Chapter 1 — Luo Chen and Luo Feng
The blue sky stretched overhead like an endless piece of sapphire jade. The summer sun blazed like a giant fireball high above, its heat baking the city below. Judging by its position, it was around 3 PM.
Zhi-An District's Third High School.
"DING DING DING ~~"
The end-of-class bell echoed across the campus, and the once-quiet school instantly erupted in life. Hundreds of students poured out of their classrooms in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing as they made their way toward the school gate.
Among them, two boys walked side by side.
"Senior Luo Feng! Senior Luo Feng!"
A rough voice broke through the chatter.
"Feng, someone's calling you," said the youth walking beside Luo Feng.
That youth was Luo Chen, dressed in the same blue tracksuit, his presence low-key, his eyes calm and reserved. Though standing beside Luo Feng, he seemed like a shadow — quiet, unassuming, but sharp-eyed. Only a few people at school even knew his name, and those who did rarely paid him much attention.
Luo Feng turned his head at the call. A bulky, strong-looking boy pushed through the crowd. He was nearly 1.9 meters tall, with thick arms like steel pipes and a nervous glint in his eyes.
"You are?" Luo Feng raised a brow.
"I— I'm Li Hu," the boy scratched his head sheepishly. "Senior Luo Feng, I've admired you for a long time… I was wondering if… maybe you could give me some guidance with my punches? My strength is there, but it just doesn't come out right."
Luo Feng smiled. "This Sunday afternoon. Come find me at the dojo."
"R-Really? Thank you, senior!" the boy beamed, then turned and ran off, punching the air in triumph.
From behind them, Luo Chen watched silently, his lips curving slightly.
"He really looks up to you," Luo Chen said casually.
Luo Feng scratched his head. "I guess it's hard for people to believe I'm that easygoing."
"I believe it," Luo Chen smiled faintly.
Just behind them, the stocky boy's friend was whispering in awe, "Did you see that? Senior Luo Feng really is different. Zhang Hao Bai and Liu Ting never help anyone, but Luo Feng…"
The two cousins continued walking, Luo Feng waving to a few classmates while Luo Chen remained quiet.
Luo Chen's thoughts were elsewhere.
> [Sign-in successful.
Location: Zhi-An Third High School – Main Gate
Reward: Comprehension +5, Body Conditioning Technique – Dragon Vein Flow, Bank Credit +10,000 Human Race Currency Units]
A mechanical voice echoed in his mind, inaudible to anyone else. He blinked slightly and remained calm.
'That's the third sign-in this week,' Luo Chen thought. 'The system really is generous early on. At this rate, even without my Sovereign Bloodline, I'd surpass this planet's peak within two years.'
"Feng, don't get cocky now," said Wei Wen, catching up from behind with a laugh. "That big guy just now was praising you like some saint. If he knew what you did in the dojo…"
"Haha! That was just training," Luo Feng shrugged, grinning.
Luo Chen remained quiet, letting the two friends banter.
It wasn't that Luo Chen was antisocial — far from it. But while Luo Feng aspired to become a Fighter, Luo Chen… he had already received a far greater calling.
Back home, in a hidden corner of his room, was a mysterious sphere — a sealed legacy left behind by a Universe God King. From that sphere, Luo Chen had inherited not only knowledge, but also a symbiotic organism with a terrifying talent: the Six-Clone Lifeform, capable of dividing his existence into six powerful, independent bodies across the universe.
Yet no one knew — not even his cousin.
And that was fine.
He would walk this path slowly, step by step. Let Luo Feng shine now. Luo Chen didn't mind the shadows.
For now.