Chapter 1: Breaking Free from the Cage Starting Today!

Great Xia Country, Donghai City.

Inside the Zhou Family residence.

"Zhou Huai, move out of the Zhou Family starting today."

Zhou Huai raised his eyes, looking at the woman on the sofa whose skin was firm and still charming, but whose brows exuded a harsh and petty look.

His brows furrowed imperceptibly.

"Why?"

"Just because I changed my class to an E-Class Clone Master?"

Liu Yuru crossed her arms over her chest, raised her chin high, and a sneering arc appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"What else?"

"A cripple who changed class to the most useless E-Class class."

"Do you still want to stay in the Zhou Family?"

"To let outsiders make a joke of our Zhou Family?"

At the other end of the sofa, a fashionably dressed young man suddenly spoke.

His face wore a hypocritical expression of concern.

"Brother, it's not that I'm lecturing you."

"With your physical condition, and changing your class to this."

"Staying at home is indeed not very convenient."

"Renting a small apartment outside will be peaceful."

"It's also better for your recuperation."

Although the young man was speaking words of persuasion, the smugness and disdain hidden in his eyes could not be concealed.

Listening to this mother and son echoing each other with the utmost harshness and sarcastic mockery,

Zhou Huai sneered inwardly.

He had just transmigrated here for three days.

He started off as a paralyzed cripple.

And that wasn't all.

He was immediately kicked out of the house.

This treatment for a transmigrator was truly one of a kind.

The original Zhou Huai.

Originally originated from the prominent and illustrious Family of Donghai City — the Zhou Family.

His father, Zhou Feng, was the third son of the Zhou Family's current head, Elder Zhou.

The original owner had lived the carefree and lavish life of a young master.

However, the turning point of fate came so suddenly and tragically.

During a malicious attack targeting the Zhou Family,

his mother died protecting him.

He himself was eroded by a strange curse, reduced to a paralyzed good-for-nothing, destined to spend the rest of his life accompanied by a wheelchair.

The Zhou Family searched far and wide for light-attribute healing powerhouses, but all were helpless.

Before his mother's body was even cold, his father, Zhou Feng, married a new love.

That was the harsh and ungrateful stepmother before him, Liu Yuru.

When she married into the Zhou Family, she also brought along a baggage son — Lu Qi.

Ever since Liu Yuru and her son entered the door, the original owner's situation plummeted drastically, becoming worse than pigs and dogs.

Deducting his living expenses was a daily routine.

Sarcastic mockery was even his daily homework.

The original owner was weak and inconvenient in movement, suffering all kinds of cold stares and humiliations; even the servants dared to boss him around, beating and scolding him at every turn.

As for his father, Zhou Feng, he always turned a blind eye and watched coldly from the sidelines.

For no other reason, Liu Yuru was the legitimate daughter of the Liu Family of the Imperial Capital.

If Zhou Feng wanted to take a further step within the Family and coveted the position of Family head, he could not do without the full support of the Liu Family.

The increasingly severe bullying by this vicious mother and son finally crushed the original owner's fragile nerves.

He couldn't catch his breath and died of melancholy.

Zhou Huai transmigrated here with his soul, having occupied this body for a mere three days.

This was a world where abyssal invasions occurred, strange beasts ran rampant, and everything was digitized.

Humans reaching the age of eighteen could all awaken classes through the class change ceremony, acquiring extraordinary power to counter crises.

There were a wide variety of classes, mainly divided into three major Systems: combat, support, and lifestyle.

Class ratings from highest to lowest were SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, and E.

SSS-Class was as rare as Phoenix feathers and qilin horns, a mythical existence; E-Class was everywhere, almost equivalent to Trash.

And today was precisely the day Zhou Huai participated in the class change ceremony uniformly organized by the school.

As a result, he "lived up to expectations" and changed class to the universally recognized most useless E-Class class — Clone Master.

Clone Master could initially only summon one Clone.

The number of Clones increased as the Rank rose.

But the Clone's attributes were only half of the main body's, being weak beyond compare and having zero combat power.

It barely counted as support, at most doing some scouting work.

Truly the chicken ribs among chicken ribs.

Thus, as soon as he returned to the Zhou Family, there was the scene at the beginning.

Zhou Huai's expression was calm, and no joy or anger could be heard in his voice: "Is this also Father's intention?"

Liu Yuru sneered, her chin lifted slightly, her eyes full of disdain: "Your father is busy with affairs of state, when would he have time to care whether a piece of Trash like you lives or dies?"

"In this household now, I, Liu Yuru, have full authority!"

"Even if your father knew, he would surely only agree with my decision! A piece of Trash staying in the Zhou Family, do you still expect him to bring glory to the ancestors of the Zhou Family?"

Hearing this, Zhou Huai felt no further ripples in his heart, and couldn't be bothered to say any more nonsense.

He originally had no feelings whatsoever for this so-called "home", nor for that so-called "father".

Being able to escape this sickening cage early on suited his wishes perfectly.

"Wanting me to leave, sure." Zhou Huai's tone was indifferent.

"But there is one thing I must make clear."

His gaze swept over Liu Yuru and Lu Qi. His voice wasn't loud, but every word was resolute and powerful.

"From the moment I step out of this Family's door, I, Zhou Huai, shall have no further ties with the Zhou Family!"

"From now on, everything about the Zhou Family has nothing to do with me! Everything about me also has nothing to do with the Zhou Family!"

"I hope that if you have any problems in the future, you will never come looking for me again!"

He paused, a meaningful arc hooking at the corner of his mouth: "And do not… regret what you did today!"

Liu Yuru seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world.

She laughed so hard that her body shook.

"Regret?"

"An E-Class Trash cripple."

"The Zhou Family will regret it?"

"Is your brain broken?"

Lu Qi also covered his mouth and laughed.

Tears were almost coming out.

"Brother, you're really funny."

"Who do you think you are?"

"Without the Zhou Family, how will you live outside?"

"Don't end up crawling back crying and begging us to take you in."

Zhou Huai looked at their smug and sarcastic expressions.

He sneered inwardly.

F-Class Clone Master?

Trash?

They simply didn't know.

Right at the moment of class change.

[God-level Clone System]: Every time a Clone is created, a brand new class can be drawn for that Clone!

After changing class, the Clone possesses an independent attribute panel, skill panel, and equipment panel!

Moreover, once a Clone is created, it can exist permanently without consuming any of the main body's Mental Energy!

Carrying his few pieces of luggage, the old housekeeper Uncle Fu pushed Zhou Huai's wheelchair, slowly leaving the gates of the Zhou Family.

Zhou Huai turned back to take a look at this luxurious yet cold villa.

There was no lingering attachment in his heart.

There was only a sense of melancholy after liberation.

He had finally broken free from this cage.

From now on,

the sea is wide for fish to leap,

the sky is high for birds to fly.

He closed his eyes.

In his mind,

a huge roulette machine emerged.

colorful small balls inside flickered with light.

In front of the roulette machine,

a button lit up.

Beside the button, a line of small golden characters was clearly visible:

[Novice Welfare: Please draw a class ball for the host, and bestow it upon your first Clone!]

[Ding! Please draw the class for the first Clone!]

The cold System prompt tone sounded.

[Clone class draw, guaranteed S-Class, up to SSS-Class!]

Zhou Huai's breath suddenly stagnated, his heart beating wildly!

Guaranteed S-Class?!

You must know that throughout the entire Great Xia Country, the number of S-Class Professionals awakened each year could be counted on one hand! Each and every one of them was a favored son of heaven!

SS-Class was even rarer than Phoenix feathers and qilin horns; Great Xia Country openly had only two of them, revered as "Legends" and serving as the pillars of the country!

As for SSS-Class, that was already a "Myth"! In the long river of thousands of years of history, they could be counted on one's fingers.

In today's world, there was only that person from the Free Federation, hailed as a walking "Deity", revered by hundreds of millions of people!

And his System, the Clone classes, started at S-Class!

And there was even a chance to reach the pinnacle of SSS!

Zhou Huai swallowed hard, a blazing light flashing in his eyes, which was an infinite yearning for the future!

Without hesitation, his mind fiercely pressed the [Draw] button!

The roulette machine spun rapidly, light flowing, dazzlingly mesmerizing.

Finally, a dazzling golden ball of light shot out from the roulette machine and slowly descended!

The golden light burst open, transforming into an antique and mysterious class change scroll, quietly suspended before Zhou Huai's eyes!

[Congratulations to the host for drawing the class: Unique Hidden Class, S-Class Thunder Sword Master!]