Slap. Shi Tiexin's large hand shook a slick, greasy tentacle.
With that shake, the other party fell for it.
By now, every nerve in Shi Tiexin's body had been opened up, giving him many more ways to employ mind arts. Thought energy burst from his fingertips and invaded along the other party's nervous system, just as Chu Feiyan's thought energy had once invaded along Shi Tiexin's palm.
This kind of invasion was far more effective than Illusionary Arts through words. Words were one against a crowd, while this was a point-to-point targeted breach.
Shi Tiexin's resistance had been so strong back then, yet even he had been unable to become immune to it. There was even less need to mention someone far weaker than him. The foul guard before him immediately changed its attitude and laughed heartily. "One of us, one of us!"
Shi Tiexin immediately made his request. "I'd like to take a look around. That won't be a problem, will it?"
"Not a problem, not a problem. One of us, after all, one of us!" The giant maw split into a grin, and the guard became exceedingly welcoming. "Come, I'll show you around!"
Creak. The rigid iron-bar gate opened by itself before the guard, yet he did not find anything wrong with it at all. "Please!"
From the perspective of thought energy, the iron bars had completely turned into tangled white bones.
"After you, after you!" Without the slightest change in expression, Shi Tiexin politely entered alongside the guard.
The ground was covered in neat marble flooring, but in an instant, filthy blood began to flow over it.
The corridor lights flickered, constantly switching between normal white light and chilling blood-red light.
Under the white light, the officers were officers.
Under the blood-red light, the foul things were