Accepting New Identity

"I dare you to cut his finger. I'll make sure each one of you tastes my blade!"

Upon realizing that someone come to his rescue, Ze Yan frantically struggled and shrieked, "Help me, mister! These guys want to cut my fingers."

"Hang on there, brother Mo Zhen! I'm going to beat these hooligans for messing around with my comrade!" Shouted the bulky-man as he took a big stride toward Ze Yan's direction.

"Heh, who is this man? You don't know me? I'm known as Earth Destroyer, Tiun Ling!" The ferocious spoke viciously as he stomped his feet on the ground. In a moment, a crack began to spread to the bulky-man direction.

"Hmph! What an exaggerating name for a puny ability of yours!" The bulky-man mockingly said as from depth within his feet emerge red flames.

The red flames start to entwine, creating a somewhat firewall. It managed to stop the cracking ground from advancing any further.

"WHAT! You!!" The ferocious-looking man shockingly pointed at the bulky-man.

"I never said I was only a normal person." The bulky-man shrugged his shoulders before pointing his sabre forward, "Hand over my friend, or I'll burn you and your underlings together under my flames!" While saying that, a flame began to appear from the sabre's tip before coating the sabre completely with it. The man now looks more intimidating with the flame sabre he held.

Left with no other choice, the ferocious-looking man can only accept his request. And soon, Ze Yan was brought over to the bulky-man by one of his underlings.

As soon as Ze Yan arrived in front of the bulky-man, he repeatedly thanked the man," Thank you for your help, mister. I don't know what will happen to me if you did not arrive earlier."

Upon saying that, Ze Yan feels someone staring at him. When he looked up, he only saw the same man gazing at him weirdly. Gulping his saliva in nervousness, Ze Yan inquired, "What's wrong, mister? Is there something wrong with my face?"

Could it be, the man also mesmerized by my gorgeous eyes?

"Your eyes.." The man said shockingly.

As expected!

Before Ze Yan able to respond, the man suddenly grabbed his shoulders, "How did your eyes become like that? Your eyes were normal black yesterday!"

This!

'Is this man know me?' Ze Yan wondered while his mind rapidly working on finding an excuse.

He didn't even know where he is. He didn't even know if this was a dream or not due to the pain he experienced. In fact, he had zero knowledge about what's happening.

Confusion, Anxiousness, Despair, Anger, Pain, Ignorance, those feeling gradually muddling Ze Yan's mind.

His pitch-blank right eyes grew darker, and the ring on his finger vaguely s brightened up as a gloomy aura began surrounded Ze Yan. Beneath Ze Yan's feet, his shadow suddenly moved by its own as if it having its own consciousness. The bulky-man startled for a moment before recovered from his shocked state and roughly shake Ze Yan's shoulders, "What's wrong, Mo Zhen? Mo Zhen!!!"

Nonetheless, even after the man shouting, Ze Yan still seems blank, while the darkness aura becomes thicker.

"This is not good!" The man mumbled under his breath. In the next moment, fires appeared on the man's fist. Looking at the hollow Ze Yan, the man muttered apologetically, "Sorry Mo Zhen, this is the only method I can think of."

Under everyone watching, the man rammed his fire fist into Ze Yan's stomach. Causing Ze Yan's mouth opened up as he began coughed badly.

*Cough*

*Cough*

At the same time, the thick darkness that was originally revolving around Ze Yan began to quieten down bit by bit. His right eye, which previously seems darker, gradually dimmed down while still maintaining a tiny bit of bloody colour on its corner.

"Are you okay, Zhen?" The bulky-man said as he helped Ze Yan stand up.

"Thank you, mister." Ze Yan said after coughing for a while.

"Why are you calling me like I was a stranger? Did you forget me already just by going outside for a day? This is like what my mother afraid of." The bulky-man sighed as he looked at Ze Yan, who had a dumb look plastered over his face.

Then, out of nowhere, Ze Yan felt a sharp pain in his head, resulting in his sight blackened immediately.

In a moment of blankness. Ze Yan feels like his astral body drifted somewhere unknown. Getting no control over his body, Ze Yan can only see himself being dragged into a somewhat path in which two orbs strikingly different in colour were floating.

As he descended upon the path, the two orbs that initially stagnated suddenly moved close to him. At the moment, Ze Yan already regained his control and driven by curiosity. His hands' start wandered to each orb.

The instant Ze Yan touched the orbs. The void began to crumble as if something about to happen. From the crack, a blinding light burst out forth, brightening the entire void as if the sun emerged from it. Next, from the other crack, came forth bloody darkness that seems could swallow any light. Two opposite elements appeared simultaneously in front of Ze Yan, who was currently in shock.

Before Ze Yan comprehends completely about the situation, he loses control over his body, and his body gradually getting lifted up, leaving the two elements alone.

...

The next moment he opened his eyes, Ze Yan saw an unfamiliar ceiling as he found himself lying on the bed.

Massaging his forehead, Ze Yan slowly rose from his lying position. At this time, the door that connected to the room creaked slowly before gradually opened wholly. As the door opened, a middle-aged woman came into his sight and exclaimed in surprise after seeing him, "You've awake, Little Zhen?"

"Yeah." Ze Yan subconsciously answered.

Presently, Ze Yan already regained some of the memories belonged to Mo Zhen. And from there, he knew the woman in front of him was Auntie Yen. A friend of his parents. After his parents' death, Auntie Yen's family was the one who treated him like a new family member. Due to the guilt he felt, Mo Zhen often sneaked out to search for money to lessen Auntie Yen's burden. He'll help merchants set up their vendors, working as labourers, anything that produces money, Mo Zhen would willingly do all of it.

Just yesterday, Mo Zhen found a shiny thing hidden in the mud right outside the sewer entrance while working as a beggar. Upon digging it, Mo Zhen found out that the shiny thing was actually a golden ring. It was looked ordinary despite the golden color is presented. But, the ring gives somehow mysterious vibes that Mo Zhen couldn't help but wear it immediately. Upon wearing the ring, nothing happens throughout the night.

Only after Mo Zhen went to sleep that somehow Ze Yan's soul transferred into Mo Zhen's body.

Heaved a sigh, Ze Yan glanced at Auntie Yen apologetically, "Auntie, can I rest for a while once more? I can still feel my head throbbing."

"Oh! Then you should eat this medicine first." Auntie Yen spoke worriedly as she directly approaches Ze Yan with a tray contains water and herb pill medicine.

Putting down the tray on the small table beside his bed, Auntie Yen then reprimand him, "Don't you dare try to run off again! Next time you decide to escape without telling me, I will order Tian Yen to bring you home and tie you on the bed!"

Laughing embarrassedly at Mo Zen's past behaviour, Ze Yan answered, "I'm sorry, Auntie. I'll not do that once again. I already learned my lesson now!" As he was saying that, he even brought his two fingers in the air as if vowing.

After exchanging a little pleasantry, Auntie Yen decides to leave upon remembering Ze Yan's plea before.

Thanking Auntie Yen, Ze Yan starts lying once again. The smiley face he made while talking to Auntie Yen was nowhere could be seen. Covering his eyes with his hands, Ze Yan muttered in disblief, "Holy Shit!"

"I'm now living in a cultivation world where many magical things I saw only in comics and novels happened!"

After venting out all his suppressed emotions, Ze Yan's feeling gradually turned better. Even so, he still feels scared and terrified at the moment where everyone is a stranger.

Time passed by, and Ze Yan surprisingly feels calmer than before. Stopping worrying about his parents and anything related to his past life, Ze Yan finally accepted his new identity, as Mo Zhen.