Linjiang City, urban village.
Xu Zhou squatted in his family's outer courtyard, staring incredulously at the large rooster on the ground.
"What's going on here?"
At this moment, he was experiencing a feeling of having two perspectives in his mind.
One perspective was his own.
And the other perspective... was that of the rooster!
"Cluck?!"
The rooster tilted its head, calling out in confusion.
It was covered in yellow feathers with sesame-like spots, a vivid red comb, and a plump body, marking it as a robust male speckled rooster.
But at this moment, this speckled rooster was tied up at the legs, lying on the ground.
Xu Zhou watched for a while, finally confirming in disbelief that this bound rooster was also himself.
He had just crossed over, and somehow his soul had split into two, with one half entering his previous body and the other half entering this rooster.
Xu Zhou could even empathize with the rooster, such as now, feeling his "claws" being bound and horribly uncomfortable.
"How did it become like this?" Xu Zhou was somewhat incredulous.
"Could it be that this rooster has become my avatar?"
And just then, he suddenly felt a dizziness, as countless chaotic memories surged in.
Moments later, Xu Zhou shook his head slightly, his face filled with astonishment.
"Blue Star... Mythical resurgence?"
This world was called Blue Star, very similar to Earth.
But according to the memories in his mind, over three hundred years ago, this world underwent a massive mutation.
The moon turned red, mysterious energy radiated across the land, and then the entire landscape of Earth Star changed dramatically, expanding hundreds of times over.
For instance, today's Great Yan Federation is broader than the whole of Blue Star before.
Moreover, signs of mythical resurgence appeared in various major countries of the world, with many creatures from mythology turning up, shocking the world.
Strange beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, ancient fierce beasts from legends, kilometer-sized behemoths only existing in myth...
Not only that, but even the wild beasts in the forests underwent mutations. These mutated beasts not only grew significantly larger but also were unafraid of ordinary firearms, only deterred by nuclear weapons of mass destruction.
In the early stages of the great mutation, these mutated beasts launched terrifying attacks on humanity in waves.
Each attack resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of people.
That was a terrifying dark era.
Fortunately, after some time, incredibly powerful awakened martial artists appeared among humans.
After awakening, these martial artists possessed individual power even more terrifying than nuclear weaponry, giving humanity a moment to breathe.
This marked the beginning of an era of awakened martial artists.
"So this is what kind of world it is..." Xu Zhou took a deep breath.
He thought it was just a parallel world, but he hadn't expected this world to be so dangerous.
However, seeing as even a rooster avatar was possible, these revelations weren't quite surprising.
"Tap tap."
At this moment, a gentle-looking middle-aged woman walked over.
"Little Zhou, are you hungry? I'm making Beggar's Chicken for dinner tonight."
Li Yanping walked into the backyard and casually grabbed the tied-up rooster on the ground, about to turn away.
Seeing this, Xu Zhou was startled.
He quickly got up to protect the chicken, saying hurriedly, "Mom, don't kill it."
"What's wrong?" Li Yanping looked at him in confusion.
Xu Zhou pursed his lips, unable to think of a suitable reason in his haste, and helplessly said, "I want to keep it as a pet."
After saying so, he snatched the chicken from Li Yanping's hands and hurriedly returned to his room.
"This silly child, why keep a chicken as a pet?" Li Yanping remarked in curiosity.
She shook her head but didn't stop him, thinking that Xu Zhou was just whimsically toying with the idea.
Perhaps after a few days, he'd get bored, and then they could have it for a meal.
Bedroom.
Xu Zhou held the speckled rooster, took out scissors to cut the rope, and silently breathed a sigh of relief.
Having just crossed over, he wasn't really ready to interact with his family.
The original body belonged to a high school freshman, with both parents alive, although the mother was actually a stepmother.
Unlike the evil stepmothers in fairy tales, this stepmother was actually quite nice to the original body.
Additionally, he had a sister in her senior year, who was the stepmother's child.
As for the sister, in his memories, she was a martial arts prodigy, capable of ranking in the top ten in Linjiang First High School's year ranking.
In contrast, the original body had been weak and sickly since childhood, plagued with illnesses both minor and major, and even developed hypoglycemia at a young age.
This time, he most likely fainted from a sudden bout of hypoglycemia, only to be fortunately crossed over by Xu Zhou since there was no one at home.
Just as he thought about this, Xu Zhou suddenly felt another wave of dizziness.
His face changed; could he be about to faint again?
But then, a pale blue screen slowly surfaced.
Ding!
[Loading panel...]
[Detected host with one soul dual body, initializing.]
[Initialization complete!]
Host: Xu Zhou
Qi-Blood: 71 calories
Spirit: 1 Hz
Avatar Body: Speckled Rooster
Rank: 0
Net Weight: 2 kilograms
Talent: Gain one kilogram per day
Evolution: When weight reaches species limit, evolution can begin.
"..."
Ssss!
Xu Zhou took a deep breath as he looked at the text floating before him.
Could this be... his goldfinger?
He quickly observed the panel, easily seeing that both he and his rooster avatar were currently just small weaklings.
"Gain one kilogram per day?"
When he saw the talent of his rooster avatar, Xu Zhou couldn't help but be a bit dazed.
What kind of chicken can gain a kilogram a day?
Or could this talent be some ability granted by this cheat-like power?
As he pondered, the rooster in his arms suddenly stretched its neck and called out: "Cluck cluck cluck~!"
Subsequently, the rooster's feathers trembled, and it visibly grew a rounder circle with an eye-observable increase in mass, making the comb on its head even more luscious.
Simultaneously, Xu Zhou felt a tremor through his arms.
He hurriedly looked at the panel, sure enough, in the weight column, 2 kilograms changed to 3 kilograms.
"This..."
Xu Zhou was utterly astonished by this scene.
It didn't do anything, yet it gained a kilogram?
But just then, a wave of extreme hunger surged forth.
In the rooster's perception, its stomach felt entirely empty, and though it gained a kilogram, it felt strangely weightless.
Clearly, this kilogram wasn't gained from nowhere; it consumed the food in its stomach.
Xu Zhou wasn't disappointed; instead, he began to deliberate.
"Gaining one kilogram each day, won't it reach the species limit in just a few days? What will happen then?"
Xu Zhou looked at the rooster in his arms with an expression of anticipation.
This was a world of mythical resurgence, simultaneously a celebrated era of martial arts, mythical beasts rampaging, and cultivators dominating.
Here, only having a strong fist was the true principle!
The original body's weakness and sickness made him naturally behind in this world.
But now, with the ability to gain a kilogram a day, he had countless possibilities for the future...
"Hoo!"
Xu Zhou took a deep breath, the expectation in his eyes gradually fading; it was too early to think about all this now, better for the moment to steadily develop.
Feeling the hunger of both bodies, Xu Zhou placed the rooster on the ground and walked outside.