After returning home, Levi lay on his worn-out bed and coughed comfortably.
He stretched out his hand and turned on the radio on his bedside table, and the low-quality broadcast came out.
"...Our city's headquarters of garrison, the heresy case investigated and dealt with on the Iron Cross Street in the upper district was tried in court yesterday. Seventeen black mages were sentenced to death and executed immediately. Nine vampires were also sentenced to death..."
This piece of news didn't attract too much of Li Wei's attention; in fact, such things have been happening one after another.
At first, when he was newly reborn and came to this world, he would feel very puzzled upon hearing this kind of news, but now, he has long become accustomed to it.
This is a world with monsters, even Li Wei has personally seen a beastly rat man, which he only saw in movies in his previous life, he saw it get beaten to death in the street.
But what about that? After the novelty wore off, Li Wei still had to worry about his life, both in the past and present.
Regardless of being the past Li Wei or the present Li Wei, they both had an identity - a hunter.
Originally, a hunter was a title for those who hunted monsters and obtained fleshy cores and various materials beyond the great cities of the wilderness in pursuit of advancing further on the path of evolution.
Powerful demon hunters, they continually stride forward on the path of evolution, possessing strength akin to summoning winds and rains, and moving mountains to part seas. Without such formidable power, how shall we slay those potent monsters?
As for Li Wei, he is merely a bounty hunter, of the most inept kind.
Prior to his rebirth, his body was deemed as "having no potential for development" by the Supernatural Academy and was refused admission at the age of twelve. Despite ultimately becoming a hunter through his own efforts, he remained forever disconnected from that dazzling extramundane power, trapped wandering at the lowest echelons.
Hence, this is why the tavern owner Eileen advised him against obtaining a genetic elixir. For someone entirely devoid of potential, getting injected with genetic solutions would merely be a waste; the situation would not improve.
However, after his rebirth, things have become quite different.
All of this stems from an unknown ability, or perhaps a treasure, that awoke alongside him when he was reborn.
The Book of All Laws.
However, before activating the Book of All Laws, he has to do one more thing.
After resting enough, he turned over and got up from the bed. Li Wei sat in front of the workbench in the corner of the room, taking out a brand new syringe and a D-grade genetic liquid obtained from Aileen in exchange.
He inserted the needle into his arm and slowly pushed the genetic liquid into his body.
The warmth flowed through the blood vessels and spread throughout his body. The feeling was not comfortable, but it was not painful either.
He didn't have time to feel the effects of the genetic liquid, so he concentrated his spirit in his mind, contacting the Book of All Laws.
In front of him, the shadow of a codex appeared. This shadow became clearer and clearer as his spirit focused, eventually turning into a solid object.
This is a very old codex that looks like it is bound in a black leather or something similar, with traces of rust visible on the brass edges. The cover has a series of strange patterns, which are actually some mysterious characters, looking very enigmatic.
The pages of the book flipped over, skipping the Sharingan on the first page and the disguise technique on the second page, arriving at the still blank third page.
Subsequently, Li Wei could distinctly sense that every piece of flesh, every cell of his body, and even external matters such as hair and nails, all became weak in an instant.
It was the feeling of life force being infused into the Book of All Laws.
Li Wei was not panicked; he had already experienced this feeling twice. Moreover, to be honest, the process of releasing the page and gaining new abilities this time was much easier compared to the first time.
Infusing life force into the Book of All Laws can unseal the pages and obtain the special abilities stored within. These abilities usually originate from Li Wei's mind, his memory, and various movies, games, animations, and even novels.
He still remembered his experience during the first page release.
While he did obtain the powerful ability of Sharingan that time, he also nearly ran himself to death.
He still remembers that at that time, his body was almost plundered in every aspect. The feeling of suddenly becoming weak made him, who had just been reborn, experience the feeling of being on the brink of death once again.
Power cannot be generated out of thin air. To gain power like the Sharingan, one must naturally pay a corresponding price.
This once made him dare not use the Book of All Laws for a long time. Having been reborn, he had no desire to die again.
But soon, he had a new discovery. This new discovery made it much easier for him to unlock future pages of the book.
It was the effect of the genetic potion.
Genetic fluid is something that the evolvers in this world must have as they progress step by step. It can greatly develop the potential of the human body, replenish and strengthen the essence of life.
Li Wei discovered that by injecting genetic fluid while using the sealed pages of the Book of All Laws, the life enhancement effect brought by the genetic fluid could replace his own vitality and become the source of power for the Book of All Laws.
The existence of the Book of All Laws directly shattered the biggest obstacle in front of Li Wei. And the existence of the genetic fluid broke down the barriers for Li Wei to utilize the Book of All Laws.
With the Book of All Laws and the magical abilities from his past life memories, the Superpower Academy's assessment of "no potential" is utter nonsense!
The emergence of the Sharingan has already provided him with the capital to climb up from the very bottom!
Unseal the Book of All Laws, develop extraordinary powers, hunt down demons, fulfill quests to earn money, acquire more resources, and then further develop the Book of All Laws... This has become a virtuous cycle.
The significance of this is extremely considerable. Without the power of the Book of All Laws, forget about his future prospects; Li Wei doesn't even know how to deal with a major trouble right in front of him.
He is soon to have a "visitor" coming over. If he doesn't properly enhance his strength, he fears that the visitor won't let him live for long.
As my thoughts wandered, the blank third page of the Book of All Laws gradually had words emerging on it. At the same time, the feeling of weakness, as if all my strength was being drained from my body, also gradually came to an end.
A moment later, the process of releasing the sealed pages was completed.
After the pages of the Book of All Laws are unsealed, several options usually appear randomly for Li Wei to choose from. Sometimes the options are quite good, such as when he unsealed the pages for the first time, a fairly powerful ability like Sharingan appeared. And sometimes they are quite mediocre, such as the second time, three very average abilities appeared, and he ultimately chose the disguise technique.
The options that appeared this time, there is only one, which also means he has no choice.
However, the ability seems to be pretty good, it is the kind of direct offensive means Li Wei wants, and is relatively powerful.
"Steel Slash... Hmm, pretty good."
A skill from a character in a certain game, Li Wei vaguely remembers that character's dialogue is quite middle school second year (middle school student) syndrome.
If I remember correctly, it seems to be "Face the storm!", right?
He squeezed his fist, and felt okay physically. With a D-level genetic medicine as the foundation, this time in unlocking the pages of the Book of Ten Thousand Laws, it did not cause serious damage to his body. Although he still felt a bit weak, a rest of a quarter of an hour would allow him to return to normal.
Sitting back on the bed, he picked up a short knife from the head of the bed.
Taking the short knife out of the worn-out leather sheath, Li Wei began to wipe it. He was nurturing his spirit in this way, which was his habit from his previous life.
Meanwhile, wait for the arrival of his guests.
Matters delayed for a month must be resolved.
I don't know how long it had been, when Li Wei had grown a bit impatient from polishing his short knife, his door was knocked on.
"Li Wei, Li Wei, are you home? Your rent is due!"