Reborn with Infinity Skill Points, I Enslaved All Universes-Chapter 87 --Sarko

As Daniel continued his rapid descent through the Abyss, he kept his [Eye of Insight] active, constantly scanning the surrounding void for any trace of Abyssal Cores.

However, he quickly discovered that their scarcity was far greater than he had anticipated. Even after falling for such a long time and scouring his surroundings with high-level detection abilities, he had only managed to find a few dozen cores—far from the vast quantity he needed.

And as time dragged on, Daniel began to lose track of how long he had been falling. The communicator had long since lost any signal; he had to rely solely on the device’s internal clock to estimate how much time had passed since his descent began.

Unknowingly, he began slipping into a kind of auto-pilot state—his mind detached, drifting while his body handled the grind. Even his combat was delegated to his Spirit of Skills, which released skills and defended him instinctively.

Meanwhile, Daniel’s maximum HP continued to climb steadily.

This sensation of growing stronger without needing to actively fight—it was almost addictive. A feeling of effortless progress. As if he were farming power without cost. It was a rare luxury, like upgrading for free.

And so he continued falling—another three hours slipped by.

Counting the initial two hours, Daniel had now been inside the Abyss for a full five hours.

And it was clear that things had changed.

The number of monsters had increased dramatically. The deeper he fell, the more densely packed the Abyss became with aggressive lifeforms. Their level, quantity, and aggressiveness had all risen, and elite monsters, as well as wild bosses, now appeared in growing numbers.

But with the surge in enemies came a corresponding benefit: Daniel’s HP kept skyrocketing.

However, not everything was so easy anymore.

He had begun to encounter Abyss bosses that couldn’t be instantly obliterated by his skills.

It was a strange thought: just a few hours ago, he had jumped into the Abyss on a whim, and now his HP had soared past three billion, already exceeding that of many World Rank bosses.

And still—he hadn’t found a proper Abyssal Core vein.

"Could it be that I haven’t gone deep enough?" Daniel muttered to himself, brow furrowed in mild frustration.

Just as he prepared to continue falling deeper into the void, his [Eye of Insight] picked up something—an unmistakable fluctuation in the nearby energy.

Abyssal Core detected.

And not just one. He felt the presence of hundreds—no, thousands of them!

This wasn’t just a lucky drop or a hidden stash. This had to be a full-scale mineral vein—exactly what he was searching for!

Without hesitation, Daniel immediately adjusted his trajectory. While it was true that upward flight was restricted by Abyssal rules, horizontal movement was still possible. He could hover at a fixed depth and move laterally to any direction.

He had chosen to descend so quickly in hopes of reaching greater depths—and now that he had found what he sought, he swiftly soared toward it.

Within moments, Daniel arrived at the mouth of a cavern. Deep within the cave, faint pulses of dark, otherworldly light shimmered—indicators of an abundant energy source hidden within.

"Looks like the Human Emperor’s intel was right after all," Daniel thought.

But he didn’t rush in blindly.

Instead, he activated his God Rank Skill: [Flashback], locking this moment and location in time.

In the blink of an eye, he reappeared outside Castle Mington, right at the front gate of the Multiracial Commerce League.

He quickly restocked on supplies and consumables. Then, with another cast of [Flashback], he returned instantly to the Abyssal mine he had just discovered.

This expedition had gone remarkably well. Minimal losses, massive gains.

And the reason he didn’t use [Time Stream] to rewind time five hours earlier? Simple.

If he did that, he would lose all the HP he had painstakingly accumulated—a full 3 billion points of max HP.

Stacking that much HP again would be a monumental effort.

Besides, he still had more than ten hours before the Human Emperor was scheduled to arrive at the northern frontier. Nothing urgent had happened in that time, so there was no need to reset.

With no further hesitation, Daniel finally began mining the Abyssal Cores.

But the moment he chipped away the first piece, a surge of unease ran down his spine.

From deep within the cave, he sensed a powerful presence—and it was coming straight for him at an alarming speed.

So fast, in fact, that even compared to the Snowdragon Beast, this presence was many times faster.

Within seconds, it was already closing in.

His Spirit of Skills immediately responded. Recognizing the danger, it snapped into full alert mode and unleashed a barrage of lightning.

In an instant, the entire mine was flooded with Divine Thunderfall, illuminating the pitch-black cave in a storm of blinding brilliance.

The roar of the lightning echoed like the wrath of gods.

But to Daniel’s shock... the creature wasn’t harmed.

All of the thunder passed right through it, dealing zero damage.

Relying on [Eye of Insight], Daniel focused his perception—and instantly understood.

This wasn’t just any monster.

This was something... colossal.

"A true powerhouse," Daniel murmured, narrowing his eyes. He immediately scanned its stats.

A new status bar materialized, its edges lined with black:

[Sarko, King of the Abyss]

Level: 250 (MAX)

HP: 80,000,000,000 (Eight Billion)

Traits: Shadowborn, Corrupted, Intangible...

Skills: Phasing, Immortality, Abyssal Fog...

Domain: Realm of Chaos

Description: A mighty ruler of the Abyss, Sarko roams the chaotic lands deep within. He possesses his own sovereign territory. So long as you do not trespass into his domain, he will not initiate hostilities.

Daniel involuntarily frowned.

Eighty billion HP.

That was a staggering number—twenty times more than his own, and exponentially beyond most known bosses.

Even someone like the Human Emperor might struggle to bring down such a behemoth.

His previous lightning attack hadn’t failed—it had been completely ignored due to the creature’s Phasing ability.

And then, Sarko revealed himself.

Contrary to Daniel’s expectations, the creature’s body wasn’t titanic. At roughly ten to fifteen meters tall, he was only slightly larger than the elite mobs Daniel had already slain.

The difference was in his presence.

On Sarko’s head sat a silver crown, forged from mythril, radiating authority. It marked him as a monarch—and the surrounding monsters knew it. None dared approach him.

The lesser creatures shrank back, trembling in silence.

Then Sarko turned.

Slowly, deliberately, he faced Daniel.

In that instant, a wave of kingly pressure washed over him—an aura so dense and ancient that it felt like gravity itself had multiplied.

If not for [Mist] shielding his body, Daniel might have collapsed on the spot.

Even with the protection, he instinctively entered high alert, his muscles tensed, eyes narrowed, ready to fight or flee.

Then, Sarko spoke.

But not with words.

His voice was a mental transmission, echoing directly into Daniel’s mind like a ripple in a still pond.

"Who are you?"

"You are not of the Abyss."

The words were calm—but carried the unmistakable authority of a ruler who tolerated no trespassers. freёnovelkiss.com

Daniel stood his ground.

And deep within his mind, a thought surfaced:

"This... might be the max-level target I’ve been looking for."