Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 375 Mysterious Power, Third Stage
"It's you!"

Han Su looked at the endless nightmare horses in the shadows. Instead of choosing the strongest one, he selected a horse that looked the tallest but was rather thin with extremely long limbs, making it look somewhat deformed.

He observed that while the Nightmare Horse wasn't the first to arrive, all the other Nightmare Horses occupied their positions and stared at him without moving, whereas this one slowly squeezed its way up from behind.

The other Nightmare Horses were pushed to the sides by it, but they didn't get agitated. Instead, they acted as if it were perfectly normal and let it push them to the front.

Such blatant queue-jumping must mean this horse is something special.

So, Han Su jumped directly off the low building and mounted the Nightmare Horse.

It's a very strange feeling.

He was clearly riding on horseback, but it was as if he was being supported by a shadow. His spiritual power seemed to suddenly open the floodgates, spreading out and establishing a spiritual connection with the mount.

Han Su could sense the horse's emotions, and he could also control the horse through his mental commands, moving it forward, backward, or stopping, or even plunging it into the abyss.

"So……"

Han Su looked up and met the gaze of the security camera at the alley entrance. Then, he stroked the horse's head and whispered, "Dive!"

In fact, there's no need to shout it out; the Nightmare Horse will know as soon as its mind stirs.

But the first time I tried it, shouting it out made it sound more powerful and the instructions more specific.

"Hey!"

Reality spread out like thick ink all around, and Nightmare Horse plunged headfirst into the shadows beneath its feet.

The horse charged too fast, and it was Han Su's first time charging into the abyss in his own form, just like someone who doesn't know how to dive jumping into a swimming pool for the first time.

The massive movement was like a huge rock crashing down, startling the other Nightmare Horses, who scattered wildly, charging and crashing about, clearly in shock.

Even the night sky over Lin Yuan City rippled with waves.

The moment Han Su entered the abyss, he immediately felt immense pressure coming from all directions. He even felt as if countless large holes had appeared in his body, with powerful and unparalleled pressure outside trying to force its way into him.

This is the feeling of diving into the abyss in one's own state, completely different from his previous experience of diving using machinery.

Chaos, pressure, sounds from unknown sources, and a variety of distorted tactile sensations.

Han Su's body lost the protection of reality, and he felt something touching his internal organs and pulling at his blood vessels.

But at the same time, there was also a feeling of extreme freedom, as if the spirit had escaped from its cage.

One's own thoughts and consciousness blossom like a flower.

His spiritual power had already automatically extended countless tentacles, like the tentacles of a jellyfish, merging with the surrounding darkness. It was as if he had suddenly opened his eyes in the abyss and saw countless abyssal creatures swimming in this unreal world.

The strangest feeling is that it is completely different from being in the real world.

In the real world, because he is an extraordinary being with a mental capacity far exceeding that of ordinary people, he often feels an unparalleled sense of power.

I am like a balloon, with a spiritual power within me that is stronger than reality itself. With a thought, this spiritual power flows into reality.

In the abyss, he only felt his own weakness, because his spiritual level, at most, was only two hundred and twenty or three, while everything he touched in the abyss was endless spiritual power.

My body is 70% water, but in the ocean, there is water everywhere.

If one's own mental activity is 90%, then the vast and unparalleled mental power activity in this abyss is 0%.

Han Su was somewhat surprised by this discovery, and quickly checked it again, finding that there was no mistake.

The abyss possesses boundless spiritual power, but this spiritual power is "dead" and lacks any spiritual activity.

However, what defies common sense is that the countless abyssal creatures living here all have a mental activity level of 100%.

It's 100% perfect, not a fraction more or less.

Through this strange perception, Han Su immediately made a guess: "It is because the mental activity of these shadow creatures has reached 100% that they have separated from their physical bodies and live alone in this abyss."

Or perhaps, in reality, once a person's or other mysterious creature's mental activity reaches 100%, they will immediately detach from their physical body and be sucked into the abyss?

This is a fascinating understanding.

The limit of mental activity is the boundary where the spirit can exist independently of the body.

Without personally experiencing the abyss, Han Su would find it difficult to perceive this phenomenon so directly.

"Mr. Han Su, how are you feeling?"

Suddenly, Miss Ai's gentle electronic voice appeared in his ear. No, he couldn't say Miss Ai. In Han Su's perception, a fine spiritual force condensed and took shape around him, forming the appearance of Li Manman.

She looked exactly like the person she saw in her 04th lifeline. It seemed that because she had entered the strange spiritual world of the Abyss, she had transformed into the person she was supposed to be.

"It can withstand it!"

Han Su nodded: "I can continue to dive, at least two more magnitudes."

Li Manman nodded slightly, then suddenly turned around, her gaze becoming sharp, an invisible impact spreading out, instantly scaring away many strange creatures that had been eyeing her covetously because of Han Su's descent.

At the same time, she said to Han Su, "You are currently at the third level of the abyss. If you continue to dive two more levels, you will reach the fifth level of depth."

"Your estimate is correct; this is indeed the level that a gold cell should reach after five divisions."

"But how are you feeling right now?"

Her expression was serious yet curious: "Theoretically speaking, the deeper you descend, the more you will feel the influence of the mysterious source. You will hear the whispers of the ancient gods, see scenes of history, and the consciousness of the emperor will grow wildly in your brain."

"It's like the two poles of a magnet; it's an attraction based on fundamental logic, and it's inevitable."

"..."

"This……"

Han Su carefully examined himself, his expression slightly surprised: "Not at all."

There was no feeling of consciousness invading me, nor any feeling of my own thoughts being confused; there was only a sense of peace.

"That matches the results I found."

Li Manman gently extended her palm and shook hands with Han Su.

In this place, even the feeling of her holding Han Su's hand was real, faintly warm.

Taking the opportunity to shake hands with Han Su, she confirmed it again, her expression showing some doubt: "This is not normal, it goes against the common sense I have.

“In the real world, you have already been influenced by the Emperor’s consciousness, and the influence is quite strong. Theoretically, you have entered the Abyss and are closer to the source of the Emperor’s consciousness, so the influence should be even stronger.”

"but……"

"..."

Han Su did not rush to answer, but understood Li Manman's doubts at this moment.

This seems to have become a characteristic of the emperor's lineage, often breaking conventional understanding in certain aspects, leaving no reference and thus no answer.

"Then what should we do?"

Han Su asked for advice without hesitation.

This is not the time to be arrogant. Whether it is Li Manman's previous life trajectory or Miss Ai's database, they are enough to guide me.

After thinking for a moment, Li Manman asked in return, "If you were planning to break into a vault, and you were prepared to deal with the security guards and measures inside, and then steal the gold inside..."

"So you arrive at the vault and do see gold everywhere, but there are no security guards or measures as you expected. The situation is different from what you imagined. So, what would you do?" Han Su said, "Either retreat immediately, or take the gold first!"

Li Manman nodded: "Choose one of the two."

Han Su understood what she meant, took a deep breath, and said, "Anyway, my goal is to get the gold!"

"So, I've decided to take it first and think about the consequences later, and preferably empty it out!"

"..."

"So……"

A slight smile appeared on Li Manman's face as she nodded gently: "Please continue descending!"

"Furthermore, during the descent, let go of your mental constraints and fully experience the impact of the abyss."

"This is a risky attempt, but I'll put up insurance for you."

"During the descent, whether it goes smoothly or not, we will only last for thirty seconds. I will synchronize with Mr. Xu Ji, and after thirty seconds, I will have him recite the Throne Mantra."

"At that time, regardless of whether we encounter the invasion of the Emperor's consciousness, we will immediately withdraw from the Abyss. Therefore, these thirty seconds are the time for you to obtain unlimited gold and experience the mysterious Abyss's unique characteristics!"

These words even stirred a sense of pride in Han Su, who slapped the Nightmare Horse's head hard:
"it is good!"

"Then let's have a thirty-second unlimited dive!"

"..."

Having received his command, the Nightmare Horse immediately charged madly into the depths of the abyss.

Han Su felt as if he were sinking into the depths of the ocean, and immediately felt an endless chaos approaching. In his perception, he saw countless strange shapes and creatures, each of which represented a change in a golden cell.

A normal person who descends to this depth would have long since lost their human form and become various deformed shapes, but he remained unchanged.

So where exactly is the emperor's consciousness, and why, even after sinking so deep, is there still no trace of it being affected?
Han Su no longer cared about these things.

"The Abyss is a purely spiritual world, a world created by the twelve gods, the Mother of Destruction, and various powerful mutated creatures through a spiritual war. It is equivalent to a wound in the real world, a wound that can never be healed and continues to bleed."

During the descent, Li Manman quickly transmitted the knowledge she possessed to Han Su:
"Although the Emperor and the Twelve Knights had defeated the Twelve Gods when the reconstruction of civilization began, neither they nor the Machine Mother could heal this wound."

"Just like human wars, even if you defeat the enemy, you cannot repair the mountains that have been leveled by the war."

"Because of this wound, many anomalies live in the abyss, a place where the real world cannot affect them."

"To understand the third stage of the mysterious power training, one must understand the Abyss."

"..."

Li Manman held Han Su's hand tightly. In this strange place called the Abyss, Han Su could no longer tell whether she was speaking to him or directly transmitting this knowledge to him.
"From ordinary people living in the comfort of reality to entering the abyss, the training of mysterious powers is strengthened step by step."

"First, activate your spirit, then distort your golden cells to initiate your mutation. The more times the golden cells divide, the stronger your spirit and the more mysterious power you master."

"But in any case, the number of times a gold cell can divide is limited!"

"What is truly limitless is the power of the spirit."

"A core theory that must be mastered in the third stage of the mysterious power is that the physical body is merely a vehicle, an anchor point in the real world, while the mental model is one's true self. Only in the abyss can one achieve growth beyond the limits!"

"However, the Abyss is where the twelve gods and countless strange creatures reside, and it is the most polluted place."

"While the spirit can obtain endless nourishment in the abyss, it will also be subject to endless pollution."

"Human self-awareness and the brain's computational ability both reside within the physical body. Once these contaminations exceed a certain limit, they will in turn annihilate one's own consciousness."

"Therefore, the stronger the physical body, the deeper the spiritual body can dive into the abyss; there is a subtle mutual influence between them."

"The core formula used to measure and calculate the golden ratio is the second-order equation of the abyss."

"..."

Through the knowledge conveyed by Li Manman, Han Su was suddenly overjoyed: "Then now I..."

"Now, because you can't sense the Emperor's corruption in the abyss, you're essentially immune to the greatest threat during your descent!"

Li Manman said, "Now... you can essentially increase your spiritual level infinitely!"

Even now, parasitizing the mechanical body, her voice held a touch of emotional hesitation. This scene was too beautiful, too illogical, as if someone had piled up endless gold in front of Han Su, fearing he wouldn't take it away quickly.

"Then let's continue descending!"

Han Su slapped the horse's head hard, plunging it into the madness of the abyss.

Fourth ladder, fifth ladder...

It's like opening the door to a new world, experiencing a new level of life that I've never felt before.

"Let's dive down..."

Li Manman's voice also seemed to carry excitement, and a hint of relief: "Mr. Han Su, you are the only person in the database I can access who has entered the third stage as an emperor..."

……

……

"Has that guy already started making his move? Such a huge commotion!!"

In Lin Yuan City, in the other two 120-degree zones, Wu Du, a member of the patrol knight squad, was also talking to the vice-captain Shen Qinghui: "There are too many things about him that we can't understand. Even the Nightmare Horse caused a lot of chaos. Is this guy a horse herder?"

"...Deputy Captain Shen, are we really going to let this guy, who's completely unpredictable, run rampant? He's the First Taboo, the Emperor's Order..."

"Whatever!"

Vice Captain Shen Qinghui replied coldly, "Do you think we summoned him here to carry out a forbidden elimination order?"

"No, when we decided to invite him for training, we had already decided to ignore it."

"The captain of the 300th floor told us to observe him, but not to observe him in depth. He was worried that if we got too close to him, we would be corrupted by the emperor sequence on him, and the people of the world would not tolerate us afterward."

"So, now that we've confirmed he's in the Emperor's rank, our only task is to create opportunities for him to grow and to ensure he receives the full third-stage training possible..."

"Of course, since we don't know how to train the Emperor Sequence, we can only turn a blind eye to some anomalies and create opportunities for him."

"..."

"Can……"

Voodoo felt a chill run through his body and couldn't understand: "Why?"

"It's like seeing a venomous dragon and instead of killing it while it's weak, you're raising it up!"

"..."

"This is the intention of the 300th floor team leader!"

Shen Qinghui said, "Or rather, it means someone who is in a higher position than the captain."

"Even I can only understand part of it."

"The real danger in the eyes of the world is that eccentric doctor. And since this poisonous dragon is a pawn cultivated by that eccentric doctor, the best way to make that eccentric doctor lose his composure is to make this pawn completely out of control!"

(End of this chapter)