However, it was as if his fingers and eyeballs were being manipulated by some kind of mysterious power as he flipped through the pages.
Along with the flickering of the characters, a vivid and lifelike modern cultivation world appeared before his eyes. It was as if he could really see the dark sky, the stinking gutters that turned red and purple, the rusty magical equipment graveyard as well as the countless "scavengers" that lived within it. He could even clearly smell the mixture of rotten mold and blood rust, the nauseating yet incomparably familiar smell.
"What, what the hell is going on?
"Why does this damned 'magical equipment graveyard' look so familiar? It was obviously a very pale and powerless description of the environment and the stereotypical character template. It was no different from the novels that he had read before. It was impossible to tell how much skill the author had, but the feeling... the feeling was different!
"Is it a misconception?
"Fat Dragon... what an ancient name. Why is it that when I hear this name, an incomparably clear image instantly emerges in my mind? I don't see the author spending much ink on the description of Fat Dragon!"
Li Yao swallowed his saliva with difficulty and opened the second chapter.
The title of this chapter was called "Hologram Projector".
It was very clear that this was a term that the author had made up. There was no such thing in real life.
However, before he even began to look, a magical equipment called "Hologram Projector" emerged in Li Yao's mind. Even the blueprints of hundreds of different hologram projectors and spiritual energy circulation diagrams appeared. Countless intricate and complex structures and lines intertwined into a mess, as if they were about to spurt out from his ears and nostrils.
Fingers. His ten fingers were unconsciously twitching, as if they were possessed by a genius pianist. They were restless, as if they would turn into lightning and gray mist at any time.
"Dreams are always necessary."
Before he flipped to the last page of the second chapter, Li Yao muttered, "What if it comes true?"
Then, he saw this sentence appear at the end of the second chapter.
Every word was like a red-hot bullet, ruthlessly piercing through his soul.
"Boom! Boom boom boom boom! "
The deafening roar of an engine came from outside the window.
Ever since the viaduct that ran through the city was built, many racing enthusiasts took advantage of the dead of night to use it as a racing venue. No matter how hard they tried to ban it, it was useless.
Li Yao's dormitory happened to be the building closest to the viaduct in the entire Jiangnan University City. Often in the middle of the night, they could hear the roar of the noise disturbing the residents.
In the past, they could only curse or complain to the school.
But today, the roar of the engine was exceptionally loud and ear-piercing. It was as if it did not come from the outside, but directly from the depths of Li Yao's mind.
In his daze, he saw another scene.
Wearing a maintenance suit full of oil stains, he drove a high-horsepower race car that had been violently modified, racing crazily on the viaduct and the riverbank, surpassing one opponent after another, and even himself and time.
In the end, there were dazzling fireworks, steaming blood, and tragic deaths.
Li Yao's hands and feet began to tremble.
The feeling of holding the steering wheel and stepping on the brakes and the accelerator was too real. It was so real that he forgot that he was a university student lying in the dormitory. Instead, he was like an underground racer sitting in the burning wreckage of a race car. Thick blue veins protruded from the backs of his hands and feet. The blue veins were like vipers that had been electrocuted, crazily swimming under his skin. His skin was stretched to the limit. At any time, a strange and powerful force would break out from this ordinary body and completely change the future of him and the entire world!
Li Yao tapped on the screen of the mobile phone with his trembling fingertips.
Chapter 3: "Strange Dreams".
Li Yao was stunned.
The content of this chapter happened to be the story of Li Yao of the Xing Yao Federation who lived in the 40,000th Cultivation Era. In short, "Cultivation Li Yao" recalled the past and found that he was an Earth transmigrator. In his previous life, he was an underground racer on Earth.
It was almost exactly the same as the scene that Li Yao saw a moment ago.
"What the hell."
Li Yao curled up into a ball. He really wanted to scream.
He rubbed the goosebumps that had expanded to the size of corn kernels. He said in a trembling voice, "What the hell is this book that Zhao Kai recommended? It's too evil. I can't look at it anymore. I definitely, definitely can't look at it anymore … How about I look at another chapter? What happened just now must be an illusion. I must have been frightened during the day. My nerves are weak and I'm having hallucinations and auditory hallucinations. That's right, it must be like this. Look at another chapter to confirm. Otherwise, how can I sleep at night? "
Li Yao continued to click on the next chapter.
"Fiend Blade Peng Hai", "Mock College Entrance Exam", "The Great Dark Age", "Second High School Goddess".
That familiar yet strange feeling still lingered on the apex of his heart, causing him to unconsciously place himself in the role of "Cultivator Li Yao".
Speaking of which, it was really strange. Although the writing of "40,000 Years of Cultivation" was mediocre, the characters were thin, and the plot didn't break away from the old routine of cultivation and face-slapping. Even the setting of the fusion of cultivation and technology couldn't be considered very wonderful. Instead, it was a bit of a claptrap. In order to attract the attention of the audience, it gave off a feeling of deliberately shocking words. However, once you read it and truly accepted this setting, there were quite a few places that were quite interesting.
"'Mad Dog' Helian Lie?"
Li Yao looked and looked. He couldn't help but laugh out loud. "This is the rich second generation class monitor that Zhao Kai and Yu Xin were arguing about. They don't know that he's the student council president, right? What an old-fashioned way of writing. What a stiff conflict. It's practically creating a conflict even if there isn't one! "
After he finished speaking, he stared blankly once again.
"What did I just say?"
He somewhat didn't dare to believe it. "I said 'Mad Dog' Helian Lie? That's right. That's what I said. Helian Lie's nickname is' Mad Dog '. That's right. I won't remember it wrong! "
He didn't know why, but Li Yao had a very deep impression of the character Helian Lie in the book. He was the first villain to appear in the book. Even if he was a small fry, Li Yao wouldn't go so far as to remember his nickname incorrectly.
However, regardless of whether he flipped through the first few chapters or the last few chapters, the author didn't mention the word 'Mad Dog' from the beginning of Helian Lie's first appearance.
Nothing. Nothing at all.
When he first appeared, the author used the title "Chixiao No. 2 High School's Number One Expert" Helian Lie.
And after the main character "Cultivator Li Yao" and Helian Lie had a conflict, the main character cursed the other party with the word "bastard".
Thinking about it, at least in the first few chapters, Helian Lie had the image of a high and mighty nobleman. He had his own demeanor and upbringing. He simply didn't put the main character in his eyes. As long as he used one hand, he could beat the main character to a pulp. How could he reveal his extremely vicious and evil appearance in front of the main character, just like a mad dog?
Not to mention the main character, even if it was a passerby or even the author, it would be impossible for such a character to be given such a nondescript nickname like "Mad Dog".
The author spared no effort in describing Helian Lie's arrogance, indifference, and tyranny. He used this method to increase the pleasure of Cultivator Li Yao's counterattack. Although the author's description wasn't successful due to the limitations of his writing style, he didn't degrade Helian Lie to the point of "Mad Dog".
However, when Li Yao looked at the author's description of "Noble Young Master Helian Lie", the image that emerged in his mind was clearly that of a trapped beast who had lost everything, a fiendish fiend with scars crisscrossing, and a sinister face. It really was like a mad dog whose spine had been broken and then reconnected.
That's right, this was the Helian Lie in Li Yao's mind, the "Mad Dog" Helian Lie.
"Li Yao, go eat shit!"
Li Yao's mind reverberated with the "Mad Dog" Helian Lie's heroic and wild laughter, as well as the blossoming of a flower of flames between the dark stars.
It was truly strange. This "Mad Dog" Helian Lie didn't arouse the slightest bit of anger in him. Instead, it caused the corners of his eyes and his nose to become somewhat sour. A faint feeling of guilt and admiration gave birth to feelings.
"Am I crazy?!"
Li Yao shivered deeply. He put down his cell phone and slapped himself. "Someone else told me to go eat shit, and I still feel 'guilt and admiration'? I'm not that cheap, am I? Am I mentally abnormal? "
Of course, regardless of whether it was "Mad Dog Helian Lie" or "Cultivator Li Yao", they were both characters from books. They were made-up by novelists. They didn't have the slightest relationship with him. Therefore, they weren't really telling him to go … do that.
In short, he didn't know how to put it, but it still felt strange.
"I understand."
Li Yao held his cell phone and pondered for a long time. Finally, he came to a seemingly reasonable conclusion. "Actually, I've read this" 40,000 Years of Cultivation "before. It's very likely that I skimmed through it a few times, leaving behind a vague impression of some of the characters and plot. However, I've long since forgotten the book's name and author. Today, when I read it again, these dusty memory fragments naturally emerged."
This was also a very normal thing.
A web novel was not a scientific paper, so there was no need to read it too carefully. A veteran hobbyist like Zhao Kai could finish reading a book with millions of words in two or three days. It was not considered a lot to have read three to five hundred, or even seven to eight hundred web novels over the course of a few years in university. Although Li Yao was not as exaggerated as Zhao Kai, he had read over a hundred web novels. The number of web novels that he had casually flipped through was uncountable. Most of them were novels that he had read before. He had completely forgotten the title of the book, the author, the characters, and the plot. Sometimes, he would read them with great interest for a long time before he remembered, "Oh, so I have read this book before."
"So I've read this book before. No wonder most of the plot was so familiar."
Li Yao nodded heavily. "Yes, that's right. This way, all the strange things can be explained!"
Since he had already read it, there was no need to waste time reading it again.
Tonight, he would try to go to bed early and wake up early tomorrow morning. He absolutely couldn't stay in bed and degenerate. He had to be reborn and become a new man. He would go to the library to prepare his thesis, and then go to collect information about the job fair. In short, he had to pull himself together, he had to be motivated, he had to be in his prime, he had to be full of youthful energy!
He absolutely couldn't read these damn novels anymore. He could already see the hallucinations and auditory hallucinations. He even had to delete the reading software. It was a waste of time and life. That's right, that's what he would do. He would delete it. Yes, he would delete it as soon as he woke up tomorrow. He swore!
Well, then, why don't I read the last chapter? In any case, tomorrow morning he would be reborn and become a new man. It wouldn't be too much to read the last chapter as a memento, right?
He swore that after reading the last chapter, he would never read it again. Really, even if he was bored to the point where he wanted to bang his head against the wall and jump off a building, he would never read this boring "40,000 Years of Cultivation" again!
Li Yao thought as he opened the screen again and entered chapter 47.
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