"Senior Luo, please stop clinging to me. It's making me uncomfortable."
"I, Xue Qingxian, will never be with you!"
"And please don't come looking for me again. I don't want people getting the wrong idea."
At the entrance of Jingwu University.
Xue Qingxian stood there in a white dress, her expression cold and proud, like an untouchable goddess carved from ice.
In front of her stood a handsome young man.
In his hand was a third-grade Qi-Blood Pill.
"The campus belle really is arrogant. She actually rejected Young Master Luo."
"That's a third-grade Qi-Blood Pill! It can instantly raise a non-martial artist's qi-blood by thirty cards and allow them to complete one bone tempering. And she doesn't even want it?"
"If it were me, I'd have accepted his feelings long ago. Becoming Mrs. Luo? I'd be over the moon."
"Seriously. Just look at Young Master Luo's body. It's driving me crazy."
Luo Yang stood at the center of the crowd, his dark eyes flickering with faint starlight.
He looked stunned, disbelief filling his gaze.
What's going on?
Where am I?
Who is this woman? She's pretty… kind of reminds me of my first love.
Suddenly, a flood of unfamiliar memories surged into his mind.
His head throbbed violently, but as a prodigy whose qi-blood had already reached 190 cards and who was on the verge of completing his third bone tempering, he quickly digested the memories.
He had transmigrated?
And into a high-martial world that closely resembled his previous one?
What? King Wu Zhang Yiming is about to break through to Martial Emperor?
Qi-blood exceeding one million cards?
King Wu Ma severely injured in a Grandmaster battle, possibly losing all hope of reaching Martial Emperor in this lifetime?
And another King Wu Ma has already broken through to the eighth realm, stepping into the supreme Martial Emperor stage?
Luo Yang was completely dumbfounded.
Zhang Yiming… wasn't that his former boss in his previous life?
Now he's about to become a Martial Emperor?
And those two King Wu Mas… don't tell me—
Holy hell.
This just got way too real.
He looked at the icy beauty before him as more memories surfaced.
Xue Qingxian.
The woman the original Luo Yang had simped for over the past three years.
For three whole years, the original him had stuck to her like glue, groveling shamelessly, humiliating himself at every turn. Despite his unparalleled status in Huaxia, he had acted like he was possessed, obsessing over her.
And what did he get in return?
Nothing.
He hadn't even held her hand.
Unless touching something she had touched counted.
Just thinking about it made Luo Yang feel nauseous.
How pathetic could someone be?
With his background and strength, countless women would have lined up for him. Yet he chose to hang himself on a single crooked tree.
Thankfully, he had transmigrated into this body.
Otherwise, this max-level VIP account would have gone to complete waste.
"Senior Luo, are you even listening to me?"
Xue Qingxian's face was as cold as frost as she raised her voice.
How dare he ignore me? I'm Xue Qingxian.
I let you chase me for this long and you should be grateful. And now you won't even respond?
"I know you're upset, but it's impossible between us. It will never happen."
"So what if you give me a third-grade Qi-Blood Pill? I don't like you. The more you cling to me, the more disappointed I become."
"If I like someone, I'll like them no matter what. And if I don't, no matter what you do, I'll never turn around and choose you."
Luo Yang blinked.
Who said I was still going to simp for you?
Whether you like me or not has nothing to do with me.
With the money I wasted on you, I could've had a whole garden in bloom.
"Who said I was simping for you?"
"I never said this Qi-Blood Pill was for you. I just brought it out so you could take a look and feel jealous."
With that, Luo Yang tossed the third-grade Qi-Blood Pill into his mouth and chewed it.
"You!"
Xue Qingxian's expression darkened as she watched the pill disappear between his teeth.
Ding!
Host detected successfully refusing to simp. System is pleased. Awakening the Breathing Makes You Stronger System.
Awakening complete.
Breathing Makes You Stronger System at your service.
Luo Yang froze, the pill still half-chewed in his mouth.
A system.
The classic transmigration bonus.
As expected of a transmigrator. Not only did he inherit a max-level VIP account, he even came with a system.
With this kind of setup, wouldn't it be a waste not to enjoy life to the fullest?
Breathing makes you stronger?
Does that mean breathing increases qi-blood?
"Hey, System, what exactly are you?"
"If breathing makes me stronger, how am I supposed to breathe?"
Ding!
Breathing Makes You Stronger System. As long as the host continues breathing, rewards will be granted.
Completing milestone breathing phases will unlock additional bonuses.
Young man, you are worthy of this system's trust.
Now breathe freely and strive toward a better life!
Luo Yang stared blankly.
Before he could ask another question, the notification rang again.
Ding! Host breathes once. Qi-blood +1 card.
Ding! Host breathes once. Qi-blood +1 card.
Ding! …
Ding! Host rejected simping behavior. System enthusiasm surges. Reward granted: S-rank King-tier martial art, Four Suppression Dragon Seals.
"Holy—"
"An S-rank King-tier martial art!"
Luo Yang couldn't help but shout.
It wasn't that the Luo family lacked King-tier techniques.
It was that S-rank King-tier techniques were incredibly rare.
Martial techniques were divided into: Spirit-tier, General-tier, King-tier, Emperor-tier, and Sovereign-tier.
Each tier was further graded S, A, B, and C.
An S-rank King-tier technique stood at the absolute peak among King-tier arts.
By this time, Xue Qingxian had already turned to leave.
Luo Yang snapped back to reality and called out, "Wait."
"Since you don't like me, then return everything I've given you."
"There's no such thing as taking everything and walking away clean."
Xue Qingxian stopped in her tracks and turned back coldly.
Does he have no shame? Who asks for gifts back after giving them?
She had thought he was a wealthy young master who wouldn't bother with such trivial matters.
Apparently, she had overestimated him.
What a scumbag.
Luo Yang smirked lazily.
"What, you don't want to return them?"
"You knew I was trying to get you into bed. All those gifts were for that. Now you want to keep the gifts but skip the bed part?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding crowd erupted.
"So the campus belle really is shameless. Took Young Master Luo's gifts but won't even let him touch her. Stringing him along much?"
"Exactly. Accepting his stuff while acting all pure and innocent. What a green tea."
"Eat your fill, wipe your mouth, and walk away. Leaving Young Master Luo as the fool."
"Seriously. What a two-faced woman…"
Hearing the murmurs, Xue Qingxian's face turned icy.
"This is the General-tier arm guard you gave me. Take it back."
She removed the silver-white arm guard from her right arm and handed it to him.
"As for the other things, I'll return them one by one."
"Just don't pester me again, Young Master Luo."
Luo Yang took the arm guard. A faint fragrance lingered on it.
"Looks like you really liked this one. Smells nice."
"You!"
Her gaze grew even colder.
"Oh, right. That Immortal Rhythm Dress you're wearing—the one worth a million Revival Coins—that was my gift too, wasn't it? Didn't you say you didn't want it back then? What, can't bear to part with it now?"
"Why don't you take it off and return it too?"
…
Realm System:
Non-martial artist: At 150 qi-blood cards, one may temper bones and step into the Martial Artist realm.
Exceptional talents may perform a second bone tempering at 180 qi-blood cards before entering Martial Artist.
Monstrous geniuses may complete a third bone tempering after surpassing 200 qi-blood cards before stepping into Martial Artist.
Above Non-Martial Artist: Martial Artist, Martial Warrior, Martial Master, Martial General, Martial Commander, Martial Marquis, Martial King, Martial Emperor, Martial Sovereign, and Great Martial God Luo.