"In the year 3000 of the Star Calendar, just as humanity prepared to ascend to a new millennium, the Void Gates tore open the sky!"
A history lecture echoed through the hall, the teacher's voice carrying a trace of spiritual pressure.
"Before the Federation could react, myriads of beasts rushed forth!"
"Some possessed four arms and vajra-strong bodies; others stood as tall as skyscrapers, while the most terrifying were composed of pure elemental Qi, immune to all mortal weapons. Later generations would mark this era in blood as 'The Age of Calamity'."
Lecturing from the podium was a woman who could topple kingdoms with a smile. Instructor Shen Yue was a peerless beauty, possessing hair like flowing crimson silk and skin as cold and white as jade. With a figure that defied logic, it was no surprise that the male students cultivated their gaze upon her rather than their textbooks.
However, this jade beauty's brow furrowed as she discovered a student sleeping soundly in the corner of the classroom.
"Student Lin Xiao! Perhaps you would care to repeat my last sentence!"
Her voice contained a trace of Lion's Roar, shaking the windows. Yet, the student remained motionless.
"Hehe, it seems the 'Sleeping God' is courting death with Instructor Shen again."
"Right? As expected of the Sleeping God. I, Fatty Wei, acknowledge him as the thickest-skinned cultivator in the class!"
"Shh! Keep your voice down, if the Tigress hears you, we're all finished!"
The class buzzed with hushed whispers. Unknown to them, Instructor Shen was a high-ranking cultivator; her senses were sharp enough to hear a pin drop. Her mood, already sour, turned thunderous.
BAM!
"Silence!"
Her fist slammed into the wall. Concrete spread through the air as a spiderweb of cracks spread outward from her knuckles. The classroom went deathly silent.
"Is there anyone else who wishes to talk?" She faced the class with a smile that was not a smile, radiating a chilling killing intent that made the students' scalps numb.
"I'll take that as a no. Now, shut your mouths!"
"Yes, Instructor!"
"Yes, Instructor!"
Seeing the fear in their eyes, Shen Yue nodded in satisfaction. However, her gaze returned to the 'Sleeping God' in the corner, and she felt a migraine building.
"Zhao Feng. Wake him up."
Zhao Feng stood up. He was the Class Representative, born into the wealthy Zhao Clan. With perfect attendance, high cultivation talent, and top marks in theory, he was the class genius.
"Yes, Instructor Shen. I will wake him immediately." Zhao Feng offered a polite, gentlemanly smile, basking in the envious gazes of his peers. But beneath his mask, his eyes held deep disdain.
Tch. I can't believe I have to share air with these common trash, Zhao Feng thought, adjusting his expensive silk uniform. Once I obtain the family inheritance, I can leave this third-rate city and join a Top-Tier Hunter Guild.
The thought of the Guild made his heart race. He just needed to endure a little longer.
With that in mind, he walked over to Lin Xiao's desk.
"Lin Xiao. Wake up." He tapped his back; unfortunately no response.
"Lin Xiao!"
"Trash, wake up!"
Zhao Feng's yelled angrily. However, no matter how much he yelled, Lin Xiao remained limp.
"Haha!"
"Classic Sleeping God!"
"Even Young Master Zhao can't wake him up!"
Hearing the ridicule, Zhao Feng's face flushed red. He was a chosen son of heaven; how could he be humiliated by a sleeping piece of trash?
Damn commoner, just you wait! Zhao Feng gritted his teeth. Just as he prepared to use a hidden hand to hit Lin Xiao, he suddenly leapt from his seat.
"Ahh!"
"Don't kill me!!"
The sudden scream was so loud that Zhao Feng, caught off guard, stumbled backwards and fell onto his backside in a thoroughly ungraceful heap.
"..."
After a beat of stunned silence, the classroom erupted.
"Pfft—Hahaha!"
"I'm dying! Did you see that?"
" Sleeping God strikes again!"
"I, Fatty Wei, would like to call you the strongest!"
Hearing the laughter, Lin Xiao stood frozen, his mind a chaotic whirlpool of confusion.
Where am I? Wasn't I run over by a truck?
He touched his chest. His last memory was vivid: diving into the road to push a little girl away from a speeding cargo truck. The screech of tyres, the impact...
I hope she survived. He shook his head violently. Looking around at the strange classroom and the laughing students, he realised he had bigger problems.
"Student Lin Xiao," a frosty voice cut through his thoughts.
"It seems you have finally come back to life. Would you mind explaining the events following 'The Age of Calamity'?"
Lin Xiao looked up. The woman staring at him was terrifyingly beautiful.
Suddenly, a shard of foreign memory pierced his mind. Instructor Shen Yue. C-Rank Hunter. Awakening Attribute: Monstrous Strength.
C-Rank Hunter... The term surfaced in his mind naturally. In this world, that meant she was a human-shaped tyrannosaurus.
"Student Lin Xiao!"
Hearing the superhuman roar his name, survival instincts kicked in. He quickly accessed the memories of the body's original owner.
"Yes, Instructor! After the initial beast wave, humanity was reduced by fifty percent. Only three billion survived"
"However, heaven did not abandon us. A lucky survivor discovered that killing a beast allowed his dantian to absorb a trace of its spiritual energy."
Lin Xiao took a breath, speaking faster.
"This survivor then hunted until he broke the mortal shackles, becoming the First Awakened!"
"He is now known as 'Sovereign Ming.' He awakened the SSS-Rank Black Hole ability, pushed the beasts back into the Gates, deduced the Cultivation Method for humanity, and established the current-day Federation!"
As if telling a story, even Lin Xiao felt shocked as he said this; had he not been in a different world, he would have thought he was describing a webnovel.
The class went quiet. As he spoke, they could almost visualise the legendary Sovereign Ming rising from the ashes to stand atop the heavens.
"Correct answer," Shen Yue said, her eyes piercing through Lin Xiao's thin body.
She remembered that while Lin Xiao was a martial arts illiterate, his theory grades were actually decent.
"Now, try to keep your eyes open. Or do you need me to help you stay awake?"
She cracked her knuckles; she thought of the student who always slept in her class.
"No need! I am awake!" Lin Xiao immediately sat down, his back straight as a spear.
"Sigh... what am I to do with this salted fish?" Shen Yue shook her head with a wry smile.
*Cough*
Giving a slight cough to attract everyone's attention, she continued her lecture
"Although Student Lin answered correctly, he omitted the formation of the Hunter Ranking System and the classification of Beast Cores..."
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Unfortunately, just as she began to talk, the bell rang.
Looking at the happy faces of her students seated, she suddenly felt like punching the wall again
"Class dismissed. But remember, tomorrow you enter your first Pocket Dimension for your final grading. Review all dungeon rules and regulations unless you wish to die."
Dropping that bomb, she gathered her texts and vanished from the room.
"Did you hear that? The Pocket Dimension is tomorrow!"
"Haha! It is finally time for me, Fatty Wei, to defy the heavens!"
"Dream on, you salted fish."
"What do you know? Danger is just opportunity in disguise!"
"I, Lu Chen, shall become invincible starting tomorrow!"
"Brother Lu, can we form a party?"
"Haha, of course! If you perform well, I might even let you carry my bags!"
With Shen Yue gone, the classroom exploded into chaos. The boys daydreamed of awakening powerful talents and ascending to the peak of life. The girls discussed which boys to rely on.
Everyone was looking forward to the trial. Everyone except Lin Xiao.
What is going on? Transmigration? he rubbed his temples. Truck-kun really sent me to another world?
He sifted through his memories. 'Let's go home first. The original owner seems to be an orphan with only a younger sister.'
'A sister?' He thought, A strange warmth spreading throughout him.
'Not bad. I was always alone back on Earth.'
Just as he packed his bag to leave, he felt a sudden, piercing chill down his spine. It was a killing intent so pure it made his hair stand on end.
[Ding!] [Hostile Intent Detected. Supreme Hunter System Activating!]