[Reincarnator, 13990212ssr, welcome to Reincarnation Space D0074!]
A cold, emotionless electronic voice echoed in Li Yu's mind.
Li Yu opened his eyes to an endless, silver-gray dome. High above, a light orb the size of a planet floated, its milky white glow flowing slowly across its surface like melted milk.
Under his feet were golden hexagonal floor tiles of an unknown material, with faint blue light seeping from the cracks, as if he were treading on a solidified starry sky.
Li Yu looked up; the entire hall was so vast that its boundaries were invisible. In the distance, shadowy figures in strange attire stood.
Some were wrapped in blood-stained animal hides, others wore futuristic armor full of technological flair, maintaining distance from each other like a pack of lone wolves lurking in the wilderness.
After leaving the Saint Seiya World, Li Yu's senses had become even sharper. He vaguely perceived that the seemingly luxurious space before him was, in fact, filled with a sense of brokenness, like a devastated homeland after a great war.
"Another newcomer? Many Reincarnators have died recently. Is the Main God even tricking children like this into coming?"
"Looking at his clothes, he doesn't seem like a modern person. Has the Main God started recruiting Reincarnators from ancient times?"
A man and a woman's voices came from Li Yu's right.
It wasn't surprising that others didn't recognize a Gold Saint. Without his Gold Cloth, Li Yu wore a simple white coarse linen short outfit.
He looked, at most, like a high school graduate.
In fact, Li Yu's generation of Gold Saints were generally around eighteen or nineteen years old.
The Bronze Five and the Goddess Athena were only thirteen or fourteen.
Saints lived a short life, constantly erupting their Cosmo and fighting desperately against gods. Barring accidents, most did not live past thirty.
Only Dohko and Shion survived the last Holy War. This generation would be even worse, with all Gold Saints wiped out.
Except for those few granted divine blood by the Goddess, ninety-nine percent would die young.
Li Yu turned his head at the sound, his gaze passing through the sparse figures to a circular bar counter nearby.
The counter was made of dark, black metal, with intricate energy patterns carved into its surface. Several oddly shaped machines were embedded in the counter, hissing with white steam.
A middle-aged man with a full beard, wearing a combat uniform stained with dark red grime, had a gruesome, bleeding wound on his forearm.
He shoved his forearm into one of the machines in front of him, gritting his teeth.
"Damn it, these damned zombies are getting stronger and stronger!"
"Main God, consume 10 credit points to heal my wounds, from my personal account!"
A flash of green light, and the man's arm instantly healed. Even his worn clothes became clean and tidy again.
Beside him was a curvaceous, mature young woman.
She wore a tattered medieval cloak, her pale chin visible beneath the hood, her face obscured. Her ample bosom stretched the cloak into an alluring curve, swaying gently with her movements, attracting many surreptitious glances.
She slowly drew a dagger, its blade reflecting the light orb with a cold, blue gleam.
She casually tossed the dagger towards Li Yu, her voice carrying a nonchalant laziness.
"Newcomer, you haven't done your first novice mission yet, have you? This is an excellent quality dagger. It can help you survive better in the Reincarnation World. It inflicts bleeding and poisoning effects on hit. 100 credit points, I'm practically giving it to you!"
Li Yu, quick-witted, reached out and steadily caught the dagger. Its hilt was wrapped in non-slip black cloth.
The next second, a line of light blue virtual text appeared out of thin air before his eyes.
[Fairbairn Dagger, Attack 12-25, inflicts continuous bleeding and poisoning effects on hit, Excellent quality, tradable...]
Before he could examine it closely, a lazy voice suddenly spoke beside him, with a metallic, abrasive quality.
"This dagger only costs 50 credit points to exchange from the Main God. On the black market, you could probably get it for 30 credit points. Don't let her trick you, rookie."
Li Yu looked in the direction of the voice. In the shadows of the bar sat a half-human, half-machine creature.
Half of his face was covered by silver metal armor, and one eye was a crimson mechanical eye, flashing red. At his waist, an identical dagger was tucked.
The young woman didn't get angry after being exposed; instead, she giggled charmingly. She winked at Li Yu, her eyes under the hood captivating.
"Then what if I said, 100 credit points, and I'll throw in a night of passion?"
Li Yu twirled the dagger on his fingertips, then steadily tossed it back to her, a faint smile on his lips, though his eyes held no warmth.
The first priority for survival in Reincarnation Space was not to trust anyone lightly.
Li Yu said indifferently.
"No thanks, I don't have any credit points."
The young woman caught the dagger, chuckled, and said with a hint of playfulness.
"Newbie, let me tell you a common sense fact: every Reincarnator who comes to Reincarnation Space is given 100 credit points. Do you think I'm a fool?"
Li Yu looked at the giant light orb in the distance with interest, and said meaningfully.
"Oh, really?"
Almost simultaneously, a line of crimson text suddenly dominated his entire field of vision.
[Reincarnator, please begin your novice mission!]
Countless Reincarnation Worlds appeared before him in silhouette form. Li Yu's eyes instantly widened; these Reincarnation Worlds... were all anime and movies he was familiar with from his previous life.
I knew it! As a transmigrator, how could I not have a cheat? It turns out all the opportunities of my life were waiting for me here!
Before Li Yu could understand more, another golden prompt popped up.
[Detected that you already possess the qualifications to become a Hunter. Please touch the Main God by any means within three minutes!]
Hunter?
Li Yu's intuition told him that this Hunter role definitely had more authority than a Reincarnator.
"I choose Hunter!"
[If you choose to test, failure will result in obliteration...]
Obliteration?
A mere Reincarnation Space wants to obliterate my powerful physical body, forged through over a decade of countless life-and-death trials in the extreme cold of Siberia, as a transmigrator?
Then what was the meaning of my hard-won victory over Camus, my awakening of the Seventh Sense, and donning the Gold Cloth?
We Gold Saints are beings that even gods cannot obliterate!
Li Yu had never intended to follow the ordinary Reincarnator path when he entered Reincarnation Space.
Based on his understanding of Reincarnation Space, there existed identities with higher difficulty permissions above regular Reincarnators, and this identity was prepared for him.
He took a deep breath, and stepped out with his left foot into thin air.
The moment his foot landed, a crystalline frost condensed out of nowhere, like a white jade carved stair, steadily supporting his weight.
The ice crystals refracted the light of the orb, emitting tiny, dazzling rays.
He walked, one step at a time, treading on the frost stairs that appeared out of thin air, ascending gradually.
With each step, new ice crystals condensed, making a crisp cracking sound that was exceptionally clear in the vast mission hall.
The next second, blinding red warnings flashed wildly before his eyes.
[Warning, Reincarnation Space prohibits the use of extraordinary powers!]
[Warning, it is forbidden to spy on the Main God by any means. Violators will be obliterated!]
[Warning! Obliteration!]
Ignoring all warnings, Li Yu continued to walk upwards, step by step.
The three Reincarnators who had spoken to him earlier all widened their eyes, their mouths involuntarily agape.
Ah?
Didn't they say that extraordinary powers couldn't be used in Reincarnation Space?
Who exactly was this young man in a white coarse linen short outfit?
How did he do it?
Could it be that he wasn't a novice, but a veteran Reincarnator who had struggled for years in Reincarnation Space?
But we've never heard of any Reincarnator being able to go against the Main God!
As Li Yu walked closer to the giant light orb, the entire Reincarnation Space suddenly began to shake violently. The silver-gray dome lit up with an eerie dark red glow, like silk soaked in blood.
A cold, mechanical voice echoed through the space, with an unprecedented urgency.
[Warning, warning, Reincarnator 13990212ssr, immediately cease your actions, or you will be obliterated!]
This time, not just the three contractors, but all Reincarnators noticed Li Yu's presence.
They all looked up, their gazes instantly frozen, the various delicacies they were chewing falling from their mouths.
Who was this person in the sky?
He's too fierce, isn't he afraid of being obliterated by the Main God?
His ability looks a bit like Admiral Aokiji from the Devil Fruit World!
Could he be an Ice-Ice Fruit user?
Even if Admiral Aokiji himself came, he couldn't possibly be this strong!
[Executing obliteration procedure!]
Suddenly, countless golden threads appeared out of thin air, binding Li Yu's Saint body within them.
These threads were as fine as hair, yet they emitted a heart-stopping energy fluctuation, instantly coiling tightly around Li Yu's body, preventing even his fingertips from moving.
Li Yu's lips curved slightly into a disdainful smile, "Is that all?"