Chapter 1
Several dark clouds covered the moon, making the already black sky even dimmer.
On a swing in some park, a boy swayed the swing to a stop, looked up at the sky, and muttered to himself, "Time to head back."
However, just as he jumped off the swing and was about to leave, three delinquents appeared out of nowhere from around the corner. They held wooden short sticks, tapping them against their palms with loud smacks as they walked toward the boy.
"If you know what's good for you, hand over your pocket money. Your mom must give you plenty for snacks, right?" The leader was around twenty, with a full delinquent vibe. The more he spoke, the more excited he got. At some point, the wooden stick in his hand began to grow and shrink unpredictably, looking just like the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
The lone boy was named Qi Feng, 15 years old, and a genuine transmigrator. He had thought he was reborn on Earth, but he soon realized this wasn't the real Earth at all—it was an unimaginable world. Not rebirth, but true transmigration into a parallel world.
In this world, about eighty percent of humans possessed superpowers. The gifted could awaken theirs as early as kindergarten, those with excellent aptitude in elementary school, while average ones only awakened in junior high or high school.
These superpowers were called "Quirks" by humanity.
That's right—Qi Feng had transmigrated into the world of My Hero Academia, though he wasn't sure if the specific plot and events would unfold exactly the same.
He had been in this world for a month now, and he still hadn't awakened his Quirk. What surprised him even more was that instead of a Quirk, he gained a system.
Speaking of this system, Qi Feng got angry just thinking about it. This damn system was called the "Salvation System." As the name suggested—Salvation. But salvation for whom?
Anyone in trouble, in danger, or facing irresistible force—whether human, animal, non-human, non-beast, or even the most vicious criminals. In short: save any life trapped in dire straits.
After saving them, he would receive Salvation Points. Once he accumulated enough, he could draw a lottery. As for what he might get, Qi Feng had no idea—because he hadn't gathered enough points yet.
And now, three guys who needed saving had arrived.
All three delinquents had awakened Quirks, but Qi Feng hadn't. So what could he do?
Of course—use traditional Chinese martial arts.
Speaking of which, in his previous life, Qi Feng was the disciple of a Taoist priest from a temple. He had cultivated for decades, only to be seduced by a woman who stole his virginity, destroying his foundation completely. Heartbroken and in despair, he jumped off a cliff, ending his own life.
In this life he hadn't cultivated yet, but that didn't mean he had forgotten the techniques and insights from his past life.
Looking at the three delinquents approaching him, Qi Feng smiled and said, "My mom told me that tonight three people would come to deliver pocket money to me. I've been waiting right here."
The leader was stunned for a moment, then asked excitedly, "Really? Where are those three? Have they come yet?"
Qi Feng looked at him like he was an idiot and smiled gently. "They're here."
"Where?" The delinquent looked left and right.
Qi Feng just stared at him without speaking. Finally, the delinquent understood. He immediately raised his stick and charged forward, yelling, "You little brat, how dare you mess with your Grandpa Gao!"
"Grandpa Gao? When your Grandpa Feng was cultivating on the mountain, you weren't even a sperm cell yet." As soon as the words left his mouth, Qi Feng slid one foot downward in a strange arc, instantly arriving under the opponent's feet. Then, propping himself up with both hands, he kicked both feet straight into the delinquent's chin.
The delinquent never expected a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old kid to pull off such a move. Caught completely off guard, his upper and lower teeth smashed together. The pain made him collapse to the ground, screaming and wailing.
The two delinquents behind him were dumbfounded. This kid actually knew martial arts? Even Gao Lei, who had a Quirk, got taken down.
Qi Feng didn't stop. He immediately charged forward, intending to knock down the other two and "save" them.
However, the two delinquents seemed terrified. They instinctively glanced at each other, then forced out two words through gritted teeth: "Run!"
In the blink of an eye, the two vanished like smoke, abandoning even their boss.
"Damn it, those two heartless bastards!" Gao Lei clutched his chin and cursed angrily, but his eyes were filled with extreme wariness as he looked at Qi Feng.
If he guessed correctly, this kid still hadn't awakened and had no Quirk—he was just an ordinary person.
But then what was with that bizarre movement technique and those moves? Clearly the work of someone highly trained!
How unlucky could he be? Just trying to extort pocket money from a random kid in the park, and this happens. His Quirk was awakened for nothing.
Qi Feng walked up to him, squatted down, and smiled innocently like he wouldn't hurt a fly. "Do you admit your mistake now?"
Gao Lei couldn't even force out a word. It was too humiliating. He, Gao Lei, had some reputation in this area, yet he had been humiliated by a kid several years younger than him. How could he still have the face to speak?
Besides, the question was "Do you admit your mistake?"
Admit your mistake my ass—I'm not admitting anything!
"Looks like you still harbor resentment and haven't realized your error." Qi Feng shook his head, then casually raised his right hand and slapped Gao Lei across the face with a crisp, loud smack.
"You—" Gao Lei was stunned by the slap, then rage surged up. His right hand instinctively grabbed a nearby leaf. The leaf visibly enlarged at incredible speed—he actually planned to use it to hit Qi Feng.
"Pa! Pa! Pa!"
But before he could act, Qi Feng delivered three more slaps without a word. The leaf fell from Gao Lei's hand, and his face was already swollen.
"Do you admit your mistake now?"
Gao Lei stayed silent.
"Pa! Pa! Pa~"
"Do you admit your mistake now?"
"Please… stop hitting me…" Gao Lei begged.
"Pa! Pa! Pa!"
"I was wrong! I really admit I was wrong!" Gao Lei cried out.
"Hand over the pocket money." Qi Feng said.
Gao Lei froze for a second. Seeing the boy raise his hand again, he hurriedly pulled several bills from his pocket. Qi Feng unceremoniously took them all.
Since they came with the intent to rob, they had to be prepared to be robbed in return.
Seeing a grown man crying like this, Qi Feng felt a little embarrassed. At that moment, a notification appeared in the system interface.
"Salvation Points +20"
Qi Feng smiled faintly. After coming to this world, he could finally draw for the first time. He wondered what he would get.
Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it. A week after arriving in this world, Qi Feng had already figured it out: no matter which world he transmigrated to, the most important thing was to live well for himself. In his previous life he avoided the secular world and ignored worldly affairs; in this life, he had decided to live brilliantly—low-key in survival, high-key in flamboyance.
After all, this was a world of heroes.
When he got home, Qi Feng took a hot shower, then bowed to the statue of Guan Yu (Second Master Guan) at home and said, "Second Master above, please bless me to draw something good."
After muttering a few words, Qi Feng prepared to start the lottery draw. In the month since arriving in this world, he spent the first half cultivating and the second half meddling in others' business to "save" people. 100 Salvation Points were needed for one draw, and today he finally had enough for one.
He was located in China—not directly transmigrated to the island nation's territory. Quirk awakenings weren't exclusive to the island country either; in fact, the first human to awaken a Quirk was in China.
In this era, people all over the world were awakening Quirks. The era of All Might had already arrived once more, but Qi Feng knew that at this time, All Might had already suffered serious injuries—though aside from the principal of U.A. High and a few others, no one had noticed yet.
At this point in the timeline, Midoriya Izuku hadn't even met All Might; he was still just an ordinary third-year middle school student.
Qi Feng smacked his lips, then with a thought, began his first lottery draw. A golden wheel started spinning rapidly. All the rewards on the wheel were marked with ???, so Qi Feng had no idea what he might get.
When the pointer stopped at a certain spot, the ??? quickly transformed. Suddenly, a voice rang in his mind:
"Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Quirk Awakening Option. Please choose one Quirk to begin cultivation."
"Quirk – Water Element Manipulation"
"Quirk – Fire Element Manipulation"
"Quirk – Ice Element Manipulation"
"Quirk – Metal Element Manipulation"
"Quirk – Wood Element Manipulation"
"Quirk – Earth Element Manipulation"
"Quirk – Thunder Element Manipulation"
"Quirk – Manipulation"
Qi Feng stared blankly at the list, took a deep breath, and excitedly blurted out, "So many?"