Chapter 6: Echo of the System

The world before his eyes went black, and when he woke up again he found that everything around him had changed: 'What, where is this?' Wang Cen felt numb all over.

Within this space there were only patches of mist, nothing could be seen clearly, though it seemed as if there was nothing at all. Although the space was extremely bright, there were no luminous objects, not even the sun, as if this place was inherently luminous.

He looked around, but was startled: 'wc, I'm not wearing anything…' When he raised his head again, a figure appeared before him. It couldn't really be called a person, merely a humanoid patch of mist.

'Who, who, who are you?' he exclaimed, panicked, covering his body and eyeing the humanoid mist warily. In this empty space, the man might have some improper designs on him, so he had to protect his personal safety.

'What are you thinking? We are originally one entity. I won't have any designs on you, okay.' The humanoid mist glanced disdainfully at Wang Cen, spat on the ground, and his eyes were full of contempt.

'What do you mean, how are we "originally one entity"?' Wang Cen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, showing strong curiosity and pinpointing the key point in the humanoid mist's words.

'You'll understand.' The humanoid mist turned his head, back to Wang Cen, gazing at the sky, his tone tinged with a hint of sorrow.

Wait, we were originally one entity? Could it be an ex? No, that doesn't make sense—I transmigrated with my body, so it's been with me from the start. Only the system! The system is so powerful that creating a space is a piece of cake.

'You are...' Wang Cen was about to ask when the humanoid mist interrupted: 'It seems you already know the answer.' The humanoid mist was somewhat surprised; I feel this state change is too fast.

'Since you're the system, what exactly is this power‑breakthrough system?' Wang Cen asked the system.

'Power is divided into ten ranks: tenth rank is an ordinary Vision holder; ninth rank is an advanced Vision holder; eighth rank is the limit of a Vision; seventh rank is a third‑rank Archon; sixth rank is a second‑rank Archon; fifth rank is a first‑rank Archon; fourth rank is a demigod; third rank is a third‑rank God; second rank is a second‑rank God; first rank is a first‑rank God; above that is the Supreme God level, which even I cannot reach.' The system answered Wang Cen's question, 'In this world the Anemo Archon is third rank, the Geo Archon is first rank, the Electro Archon is second rank, and the Heavenly Principle is of Supreme God level, though its authority is not complete, its strength is at half‑Supreme God level.'

'Huh? Why doesn't Morax join the other six rulers to shatter Sky‑Island?' Wang Cen saw the mist thinning and hurriedly asked.

'A suppression of realm cannot be resolved merely by numbers and cooperation; once you reach the Archon level, you will feel how great the gap is.' As the mist thinned, the humanoid form condensed by the system began to dissipate: 'You should return now; the world is waiting for you.'

The mist completely dissipated, and the space before his eyes began to dim. After who knows how long, the whole world turned pitch black......

'It seems my transmigration wasn't a coincidence but a salvation.' Wang Cen was startled by his own conjecture, but his deep intuition told him this was the truth. He closed his eyes; he should get some sleep......

Sky‑Island.

The Heavenly Principle felt its grasp on the Electro element weaken a little; although faint, it was real, making the Heavenly Principle frown. The illusory figure exhaled a breath of turbid air, closed its eyes, and continued its duty.