( Yuuki's POV )
Trying to test Leen's theory I was inside one of our healing pods, I didn't want to swallow raw meat so I made a skewer with the meat of the beasts I found in the abyss.
The healing liquids hadn't yet filled the capsule because I wanted to experience firsthand the effects of magical beast meat, I consumed the skewer and almost instantly I could feel the changes inside my body, my blood began to burn and my bones began to crack, this was very similar to when I used my full power so enduring that part was no problem, after that the process was more intense and parts of my skin began to break and the tension in my muscles rose rapidly, It was as if my limbs were going to shoot out of my body at any moment but my phoenix regeneration was keeping me whole.
Flora: Master, how are you feeling?
Flora was ready to activate the healing capsule at any moment But I gave her a thumbs up to show her that everything was okay, although she looked at me with doubt because almost my entire body was covered by phoenix healing flames, she obeyed my instructions.
After ten minutes of that process the transformation was complete, physically I looked the same, that was because my Sekirei body was already far superior to that of a normal human, but internally I felt like a different man, I felt that this body would be able to withstand my full power.
I felt amazing but Flora wasn't going to let me go before she did a full analysis, and when that was over and she didn't find any problem, I returned to my room in the palace.
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Next day at the palace I skipped the daily training since I didn't need it and I spent my time in the workshop of the palace and the princess was watching carefully over me, we were like a team here, the reason my inventions were implemented so quickly was because I had her support.
After that the second princess insisted that I spend time with her, so I spent some of my time on that.
When night came we returned to the dungeon, I was going to continue my exploration of the abyss while the others were going to continue where we left things on the 65th floor.
Tsukiumi and Yumina were with me but before we went deeper into the abyss I released a drone that began to analyze our surroundings, I had left here with a treasure in organic materials, but here there were also minerals and materials useful to us.
While the drone was doing its job we sat and waited and when some beast appeared it was dispatched by the girls, this continued for a few minutes at which point the drone started to sound a loud alarm, which worried the girls Somewhat.
Tsukiumi: Is that normal?
Yuuki: Nope.
Yumina: Is this some kind of error?
Yuuki: It seems the drone made a rare discovery.
I followed the sound of the alarm and it seemed that the drone's sensors were detecting something deep inside a wall, I used my transmutation to make my way through and what I found inside the wall was a very pure blue colored crystal, completely round and dripping with a mystery liquid.
With one look I knew this was something exceptional so I sent it straight to Babylon for inspection, I also took samples from the puddle that had formed under the crystal.
Yumina: was that crystal something really impressive?
Yuuki: Of course, the purity I felt in that crystal, if I had to compare it to something I would have to say it was similar to our Sekirei jinkis and the divine pearls that we world travelers have.
Tsukiumi: That certainly is rare, are you sure of that?
Yuuki: Certainly , but we'll have to leave that for another time, we have exploration to do.
After that detour we finally took the stairs to the second floor of the abyss, The natural light began to disappear but our drone did the work of a floating lamp.
The theme of this floor seemed to be navigating through complete darkness but just because we had a light source didn't mean this was going to be easy, but whatever was lurking in the darkness knew our location but anyone who lives here must be adapted to the dark so trying to go without light wasn't a better idea either.
When we were in the middle of the floor I ordered the drone to use a flash bang, for a moment the floor was completely illuminated and I saw dozens of enemies stuck to the walls, Those were giant lizards that had natural camouflage for this darkness but before they could take advantage of that I released my bone tails and I impaled each beast on floor.
Aside from a stronger body, eating different magical beasts gave me new abilities, so I cooked some lizards and that gave me something very interesting, something that made my mystic eyes more dangerous, I gained the ability petrification resistance and petrifying gaze.
If I wasn't excited to explore before I definitely was now, and not only because of the skills I could gain, the new materials I could find raised my excitement.
We continued descending, each floor containing new beasts, at the same time that strengthened the theory that this was the true Orcus dungeon.