"Inner demons... are they a kind of mental attack?"
Shen Jin's question stumped Hu Shou.
Hu Shou faltered for a while before answering uncertainly, "They... should be? When I advanced, everything felt very real, but no one else could see it. It existed only within my mental space."
"If it's an attack on the mental level... I might have a shortcut."
Sun Can's eyes immediately lit up. "What shortcut?"
Shen Jin did not answer, continuing his analysis instead. "That's right. Commander Hu, you said the keys to advancing to Tier 4 are willpower and talent. Talent represents the potential of our own special abilities, and neither Sun Can nor I lack that. But... willpower is the key to our advancement to Tier 4. It determines whether we can resist the invasion of alien genes. Inner demons... they must exist on the mental level. So if I'm immune to mental attacks while advancing, wouldn't I be able to block the aliens' curse outright?"
Sun Can said, "Yes, yes, yes! Sound reasoning. Convincing!"
Hu Shou also thought for a moment.
"Theoretically, that's true. But how can you become immune to mental attacks? As far as I know, a mental-type Tier 3 peak special ability user in North America said that even he couldn't guarantee he would make it through advancement. Fortunately, his mental power was strong enough to forcibly pull himself out of the advancement state, so the alien genes didn't consume him."
Shen Jin raised one finger and gently wagged it.
"Not a mental-type special ability, but a special ability that grants complete immunity to mental attacks!"
An excellent special ability appeared in Shen Jin's mind, one that seemed ordinary but always proved immensely useful-Invincible Body!
Under certain special circumstances, it was extremely useful!
If the invasion of alien genes counted