Chapter 1: Book Spirit System

  "One book, one world; one garment, one reincarnation."

  "Ding Dong!"

  "Welcome to the 'Book Spirit System'. Due to your extensive reading, the number of books has reached 10,000 volumes, and the total word count has exceeded 1 billion. The Book Spirit System has specially opened up a world within the books for you."

  In the crisp and pleasant prompt tone, Wu Ming slowly woke up, slowly opening his eyes.

  "This is strange, what's going on? Haven't I died yet?" Wu Ming was both excited and astonished.

  Taking a rough look around, Wu Ming found himself in a square hall with marble flooring, a ceiling that was so bright it could be used as a mirror, and chandeliers that were like stars scattered about, making the entire hall shine with a dazzling mysterious light.

  Not far away, rows of bookshelves stood in order, with books neatly arranged on them, emitting a fragrance of ink, making people feel as if they were in an ocean of books.

  Reading is Wu Ming's greatest hobby, and over the past twenty years, he has read countless books. Moreover, his reading scope is extremely broad, from fantasy to history, from martial arts to competitive sports, as long as it's well-written, he's almost read them all, a true bookworm.

  He had never specifically calculated the number of books he read, but that prompt about 10,000 books and tens of billions of words made him speechless with laughter, it turned out that over the years, he had unknowingly read so many books.

  As for the "Book Immortal System" I heard before, it was actually an APP game installed on Wu Ming's tablet computer.

  This game is very special, it's a reading game. The more books you read, the more levels will be unlocked. As long as you answer all the questions about this level in the Book Spirit system correctly, you can pass smoothly and reach the next level.

  Wu Ming thought back and realized that he was playing the "Book Immortal System" APP game on his bed before, followed by a heart attack, and then lost consciousness.

  He has now entered the "Book Immortal System", so is he dead or alive? Wu Ming didn't dare to confirm, he was really confused by this sudden turn of events.

  Fortunately, he had seen all sorts of things and was able to adapt quickly to this situation.

  Wu Ming is an orphan, abandoned by his parents at birth due to congenital heart disease. He doesn't even know who his parents are. Perhaps it was because of this that the director of the welfare institution gave him such a name back then.

  Wu Ming still remembers that this tablet computer was given to him by a girl half a year ago, and the other party was a volunteer.

  The girl was very beautiful and had a gentle voice, in Wu Ming's eyes she was an angel sent from heaven.

  Unfortunately, Wu Ming knew he wasn't good enough for her and also understood that he would accept the baptism of death at any time. So he tried his best to appear calm and natural at that time, just chatting with the girl about book topics.

  Knowing that Wu Ming likes reading books, the girl surprisingly gave him a tablet computer to read books, making Wu Ming's heart excited.

  In addition to a large number of them in tablet computers, there is also an APP game of this Book Immortal system.

  Wu Ming quickly fell in love with this game, but he was surprised to find that it seemed that the APP market had not even put this game on the shelves. He even searched specifically and found no trace of the Book Immortal System game.

  Looking back now, this is indeed a major doubt.

  Was she sent by heaven to save herself? Then why did she have to leave again? Why didn't she tell herself the truth about everything?

  In his mind, he was thinking of that beautiful girl, Wu Ming had both doubts and a faint warmth in his heart, as well as an inexplicable sense of regret, and unintentionally walked towards the rows of bookshelves.

  Picking up a book at random, Wu Ming found that it was actually "The Legend of Xian Du", an Eastern fantasy novel he had read before.

  "Ding Dong!"

  "Book Spirit System Prompt: Do you want to enter the book world of 'Legend of Xian Du'?"

  Wu Ming was about to flip through it when he suddenly heard an exceptionally clear prompt sound in his ear, which actually startled him.

  What's going on? Is all of this really true? What exactly is the world in that book?

  Wu Ming thought so, but unexpectedly, the Book Immortal System actually answered his question, as if it was a tapeworm in his stomach.

  "The Book Immortal System truly exists. The world in the book is a world simulated and created by the Book Immortal System based on every single book you've read, everything inside is almost indistinguishable from reality."

  "What if I enter the world of the book? What will happen?" Wu Ming asked with some curiosity.

  "Each book is a world, you can choose a character from it and enter, or enter randomly and become a member of the world in the book."

  "If it's random, then wouldn't I possibly become any character from that book?"

  "That's right, it is."

  "Will I become a girl?"

  "It's possible. If you haven't chosen a role, it's possible to become anything."

  "Ah, so this is it... right, I must enter the world of the book? Can't I choose to return to reality?"

  "Sorry, your body has already died and cannot return to reality. Moreover, your soul is in the great hall of the book world, equivalent to the catalog of the book world. You must choose a book world to enter within an hour, otherwise your soul will completely perish."

  "I'm really dead after all." Wu Ming felt somewhat despondent. If he hadn't died, he might have still had a chance to see that volunteer girl who made his heart skip a beat. Now, the Book Spirit System's answer undoubtedly shattered the last bit of fantasy left in his heart.

  Forget it, she and I were always two parallel lines that could never intersect. Let me silently wish her happiness and joy in my heart.

  Wu Ming muttered to himself, his open-minded personality quickly made him come around, and he gritted his teeth, nodding: "Alright, I'm willing to enter the world within the book."

  "Then you choose one book you most want to enter."

  "Alright." Wu Ming replied succinctly, but when it came to making a choice, he was in a dilemma.

  Wu Ming has read over 10,000 books, among which there are 8,000 to 9,000 categories. With so many books and so many different worlds, it is indeed very difficult to choose one to enter.

  Is it choosing a fantasy world? Or choose a martial arts world? Or is it choosing an immortal knight-errant world? In fact, entering the historical category is also good.

  Walking and stopping, Wu Ming kept wandering between the bookshelves, constantly picking up one book and then shaking his head and putting it down.

  "Book Immortal System, I'd like to ask again, if I choose a book and enter it, what if I regret it later? Can I still make another choice?"

  "You have only one choice, so be careful."

  "Alright......" Wu Ming was somewhat speechless. Since this was a world created by the Book Spirit System, why couldn't it give him more freedom of choice?

  But then he thought again, Wu Ming felt that he was really too greedy. He had already died, and this Book Immortal system could give him a chance to be reborn, and it was an opportunity to choose any life he wanted. This was such a rare opportunity, not everyone could have it.

  Thinking of this, Wu Ming's heart slowly calmed down, and he asked himself what he really wanted, which world was the one he should choose.

  Wu Ming closed his eyes and quietly reminisced, the memorable scenes from the books he had read flowing one by one in his mind.

  From the latest Perfect World to the previously popular Doupo Cangqiong, Wu Ming denied them one by one. Instead, a martial arts novel he had read a long time ago appeared in his eyes and lingered on for a long time.

  Many people say that unfulfilled love is a kind of beauty. Perhaps it was the fact that Little Dragon Girl was ruined by the despicable Yelü Qi that made Wu Ming unable to let go, or perhaps it was Yang Guo's determination to sacrifice everything for love in the book that had deeply shaken Wu Ming's soul.

  Everyone wants to have a legendary love story that makes ghosts and gods cry, Wu Ming is no exception.

  Imagining scenes from The Legend of the Condor Hero, Wu Ming's heart felt as if that volunteer girl had transformed into Little Dragon Maiden...

  "For love's sake, I've made up my mind. I want to enter the world of The Return of the Condor Hero and become Yang Guo, protecting my Little Dragon Maiden."

  Thinking of this, Wu Ming said firmly: "I choose the world of martial arts - The Return of the Condor Hero."