Not only were the enemies enhanced by more than ten times, but the damage she dealt was also weakened by ten times.
At the same time, mental attacks are directly ineffective against the vortex.
The only consolation is that the Stomach's methods seem to rely solely on pure brute force, lacking the bizarre abilities of other original sin monsters.
Taking advantage of the moment when the dual domains erupted, Wen Jing kept moving, unleashing various combat techniques and frantically attacking and destroying the stomach and that huge mouth.
In an instant, chunks of flesh, blood, and acid flew everywhere in the space, adding a strong stench of blood to the already complex and pungent odor.
Her figure weaved through the layers of flesh, relentlessly destroying them.
I thought I could slowly but surely break through the stomach from the inside out... Suddenly, the stomach trembled violently, just like a heartbeat.
The next moment, the giant maw in the center below let out a roar.
"BOOM!!!"
The surrounding, severely damaged flesh and acid contracted again—not because they were pushed in by the fleshy walls behind them, but because they were forcibly sucked in by the giant mouth at the bottom.
There was no space left; countless chunks of flesh and acid all rushed towards Wen Jing, frantically pushing her towards the gaping maw below.
Wen Jing struggled to steady himself and swam upwards with all his might.
She had attacked the giant maw below before; it was similar to the Myriad Transformation Furnace, capable of directly devouring energy and matter, and she didn't know if there was an upper limit. Therefore, she focused her main attacks on the surrounding fleshy walls.
The exoskeleton emitted a teeth-grinding sound under terrifying pressure, as if it might shatter at any moment.
The Digestion energy it contains is like millions of red-hot files, constantly eroding and breaking down her body.
Even though the [ Myriad Transformation Furnace ] was operating to transform these invading forces, this time, the surging energy was too vast, too violent, and weakened by the rules, already reaching Wen Jing's transformation limit. Subsequent damage was truly all damage.
The realization that he was about to be devoured welled up in Wen Jing's heart, bringing pain and helplessness...
Some of it seemed to come from her instincts, while others seemed to be a gift from this space.
"So this is what those Wilderness Beast I devoured felt like?"
Although he tried to put himself in Wen Jing's shoes, Wen Jing didn't feel any pity...
"If I don't eat them, I'll be the one who gets eaten."
The next moment, she stopped resisting the pushing and shoving around her, and her body slid rapidly down into the giant mouth below.
Even the actions are not passive, but rather actively engaged.
Wen Jing faced the core of the vortex and opened his mouth!
It should be said that it includes more than just the mouthparts.
Her entire body glowed with the golden patterns of a bronze cauldron, allowing her exoskeleton to suffer erosion and damage, absorbing all the energy and matter around her in a self-destructive and reckless manner.
All the energy and properties were not used anywhere else at this moment, but were used entirely to enhance the effect of [ Myriad Transformation Furnace ].
This is like someone cutting open their stomach and turning it inside out to Digestion more food faster.
Wen Jing is now essentially a walking, phagocytic organ.
The previous six deadly sins, defeating the original sin monsters, all followed the path of confrontation, which can be considered a kind of 'overcoming'.
This Gluttony, which is more than ten times stronger than other original sins, cannot be overcome by any means.
If we can't overcome it, then we might as well not try to overcome it.
You can eat it, and so can I. Let's see who eats whom in the end!
"Whoosh..."
In just a moment, their two 'mouths' collided.
The vortex manifested by the concept of ' Gluttony ' spins Extreme Speed, attempting to completely decompose and absorb everything about the intruder—matter, will...
The once invincible level 5 mouthparts were visibly and rapidly dissolving, but Wen Jing paid no attention to it.
Once she makes up her mind, she never hesitates.
Thinking about it another way, the absence of mouthparts actually means that the other person is one step closer to her stomach.
Meanwhile, the little insect in the Mental Vision was not idle. Ignoring the fact that nothing else appeared around it, it started gnawing at the empty Chaos mist.
At this moment, 'eating' has become a concept.
One second, two seconds, three seconds... The insect shadow in the vortex Extreme Speed shrank until it disappeared completely.
Where it disappeared, only a black dot remained.
However, in the next instant...
"Roar--!!!"
The Gluttony vortex that devoured everything let out a shrill scream.
The vortex stopped rotating, or rather, could no longer rotate, collapsing vertically towards that barely perceptible black dot in the center.
Then the black dot grew larger and larger, eventually becoming a black hole.
The surrounding walls of flesh and blood, the corrosive energy contained in the space, the flowing spiritual pollution... even the concept of 'devouring' contained in the vortex itself was brutally torn apart and stripped away, returning to the sea like all rivers flowing into the ocean.
With a soft sound like a dream bubble bursting, the world constructed from the stomach completely Disintegration.
The whole process was incredibly fast, ending in an instant.
It was as if even 'time' had been swallowed up.
Immediately afterwards, the pitch-black alien insect materialized from the black hole and landed back on the ground. The pure black of its exoskeleton seemed to have become even deeper and darker, and a chilling light flashed in its compound eyes.
[ Digestion VII ]
[Gained the trait ' Gluttony ']
Despite having absorbed a massive amount of energy and matter, Wen Jing did not feel satiated at all.
This characteristic is the same as the one mentioned earlier, which transforms itself into a devouring 'black hole'. Its Digestion power and devouring speed are ten times that of Wen Jing under normal circumstances, and it can even devour mental pollution, conceptual structures, and other things that are inaccessible under normal circumstances.
The trade-off is that this form has absolutely no defensive capabilities; if she cannot devour her enemy before the enemy kills her, she will most likely die as well.
She was able to win this time because she and her stomach were mutually devouring each other; the other party wasn't actually attacking her.
And... she probably won't feel 'full' anymore in the future.
Immediately afterwards, Wen Jing surveyed her surroundings. After shattering the Gluttony Stomach, she found herself in a small, dimly lit room.
Judging from the surroundings, this is a small confessional.
There were no windows on any side, only a skylight overhead, from which a ray of light shone down onto the only platform in the center.
To Wen Jing's surprise, the items displayed on the platform were not religious items.
Instead... it was a slightly worn brass spring.
It's not quite a spring; to be precise, it's not a complete spring structure, but rather the spring key used to turn the spring.
However, considering the gear-like structures embedded in the buildings of this world, as well as the Gothic architecture, it should correspond to medieval civilization.
During that period, rational thinking emerged and religion still held a powerful influence, resulting in a culture that was both scientific and mystical.
This relic of civilization may be a reflection of something else.
After expanding his Mental Vision, Wen Jing saw the same wind-up key.
Clearly, this is the core of this world.
Is it related to time?
A thought struck her, and with this expectation in mind, she devoured it without hesitation.
Chapter 165
The Gear World Disintegration as Wen Jing devoured it. At the same time, in addition to the increase in Skill Points, a notification appeared on the panel.
[Gain the trait ' Key of Tuning ']
"So this is the kind of ability..."
Returning to the material universe with the force of the world's Disintegration, Wen Jing sensed his newly acquired abilities and sighed softly.
"I should have gone to find my teacher and learned some metaphysical knowledge before I traveled through time."
This property was not what she had hoped for—it could not accelerate or reverse time, nor could it break the Spacetime Amber.
Of course, it is by no means useless; in fact, it is a special and potentially powerful ability.
The [ Key of Tuning ] can detect and sense the meshing of the 'gears' within different systems.
In combat, this ability translates to standard weakness detection.
Wen Jing can use this characteristic to detect the 'noise' that indicates a misalignment in the enemy's body or energy flow, thereby finding the most vulnerable point that can be easily breached.
The reason it is said to have great potential is because this ability can be used on more than just living organisms.
The definition of 'system' is very broad.
Anything with a complete structure and capable of operating on its own can be called a system.
After acquiring this property, Wen Jing, upon returning to the material universe, felt that he had gained a special new perception of the world.
Inside the Mystic Radiance Traversal Registration Center, two staff members are talking in front of a malfunctioning emergency rescue robot.
"... That's strange, I've checked it several times but couldn't find the problem."
"Forget it, we don't understand it, let's just report it for repair."
Wen Jing happened to pass by at that moment, his gaze sweeping over the malfunctioning robot.
A thought struck her, and then a slight, concealed energy struck a spot on the robot's back panel.
"Drop!"
The next moment, the display screen on the robot's face suddenly lit up with a green light and started working again.
"Hmm? It's healed again?"
The two staff members were astonished.
Seeing this, Wen Jing calmly walked away.
On her way back to the dormitory, she curiously experimented with the limits of her new ability.
The underground temperature control system, the fountain that introduces pure water, the growing plants... each of them has its own unique system.
The larger and more complex the system, the more energy is required for perception.
Delving deeper, Wen Jing even sensed the Mystic Radiance Academy's ground system, comprised of a series of smaller systems. These included a logistics system to maintain the operation of the academy's various facilities, and a security system for defense against attacks...
However, she stopped when she sensed the diameter reached ten kilometers; as it extended further, the energy consumption began to increase Geometry.