Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God

Chapter 1 – Starting Over

In the dead of night.
At Green Bamboo upper-class area, Jin Hai City.

Shi Feng held a folder of documents as he sat silently on the leather sofa.
Gazing at the pool outside through the French window, Shi Feng was filled with both frustration and unwillingness. 

He was the captain of [Shadow], one of Jin Hai City ’s top four gaming Workshops.
He had commanded a guild of tens of thousands of people.
Even more, he was Jin Hai City ’s famous expert; he was the Sword Magician.
However, now the only thing he could do was drink away his sorrows inside his home.

Ten years, he had spent in gaming.

Ten years, he had fought in blood-soaked battles.

He experienced countless trials and suffering.
Under his leadership, Shadow had successfully established ten City States in <>.
They were finally capable of rivaling the First-Rate Guilds.
However, before he could enjoy any of that endless glory, a single document had turned everything into passing smoke; once it was gone, it was never coming back.

Shi Feng never thought his ten years of effort would just go to waste.
He sacrificed so much just for the game and yet, all he did was pave the way for others to the very end.
All of this culminated because he had opposed the decision for Shadow to join the Super-Guild, [World Dominators].
It wasn ’t even the next day before Lan Hua Financial Group gave him their reply.
He had to delete his Level 200 Sword King, the account he had spent ten years of blood and sweat on, and to collect his settlement check from the financial department.

All he received was 5,000,000 Credits and a single mansion.
When compared to the established ten City States inside the money generating virtual kingdom, it couldn ’t even be considered a drop in the ocean.

Shi Feng thought about how much he had contributed to Shadow.
He thought about how his efforts had turned Lan Hua Groups into a large financial group.
Then, he thought about how they still threw him away, as if he was no different from garbage; Shi Feng swore he would take revenge for their actions.

”I won ’t just let this go.
At worst, I ’ll just start over. ”

Shi Feng ’s eyes flashed with confidence and resolution; his hands tore the termination contract into little pieces.
Grabbing the bottle of wine from the tabletop, he gulped down several mouthfuls.

Even if he no longer had his Sword King account, even if he no longer had his team ’s support, the skills and knowledge he obtained from the game would not betray him.
As long as his skills remained, he could still rise once more within God ’s Domain; he could rebuild a virtual kingdom of his own.

Early morning.
The sun had just risen.

Di! Di! Di!

The phone alarm continuously rang.

Shi Feng woke up resentfully.
He helplessly reached for his phone by the bedside; the effects from yesterday ’s drinking still loomed over him.

”Hey, what ’s up? ”

”Brother Feng, it ’s me, Blackie.
You ’re still asking what ’s up? Didn ’t we agree to become professional gamers? Shadow Workshop is recruiting at our school today.
Haven ’t you always wanted to become Shadow ’s core member? ”

Shi Feng was slightly confused.

Lan Hua Financial Group just fired him, so why would he attend Shadow ’s examination?

”Brother Feng? Brother Feng? Can you hear me? They ’re testing at ten o ’clock.
If you don ’t hurry up, you ’re not gonna make it! ”

”Blackie, stop joking around; I just got fired from Shadow. ”

”Fired? Brother Feng, how much did you drink yesterday? Even now, you ’re still not awake? How could you be fired if Shadow hasn ’t even recruited anybody until now? Alright, just come quickly. ”

Blackie had cut the call before Shi Feng could respond.

When Shi Feng looked at his phone in a daze, he discovered that this old and broken down iPhone 6 was not his phone.
His phone was the latest iPhone 12.

Immediately, Shi Feng inspected his surroundings.

What met his eyes was a messy room, no larger than fifteen square meters.
All around, there were books on gaming strategies.
At a corner of the room, above the study table, there was an extremely outdated laptop.
Within the wardrobe by the wall, there were clothes messily piled together.
Inside the wardrobe, there was a mirror; a mirror that currently showed a familiar face.

Shi Feng jumped up in shock when he saw this extremely familiar face.

”How have I become young again? ” Shi Feng immediately walked towards the mirror.
Only after looking at the mirror, at the reflection shown on it, over and over, did Shi Feng confirm that he had indeed become young again.

He slept in his luxurious and spacious bedroom yesterday but now he was in this broken down place after waking up.
Not only that, he also had become young again.

Shi Feng could still recall some memories regarding this place.
He had lived here ten years ago.
For over six months, Shi Feng rented this place in reluctance, all so that he could play God ’s Domain while also attending university.
Only after he had earned some money in God ’s Domain had he rented a large condominium.

Shi Feng thought back to those arduous years.
His family circumstances at that time weren ’t in good shape.
For Shi Feng to attend university, his parents had racked up some debts.
Even so, Shi Feng ’s parents still made sure to send him sufficient living expenses every month, taking on the suffering, themselves, in return.

Shi Feng wholeheartedly wanted to change his family circumstances.
However, finding a well-paying job while the streets were filled with university graduates was tremendously hard; so he thought of the highly profitable Virtual Reality games.
Setting professional gamer as his goal, he even bought a Virtual Gaming Helmet, training arduously within the game to improve his skills.

During that time, bread and instant noodles became his daily meals.
To save money, he had also avoided participating in social gatherings held by his classmates, causing him to become an invisible existence in his class.
The boys would look at him with disdain, while the girls would distance themselves from him.
Everytime Shi Feng went shopping for cup noodles, his wallet would have no more than 10 Credits.
He did not even dare buy a ham sausage that only cost a single Credit.
In pity, the female salesperson there had offered him the ham sausage at a discounted price.
However, the feeling of his empty wallet made Shi Feng refuse with great reluctance.

”Is someone playing a prank on me? ”

Shi Feng stared at his younger self through the mirror and at the familiar surroundings.
Shi Feng couldn ’t help but shake his head, denying such a conclusion.

Even America, as the world ’s most developed country, didn ’t have such rejuvenating technology.
Besides, who would play such a joke with a poor old uncle like him?

Shi Feng looked at the time on his phone.

19th-April-2129.

”Don ’t tell me I have been reincarnated? ” Shi Feng ’s face revealed a bitter smile.

He remembered today was the 5th of August, in the year 2139.
It couldn ’t possibly be April of 2129, the year he was still attending university.

Shi Feng shook his head, trying to wake himself up.
Yet, deep down, he still held onto a thread of hope, wishing that he could be reincarnated, returning to the time ten years ago.
He walked towards the desk, powering up the laptop.

Even if the time on his phone could be faked, the information on the internet definitely couldn ’t.

After surfing the web for several minutes…

Shi Feng was utterly devastated.
All the information he found on the internet showed that today was 19th of April, 2129.
Even the highly anticipated official release date of God ’s Domain was clearly displayed on its official site, counting down to six days from now, the 25th of April.

”I really have been reincarnated! Did I really come back to ten years ago? ” Shi Feng firmly stared at the news report of God ’s Domain, emotional tears leaking from the corners of his eyes. 

Shi Feng ’s feelings were hard to describe at that moment.
He felt both regret, sadness, and joy.

It was as if everything before him was just a dream.

Nonetheless, the chirping of insects and the cold wind blown from the air conditioner told him otherwise, that everything was real.

Looking at his phone, at the family photo he took when he entered university, Shi Feng never realized that his parents had white hair.
The corners of his mother ’s eyes even had wrinkles.
They were no longer as lively as before; they were truly old now.

A year and a half had already passed since God ’s Domain ’s release when Shi Feng noticed how aged his parents were.
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