Chapter 4: Blood Drifts Through Heaven and Earth—The Wail of the Sage!
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"The Strange Meteor Shower—Did You Make a Wish?"
Lin Yuid idly scrolled through his phone when he stumbled upon a post that piqued his curiosity. He clicked on it without much thought.
A quick glance revealed that a lucky few had witnessed last night’s meteor shower and had inadvertently obtained items from the glowing clusters, sparking a lively online discussion.
Thousands of replies followed, indicating many had experienced it firsthand.
“The largest meteor shower in human history—I witnessed it through my window. It was absolutely breathtaking!”
“Damn it, I worked overtime until midnight, and a meteor struck me right on the head. Then I passed out from the pain. I thought I was done for…”
“Just asking quietly, did anyone notice anything inside the meteor shower?”
“One of them was a green fruit, tasted pretty good!”
“Upstairs, you’re crazy. Eating unknown stuff? Even the bravest wouldn’t dare do that!”
“It really was delicious and made all my fatigue vanish—felt a hundred times stronger than Red Bull!”
“I have a bad feeling about this…”
Lin Yuid skimmed through the thread, sensing that most were just spectators, not taking it too seriously.
Among those who got the fruits, some ate them immediately, awakening powers that reached only about 40% of their potential during evolution.
Others couldn’t care less and just threw them in the trash.
A few suspected something unusual, so they neither ate nor discarded them, choosing to keep them.
“Are all your fruits green? I found a red one but didn’t dare eat it. I fed it to my husky instead! Now he hasn’t woken up. I’m about to take him to the hospital. I think he’s a goner…”
“Holy crap!”
“Holy crap! Am I going to die? And I’m still a virgin!” several who had eaten the fruits wailed beneath.
Lin Yuid twitched at this comment.
Such a precious red fruit, wasted on a dog!
His heart ached.
He couldn’t resist commenting below: “Brother, better slaughter your husky and stew it—it’s a great tonic!”
After posting, he casually closed the webpage and checked the time—less than ten minutes remained.
“Ring ring!”
Just then, the phone rang.
Lin Yuid glanced at the screen; it was an unknown number.
As soon as he answered, a roar came through: “Lin Yuid, where the hell have you been? Two days without a trace. Are you still coming to work or not?”
“If you’re not coming, pack your stuff and get lost!”
It was his manager from work.
Listening to the tirade, Lin Yuid’s gaze sharpened coldly: “Moron!”
“Consider yourself fired!”
After the rant, Lin Yuid hung up immediately.
“Damn! That bastard dared to yell at me? And say he’s firing me?”
The manager fumed in his office, furious at the cutoff call.
This was just a minor episode; Lin Yuid paid it no mind.
He roused himself, sensing an intangible pressure in the air, as if something monumental was about to unfold.
As midnight approached, the atmosphere grew heavier. The sky within sight was blanketed by dense, dark clouds.
Finally! Exactly at midnight!
“Rumble—”
Thunder exploded.
A massive lightning bolt tore through the sky, creating countless dense cracks that refused to close for a long time.
It was as if some colossal beast had ripped the heavens apart, and the lightning was blood-red.
Even though Lin Yuid had witnessed this once before, seeing it again filled him with dread.
“Drip drop…”
Rain began to fall from the sky—not heavy, just a fine drizzle. Yet, as it touched his face, it stung painfully.
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Lin Yuid wiped the raindrops from his face—blood-colored!
They looked just like human blood.
Raising his gaze, the entire sky was awash with thunder and lightning, red rain cascading down, bathing the world in a crimson hue.
“Blood drifts across the heavens—is this the sorrowful wail of a saint, or a furious roar of unwillingness?”
“Rumble—”
A tremendous thunderclap startled Lin Yuid.
He steadied himself, set his backpack aside, stripped off his shirt, exposing his bare torso to embrace the baptism of the evolution rain.
The rain soaked his skin, seeping inward.
A piercing pain surged through him, as if thousands of ants were biting relentlessly.
“Thump thump.”
He felt his heartbeat grow louder, stronger.
Deep within his organs, a powerful force seemed to awaken, to stir to life.
After more than ten minutes,
Flames erupted from his body.
Then, a booming sound echoed in his mind: “Talent awakened: Grade F Blaze!”
Just as before in his past life.
An attribute panel appeared in his mind.
[Magic Power: 500]
[Strength: 6]
[Constitution: 6]
[Speed: 5]
[Spirit: 55]
[Talent: Grade F Blaze]
“Holy hell!”
Seeing the stats, Lin Yuid swore out loud.
The other attributes were normal, nothing special.
But the spirit attribute—55! That was ten times higher than a normal person!
He guessed this was due to his previous life—six years honing a powerful mental will during the apocalypse, plus the effects of rebirth.
“But what exactly is this attribute panel? It never feels real, like some kind of game interface.”
Lin Yuid frowned deeply.
Having survived the apocalypse, he knew this was no game.
And the numbers on the panel were not mere data—they truly reflected the strength of his physical qualities.
“Some say the attribute panel is a tool used by powerful beings beyond humanity to monitor their toys…”
In his past life, such talk was dismissed as a joke.
But now Lin Yuid was alert.
Especially a persistent phrase echoing in his mind: “Don’t let the gods know you are a reborn!”
Gods!
This word had never appeared in his former life.
“Could the attribute panel be something the gods implanted in everyone’s mind?”
After pondering, Lin Yuid shook his head.
The truth that many mighty ones in his past life never uncovered was beyond his current ability to investigate.
For now, strengthening himself was paramount.
“Better consume these attribute fruits first—I wonder what stats they’ll boost!”
He pulled his backpack closer, took out 54 fruits, and swallowed three red fruits immediately.
“Magic Power +5000!”
“Strength +50!”
“Spirit +50!”
One fruit each for magic power, strength, and spirit.
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The three red high-grade fruits dissolved instantly, merging their power into his body.
The attribute gains from red fruits were massive.
Without hesitation, he consumed sixteen mid-grade yellow fruits next.
“Constitution +5!”
“Strength +5!”
“Speed +5!”
…
“Constitution +5!”
With the last fruit absorbed, Lin Yuid tallied them: two spirit fruits, six constitution, two strength, four speed, two magic power fruits.
Then,
He devoured all the remaining green low-grade fruits.
Immediately, his attribute panel reappeared.
[Magic Power: 6500]
[Strength: 79]
[Constitution: 47]
[Speed: 35]
[Spirit: 115]
[Talent: Grade F Blaze]
“This starting attribute is nearly ten times that of a normal person. The feeling is incredible.”
Lin Yuid was ecstatic.
He was confident that even the strongest pioneers on the path of evolution in his past life couldn’t surpass his attributes.
Still, he remained humble; attributes were not everything.
When facing the mightiest of them, their awakened talents were the true source of terror and despair.
Powerful rule-based talents left one helpless!
Soul-related talents were unstoppable!
Fate-related talents bred hopelessness!
Weird talents evoked sheer horror!
Thinking of this, Lin Yuid took out a small porcelain vial containing the blood of a Fire Dragon—three drops inside.
Without a shred of hesitation, he swallowed one drop.
As the Fire Dragon’s essence coursed through his lungs, a terrifying heat exploded within him.
“Devour!”
Gritting his teeth, Lin Yuid let out a low roar.
He fiercely activated his Grade F talent: Blaze, relentlessly absorbing and devouring the fiery power within the Fire Dragon’s blood.
This flame was a higher-grade, more potent force than ordinary fire!
Instantly,
Fine lines appeared on his skin, blood vessels spreading out as flames raged wildly over his body.
Outside, the evolution rain still fell.
The blood rain doused the flames, merging into his body. But soon, the fire surged forth again, consuming everything.
“Boom!”
After more than ten minutes, a muffled explosion came from within Lin Yuid.
“Ding!”
“Fire Dragon energy absorbed; talent evolution initiated!”
All the flames retreated into his body, and his skin had healed, now even smoother and more delicate than before.
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