While Sasa and Helena held the Jade to open the teleportation channel for the engineers who were ready for a business trip, Yan Luo and his team were already prepared for the assault on the Forbidden Demon Abyss.

These past few days, Yan Luo spent most of his time in Lingquan City, not entering the Forbidden Demon Abyss, as unlike others, he had little to prepare.

Yan Luo could fight the demons relying solely on his physical prowess; the standardized exoskeleton offered him little support and would instead hinder his performance.

To achieve enhancement, he needed a specialized exoskeleton.

However, Yan Luo had only recently been cleared of his charges, so no exoskeleton manufacturer could design and produce a specialized exoskeleton for him in such a short time.

Hence, for this Abyss raid, Yan Luo did not plan to use an exoskeleton and would only carry the necessary tactical gear and weapons.

When Wu Zechuan and his team sent word that the assault on the Forbidden Demon Abyss was about to begin, Yan Luo took his equipment and entered the Abyss.

The streets surrounding the entrance to the Forbidden Demon Abyss were already blocked, preventing any suspicious individuals from entering.

After all, the Forbidden Demon Abyss had not yet disappeared, and the Abyss entrance still existed. Who knows if demons might escape from it?

More importantly, there were Abyssal Believers inside Lingquan City, and though the fortress on the other side of the Abyss entrance was nearly impenetrable, it could collapse if detonated internally.

Yan Luo was no suspicious person; he was a key figure in the assault on the Forbidden Demon Abyss. Without Yan Luo, the raid would be moot.

All the demons in this Abyss possessed forbidden superpowers; any Engraver fighting them without Yan Luo's blood transfusion faced certain death.

As they had yet to determine the size of the Forbidden Demon Abyss or confirm if all demons inside truly possessed forbidden superpowers, or pinpoint the location of the Master of the Abyss, a large force of Hunters and troops must be deployed, executing a thorough search and survey of the Abyss.

Numerous factions of Crimson No.2 came in droves, with Hunters from Crimson No.1 and Crimson No.3 also arriving at the Forbidden Demon Abyss.

They knew, though Yan Luo hadn't mentioned it, that participation in the assault required receiving blood from Yan Luo.

Yan Luo, harboring great animosity towards the Abyss, would surely be willing to share his blood with all Hunters participating in the raid to annihilate the Abyss.

It was 'Saint's Blood,' which granted the ability to automatically absorb magic power upon intake.

Who could say if there would be another chance to obtain 'Saint's Blood' if this opportunity was missed?

If it weren't for the distant residence of other Hunters, they would all be rushing to arrive.

In fact, some Hunters were indeed on their way.

The assault on the Forbidden Demon Abyss was clearly a prolonged war, likely lasting at least one or two months, and anyone who arrived before its conclusion might still receive the Saint's blood blessing.

Yan Luo was participating in this assault, and if he perished within the Abyss, the Saint's Blood would be lost forever.

While it's true Yan Luo isn't the only one capable of becoming a Saint, seeing his experiences reveals the immense difficulty in achieving sainthood.

Their ancestors produced many Saints because survival was impossible without battle; such is not the case now, with towering walls for protection and Engravers born en masse, eliminating the conditions for Saints to emerge.

Yan Luo might very well be the last Saint of this era, and if he perished, the Saint's Blood could vanish forever.

By right, people should discourage Yan Luo from participating in the assault on the Forbidden Demon Abyss, and even from Abyss hunting altogether, as consuming demon blood and flesh grants him enhancement. Couldn't others capture demons for him to consume?

In fact, some tried, but none could dissuade Yan Luo.

Yan Luo consistently believed himself a Hunter, destined to hunt within the Abyss.

Because he's the 'sole' Saint in the world, should he abandon Abyss hunting?

Ridiculous!

Nobody could convince Yan Luo otherwise, and even the strongest individual in the area surrounding Lingquan City — Wu Zechuan — sided with Yan Luo, making it impossible for anyone to coerce him.

Upon entering the Forbidden Demon Abyss, people immediately recognized Yan Luo, greeting him warmly, and some shamelessly approached, hoping to make a lasting impression on him.

After responding to greetings, Yan Luo ignored those clustering around him and headed straight to the hall of Fortress No.1.

Wu Zechuan and the military personnel had long awaited him in the hall of Fortress No.1.

A large barrel was placed in the hall, with over a dozen deadly level demons bound beside it.

Yan Luo approached the barrel, and the military personnel began explaining how to use the apparatus.

Next, Yan Luo only needed to place his arm in the 'blood injection port,' and the barrel-shaped device would extract his blood while monitoring his blood levels internally, halting extraction once they dipped below a certain point.

As for those deadly level demons, they were Yan Luo's food.

Captured from the Crimson Abyss, even uncooked, these demon's blood and flesh would be palatable.

How did those capturing demons know this? Naturally, Yan Luo provided them with a list titled 'Easily Palatable Demon Blood and Flesh.'

Hunters exerted tremendous effort to capture these demons.

Fortunately, their rewards were equally substantial — besides the Saint's Blood, they gained an additional bonus of two hundred thousand for each captured demon, excluding materials dropped upon demon death.

Even for Hunters of Sequence Three, this bonus was considerable, given its nature as an extra.

Moreover, upon demon absorption, materials would drop, and officials would purchase them highly, offering another chance at profit.

Yan Luo sat beside the blood extraction machine, grabbed a sheep-shaped demon with its fur shaved off, and bit into it.

Suddenly, blood spurt forth, staining Yan Luo's entire face crimson.

With blood covering his face, a pair of starkly emotionless black and white eyes stared at the demon, instilling fear in those who witnessed it.

The anesthetized demon awoke only to realize its body refused to obey; incapable of even a sound, it could solely hyperventilate.

Such a pitiable posture vividly conveyed the reality of being 'top predator' in the food chain.

Yan Luo had become fully integrated into the demon food chain, albeit maintaining his status as predator throughout.

A few experts accompanied by students were present, and those young ones had never witnessed such gruesome brutality before. A mere glance had them turning away to retch.

Even the older experts couldn't help but tremble in fear.

Just then, someone noticed the shift in Yan Luo's blood level, exclaiming aloud.

Once the apparatus began extracting blood, Yan Luo's blood level swiftly decreased, yet thirteen seconds after consuming his first bite of demon flesh, the downward trend decelerated; by thirty-two seconds, the decline ceased entirely, followed by an uptick.

By the time Yan Luo devoured the first demon, his blood level had risen to nine-tenths of its normal state.

Such recovery speed was astonishing and terrifying!

Despite knowing Yan Luo's impressive recovery ability, they hadn't anticipated it being this extreme.

Rather, even more frightening was the digestive ability matching this recovery strength.

Experts couldn't help but wonder at the remarkable power of Yan Luo's digestive system.

When they curiously inquired further, the answer given was, "can digest City-breaking Level demon flesh."

Digest City-breaking Level demon flesh?

Does that imply Yan Luo's digestive system can even process limestone now?

The experts regretted asking; they never should have posed that question.

— Upon learning the answer, they felt even more compelled to study Yan Luo.

Yan Luo consumed all the demons, causing his blood to change numerous times until finally filling the barreled apparatus.

This barrel of blood could grant a thousand Hunters the ability to automatically absorb magic power, enabling participation in the assault on the Forbidden Demon Abyss!

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