"This generation's Heaven Legacy is mine..."

"This generation's Heaven Leg..."

"This generation's Heav..."

"This gene..."

"This..."

"..."

Tian Yi's declaration of taking the next Heaven's Legacy kept ringing within Tian Long's ears, repeatedly.

He then opened his eyes, only to see dark, gloomy clouds looming over a seemingly endless number of ancient sky-towering trees.

At that moment, as he lied on the ground, he felt agonizing pain all over his body as he felt from his hands a wet liquid.

"Blood?" Tian Long muttered as he raised his right arm in difficulty and looked at this blood-drenched hand.

"Ugh." he tried to move his body despite the tormenting ache only to find it futile the next second. His body was too exhausted and hungry, and due to the outflow of blood from his wounds, his face was as pale as a sheet of paper, clearly suggesting blood deficiency.

"Wait a moment..."

Remembering that the 'previous Tian Long' was a genius cultivator, he tried to channel Qi as a desperate attempt to heal his wounds. But at the next second, Tian Long's body suddenly spasmed as he felt like his skin, muscles, and veins were being pierced by thousands of sharp needles.

"...this again?" Tian Long smiled bitterly as a downcast expression appeared on his pale face.

This feeling that he was experiencing when he tried channeling Qi was a feeling that was all too familiar to him.

"Crippled cultivation," he uttered slowly while gritting his teeth.

'Damned Truck-kun, what is the use of sending me to another world when you reincarnated me into a body that's been crippled and unable to cultivate?'

However, at that moment, a monotone voice suddenly resounded in his ears one after another, as if answering his question.

[Ding!]

[Apex System activation: 50% complete.]

[Soul and Vessel integration starting now, please wait a moment.]

[10%...35%...66%...87%...99%...100%! Integration complete, perfect Soul and Vessel unification.]

[Apex System activation: 100% complete.]

[Assimilating the system to the host 'Tian Long' now...]

[Assimilation complete!]

[You have received: 5,000 apex points.]

[Booting up the Apex System!]

[Opening the host's status page.]

"Am I going crazy or is that voice real?"
____________________
[STATUS]
Name: Tian Long
Age: 18 years
System Grade: Level 1
Apex points: 5,000
Cultivation Level: N/A (Crippled)
____________________

"...no way." Tian Long shook his head in disbelief when he saw the status window suddenly appear before his very eyes.

'Am I hallucinating now due to the loss of blood?' he thought only to have his question answered the next second.

[The system has detected the host's severe wounds and destroyed cultivation base. Would you like to trade the Apex System Initiation Gift for a Pill of Rebirth?]

'Pill of Rebirth? Initiation Gift? What are those?' Tian Long unconsciously asked in his head as he remained in a dumbfounded daze.

[The Pill of Rebirth stands at the pinnacle of all pills and medicines, capable of curing all injuries and rebuilding one's body perfectly. It contains near-endless primordial energy, a power above even the heavens. Due to this, the rebuilt physique will then be refined, giving it unparalleled potential, the stablest of foundation, and an immaculate constitution.]

[As for the Apex System Initiation Gift, it is a welcoming gift for the host who has traveled to this world. By opening it, you may get a peerless cultivation technique that is unheard of in this world; with it, standing above all creations and myriad beings will only be but a matter of time.]

"There are such things?" Tian Long was taken aback before affirming in his heart that he hadn't gone crazy.

'Apex System huh, a system just like in those wuxia novels I've read... Mythical Truck-kun, I apologize for being rude and daring to doubt your capabilities, thank you for this second chance.'

"System, trade the Apex System Initiation Gift for the Pill of Rebirth." He said without hesitation.

What use was a peerless technique when he was about to die in this uninhabited place soon. Also, the Pill of Rebirth didn't sound too bad, the unparalleled potential alongside the body reconstruction that is.

[Trading the Apex System Initiation Gift for Pill of Rebirth (x1) now, please wait for a few moments...]

[10%...25%...55%...91%...100%! Exchange complete!]

As soon as the monotone voice finished announcing, a dazzling resplendent light flashed above Tian Long's face. The light then started to gather and compress before condensing a tiny ball of white light.

A refreshing scent escaped the ball of light as it wafted into Tian Long's nose. He couldn't help but release a comfortable moan as he already felt so much better just from smelling the ethereal fragrance.

Eventually, the light started to dim, albeit slowly, leaving a clear crystal-like pill of an indescribable color; it had the blue of a firmament, the green of the world, and yellow gold of holiness. If one looked closely, those colors were actually specks of essences the size of dust, shimmering with life and vitality to build up and create the image and color of the pill.

At that moment, the hovering pill then floated towards Tian Long's lips as he opened his mouth, allowing it to enter him.

The next second, faint rumbling sounds could be heard escape from his body as a multicolored luminosity encased his entirety, turning into a kaleidoscopic cocoon.

Inside the multicolored evenlopment of light, Tian Long's body started decomposing one by one; from the tiniest particles of his body to his cells, his organs, his muscles, his skin, and hair, until eventually there was nothing left.

Right now, Tian Long was 'alive' in the form of his soul, his spirit body in the same pose as he had been earlier.

It didn't take long before rays of light transfixed his soul, multicolored essences gathering one after another, the specks of light that were full of sacredness and vitality turning into the smallest particles of a body.

One second, two seconds, three seconds passed, and then a minute, two minutes, three minutes... time continued to pass as hours, days, and even weeks went by in a blink of an eye; Tian Long, who was within the kaleidoscopic cocoon, of course, didn't know this as he remained in a deep and sweet slumber.

Strangely, although the present scene should've attracted all the nearby beings, be they animals, monsters, or humans, none of them appeared in the area.

It was as if the life-changing event that was currently happening to Tian Long wasn't occurring right now as it didn't draw one bit of attention from this boundless world.

Of course, this was a good thing since the last thing that Tian Long would want right now is the exposure of his current circumstances to the people this world.

.....

A few months passed by quietly as the world remained oblivious to the multicolored cocoon where Tian Long was sleeping in.

Crack, crack, crack.

At this moment, the bundle of light was as if it was made of glass as it started to fracture and crack. And then, from within the myriad of beaming luminosity, a naked figure stepped out.

If the inhabitants of this world were to see this figure right now, then there would be no debate as they would agree on the fact that this figure's appearance was the embodiment of perfection.

Tap, tap, tap.

Faint footsteps could be heard as Tian Long walked towards the clear flowing stream that was a few feet away from him.

Standing before the small and narrow river, he looked at his reflection, speechless in response.

He raised his hand and squeezed his cheeks, trying to check if he was dreaming right now.

However, it was all real.

Staring at that perfectly carved nose and dazzling golden eyes—the term 'flawless appearance shaming immortals and gods alike' was the perfect words that could describe the current Tian Long.

As his long jet-black hair drifted along with the wind, Tian Long couldn't help but compliment his reflection on the river.

"Damn, I look good."

Shifting his gaze onto his body, pure admiration filled his eyes.

Perfect sick-pack, an Apollo's belt that would cause any woman to be lost in wild and fanciful thoughts, muscles radiating an explosive strength and an elegant charm at the same time; under the bright rays of sunlight, his body could only be described as a perfect work of art, sculpted by the gods themselves; each and every contour had an explosive and dynamic force filled with unruliness.

However, the most important of all—

"Little brother! How mighty!"