The woman suddenly lifted her hand gracefully, and with a soft wave, several tiny specks of light appeared around her fingertips. At first, they were faint, like dust motes glimmering under sunlight. But within seconds, they grew brighter and more colorful — red, blue, gold, silver — swirling together like a small galaxy dancing in the palm of her hand.
Bai Li's eyes widened in amazement. Each speck of light looked alive, as if it contained countless stars and worlds within it. The lights shimmered and pulsed gently, creating a faint hum that echoed through the space around them. It was mesmerizing — so beautiful that Bai Li forgot to breathe for a moment.
The mysterious woman's calm voice floated through the silence. "These are the fragments of energy that will heal your body and unlock its potential and also allow your soul to adapt to your new body. Do not resist it. Just let it happen."
Before Bai Li could even respond, the tiny starlights began to move. They floated toward her slowly at first, like drifting fireflies, and then suddenly rushed forward all at once. The lights pierced through her body gently but powerfully, spreading warmth from her chest to every part of her being.
Bai Li gasped as she felt the strange energy seep into her. Her entire body began to glow faintly, surrounded by a thin, shimmering layer of golden light. It was as if she had become a star herself — radiant and weightless.
Then, the light around her grew stronger, swirling faster and faster until it completely wrapped around her. Bai Li could barely see anything beyond the bright golden glow. Her limbs felt heavy, her thoughts began to blur, and her vision turned hazy. It was like being caught inside a cocoon of light that hummed softly with the rhythm of her own heartbeat.
Her consciousness began to fade, slipping further and further away from reality. The last thing she saw was the serene face of the woman, watching her with calm eyes, before everything went dark.
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:"Host! Host! Do you believe me now?"
Bai Li suddenly woke up from her trance at the system's call before she mumbled a hum.
She walked towards the bed, sat down and began to think.
Maybe because of the terrible headache or maybe because of the starlight's powers at the end, she seemed to have had a momentary memory loss which caused her to forget some important details about her entire journey to this world.
But now that she has remembered, she couldn't help but feel a momentary burst of excitement as she felt her body.
She remembered that before, she used to always feel a heaviness inside her body along with a slight stiffness and soreness in her muscles at all times. She also used to feel momentary bursts of migraine which used to cause her a lot of pain and irritation but now all of it is gone!!
She truly felt free at the moment! She stood up and stretched her hands and feet and even did quite a few sets of pushups and situps but that didn't exhaust her at all like it used to because of her disease!
Bai Li breathed in a deep breath of air and suddenly punched out with a considerable amount of force!
As she swung her hand, she could feel the immense amount of power that flowed with it. A heavy woosh sound sounded as if her hand had cut through the air itself.
She touched around her arm muscles and the visible abs in her abdomen which had previously been coated with a layer of fat thanks to her damned disease which affected her physical state a lot but now, she could feel that they were far more refined than before!
She had truly never felt as strong and free as she did right now at this moment.
: "Hahaha…. Nice…. Very nice… I feel even better than I did at my prime. I feel like I can punch through the wall right here without feeling any pain at all. System, Is it just my imagination?"
: "Of course not the host! You can definitely punch through the wall without feeling any pain at all. Right now, your body is 10 times stronger than the very limits of a human body itself! You can punch through a 10 centimeter concrete wall without any trouble, host! Your bones are now almost as strong as steel! The starlight's power has changed the very properties of your body and has allowed you to transcend the limits of the human race itself! Though, in this world, the superpowers would also exceed the human limits but your strong inherent physical strength would always give you an edge compared to others whose physical strength would only be boosted once they awaken their powers! Except for the specific physical ability superpowers, no one else can match you in terms of strength, host! And you know that most important part! Your strength would proportionately grow stronger as your superpower grows stronger in the near future!"
Bai Li didn't know what the future would look like but she felt excited just thinking about it.
She hummed softly and asked,
"So, tell me your capabilities, system. What you can do and your role in my mission."
The system, now finally feeling the importance of it, immediately started saying in a quite enthusiastic voice, not at all like a mechanical voice from before,
: "Of course host! First of all, let me show you the system panel."
As the system said it, Bai Li immediately saw the same blue transparent screen hanging in the air before her as she saw when the system showed her the contract.
: "This is your system panel, host. Here, you can see the basic and most important features related to you."
Bai Li took a look and found the system panel to be quite like the ability panels in those mmorpg games. She felt quite novel seeing this and it showed the following,
"Name : Bai Li.
Age : 32[Previous world].... 22 [Current World]
Gender: Female.
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To be continued.