Lost in thought until school ended in the afternoon, Su Bai didn't head home right away. Instead, he made his way to an internet café near the school.

  To understand the details of this world's situation, the internet was the best source.

  Although the system had helped integrate the original Su Bai's memories, there were still many gaps in his knowledge.

  Upon arriving at the internet café, he habitually pulled out the five yuan he saved from lunch and spped it on the counter. "Boss dy, give me a temporary computer!"

  After receiving the temporary card from the owner, Su Bai went straight to a computer and turned it on.

  ***

  Various official news and historical data appeared one by one.

  On September 18, 1906, a massive rift suddenly appeared in the sky, and countless exotic beasts emerged from it. It took the military forces of various countries three months to kill all the beasts that appeared from the rift, but as long as the rift remained, a new batch of beasts would appear periodically.

  Thus, humanity decided to send a death squad into the rift to investigate, discovering that behind the rift y a vast expanse of nd. To prevent the beasts from continuously emerging, the military forces of various countries decided to build a military base within the sky rift to fend off the beasts.

  At the same time, Earth's spiritual energy began to revive, and some people gradually awakened to martial arts and superpowers.

  The New Era of Humanity officially began.

  On March 6, 1907, a second rift appeared in the sky.

  On May 7, 1907, a third rift appeared.

  The fourth, the fifth...

  In the following century, the number of rifts increased, and their appearance became more frequent.

  Now, they are scattered all over the world, and the exotic beast races behind each rift are different.

  Scientists named the battlefield behind the sky rifts: Myriad Races Battlefield!

  Su Bai also found numerous videos of humans being mercilessly sughtered by exotic beasts.

  For instance, a normal, warm family, where the wife and daughter were crushed into pulp by a three-meter-long monster, and the man, holding a kitchen knife, tried to avenge them but was powerless.

  Or a regur soldier, clutching a broken sword, roaring defiantly against a sea of ferocious beasts.

  Or a human commander of indeterminate nationality, armor stained with blood, defending a city alone, shouting a tragic vow of human victory as the city fell!

  ***

  Su Bai's mood turned heavy for a moment.

  He sighed deeply and continued to look up information about the Martial Academy.

  Sure enough, he found the red-letter document on educational reform on the Martial Academy's official website.

  Previously, to enter the Martial Academy, one had to be a martial artist or a superpowered individual and score above a certain threshold in cultural exams.

  This year, the Martial Academy's admission standards were reformed, rexing cultural course standards across the board and increasing the number of admissions several times over.

  However, Su Bai knew that getting into the Martial Academy was still not easy for ordinary people.

  Martial artists need to be trained from a young age, honing their skills and nurturing their energy and blood, requiring exorbitant expenses for medicinal baths and expert guidance.

  The awakening of superpowers is even more elusive, with a probability of less than one in ten thousand.

  For ordinary people, even with rexed cultural conditions, the remaining requirements are extremely stringent.

  Fortunately, Su Bai already possessed the Strongest Beast Tamer System. As long as he contracted a fierce beast, he could naturally become a superpowered individual.

  ***

  After gathering the information he wanted, Su Bai quietly left the internet café.

  As the sky darkened, the dim streetlights cast Su Bai's shadow long across the street.

  The invasion of the Myriad Races was a crisis for all humanity. From the Martial Academy's admission reforms, Su Bai could see that the situation in Jiangzhou had reached a dangerous level.

  With great power comes great responsibility, and Su Bai understood why martial artists and superpowered individuals previously needed to meet cultural score requirements.

  Because if power far beyond ordinary people went unchecked, it would pose a significant threat to the country and society.

  If not for the urgent situation on the front lines, the Martial Academy wouldn't have adopted such extreme measures to cultivate talent.

  Although Su Bai was just a high school student, having lived two lives, his maturity far exceeded that of his peers. While other students celebrated the easier entrance to the Martial Academy, only Su Bai realized the harsh truth behind it.

  The invasion of the Myriad Races hung over Su Bai's head like a sword, ready to fall at any moment.

  Only by becoming stronger, much stronger, could he survive and find his pce in this human crisis.

  Unknowingly, Su Bai had reached his doorstep. Though the apartment complex was old, it held eighteen years of his memories.

  "I must go to the Martial Academy!"

  Su Bai solidified his resolve, wanting to protect those he cherished, his home, and his family.

  As he pushed open his front door, the system's prompt suddenly sounded in his mind.

  [Ding, detected a contractable creature—Little Tortoise!]

  [Would you like to tame Little Tortoise?]