I Can Program My Body?

"Increasing my soul saturation has been a godsend."

Initially, he didn't feel much difference, even when his soul reached 10%, 30%, 70%, or 90% saturation.

Though his mind grew clearer, it was just like having a strong coffee or a good night's sleep.

However, once his soul saturation broke through 100%, a new world opened to him.

The dull color of the void now seemed to contain colors he hadn't seen before.

With different hues, shapes, depths, and textures, each type of void energy held unique functions invisible to the naked eye.

From fire, he could see varying shades of red, symbolizing the fire element.

From rain, he saw different shades of blue, symbolizing the water element.

From trees and plants, he noticed shades of green, symbolizing the wood element.

With these abilities, he could deduce fundamental runic programs more easily.

Especially for those last 22 runic programs, without the boost from his soul saturation rate, it might take him a few months to deduce them.

Unfortunately, despite all of this, perhaps due to his still-low soul saturation, he couldn't yet identify what each hue, shape, depth, or texture represented.

On the other hand, another major benefit of increased soul saturation was that it made carrying the weight of void energy in his body easier.

A person could naturally handle only 100% void saturation.

This meant each cell in his body could hold just one unit of void energy.

Increasing saturation to 200%, 300%, 500%, or even 1000% meant each cell would carry multiple units of void energy at once.

Like a bottle already overflowing with water, he not only had to bear a weight his body wasn't meant to handle, but he also had to balance it to prevent spilling.

This was why Nash wasn't in a hurry to increase his saturation rate.

If he could do it all at once, he would.

Although he had the [Autonomous Module System] and the [Body Training Module System] to contain the void energy in his body, they weren't permanent solutions.

For others without these module systems, the void energy in their bodies would slowly leak.

Every day, they had to train just to avoid regressing.

The only permanent solution to this problem was increasing soul saturation.

In a bottle, soul saturation was like a plastic casing, which could hold excess void energy to prevent leakage.

In a cell, soul saturation was like a seal, encasing each cell to prevent void energy from repelling each other.

The higher the soul saturation, the tougher and larger the void energy a body could handle.

As long as soul saturation kept pace with void saturation, regression wouldn't be an issue.

After checking his progress, Nash began thinking about the next runic module system to update.

Having mastered all 2,322 fundamental runic programs in his body, he could now revamp each runic system more effectively.

"Let's start with the [Combat Module System]…"

Nash had grown tired of constantly updating the [Combat Module System] whenever he encountered new enemies or skills.

Although he only had to set it once, it wasted a lot of time.

Now that he had mastered all 2,322 fundamental runic programs, it was time for the [Combat Module System] to become self-adapting.

While it couldn't be fully self-learning like an AI, he wanted it to become adaptable to similar enemies or skills he had already encountered.

Deciding on this new direction, Nash continued his regular activities.

However, instead of spending an hour each day on Eastdam State's documents, he set aside that time to deduce the remaining blue runic programs.

With over ten thousand blue runic programs to master, the more time he had, the better.

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Two weeks later.

All the students and Michael in the Elite Training Program had reached 100% saturation.

Wanting to set aside a day to assess their abilities, Nash reminded his teammates and headed to the Ashwood Shelter.

"Chancellor Nash, you finally have time to see us!" Michael and his students greeted.

"I heard you all reached 100% saturation. Congrats!" Nash smiled.

Seeing their badges all changed to three stars, it was clear their combat ability wasn't lagging.

"Haha, thanks to the potions you gave us, we have more time in the Dark Plane!"

"Those dark potions are really useful!"

"Unfortunately, there are too few of them."

"Oh, it seems you're about to run out of dark potions. I'll give you more later."

Like him, they used two dark potions to hunt in the Dark Plane for over 20 hours a day.

Short on time, they barely got any sleep for weeks.

Having given them another thousand dark potions two weeks ago, it seemed their supply was running low.

Fortunately, he still had over 9,000 dark potions in his storage ring, which he bought from the Star Tower some time ago.

"Let's go to the forest. Let's see how strong you are."

Leading them to a three-star danger zone, he saw how much their combat power soared.

From immature greenhorns, they were now like kings of bulls, setting the battlefield ablaze.

Facing multiple three-star dark beasts, they showed no fear, meticulously cooperating like a seasoned army.

Moving steadily, they wreaked havoc in the three-star danger zone, nearly wiping out all the dark beasts.

No wonder they had to switch shelters three times this month.

Their killing efficiency was simply through the roof.

If not for their low saturation rate, he estimated these students could beat most of his teammates in a battle.

Then there was Michael, whose fighting ability was simply astounding.

If not for his age, he might have earned a spot in the Sector-Level Cosmic Competition.

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After hours of fighting and assessing their overall abilities, weaknesses, and areas for improvement, they returned to the Ashwood Shelter.

"Not bad. Your fighting skills have been honed to the extreme. It seems three months on the Dark Plane have fully forged you."

Hearing his praise, they couldn't help but smile proudly.

After all the work, sweat, and blood, receiving Nash's recognition was the greatest honor.

"Now that you have such strength, it's time to sprint for the Cosmic Competition!"

"For the next three months, I want you to go to different shelters and stand on your own."

"As they say, you can't become great without standing alone. I hope in these final months, beyond your strength, you'll forge your will and resolve…"

"Yes, Chancellor!"

With a new goal and challenge, a blazing fighting spirit flashed in their eyes.