The pacing for the first two chapters is almost perfect. It’s a great 'hook and release' cycle. Hook: He’s in a new world. Release: It’s stable. Hook: He has a golden finger! Release: It's useless? Hook: It gives him a crazy power up! Release: He tries to use it again and dies horribly. This constant push and pull of success and brutal failure makes the story very addictive to read. You just want to see what he tries next. 2
I’m very curious about how Xing Shi’s magic core works in this new world. The system didn’t detect any energy, but he seems to have some level of resistance to the system’s punishment. Is it a lingering effect from his old power? A unique trait of his soul? The mystery is a good hook that sets him apart from the other, presumably failed, hosts.