The First Skill from an Innate Talent

So, where exactly did people go after they died?

Fang Li did not know.

Because Fang Li was certain that the place he had arrived at after dying was absolutely not normal.

"Th-this... where is this?"

Looking at his surroundings, Fang Li wore a completely bewildered expression.

At this moment, Fang Li was standing in a vast open area.

The open ground was exceedingly desolate. There were no flowers, grass, or trees—only a layer of bare earth exposed to the air, its dull soil-colored hue unable to inspire even the slightest warmth.

Four walls stood around the open ground.

The four walls tightly enclosed the area, completely cutting it off from the outside world like a desolate prison.

Although there was no ceiling above, Fang Li could not feel the presence of sunlight at all. Only an unknown source of light illuminated the entire space.

And within this enclosed space, there was only a single door on the wall in front of Fang Li.

"A door?"

Almost instinctively, Fang Li wanted to walk toward it.

However, at that moment, an icy voice surfaced in Fang Li's mind, freezing his body in place just as he was about to move.

"Beginning transmission of guidance information."

Guidance information?

What was that?

The instant that thought arose in Fang Li's heart, it was as though memories he had forgotten were suddenly dug out from the depths of his mind—or as though memories that did not belong to him were forcibly poured into his brain. A vast amount of information began to flood forth.

And accompanying that information was the icy voice.

"The Main God Space is a space created by an existence known as the Main God."

"The space has no end, yet it connects to every world that exists in people's memories in the form of fiction and fantasy."

"Here, you can obtain the power you have always dreamed of."

"Here, you can obtain endless wealth."

"However, you must strive for all of these things yourself. The Main God Space grants you only an opportunity."

"Number 11273, at the instant of your death, you were chosen and given the chance to live once more, entering this Main God Space."

"From today onward, you will become a Main God Envoy within the Main God Space, traveling back and forth through world after world. In doing so, you will obtain things others could never gain in an entire lifetime."

"Of course, that is only if you possess the capital to obtain it all—Exchange Points."

"Main God Envoys newly entering the Main God Space will receive 1,000 Exchange Points and 5 Free Attribute Points. Please use them wisely, lest you perish in your first Instance World."

"You do not have much time. Thirty minutes from now, the first Instance World will open, and your first trial will arrive."

"During this period, you cannot leave your Personal Space. Only by passing the trial of your first Instance World can you truly become a Main God Envoy and open the path to limitless possibilities."

When the words ended, the icy voice quietly withdrew as though it had completely fulfilled its duty, leaving Fang Li with only that vast amount of information.

Like a beginner's tutorial in a game, that information told Fang Li some of the Main God Space's basic details.

Thus, Fang Li knew that the voice just now was not some great existence speaking to him. It was merely a basic function of the Main God Space, like a system announcement in a game.

Only after receiving all that information did Fang Li gradually recover from his dazed state, his bewildered expression beginning to turn complicated.

"A second life...?"

That should count as something fortunate, shouldn't it?

Unfortunately, Fang Li felt nothing about it.

"It would have been fine even if I had died..."

That was right.

It would have been fine if he died.

Because Fang Li had been born without any fear of death.

No.

Rather, due to a flaw in his personality, Fang Li was incapable of feeling anything toward the concept of "death." Naturally, fear was out of the question.

"Still, not dying is a good thing."

After all, Fang Li merely felt nothing toward death. That did not mean he wanted to die.

With that thought in mind, Fang Li followed the guidance information and immersed his consciousness in his mind.

The next second, a stream of information appeared.

Figure: Fang Li

Race: Human

Level: Fifth Level

STR: 1

VIT: 1

AGI: 1

INT: 1

(The average attributes of a twenty-year-old human male are 5 in all categories except INT.)

Within the Main God Space, a Main God Envoy's abilities were primarily composed of three parts.

First: Attributes.

Second: Skills.

Third: Equipment.

These three aspects had all been digitized by the Main God Space, allowing Main God Envoys to inspect them at any time and keep track of their own abilities.

Among them, attributes represented one's basic capabilities.

STR determined physical strength.

VIT determined endurance.

AGI determined agility.

INT determined one's talent in the mystical arts—that was, the possibility and degree to which all miraculous powers could be wielded.

A Main God Envoy's strength began with improving these basic attributes.

The average attributes of a twenty-year-old human male were 5 in every category except INT.

Although Fang Li was not yet twenty and had only just turned eighteen this year, all four of his basic attributes—STR, VIT, AGI, and INT—were only 1.

"...In other words, even among humans, I'm at the absolute bottom?"

Fang Li's lips twitched.

He really wanted to ask what the average values of the other three attributes, excluding INT, were for a ten-year-old human child.

Could it be that he was not even as good as a ten-year-old kid?

"Forget it. It's not like I enjoy exercise anyway."

Ever since he had vaguely begun to notice his own abnormality at the age of seven, Fang Li had stopped running around and playing like an ordinary child.

As he grew older, that tendency only became more severe, turning Fang Li into a complete shut-in. Every day, he lived with his laptop and smartphone in his arms. Even when he went out with friends, they merely ate and drank together. As for outdoor activities like basketball, he firmly refused them.

After living like that for ten years, how good could his physical condition possibly be?

After accepting his utterly terrible attributes, Fang Li brought up the skill list.

Naturally, the skill lists of Main God Envoys who had just entered the Main God Space were empty.

Yet Fang Li was astonished to discover that his skill list already contained a skill.

Moreover, it was a skill that shocked him immensely.

Mystic Eyes of Death Perception (Innate Skill): Allows the user to see the "death" of things, receiving the incorporeal concept of "death" as visual information, manifested as graffiti-like "lines." When an object's "lines" are severed, the severed portion will be directly led to its end, causing death that cannot be healed or restored.

Fang Li first froze in place, then hurriedly looked around.

"A mirror... a mirror... If there isn't a mirror, water would work too!"

Unfortunately, there was nothing in this Personal Space but an open stretch of ground.

Then the Main God Space's system voice appeared once more, delivering its usual icy proclamation.

"One ordinary mirror, valued at 10 Exchange Points."

10 Exchange Points?

Then there was no need to hesitate.

Fang Li immediately confirmed the exchange.

The next moment, a mirror suddenly flashed into existence before Fang Li without any warning and fell into his hands.

Holding the mirror, Fang Li finally saw his own face.

It was not exceptionally handsome, but it gave off an approachable feeling, with a touch of boyish good looks.

His hair was jet-black—not glossy, but remarkably pure.

Fang Li clearly remembered that his pupils had been the same color as his hair, uniformly pitch-black.

Yet at this moment, what appeared in the mirror was not the familiar pair of dark eyes he remembered.

They were a pair of eyes filled with icy blue radiance, their centers displaying a vivid, rainbow-like ring of colors.

"Mystic Eyes of Death Perception..."

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