When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 1 Follow your words

As the sun rises, its path shines brightly.

Cangjiang City, Old Town.

The golden sunlight of the morning sun shone on the mottled brick walls of Qiming Orphanage. The morning breeze brushed past a few wild grasses in the corner, turned upwards, and blew into the slightly open window on the second floor.

The cool morning breeze brushed against his face, making Bai Ze shiver, but his eyes remained fixed on the computer screen on the desk in front of him.

On the somewhat old computer, a documentary video titled "The Changing of the Era" was playing, recounting a series of dramatic changes that began a century ago.

"On July 7th, in the year 1999 of the Star Calendar, the first World Convergence occurred. Our planet overlapped with another world, and an energy called 'Primordial Energy' entered this world. The earth-shattering changes began on this day."

"In September, after two months of exploration and the sacrifice of thousands, the first pioneers brought back a cultivation method called 'Martial Arts' from the overlapping space..."

"In the year 2001 of the Star Calendar, the Second World Convergence occurred, bringing a massive influx of primordial energy and triggering an explosive development in martial arts. However, at the same time, threats from other worlds gradually emerged. Extraterrestrial beings, posing as gods and demons from mythology, misled the masses, establishing the Great Freedom Demonic Cult, and the primordial energy from other worlds also caused mutations in animals..."

"In the year 2004 of the Star Calendar, the False God, the Holy Son, appeared in Ursus, causing millions of casualties before being severely wounded and driven back by Ursus's saturation attack."

"In the year 2006 of the Star Calendar, the Eastern Xia Federation saw the emergence of its first god-level martial artist. Eastern Xia launched the 'Demon Extermination Campaign,' a comprehensive extermination of cults, evil gods, and demonic beasts..."

"In the year 2007 of the Star Calendar, the Western Alliance announced the emergence of a new martial art. High-tech martial arts, which evolved through the implantation of advanced machinery or alien beast genes, became the mainstream of the Western Alliance. In the same year, the first successful practitioner of the new uranium crystal battle body appeared..."

"In the year 2012 of the Star Calendar, to address the convergence of the world, the Universal Alliance was established, with member states including..."

External information stimulation facilitated the fusion of memories. After watching the video, Bai Ze finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh and slumped into his chair.

Bai Ze, male, seventeen years old, is a student at the Third High School in Cangjiang City, Dongxia Federation. He has no parents and grew up in an orphanage.

Three days ago, he collapsed during a fight with his classmates and remained unconscious for two days. When he woke up, he had the memories of another person.

From another world, the twenty-seven-year-old Bai Ze, with the same name, finally breathed his last on his sickbed, and when he woke up, he had become a different person.

It's hard to say whether it was a soul transmigration or the breaking of the mystery of the womb, but in any case, Bai Ze lived a second life.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for someone who has passed away, but the problem is—

"This world seems a bit dangerous," Bai Ze sighed.

The year is now 2099, a century after that world-changing event.

Good news: In recent years, the world seems to have encountered such catastrophic phenomena less frequently.

The bad news: But other problems keep popping up.

Otherworldly beings, posing as terrestrial gods and demons, have emerged to wreak havoc on the nation and its people.

The land monsters have been almost wiped out, but the sea is still teeming with them, and they come ashore from time to time to feast.

Occasionally, martial artists would go mad and kill others due to qi deviation.

Living in this world is really stressful.

"But at least it was hard work, so it's a win either way."

Bai Ze patted his face with both hands, as if trying to shake off the daze, and cheered himself up. "Look on the bright side. Martial arts experts are all long-lived. Immortality is not a dream."

Think less about the downsides and more about the upsides. Living is never a loss, and immortality is a huge win.

Bai Ze calmed down and slowly sorted through his memories.

"Bai Ze, come down for dinner."

A call came from downstairs, and Bai Ze immediately replied, "I'll be right there. I'm just turning off the computer."

despair!
With a crisp sound, the computer screen displayed a shutdown message.

but--

'I haven't turned it off yet!'

Bai Ze, who was about to move the mouse, paused, thinking: 'Has it been infected with a virus?'

No, there was definitely a key press sound.

If Bai Ze wasn't mistaken, that was the sound of the main unit being turned on.

"grass!"

Bai Ze cried out in surprise, almost jumping off his chair.

Haunted in broad daylight?

Considering the world is different now, ghost stories don't seem impossible, right?

Bai Ze felt a cold sweat breaking out on his brow, and his fingers trembled uncontrollably.

"Calm down, calm down," he murmured, as if that would calm the fear that was exploding in his heart.

The next moment, Bai Ze suddenly felt his mind clear, the explosive emotions were swept away, and his mind was calmer than ever before.

"this······"

His calmed mind seemed exceptionally sharp. In a short moment, Bai Ze went through the events in his mind, then looked at the computer and whispered, "Turn it on."

despair.

The sound of the power switch being pressed rang out again, and the startup screen appeared on the screen.

'Can it really work?!'

Bai Ze's eyes widened. "I've awakened?"

Following the global convergence at the end of the last century, a number of people with extraordinary innate abilities emerged around the world. Some possessed superhuman strength, some had unique physical structures, some could move objects with their minds, and some even controlled water and fire.

After expert testing, it was determined that the appearance of vital energy had unlocked some people's special talents. Just like the spiritual roots and divine bodies in fantasy novels, some people are born different from others.

It is said that the initial widespread adoption of martial arts training methods was precisely to discover such talent in order to cope with the escalating situation.

Such people are generally called awakened ones or those who have transcended, and are considered to have won at the starting point of their spiritual practice.

Bai Ze now appears to have become one of the Awakened.

However, generally speaking, awakened individuals already exhibit abnormalities in their childhood, and cases of awakening at the age of seventeen or eighteen are quite rare.

'Could it be that the fusion of their spirits has led to a stronger soul?'

Having read the novel thoroughly, Bai Ze subconsciously came up with a reasonable explanation: "Never mind, it's not a bad thing anyway."

It's like the dead being reborn; something like this is better than nothing. Instead of racking your brains over this issue, you should think about what kind of ability you actually have.

Thinking this, Bai Ze stared at the computer screen and thought to himself, "Shut down."

The computer did not respond after restarting.

"Shut down," Bai Ze called out.

The sound of the computer power switch being pressed rang out again.

Firstly, it can only be initiated through words.

Bai Ze stood up, turned to the side, and said, "Raise your hand."

The arm rises automatically, like a puppet controlled by invisible threads, but the arm exerts force naturally, not by external force.

Furthermore, it has a kind of smoothness that's hard to describe.

Secondly: Controlling oneself seems easier than controlling other things.

A thought flashed through his mind, Bai Ze turned around, his eyes flashing with murderous intent, staring at the cactus on the windowsill, and pointed at it with his fingers, "Six Meridian Divine Sword!"

There seems to be restlessness inside my body, but there is no reaction.

"Avada eats big melon."

A blur flashed before my eyes, a beautiful sensation of my brain being stirred, but I still didn't have any special reaction.

Thirdly, the inability to perform extraordinary feats seems to stem from a lack of the necessary energy.

Fourthly, it can be used in different languages.

If magic power can be provided, the giant melon should also be able to be successfully released.

"Hoo—" Bai Ze exhaled, shook his head, and shook off the drowsiness. "I do have a certain ability, let's just call it a talent. This ability is called... Word Power? Let's give it a Chinese name, 'Words Become Law'."

After deciding on the name, Bai Ze was like a little boy who had just received a stick, eager to sweep up all the rapeseed flowers within a ten-mile radius and continue experimenting with "words become law".

"White Pond!"

A lion-like roar came from downstairs, "If you don't come down now, don't even think about using my computer again!"

Bai Ze immediately shrank back, a physical instinct suppressing his ambition to test the waters. "Here it comes, here it comes."

He called out in response, quickly left the room, and ran downstairs.

This is a large courtyard located on the edge of the city. The walls and buildings bear the marks of time. Several children are running around in the courtyard, shouting and making a lot of noise, making the orphanage unusually lively in the early morning.

This is Qiming Orphanage, Bai Ze's home in this life.

(End of this chapter)