Birds are chirping inside this forest, melodies of nature alarms waking me up from my baby sleep. I open my eyelids slowly, still feeling a bit nauseous and after seeing around, I realize now already dawn.

I'm just sleeping here in the wild all night defenseless. Well, scratch that, 'myself' is still here looking at me and the woman. Other than that, there a man called Dahr still sitting in lotus position while flying in the sky. Either way, I got protected previous night from any wild animals.

I try to remember what happened yesterday. I remember revived in this forest, and ate many slices of meat. Somehow my previous system is a beauty, and she still sitting with her eyes closed. What you even thinking, I will jump to that offer immediately.

Well, what more important is, it seems I used a very precious crystal, and the system somewhat activated. Am I got a new system or what? Well, it faster to ask 'me' in this case.

I look at 'me' and ask, "Can you explain what happened yesterday."

He looks at me with and says, "Your assumption is already correct, you can try it first."

After hearing him talk like this, I sighed and immediately close my eyes to concentrating open system window, then after a few seconds, a familiar sound resounded in my ears.

*Ding*

[100 %]

[Synchronization finished]

[Your status changes greatly after lost your previous system]

[Do you wish to scan over your body?]

[Yes / No]

I don't know if the change is a good thing, but knowing it won't be hurt. I close my eyes again and choose yes.

[Scanning ...]

The process is very fast compared to the previous system, it complete in less than a minute.

[You Died]

You don't say.

[Do you want to see your penalties?]

[Yes / No]

Wait, there's one? after looking at the notification, I think for a moment and choose yes. The system wants to tell my penalty, not give me one. Either way, I already got one, so it's better knowing what the penalties than not.

I close my eyes concentrating again to choose yes.

[Skill Lost: Temporal Intuition]

[Skill Temporal Cognition Revert to Temporal Awareness]

What a skill loss, isn't that a little harsh? well, it's not that bad, I didn't even know what it can do. I'm comforting myself, but, the notifications aren't stopping yet.

[Host didn't have any points]

[Host's status got decreased]

[Time Power -110]

[Strength -4.9]

[Dexterity -4.8]

[Stamina -6.3]

[Intelligence -2.1]

[Wisdom -3.4]

"&!*((!&^#@" I let out many profane words from my mouth and nearly cried after looking at harsh penalties. My status decreased nearly one third from this penalty.

I'm looking at the notifications again and see it still same, "Dammit, why god" my brittle voice echoing in this forest.

"Well, that's the normal penalties for all system, don't think it too much, there always a silver lining in life," 'me' said after looking at my wailing.

Easy for you to say that. It's my status which got reduced here.

"Wait, you say all system, is that mean there are many systems in this world?" I can't help to ask after noticed what he says.

"There are many systems in this world. Some of them created by dying universes to find it's power inheritor. Some of them created by a higher being to get their revenge or even free them from their jail. Some of them just created for fun by wicked gods to make mortal fights each other, or in the rare case they born naturally," he says, explaining.

"Well, what a fucked up Gods?"

"Well, most of them are weird, but there are uprights one too like her," he says while pointing at the woman.

Well, probably that is true but I will try to see that later myself.

"So, is every system users got penalties like this too?" I ask again.

"Hmm, as long as I remember every host will get very harsh penalties after dying, of course, this is penalties applied if the host can revive in the first place. Your penalty can be considered mild compared to other people."

I still can't be happy even if he said that. I mean it's not like people get a harsher penalty will make my status any better.

However, after hearing his explanation. A question immediately pop out in my head, "So, what makes my system different from them?"

Hearing my question, he put out a little smirk and says "Your system right now isn't something created by Gods or any higher beings, so even they can't interfere with your system. This system directly created by the Akashic record, you probably already guess what Akashic records."

"Something that records all that was happened, happening and will happen. So, is my advantage using this system like knowing everything in the world?"

"Something like that, but the real value isn't just that. As an Akashic system host, you can buy every ability, weapon, artifacts, cultivation technique, basically anything. You can even buy Original Gods cultivation techniques if you have enough points. However, those things are crazy expensive."

Wow, isn't that generous in my retrospect? Wait can't it just give cultivation technique for free, it's not like it will reduce it records. Well, whatever it's dangerous for me if I get too greedy.

"Is the other system can't do that?" I ask again.

"Well, some systems will unlock shop function after you reach certain conditions. However, what you can buy is something that it's creator knew and have, even Gods have limited knowledge about certain things. The Akashic system is actually the same, but you know what, it knows everything and not bound by anything, it exists before everything and will last forever."

He continued his lecture a few minutes after this, I listened to his explanation carefully, and understand why he said why Gods even be tempted by this system. If they can buy everything, they can become even the Emperor of the Gods after collect whatever point there.

"Now you understand why," he said with a smirk after reading my thought.

Oi, can't I have some privacy here.

After that, I check the notifications again and find out there no other penalties other than before. Besides that, the system shows me good news too after that long torture.

[Soul Resistance Unlocked]

[Soul Resistance +31.9]

[Wisdom +2.5]

[Time Power recovery greatly increased]

[Skill Gained: Clear Mind (Passive)]

[Skill Gained: Beast Roar]

I feel slightly better after looking at those notifications, but still, those Beast Roar skill make me looks like an animal. Well, whatever, time to check my status after a long time.

*Ding*

[Name: Nathan Gibson

Age: 17 years

Element: Time (Mythic)

Level: Colorless

Time Power: 281/470

Strength: 11

Dexterity: 11

Stamina: 16

Intelligence: 16

Wisdom: 20

Soul Resistance: 35]

My status already recovered after sleeping a night, except for my time power, but still looking at my reduced status won't make me feel good. Welp, at least it slightly better than when I start, except for my intelligence.

After a few moments, I realize there a new status unlocked, Soul Resistance, it seems I got them after tortured for a long time. I'm concentrating again to check its function.

*Ding*

[Soul Resistance: Affect the amount of damage taken by Soul types damage when all avoidances failed]

I guess it's the basic thing, like elemental resistance. However it still better than nothing.

Is that all? I feel forgotten something important. I try to remember, but can't wrap my head around it. Time to ask uncle system then, I'm concentrating again.

*Ding*

[A notification not opened yet]

What, open it.

[Host is not yet fulfilling level requirements]

[Do you wish to fulfill it]

[Yes / No]

I think for a few minutes but can't guess whether it will become a burden or an advantage. I finally asked 'me' advice about the message, it still better than nothing. At least he knows more than me.

After hearing my question, he let out a smirk and give me the advice to go for it, but I must think carefully after that. Is that really an advice? I feel he's messing with me.

Nevertheless, I decided to go for it right now.

*Ding*

[Host accepted]

[Calculating host potential...]

Wait, why is it calculating my potential? However, as always there no answer. I kinda miss my old annoying system, but well, hope you can rest in peace system.

[Calculating completed]

[This is Host's path choice and Host's success percentage walking the path]

[It will determine host life from now on. Please think it carefully]

[1. Path of Conquer (?? %)]

[2. Path of Virtue (70 %)]

[3. Path of Knowledge (50 %)]

"..."