1 Reincarnation

On the colossal St. Ancestral Mountain range, sunlight shined through the gap between the mountains into the deep canyons. On the hillside beside the valley, some snow remained.

Even though it's already the early summer, the snow has yet to melt. The cold here lasts exceptionally long. The roars of beasts can occasionally be heard.

On the surface of the valley stood a magnificent city.

The world outside of the St. Ancestral Mountains has been occupied by the beasts. The people living in the mountain range have not contacted the outside world for hundreds of years.

The people who live in the city are unsure of the situation of the outside world. It's been recorded that at the most glorious period of mankind, having thousands of Legend rank Fighters and Demon Spiritualists, the humans established many empires in the vast continent, but those empires have been wiped out.

The city, due to being hidden, was well preserved from the Age of Darkness. They would occasionally encounter attacks from powerful Snow Wind Beasts within the St. Ancestral Mountains, however, after going through numerous devastating conflicts, the city was rebuilt again and again.

These giant walls were an indomitable monument.

This city is called Glory City, and it is a symbol of hope for humanity.

Holy Orchid Institute, Fighter Apprentice class

Over thirty students are sitting down and are awaiting to listen to the female teacher as she imparts her knowledge. The students are a bunch of Fighter Apprentices. They are Glory City's Holy Orchid Institute's students.

"I heard that the new teacher, Shen Xiu, is one of the Sacred Family's 3-star Silver rank Demon Spiritualists!"

A few students were discussing softly among themselves.

The attention of the students was focused on the teacher. She had a tall figure and was wearing a lavender dress that wrapped tightly against her body, giving an emphasis on her perky chest. She had a pair of slender, white legs, and wore exquisite make-up that made her look beautiful and elegant. Her eyes were full of pride and arrogance. The Sacred Family is one of the three Major families of Glory City. Because she is of noble birth, and a 3-star Silver rank Demon Spiritualist, she naturally has the capital to be prideful.

As a 3-star Silver rank Demon Spiritualist, she wouldn't normally come here to teach. She only agreed to do so because her nephew is in this class.

"Demon Spiritualists and Fighters have five different ranks, which are: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Black Gold and Legend rank. Each rank is then divided into five levels, from 1-star to 5-star.

"A Demon Spiritualist is above a Fighter. We are a truly noble existence. A Demon Spiritualist can form a soul realm within their dantian. They have the ability to integrate a captured demon into their soul realm and then merge with the demon in combat. This allows them to possess matchless strength, which is far above the strength Fighters could compete with." Shen Xiu raised her chin and spoke arrogantly, "Just like me, my demon is a Scarlet Flame Fox."

Suddenly, Shen Xiu's face and hands underwent drastic changes. Her facial shape became sharper, her teeth and nails also became sharper. Finally, a scarlet tail emerged from her back.

"After merging with a demon, I can control its strength as well as gain fire-type abilities. Among the demons, the Scarlet Flame Fox is a Gold rank beast. This means that the highest level I can reach is Gold rank Demon Spiritualist. Of course, after becoming a Gold rank Demon Spiritualist, I can replace it with a more powerful demon."

When it came to her cultivation, the pride on Shen Xiu's face became thicker.

Shen Xiu's words caused a group of students to be amazed. Gold rank Demon Spiritualists are existences beyond the reach for most of them.

As Shen Xiu continued lecturing on the stage, Nie Li was sitting in the back row. He was looking at all the things going on around him still confused by the circumstances.

There were glitter of wisdom and wits in his eyes, something which should not be present in a 13 Year Old Child.

The reason for this happening is simple. He is not a child at all, not in mind that is.

This is Leonard Henry, a Top Class Secret Undercover Agent in his previous life. After his untimely and tragic death somehow he reincarnated in this youths body.

* Flashback Last Night *

" Ahhh" A boy was thrashing around on his bed, weakly swinging his hands and legs. His face indicates that he is feeling immense pain.

After a while he calmed down. He opened his eyes and looked around his surroundings confused, while grabbing his head, he groggily gets up.

"What is happening, Where am I? " The boy held his head and thought. Even though there are many questions in his head, all of them are overshadowed by the immense head splitting pain he is plagued by.

He crouches down, his upper frame touching his knees. Tears are escaping involuntarily from his eyes. Suddenly as if a dam was being opened, an influx of memories come crashing down on his consciousness.

*Thump*

The kid couldn't handle the overload of information and passed out cold on the floor.

After a while, He slowly opened his eyes. He couldn't help being confused by the scene in front of him.

"What was all of that?" Nie Li quietly asked himself.

He was utterly shocked as he realised that his hands became smaller and his skin became a lot more tender.

He looks around and walks to stand before a table, picking up a hand mirror to look at his face.

What greets him is a Orange Haired Youth with blue eyes and a handsome face.

"This" Looking at his face he is stunned. He now knows that all those memories were not false.

Leonard has reincarnated in a weird world of supernatural strength. He is living in a dormitory as a student in the Holy Orchid Institute, Fighter Apprentice class. His classes will start from tomorrow.

"I am from an Aristocratic family called Heavenly Marks Family. Son of a farmer and my name is 'Nie Li ' Even though Leonard inherited all these memories from the Body, he still doesn't know how to react.

"I don't know what is going on, but I think it's for the best if I act as normal as possible. Thankfully this guy is here, where no one really knows him, so it wouldn't matter if I act a little weird " Leonard knows that even though he has all the memories of the previous host of the body, there is bound to be some changes in his behavior which can be observed by his close friends and family.

* Flashback End*

Shen Xiu was on the stage, talking nonstop. Nie Li listened to her while he observed all the students as well. He knows that there is a strict hierarchy between the people here, depending on the strength and backing of the family.

Nie Li looked towards the side, Lu Piao and Du Ze. From his observation Lu Piao was a noble but not a very important one. Du Ze on the other hand is commoner. Lu Piao has a laid back and lazy personality while Du Ze seems serious and hard working.

Nie Li looked towards the left, a few meters away from him, a beautiful flawless face came into his field of vision. Her name is Ye Ziyun. Although her appearance is only thirteen-fourteen years old, she already looked slender and elegant with purple coloured hair pouring down to her waist. She had arched eyebrows, and an intelligent radiance was seen within her eyes. Whenever she smiled, she would have deep dimples.

Although she looked a little childish, Nie Li knows that, when she grows up a bit more, she will be extremely beautiful and enchanting. She wore a silk white dress that gave her a kind of unspeakable elegance.

'She' is definitely from a Major Family, Most probably a direct descendent too!'

Nie Li observed everyone behavior, he can clearly see that the Teacher Shen Xiu is giving great importance to her, coupled with the affection that the Young Master from Sacred Family is showing towards her. it's all too easy to determine her Family Background.

Within Glory City, there are three Major families. The Divine Family, the Sacred Family, and the Snow Wind Family. They represented the supreme power of Glory City, the pinnacle of the noble families. The City Lord was usually chosen from one of these three families. After the three Major families were the seven Noble families and after them were the twelve Aristocratic families.

Nie Li belonged to the Heavenly Marks Family, which stood at last place of the Aristocratic families. Although they have a little status, there is an astronomical difference in status when compared to the three Major families and the seven Noble families. He had ridiculously low talent and was from a declining family.

Nie Li shakes his head, but there was no helplessness and regret in his eyes.

' Not having good aptitude is merely one aspect, I refuse to believe that in this world of the supernatural, there is not one person who was able to bypass this handicap. '

Leonard believes that in this world or any other world, impossible is just something not done yet. The only factor in the end of the day that makes any difference is... knowledge.

As someone from the information age, especially a agent whose Job description was extracting relevant data. He knows the value of knowledge all too well.

'But the question is : Is the information even accessible to someone like me ? ' Nie Li knows that Top Brass will not disclose important things to the public easily.

' I will visit the Institute Library after this, from what I know there are a lot of books there and many are from Age of Darkness, that are not translated. I will try my luck there, maybe I will be able to chance upon some relevant things there ' As a Agent, he was quite adapt in decoding information, so Nei li trusted his skills and decided to see if he can do anything about this problem.

"Nie Li, what are you spacing out for?" Lu Piao asked, looking puzzled at Nie Li. He was wondering what is wrong with this guy, who is acting very differently than a few days ago when they met in dormitory.

"Hmmm..Nothing I was just a little lost in my own thinking!" Nie Li stated.

Lu Piao shrugged and stop any further inquiry. They've just started school not long ago. They were only acquainted for only a few days. They were not close enough for him to care.

Lu Piao looked at Nie Lie and said, "I know you're one of the nobility in Glory City, but let me warn you: Do not have any ideas for that girl. Her identity is extremely mysterious. I heard that when she joined the institute the principal personally arranged her dorm.

Nie Li looked at him confused, then it dawned on him Lu Piao probably saw him looking at her and thought he has a crush on her.

'This Kid ' Nie Li chuckled.

"Thanks for the advice. I will keep that in mind" Nir Li looked at Lu Piao and expressed his gratitude. Although it sounded more like sarcasm.

Lu Piao turned away from him, Nie Li likes the company of these kids. They didn't have deceit and evil in their eyes.