The newborn body was fragile—soft skin, weak limbs, and underdeveloped senses—but Noah's mind was something else entirely.
Even in the form of an infant, something in him pulsed with awareness.Not full memory… but instincts. Echoes.And the System.
[System Integration: 6%… 12%… Complete.]
[Status Update: You are now Noah – Age: 0][Bloodline Potential: Moderate][Innate Talent: Dormant][System Functions Unlocked: Basic HUD | Passive Growth Tracking]
The interface hovered faintly at the edge of his perception, like a ghost visible only to him.
He couldn't move much. Couldn't talk. But his soul?His soul was awake. Watching. Processing.
He was reborn in a remote village—dirt roads, wooden homes, weak spiritual presence. A backwater realm at best.
His new parents, farmers from a small clan, named him after a long-dead ancestor. They had no idea they'd just birthed a reincarnated genius from another world… or that their child's eyes glowed faintly red when he dreamed.
Three years passed.
Noah learned to walk, then run. To speak, then lie.He said the right words, wore the right expressions.But he was always observing. Always thinking.
While the other village children played with sticks and chased chickens, Noah sat under trees, watching the wind and wondering how to cut it.
[Stat Growth: Above Average][Adaptability: Exceptional][Hidden Trait Evolving…]
He discovered his body remembered things before his mind did. Reflexes from a forgotten battlefield. A way of stepping silently. A moment of instinct when a wild dog attacked—a shift in weight, a subtle redirection of force—and the beast landed wrong, breaking its leg.
His father called it luck.
Noah knew better.
Age: 3.5
It came in a dream.
A sword — black, jagged, like the one that had killed him.But this time, it bowed to him.
[Memory Fragment Unlocked: "Solgard Style – First Stance"][Note: Incompatible with Current Body. Stored for future retrieval.]
He woke up, sweating.
"This world… is slow," he whispered under his breath, voice unnaturally calm for a toddler.
The System pulsed in response.
[System Tip: This world is governed by martial stages. Cultivation accessible from age 7.][Early growth advantage recommended: Begin foundational physical training manually.][Quest Available: Train Body Before Cultivation Age]– Task: Complete 500 pushups, 1000 squats, and 1000 minutes of stance meditation over the next 3 years.– Reward: Early Awakening + Hidden Trait Reveal– Penalty: None. But your enemies won't wait.
Noah stared at the quest.
He didn't smile.
He got up, walked to the woods, and began squatting.
Elsewhere…
Beyond the Veil of Dimensions, in a realm of fire and ruin, the Demon King of the previous world stirred.
A fragment of his power—what remained in the black spear—twitched in agitation.
Something had shifted.
A soul… had slipped the leash of fate.
Back in the mortal realm, a three-year-old boy stood beneath a waterfall, fists clenched, breath steady, eyes closed.
He had no master. No clan. No divine blessing.
Only the System.
Only time.
Only rage.
Noah's training had begun.