This has a very high probability of being a hopeless and inescapable situation.

But we cannot stop striving for our future just because we have concerns.

At the very least, [itself] is recognized by the mechanism and explicitly stated that it cannot be taken away.

If that's the case, then this is the right path for us right now.

"Then, let's take the first step!"

Xiao Linlin took a deep breath and operated the computer in front of Su Lin, opening the data interface of the Escape Shop and the Player Trading House.

"Brother, before we do that, I need to confirm something."

Xiao Linlin looked up at him and asked, "How well did you learn during that six-month intensive training period, in the last match?"

This was unknown to anyone, and none of the attendants dared to ask Su Lin about his true strength, except for Xiao Linlin, who had no such concern.

"218 A-level martial arts techniques and 13 S-level martial arts techniques."

Su Lin looked at Xiao Linlin and slowly said, "You've reached the Great Perfection level, and your internal energy value is 8600 points, of which about 7000 points are your own."

"Brother! You're so amazing!"

Xiao Linlin's eyes lit up, and she was genuinely impressed and amazed.

The results of Su Lin's six months of intensive training exceeded her original expectations.

She remembered that she had only brought in about two hundred martial arts manuals, and Su Lin had almost completely mastered them in the past six months!

He mastered so many martial arts skills in just six months, all through self-study!

Such incredible comprehension and such efficiency in self-learning are unmatched, even by the so-called Sword Immortal, Senior Li.

"I'm not powerful because of external forces on my body."

Su Lin shook his head and said modestly, "Don't forget, I also have many self-learning enhancement effects, as well as the effect of doubling comprehension... Their existence is of great help to me, making it very easy for me to learn."

"In addition, I already possessed a certain level of martial arts skill through other external means before this. By using the martial arts skill I quickly mastered to support my self-study, my self-study efficiency was naturally very fast."

Su Lin saw it clearly; he knew he was very talented, but at the same time, he had also borrowed many things that were not his own.

“I understand, brother.”

Xiao Linlin smiled much more easily: "Therefore, the external force we need most is something that can help us with self-learning. This is an external force that is even more important than our talent for escaping."

"Speaking of which, judging from your current progress, how far do you think you are from the likes of Senior Li back then?"

Xiao Linlin asked, and Su Lin smiled helplessly: "You really think highly of me. I've only been self-studying for a little over half a year... I'm definitely not as good as him."

"Then...where's your dad?"

Xiao Linlin asked cautiously, referring to Su Qingyang, the Little Heavenly Sword, who was hailed as the next generation of sword immortals of the Sword Pavilion.

"We dare to fight."

Su Lin's words were concise and to the point. He dared not say that he was guaranteed to win, but at least he wouldn't be as certain of defeat as he had been in the past.

Based solely on his self-taught abilities, Su Lin now dares to face Su Qingyang head-on.

If we take into account external factors such as special weapons, we will most likely win.

"So, according to what my brother said, you should now be on the verge of cultivating immortality!"

Xiao Linlin's eyes lit up. She lowered her head and carefully calculated in her mind. Then she looked up in surprise and exclaimed, "Yes, yes! That's it. He's a little worse than Senior Li, but on par with Su Qingyang... And in Senior Li's world, he was basically a half-immortal cultivator, or even someone who had already stepped into it through martial arts."

"Brother, I'm sure!"

Xiao Linlin took a deep breath and looked intently at Su Lin: "Brother's next step is to seek immortality and enlightenment!"

"You're not going to continue learning these martial arts on your own?"

Su Lin was taken aback, resting her chin on her hand: "Isn't it a bit too early?"

"Oh dear, brother, you're too modest! With your current self-study efficiency, you're more than capable of seeking immortality!"

Xiao Linlin was very excited and jumped up to grab Su Lin's arm: "Brother, listen to me, you won't go wrong! Even if you continue to learn other martial arts manuals now, it will only be a difference in quantity."

"This level of self-learning ability, though not expressed at the institutional level, is a real thing."

"I think that even other martial arts geniuses, at most, can only master as many martial arts techniques as my brother in their entire lives."

"Brother, you've just touched the edge of this system. You should go further! Break through to become even stronger!"

Xiao Linlin became more and more excited as she spoke, almost unable to control her emotions: "Brother! Those NPCs have no future. They need to forge their own path and find the right one through countless trials and errors!"

"But you're different! The biggest help the mechanics offer to survivors, especially to those who learn on their own, is this:"

"This is the path ahead! It points out a perfect and lasting path to becoming stronger for everyone!"

Whether it's the path from martial arts to immortality or from magic to godhood... there are multiple systems, all with well-developed paths to becoming stronger under the coverage of their mechanisms.

This is Su Lin's greatest advantage, and also the greatest help the mechanism provides to self-learners.