As dazzling bolts of lightning pierced the sky of Atlanta, the entire city of tens of millions of people was reflected in a gloomy blue. Heavy rain also began to drift down, and thin rain lines instantly enveloped it.
The whole city. And the roaring thunder and earthquakes also sounded one after another, piercing the clouds and cracking the rocks, deafening.
In a narrow, dark alleyway in the south of Atlanta, a pale young man was standing next to a pool of water, looking down blankly at the unfamiliar face reflected in the water.
Li Mochen: Citizen of the United States of America, sixteen years old, also known as Andre Lee Wildenstein, mixed race, student at Lyndon College in Atlanta, third-level magic swordsman. His father Li Chunchu (deceased), his mother
Elena Wildenstein (deceased), ranked nineteenth in the line of succession of the Wildenstein family. Fifteen minutes ago, she died suddenly due to unknown reasons.
Tao Ran: Born in the realm of Yuan Qiong, he entered Shenxiao Sect to practice Taoism at the age of ten, and introduced Qi into his body half a month later; he built the foundation at the age of thirteen; he was congenital at the age of sixteen; the dragon and tiger met at the age of twenty-two, condensing the golden elixir; thirty-seven
He attained the Nascent Soul at the age of 64 and was consecrated by the Langya Celestial Dynasty as the Immortal King of the Immortal Sky. He had a Taoist career and was hailed by all the immortals in the world as an unprecedented and unparalleled person.
Forty-seven years after the Langya Celestial Dynasty flourished, demonic catastrophes arose in the realm of Yuanqiong. Dragons and snakes rose from the land, and Shenzhou was shaken. As the leader of the Shenxiao Sect, he led the immortal sects to fight for twenty-four years, slaying all the demons.
In the decisive battle, he broke through the wall of the sky, entered the boundless void alone, and took the risk to pursue the Nine Heavens Desire Demon Dugu Tianyi.
Unfortunately, the ending was not very happy. Although he was able to kill the demon in the end, he also fell into a situation where he almost died together——
As the memory fragments surging in his mind were gradually sorted out by 'Tao Ran', he couldn't help but rub his forehead in irritation, and at the same time raised his head, looking at the strange world in front of him.
This is a narrow alleyway, with tall square buildings on both sides. From those windows, bright light shines out. There are also colorful neon lights shining at the back doors of several storefronts not far away. It makes this place
, even though it was shrouded in heavy rain and night, it was still clearly visible.
According to the memory of the original owner of the body, this is the backstreet of the Atlanta Storm Stadium. He came here today to participate in a regular competition - a comprehensive cold weapon combat competition organized by the NHSAA (National High School Athletic Association) of America.
"A strange world, such a strong Yuanling?"
After a while, the expression in Tao Ran's eyes became extremely rich. In addition to shock, there was more regret, regret, loss and uneasiness, and even hesitation.
Especially when he stretched out his fingers and tried to condense the magic power into his fingertips, he was immediately swallowed up by the feeling of weakness in his soul and the severe pain that felt like being torn into pieces.
After being reborn in a borrowed body, his soul was severely injured and his true energy was gone. He might not be able to go back in a short period of time——
This thought appeared very clearly in Tao Ran's mind, making him extremely upset.
The Nine Heavens Desire Demon Dugu Tianyi is dead, but the five gods and demons under his command are still there, and they can still cause trouble in the world; there are still ghosts within the sect who are in charge of the center of the mountain; and there are also the contemporary emperors of the Langya Celestial Dynasty.
The Shenxiao Sect is extremely wary of them and wants to eliminate them for a long time; in addition, the "Tiandao Sect" in the south has been almost undamaged in the demonic catastrophe. After this catastrophe, I am afraid that it will inevitably covet the many spiritual veins in the Central Plains.
This great sect of the Central Plains, which had been handed down to him by his master for 1,300 years, was now suffering from internal and external troubles, was riddled with holes, and was in danger of annihilation.
The rain was pouring down, drenching Tao Ran from the inside out. It was early winter, and the cold wind was biting, but the feeling of dampness and coldness coming from the surface of his body was unable to extinguish the heat in his chest.
I can't even cool down a little.
This is inner demon!
Tao Ran had already realized this when these complicated thoughts began to appear in his mind. His soul was seriously injured, and it was fused with the remnant soul of 'Li Mochen', which resulted in his almost perfect state of mind.
There was a huge flaw.
If his mind is regarded as a city at this time, then all the walls of this city are in a state of collapse, allowing all demonic thoughts inside and outside the city to come and go freely.
But understanding is one thing, being able to control and suppress this inner demon is another.
Tao Ran gritted his teeth and clasped his hands tightly into his flesh. A trace of red line appeared between his eyebrows and spread like a spider web, soon covering his entire face.
At this moment, someone slapped him hard on the shoulder: "Andre, you damn thing, what are you doing here? Even if you want to calm down, there is no need to come here and get soaked in the rain? Do you know?
I’m almost going crazy looking for you?”
Tao Ran's expression was stunned, the luster in his eyes gradually returned to clarity, and the blood-red lines on his face were quickly fading away.
When he turned around, he found a black boy about fifteen or sixteen years old, with light black skin and naturally curly hair, standing behind him panting.
Memories about this person also emerged in Tao Ran's mind in an instant.
This is William Jacques, a good friend who lives in the same neighborhood as the original owner of the body. Not only is he the same age, but he also goes to the same school. Coupled with similar blood, after Li Mochen transferred to Linden College, the two parties soon became inseparable.
's friends.
But for some reason, Tao Ran felt a hint of displeasure in his heart, and it showed directly between his eyebrows.
"OK, OK! Mo Chen, Ah Mo! I know you don't like me calling you Andre."
William Jacques raised his hands with an expression of surrender: "Can you go back with me now? Your game will start in five minutes at most. If you also abstain due to absence this time, our Louis
Miss Si will probably explode with rage."
"Louis? Louise Lyndon?"
Tao Ran felt that the name was somewhat familiar and couldn't help but murmur. At the same time, a picture quickly flashed in his mind.
She was a young girl with long, pale blond hair like a waterfall, almost impeccable facial features, as delicate and beautiful as a Barbie doll.
——Louise Linden, the only direct heir to the Alexander Linden family, is currently sixteen years old, a student at Linden College, and serves as the president of the school's student union and the president of the Cold Weapon Mixed Martial Arts Club.
"Who else could it be Louise?"
William rolled his eyes, and then forced his 'friend' to go inside: "Ah Mo, you don't know, Elena and John Richardson suddenly said that when the game started,
I transferred to another school and immediately gave up and gave up. Our club today
There were a total of nineteen individual battles in the day, and we lost a total of fifteen. If this continues, we will not be able to collect the points to participate in the team qualifying competition in the first half of next year. How can this make our eldest lady feel embarrassed? Linden College is the best in all of America.
The points ranking will fall to the bottom.”
Tao Ran followed him forward in confusion. At this moment, his mind was filled with a large amount of information.
NHSAA, the abbreviation of National High School Athletic Association, is an association of tens of thousands of high school institutions across America. Its main activities are various sports leagues held every year
.
Among them, the two project groups that attract the most attention are mixed old steel (MOS, comprehensive cold weapons) and mixed martial arts (MMA, comprehensive unarmed combat).
——In this world where magic powers flourish and people with various abilities are popular. These two combat sports can be said to be the number one sports in all countries in the world, and the related events also have the largest audience groups.
The comprehensive cold weapons competition and comprehensive unarmed combat competition organized by the National High School Athletic Association are large-scale fighting events in America that are second only to the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association) in terms of attention.
For many private schools in America that pride themselves on having and cultivating more magic professionals, their rankings and achievements in the two events are a matter of life and death - it is related to their reputation, student resources, and the government.
funding allocation.
And Louise Linden is not only the eldest lady of the Linden family, but also the future owner of Linden College.
The reason why this man deigned to give up the four aristocratic academies where the rich and powerful's children gathered and entered Linden College was to restore the decline of Linden Academy in cold weapon mixed martial arts in recent years and obtain a reasonable ranking for the college.
position’s mission.
"Your opponent this time is Ichabod from Khadiga Academy. I have inquired and found out that this person is already a level 4 magic swordsman with superb swordsmanship. When he was in tenth grade last year, he reached the 100th level in the individual competition.
The top seventy-two in Atlanta. Although there is an element of luck, but now that it has been a year, he must be stronger now. So I am not very optimistic about the outcome of your battle."
William Jacques said with a wry smile: "But even if you lose, you must not give up. No one in the club expects you to beat him, but if you dare to give up, I bet you will get the scholarship you want."
No chance. Our Miss Louise is worried and has no place to vent her worries. Hey, Ah Mo, you can give me some reaction at least, why are you like a wooden person? Are you too nervous? OH, shit!"
At this time, in the corridor they were walking in, they remembered a female broadcast: "P12 Channel 5, Ichabod Wood VS Andre Lee Wildenstein, at 20:15
start--"
William stopped talking nonsense and pulled Tao Ran forward. The latter was still in a daze, and he was overwhelmed by the information that was pouring out from the depths of the original owner's memory. But Tao Ran thought that this was better, it was better than thinking randomly now.
The one who goes straight into obsession is stronger.
By the time he came to his senses, he had already put on a complete set of armor-like protective equipment, carrying an unopened one-handed sword, and was pushed onto the ring by William Jacques.
Opposite him was a guy with an unusually burly body, also wearing a set of protective gear, with his face hidden behind a helmet. His eyes were fierce, and he smiled slightly: "Hey! BOY, are you being bullied by me?
Is the name Ichabod frightening you? If so, then you have one last chance. I allow you to surrender and admit defeat, which will save you some suffering."