mother’s nature, he was sure once Li An got to know that somebody had tried to murder her son, she will not care even if the perpetrator was the son of an elder and outright kill him. The problem was, third elder had only one son and if Li An really killed Chen Jiang without any justification, he will make sure she and her family would be punished as harshly as possible by the sect laws. The last thing Tian Huang wanted after transmigrating over was to make a strong enemy when his own strength was negligible.