April evening, eight o'clock.
Tokyo, Nerima Ward.
"Can you see me?"
"Can you see me?"
"Hey, you can see me, right?"
A hoarse voice kept ringing, like a fly buzzing in his ear. Lin Bai tried his best to stay calm.
Besides annoyance, only a constantly accumulating anger remained in his heart.
As for fear and panic.
He had them before, but now they were all gone.
In his current vision.
A figure over two meters tall, humanoid, surrounded by black mist, was chattering in front of him.
Leaning forward, hunched over.
Sturdy limbs, long arms.
Five fingers formed into black claws, about twenty centimeters long.
Four blood-red eyes stared intently at Lin Bai.
His mouth was full of stark white fangs.
It seemed to ignore the few passersby, as if only Lin Bai existed in its eyes.
Lin Bai was expressionless.
He ignored it.
He carried a bag of items bought from a convenience store in his left hand, walking steadily towards his residence.
His body passed directly through the other party.
It seemed as if the two were not on the same layer, not interfering with each other.
"Can you see me?"
The shadowy monster followed beside Lin Bai, like a reincarnated repeater, continuously muttering.
A few minutes later, on an empty street.
Clang~~~
A faint chime of an ancient bell seemed to ring in his ear.
The world paused at this moment.
Except for Lin Bai, everything around him, including the entire world, was put on pause.
"This is?!"
Lin Bai stopped, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes.
Colorful streams of light appeared before him.
Then they transformed into a book.
The book cover was exquisite, with golden edges and beautiful patterns on its four corners.
Dynamic scenes of mountains, rivers, sun, and moon were faintly visible within, and as they changed, it seemed to contain all things in the world.
[encyclopedia of everything]
Relevant information emerged in his mind.
Lin Bai gradually understood everything.
This was indeed his golden finger, which had arrived two and a half years late.
Ten days ago, he had a dream.
He dreamt of a book, and in the book were gods, yokai, dragons, angels, and other fantastical beings.
This dream continued for seven days.
Two and a half days ago, he felt the world had changed.
However, rather than the world changing, it was more like he himself had changed.
His eyes could now perceive a more real side of the world.
For example, this monster in front of him.
Besides this, he had encountered five others in the past two days.
Like stepping on chewing gum, he was stuck with them.
And the other monsters were torn to shreds by the one in front of him.
Lin Bai focused his attention on the encyclopedia of everything.
The encyclopedia of everything automatically opened.
A hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Because the first page of the encyclopedia of everything was none other than himself.
The function of the encyclopedia of everything could be summarized in twelve words.
Collect entries, illuminate entries, receive rewards.
As long as he observed something of certain value with his naked eye, the encyclopedia of everything would record the corresponding entry.
He hadn't expected to be recorded by the encyclopedia of everything himself.
He checked the entry information.
His entry now met the conditions and was automatically illuminated.
Nickname: Lin Bai
Level: Transparent (Special)
Introduction: Master of the Encyclopedia
Acquired: The Authority of the Seven Kings
..."The Authority of the Seven Kings!"
Lin Bai couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.
He had an impression of the Kings.
They came from the K world view.
It was the exclusive title for the seven beings in that world who stood at the pinnacle of ability users, far surpassing all others.
Each King was an existence comparable to a humanoid nuclear weapon.
Perhaps the destructive power was somewhat lacking.
But the Sanctuary deployed by a King was strong enough in defense to directly withstand an atomic bomb explosion without a scratch.
Glancing at the shadowy monster that had followed him for two and a half days, Lin Bai had no time to think about anything else.
The most urgent task was to fuse the ability.
"Encyclopedia, fuse."
With a thought, his vision blurred.
Lin Bai found himself 'arriving' in a brilliant and profound cosmic starry sky, as if he had transmigrated again.
Under his feet was a huge stone disk.
It was covered with Runic characters, the marks appearing naturally formed.
This was the source of the Kings' power, the Dresden Slate.
Seven streams of light, each of a different color, flew upwards from the stone disk.
Lin Bai looked up.
He saw the seven streams of light transform into seven great swords of varying forms.
The sword of damocles.
The symbol of a King's identity.
The sword of damocles cast its light upon Lin Bai.
First Authority: Silver of Immutability.
Second Authority: Gold of Destiny.
Third Authority: Red of Violence.
Fourth Authority: Blue of Order.
Fifth Authority: Green of Change.
Sixth Authority: Grey of Protection.
Seventh Authority: Colorless of Chaos.
The Seven Authorities awakened within his body.
Lin Bai felt a powerful 'power'.
A long time felt like just an instant.
The next moment, in the real world.
Lin Bai, who had closed his eyes at some point, opened them.
A wisp of seven-colored light flashed across his azure blue eyes.
"Now, I seem to be terrifyingly strong!"
Lin Bai clenched his right fist, feeling the surging power within his body.
He glanced at the encyclopedia of everything.
The second page recorded the shadowy monster in front of him.
It is currently in an unlit state.
Lin Bai put away the encyclopedia of everything.
While the power of the encyclopedia of everything to halt all things had not yet dissipated, a faint silvery-white light emanated from his body.
The Sacred Land power of the Silver Authority allowed him to control gravity.
His body floated to a certain height.
He raised his right hand, and a crimson flame appeared.
This was the power of the Red Authority.
It manifested as a flame.
Flame enchantment, a slap descended.
Lin Bai channeled the accumulated anger in his heart into fiery power, delivering a fierce, resounding slap to the large face of the shadow monster.
There was a crisp *smack*.
The crimson flame quickly spread from the shadow monster's askew face, instantly engulfing its entire body.
Then, everything returned to normal.
It didn't even have time to let out a scream.
The shadow monster, which had tormented Lin Bai for two and a half days, vanished into a wisp of black smoke, consumed by the flames.
As the shadow monster disappeared, the crimson flames also dissipated.
Lin Bai, feeling a sense of relief, let out a sigh.
Because of the shadow monster, he had been on edge for the past two days.
He hadn't even dared to sleep at night.
Fortunately, his golden finger, though late, had arrived, and now he could rest easy.
He looked around, seeing nothing unusual.
Lin Bai no longer lingered and walked towards his residence.
Nothing happened on the way.
He did not encounter any more beings similar to the shadow monster.
Near Shishinmei Park.
Lin Bai returned to his residence.
A three-story detached house with a courtyard, occupying three hundred and sixty square meters, could be considered a 'wealthy household'.
First-floor living room.
Lin Bai, looking relaxed, plopped down on the sofa and, with a thought, summoned the encyclopedia of everything.
The second page of the encyclopedia was already lit up.
Nickname: Clawed Evil Spirit
Level: Green
Description: Intermediate Evil Spirit
Reward: Ten medium-sized energy portions
..."Intermediate Evil Spirit..."
Lin Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the Clawed Evil Spirit's encyclopedia information.
It was indeed an Evil Spirit.
Just as he had guessed.
If there were no surprises, the Clawed Evil Spirit should originate from the *mieruko-chan* worldview he knew.
He couldn't be completely sure before because he hadn't yet encountered familiar beings like Yotsuya Miko or Yurikawa Hana.
After two and a half years since his transmigration, he had gained a certain understanding of the world he was in.
This was a grand world of various anime series...