Hidden Functions of the Panel

That day, Bai Chuan finally finished eating all the meat and crawled back out of the snake den with a round, full belly.

He had also obtained the Burmese Python's ability model, and as expected, its capabilities were quite impressive.

But since he wasn't in his safe cave, Bai Chuan didn't dare evolve recklessly, afraid of unknown dangers, so he held back for now.

It was time to return to his familiar lair and begin the next evolution.

After this evolution, he would become a perfect snake, completely free of any snake's inherent flaws.

Half a day later, Bai Chuan finally returned and couldn't wait to open his panel.

'Name: Bai Chuan.'

'Race: King Cobra.'

'Length: 5.5 meters.'

'Lifespan: 7 years 2 months.'

'Points: 18 (30%).'

'Abilities: Final Growth LV2, Snake Venom LV2, Agility LV2, Strong LV2 (Chest Mutation), Clairvoyance LV2, Scales LV2, Claws LV2, Muscle Electricity LV2, Environmental Mimicry LV2, Storage LV1, Danger Perception LV1, Flexible LV1, Swimming LV1, Digestion LV1, Digging LV1, Heat-Sensing Pit LV1, Diving LV1, Underwater Breathing LV1, Regeneration LV1, Aura Concealment LV1, Current Protection LV1...'

'Ability Structure Library: Rat, Python, Frog, Grasshopper, Vine Snake, Burmese Python...'

"Editable..."

Bai Chuan frowned, scanning the panel.

Now that he had evolved more and more abilities, the information on the panel was becoming increasingly cluttered, which bothered his view.

He wondered if he could change it.

No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than a small light point lit up in the center of the panel, and all the information began to twist and spin around it as the core.

When the panel stopped spinning, the information on it had completely changed.

'Name: Bai Chuan.'

'Race: King Cobra.'

'Length: 5.5 meters.'

'Lifespan: 7 years 2 months.'

'Points: 18 (30%).'

'Abilities: LV2 Abilities (Expand), LV1 Abilities (Expand).'

'Ability Structure Library (Expand).'

"Editable..."

Seeing this, Bai Chuan was startled, then he reacted and smiled.

Interesting, it really is user-friendly.

He stopped dwelling on this minor incident and immediately expanded the Ability Structure Library, selecting a model of a massive python stretching its body freely.

The next moment, an ability panel different from the usual ones popped up.

"Race: Burmese Python (Overlord)."

"Abilities: Final Growth LV3 (Overlord), Coiling Strangle LV2, Strong LV2, Flexible LV2, Scales LV2, Heat-Sensing Lip Pit LV2, Energy-Saving Storage LV2, Swimming LV2, Saltwater Adaptation LV1..."

Bai Chuan stared at the Burmese Python's luxurious panel, speechless for a long time.

He remembered when he first came to this world; his own panel barely had a few LV2 abilities, yet this Burmese Python was born with such a lavish set.

"Racial advantage—sometimes the gap is just that big."

In the end, Bai Chuan could only sigh lightly. Fortunately, with his panel, he could overcome these racial advantages.

But what did "Overlord" mean exactly?

After envying the other's innate talents for a bit, Bai Chuan came back to his senses, still puzzled, staring at the two words behind the race name and the first ability on the panel, words that seemed to burn with a faint flame.

Overlord!

Was it literal—a title only the true overlord of a region deserved? Or did it mean the king or tyrant within a race?

Bai Chuan couldn't figure it out. If it meant being a king or tyrant, then as a king of venomous snakes, he should logically have it too.

But reality showed he didn't.

Could it refer to an existence that could be called an overlord among all snakes? Or perhaps, even within the Burmese Python race, this snake was considered an overlord?

Or was it related to the LV3 ability among its skills?

Bai Chuan stared intently at this ability. This was the first time since coming to this world that he had truly encountered an LV3 ability.

And the way to obtain it was so simple that it felt unreal to him.

He couldn't quite understand it. There was too little information right now.

Bai Chuan sighed helplessly. Facing this world he had never encountered before, he felt like an ignorant child.

Sometimes, the more you know, the more you realize how little you know—unlike those ignorant animals driven only by instinct, who never have to think about anything.

Shaking his head, Bai Chuan quickly recovered his spirits. No matter how strong they once were, they were all dead now, about to become nourishment on his path to power.

One day, he would trample over everything they had, step by step, ascend to the heavens, and roam the nine skies freely.

With that, let the enhancement begin.

First, the LV3 ability he had obtained—Final Growth LV3 (Overlord) —extract and fuse!

Perhaps because Bai Chuan already possessed the LV2 version of this ability, this racial trait exclusive to serpents showed no compatibility issues and fused perfectly.

The moment the ability merged, Bai Chuan saw his body model instantly puff up like it had been inflated.

No longer was it the flat, hollow frame of the Eye King; instead, it resembled a python, packed solid with dense muscle. At the same time, he noticed his Strong LV1 had returned to LV2.

"What is this?"

Somewhat confused, Bai Chuan froze for a moment, then, as if a thought struck him, he hurriedly checked his electricity generation ability.

Good, it was still there.

Then he extracted Final Growth LV3 again and found everything reverted to how it was before.

He tested this several times, even zooming in on the model from a microscopic perspective to observe.

And so, he once again discovered a hidden function of the panel—some enhanced abilities, though not displayed on the surface, actually possessed real, concealed effects.

For example, Final Growth seemed to correspond to a serpent's body strength and physique.

Some abilities might conflict when body strength was low, but once it was high enough, the conflict disappeared.

Take the current situation: the Eye King's body structure lacked much muscle mass, so even after strengthening to Strong LV2, his muscle mass and structure barely met the threshold for that ability.

If another ability required muscle, it could cause other abilities to degrade.

This happened because the muscle mass barely sustaining Strong LV2 was partially diverted, leaving it insufficient.

But a python's body was different—unlike other snakes, which were flat and hollow like empty tubes, it was packed with muscle, round and solid like a solid cylinder.

With such a massive frame came an enormous amount of muscle, meaning even diverting some to the electricity generation ability was no problem at all.