"Is the sound of water dripping coming from the skeleton?" Emily looked forward without intention to go and explore. She was very weak and rational, she could already tell it was impossible to apoach the massive skeleton.
"If I ever leave this place, it is best to never speak of the massive skeleton. The feeling it gives me is very scary, just facing it gives me an illusion of overlooking the entire world." She was thinking it was an illusion, but this was the truth.
The skeleton gave off an impression of a massive star in the stary skies, existing alone in desolation. This was the remains of a powerhouse, and if anyone on earth was the same or stronger, it could only be determined if she saw them.
She was very clever to have thought of this, after all reaching this close to the massive skeleton was already very hard to explain to those that might become interested.
She also had no interest in bringing trouble to her father. In the current world, many crazy individuals and groups exist, and they have their own purpose, but opportunities to become stronger is something none of them is willing to let go of.
If it was someone else and they got lucky to walk out, and started to spread the information about the skeleton, then the end result would be bad for them.
Firstly, they would become a target and everyone even to those old guys, sector lords, might be interested in what they knew. If they took action, it would not matter the means they used, the outcome of this was death.
Forget them, even the traitors to mankind would be very willing to do anything for such information.
When it comes to benefits, even veterans that have served for humans might be willing to cooperate with the traitors.
It will not be something new, it has happened a few times.
Even though she did not chose to try venturing toward the skeleton, she could not help but feel the sound of water dripping coming from another direction.
This was what guided her all the way to this place and she was more curious about what this liquid was.She hopped it was something useful and perhaps it could help her shorten the time it took to reach the second stage of evolution.
Like martial path, evolution also starts with internal Introspect, but the next stage is to use the ability to observe the internal body structure to unlock genetic lock. With this lock out of the way, one is eligible to walk the path of evolution.
People say that the path of martial arts requires the internal instrospect to be attained before being qualified to walk this path. For evolution, only be opening the genetic lock could one be qualified to walk the path of evolution.
With the genetic lock broken, access to biological energy become easier. Biological energy is located in the body and with it, the whole process of undergoing transformation was easier.
Biological energy was the only way to develop in the way of evolution, as it speed up the process of cell division during the evolution process.
This was also the thing that separated martial arts from the path of evolution, as martials artists had to practice techniques to regine the body, while evolution used techniques to move the biological energy around the body. The biological energy was responsible for strengthening of the body as well as transformation.
The process of evolution was faster in the begining but with every step foward, it become difficult. This was the case until the star stage, where the process was similar to the martial arts path.
For martial arts, the process was faster as long as resources where available.
In some way the path of martial arts caused serious demage to the body and could only be made up for at the stage of breaking shackles. In that stage the potential in the body was excavated and healed the body in the process, as each shackle being broken was similar to undergoing physical rebirth.
Emily had previously thought she had reached her end, but when she discovered she could still hear the sound of dripping water, she decided to approach.
It was not long before she saw a massive tunnel on the side of the path leading towards the skeleton.
Without waiting she jumped into the tunnel, standing on a high point, one would be able to see that she was wrong.
The place she had entered was still just part of the bones. It was a shame she lacked such an ability and was anxious for a chance.
Without even knowing it, she moved further in, through the massive turnel, that was golden in color.
She could feel some fresh air strike at her face as she moved ahead.
This feeling was different from before and she could not hide her excitement.
"This place might indeed be my way out!" She increased her speed of moving.
When she was finally able to see what was before her, her eyes lit up.
On the left side was a pool, and beyond it, a massive forest was present.
"Indeed! There is a path here?" As she thought of this, her excitement could not be contained.
But her footsteps suddenly paused when she was about to pass by the pool at the side.
She felt something different upon arriving in this place. Her body had suddenly become active, even without her initiating it, she had made progress in her internal instrospect. Though not a big improvement, it was still something for her to notice it.
This made her stop and observe the water in the pool.
"This is?" She startered.
The liquid was not water, she could clearly see that it was milky white and upon setting her eyes on it, the desire to devour it overwhelmed her mind.
She tried so hard to calm herself, but it was impossible. This liquid was something she was incapable of resisting with her weak mental fortitude.
She knelt down on the ground and dipped her hand into the pond, but even so, one could still hear the sound of swallowing saliva.
She was overcome by this desire to consume the liquid.
When she took a sip, a cool sensation passed through her body. The next moment, it was as though she had been struck with electric.
She instantly entered the internal instrospect state, and could see numerous lines forming on the figure in her blood world.
The lines formed faster and faster that she could barely keep up, and the distance she could cover kept increasing.
This was easily noticable as she felt much more comfortable in the internal instrospect state.
With her approaching the figure, it was not dificult, and by the time she stopped the figure was just a step ahead of her.
With their distance being so close, the impulse to touch the figure was strong and she did.
In the next moment, as though stuck by a heavy object, she paused, and then her entire sight changed.
Things she could see now where more detailed in the blood colored world. When looking at the figure, she could see the patterns and their functions clearly present in her head.
The moment she touched it, she seemed to have developed a connection with the figure. The patterns on the figures body where clear to see, and could count them to about 365.
At this stage, she was officially at the introspect mirror stage.
But things did not stop, her body started to heat up on the outside. It seemed that the liquid she had gulped down was not simple. Other than being used as energy source to speed up the internal instrospect, a lot was still left affecting her body.
When all the patterns on the figure become clear, she sound of something shattering resounded in her mind.
The next moment, she found herself standing in a colurful space. Before she could react, the colors before her started to shift, and the next moment she appeared, it was in another vast space.
It resembled the start skies, the only thing that was a shame, is lack of celestial bodies.
But the atmosphere was indeed that of the endless stary skies.
The process happened repeatedly, but she could see different stars on every turn, and she was able to tell it was not just repetition.
By the time it stopped, she had moved everywhere and found herself observing the figure with shock, confusion and enlightenment.
It turned out the vast stary skies she was seeing had something to do with the 365 patterns on the figure.
They connected to each other and the moment she was observing them, information was being transmitted to her mind.
"I have achieved Introspect development so fast." She thought secretly with shock.
And this did not end there, the changes had just began. The massive energy kept cursing in her body and even allowed her continue until the introspect projection. At this stage, she was at the very peak of the Internal Introspect realm.
At this stage, she had a clear view of the Internal body structure, as long as she closed her eyes, it was possible to gain perspective of her internal situation.
More importantly, she could perceive certain structures in the depths of her blood that resembled seals.
"Biological lock!" She was shocked, because she found it hard to even shake it in the slightest.