“Yang Dai, you must follow me to survive!”
Yang Dai stared blankly at the radiant young woman encouraging him. *Big Sis, who are you?*
Yang Dai couldn’t help but glance around. This was a high school lecture hall, with over fifty students in uniform lined up between two rows of desks. Next to the blackboard hung a calendar, displaying the countdown to the college entrance exam: thirty-six days remaining.
He instinctively looked down at himself. He was thinner, and also wearing a uniform.
His mind was a chaotic mess.
Was he dreaming?
Last night, he had been too exhausted from work. After returning home, he scrolled through TikTok, stumbled upon a video, and found himself fantasizing about returning to his school days.
He suddenly snapped out of it and continued scrolling through short videos. But now, he woke up the next day, and he had actually been reborn?
This… This was too good to be true!
Yang Dai pinched himself. It hurt, making him even more excited. He gradually recognized the classmates around him. He must not have transmigrated, but rather been reborn. Yet, he couldn’t recall ever pursuing anyone during his high school years! The radiant young woman in front of him had never appeared in his memories either.
After observing for a while, he felt this must be a parallel world, as there were quite a few classmates he didn’t recognize.
Wait a minute! Something’s not right!
“Gods bless, I must draw a B-grade talent!”
“B-grade talent? You’d be lucky to even draw a D-grade!”
“I just want to survive…”
“I heard that last month, the survival rate for newcomers in the [Abyssal Realm] was less than sixty percent.”
“In other words, twenty of our classmates are going to die?”
“Nonsense, shut up!”
…
Listening to the discussions around him, Yang Dai was bewildered. What was this Abyssal Realm? He had never heard of such a thing during high school.
He suddenly widened his eyes because a male student who had just stood at the front of the lecture hall suddenly vanished. He truly vanished into thin air; he couldn’t have been mistaken. He saw a purple stone, about the size of a basketball, on the podium. Behind the podium stood three teachers, all with extremely serious expressions.
Neither the teachers nor the students seemed to find it strange that the male student had suddenly disappeared.
Yang Dai couldn’t help but pull the radiant young woman in front of him closer and ask, “Why did he disappear?”
The radiant young woman turned her head. She had snow-white skin, large eyes, long eyelashes, and her hair was tied in a ponytail. If he were calm, he would definitely consider her a campus beauty. But right now, Yang Dai was in a state of extreme panic and had no time to appreciate her looks; he only wanted to quickly clarify the current situation.
“To the Abyssal Realm, of course. Yang Dai, fear is useless. Calm down. Once you’re in the Abyssal Realm, you must find a way to survive. As long as you don’t cause trouble, your chances of survival are still very high.” The radiant young woman said with a worried frown.
Yang Dai weakly asked, “What is the Abyssal Realm?”
“The Abyssal Realm is the Abyssal Realm, what are you pretending for?”
“Cough, cough, why don’t you tell me a bit about it? Consider it encouragement for me. After all, I did once pursue you.”
“You never pursued me. It was just some classmates saying you had a crush on me.”
“Just tell me, quickly! It’s almost our turn!” Yang Dai gasped, “You annoying girl, this is no time to be long-winded!”
The radiant young woman, helpless, had no choice but to explain the Abyssal Realm.
The Abyssal Realm was currently considered a second world. Humans who entered the Abyssal Realm could gain supernatural powers to combat disasters and demons in reality.
Three years ago, all high school students nationwide were forcefully pushed into the Deep Abyss. Students with good talent could become cultivators, their social status rising significantly. Those with ordinary talent would continue to take the college entrance exam and live normal lives. However, the prerequisite for all these changes was to survive and exit the Deep Abyss.
Demons? Apocalypse?
Yang Dai frowned. The elegant young girl had only given a brief introduction. Clearly, she was also very nervous, so she spoke quickly.
Only one student separated the elegant young girl from the podium.
Yang Dai looked towards the classroom door. Two burly middle-aged teachers guarded both sides of the door. Escaping was absolutely impossible. As for jumping out the window, Yang Dai glanced over and saw that this was clearly not the first floor.
"If this parallel world is so dangerous, there's no way to avoid it. My previous life was mediocre; I barely managed to reincarnate. Should I really start over again?"
Yang Dai took a deep breath. His gaze became resolute.
He was very interested in supernatural powers – things that only existed in novels.
Although the elegant young girl hadn't said much, he understood one thing clearly: in this world, a person's social status was determined by their achievements in the Deep Abyss.
Yang Dai wanted to ask the elegant young girl a few more questions, but it was already her turn.
He saw her raise both hands, then place them on the mysterious purple stone on the podium.
"Classmates, don't panic when you enter the Deep Abyss. Remember one thing: be careful of anyone you encounter inside. If you meet ghosts or demonic beasts, run if you can!"
A middle-aged man standing opposite the elegant young girl spoke. He was a typical middle-aged teacher, with thinning hair.
Yang Dai recognized the person. It was his high school homeroom teacher, surnamed Cao. The boys affectionately called him "Sticky Note."
Teacher Cao's advice failed to capture the attention of the panicking students, but Yang Dai remembered it clearly.
He didn't have time to investigate more information, so he absolutely had to remember the teacher's advice.
Suddenly, the elegant young girl vanished. Yang Dai had no choice but to step forward. He gathered all his courage, raised both hands, and placed them on the purple stone.
It was a little hot!
But he didn't let go.
The three teachers standing behind the podium didn't give Yang Dai any instructions. He could only wait nervously.
Suddenly, a powerful suction force pulled at his hands. Immediately after, he felt the world spin.
Very quickly, Yang Dai's feet landed on the ground. He landed steadily, without falling over.
He opened his eyes wide, and his vision began to clear. What met his gaze was a stretch of mountains and forests in the dark night, with trees not too densely packed.
He stood on the mountainside, looking around. In every direction, there were endless, undulating mountains.
Yang Dai was stunned.
He instinctively checked his own body.
【You have successfully entered *The Abyss*. Survive until dawn, and you can return to your old world.】
【Please name yourself in *The Abyss*.】
Yang Dai saw the two lines of prompts before his eyes and felt it was a bit like an online game.
He didn't hesitate much, thinking to himself, "Yang Dai."
【Name taken. Please choose another name.】
My real name isn't allowed?
Then I'll use a nickname!
Yang Dai silently thought, "Heng Sao Tian Jun!"
【Name taken. Please choose another name.】
"Ba Wang Bu Guo Jiang!"
【Name registered successfully.】
【Do you want to start drawing your Abyss talent?】
Yang Dai remembered that what his classmates discussed the most was talent; clearly, talent was very important, as it determined his starting point in *The Abyss*.
Draw!
【Congratulations, you have drawn a C-grade talent —— Speed Enhancement II.】
【Speed Enhancement II: C-grade talent. Each time you break through, your speed will be doubled.】
Only C?
Yang Dai frowned. He remembered a classmate wanting to draw a B-grade talent, which meant C-grade couldn't be considered too impressive.
【Detection shows you have traces of two reincarnated lives. You can draw an Abyss talent one more time. Do you wish to draw again?】
Yang Dai widened his eyes.
*The Abyss* can detect his reincarnation?
Could his reincarnation be related to *The Abyss*?
【Congratulations to trial participant Zhan Hu from the Xia Kingdom region for obtaining an A-grade talent.】
【Congratulations to trial participant Zhou Xing Ma from the Xia Kingdom region for obtaining an S-grade talent.】