Simple daily life passed by just like that.
Ren Asakura often liked to browse through the group chat when he had nothing else to do.
On this particular day—
Lu Mingfei seemed to have realized that his younger brother was arriving soon.
And so, he started to take action.
He wanted to completely change the course of his life.
He wanted to be the lead in his own play.
In the group chat:
[Lu Mingfei]: "Lately, I've been having a really bad feeling!"
[Group Owner – Ren Asakura]: "Your mom having a second child?"
[Lu Mingfei]: "=(●●|||)!"
[Ren Asakura]: "And it's a younger brother?"
[Lu Mingfei]: "()!"
[Ren Asakura]: "Planning to steal your inheritance too?"
[Lu Mingfei]: "No, that's not it, group owner. I'm about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. Once that happens, the spiritual energy inside me will liquefy, my dantian and sea of consciousness will fully open, and my meridians will be completely unblocked. Reaching Foundation Establishment means I'll no longer be a mere mortal. I'll be able to refine magical artifacts, fly with objects, and even destroy buildings or small mountains alone!"
[Ren Asakura]: "Still not flashy enough! Look at A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality—when someone reaches Foundation Establishment there, it's all eye-blinding spells and world-shattering formations. If you didn't say otherwise, I'd have thought you were describing someone at the Grand Ascension stage!"
[Ren Asakura uploaded a clip of a Foundation Establishment fight from A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality]
[Lu Mingfei]: "Sorry, my Foundation Establishment is too weak. My bad!"
[Ren Asakura]: "Nah, you're doing great. Remember, even Dou Emperors needed horses. If you ride a horse too, those Dou Emperors won't stand a chance!"
[Lu Mingfei]: "(━┳━_━┳━)"
[Minato Namikaze]: "Recently, after Lu Mingfei learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu, he left a clone in his original world and took his real body to follow Orochimaru. He's been studying and researching cultivation systems—and it looks like he actually made some progress. Orochimaru truly is a genius in scientific research, and surprisingly, also a good teacher."
[Lu Mingfei]: "Though he's a bit creepy… Orochimaru has taught me a lot about battle tactics and experience. The cultivation path he designed for me saved me more than half the time I would've needed otherwise. Normally, reaching the threshold of Foundation Establishment would've taken way longer."
[Lu Mingfei]: "But in just ten or so days, I went from Qi Condensation Stage 3 to Stage 10."
[Ren Asakura]: "Orochimaru really is a genius."
[Lu Mingfei]: "Yeah. He's been a huge help in both knowledge and research."
[Ren Asakura]: "Then why not go ahead and establish your foundation?"
[Lu Mingfei]: "Because I have a feeling that the moment I do, that monster inside me will wake up… and my younger brother will come after me."
[Lu Mingfei]: "I'm not ready yet!"
[Ren Asakura]: "▼_▼!"
[Lu Mingfei]: "Help me, group owner! I still can't fight back!"
[Saitama]: "A dragon, huh? I'll come too. Dragon Kings sound strong."
[Lu Mingfei]: "No matter how strong they are, they can't take one punch from you! Even if they launch an apocalyptic speech-attack to destroy a city, that's just like a Dragon-level threat in your world. You casually throw one punch and they're toast."
[Group Owner – Ren Asakura]: "Exactly! The civilization in the Dragon Raja world still doesn't have the ability to leave Earth. It's just a level 0.7 civilization. Even dragons are trash compared to nuclear bombs."
[Saitama]: "I really still want to fight you one day, group owner."
[Ren Asakura]: "There'll definitely be a chance. I also want to see how powerful someone can become when they break their limiter and can grow endlessly. Is there really no limit?"
[Lu Mingfei]: "Hey big guys, aren't we supposed to be discussing how to save me?"
[Ren Asakura]: "Well, you are the weakest in our group. Topics about you tend to get ignored easily."
[Lu Mingfei]: "Sorry for being this weak, really!"
[Ren Asakura]: "No worries. I'll just come over and hang out. Relax. I swear on my personality that I won't destroy the world, won't blow up the planet in a rage, and won't wipe out an entire civilization or species."
[Lu Mingfei]: "Please stop talking, I'm getting scared!"
[Ren Asakura]: "Don't be scared. Even if I do destroy your world, I can still pull you guys out of the ruined timeline."
[Saitama]: "I don't really get it, but that sounds crazy impressive!"
[Yoriichi Tsugikuni]: "Need any help?"
[Lu Mingfei]: "Master Yoriichi, your martial arts and swordsmanship are unmatched, but Dragon Kings aren't ordinary beings. The human body just isn't strong enough."
[Ren Asakura]: "So you're giving up on being human?"
[Lu Mingfei]: "Exactly. Being human has its limits. I don't want to be human anymore—I want to be a dragon."
[Saitama]: "Being human is pretty great, though. Like me—just being a hero."
[Lu Mingfei]: "Big bro, you're an exception. You've already gone beyond what humans should be capable of. Even the gods in your world probably wouldn't be your match."
[Yoriichi Tsugikuni]: "Then I wish you luck, Lu Mingfei!"
[Lu Mingfei]: "I'm not too afraid, honestly… I'm just worried the people I summon might be too strong and accidentally destroy the whole world."
[Yoriichi Tsugikuni]: "Don't worry. The group owner's a good person."
[Ren Asakura]: "Well said, Master Yoriichi. You really get me. Alright, Lu Mingfei—open your world's door. Let me in! I can't wait any longer."
[Ren Asakura]: "(^^*)!"
[Lu Mingfei]: "(Д*)!"
[Lu Mingfei]: "Group owner, please go easy! My world's just a tiny planet, and our human civilization isn't that strong. Please don't get excited and summon four or five suns!"
[Ren Asakura]: "What are you thinking? What's so fun about suns? I'll just use my spatial powers to move a black hole over instead."
[Lu Mingfei]: "Group owner! Mercy!"
[Ren Asakura]: "Alright, alright, just kidding! By the way, you want a waifu or not? Let's go mess around in Tokyo—grab some hotties, slay some villains, and take over the city."
[Lu Mingfei]: "You're too wild, group owner!"
[Ren Asakura]: "Come on, I'm already this badass—why would I hold back? Ever heard of 'Ultramen'? Well, I'm 'Ultra-Ancestor Man'!"
[Lu Mingfei]: "Talking big is fine, but I'm a proper citizen with good values and morals, a model student—I'm not doing anything illegal!"
[Ren Asakura]: "You don't say, I don't say, and if anyone sees—they're dead. Who would know?"
[Lu Mingfei]: "…Fair point!"
[Ren Asakura]: "Open up! Back when I read Dragon Raja, I used to get so pissed. Now I can finally go in and beat the crap out of those jerks!"
[Ren Asakura has entered Lu Mingfei's world]
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