Abyss Sequence

"I wish I could stay here forever!"

Gazing at the forest outside the window, Sasa expressed heartfelt appreciation.

Since arriving in the Elf World, she had an endless supply of research materials.

By dissecting the animals in this world, Sasa gradually understood how demons possessed superpowers.

Once she returns to Blue Star, she will publish her research findings through 'speculation', and when Blue Star becomes similar to the Elf World with demons roaming the surface, people will worship her immensely.

But before that, it's more likely that the Elf World will announce to the outside, making people aware that this world is filled with demons.

At that time, she can take the opportunity to publish the evidence accompanying her 'hypothesis', becoming the first person to capture the public's attention.

Sasa indulged in her fantasies, only to hear Yan Luo mildly say, "Want me to leave you here then?"

Upon hearing this, Sasa shivered and complained to Yan Luo, "I was just making an analogy to express my love for this world, why take it so seriously."

Yan Luo said nothing, only smiled.

After a few seconds, Sasa realized that he was joking!

Yan Luo joking, it's such a rare thing!

"Have you had any results in your research?" Yan Luo promptly changed the topic.

Speaking of this, Sasa perked up.

"I've figured out how demons come to possess superpowers!"

Saying this, Sasa used the car terminal to project several images, all photos taken from different angles while dissecting the same demon.

Sasa swiped her finger, showcasing a group of photos from multiple time periods to Yan Luo, "You see, their ability to possess superpowers is actually quite simple, it's because their bodies have jointly constructed an engraving at various layers within. Merely looking at the surface, it's hard to see the engraving within, but dissecting them layer by layer, through these recordings and photos, different engravings become visible. It means engraving technology actually originated from demons!"

From what they understood, engraving technology likely dates back to ancient times, suggesting their ancestors had once dissected demons and discerned a unique structure within, which was imprinted and summarized, ultimately creating engraving technology.

"Although there's only one engraving, it can grow infinitely, because after eating, demons' bodies enlarge, and as they grow, the engraving expands accordingly. Mere expansion of the engraving area doesn't make it stronger, so there's a trick to their growth, I just haven't discovered it yet."

In Sasa's eyes, the Elf World is simply a treasure trove, and it's not even locked.

Through researching demons, she also gained new insights into Yan Luo's situation.

"I believe there might be a similar engraving within you, something that grants you superpowers, allowing you to digest magic power and continually enhance your physique!"

This was merely Sasa's speculation, as she hadn't dissected Yan Luo's body to verify the existence of such a structure inside him.

Previously, when Yan Luo conducted various checks on his body, nothing abnormal was detected within.

The only anomaly now is Yan Luo's body structure, such as muscle composition and bone formation, which transform him to exhibit superior strength compared to carbon-based organisms with similar muscle mass, all while retaining a human shape.

As Yan Luo becomes stronger, these structures will further optimize.

By then, with his current physical strength, Yan Luo will exert several times the power he has now.

In fact, as Yan Luo continues enhancing his resistance, his skin and muscles have begun to change.

With these changes, although Yan Luo's absolute strength hasn't significantly increased, the force he can exert through punches and kicks has considerably improved.

To accommodate these changes, Yan Luo's nervous system is also self-developing, now his reaction speed is about five times faster than an average person.

These improvements cause Yan Luo's combat abilities to soar despite the lack of substantial enhancement in absolute strength.

Rather than saying Yan Luo's superpower is to make his body continually grow, it's more about his body responding to his thoughts, growing in the direction he needs.

Hence, Sasa felt the theoretical bias towards enhancement could use appropriate adjustments.

"Yan Luo, you could try not actively training, but instead think about which direction you need to enhance."

Sasa intended to test her new theory's accuracy with Yan Luo's resolve to accomplish this.

Upon hearing this, Yan Luo's expression turned quirky, "You mean, if I want to gain magic power adaptability, then I can gain magic power adaptability?"

Sasa promptly warned Yan Luo, "I think you shouldn't have that thought—your ability to digest magic power is still unknown, possibly directly related to the digestive system. If you gain magic power adaptability, the magic converted from ingested items wouldn't remain in you until absorbed and would instead exit your body. If this happens, your enhancement speed would slow down!"

Yan Luo chose not to act independently, deciding to heed Sasa's advice.

From his collaboration with Sasa to this point, most things Sasa said turned out to be correct, with few errors.

So next, he should attempt to reinforce his weak point, body durability.

"By the way," Sasa remembered something and hurriedly reminded Yan Luo, "Don't think based on the existing direction about how to grow stronger; just believe you need enhancement in specific areas, your subconscious will help steer your body toward more outstanding improvements. If you consult other methods, it may lead to errors in your strengthening direction."

Yan Luo thought it through, agreeing it made sense, and immediately focused his mind, continuously reminding himself he merely needed increased body strength.

Body strength's enhancement isn't immediate and might take time to manifest, but Yan Luo possesses sufficient patience.

As long as it makes him stronger, he's willing to try any method.

Time flies quickly, and unconsciously, Yan Luo and Sasa had been in the Elf World for ten days.

Other than Aquinas, they hadn't encountered any elves in the forest.

On this day, Yan Luo finally tried to use a knife to scratch his arm.

When he slid the short blade across his arm, he only felt a strong resilience preventing his skin from being cut.

Then, Yan Luo exerted more force but still couldn't pierce his skin.

Using thirty percent power, Yan Luo struck his arm with the knife.

This time, his skin did cut, but the tough muscle underneath completely stopped the blade.

Seeing this, Yan Luo couldn't help but feel delighted.

"Your new theory really seems correct! I don't need to intentionally train to enhance my body, but why didn't I notice this earlier?"

Sasa pondered for a moment, then speculated, "Maybe earlier your attention couldn't focus as sharply as now, and while training, you concentrated on the enhancement direction, so before, you didn't notice this occurrence. Now, as your body strengthens and confidence in yourself grows, you can easily focus your attention, leading to bodily enhancement."

"Of course, although you've found a new way to enhance, it doesn't mean you can slack off on training. Training develops your body's potential, not conflicting with body enhancement."

Upon hearing this, Yan Luo chuckled, just about to speak a guarantee, when the vehicle's radar spotted two figures.

"Julia, Suniya?" Yan Luo was a bit surprised.

This forest is so vast, he's driven around for ten days without seeing its edge, how's it so coincidental to meet these two elves?

In the distance, Julia saw the armored vehicle and recalled Aquinas' description of this 'carriage'.

Yes, it's exactly it!

"Are you Yan Luo?" Julia inquired from afar using the language Yan Luo taught her.

Soon after, she saw the car door open, and Yan Luo emerged.

It truly was Yan Luo!