The reason Su Yu has not taken action yet is because [The King]’s will is still strong; although struggling and screaming in the hell prototype, [The King] has not yet collapsed and begged for mercy. For now, it’s unlikely to extract any information from it. However, Su Yu is not in a hurry. Once [The King]’s will is worn down by Hell’s Pain, it will answer whatever Su Yu asks, just to relieve a moment of suffering. Hell torture is the best interrogation method, capable of turning the most resolute warriors into obedient prisoners ready to answer any question. Unless there’s a genius who can, in the midst of Hell’s Pain, comprehend the true essence of the Power of Hellish Suffering, use this pain for cultivation, and break free to strike back. But Su Yu is already a peerless genius on the Path of Hellish Suffering, with talent far surpassing that of [The King]. Therefore, once ensnared in Su Yu’s hell prototype, there’s basically no chance of getting out on their own. All of [The King]’s secrets will eventually fall into Su Yu’s hands. Meanwhile, as Su Yu was pondering, the Mechanical God was curiously studying the Spiritual Energy it had just obtained. It manipulated this peculiar energy, attempting to influence the surrounding matter, trying to lift a piece of debris from the ground with this energy. These fragments were left behind after its original body was shattered, having lost their original hardness, now just ordinary metal without any value. The Mechanical God attempted to move them, experimenting with Spiritual Energy, essentially a form of recycling waste. The essence of Spiritual Energy is Subspace Energy that can affect real-world matter. Various peculiar Spiritual abilities and professions are merely extensions of this capability. The Mechanical God is trying the most basic function of Spiritual Energy—affecting the motion state of matter! As long as it masters the basic function, with its powerful intelligence and computing power, it will soon be able to develop its powerful Spiritual abilities. Maybe even formulate a profession system of its own. However, it failed even at this most basic first step. No matter how the Mechanical God tried to concentrate the energy on those fragments, it couldn’t move them even a tiny bit. Its Spiritual Energy couldn’t seem to touch the fragments at all. After trying for a while, the Mechanical God had to give up in frustration and said, "Su Yu, could you bring out a piece of real-world matter?" "My Spiritual Energy seems unable to affect the fragments of my original body. I want to try it on other materials." All the materials in this Manifestation Space had been destroyed in the previous battle, so the Mechanical God had to rely on Su Yu for other materials. Hearing this, Su Yu snapped back to reality from his thoughts, and casually pulled out a cubic meter of alloy ingot from the Manifestation Space, throwing it to the ground. Then he quietly watched the Mechanical God in action. The Mechanical God summoned its Spiritual Energy to encircle the metal ingot, trying to move it. The Spiritual Energy the Mechanical God was summoning at this point was incredibly powerful, in terms of strength, even stronger than Su Yu’s own body! After all, the Mechanical God was originally a Sixth-Rank deity machine. Even after gaining Spiritual Energy, it might not still be Sixth Rank, but it was strong enough, at least Fourth-Order Top strength, possibly even Fifth Rank. But its Spiritual Energy was so peculiar that Su Yu couldn’t ascertain its exact rank. Given the Mechanical God’s current Spiritual Strength, under normal circumstances, if used wisely, moving a 20-ton alloy ingot, let alone a mountain or a city, should be child’s play. Su Yu’s Mechanical City can fly in the sky, powered by Spiritual Energy, and the Mechanical God’s energy is far stronger than that of the Mechanical City. However, it was of no effect, no matter how hard the Mechanical God tried, the metal ingot remained motionless. Su Yu even reached out, trying to touch the Mechanical God’s Spiritual Energy. Apart from a strange feeling, there was no tactile change. That strange feeling was still one of "opposition." Aside from that, there was nothing else. The Mechanical God’s Spiritual Energy couldn’t affect real-world matter at all. "What’s going on, Su Yu, do you know?" The Mechanical God, frustrated, asked Su Yu, lacking much knowledge about Spiritual Energy aspects. It wondered if it was simply using it wrong? To it, using Spiritual Energy seemed simple enough when watched on Su Yu’s side, but it couldn’t even move a metal ingot. Hearing this, Su Yu pondered, rapidly analyzing in his mind. He was also intrigued by the Mechanical God’s peculiar Spiritual Energy and wanted to figure out what was happening. After thinking for a bit, Su Yu suddenly had an inspiration, recalling that odd feeling of opposition. "Mechanical God, you’re a purely material life form, but your current body is purely a Subspace creation." "Because of this peculiar nature, could it be that your current Spiritual Energy is the exact opposite of normal Spiritual Energy?" Su Yu suddenly suggested. "Completely opposite? How so?" Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕·𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎·𝚗𝚎𝚝 The Mechanical God immediately followed up. "By opposite, I mean... ordinary Spiritual Energy can infuse real-world matter with energy, affecting its motion state." "But your Spiritual Energy might, instead, eliminate that influence..." As he spoke, Su Yu willed the cubic meter, 26-ton alloy ingot to float up. This was Su Yu altering the ingot’s state with his Spiritual Energy, freeing it from gravity. This is the most straightforward change effected by Spiritual Energy on real-world matter. Su Yu told the Mechanical God. The Mechanical God immediately understood Su Yu’s meaning, once again channeling its Spiritual Energy towards the ingot. As the Mechanical God’s Spiritual Energy gathered, the ingot instantly dropped to the ground. It wasn’t that the Mechanical God wrested control over the ingot from Su Yu; its Spiritual Energy still couldn’t affect the metal. There was a different situation. Su Yu sensed that the influence his Spiritual Energy had on the ingot was "eliminated" by this strange energy. "So that’s your Spiritual Energy’s essence." "The essence lies in eliminating the effects of other Spiritual Energies!" Su Yu’s eyes focused as he spoke slowly. "...Elimination ability? This seems rather great?" The Mechanical God paused, then spoke slowly, some joy evident in its tone. With its intellect, it naturally understood the value of such ability. Although it didn’t enjoy fighting or killing, it had ample curiosity and exploration desire for novel powers. Gaining such a peculiar power was a very new experience, even for its long existence. Just as the Mechanical God pondered how to utilize this new ability for further research. Su Yu suddenly spoke seriously. However, he didn’t articulate it aloud but used his ability to directly convey the information to the Mechanical God. The Mechanical God detected something amiss and also communicated via information exchange. Though it has a new body and Spiritual Energy, its original technological capabilities were still intact, albeit weakened because this new body wasn’t as capable as the original. "Use your Spiritual Energy to scan the entire Manifestation Space! Eliminate all influences!" Without further questioning, the Mechanical God immediately activated its Spiritual Energy with full force, scanning the entire Manifestation Space. Earlier, the Mechanical God had only attempted to gather its Spiritual Energy, trying to move matter. Now, it spread like radar, swiftly enveloping the entire Manifestation Space. And as its Spiritual Energy was fully deployed, the whole Manifestation Space began "melting" rapidly, like ice and snow under the scorching sun. The Manifestation Space, created by Spiritual Energy, was now being "eliminated" by the Mechanical God’s abilities. Simultaneously, a terrifying scene was exposed. Countless eyes were encircling Su Yu and the Mechanical God, staring coldly at them! "As expected, something was spying on me..." Su Yu glanced at these eyes, a cold smile forming on his face. He had previously suspected that something was amiss with himself, having mysteriously awakened to an extraordinary talent for the Path of Hellish Suffering. But it was just a suspicion without any evidence. Now, with the Mechanical God’s newly acquired "elimination" ability, he finally exposed the hidden manipulators! Those are these eyes!