Ye Chen readily agreed:
"Yes, you're absolutely right. That's exactly what I think as well."
"So, over these past few days, I've also been secretly trying to combine this Abyssal power with my original power."
"In fact, much of the credit for this fabricated 'Spirit Realm' before you now goes to the Abyss's formidable ability to provide an inexhaustible, ever-renewing supply of power."
Kuize remarked with sudden understanding:
"Oh, no wonder the colors of this blood-crafted world are so much darker and deeper than your previous style. It seems your compatibility with the Abyssal power has already been refined quite well—at the very least, outsiders won't be able to see through its secrets."
Ye Chen replied with a bitter smile:
"I suppose so."
"From now on, I plan to make this power a complete part of myself and let it grow independently further..."
"No longer originating from the Abyss, but from myself."
Kuize praised him with a satisfied expression:
"Very good. That is how it should be. Although you will never be able to sever your connection with the Abyss, you should indeed devote yourself to forging your own style."
Ye Chen suddenly recalled something and continued with a question:
"By the way, Mr. Kuize, Mr. Alpedis said earlier that the top eight Apex Hunters, as well as you, can all summon 'Life Relics'—that is, sixth-tier Labyrinth Relics. Does that mean you no longer need fifth-tier Labyrinth Relics?"
Kuize nodded in reply:
"Yes."
"Before the 'Spirit Realm' and 'Life Relics,' the effects of fifth-tier Labyrinth Relics are negligible, and they also consume additional mental power needed by the 'Life Relics.'"
"So, naturally, we abandoned these 'things belonging to others' and instead focused all our efforts on strengthening and consolidating our own 'innate powers.'"
Ye Chen murmured thoughtfully:
"So that was