Du Tianyu, male, height 165cm, weight 113kg, freshman in the History Department of Changlan Academy, ordinary family background. A bit timid, a bit unreliable. No romantic experience, poor mental state.
Often fantasized about one day saving a damsel in distress and composing a moving love story.
Just now…
A car accident just happened at the entrance of Changlan Academy. A female student was crossing the road, and just as she was about to be hit by a car, a figure flashed past and forcefully pushed her aside. With a loud crash, the figure was thrown seven or eight meters away, blood flowing all over the ground.
The truck driver tremblingly got out of the truck, pulled out his phone to call the police, so frightened that he couldn't speak clearly.
Someone recognized that the boy who had been hit was Du Tianyu, a freshman in the History Department. Soon, a crowd of teachers, students, and passersby gathered, some calling the police, some calling for an ambulance, a chaotic scene…
Du Tianyu floated in the air, looking at everything at the school gate in astonishment, then looked down and discovered that he was actually floating in the air. He thought to himself, "What's going on? Am I already dead?"
Then, he vigorously waved his hands, wanting to go over and take a look, but unfortunately, his body was completely out of control and remained floating in place.
Suddenly, a voice rang in his ear: "Think with your mind, thinking about floating over will allow you to float over!"
Du Tianyu silently thought about going over, and sure enough, he floated over. He stared blankly at his body lying on the ground, wanting to cry but unable to. He realized that he was already dead, and souls have no tears.
Suddenly, he felt something was wrong. Someone had just spoken to him. He quickly looked around.
"Don't look, I'm above you!"
Du Tianyu quickly looked up and indeed saw a transparent figure just like himself. He quickly flew up with his mind.
When their eyes met, he was surprised to find that this, wasn't this himself?
"Who are you?"
"I am you, but another you."
"The more you talk, the more confused I get."
"Wait a moment," the transparent soul waved its hand towards the crowd below, and time seemed to stop immediately, everyone becoming still.
Du Tianyu stared at this incredible scene in astonishment!
"Simply put, we are actually one. Merging together will become a complete soul. I have merged with seven selves, and you are the last one."
"You merged with seven me's? What a joke, where did so many 'me's' come from?"
"Different times, spaces, and dimensions."
"Damn it! Are you here to eat me?" Saying this, Du Tianyu turned around somewhat, wanting to float away with the wind.
"You're wrong, I can't eat you. Merging can only happen willingly!"
"You scared me to death!" Du Tianyu patted his chest, then said firmly, "Then I don't want to, you go!"
"Okay, I can wait until you are willing!"
"Wait, if I don't agree to merge, what will happen to me?"
"Enter reincarnation, be reborn!"
"Oh! I've actually heard of that. Is it drinking a bowl of Meng Po soup to forget this life and crossing the Naihe Bridge to be reborn?"
"It's all developed now, no need for such trouble. Look over there." Saying this, the other self pointed to the edge of the crowd below.
Du Tianyu looked over and saw a glowing door appearing out of nowhere, looking so abrupt.
"What is this?"
"The Gate of Reincarnation! You can enter reincarnation as long as you go in and get a number to queue up for rebirth!"
"Wow, is the underworld modernized now?"
"Alright, hurry up and go in to get your number! I have to go." After saying this, the transparent figure turned around, about to float away.
"Wait, what will happen if I agree to merge?"
"I don't know." The figure turned back again to answer.
"Haven't you merged with seven? You should be quite experienced. Can't you feel who you are? Will I die or will you die if we merge? Will I still be me? If I'm not me, where will I go?..."
For some reason, hearing this, the figure suddenly became angry and cursed loudly, "How the hell would I know if I'm still me? If you want to reincarnate, hurry up and go! Why so many questions! Damn it, what a moron!"
"Why are you so angry? Aren't you just cursing yourself when you curse me?"
The figure suddenly fell silent again, muttering to itself, "It seems that's really the case. Cursing you is cursing myself!"
"Forget it, curse away. To be honest, after merging seven times, eight selves, I'm not sure if I'm still myself. But I feel like I am."
After saying this, the figure turned around again, and at the same time said, "Hurry up and reincarnate! There are still two minutes of stopped time below. Once the time is up, the door will close, you will become a lonely ghost, will be arrested by ghost officers, and forcibly reincarnated as a fool, an idiot, or even livestock, who knows!"
"Wait, one last question, what will happen after merging?"
"Hmm!" The figure thought for a moment and said, "Return to the physical body, revive from death! Then go and fulfill your mission, but whether it's me or you, it's unclear. After all, every time I feel like it's me, and yet it's not me, it's hard to say!"
"Is it that difficult? Don't you even know if you are you? Or..."
"There are still 30 seconds left. If you keep yapping, you'll really become a lonely ghost." The figure became a little anxious, and just after speaking, it kicked Du Tianyu, who immediately flew towards the light door.
Du Tianyu, kicked for no reason, also became anxious, "You actually dare to kick me... Damn it... Wait, I still have something to ask!"
Seeing that he was about to fly into the light door, he couldn't help but shout anxiously, "I agree to merge, I agree to merge!"
The figure in the air flashed, and in the next moment, the two appeared in mid-air again.
"Are you sure you agree?"
"Agree, and I still want to ask a question."
"Go to hell! Still asking? No time left, keep your mind clear."
"Alright! I hope I'm still alive!"
"Laws of Heaven and Earth, Nine Lives Return to One, Merge!"
Du Tianyu only felt a dazzling light before his eyes, his mind went blank, and then he entered a darkness...
At the scene of the car accident, a doctor and a nurse took turns performing CPR on Du Tianyu on the ground. Nearby, the police were questioning a dazed girl.
Finally, the doctor stopped his actions, sweating profusely, and looked at his watch, "Time of death, two oh six!"
Suddenly, Du Tianyu, who was lying on the ground, actually coughed twice and sat up.
With a "wah," he actually vomited a large mouthful of blood. Then, he reached out and wiped the blood from his mouth and stood up.
"Damn it, that hurt like hell!" He moved his arms back and forth and stretched his legs. He looked at the kneeling, stunned doctor and said, "Thank you!"
The surroundings instantly became quiet as if time had stopped.
It was the girl who had been rescued who saw Du Tianyu stand up. Ignoring the pain in her knees, she quickly ran over and asked with concern, "Classmate, are you okay? So much blood, are you really okay? You scared me to death!" As she spoke, tears welled up in her beautiful eyes!
Du Tianyu stared blankly at the beautiful girl in front of him. He recognized her. Her name was Mu Xue, a beautiful campus belle and a freshman in the Economics Department.
He suddenly remembered that his original motives were impure, that he had been stalking the girl, and now he felt a inexplicable disgust for what he had done.
Fortunately, he had stepped forward at the critical moment of the car accident, which could be considered a good deed.
Just as he was about to say something to Mu Xue, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and couldn't help but "poof" spit out another mouthful of blood, directly spraying it on the girl's face. Then, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.