The scorching summer sun feels like a blaze.
A crowd throngs the street at the school gate, and a 17 or 18-year-old boy is wandering aimlessly.
Too hot?
No problem, the heart of the boy, Du Yu, is cold.
Because he just finished the high school examination.
"It's gone cold." Du Yu mumbled softly, sighing helplessly in his heart.
He had been in this world for less than two weeks, and before he could fully process the shock, he had to take the high exam in Otherworld...
Mind you, before coming here through crossing over, Du Yu had just completed the high exam in his own world.
Marvelous~ Damn it!
It's a nightmare reincarnation, it truly is.
Du Yu finally accepted the reality of continuing the exam, only to be hit over the head again; the original owner of this body had chosen... liberal arts...
If it were science, I could manage it, but you opted for liberal arts!?
Ha! Hahahahahaha!
After treating history as a fantasy novel and geography as a magical world map for two weeks, Du Yu staggered into the exam hall and stumbled out, now standing right in the middle of the street.
Totally bombed it~
Logically speaking, it's about time for a car accident to occur, after all, that's how Du Yu came to this world.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Gou Cangtian, don't say I didn't give you a chance! Quick, let a truck run a red light and roll over me, take me to the next world to continue exams!
I! Haven't! Had! Enough!
Of course, it's just a joke. Du Yu was bold with reassurance because today is exam day, and the street outside the school gate is cordoned off by police, so where could there be a big truck?
Du Yu's dazed behavior did not attract strange looks, as by now the chaos outside the school gate was like a scene of demons dancing wildly.
The students who finally finished the exam displayed a full range of emotions.
Some students were confident, some looked regretful, and some were grabbing top students to discuss answers, the more they checked the answers, the more they cried...
The faces of the young boys and girls couldn't hide their expressions, and the parents felt a mix of emotions. It seems that the high school exam in this world is just as important as the one in the past life.
The only difference is that quite a few parents brought pets to pick up their children.
Du Yu knew that these fellows were not just pets, but also Demon Beasts with peculiar abilities.
The types of Demon Pets were numerous, with various types: charmingly naive, adorable, noble, and cold... But no matter their appearance or temperament, being adopted by human families, they were mostly quite humane.
Often, before the parents could spot their children in the crowd, the Demon Pets had already found their young masters, sharing in their emotions.
But human joys and sorrows do not interconnect; Du Yu only felt lost.
He didn't know where his future should lead.
The original owner of this body was also an orphan, also named Du Yu, growing up in the Starting Point Orphanage since childhood.
With the support of benefactors from the community, Du Yu finally reached senior year but unexpectedly encountered an accident during a rare climb for relaxation before the exams.
"Sigh..." Du Yu probed the hazy memories in his mind and shook his head helplessly.
Honestly, Du Yu wished they had swapped bodies, letting both awake in each other's worlds, if that were the case, it would be a blessing in disguise.
Moreover, if the memories this kid left me were clearer, I wouldn't be reading textbooks as if they were celestial books...
"Ah! Look! Quickly, look!"
"What's flying in the sky? Birds or clouds?"
"My God! That's... Son, come here! Come over!"
Suddenly Du Yu heard exclamations in his confusion. Accompanying the chaotic voices, the sky became consistently dark.
He quickly turned his head, his already confused expression becoming even more bewildered.
In the distant western sky, a flock of birds gathered into a huge cloud!?
Like an army pressing the border, dark clouds enveloping the city, covering the sky and blocking out the sun, surging turbulently!
Du Yu's face was astonished, and as he looked closely, he felt as if the world was playing a huge joke on him.
What birds are these?
These are clearly thousands of Paper Cranes!
Paper Cranes flying in the sky!?
While flying, they scatter into a group and dive down!
"Don't panic! Find cover nearby, hide in buildings! If there's no cover, lie down as you are!" Amidst the chaos at the school gate, a firm voice came from a middle-aged traffic cop.
With diligence, he was loudly maintaining order, while pointing to the sky: "Jiang He! Block them!"
"Woof! Woof!" At the feet of the police officer, a large wolfhound with an elegant physique and entirely blue fur barked frantically at the sky.
In an instant, streams of water appeared out of nowhere, weaving into a giant "fishing net," lifting skyward.
Adults all know that a fishing net has holes.
But no worries, try layering several of them.
The traffic police team on site, maintaining order, commanded their police dogs to create sheets of "water woven nets," layered together, spreading above to protect the students as best they could.
Among the parents was a hidden dragon, outshone with the Demon Pets to exhibit Demon Skills. For a moment, various extraordinary abilities were displayed in front of the school gate.
And Du Yu, who obediently lay down in the middle of the road, was watching helplessly as the overwhelming swarm of Thousand Paper Cranes dived down on him.
The power of humans and Demon Pets is so insignificant in the face of such phenomena.
"I'm done for." Du Yu felt extremely uncomfortable.
Gou Cangtian, you finally couldn't hold back?
This time the streets are blocked, the big trucks can't crash in, so you resort to bombers?
Are you telling me these are Thousand Paper Cranes?
What kind of Thousand Paper Crane can pierce through a whirlwind without being torn apart? Can pass through a Fire Pillar unharmed? Can swim through a water net without getting its paper body wet?
The various abilities people displayed opened Du Yu's eyes. As he marveled at this strange world, he also witnessed the strength of the Thousand Paper Cranes.
In the end, Du Yu held his head in his hands and curled up on the ground.
Come on, Gou Cangtian!
Death comes like wind, always by my side. The long road is daunting, with the college entrance exam as company!
See you in the next world, the next exam hall!
"Hiss..." Du Yu suddenly gasped, feeling like the back of his hand was pecked hard.
A Thousand Paper Crane crossed mountains and seas, overcame layers of obstacles, and collided against the back of Du Yu's hand.
The terrifying thing was, various Demon Skills failed to stop the dive of the Thousand Paper Crane army.
Even more terrifying was, once the Thousand Paper Crane army of such strength actually landed on buildings, streets, and even people, they caused no substantial harm at all?
"Ahhhh!" As more and more Thousand Paper Cranes fell, with nowhere to flee, Du Yu could only scream to relieve the pain, accepting the baptism of the "Thousand Paper Crane Rainstorm."
But speaking of it, whether this phenomenon was divine or man-made, if they truly intended to kill Du Yu, his body would have been riddled with holes by now.
One Thousand Paper Crane after another fell, burying Du Yu alive in an instant.
And Du Yu was not alone; the students and parents at the school gate were all buried with no way to resist.
The entire district, the entire town, were completely submerged by the Thousand Paper Crane army in a short span of time.
A full 15 seconds later, the sky-darkening Thousand Paper Crane army finally flew away, leaving behind an ocean-like sea of Thousand Paper Cranes, along with a frightened crowd.
"Pfft~" Du Yu spat out a paper crane, struggling to poke his head out of the paper pile.
"Wooo~ Waa!" From inside the paper pile next to him, came the sound of a girl's terrified crying.
The girl was evidently the type to react slowly after the fact. When everyone had finished, you just started to cry?
Before you cried, I had already screamed it out...
Du Yu didn't pay attention to the girl "buried alive" with him, he casually grabbed a handful of Thousand Paper Cranes.
Perhaps it shouldn't be called Thousand "Paper" Cranes, as the material clearly isn't white paper, but more like it's made from wood?
Yet these wood pieces are as thin as cicada wings, almost transparent, with a very light color.
"Such pure Demon Breath! Is this the blessing of some Ancient Demon Saint to the world? Child! Quickly come here! See if you can seize the chance to awaken!" The man's excited voice had a penetrating quality, even reducing the surrounding crying and shouting significantly.
Soon, expressions of confusion, surprise, and even wild joy came from all directions.
The next scene was something Du Yu never expected.
Just now people were fleeing wildly, avoiding the Thousand Paper Crane army as much as possible, but now they treated the Thousand Paper Cranes as treasures. As the news spread rapidly, students and parents who had hidden into stationery stores and snack shops on the street quickly ran out.
After careful confirmation, a considerable number of people and Demon Pets transformed into swimming champions, diving headfirst into the pile of Thousand Paper Cranes.
Great sadness, great joy.
Doomsday, supreme Paradise.
Everything changed in just a few tens of seconds, this world sure is strange?
"Demon Breath, huh?" Du Yu looked confused, weighing a few Thousand Paper Cranes in his hand.
Demon Breath, formally known as Demon Beast Breath.
The books said that at the far eastern end of the Kunlun Mountain Range grows two Towering Giant Trees, their grandeur like the connection between heaven and earth.
The two Giant Trees intertwined, entwining the Twins, continually emitting Demon Beast Breath outward.
To this day, there are countless rare Otherworlds within the Great Xia Realm, but the Kunlun Mountain Range's Twin Ancient Trees remain the largest Demon Beast Realm, also called the origin of the Great Xia Demon Spirit Culture by scholars.
And those who cultivate with the Demon Beast Breath are called "Demon Tamers."
Human children entering puberty, with their bodies rapidly developing, might exhibit affinity for Demon Beast Breath, then transition to become Demon Tamers.
Yet, the number of Demon Tamers isn't much; they only account for 30% of the Great Xia population.
Unfortunately, Du Yu was among the majority, merely an ordinary person, attending regular schools from childhood to adulthood.
So, even though the Thousand Paper Cranes on the streets are like an ocean, filled with endless pure Demon Breath, it doesn't really have any impact on Du Yu... huh?
In the next moment, Du Yu's eyes widened slightly!
A pair of wings on a Thousand Paper Crane in his palm moved slightly, pushing aside the paper cranes squeezed together?
"Uh?"
Du Yu felt a burning sensation in his palm, as a surge of heat rushed into his body.
Hot! Scorching!
What is... what's going on?
As Du Yu was at a loss, a soft and cute voice echoed in his mind:
"I, the Burning Sun Golden Crow!"
With the mysterious voice, streams of scorching Demon Breath wreaked havoc inside Du Yu, making him lose control, and he once again collapsed into the ocean of Thousand Paper Cranes.