"Hmm? Where is this?" In a dark, secluded alley, a black-haired young man, whose looks could barely be called handsome, slowly rose, clutching his throbbing, dizzy head, recalling the events that had just transpired.
He squinted his eyes and pondered for a moment.
"So I was hit by a car and died? What a rip-off, I didn't even run a red light. All I did was check my phone for a bit at the traffic light, and then I met with disaster. My luck is truly terrible." Rod, hands crossed, gradually recalled the incident and complained with exasperation.
He instinctively reached for his phone but found nothing.
"Where's my phone?" The first thing Rod did after realizing there was nothing wrong with his body was to look for his phone.
After another moment of silence, Rod lay back down on the ground and began to think.
'So I'm not in a Hospital, but instead woke up in this inexplicable, dark alley. No matter how cold-hearted people are, they wouldn't watch someone get hit by a car and then let some petty thief drag them into an alley to rob and search them, right? I don't remember my country being such a dangerous place, it's not like India.'
Just as Rod lay on the ground, his mind rapidly working to assess his current situation, a crisp mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
"Ding! Host Rod has successfully activated the Infinite Transcendence System. Binding in progress… "
"1%... 22%... 48%... 88%... 99%... 100%"
"Ding... System binding successful!"
'Hmm, well, if I haven't gone insane, then my current state must be that I was sent to another world by a truck driver trying to meet his quota.'
"Damn it, couldn't he have waited until after the New Year to meet his quota!? I finally got a long vacation from that damned supervisor, ready to just lie around!" Rod scratched his head in annoyance. It wasn't that he didn't want to Transmigrate; after all, while he wasn't a deep otaku who collected a ton of figures, nor a professional cosplayer with exquisite costumes to portray his favorite anime characters.
But Rod also followed anime and played mostly gacha games, such as Naruto Mobile from MoFang, One Piece Mobile from Zhaoxi Guangnian, and Honkai Impact 3rd, and Honkai: Star Rail from miHoYo.
He had read no less than a thousand fanfictions over the years, so it would be a lie to say he wasn't interested in Transmigration.
"Well, why was I chosen? My parents are alive, and my sister, though annoying, always calls me 'Brother' when she needs something and just 'Hey' otherwise. This clearly doesn't fit the protagonist template of sacrificing parents and having no living relatives." As Rod spoke, a crystal tear fell from the corner of his eye. Although he constantly complained about being tired, he had indeed fantasized about Transmigrating to another world, building a harem, and doing whatever he pleased when he was daydreaming. But suddenly leaving his familiar world and his family—no ordinary person could accept that immediately, could they?
"Forget it, instead of thinking about that, I should think about what to do next. I'm probably in some novel right now. If the damn author is kind enough, maybe by the end of this book, I'll be able to Transmigrate back with invincible strength."
Rod reluctantly stood up, brushed the dust off his body, and looked at the pitch-black alley, then suddenly waved his hand.
"Hey, readers? Uh, never mind, I won't get a response anyway. In fact, it's a bit silly…" Rod tried to break the fourth wall but received no response, so he awkwardly retracted his hand and then began to call out to the System.
"System?"
"Ding... The Infinite Transcendence System is at your service. Esteemed Host, what are your commands?" The cold, mechanical voice respectfully inquired.
"Uh... give me a simple overview of your functions, and open my Panel, please." Rod recalled the novels he had read before and tried to give the command.
"This System is the Infinite Transcendence System. In its Elementary stage, it has three basic Panel functions: Missions, Items, and Exchange."
"Mission Panel: The System can issue missions according to the Host's wishes. The higher the mission difficulty, the greater the reward."
"Item Panel: The System contains a storage space of one hundred cubic meters, which can only store inanimate objects. Time within the space is disconnected from external time."
"Exchange Panel: The Host can exchange for Items from all worlds using the mission points earned."
"Hmm, very ordinary basic Panels, doesn't seem like anything special." Rod stroked his chin, gaining a general understanding of the System. Heaven-Defying functions probably only become available in the Late Stage.
Infinite Transcendence System
Host: Rod
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: Human
Physique: 1 [Average for an ordinary adult male is 1]
Strength: 1
Agility: 1
Spirit: 1
Talent:
Infinite Transcendence (An Item granted to the Host by the System. As the name suggests, the Host no longer experiences Bottlenecks, achieving Infinite Transcendence and constantly surpassing his own limits. Theoretically, there is no upper limit.)
Item:
Newbie Gift Pack
"Infinite Transcendence?! The description is very brief. Could it be like Saitama-sensei breaking his limiter, or something similar? Does that mean I need to start training? But what about my hair?" Rod touched his messy hair. He was moderately handsome, but if he lost his hair, his looks would definitely decline.
"Forget it, being handsome is temporary, but being strong is for life. Going bald isn't out of the question." Considering that might makes right, Rod stopped overthinking it. Training should definitely be on the agenda.
"I'll open the Newbie Gift Pack first."
"System, open the Newbie Gift Pack."
"Ding! Opening Newbie Gift Pack. Congratulations to Host for obtaining the Max-level Sukuna Panel (Peak Condition - Twenty Fingers)!"
"Sukuna, huh? Looks like my luck isn't too bad... or maybe the title of this book is something like 'Beginning with Sukuna Template'." Rod said casually.
"Wait... wait a minute, it's actually a max-level Panel, not like usual where they give you a Panel and make you slowly role-play and improve your Panel compatibility. This System has something special." Rod noticed the key point, his eyes lighting up with surprise.
"Max-level Sukuna Panel. Does Host wish to perform Fusion? YES OR NO"
"Does that even need to be said? Yes!" Rod rubbed his hands in excitement, frantically tapping 'YES' on the transparent Panel in front of him.
"Ding, initiating Fusion…"
A few seconds later, ring-like patterns appeared on Rod's body, extending from his scalp, cheeks to his chin, nose, chest to his shoulders, all the way to his back, abdomen, and wrists.
The moment his eyes opened, like a Vicious Beast awakening, a scarlet gaze erupted with a bloodthirsty and tyrannical aura.
"Heh heh, it seems this isn't just about gaining an Item; even those combat experiences have been inherited. This template is too comprehensive."
Rod lightly raised his index finger, and a sudden slash appeared on the ground in front of him, spanning dozens of meters. Its destructive power was so immense that it had already cut through the rebar and concrete in the floor, penetrating dozens of meters into the earth.
"It's more than enough to bury a few hundred people…" Rod said casually, looking at the 'cut' in front of him.
"System, which anime world am I in?" Rod inquired.
"Ding, the plane Host is currently in is (Index Librorum Prohibitorum)."
"Oh~ Index Librorum Prohibitorum, huh? Hahaha~" Rod first nodded and smiled, then slowly, cold sweat began to drip from his forehead, covering his back in a dense sheet of sweat (You're sweating buckets, bro?).
"Holy crap, it's actually this world! In the anime world, its power level is among the highest. What's all this New Testament and Old Testament stuff, are they writing the Bible here!? I lost track of the plot later on, only knowing that the Demon Gods are the power ceiling."
"Life will surely die, apples will surely fall downwards, one plus one equals two… These 'Laws' that absolutely cannot change in this world can all be destroyed, restructured, and created using the magic recorded in Demonic Path books. One plus one can become three, apples can fall upwards, and dead lives can surely be resurrected.
A magician refers to someone who can do such things as a Demon God.
A Demon God does not refer to a god of the Demon Realm, but rather a magician who has completely mastered magic, entered the Domain of God, and can arbitrarily distort all Laws of the world, which is the ultimate form of a magician."
Looking at the explanation thoughtfully provided by the System, Rod said with a twitch of his mouth,
"System, you damn author, a thousand thanks to your whole family!?