My Martial Arts Activated Easy Mode

Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Hard Times, Easy Mode

Daqian, Qinzhou, White Stone City.

The sun shone brightly high in a cloudless sky.

CAW. CAW. CAW.

A crow let out a shrill cry, flapping its wings as it soared. It swept over mountains, forests, and farmlands, past city walls and tall buildings, before diving down to land on the windowsill of a dilapidated mud-stone house. Suddenly, as if startled by something, it frantically flapped its wings and flew away.

”Ah!”

Inside the room, Su Chen sat up with a start. Mottled and fragmented memories pierced his mind like swords, leaving him in agonizing pain.

”I’ve transmigrated!” Su Chen muttered to himself after a long while, having finally digested the memories.

In his past life, Su Chen was a truck driver. While driving at night, he collided with an out-of-control Hongqi car at an intersection. The Hongqi was smashed to pieces, and because he couldn’t turn in time, his truck crashed into the mountainside, knocking him unconscious.

Upon his Awakening, he was already in another world.

This was a world similar to ancient Huaxia, yet it did not belong to any known dynasty. The empire he was currently in was called the Daqian Dynasty, boasting a history of over seven hundred years. But even after seven centuries since its founding, Daqian still couldn’t escape the inevitable fate of all empires; it was already nearing its setting sun.

In the twilight years of the dynasty, chaos ran rampant, the masses lived in dire straits, and the common people suffered endlessly. Various gangs sprang up like weeds everywhere, bullying the kind-hearted and terrorizing the region. As for this body’s original owner, he was driven to his death by a small gang—all because of a house.

Half a month ago, a gang approached the original owner, intending to forcefully buy his house for a pittance. Unwilling to sell it so cheaply, he refused. That very night, however, he was brutally beaten and warned by two men in black.

The original owner knew this was the work of the Wild Dog Gang, so he reported it to the Government Office. Yet, the Governmental Constables completely ignored him. They chased him out, threatening to teach him a harsh lesson if he dared to return. This left him utterly in despair.

For some unknown reason, the Wild Dog Gang never showed up again. He thought the matter had ended there, but three days ago, two members of the Black Water Gang came looking for him. As it turned out, the Wild Dog Gang had been wiped out and replaced by the Black Water Gang.

They found Su Chen and told him to pack his things and scram immediately. Furious, the original owner learned from them that his house was blocking the gang’s ”path to wealth” and had to be demolished. They gave him three days. When the deadline arrived and he still refused to move, they beat him half to death, ordering him to leave within a day or face the consequences.

Overwhelmed by grief and indignation, and suffering from severe internal and external injuries, the original owner breathed his last, allowing Su Chen to take over his body.

Having fully absorbed the memories, Su Chen felt a throbbing headache, as if he could still feel the original owner’s overwhelming sense of helpless despair. Gang oppression was an everyday occurrence here; ordinary people were constantly squeezed dry. Living in such an era, the people at the bottom had to exhaust all their strength just to stay alive.

”The Black Water Gang...” Su Chen murmured with a solemn expression. Since they hadn’t obtained the property deed yet, they definitely wouldn’t let him off the hook.

These gangs were utterly despicable. If coercion and bribery failed, they would resort to direct violence. The Government Office’s apathy only fueled their unbridled arrogance. By himself, Su Chen could never be a match for a gang.

He thought, ”Unless... I practice martial arts!”

As Su Chen pondered, a transparent panel suddenly appeared in his mind:

[Name: Su Chen]

[Martial Arts: None]

[Easy Mode: 0] (Can be activated after acquiring a martial art)

This was his cheat. When practicing any martial art, he could activate Easy Mode to master it rapidly. However, it couldn’t be activated just yet.