Profound Emperor of Level 9

"Hmm, it's truly strange. I never expected that imagination and myths in the world of Earth could be real and actually exist. So, the people in this world aren't ordinary individuals, but rather mythical creatures resembling gods! They can fly and run at the speed of light, lift oceans and mountains, unleash fire, water, light, and all sorts of energy forms from nothingness. But what really caught my interest in this world is the ease of killing!"

"Yes, according to the memories of those old folks, killing in this world is as easy as drinking water. Here, there's nothing called justice or police. You can kill someone, and no one will chase or punish you by law. But if you want to kill someone, the most important thing you must possess is 'power.' The power to do so. With my possession of power and intelligence, I've already achieved half of the requirements for ruling the world, at least. This is something wonderful. I didn't think that everything would be so easy once I arrived here. Hahaha."

"No, how could I think that anything would be easy in this world? Maybe I exaggerated in my thinking and my confidence in myself increased when I woke up? I don't even know the realm of power I'm in!! How naive of me. It seems I've become lax after spending a long time doing nothing in the world of Shinigami." Yagami was astonished by the exaggeration in his thinking, then started laughing at himself.

"First, I need to know how much power I possess. Oh Ryuk... Ryuk, can you hear me? Damn, why isn't he answering at a time like this?" Yagami tried to communicate with Ryuk again, but to no avail, as the latter didn't respond.

"Alright, I'll try contacting the system. Hopefully the same thing doesn't happen... System." As soon as Yagami called out to the system, the main screen of the system appeared.

"It seems Ryuk is the only one currently unavailable. But wait, didn't Ryuk merge with the system? Shouldn't they be the same thing? I'll have to ask him about this later if he answers me," Yagami began browsing the screen to learn more about the system.

"Let's see what we have here... Status, Store, Inventory, Task List? There are also Settings and Rewards List. Hmm, it seems like a game."

"Status," Yagami said these words, and then a screen appeared containing the following information:

Name: Yagami

Surname: Light

Age: 26 years

Realm: Profound Emperor

Realm Level: Level 9

Power: 36,483 points

Speed: 45,827 points

Intelligence: 92.7 points (Mortal' limit: 100)

Skills: None

"Wow, this is amazing. Although I'm not in the realm of Profound Sovereignty, I'm close. It's just a difference in realms between us, I don't think it's a big deal. Anyway, I think I'm in the highest ranks of this world. Well, let's continue examining the other information. I should start moving and searching for the starting point in my new life." Yagami Light gathered his resolve and decided to begin his new journey.

"System, can you tell me the nearest city I can reach?" As soon as Yagami asked the system, a map appeared on the screen showing the route to the nearest city.

"Damn, isn't that the nearest city? Then why does the map show it takes a whole week to reach? Why is it so far away?" Yagami was shocked by the duration of the journey.

"Don't worry, you fool, it's just a week," suddenly Ryuk appeared out of nowhere.

"Ryuk? What are you doing here? Also, can't you get out? Didn't you merge with the system?" Yagami asked Ryuk with a puzzled expression.

"First, I merged with my Death Note, not the system. Second, who told you I can't get out?" Ryuk replied with his usual expressionless face.

"Alright, alright, I understand. Also, it's great that you can get out. With your help, things will be easier. Another thing, I tried to communicate with you before, why didn't you respond?" Yagami asked.

"Oh, I was sleeping. Hahaha."

"Sleeping? Damn it, this is not the time to sleep."

"Ah, well, okay, then let's move towards the city," Yagami replied with a smile but cursed him internally. Then he began running towards the south, where the city was located.

"You fool, do you really intend to run to reach the city? Are you stupid?" It didn't even take a minute before Ryuk called out to Yagami and then said to him.

"What do you mean?" Yagami stopped running and asked why he called him stupid.

"You fool, you're a Profound Emperor. Can't you fly?" Ryuk answered and began laughing at him.

"I fell into the trap! I was sure of that. Ryuk and Ryoma are hiding something from me. They surely know much more about this world than I do. It seems they want to exploit me for something! I pretended to be foolish and started running to see if Ryuk knows that people in this world can fly, and indeed he told me I can fly. But that's not the only thing that made me sure that he wants to exploit me. He even mentioned the exact realm of my power. How does he have knowledge of power realms in this world? I simply tricked him. As usual, Ryuk, you keep blabbering without thinking." Yagami was thinking to himself with a faint smile on his face.

"What's wrong, fool? What are you thinking? Can't you fly?" Ryuk asked him.

"Nothing, nothing. I was just thinking about how I forgot about this. It seems I'm still not used to it," Yagami replied with a silly expression.

"Then let's go quickly. The road awaits." Ryuk spread his wings and flew into the sky. Immediately, Yagami tried to activate the Profound Float technique that came with his Profound Energy level for flying as well... At first, it was a little difficult, but he quickly got used to it and flew towards the city, closely followed by Ryuk.

"What a wonderful feeling to be able to fly freely in the sky. Ryuk, do you remember when you asked me if I wanted to exchange half of my lifespan for Shinigami eyes? Back then, I told you that if they were wings, it would be interesting. Look at me now, flying freely, hahaha."

"Oh, that's right, I remember. So, what do you think? Do you want to exchange your Shinigami eyes for half of your lifespan?"

"I'll think about your offer." The two continued talking throughout the journey.

After two hours, a city appeared before them. Yagami checked the system map and saw that the city below them was the same city on the map.

"Hmm, as expected, with the speed of my flight, I won't face any problems in reaching it in a short time." Yagami thought to himself, then looked at Ryuk and asked him.

Chapter 5: Deep Emperor of Level

"Hmm, as expected, with the speed of my flight, I won't face any problems in reaching it in a short time," Yagami thought to himself, then looked at Ryuk and asked him.

"Hey Ryuk, what's happening here? Wasn't the estimated arrival time a week? How did we arrive in just two hours?"

"Hmm, I don't know either. Maybe the system meant that it would take you a week if you were to run," Ryuk replied expressionlessly.

"Yeah, perhaps you're right. It's good that we arrived quickly anyway. Let's land and explore this city, what do you think?" Yagami gazed at him with a smile, then asked.

"Yes, of course, I want an apple!!" As usual, he always thinks about apples.

The two descended to the ground and headed towards the entrance of the city. There was a large sign hanging above the entrance with the words:

Floating Cloud City.