I Thought Everyone Else Was Strong, Only to Find Out After Ascending

Lu Hongyun was astonished to discover that he had been reborn in an unfamiliar new world. Towering in the blue sky were enormous, exquisitely crafted interstellar spaceships. All around him, intelligent robots bustled about, some gracefully moving their mechanical arms, others quietly attending to the humans nearby. These unexpected sights convinced Lu Hongyun that he had been reborn into a new era where science and technology had reached their peak. As a researcher in his previous life, he felt a surge of passion welling up from deep within. A flood of information churned through the depths of the internet. There, he found a forum for amateur scientists called “Research Titans,” and his grand scientific journey began. Lu Hongyun’s talent flourished in the realm of technology: He created a nanoscale marvel: a tiny 0.01-nanometer chip. He broke through the constraints of established technology, independently designing and building an advanced lithography machine. He pushed past the limits of physics, turning controlled nuclear fusion from a theory on paper into reality. Even more astonishingly, his research into mechanical ascension led him to explore the path to eternal life. After a year of solitary exploration and honing his skills, Lu Hongyun completed his transformation into a human-machine hybrid. The perfect union of machinery and flesh raised him to an entirely new level of existence. Carrying boundless wisdom and power, he was ready to show the world his true worth. But what he never expected was that when he confidently stepped outside, what greeted him was an ordinary world