Whether it was self-deception or optimism, after some mental adjustment, Sno finally calmed down and began examining the gains from becoming a demigod.
To his surprise, Sequence IV's abilities felt more like sublimations of the previous Sequences, without any particularly outstanding "qualitative change." This made him realize that, like the Cowardly Trio, this Path might only undergo a true qualitative change upon reaching Sequence Three.
But that did not really matter, since he had no other Path to switch to anyway.
After advancing to demigodhood, Sno's physique improved further. This time, however, it was not his strength that increased, but his resistance to damage.
From a certain perspective, Sno's bodily structure was now somewhat different from that of a human. His organs, blood vessels, and muscles could be freely reassembled like a Rose Bishop's. Simple piercing and cutting injuries could no longer be fatal to him.
Of course, this was not absolute. If fire, freezing, or outright crushing completely destroyed the structure of his flesh, Sno would be unable to fuse minced meat or charred remains back together.
This plasticine-like transformation affected not only his body, but also his soul. During his advancement, the monkeys that had been thoroughly shredded and kneaded back together by the potion's power had not vanished. Instead, they had fused once more with Sno's spiritual essence.
Previously, every monkey occupied an equal share of his soul. This meant that their upper limit was that of a monkey. Even monkeys specialized in certain fields were still only monkeys, and large numbers of them had to cooperate to complete tasks, inevitably wasting tremendous amounts of processing power.
Now, however, Sno could freely allocate his soul resources, raising the upper limit of some monkeys and granting them greater processing power, thereby reducing the losses caused by cooperation.
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