Empress City, District 1, several kilometers from the Potion Workshop.
As Scorpion Lady's steward, Burgill was responsible for this encirclement and was one of its main forces. He no longer showed his former obsequiousness and fawning. Instead, he had a sinister ruthlessness that chilled the heart. In terms of patience, Burgill was among the very best in the entire Du Cain family.
More than a dozen Du Cain family members with various forms and pitch-black eyes stood or lay nearby. These abyssal kin included two who resembled humans, while the rest were closer to dark beasts or their original forms. One rule held true: the more an abyssal kin interacted with intelligent races, the closer its form became to that of a human.
"Burgill, is there really a Law-Destroying inside the Potion Workshop?"
A black serpent whose form resembled a giant python spoke while coiled upright. Its body was as thick as a barrel, and its scales were covered in bright-red barbs. Combined with its pitch-black metallic scales, it looked terrifying.
"How many years has it been since I last heard the term Law-Destroying?"
A sphere of insects formed from countless black worms spoke. The sphere writhed, and something seemed to exist at its core, greedily peering outside.
"Mr. Snake, please freeze the space in this area later."
Burgill spoke. The abyssal kin called Mr. Snake neither agreed nor disagreed. It had not originally been a member of the Du Cain family, but an "Immortal and Undying Abyssal Spawn." However, after the Du Cain family's death battle with the Law Destroyers, a vacancy had finally appeared on the "Origin Emblem." After imprinting its "Karmic Life Source" upon it, it officially became a member of the Du Cain family.
However, as a new member who had joined several hundred years ago,