Chapter 1: The World of Fate

  "Old man, the 'Mandate of Heaven' is about to open. Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to save you within it!" Tian Huo knelt before a statue, his starry eyes flashing with determination.

  This is a statue of a person sitting cross-legged, about the size of an ordinary person, with clear and stern facial features, but with eyes tightly closed.

  Tian Huo finished speaking, let out a long sigh, and looked around the dilapidated small hut. He felt a sense of helplessness in his heart. It had been a year since he crossed over from Earth to this world, and it had also been a year since his father mysteriously turned into a statue.

  "A year later, a game known as the Second World of Humanity was launched, and the way to save me is within it..." Tian Huo still clearly remembered that when he and his father were sucked into this world by a wormhole, his father started petrifying from his legs and that was his last sentence.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, one year later today, a game called "Tianming World" emerged out of thin air, and even before its launch, it has already caused hundreds of previous holographic games to go bankrupt. This "Tianming World" claims to be humanity's second world.

  Tianhuo also successfully got a free game helmet, but as for the more advanced game warehouse, it's not something Tianhuo can afford.

  In this parallel world also called Earth, technology is thousands of years more advanced than the previous Earth. Strangely, there is no ancient feudal society like on Earth, nor are there those prosperous ancient cultures; it seems that everything started developing from a socialist society.

  Tian Huo doesn't care about these things now, he just wants to rescue his father back and return to that azure blue Earth.

  Opening the thick packaging paper, a white jade-like gaming headset appeared in front of Tian Huo. This gaming headset is equipped with a thumb-sized nuclear battery, which can supply power for hundreds of years of gaming, making it extremely convenient to use without needing an external power source.

  The sky fire is quietly waiting, at 12 noon, "Tianming World" will be opened, and here, there will be a way to save my father.

  Time was running out, Tian Huo took another look at his father who had turned into a statue, and put on the gaming helmet.

  "The countdown to the opening of the world's destiny has begun: 10!"

  “9！”

  ……

  “1！”

  “0！”

  The scenery in front of Tian Huo changed suddenly, and in an instant, he appeared in a large, ancient hall. The hall was surrounded by neatly arranged wooden boxes with locks on them. In the center of the hall, a dreamy girl stared at Tian Huo.

  "Welcome to the world of Tianming, this is the Founding Temple. I am Receptionist 9527. Please create your game character. First, please tell me your nickname." The girl's silvery voice rang out.

  Having been in this parallel world for a year, Tian Huo wasn't unfamiliar with games like these, he was just slightly surprised by the authenticity of the hall, and so he spoke up: "Tian Huo!"

  "Character name: Tian Huo, nickname available for use, confirmed. Scanning player attributes below. Player can choose profession based on their own attributes." The girl was shrouded in a faint halo, making it somewhat difficult for Tian Huo to see her face clearly.

  But as the girl's voice fell, a white light suddenly burst out from under Tianhuo's feet, enveloping him.

  "Scan results: Player Tianhuo, the four basic attributes are: Strength 10, Constitution 10, Intelligence 10, Agility 10. Congratulations to you, all four items are full value." The girl's voice with a hint of excitement came out, as if she was thrilled about Tianhuo's attributes.

  "Choose your career path, divided into Physical and Magical systems."

  "Physics system!" Tian Huo said as he looked around the hall at the wooden crates, seemingly unimpressed by the four full values.

  "Confirmed, generating attributes..."

  "Ding!"

  "Attribute generation successful, please check and confirm before entering the game."

  Tian Huo withdrew his gaze and with a wave of his hand, his attribute panel appeared before him.

  Character Name: Tenka

  Occupation: None (Physics Department)

  Auxiliary occupation: None

  Level: 0

  HP：250/250

  MP：50/50

  Physical Attack: 20-20

  Magic Attack: 20-20

  Defense: 20

  Strength: 10, Constitution: 10, Intelligence: 10, Agility: 10

  Reputation: 0

  Crime: 0

  Pets: None

  Mount: None

  Gang: None

  Skills: None

  Auxiliary skills: None

  "Huh? All four attributes at max value?" Tian Huo looked at his own attributes in surprise, he himself knew that it was impossible for his body to reach such a state, had the standards of this Heavenly Fate world been lowered?

  "Haha, little sister, four items full value, is there any special reward?" Tianhuo had been busy looking at the wooden boxes and hadn't heard what the receptionist said, now he asked hopefully.

  "The world of Tianming does not exist special rewards, everything is based on fairness." The girl said lightly, and it was unknown what expression was under that gentle glow.

  "Cut! Fair? Don't be kidding, what's fair in this world..."

  "Character creation complete, entering game in one minute, countdown 59......" The girl ignored Tianhuo and started the countdown.

  Tian Huo rolled his eyes and was about to say something else, but his eyes suddenly lit up. He saw that behind the girl, not far away, a wooden box was unlocked!

  Without hesitation, Tianhuo quickly ran to the wooden box and opened it with his hands, ignoring the girl's countdown.

  In the wooden box, a twenty-centimeter-long scroll was quietly placed, with no words on its surface. However, the faintly scattered colorful light made Tianhuo understand that this thing must be extraordinary!

  "Haha, little sister, you're not very kind, this should be my reward!" Tianhuo turned his head and smiled, then reached out to grab the scroll.

  "Ding! Player Tian Huo, please note that you have stolen from the Temple of the Founders and enraged the main god. The punishment thunder has fallen!" The system prompt sounded in Tian Huo's ear, and before he could react, the grand hall was illuminated as bright as day, and a bolt of lightning as thick as a water bucket struck down.

  But just then, the countdown for receptionist 9527 also ended. "Enter the game! Randomly assigned to newbie village No. 9527."

  Tian Hu's whole body convulsed violently, accompanied by the changing scenery in front of his eyes, and he stumbled and fell to the ground.

  The sky was on fire, the numbness in his body gradually faded away, and a soft feeling came from below. Before he could think much, an angry voice had already come from beside him, "Damn it, who dares to be rude to my wife!"

  Upon hearing this angry voice, Tian Huo hastily stood up, but in his heart he was secretly bewildered. This soft feeling was too real!

  As soon as he got up, Tian Huo was caught by a big man. "Where did this bastard come from? If it weren't for the fact that this is a safe zone, I'd chop you with one knife!"

  Tian Huo flipped his white eyes, wiped the white foam from the corner of his mouth, and was overjoyed in his heart. If it wasn't for being transmitted into the game by that receptionist at the moment when the punishment thunder arrived, he would have been done for. Just being grazed by that thunderbolt made him so miserable, let alone if he had been hit...

  But everything is fine now, the punishment thunder did not get itself, and this time it made a big profit!

  "Wow, it turns out that even idiots can play the game of fate, you're just lucky!" The big man saw Tian Huo's mouth watering and foaming at the corners, let go of his hand holding Tian Huo, cursed silently, and left with the beautiful woman who was previously pinned under Tian Huo.

  "Ding! Player Tian Huo, please note that you have been struck by the Punishment of Thunder. All attributes sealed for 10 years. Within 10 years, all attributes reduced to 1. The seal will be automatically lifted after 10 years." Just then, the system prompt sounded.

  "What!" Tian Huo came back to his senses, exclaiming in an incredulous tone, "Ten years?!"

  Tian Hu quickly opened the system prompt panel and looked at it carefully. Sure enough, the words on the panel were clear: ten years!

  Looking at the attribute panel again, I saw that all of my attributes had become 1, including health and attack... everything was 1!

  "Damn it!" Tian Huo threw his head back and roared, previously he had said that there was no fairness in the world, but he didn't expect that this severe unfairness would happen to himself in the blink of an eye.

  The color of the heavenly fire god changed, and the world of Tianming could not delete numbers. Once deleted, it meant that he would never be able to enter the game again, but Tianhuo needed to find a way to save his father in the game. If he deleted his account, how could he still save his father?

  Just punish yourself for ten years, all attributes reduced to 1, in exchange for real time, that's also five years, how can Tianhuo bear such a long time!

  No. 9527 Newbie Village was bustling with people coming and going, but under Tianhuo's roar, they all stopped in their tracks, turning their heads to look over, puzzled and bewildered.

  Tian Huo also noticed the abnormality of the crowd, his expression stunned, he lowered his head and walked towards a place with fewer people, but his face was filled with intense anger. "Damn it, just touching a scroll and my attributes are sealed for ten years, I'd like to see what kind of powerful scroll this is."

  With a belly full of anger, Tian Huo walked to the back of a wooden hut and sat down on the ground with his back against the hut, opening up his storage backpack.

  All players have such a storage backpack, initially with twenty grids. The backpack can only be expanded after leaving the novice village. At this moment, in Tianhuo's storage backpack, that scroll was quietly lying in the first grid.

  Unknown Scroll: The scroll stolen by player Tianhuo from the Temple of the Founders, seems to have a mysterious color, but still needs to be slowly explored.

  "I...!" Tian Huo clenched his fists tightly, his anger growing even more intense. An unknown scroll had actually brought him to such a miserable state!

  "Keep an eye on him, he's got a scroll as soon as he enters the game, it must be something good. As long as he leaves the village, we can snatch the scroll from him." Not far from the wooden house, several people stared at the scroll in Tianhuo's hand, hatching a plan.

  Heavenly Fire didn't know that this broken thing would also be targeted, and with a flick of his wrist, he threw it out. The few people not far away were overjoyed, "That idiot doesn't want it, haha, quickly go pick it up!"

  However, before anyone could react, the scroll suddenly disappeared from its original location and reappeared in Tian Huo's hand.

  "Ding! System prompt: This item cannot be discarded or traded!"

  The muscles on Tian Huo's face twitched slightly, this broken thing, it got itself into such a miserable state and still can't be discarded? All attributes have become 1, how is it supposed to level up now?!

  "Hey, brother, we're from the Eight Blades Family. It seems you don't want that scroll, how about handing it over to us?" Just as Tian Huo was feeling depressed, those few people walked over, with the leading man speaking up.

  Tian Huo slightly raised his head to look, and upon seeing the names above several people's heads, he was slightly surprised. The Eight Blades family had been very famous in over a hundred virtual online games before, and he hadn't expected to run into them in Tianming World.

  Looking at the five people with hopeful faces, Tian Huo's eyes flashed with a hint of playfulness without leaving any trace, and he smiled: "Alright, but I have a condition."

  The man with the "Eight Blades" character on his forehead also lit up and smiled: "Tell me about it."

  "Tian Huo hooked his mouth and said, 'Take me to upgrade, once I reach level 10, I'll give it to you.'"

  "Then you should tell us what this scroll is, shouldn't you?"

  "Hehe, you guys won't lose out, besides, with the five of you plus me, we'll have a full party and not waste any experience." Tian Huo said with a smile.

  Hachiko thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "Alright, I believe you also understand our family's power. If you dare not keep your promise, the consequences..."

  Tian Huo stood up and waved his hand, a hint of playfulness flashing in his eyes once more. "I understand, let's go!"

  PS: During the new book period, I hope book friends will support me more, spend a few more seconds to collect and recommend, starting from 7.12, two updates every day, with occasional bursts.