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A familiar voice poured into Zhang Tian's mind, slowly waking his dormant consciousness.
"The voice of the Transcendence System?"
"Sigh, how am I still alive?"
He tried to open his eyes, but his vision was blurry. He seemed to be in a void, unable to feel the flow of air or the passage of time, only vaguely sensing a faint feeling of restraint, as if trapped in a sealed prison.
'Is this a dream, or an illusion? Or... is this the final destination of the soul after death?'
'Wait, if I'm already dead, how can I still hear the prompts from the Transcendence System?'
Zhang Tian's thoughts raced, and his buried memories surged like a tide.
Three years ago, the game [transcendence] descended!
People could enter the game to awaken talents, continuously kill monsters to grow stronger, and even bring the power gained in the game back to reality.
The strong could tear apart devils, destroy mountains, and cut off rivers!
From then on, the world changed drastically, and the order of human society experienced an unprecedented Shockwave.
However, the turmoil did not last long. Powerful state machinery quickly stabilized the situation and established a new order. That year was designated as the First Year of transcendence.
As for Zhang Tian, caught in the great flux of global change, he was merely an ordinary person, or rather, an ordinary player.
Similar to his mediocre first half of life, he awakened a very ordinary talent. There were no deep-seated grudges leading to betrayal by brothers, no earth-shattering terrifying conspiracies, and certainly no girlfriend named Liu Ruyan. He simply entered [transcendence] excitedly, like countless other ordinary people, to start a new life.
The reason he died was due to a reluctant attempt to hunt a Leader-level BOSS alone, hoping to soar to success using the resources gained from killing the BOSS and escape the mediocrity he detested.
Unfortunately, ideals were plump, but reality was as cruel as Optimus Prime on a national highway. Under the fierce attack of the Leader-level BOSS, he had no chance of survival.
The final image in Zhang Tian's memory was fixed upon a massive, eighty-meter-long, spike-covered mace.
"If nothing went wrong, I should definitely be dead, but what is the situation now?"
He would never forget that voice, even if he were reduced to ashes; it was definitely the prompt tone of the transcendence game system.
'Did I transmigrate?'
'No, since I'm still in the game world, I should have just been reborn.'
"Could it be that reincarnation really exists in this world, and I've turned into a baby?"
While Zhang Tian was shocked and doubtful, his heart was also filled with joy.
Although he had never heard of such a situation—even among the powerhouses who awakened extremely strong talents and gained god-like strength—there was no news of anyone being able to be reborn.
But for Zhang Tian, a dead man, being able to live another life was certainly a welcome event.
Furthermore, judging from the current situation, he seemed to be directly born from within [transcendence]. Although it sounded mysterious, previous top powerhouses had repeatedly researched and thoroughly confirmed that [transcendence] was not a game world, but a real world operating in the form of a game!
This also meant that he could continuously grow stronger in the world of [transcendence] and get a second chance.
"I wonder what talent this new body will awaken. However, those who choose to give birth to offspring within [transcendence] are usually top-tier powerhouses, so the talent shouldn't be weak."
Zhang Tian quickly adapted to his current predicament, and his heart held a trace of anticipation.
As a modern person and a player who had trained for three years in [transcendence], strong psychological resilience and adaptability could be counted as one of his strengths.
Furthermore, in his previous life, he was a single man with no dependents, and there was nothing worth remembering.
Before long, a rhythmic sound rang out.
As the sound pulsed, a warm sensation spread throughout his body, making Zhang Tian's awareness of his physical form clearer.
This feeling of his body gradually filling with vitality and vigor was enough to make any creature joyful.
Except... Zhang Tian.
"Is this... a heartbeat?"
"This damn thing is a heartbeat!?"
Zhang Tian was stunned, and an extremely bad premonition surged in his heart.
Everyone knows that the human heart rate generally stays between 60 and 100 beats per minute, and the maximum heart rate rarely exceeds 220 beats per minute.
But this rhythmic pulsing, similar to a heartbeat, was even more exaggerated than the maximum horsepower of a long-distance girlfriend's controller!
"What the hell did I get reborn as?"
Zhang Tian carefully sensed the frequency of his heartbeat, but even when he concentrated all his attention, he couldn't determine the exact value.
Conservatively estimated, his heart was beating at a frequency of no less than 20 times per second!
At this heart rate, forget being human—he probably couldn't even be a common beast!
"Don't tell me I've turned into an insect?"
Before he could recover, many rapid and faint Shockwaves rang out around him.
At the same time, waves of faint cracking sounds rang out, and the place where Zhang Tian was located began to shake.
His intuition told him he was about to be born!
Guided by inspiration, Zhang Tian relied on instinct and began struggling to control his body, breaking free from the restraints of this 'prison.'
Crack... A tiny sound, audible only to Zhang Tian, kept ringing out.
Zhang Tian's perception of himself and his surroundings became increasingly clear.
He seemed to be wrapped in a layer of thick mucus, but this mucus was leaking outwards, and the faint feeling of compression around him slowly vanished.
Free from restraint, Zhang Tian gave a forceful squeeze, finally tearing the substance that encased him and crawling out.
Instantly, a chill rushed in, and he received and processed a large amount of air containing pheromones.
He finally saw clearly the environment he was in.
Perhaps due to his human soul, the world before his eyes was no different from before, though it appeared somewhat dark and blurry due to the poor lighting.
At this moment, he was in a dark, damp burrow. Compared to his size, the burrow seemed quite spacious. Tunnels connected to other areas, and some tunnels had collapsed, seeping out liquid.
It was clear that the air here was very humid, and it might have just been washed by heavy rain.
Within this burrow were numerous translucent, gelatinous insect eggs. Small creatures, each growing compound eyes, sharp mandibles, antennae, six legs, and an exoskeleton, were slowly breaking free from their pupae.
With just one look, Zhang Tian recognized the identity of these small insects.
They were none other than one of the creatures commonly seen everywhere on the ground, existing at the bottom of the food chain... Ants!