TDG : I can Augment my Statuses 2.0 : Chapter no.1 Rebirth (Patreon)

[ POV Change ]
W-what!? What's going on here!?
What happened next? I believe a blinding light engulfed my vision.
Ugh... My entire body is in excruciating pain... I can also hear a lot of noise, but none of it makes sense.
I had a stomach ache! I was sick to my stomach!
I'm barely able to see! It's all a jumble now!
I attempted to move my body but was unable to. Even my neck won't move!
... At this point, I was drowsy... I'm curious about what's going on.
... Okay, I believe I was awake once more... Let's see if we can figure out what's going on here... I'm lost.
I'm still blind... What is going on, I'm not sure.
A feeling of tiredness engulf me as my eyes grow heavier and heavier and subconsciously I close my eyes and drift of to sleep
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Let's see... where am I right now?
I'm still unable to see clearly... I'm not sure what's going on.
I tried to talk, but because I can't hear clearly, I believe I just let out a wail or something.
( ~ Breath in ~ )
( ~ Breath out ~ )
Stay Calm .
Stay Calm.
What was the last thing I was doing ?
Hmmmm , oh ! yeah .... I was playing Skyrim then I heard someone scream at me from the kitchen and now this I guess .
( A.N : I didn't know where I should put it but the MC died due to carbon monoxide leakage from a broken water heater inside his home )
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I believe it's been a month or so... I've figured out what happened to me.
And I'll keep the explanation to a minimum.
I had reincarnated !
And it happened to a baby!
And there's more! ... My name is unique... And it has a chinese ring to it...
Lin Lingtian was my name... Or something along those lines.
Why am I being reborn in a Chinese-style setting? Isn't it more fitting to be reincarnated into a medieval fantasy realm with a western feel to it!?
First and foremost, how did I die!?
... As for how I know it, it's because I managed to learn their language after one month in this world.
And I was reincarnated into the worst kind of Chinese setting imaginable. I've been resurrected in a planet where cultivation is a genuine thing!
You know, the one where humans attempted to challenge the skies or something like that!?
And this kind of world is quite harsh! ... The powerful eats the weak... Is something they always adhere to.
You can't control your fate if you're weak! To follow your heart's course, you must be courageous.
If it's just for a story, this might be a good setting, but... being born in this world? ... Not a chance! , I'll simply perish in this planet!
I'm at a loss! I can't do it!
While I was thinking like that, I sobbed and wailed like a lunatic. When I was a kid, it seemed like I couldn't regulate my emotions very well.
... By the way, I discovered that this universe is similar to the Xianxia novels since I constantly overheard individuals in the vicinity talking about cultivation or something similar. I can also sense and see the mysterious energies that I intuitively recognized as the profound energies of heaven and earth all across the world.
... I'm not sure what's going on anymore!
( ~ Waaaa ~ )
The other babies in the room also started crying as the woman that usually took care of me and the others entered the room to calm us down .
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I am bored .
Well surprise , surprise , there is not much to do as a baby .
I tried to absorb the energy of the world which in normal Xianxia novels would be called Qi or something like that but apparently the people of this world call it " Soul Force "
Hmm , well , I tried all the methods I could think of ..... and I got a result when a small orb of soul force entered my forehead and the pain instantly knocked me out .
Well , not gonna try that again .
So to pass the time , I started training myself in echolocation .
You didn't hear the wrong .
Echolocation .
The thing bats are well known for .
Well apparently humans also have the capability of using Echolocation and remembering the Tiktok video , I knew that I should use make a clicking sound with my mouth and then be able to distinguish that clicking sound from all the other sounds around me.
( ~ Sigh ~ )
This is going to be hard .
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Well , Good news and Bad news .
Good news , I was able to pick up Echolocation and describing it is weird as after picking up the echo produced from my clicking sound my brain interprets it and forms a mental map in my head and this is where the Bad News .
It can't seem to forget that mental map or anything in general .
Point out any day since I had been born and I would be able to perfectly tell you what I did , when I pooped , when and where I sat at .
The Bad news was that I had photographic memory and I think it is the extremely rare autographical memory .
Well shit .
Many would say , why is that the bad news ? Because if I experience something bad or terrifying then I can't forget it .
Meaning PTSD will be permanent for me .
Well shit !
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[ Saint Ancestral Mountain Range ]
The sun shone through the gap between the mountains on the massive Saint Ancestral Mountains Range, illuminating the deep gorges. Some snow remained on the hillside beside the valley.
Despite the fact that it is already early summer, the snow has yet to melt.
The cold lasts an unusually long time here.
Occasionally, the roars of creatures can be heard.
A majestic metropolis stood on the valley's surface.
The Demon beasts have taken over the globe outside of the St.Ancestral Mountains.
For hundreds of years, the residents of the mountain range have had no touch with the outside world.
The citizens of the city are unaware of the condition in the rest of the world. Humans constructed several empires over the enormous continent during mankind's most brilliant eras , with thousands of legend rank fighters and Demon Spiritualists, but those civilizations were wiped out.
South to the center of Glory City was the White Lotus Orphanage housing all the orphans whose parents had martyred for the safety of Glory City against the attacks of Demon Beasts .
( ~ Waaaaa ~ )
( ~ Yaaaa ~ )
Today the pitter patter of excited children could be heard as the children ran through the halls.
All the children were gathering in the outer courtyard to be tested for their soul realms.
In Glory City , a soul realm represents a person's talents .
The Soul Realms according to Glory City are divided into Red , Orange , Yellow, Green, Cyan Azure, Indigo .

In the back of the crowd , a red haired child calmly stood in the back .
His ruby red eyes showed that he was deep in his own world.
This was Lin Lingtian.
( A.N : Imagine This )
A song was ringing in his head . To Lin Lingtian this was an absolute positive as his photographical memory allowed him to replay all the songs he had heard on Earth . Currently he was replaying the song " A Demon's Fate " by Within Temptation , more importantly a Nightcore version of that song that he used to listen to .
{ ~You'll burn this time ~ }
{ ~Seeing the violence ~}
{~ It's feeding my mind ~}
{ ~No one is saving you~}
{ ~How can you find~ }
{ ~A heaven in this hell? ~ }
While replaying the song , Lin Lingtian calmly looked on as children sitting in a lotus position that people mostly associate with yoga .
The children brought a blue quartz near their forehead .
{ ~Leave it behind ~}
{ ~Hearing your silence ~}
{ ~It screams our goodbye ~}
{ ~Cannot believe it's an eye for an eye~}
{ ~Life is gone to waste~ }
In a few moments , the blue quartz of a few children lit up with a few orbs of different colours .
Some orange , some yellow and the majority red .
{ ~Angels have faith ~}
{ ~ I don't want to be a part of his sin ~ }
{ ~I don't want to get lost in his world~ }
{ ~I'm not playing this game~}
More. children infront of Lin Lingtian went towards the matron to get their soul realms tested .
( ~ When the shadows remain in the light of day~}
{ ~ On the wings of darkness he'll retaliate~ }
{ He'll be falling from grace~ }
{ ~Till the end of all his days~}
While hearing the song , Lin Lingtian tapped on the side of wall as he used his echolocation .
Closing his eyes , he evaluated the mental map .
Some people were in the office of the head matron observing all the children in the courtyard .
Lin Lingtian's eyes shifted towards the matrons office .
' So they are the people that are here to adopt the talented .'
Lin Lingtian looked at the next batch of orphans .Today is the day , the talented people and talentless are separated .
This is a cruel world as the strong rule over the weak . Due to this city being the last stronghold of humanity , the talented and strong are valued who would rise up as the protectors of humanity against Demon Beast well according to his own evaluation but the treatment of the talentless is barbaric to say the least . Lin Lingtian had seen the treatment of children who had shown low talent in this evaluation and those that have shown talent in this evaluation . The difference is night and day . The talented are treated as if they are royalty while the talentless are treated as if they are not humans .
To Lin Lingtian who could never forget , seeing the treatment of talented and talentless of the orphans that did this evaluation test before him , Lin Lingtian had a very bleak outlook of this world .
( ~ From the ashes of hate~ )
( ~ It's a cruel demon's fate~ )
( ~ On the wings of darkness~ )
( ~ He's returned to stay~ )
( ~ There will be no escape~ )
(~'Cause he's fallen far from grace~ )
" What ! "
" No way ."
Seeing the children surrounding him jump in surprise .
Lin Lingtian looked to his sides to see what was going on as he looked towards the head matron . A child showed that he possessed the Green Soul Realm .
" Who is that ? " One of the matrons in the back asked .
" That little one is Xiao Liu "
Unlike everyone , Lin Lingtian eyes widened for a second before he sat back calmly .
It really didn't matter to him , how talented others were ?
If someone asked Lin Lingtian if he was jealous of Xiao Liu for possessing a Green soul realm , Lin Lingtian would answer ' Good for him ' as he was quite open minded . What was there to jealous about ? To Lin Lingtian , things that couldn't be controlled like colour of skin e.t.c. were not something that could be blamed on others likewise soul realms that were not up to our control, was not something to be jealous over in his eyes as it was out of our control . In Lin Lingtian's eyes , what good would being jealous even do ?
Tuning out everyone around him , Lin Lingtian enjoyed the song playing in his head .
( ~ What have you done? ~ )
( ~ Is this what you wanted?~ )
( ~ What have you become?~ )
( ~ His soul's not forsaken~ )
( ~ You're walking alone~ )
( ~ From heaven into hell~ )
( ~ Now that you know~ )
( ~ Your way in this madness~ )
( ~ Your powers are gone~ )
( ~ Your chains have been broken~ )
( ~ You've suffered so long ~ )
( ~ You will never change.~ )
" Let's go ."
" yeah ."
Seeing the children beside him get up , Lin Lingtian found that it was their turn to get tested .
( ~ Angels have faith~ )
( ~ I don't want to be a part of his sin ~ )
( ~ I don't want to get lost in his world~ )
( ~ I'm not playing this game~ )
Lin Lingtian looked at the blue quartz that the matron had given him .
It was a translucent gem with quite a light weight .
Lin Lingtian's small fingers traced the edges of the soul crystal.
(~When the shadows remain in the light of day~ )
(~ On the wings of darkness~ )
( ~ He'll retaliate~ )
( ~ He'll be falling from grace~ )
( ~ Till the end of all his days~)
Sitting in a lotus position , Lin Lingtian closed his eyes as he held the soul crystal to his forehead according to the instructions of the matrons.
Turning off the song , Lin Lingtian took a deep breath as he found a prickling cold feeling leave the middle of forehead, tracing his right arm as the cold feeling left his body .
After a few moments , Lin Lingtian opened his eyes to see his soul crystal shining .
His soul realm was .....