I Just Chose a Martial Arts Elective, and Now the Old-Timer Comeback System Has Arrived

I’m in my final year of high school and have just chosen martial arts as an elective, but the Old Geezer Comeback System arrived thirty years too early. [At forty-eight, you fail once again to break through to become a first-rank martial artist. Looking at your bare-walled subsidized apartment and thinking of your parents, their hair graying as they sigh in despair, you can’t help regretting it. If you had listened to them and given up martial arts back then, would things have turned out differently? Call your parents, empathize with how hard they’ve worked, and earn their forgiveness. Reward: 10,000 RMB.] Eighteen-year-old Lin Yuan glances at the System mission on his panel, then at his homeroom teacher, who is advising everyone to choose martial arts based on their natural aptitude. He can’t help falling into thought. Yeah, this System seems to have arrived a little early. He makes the call, then watches the balance on his phone increase. Lin Yuan’s pupils contract. This damn System didn’t just arrive early, it’s actually for real. [Ding! You have completed the System mission and received ten thousand yuan. This money has eased your immediate financial troubles. Thinking of your elderly parents, you decide to go home and finally show them the filial devotion you’ve put off for years. Mission: Cook a meal your elderly parents will enjoy. Reward: Martial Brain for seven days.] A Martial Brain? That’s a treasure of the human body that only martial artists of the fifth rank can develop. They say people who develop a Martial Brain reach the limits of memory and thought, with their comprehension pushed to the maximum. They can perfectly control every muscle in their body and are true martial arts prodigies. If that’s the case, who needs academics? Martial arts, definitely martial arts! In this life, Lin Yuan won’t just practice martial arts, he’ll become a Martial God and rise to the very top.