Rift Reflections: I Slay My Way Through the Apocalypse With the System

In 2049, the global hit game Rift suddenly became reflected in reality. Monsters broke through the barriers, skills took physical form, and the game's cultivation system became humanity's only means of survival. Civilization fell apart within three months, an era later known as the Great Reflection.

Lin Yan, who had died in despair after being betrayed by a teammate in his previous life, unexpectedly reborn at the moment just before the Reflection began. He bound himself to the only Rift System in the game, a stingy system with a knack for snark that could precisely analyze the world's rules.

With memories of his previous life and the System's help, Lin Yan avoided deadly early traps and seized the first Old God Ruins. In a mortal's body, he killed the first mutated creatures and quickly broke through to the Spirit Tempering Realm. Knowing that human nature was more dangerous than monsters, he rejected all pointless socializing. With precise calculations and ruthless action, he gathered resources and advanced his cultivation in the ruined city.

As his strength grew, Lin Yan gradually discovered that the Great Reflection was no accident: the game's code concealed the whispers of the Old Gods, extraterrestrial clans were controlling the mutated creatures, and powerful figures within the human camp had long monopolized high-level resources through secret channels. From ruined cities to forbidden deserts, from deep-sea ruins to floating divine kingdoms, Lin Yan continued to grow stronger atop his enemies' corpses, unlocking the System's deeper permissions and ultimately uncovering the truth behind the Reflection: it was a survival culling spanning dimensions, and he would become the one doing the culling, not prey to be culled.