Sig probably thought that because Shiki had escaped from prison, he was specifically put in solitary confinement on Level 6 of Impel Down!
The surroundings were completely dark, as if the walls of this small room were covered with a layer of Seastone...
If it were Sequence 6, Sig would probably have to wait until the food was delivered to open a small hole to go out, since "Gungnir" was also a creation of Devil Fruit ability, not Sig completely split off using the power of the Paths of the Divine.
Although it won't become ineffective or lose its strength upon contact with Seastone, it also cannot pass through Seastone.
But now it doesn't need to be that complicated...
While the old lion was dreaming, Sig sensed that there were three more "footholds" around him.
The Visionary Path, Sequence 5, Dreamwalker... Possesses the ability to travel between dreams!
According to the theory of the collective Sea of Collective Subconscious, people's dreams are interconnected, and Dreamwalker can use this interconnectedness to teleport.
Within a 500-meter radius, if any other "dream" exists, Sig can teleport there instantly.
This is a power obtained entirely through Paths of the Divine; even if Shiki were cast in Seastone, it wouldn't be of any use!
Sig first "jumped" into the dream of another Lv6 Criminal...
Another vicious and Great Pirate!
Although Lv6 is a prestigious place that imprisons the most ferocious Great Pirate, the Great Pirate Era was never short of Great Pirate.
The density of Prisoner was higher than Sig had imagined—in the original work, when Blackbeard arrived here, he only took a select few of his men with him; in reality, there were far more than that.
After completing the jump, Sig sensed it again...
I even ran into someone I knew this time!
Abaro Pizarro, the King of Tyranny, is one of the All-Stars under Kaido's Captain.
After Kaido was tricked by Red-Hair, when he retreated to Wano Country, Pizarro probably saw that Red-Hair could fight Kaido head-on, which made him think, "I can do it too," so... he ambushed Kaido.
As a result, he was taught a lesson by Kaido, and then ambushed by Akainu, who had just been promoted at the time—if it weren't for the Navy's ambush, Pizarro would probably have been defeated.
While Pizarro wasn't killed by Kaido, he was captured by the Navy and thrown into Level 6 due to the Navy's opportunistic looting.
As the chief of Beasts Pirates, Sig should have criticized him, but he had more important matters to attend to, Sig didn't pay him much attention!
Although it's unclear whether it's day or Evernight outside, most pirates are currently asleep.
After all, food is scarce on a regular basis, so they need to conserve their energy.
Nearly half of the pirates are still awake, and of the half who are asleep, about one-tenth are those Sig cannot directly Dream Infiltration —those who possess Conqueror's Haki or other abilities targeting the soul and consciousness!
He managed to enter the old lion's dream by force, but now Sig cannot afford to alert him.
Finding the dreams difficult to enter, Sig didn't attempt them. Instead, he surveyed the dreams that could serve as landing points, gaining a general understanding of Impel Down 6...
The entire sixth level holds over two hundred "Great Pirate"—most of whom are only around a hundred million strong. The reason they are imprisoned at level 6 with such prestige is because their crimes are astonishing!
There are naturally strong individuals, such as Bullet, who is inherently strong, and World, whose Devil Fruit power is extremely high...
In terms of quantity, most of them were Devil Fruit ability, which made Sig envious.
There are only three reasons why the World Government chose to imprison them: first, they might want to recruit them; second, they want to use them to control the remaining members who have not been captured, which would be perfect for threatening or entrapment; and third, they want their Devil Fruit abilities!
For the World Government, stability is paramount. Even knowing the type of Devil Fruit, they don't want to gamble on whether it can be retrieved. Ideally, no one would possess Devil Fruit abilities...
When dealing with captured Devil Fruit users, especially the difficult Paramecia and Logia, those who can be imprisoned should be imprisoned.
Sig was puzzled as to why "he" hadn't been sent to the Impel Down.
As a Devil Fruit ability, especially possessing the important Rumble-Rumble Fruit...
As for why Sig was "envious"?
The Hanged Man Path, Sequence 5, The Shepherd...
In the mysterious world, the strongest Sequence 5 is comparable in strength to Sequence 4.
Its core ability is "Grazing"—but what it "herds" is not ordinary livestock, but... the souls of others!
Shepherd can bind and command the souls of other Beyonder, and can use the Beyonder Ability of the commanded souls.
Therefore, in the mysterious world, a single Shepherd can serve as several Beyonder, possessing strength comparable to Sequence 4 Demigod.
In the world of One Piece, there are no other Beyonder, and due to the power system, very few people have a stable spiritual body to control. Sig was originally worried that the "Shepherd's" abilities would be limited.
However, the result after the promotion delighted Sig!
The scope hasn't narrowed, and it remains practical—the object of "Grazing" has changed from humans to "fruit Devil"!
Now Sig is able to "Grazing" the fruit Devil, and thus be able to use the power of the Devil he controls.
Moreover, the target of Grazing does not need to be a Devil Fruit; it can forcibly bind the Devil Fruit user to its own use at the moment of the Devil Fruit ability's death.
Shepherd can command a maximum of seven souls, and this limitation still exists. Even a fully realized Shepherd can only command seven fruit Devil.
Sig hasn't started acting yet; he can only command three...
Although Sig's main body was likely imprisoned by the World Government, the fact that his other half, Sig, woke up at Level 6 was truly like "the Shepherd entering the sheepfold"... and moreover, into the sheepfold of his mortal enemy!
The World Government has been hoarding such a fat sheep for so long, and now it's become Sig's prize. I wonder what they'll think when they find out.
Sig can carefully select three abilities to take with him...
But there's no rush now. Sig needs to find a way out first— Grazing pure Devil Fruits, not a fusion of Devil and a portion of the Devil Fruit user's will. In other words, they must restrain the Devil Fruit that's about to regenerate the moment they kill the Devil Fruit user!
Currently, all Level 6 Devil Fruit ability are bound by Seastone, so taking them down wouldn't be difficult. However, if several Level 6 prisoners die in succession, it will definitely alert them.
Anyway, the sheepfold is right here, so Sig isn't in a hurry.
Sig jumped between various dreams in Impel Down's Level 6 dungeon, discovering quite a few noteworthy targets, some of which Sig dared not directly enter...
When it was time to eat, Sig discovered that the ones bringing the food weren't the prison guards, but rather a few seemingly stupid Jailer Beast!
Moreover, Sig estimated that meals were only served once in a long while—given the Prisoner's expertise in "Life Return," they could endure a half-full meal for a long time.
After the Prisoner finished eating, another group of pirates who hadn't slept before also fell asleep, including "Giant Battleship" San Juan Wolf!
This guy isn't in his largest form yet, but he's still hundreds of meters tall and exudes the aura of Devil Fruit. Fortunately, he doesn't have Conqueror's Haki, Sig easily entered his dream, and...
Because he was tall enough, and given the range of Sig's "Dream Traversal," Sig immediately spotted him—a foothold from "above"!