New Power

My Perspective Has Changed.

No, it's not just because I was teleported. My perception, my vision, my senses… everything has changed.

Colors, textures, the warmth of the sun's rays… Huh? The sun?

Oh, right. I was teleported.

Looking around, I see that I'm in a forest.

Trees everywhere, grass, butterflies, insects…

The air here feels… peaceful? I must be in an elven forest.

I stood up from where I was sitting—or rather, from where I had fallen.

As I got up, I could see my arms, legs, and torso. Did I grow taller?

I noticed that my muscles looked more refined and my skin tone had lightened slightly.

This won't do. I need a mirror.

I reached out and used my spatial powers to pull out a mirror from what I call my `bag`.

Oh?

My face… It's completely different. Is this really me?

Even my eyes and hair color have changed. My hair was originally black, and my eyes were golden. Those were the traits that changed when I ascended to a Higher Human.

And now…

My hair is white.

Did I age? No, that shouldn't be it. This isn't that dull, graying white—it feels vibrant. Is it glowing a little?

My eyes… They're a deep, radiant blue. I can see the colors shifting inside them. They look mesmerizing. There are also tiny golden specks.

My facial features have sharpened a bit. No blemishes, no facial hair, no stubble.

Damn… I look good. Not to brag, but this is definitely an upgrade.

My hair has grown a bit longer, and my clothes feel slightly tighter.

I quickly changed into a new set of clothes.

As I did, I noticed something strange—I couldn't fully feel the fabric against my skin. When I touched my body with my hands, I could feel it just fine, but the clothes themselves weren't making direct contact.

I narrowed my eyes and looked closely. A tiny, almost invisible… barrier?

Is this from my new powers?

I closed my eyes and tried to sense it. Yes…

There's something in the middle of my forehead. I can't see it, but I can feel it—like a small core, spinning ever so slightly, passively activating my powers.

It's like a passive ability… or maybe a new organ. It's completely in sync with my powers.

Looking deeper, I realized—nothing was actually touching my body. Not a single particle of dust, not the air, nothing.

Is that why I feel so clean?

But earlier, when I coughed up blood, some of it did get on me. The stain is still on my hand—I can see it.

So my body recognizes foreign substances that don't belong to me?

Can I even wash myself?

I summoned some water and poured it over myself, but… the water didn't touch my skin.

It stopped at that invisible barrier.

How do I turn this off?

I focused on the center of my forehead, trying to control it. And yes…

It's something that has always been there, but I've never been able to use it—until now.

I'm not entirely sure how to explain this.

It's like… when you want to raise your hand, you don't think about the muscles involved—you just move it. This works the same way.

I poured the water again. This time, it worked. I could feel my clothes against my skin now.

I quickly splashed water all over myself and dried off using my light powers.

Alright. A quick shower, and I'm all fresh.

My height… I've grown about ten centimeters taller. I'm two meters now. My height had increased before when my race evolved, so I guess this isn't too surprising.

I like this.

Now, where am I?

I closed my eyes and extended my senses, trying to calculate where in the universe I had ended up.

I still can't sense the entire universe. It's too vast.

But I can tell which direction I'm in.

I'm in the northern part of the universe.

I've never been this far before. I usually wandered around the eastern regions.

It really threw me to one of the farthest edges, huh?

Right… I received a lot of blessings. And… a curse?

I'm not sure how to check the system. I never had one before, but I know others have mentioned it.

"SYSTEM?" I called out into the void, and text appeared before my eyes.

[Status Window]

(Level): Transcendent~

(Name): Kylin

(Race): Perfect Human

(Gender): Male

(Age): 317 / Bone Age: 32

(True Titles):

Candidate for Ruler of the Universe

Legendary

True King of All Races

True Emperor of Humans

(Titles): The titles given to you by beings have been reset. (Your existence has been renewed, but you can regain your titles.)

(Universal Core): 0/1 (Can be obtained after becoming the ruler of the universe.)

(Universal Artifacts): 2/9 / Concept Breaker (4/9) / Immortality Bond (8/9)

Concept Breaker:10% chance to evade concepts of probability and causality (Passive)[Universal Artifact Effect].

25% direct resistance to any concept (Passive).

100% increased comprehension and synchronization with concepts (Passive).

Ability to directly cut a concept (Active) [Cooldown: 10 Years].

Immortality Bond:10% chance to evade concepts of probability and causality (Passive) [Universal Artifact Effect].

You cannot die unless your existence is erased from the universe (Passive).

Stops aging and halts diseases (0/9) (Passive).

Temporarily severs all connections with universal concepts for yourself and anything you touch (Active) [Cooldown: 100 Years].

(Universe-Bound Concept): Infinity (EX) (1/3)

(Concepts):

Infinity (EX) (1/3)

Space (SSS) (7/9)

Time (SSS) (7/9)

Life (SS) (5/9)

Death (SS) (4/9)

Destruction (S) (4/9)

Light (A) (3/9)

Darkness (A) (3/9)

Lightning (B) (4/9)

Earth (C) (3/9)

(Stories):

[#@$½!@# (EX)]

[Savior of the Unknown Kingdom (Mythic)]

Black Hole Destroyer (Mythic)

Star Extinguisher (Legendary)

Bringer of Planetary Destruction (Legendary)

Slayer of Billions (Epic)

Lost in Light (Epic)

Kingdoms' Bane (Rare)

The Savior (Rare)

...and more.

(Skills): After reaching Transcendence, skills are unnecessary. However, you can still use your pre-Transcendence skills.

(Soulmate): 1/1 You are bound. Target: ???????

(Spouse): 0/8 [1/1] You have no official marriages.

(Servants): 0/? [Limit can be increased based on soul endurance.] All contracts have been reset due to your changed existence.Notification: 2 of your former servants wish to renew their contracts.

(Universal Blessings):

The universe considers you a friend~

The universe will adapt to your will unless probability is bent too far.

You can access the Akashic Records of the universe.

(Racial Blessings):

All beings will instinctively respect you.

Your race is superior to all others under equal conditions.50% resistance to (F~SSS) concepts pre-Transcendence.25% resistance to (EX)

concepts post-Transcendence.Significant regeneration boost (Can regenerate limbs).

Your scent is attractive to all races....and more.

(Curses): The Satan harbors envy and hostility toward you. From now on, all demons under the Satan's influence are your enemies.

What? I have a soulmate?

No, wait a minute. That's impossible.

Forget marriage—A soulmate?!

What the hell is this?

System… do you have any idea how rare true, mutual love is in the universe? One in a million? No, one in a billion?

And yet, I have a soulmate who supposedly knows me better than I know myself?

-_-

As far as I know, being soulmates is on a completely different level.

I need to feel the soul waves.

I close my eyes and try to sense where they are.

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

Even when forming a servant contract, you can at least sense something.

But from my soulmate?

Not a single trace.

Who the hell are you, woman?!

I sighed, trying to stay optimistic.

Whatever. I hope you're a lovely lady.

Also… what's with this unreadable story? And "Savior of the Unknown Kingdom"?

I slumped against the tree and stared at the sky, sighing again.

I don't think this is a joke.

No one knocked me out and erased my memories.

Let's be realistic.

Did I time travel?

No, that's impossible.

I shouldn't say that, but… it can't be this easy.

A causality wave would have hit me. I'm not sure, but the Law of Cause and Effect wouldn't let me off so easily.

What a mess…

I need a cigarette.

Or maybe I just over-romanticized the whole idea of a kind, loving woman who truly cares about me—something every man starts imagining in childhood, eventually forming his own standard.

Did I dream so hard that it became reality?

Do I really have a soulmate?

Or… did I marry myself?

I hope not.

No… I'm actually losing my mind. Fuck it.

Alright, what else do we have here? Let's take a look.

Potential ruler of the universe… Not something I want to think about right now. Otherwise, my head will hurt even more. I'll save that for later.

True King of All Races and True Emperor of Humans.

From what I understand, "true" doesn't just mean I can beat people up and declare myself king.

It's more like a genetic pressure thing. Like how dragons grow stronger by consuming other dragons.

That must be the meaning of "true" here.

Ah, humanity… You make me proud.

The Akashic Records of the Universe.There are theories about this, but I never really thought it would be real. It caught my interest, but let's leave it for later.

50% resistance to F-SSS concepts before transcendence.Alright, now we're talking.

25% resistance to EX concepts after transcendence.I won't lie—this is a bit broken... especially since I have a concept breaker.

My regeneration was already high; it increased significantly when I was human.But now that I can regenerate limbs, am I like a lizard?Hope the dragons don't hear about this.

Beauty, scent, charm, and a bunch of other things...Well, thanks, I guess.

As for the curse...

Well, they're not the first to hate me.And they probably won't be my last enemy either.I never really got along with demons anyway.Though, there are some good girls among them.

Ehm.

Anyway, we'll figure something out.And if we don't? No big deal.

I win.

The titles are gone—the ones people gave me.Doesn't really bother me.No need to reclaim them. My stories are still here.

Losing skills... Now, that's interesting.Skills were a huge deal, after all.Even if two people had the same strength, the one with better skills had a higher chance of winning.

That is... in a child's fight.In a real battle, you can win just by biting an enemy who isn't expecting to be bitten.I'm serious.

Intelligence, using geographical advantage, linking concepts together... Important.Or rather, I'm talking about high-level battles—actual fights.

Though, I just used the concept of light and dried myself out.That was technically a skill.From what I understand, even if I'm not synchronized with a concept, I can still use it however I want.

Still, I'm sure there are limitations.For example, I know the fourth level of the light concept.But I can't use a higher-level skill that requires an understanding of the fifth level.Because I don't know the details that come with the fifth level.

I can only shape the concept by imagining it.The skill itself is mine...

All servants have been reset.Most of them were just people I used, and they've already lost their purpose.

It's not like I treated them badly.So, I doubt they'll come back to cause trouble.Still, two of them want to make a contract again.

If I redo the contract now, I'm sure Aiz will ask a lot of questions.

Sorry, I'm on vacation right now.

Now then...

Let's take a little walk and see what kind of place this is.