Pain woke Xiao Li up.
His whole body hurt. His ribs felt broken.
His head was ringing. Cold concrete pressed against his back.
"Still alive?" someone laughed.
Xiao Li tried to open his eyes. A foot was stepping on his chest.
"So weak," another boy said. "He didn't even fight."
This body had never fought back.
Memories entered Xiao Li's mind.
A weak student.
Bullied every week.
Ignored by teachers.
No friends. No talent.
Then darkness.
Xiao Li suddenly gasped.
Something felt wrong.
These memories were not his—but he knew them. He knew this name.
Xiao Li.
But he wasn't this Xiao Li.
"I… transmigrated?" he whispered.
In his previous world, Earth was full of gates and monsters. He had died inside a gate, just another nobody.
Now he was here.
A blue light appeared in front of his eyes.
A calm voice sounded in his mind.
[Scanning host.]
[Soul match complete.]
Xiao Li froze.
Everyone had a system. But this felt different.
[God-Tier System activated.]
[Visibility: Hidden.]
His heart started beating fast.
"God-Tier…?"
The light disappeared.
Xiao Li stood up slowly. His body still hurt, but something powerful was waking up inside him.
For the first time in his life—
He smiled.