"Boom!"
In an instant—
His senses shifted.
Beneath his feet flowed a vast sea of stars, while above him stretched boundless deep space.
Billions of stars shimmered like diamonds within reach, embedded in a curtain of pitch-black velvet. They radiated light—sometimes gentle, sometimes cold, sometimes majestic, sometimes unfathomably deep.
The silent galaxy surged endlessly, its vast and ancient aura rushing toward him, as if this tiny speck of dust—himself—had been lifted into the palm of the universe.
"Hiss…"
The magnificent sight before him, far beyond imagination, made Lan Tianyu's mind tremble. He subconsciously sucked in a breath of cold air.
Soon after, an indescribable sense of security quietly arose within him.
As expected of a system.
To think it could create such a grand and magnificent spectacle.
With the system by his side, one day he would surely have a place within the Twelve Spacetimes.
Just as his thoughts wavered—
A brilliant golden light suddenly lit up in his palm.
The light rapidly stretched and condensed, transforming into a fishing rod wrapped in swirling strands of purple energy.
The rod itself was neither metal nor wood. Its surface was covered in complex and mysterious runes, faintly glowing as they flowed with a subtle luminescence.
At the tip of the rod, a dark purple gemstone rested quietly, containing an indescribable depth of profound power.
From the rod tip, a golden thread made purely of light descended silently, piercing into the dazzling river of stars below.
The moment the thread dropped into the galaxy, subtle ripples spread through the surrounding space—too faint for the naked eye to perceive.
It was as though some invisible bait had been cast, attracting unknown existences from the depths of the starry sea.
Lan Tianyu held his breath.
His gaze locked tightly onto the golden line sinking into the stars, his heart pounding loudly in his chest.
His first fishing attempt…
What could he possibly catch?
Since this system allowed fishing across the myriad worlds, there must be all kinds of abilities and items from anime, films, and novels.
For example—
Saiyan Bloodline,
Devil Fruits,
The Infinity Gauntlet,
Supreme Bone,
Ancient Double Pupils,
treasures capable of letting him ascend to the heavens in a single step, or possessing unimaginable potential.
Even lesser items—
like Doraemon's Dimensional Pocket or the Emperor Armor—
he would gladly accept them all.
Just as these thoughts flashed through his mind—
The fishing rod suddenly trembled violently.
Lan Tianyu reacted without hesitation and yanked the rod upward.
The fishing line instantly tightened, tearing through the starry river as it shot upward, carrying a glowing white sphere that radiated a soft light!
At the same time, the system's voice clearly echoed beside his ears.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained Template: Gojo Satoru!]
[Note: After merging with the template, the host will gain the talents and abilities possessed by the template, but will not inherit the template's original power level, physical traits, memories, personality, or emotions.]
"Gojo Satoru…"
"If I remember correctly, he's a character from an anime…"
Seeing the result of the fishing attempt, Lan Tianyu froze briefly as memories from his previous life surfaced.
"I am the strongest!"
"Throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one!"
Two simple yet wildly arrogant lines perfectly captured Gojo Satoru's absolute strength as the pinnacle of his world.
Once he fused with this template, he would inherit Gojo Satoru's talent.
Breaking through the shackle of 19,999 battle power would become as effortless as breathing.
Thinking of this, Lan Tianyu no longer hesitated.
"System. Merge the Gojo Satoru template!"
The moment his voice fell—
A beam of white light from the surrounding galaxy poured into his body.
The light surged like a raging river, brimming with vitality and life as it rushed wildly through his meridians.
As the white light continued flowing in, Lan Tianyu's body began trembling slightly.
Every inch of his skin, every muscle in his body, was undergoing a heaven-shaking transformation.
[Detected that the host possesses an existing supernatural system. The template will now adapt to the host's current power system…]
[Adaptation successful!]
[Beginning fusion…]
[Fusion successful!]
[Based on the host's current battle power index, the host has synchronously obtained: Six Eyes and Blue.]
[Additional template abilities will unlock automatically once the host's strength reaches the required level.]
As the system notification disappeared, Lan Tianyu carefully sensed the condition of his body after merging with the template.
Although his battle power index had not increased at all, his talent and potential had undergone a qualitative leap.
He had a clear feeling—
With just a little training, he would easily break through the 20,000 battle power barrier.
With that thought, his figure moved slightly as he teleported a step backward and sat cross-legged on the floor.
The position was exactly the same as when he had tried to break through earlier.
But his state of mind and condition were now completely different.
Lan Tianyu closed his eyes and began to look inward.
The moment his eyelids shut—
An entirely new perspective unfolded instantly.
Not only could he see the intricate structures inside his own body, but the surrounding environment was also clearly perceived.
"I'm supposed to be observing internally… so why can I see everything else as well?"
"I see… this must be the ability brought by Gojo Satoru's Six Eyes."
Lan Tianyu quickly understood.
Although the sensation felt incredibly novel, the most urgent matter was breaking through the 20,000 battle power barrier. Everything else could wait.
Thus, he calmed his mind and began circulating his family's internal cultivation technique.
In the next moment, inner power flowed through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and gathered toward the dantian.
Under the vision of the Six Eyes, inner power was no longer invisible.
Instead, it appeared as countless bright white threads moving rapidly through his body.
He could precisely see the origin, direction, and convergence point of every strand of inner power.
He could even observe the minute friction and energy loss as inner power traveled through his meridians.
With such a perspective, Lan Tianyu felt as though he were a god, capable of guiding every thread of inner power at will.
Before merging with Gojo Satoru's template, he had never possessed such an ability.
He could control his inner power before—but never with this level of precision.
"As expected of something produced by the system."
"Just a random fishing reward has completely transformed my talent."
Lan Tianyu silently marveled.
Even though part of his attention drifted, under the microscopic control of the Six Eyes, all of his inner power smoothly gathered within his dantian.
Just a little higher—
And it would reach a thin barrier blocking the flow.
Inner power could not pass through.
This barrier was precisely the culprit that had prevented Lan Tianyu from breaking through 20,000 battle power.
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