How had the Abyss managed to suddenly seize control of Ye Chen's body earlier?
Through its adaptability.
Originally, Ye Chen's body should have been eroded and occupied by the Abyss back in the initial war zone.
However, some mysterious power hidden deep within his heart had caught the Abyss's invading consciousness completely off guard, causing the Abyss's first attempt to seize his body to end in failure.
Yet the consciousness of the Abyss, like the power of the Abyss itself, neither died nor perished, and possessed exceptionally strong adaptability.
Thus, the failure of its first attempt not only failed to crush the Abyss's consciousness, but instead gave it valuable experience, allowing it to evolve a special resistance against that unique power in one stroke. It then continued lurking in secret on the far side of Ye Chen's soul, patiently awaiting the perfect moment to carry out its second body-seizure plan.
Later, when Ye Chen and Ding Moluo's battle had reached a fever pitch, seeing that the time was ripe, the Abyss acted decisively!
This time, that special power could no longer help Ye Chen.
He did not even sense the slightest warning before his body lost control in an instant, turning his victory into defeat and plunging him straight into a dead end.
Thus, with the Bloodsmith Hunter's body exploding to death, the long-lurking Abyss was finally able to take his place openly and legitimately.
At this point, the Abyss's plan appeared to have succeeded completely, flawless and seamless.
However.
Even after all its calculations, it had ultimately overlooked one thing.
That was—
It was not the Abyss alone that possessed a consciousness with powerful adaptability.
The Bloodsmith Hunter's consciousness belonged to that same rank as well!
In truth, when the Abyss's first body-seizure attempt had failed, Ye Chen had