I Can Program My Body?

Advancing without an equal soul and void saturation rate was no different from suicide.

Once they began to fortify the void energy in their body, it could explode from an overflow of energy.

Fortifying the body was like quenching a piece of iron; one had to fold it repeatedly until it gained density.

Essentially, one had to turn the void energy in their body denser, like turning water into a heavy liquid or even metal.

Without the seal from soul saturation, the excess energy, unprotected, would splash, causing explosions in the body.

Thus, if one wanted to advance to a higher realm, void and soul saturation must be equal.

As Nash began cooking for their celebration, his teammate started discussing their future.

"What do we do after this, boss? Do we go to another similar danger zone to accumulate money or head straight into a yellow-level danger zone?"

Feeling the limits of their strength, no matter how hard they trained, they couldn't seem to catch up to Nash.

Even with millions of merits in their possession, it wasn't enough to make them a genius.

Their control over void energy was growing weaker and weaker.

Despite Nash's guidance on where and how to control their void energy, their talent was simply insufficient to follow through.

As a result, not only was their advancement slowing down, but some of them even began to stagnate.

Even if they advanced to the Void Commander rank, with such a weak foundation, they could only follow Nash through 1- to 3-star yellow-level danger zones at most.

Hearing the worry in their tone, Nash still made his decision.

"After this, I'll go to a yellow-level shelter,"

Although the profit he earned from a five-star mid-scale danger zone was substantial, compared to his needs, it was far from enough.

To reach 1000% saturation, he would need hundreds of millions or even billions of merits.

If he stayed only in a colorless danger zone, he wouldn't earn much.

Hearing Nash's decision, they couldn't help but sigh.

"Will you still take us with you, boss?" Knowing they couldn't keep up with Nash's growth, they felt hopeless about the future.

Although working for him was like living in a nightmare, the profit was almost too good to be true.

"Don't worry. If you can't follow me into a danger zone, I won't leave you behind."

"What's your plan, boss? Do you want to start a business?"

"Yes, I plan to set up a business selling herbs, treasures, or potions."

His business cooperation with the Verdant Group would soon expire.

Being alone, Nash had to plan for his future in advance to maximize his profit.

Having such trustworthy teammates, who had faced life and death with him, made them the perfect people to manage the shop.

"It seems the boss still has us in his heart."

"Haha, then we'll be leeching off you from now on, boss!"

"If we're of any use, just tell us, boss. We're willing to bet our lives for you!"

"Alright, it's time to eat! No need to be dramatic!"

Having cooked the feast, the team ate to their hearts' content.

Venting their tiredness and emotions, they ate until their stomachs nearly burst.

After the feast, they said goodbye to each other, planning to meet again three days later.

Tidying up, Nash returned to the real world to continue his training.

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The next day, waking from his training, Nash felt refreshed.

"It's time to head into the dark plane…"

Although he had no appointment with his teammates, he planned to increase his saturation rate.

Heading to the virtual pod, he logged into the dark plane.

…

Iron Fall Shelter:

"Huh, this place is as lively as ever!"

Seeing the prosperity of the place, Nash was eager to increase his strength and explore a wider world.

From higher-level treasures, resources, and enemies, the future seemed full of fantastical possibilities.

Not wasting time, he rented a room in the training hall.

Sitting down inside the room, Nash opened his dark panel.

[Nash Navre:

Rank: Void Warrior (360%+)

Soul: 142% saturation

Merits: 50,706,130]

"I wonder how many merits this will get me…"

Having already deduced up to 700% of the god body astral arts, Nash no longer hesitated and began to use the merits.

As thousands upon thousands of merits were spent from his account, his body began to flood with void energy.

With the [Body Training Module System] working at full capacity, this roaring flood of void energy was diverted into different parts of his body, following unique cycles.

Soon, as hundreds of thousands, then millions, and nearly fifty million merits from his reserve were spent, the flood of void energy in his body finally calmed.

After over a dozen hours, Nash slowly opened his eyes, feeling his unprecedented strength.

Like a giant awakening within his body, the training hall began to crack with each of his movements.

"This—" Fearing he would destroy the training hall, Nash quickly went to the runic space and used the [Control Module System] to suppress his body.

Like applying a seal, his body weakened, each movement feeling as though it carried a heavy weight.

"It worked…"

Suppressing his body to the minimum, Nash heaved a sigh of relief.

Although he had money, he didn't want to pay compensation for this coffin-like training hall.

Returning to his body, Nash carefully felt the void energy flowing through it.

Though he could no longer apply his strength as before due to the seal from the [Control Module System], he could still sense its majesty, hinting at the power it could unleash.

"The void energy is leaking…" Nash thought with a frown.

Though faint, Nash slowly felt his void saturation decreasing.

After optimizing the [Combat Module System] with an automatic update, he also optimized the [Control], [Sensing], [Autonomous], and [Body Training] module systems.

Unlike the [Combat Module System], which took weeks, optimizing the rest only took Nash a few days.

Since he was merely adding cogs to the machine, not new functions, the process was quick.

With the [Control Module System] and the [Body Training Module System] controlling every part of his body in perfect sync, there shouldn't have been a leak of void energy.