(3rd person POV)
It has been a few weeks since Long Jian talks to Xiao Yunfeng. Although Yunfeng didn't fully believe that it's his brother that been causing trouble, he still knows better than to ignore a warning. He has some of his trusted men spy on Xiao Yi.
For a few days, nothing happens until news got out that Long Jian took Ning'er as a student. This wasn't something Xiao Yi and the Sacred expected so Xiao Yi went to meet with the Sacred family goons again.
Yunfeng's spy follows Xiao Yi while Jian follows the spy to make sure they're not caught. After the meeting, the spy told Yunfeng what happened.
Yunfeng didn't want to but he has no choice except to believe it. Yunfeng calls for a family meeting without Xiao Yi. He told the elders what his brother been doing and in the end, they chose to kick Xiao Yi out of the family.
Aside from the Xiao family matter, the city lord also heard about Long Jian taking Ning'er as a student. He came over and ask if Jian wants to take Ziyun as a student too.
Since Jian only took Ning'er as a student to help her family situation. He turn Ye Zong down with the excuse that since Ning'er status is lower than Ziyun and Jun. Ning'er may have a problem staying friend with them because of that so he took Ning'er as a student to stop it from happening.
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(Long Jian POV)
Right now I'm going to go on a trip into the Abyss Prison Realm while the True Body substitute for me. I was thinking of having my True Body go there but decided against it in the end because I'm the one who use Devour on the Shadow Devil.
Standing in front of the Ten Millennium Spatial array I stop to admire it. Even if I don't fully understand the Laws that are used to set up the array, I can still tell what the array does due to mastering inscription.
It's a simple yet complex array that serves as a teleportation 'gate' into a sub-realm. Kind of like the inscription that connects the Nexus with the outside world. It also serves to block anything that is not human from entering. The only reason people haven't been able to enter it is because they don't know how to.
Putting my hand on the array, I insert my soul force into the 'key' of the array and activate it. Instead of opening it like Nie Li and lighting this place up for everyone to see, I connect the array to the one in the Nexus.
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Like this, I'm able to travel back here or into the Abyss Prison Realm from the Nexus but if someone uses the array out here. They'll only be able to travel to the Abyss Prison Realm and back.
After walking around in the Abyss Prison Realm for a while I run into a group of Scarlet Ghost. Since I don't really need any Blood Crystal I use my Void form and ignore them. I walk around a bit more before I run into two Netherlamp Behemoth.
Since there are two of them, they shouldn't be the one that Nie Li group run into. I was planning to hunt one since its tongue and saliva ability is good for dealing with a large group of weak people without the risk of killing them.
I don't feel like wasting my soul force to deal with them so I summon an inscription array around the two demon beast. This inscription array multiplies the gravity of an area by 2 times. It's not enough to affect me but will make a demon beast with a giant body like the Netherlamp Behemoth unable to move.
Going up to one of the demon beast, I summon the Demon of Sins and activate Devour. The demon beast doesn't have to die for me to devour its spirit. All I have to do is immobilize it first.
When I activate Devour, the mark representing Gluttony glow in dim light. A dark shadow spread from my arm on to the head of the demon beast. As it touches the head, the shadow seeps into it. Soon after the demon beast fall down dead from having its spirit devour and the shadow returns into my arm along with a small spark of light that is the demon spirit.
As soon as the demon spirit is Devour, the mark representing Envy lit up. I didn't need this demon beast bloodline so I didn't use Greed's ability Collector and only use Steal for the skills.
"Hmm… I wonder if I can use this technique to get a demon spirit without relying on luck." I look at the other Netherlamp Behemoth. "No time like the present to test something out."
I took out a demon spirit stone and use Devour on the second Netherlamp Behemoth. I also try to see if I can use the skill without making the marked light up and it work. There doesn't seem to be any side effect either. When I see the small light come out, instead of absorbing it, I guide it toward the demon spirit stone. A few seconds later, the demon spirit settles into the stone and it's ready for use.
"What do you know, it worked," I said as I take the inscription array back. I store the demon spirit away so I can give it to my main body later and set out to find civilization again.
On the way, I spotted the Monument of Emperor Kong Ming. Since I didn't want to be manipulated into fighting people I don't know, I didn't bother with it. Other than that, I was checking out my new skills. They are Thousand Shadow Hands and Hallucinogen Poison.
Thousand Shadow Hands, originally Thousand Tongues, allow me to create a thousand or more shadow hand to attack my opponent with. The hands are not that strong making them easily breakable but makes up for it in sheer numbers.
Hallucinogen Poison, originally Hallucinogen Saliva, allow me to coat my any part of my body or my shadow hands in a hallucinogen poison. The poison will make people pass out or it make them hallucinate if they are strong enough to somewhat resist it.
Thanks to the Demon of Sins Overachiever ability, the Netherlamp Behemoth ability changed. I was glad it did too. I mean imagine having thousands of tongue coming out of your mouth or spitting on someone to disable them. It makes me embarrassed just thinking about it. I should put more thought into what I do in the future. Don't want to suddenly have the ability to poop chocolate or something stupid like that.