Red_Noodles
I honestly prefer this version of the story. Way too many fanfictions on this site give their mc some op hyper diversified bullshit powers without the mc putting any work into it, which is just lazy writing. "Oh, not only do you have telekinesis, but also can summon Master Chief from Halo with all of the future tech as well using some bullshit setting of his soul reincarnating within your body? And you have a system that let's you magically get op because you went on a quest to kill 10 rats from your mom's basement? That's great and totally believable." Having the phoenix force would have made almost any confrontation with other powerful beings completely anti-climactic. "Oh, is that the Hulk and Thor rampaging? Let me just flick my wrist and they're dead." You might as well end the novel right then and there. The problem with many fictions on this site is that the mc goes from 0 to 100 in no time at all with almost no effort, character development, or struggle. Do you know why manga and anime like naruto was popular? It's cause there was gradual and relatable development in the story line. How ridiculous would it have been if naruto went from getting his ass kicked at the academy to fighting off pain within a few months? Author, if you're reading this, for the love of anime god, please don't do the same shit as everyone else on this site does. Keep it slow and believable, it is much better for the mc to use his long life, wealth, and experience to resolve problems using his cunning, and maybe some help from not too op telepathic powers, then him having apocalyptic/phoenix level of power that throws all of his previous development into the proverbial dumster. Great job so far!