My name is Chen Yan, and I live in an age when humans awaken supernatural abilities. A hundred years ago, the world was transformed: spiritual qi revived, monsters ran rampant, and some humans began awakening powers. The Ability Users’ Guild was later founded to oversee training, rankings, and missions. To cultivate young ability users, countries established elite martial arts academies. The Nanling Academy I attend is one of the top three in the country. On the surface, it’s much like an ordinary university, with classes, exams, and dorms. Behind closed doors, though, the curriculum is all combat training, energy control, and expeditions into secret realms. The Guild and the schools jointly established a ranking system from F to S, with students rising through the ranks by competing in real combat. Abilities come in all kinds: some people control fire, some can read minds, and others can briefly glimpse the future. But the stronger the ability, the harder it is to control, and one slip can make it backfire. The world seems peaceful on the surface, but undercurrents run deep. Rift passages along the borders occasionally unleash high-ranked monsters, while underground black markets deal in forbidden arts and exotic genes. I got into this school because I awakened a rare “Severed Veins” constitution: every time I die, I can restart my ability and gain a different power. But I haven’t dared tell anyone.
