With his mind full of doubts, Yan Luo set out once again.

This situation probably only he could discover. After all, no Hunter would eat a Demon raw, let alone a fungal Demon.

The fungus Yan Luo consumed was toxic. Even with his enhanced metabolism and strong toxin resistance, it made his tongue and lips tingle. If a regular Hunter ate it, wouldn't it lead to gastrointestinal spasms, vomiting, diarrhea, or even fainting?

Previously, Yan Luo kept the recording mode on continuously. He planned to export the recordings after returning to Blue Star and study the internal environment of the Illusory Palace.

After all, if he wanted to return to Crimson No.2, he would most likely have to pass through the Crimson Abyss.

The entrance connecting the Illusory Palace and Blue Star is located in the central region, far from Crimson No.2. Yan Luo lacks the ability to call for an aerospace plane. If he doesn't pass through the Crimson Abyss, returning to Crimson No.2 would take at least fifty days, requiring him to traverse a vast uninhabited area and face an unknown number of City-breaking Level mutated creatures.

Would these City-breaking Level mutated creatures have the same intense craving to consume him as Demons do?

As he kept an eye on the environment, Yan Luo pondered questions about himself.

From the first time he was chased by a City-breaking Level Demon, Yan Luo began to have some doubts about himself.

Why does his blood have the ability to alter the bodily structures of experimental animals? Why can it attract City-breaking Level Demons, but not dangerous or lethal level Demons?

What aspect of him do City-breaking Level Demons find appealing, prompting them to pursue him over long distances to eat him?

Yan Luo's observational skills were already strong, and a few days were enough for him to realize that those City-breaking Level Demons wanted to consume him.

The only certainty was that once the City-breaking Level Demons ate him, they would certainly derive some benefits, otherwise, they wouldn't be so keen on hunting him down.

Could his blood provide advantages to City-breaking Level Demons?

It seems the mystery of his physique is much larger than he imagined.

Yan Luo decided that after returning to Crimson No.2, he would tell Sasa about this matter and provide her with some sponsorship to speed up the research on his blood.

His blood can benefit City-breaking Level Demons, its nature is certainly not as simple as previously anticipated.

If possible, Yan Luo would even catch a few Demons and feed them his blood to observe what changes occur.

If the timing were better, Yan Luo would have already acted, considering his decisiveness.

The fungal Demon that Yan Luo consumed was a lethal level Demon and contained little Magic Power, not enough to fully replenish Yan Luo's Magic Power reserves.

Thus, as he searches for the entrance, Yan Luo would charge forward whenever he spotted a Demon.

Due to the special environment of the Illusory Palace, Yan Luo missed several times, realizing after 'killing' the Demons that they were actually hallucinations.

This is likely one of the reasons Hunters dislike visiting the Illusory Palace.

Having spent considerable supplies, only to discover that the Demons hunted were mere illusions, without any reward, even for Yan Luo, such experiences could break his resolve.

Fortunately, Yan Luo was still able to maintain his composure, forcing himself to divert his attention and ignore this matter.

After three and a half hours in the Illusory Palace, Yan Luo finally received a signal from the entrance signal tower.

Unlike the signal towers on the surface, the signal towers at the Illusory Palace's entrance send their coordinates along the horizontal and vertical axes for Hunters to locate them.

Upon finding the signal, Yan Luo parked the vehicle, took out a searchlight, and examined the surroundings while recalling his previous path to determine which underground space he was in.

The map of the Illusory Palace is etched in Yan Luo's memory. With a bit of reflection, he could recall his current location and think of a route leading to the underground space where the entrance is.

After a moment of contemplation, Yan Luo found an excellent route.

Starting from the underground cavity he was in, following the passageway straight ahead, he would encounter a fork at the fifth underground cavity, but he needed to take the underground river instead of the divergent pathway.

By taking advantage of the river flowing through the underground cavity, he could bypass over a dozen underground cavities, then depart from the third underground cavity where the river flows and cross two more underground cavities to reach the entrance.

Although many Demons reside in the underground river and firearms and explosives lose effectiveness while thermal axes are unusable, this is the fastest route to the entrance.

Fortunately, Yan Luo didn't need to swim.

The exoskeleton has a life support system, capable of supplying oxygen in anoxic or toxic environments, and the motorcycle can go underwater, allowing him to speed along the riverbed.

Moreover, the river flows in the direction of his destination, reducing the passage time to less than ten minutes.

The only major concern was Demons higher than lethal Level in the river.

While the motorcycle can ride underwater, Yan Luo is not an aquatic creature, and his combat ability would be greatly diminished in water.

Luckily, even concerning the Demons in water, Yan Luo knew them well enough to understand their attack methods and styles.

Back when Hunters opened up the Crimson Abyss, they suffered greatly from aquatic Demons and documented all their information.

The motorcycle's noise was minimal, but given the enclosed space, even minor sounds would be amplified, so Yan Luo dared not drive too fast to avoid alerting the Demons of the Illusory Palace.

He could handle dangerous and lethal level Demons, but if he encountered a City-breaking Level Demon, it would be troublesome.

Yan Luo drove cautiously and encountered another hallucination three underground cavities away from the target river.

"I told you, there are no humanoid Demons in the Crimson Abyss..."

Looking at the slender figure up ahead, Yan Luo sighed helplessly.

Yan Luo drew his long knife and, holding it, slowly approached on his motorcycle.

As he got closer and could see the entirety of the slender figure, Yan Luo raised an eyebrow with surprise.

Because this time the hallucination did not appear frightening—quite the opposite, in fact.

He/She had pointed ears, long hair like golden threads tied in a ponytail, and wore a circlet with embedded gems.

This figure, resembling a legendary Elf, was dressed in a fantasy-style outfit looking quite agile, holding a longsword in hand and carrying a short bow on the back with a quiver slung across.

Yan Luo stared at the phantom, and the phantom also stared at Yan Luo, raising the longsword in his/her hand.

In the next moment, flames ignited on the sword, instantly engulfing the blade.

Seeing this, Yan Luo became even more curious.

What is the principle behind the hallucinations' appearance in the Illusory Palace? Why do some hallucinations look terrifying, while others, like the one he's seeing now, have no scary elements?

Faced with the flaming sword, Yan Luo suddenly accelerated the motorcycle and swung his long knife in a swift stroke.

With one slash, the phantom vanished into smoke.

Smiling, Yan Luo sheathed his long knife and continued driving forward.

Along the way, he encountered several Demons and caught them effortlessly, biting into them.

Even though those Demons looked disgusting, upon further thought, they were essentially composed of Magic Power, akin to a mass of gas in some sense.

This was how Yan Luo comforted himself internally, viewing the Demons as gas. No matter how unpleasant the taste, he swallowed them down.

Upon reaching the target river, Yan Luo started exhibiting symptoms of Demon intoxication, quickly administering three doses of strong stimulants to restore his condition.

The dizziness and rapid breathing subsided swiftly, and Yan Luo exhaled heavily, watching the deep, rapid river, immediately starting the engine and plunging the motorcycle into the water.

Underwater, even light's transmission was constrained, and Yan Luo's vision shrank correspondingly.

At the same time, he could only hear the sound of rushing water.

Yan Luo felt grateful for his courage, as he was not fearful of the sensory limitations.

The motorcycle slowly advanced with the current, the sensory module operating at full capacity, sparing no power.

However, the instant the sensory module was at full power, dotted light glowed on Yan Luo's screen.

—He was surrounded by Demons on all sides!

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