1: Starting from a ray of light

Above the dusky sky, upon the pure white clouds.

A barely visible wisp of golden light floated gently, as if it had a life of its own.

“My body…”

Lin Ti’s consciousness awoke.

“I… I’ve turned into light!!”

Lin Ti had turned into a wisp of light.

Pay attention, this man is named Xiaoshuai, and he has turned into a wisp of light, so, Xiaoshuai…

No!

No!

Iya da!

How could such a thing happen in this world…

No matter how difficult something is to accept, it cannot withstand the passage of time. After a moment…

So hungry!

I’m starving to death, how can I be this hungry!

Filling his stomach was the most urgent task for Lin Ti.

Lin Ti spun his gaze around and quickly locked onto the countless points of light surrounding his body!

Then, he vigorously shook his body, like a small snake falling into water, pouncing towards those light points.

‘I eat!’

As he made contact with the first light point, it dissolved into Lin Ti’s body like a liquid.

Lin Ti’s body, as thin as a strand of hair, imperceptibly grew a little larger.

However, in just an instant, Lin Ti’s body began to weaken.

The light that made up his body gradually dissipated.

What’s going on!

Could it be…

The sun is setting!

Lin Ti looked to the other side of the clouds; the fiery red sun was already slowly sinking below the horizon.

As a wisp of light, Lin Ti had no ability to exist independently.

Compared to the surrounding light points, he, as a wisp of light, might be a bit special.

But once the sun set, this special quality of his would not allow him to exist independently at all.

In other words…

He would directly dissipate, which means, death!

…That kind of thing, absolutely not!

Even after turning into light, Lin Ti had no intention of accepting death.

Among billions of people on Earth, he had actually turned into light.

This wasn’t some punishment; this was… a reward, an immense stroke of luck!

How could he possibly die!

Lin Ti swayed his body, rapidly devouring the surrounding light points that were weakening as the sun set.

At the same time, he vigorously moved his body, transforming into a streak of light, soaring towards where the sun was setting.

Light!

My Light Energy!

Lin Ti’s body at this moment had no mass.

Therefore, he flew extremely fast.

But even at this speed, he could only watch the sun get closer and closer to the horizon.

No!

Can’t catch up!

Seeing that the sun would set in not much longer, Lin Ti could only give up on the sun.

He couldn't chase the sun forever; the sun would set eventually.

He looked at the surrounding light points.

Then he looked at his own body.

Eat as much light as possible, survive the night, and wait until dawn!

Having made up his mind, Lin Ti flew vigorously in the direction of the sun while voraciously eating the light points.

Compared to before, his main goal shifted from “chasing the sun” to “eating light points.”

One point, two points, three points…

Lin Ti was like a gluttonous snake, doing his best to eat the surrounding light points.

His body also grew longer and thicker.

And as more and more light made up his body, he could feel his power growing stronger and his speed increasing.

That’s it!

He ate desperately, and the sun got closer and closer to the horizon!

And as the sun was finally covered by the horizon.

Lin Ti’s body changed again.

His slender body continuously collapsed towards the center, and his body became rounder and rounder.

Until it changed from an ellipse to a uniform sphere.

The light within his body rotated continuously like a vortex.

Like a black hole with gravity, it firmly gathered the light that made up his body, preventing it from dissipating.

It was at this moment that a faint, invisible wisp of light, like a meteor, shot from where the sun had set towards Lin Ti, merging into Lin Ti’s spherical body.

[The world has sent you data]

[Auxiliary Mode activated]

[Auxiliary Mode can help the individual understand his state more clearly]

[Name] Lin Ti

[Status] Light Cluster

[Tier] Level One

[Skills] 1. Amplification (F-rank, the host can amplify basic physical performance)

[Self-Skills] 1. Melting (F-rank, consumes Light Energy, melts materials, equipment, forges equipment or new armor with various miraculous effects); 2. Devour (F-rank, devours monster cores, gains monster power); 3. Light Needle Shot (F-rank, condenses light into a sharp needle shape and shoots it out)

[Special Skills] database (SSS-rank, a vast amount of data information transmitted by the world's will, compressed and processed, the individual can manually check the information in the database)

[Light Energy] 0/10 (When Light Energy is full, the state can evolve)

[Description] A Light Cluster formed by pure light; those favored by it may gain a physique beyond ordinary people

World, data, auxiliary panel…

This is his… Golden Finger!

And judging from the various contents on the auxiliary panel, including the information revealed by his skills…

He might no longer be in that familiar world.

Nostalgia, loneliness, unease, and a little excitement… various emotions surged from Lin Ti’s heart, a mix of feelings.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do!

At this moment, the sky had completely fallen into darkness, and Lin Ti’s heart had calmed all his emotions as he looked down at this strange, yet somewhat exciting new world.

…

In the world that had fallen into darkness, Lin Ti’s body did not dissipate.

Originally, his body was entirely dependent on the sun’s light.

But now, the light that made up his body had been tightly gathered by him and would no longer dissipate easily.

However…

“I’m still not full.”

The thought hadn't lasted too long when new light already appeared.

The cities on the ground lit up with bright lights in the darkness, enticing Lin Ti’s appetite.

Light from lamps is also light!

Lin Ti projected himself towards the cities on the ground, absorbing the light from these cities from the sky.

[Light Energy + 0.1… ]

[Light Energy + 0.1… ]

His body was gradually replenished again.

It seems he can also eat artificial light sources like lamp light!

However, neither the taste nor the energy contained within it could compare to natural sunlight.

There was no need to care so much now; any light he could eat was good light.

Lin Ti floated leisurely in the air, absorbing light while observing the city.

Tall buildings stood in rows, cars crisscrossed.

People moved continuously on the neon-lit streets.

There was basically no difference from his own world.

If it weren't for the information provided by the auxiliary panel, Lin Ti would have almost thought this was his own world.

“Monster News is reporting to you: The Dark Monster that appeared in Lai Guang City B District has officially been named Grill.”

“Grill usually appears at night. All citizens, please do not go out alone at night.”

“If you encounter a monster, please follow the ‘Monster Prevention Regulations’ and do not…”

On the street, a huge screen was broadcasting a program called “Monster News”…

It really is another world…

Lin Ti landed on a large streetlamp, eating the light emitted by the streetlamp while sighing.