Parallel World, Yanhuang Star, Jiuzhou Celestial Dynasty, Northwest Territory.
A sudden loud bang echoed through the training hall of the Mid-Grade Star Academy, Longyuan Star Academy, located in the Tier-Three city of Longyuan.
A skinny young man, wearing simple protective gear, was slammed in the abdomen by a tall, heavily built, ordinary-looking youth with a pockmarked face and a cruel grin. The blow sent him flying two or three meters, crashing against the ropes of the ring. He rebounded, hitting the ground with a painful thud.
The taller youth, Wang Lei, stepped forward and insolently planted his foot on the head of the boy lying on the floor, letting out a wild, arrogant laugh.
Dozens of students gathered around, but instead of showing any sympathy, they were roaring with excitement and pleasure. Punches connecting, blood flying—it was a sight that only fueled their adrenaline.
"Aren't you all taking this a little too far? We're all fellow students at the same Academy."
Just then, a beautiful girl with an excellent figure, dressed in a pink dress, spoke up. She looked at the blood-spitting youth under Wang Lei's foot, then at the ugly, demonic-looking Wang Lei and the surrounding students laughing wildly. Her pretty brows furrowed with displeasure, and she spoke up in slight distress.
She couldn't understand why fellow students would be so cruel. If this continued, someone could die. After all, Luo Chen was only a One-Star Star Disciple (Xing Tu), completely outmatched by the Three-Star Star Disciple, Wang Lei.
"Fellow students? Hahaha! Student Ye Qingling, if you want to be his 'fellow student,' that's your business. We don't want to be associated with a pauper—it's an insult to us."
"Besides, if his cultivation level hasn't broken through to Seven-Star Star Disciple or above in six months, the Academy will dismiss him. He'll become the lowest of the low, an ordinary person. We won't even be living in the same world."
"Exactly. A worthless failure who is fourteen but still only a One-Star Star Disciple isn't fit to be our classmate."
"And furthermore, this is a normal spar session. Before we started, we all signed a contract. In other words, as long as Young Master Wang doesn't kill the poor brat in the ring, he isn't legally responsible."
A slick-haired boy in overalls, wearing a hangdog expression, spat on Luo Chen, who was crumpled on the ground like a dead dog, and sneered with utter contempt.
"But…"
"Qingling… I'm fine… Cough… cough…"
Luo Chen, bleeding profusely and still pinned down, opened his swollen, bloodshot eyes. He glanced at Ye Qingling, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and spoke gratefully.
"Oh, you still have some breath left? Not bad! Truly worthy of being my personal sparring partner, Wang Lei's lackey! Let's keep going."
Wang Lei looked down at Luo Chen under his foot, a morbid sense of pleasure rising in his heart. Bang! He kicked Luo Chen hard in the chest, sending him sliding two meters sideways. Wang Lei cracked his knuckles, twisted his neck, and beckoned to Luo Chen with a brutal grin.
It was just beating up trash with no background; he wouldn't get into trouble. At most, it would be a minor warning for an 'accidental misstep.' To him, that was nothing. He already racked up four or five such warnings every semester.
"Come on! Hit your daddy!"
Luo Chen struggled to stand up. He stared at the aggressively grinning Wang Lei, fury surging through him. His face was distorted with rage, his eyes fierce like a cornered wolf's. He let out a low growl.
He had signed a sparring contract, but this wasn't sparring. The bastard clearly intended to kill him! Did they think he was a soft target? Even a cornered rabbit bites.
Just then, a strange, ethereal voice sounded in his mind.
[DING DONG... Host's Unyielding Pride detected. Will to fight preliminarily awakened. The Infinite Plunder System is awakening.]
[DING DONG... Infinite Plunder System binding... Binding successful.]
"System? HAHAHAHA! It's finally here! The cheat I've been waiting for three years is finally here!"
"If you hadn't shown up, I'd be completely eliminated and relegated to the lowest civilian class in half a year!"
The furious, irrational Luo Chen heard the sudden voice in his mind. His eyes narrowed. After confirming it repeatedly, he was sure: the cheat he had been waiting three years for had finally appeared! He couldn't help but roar with laughter, his voice filled with overwhelming excitement.
That's right. He wasn't from this world. He had inexplicably transmigrated from Earth into this parallel world. It was similar to Earth in many ways—technology, history—but far superior. The planet itself was hundreds of times larger, boundless, dotted with powerful sects and families, overrun with dangerous monstrous beasts, and ruled by the law of the strong.
Three years! He had waited three long years!
In those three years, he had endured every hardship, every slight, and every moment of scorn. To survive, he had no choice but to bear the humiliation silently.
Finally, today, in the Longyuan Star Academy sparring arena, in a moment of life-or-death crisis, his supreme cheat—the System—had awakened.
All the pain, all the torment, and all the humiliation of the past would vanish!
The good life was about to begin!
...
The students around the ring, seeing Luo Chen wildly laughing, were completely dumbfounded.
"Is this guy finally insane?"
"Heh, madness is understandable. I heard that since his parents died fighting monstrous beasts three years ago, he's had to earn his tuition and support his sister. That's a burden most adults couldn't handle. The fact that he lasted this long before breaking is actually impressive."
"Luo Chen, are you okay?" Ye Qingling called out anxiously, her face pale.
Unfortunately, Luo Chen's mind was roaring with excitement, and he couldn't hear the outside world. He continued to laugh hysterically.
Wang Lei sneered, seeing the chance. He stomped forward and relentlessly punched Luo Chen's abdomen. What if he's pretending to be crazy? He's not escaping another beating.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, Luo Chen was knocked to the ground by Wang Lei. A fountain of blood sprayed out.
He didn't have time to worry about his injuries, because a new prompt sounded in his mind:
[DING DONG... Congratulations, Host. First plunder successful. You have plundered 20 points of Invincibility Value.]
The next moment, a screen visible only to him appeared before Luo Chen's eyes:
Host:Luo Chen
Cultivation:One-Star Star Disciple (20/20, Upgradable)
Strength:700 Jin (~350 kg)
Vitality:200 (Upgradable)
Speed:11 m/s
Comprehension:3 (Max 100)
Star Soul Master:Locked (10,000 Invincibility Value to unlock)
Body Fortification:F1 (20/20, Upgradable)
Invincibility Value:20 Points
Cultivation Method:Garbage-Tier Three-Form Star Refinement Art
Star Skill:NoneInvincibility
Shop:Locked (1,000 Invincibility Value to open)
Inventory Space:Locked (1,000 Invincibility Value to open)
"What is that Invincibility Value? It feels like it's an all-purpose currency," Luo Chen asked inwardly, even though he already had a strong guess.
"It is," the System replied. "Invincibility Value is an all-purpose point, generated by the Infinite Plunder System through plundering all forms of Vitality, Strength, etc., from others. It can be used anywhere: to boost your cultivation, upgrade Star Skills, upgrade Cultivation Methods, open Inventory Space, or buy various treasures from the Invincibility Shop."
"Furthermore, the Infinite Plunder System will randomly plunder special abilities, bloodlines, cultivation methods, or Star Skills when encountering them, regardless of whether they belong to humans or beasts."
"Damn, that's awesome! This is great! But right now, I need to boost my cultivation!"
Luo Chen's eyes brightened. He silently willed a cultivation upgrade. The 20 points of Invincibility Value were instantly consumed, and his cultivation broke through from One-Star to Two-Star.
At the same time, a warm current rushed through his limbs, bones, muscles, cells, and organs, beginning an all-around transformation. The Strength value jumped from 700 to 1,200 Jin, and Vitality reached 300.
Simultaneously, his injuries instantly recovered. The cracked ribs were mended. This filled Luo Chen with immense delight. As expected of the Infinite Plunder System—it's truly invincible! This meant that in the future, as long as he had enough Invincibility Value, no matter how severely injured he was, a simple breakthrough would restore him to peak condition! Dare to fear that?
"Hey, trash, can you still stand up?" Wang Lei's grating voice sounded in Luo Chen's ears.