Global Asset: Rebirth Of The Ruthless Scholar
Chapter 1: The Dimensional Drift
The battle with the Great Sage didn't end in death; it ended in a "Reality Collapse." The Sage, realizing he couldn't defeat Xun Long, triggered a Void-Exile. As the portals collided, the Red Mist was sucked away, and Xun Long felt his "Void Sovereignty" being locked behind a celestial seal.
He woke up to the smell of sulfur and wet mud. The violet glow in his eyes was gone. He looked at his hands—they were human again. No spectral energy, no ghosts, no beasts.
"System, status report," he whispered.
[WARNING: Mana-Deprived Environment detected.][Void Sovereignty: SEALED.][Physical Prowess: Standard Human (Peak Conditioning).][Current Objective: Survive the Siege of the Iron Pass.]
He wasn't in the cultivation world anymore. He was in an ancient era, but the sound echoing through the valley wasn't the clashing of swords—it was the rhythmic thunder of Gatling Guns and Bolt-Action Rifles.
Chapter 2: The Opposite Rebirth
Xun Long discovered he was in the "Kingdom of Valoria," currently being decimated by the "Empire of Nox." The Empire possessed technology that shouldn't exist in this age: steam-powered tanks and trench mortars.
His 1000x Intellect deduced the truth instantly. "A fellow traveler," he muttered. The Empire had its own reborn protagonist—someone who had brought modern blueprints to this world. But while that person knew how to build guns, Xun Long knew how to use them.
Before his first rebirth, the government had trained Xun Long for 2 years in a specialized tactical program. He was a scholar of weapons, a master of ballistics, and a phantom of guerrilla warfare.
Chapter 3: The Cold Soldier
A Valorian captain approached Xun Long, shouting orders to pick up a spear. Xun Long ignored him. He walked over to a pile of discarded, jammed rifles captured from the enemy.
With clinical precision, he dismantled three rifles and reassembled one perfect weapon in under fifteen seconds. The soldiers around him stared in awe.
"Spears are for those who wish to die bravely," Xun Long said in cold English. "I prefer to kill efficiently."
He took a position in a muddy trench. His 1000x Intellect acted as a natural ballistic computer. He didn't need a scope. He accounted for windage, humidity, and Earth's rotation in a heartbeat. Crack. A Noxian officer five hundred yards away dropped instantly. Crack. Another. He wasn't a "Ruthless Scholar" right now; he was the Ruthless Sniper.
Chapter 4: The Backstory of the Ghost Agent
As he reloaded, memories of his 2-year government training surfaced. He hadn't just been a student; he was a "Special Asset." The government had realized his intellect was too dangerous for the civilian world, so they trained him in CQC (Close Quarters Combat), demolition, and psychological operations.
He had been trained to be a one-man army in case of a national emergency. That training was now his only lifeline. He knew every weakness of the weapons the enemy was using because he had studied their primitive ancestors in Earth's history.
Chapter 5: The 18+ Trench Warfare
The Empire of Nox launched a bayonet charge supported by heavy artillery. The Valorian lines began to crumble. Xun Long didn't retreat. He grabbed a satchel of black powder and modified it with shrapnel from broken swords.
When the enemy reached the trench, he detonated the "Scholar's Mine."
The gore was 18+ and visceral. No magic shields protected these men. Flesh tore, and blood soaked the mud into a dark crimson. Xun Long moved through the smoke like a shadow. He didn't use a sword; he used a combat knife and a handgun he had liberated from a dead Noxian scout. Every move was a "Maximum Lethality" strike—throat slits, ocular punctures, and heart stabs. He was a machine of human-made destruction.
Chapter 6: The Intellectual Counter-Offensive
Xun Long realized that the enemy protagonist was arrogant. The blueprints were being used without understanding "Supply Chain Logistics."
"He gave them guns, but he didn't give them a sustainable nitrate source," Xun Long analyzed.
Using his knowledge of chemistry, he led a small group of Valorian scouts to the enemy's rear supply line. Instead of attacking the soldiers, he used a simple chemical compound to "contaminate" their gunpowder supply. Within hours, the Empire's guns started exploding in their own hands. The "Modern Protagonist" of the Empire had the tools, but Xun Long had the Logic.
Chapter 7: This Is The Rebirth Of The New God
The volume ends with Xun Long standing over a captured Noxian steam-tank. He had no mana, no violet eyes, and no ghosts. He was covered in mud and grease, holding a smoking rifle.
Even without magic, he felt more powerful than ever. He had proven that his mind was the deadliest weapon in any dimension. He looked toward the Empire's capital, where he knew his "rival" was hiding.
"You brought a gun to a brain fight," he whispered in English.
[System Status: Physical Body adapted to Ballistic Warfare.] [New Skill: Tactical Mastery (Level MAX).]
"This Is The Rebirth Of The New God," he declared, his voice cutting through the sound of the retreating drums.