Chapter 1
"Qin Xiaoyou! Do you know what you are doing?!"
Qin Feng's eyes snapped open!
His forehead throbbed with visible veins, and his eyes were filled with shock, anger, and disappointment…
The pain—it was unbearable!
Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that the little sister he had cared for since childhood would do such a thing to him.
"I thought you were just a rebellious fangirl. But in the end…"
Recalling what had just happened, Qin Feng felt a deep chill in his heart.
No one knew that he was a transmigrator.
When he first crossed over, he became an orphan and was soon adopted by a kind couple. When he was five, the couple had a daughter and named her Qin Xiaoyou.
Fortunately, their parents never favored the younger daughter; they treated both children equally. Qin Feng, in turn, took extra care of his sister, especially after their parents died in a car accident when he was eighteen. From then on, he shouldered the burden of surviving and caring for his sister all by himself.
The turning point happened when Qin Xiaoyou entered college.
That was when the game *Godforsaken* descended upon the world!
People could enter the game, slay monsters to gain life force, and even extract game abilities into the real world at the cost of that life force.
The strong could tear apart planes with their bare hands, and resisting nuclear bombs was no longer a dream.
The world changed dramatically, and disasters spread everywhere.
In a time when many struggled to survive, Qin Feng dragged his sister through countless trials and tribulations, becoming one of the top 100 elite players in the world!
In the end, Qin Feng even acquired a mysterious ancient god's eye from a forgotten ruin.
With it, he finally had the potential to reach the peak…
But who would have thought that his sister, Qin Xiaoyou, would betray him!
Qin Feng had never been on guard around her.
She spiked his drink with "Soul Wandering Water," and after drinking it, he was completely paralyzed…
Qin Xiaoyou stood before him and coldly said:
"All my life, you've controlled me."
"You forbade this, forbade that."
"I've never experienced a moment of freedom! You suffocated me every single day!"
"You hated Song Fei, didn't you? His fan meetings, his concerts—you never let me go. Do you know how much I missed because of you?"
"But guess what? Brother Song Fei reached out to me today…"
"He always knew I existed."
"But because of you, he knew we couldn't be together. Until today, I finally got my chance…"
"As long as I get your ancient god's eye, Brother Song Fei's power will surpass yours!"
"Then you won't be able to stop us from being together!"
Qin Feng's soul drifted outside his body, helplessly watching the scene unfold.
His sister, Qin Xiaoyou, wearing a white dress, personally gouged out his eyes!
Her beautiful face lit up with excitement and joy. "Don't worry, Brother Song Fei said he'd find you new eyes. As long as you don't try to stop us…"
With Qin Feng's eyes in her possession, Qin Xiaoyou cheerfully left the room.
What she didn't know was…
The "Soul Wandering Water" Song Fei had given her contained a deadly poison!
Shortly after she left, Qin Feng died!
…
When Qin Feng opened his eyes again, he found himself lying in a bed.
It was a simple and neat bedroom.
A gentle breeze stirred the curtains by the large window, and warm sunlight streamed in through the gaps, softly illuminating the blanket…
"I've returned… to nine years ago?"
"I've been reborn?"
Qin Feng sat up, his expression dazed.
Recalling everything from his past life, his face grew cold.
"Song Fei…"
That man, a celebrity in the Great Xia Empire.
Even when Song Fei was still a trainee, Qin Xiaoyou had followed him obsessively, just like any other crazed fan.
Qin Feng had tried to control her because of it.
"No staying out all night, no going to bars, no smoking."
"And that made you feel suffocated?"
"During the *Godforsaken* era, I didn't let you team up with strangers. For your safety, I leveled up alongside you the entire time…"
"And you felt that wasn't freedom?"
Qin Feng remembered it clearly.
On the day *Godforsaken* descended, Qin Xiaoyou was throwing a tantrum at him.
She had wanted to attend a concert in a nearby city where Song Fei was performing, but Qin Feng refused to let her go because she had a calculus exam that day!
Skip the exam for a concert?
How could Qin Feng allow that?
But in the end…
Qin Xiaoyou sneaked off with her friend anyway.
Qin Feng had been ready to wait for her to apologize, but the very next day, the game *Godforsaken* arrived!
Fearing for her safety, Qin Feng sought her out and reconciled with her himself…
Under his protection, Qin Xiaoyou never faced any real hardship during the age of disaster. Many envied her for having such a caring brother.
But who could have guessed that in her heart, her brother of nearly two decades meant less than a singer-dancer?
"Brother Song Fei?"
"Hah."
"Qin Xiaoyou, I can't believe how foolish you are. Even if you took the ancient god's eye for yourself, that would've been one thing."
"But to give it to someone else…"
"You really think Song Fei knew you, liked you?"
Qin Feng chuckled coldly.
When *Godforsaken* descended, Song Fei had fared well enough, but he was only a second-rate player, not even worthy to match one of Qin Feng's fingers.
In nine years, Song Fei had never once crossed paths with Qin Feng or Qin Xiaoyou.
Yet, the moment Qin Feng acquired the ancient god's eye, Song Fei suddenly reached out!
It was obvious—Song Fei's only goal was the ancient god's eye!
And Qin Xiaoyou naively believed that he wanted to be with her…
"In my last life, I sacrificed too much to protect you."
"I missed out on so many people and opportunities."
"I abandoned many dangerous zones, just because I didn't want to put you at risk."
"If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have just been in the top 100; I could've gone even further…"
"If you felt that my care and protection were a burden, then so be it."
"In this life…"
"I'll act as if I never had a sister."
"Without your burden, life will be much easier!"
If it had been anyone else who betrayed Qin Feng, he wouldn't have let them go so easily after his rebirth.
But Qin Xiaoyou…
She was, after all, the biological daughter of his adoptive parents.
For the sake of his deceased parents, Qin Feng was willing to spare her life—but only this once.
From now on, she could fend for herself!
As for Song Fei, he was now on Qin Feng's kill list!
Having decided to cast aside the burden that was Qin Xiaoyou, Qin Feng immediately felt a weight lift from his shoulders, a newfound clarity washing over him.
He hadn't felt this relaxed in years.
Now, he was curious—how far could he go without being held back by Qin Xiaoyou?
Just then!
A cold, mechanical voice suddenly echoed in his mind, and mysterious symbols appeared before his eyes!
['Eye of Judgment' activating…]
[You have gained the 'Authority of Judgment'!]
The cold voice left Qin Feng stunned.
The Eye of Judgment?
The Authority of Judgment?
Could it be…
The ancient god's eye he had acquired?
"The Eye of Judgment is an ancient god's relic."
"When I obtained it, it already bound itself to me."
"Even if my eyes were gouged out, it couldn't be taken away."
"So…"
"It followed me into my new life?"
In his past life, no matter what Qin Feng tried, he had never been able to activate it.
Yet now, upon being reborn, the ancient god's eye had awakened!