No matter where he looked, all he could see was silence and a deep, dark blue.
In an environment that was no different from death for a human, even the connection within Li Chang’an’s genes to that Extraordinary Martial Artist grew fainter and more tenuous.
Even though Li Chang’an’s Will was unshakably firm, and even though the spaceship still had enough energy for a longer journey, he ultimately couldn’t withstand the terrifying psychological pressure. He chose to abandon the ship’s protection and ventured into space alone.
Relying on his incredibly powerful physique, Li Chang’an managed to survive for dozens of days in the cold of space, filled with all kinds of radiation and extreme conditions. In the end, he suffocated due to the lack of air and died, finally returning to the Rebirth Space as he had wished, ending the agonizingly conflicted journey.
Now, opening his eyes once more to the pure white Rebirth Space and the notification text from his Rebirth Mark, Li Chang’an felt an excitement akin to being reborn course through nerves that had grown somewhat numb.
After his mind cleared a little, Li Chang’an didn’t immediately take stock of his rewards. Instead, he hurriedly spent some Rebirth Points to have his Rebirth Mark compress and package away all the tedious and dull memories of his space voyage.
Only then did those memories, which had made Li Chang’an feel indescribable anguish, finally leave his mind. He couldn’t help but let out a long, heavy sigh of relief.
He collected himself and rubbed his temples to ease his fatigue.
Only then did Li Chang’an have the presence of mind to begin taking stock of his gains from this reincarnation.
From this reincarnation, he had obtained a total of 545,000 Rebirth Points, five instances of Extra Reincarnation Authority, one unique special title, one Bone Marrow Cleansing Package, one SS-class Origin Infusion, five Upper-Grade Spiritual Fields, and one High-Level Talent Exchange Scroll.
The reward in pure Rebirth Points was nearly 100,000 more than his last reincarnation.
The Extra Reincarnation Authority reward was nothing new; Li Chang’an had already accumulated so much of it that a few more or less didn’t make a difference, as long as he had enough.
The unique special title he received this time, however, was a bit interesting.
[Unique Special Title: Night City Emperor]
[Special Title Effect 1: Group Buff Aura (You are the Emperor of Night City, the spiritual anchor for thousands of your people. All people within your territory will have a chance to receive a special buff aura, and the probability of talent emerging increases by 150%!)]
[Special Title Effect 2: Night City Technology Aura (Night City is a fertile ground for incubating technology. As the Emperor of Night City, the R&D efficiency of all tech devices in your territory is increased by 10%, and the damage of all tech-based weapons is increased by 10%!)]
[Special Effect 3: The Emperor’s War Horn (Upon your summons, the populace will automatically trigger the War Horn state. Cohesion increases by 100-200%, combat effectiveness increases by 50-100%, and munitions factory production efficiency increases by 50-100%.)]
[P.S. The base bonus of this buff scales with the populace’s loyalty to the Emperor. The higher their loyalty, the greater the buff’s efficiency!]
Night City Emperor.
It sounded quite similar to the Martial Arts Emperor title Li Chang’an had obtained last time.
In reality, however, the two titles represented completely different things.
The Martial Arts Emperor was a title that enhanced combat power, significantly boosting Li Chang’an’s own prowess in the Martial Dao.
The Night City Emperor, on the other hand, was a territory-type group buff title.
All of its buff effects applied to his territory, not to Li Chang’an himself.
There was no saying which title was better or worse, as they belonged to two completely unrelated Realms.
But without a doubt, when he considered the benefits, a thought surfaced.
’The boost this ’Night City Emperor’ title can give me will, in the long run, absolutely surpass that of the ’Martial Arts Emperor’ title!’
’And the difference won’t be small, either.’
After all, why were Reincarnator Families called "Families"?
It was because every single one of them controlled a vast and prosperous territory.
Through generations of family descendants toiling away to develop adjacent territories, these Families accumulated a vast fortune that ordinary Reincarnators couldn’t even dream of!
Those great Families with deep foundations were already emperors in their own territories, taking whatever they pleased.
Under normal circumstances, for an ordinary Reincarnator to establish a Reincarnator Family, they would have to occupy a city and hold it, with their descendants continuing to build on that foundation for three to five generations, before they could become a local powerhouse.
’And now, with the ’Night City Emperor’ title, I might be able to shorten that timeline to a single generation—my own!’
One could only imagine the immense Energy hidden behind this title!
He exhaled a turbid breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart. Li Chang’an moved his gaze away from the title section and looked back at the SS-Level Energy Infusion.
His strength hadn’t increased as much as he’d imagined this time.
After all, the valuable things in the Cyber World were its various black technologies and Genetic Potions; the boost to personal martial strength wasn’t very significant.
He wondered if this SS-Level Energy Infusion could give him a little surprise.
After all, the previous S+ Level Energy Infusion had allowed him to evolve from a Tier One Martial Artist in the Main World to a Tier Two Martial Artist. Now that he was a Peak of Second Rank Martial Artist, he wasn’t hoping for the SS-Level Energy Infusion to break through several minor realms, but breaking through a single major realm would be great.
But before the Energy Infusion, as was customary, he still had to undergo Washing Marrow and Sinews.