"The Native Residents have all kinds of ways to test people. The Night Watch alone has more than a dozen different methods. Disguising yourself is far too difficult." Black Crow knew Gao Ming meant well, but he did not think Gao Ming could pull it off.
"There's no harm in trying." Gao Ming slit his wrist. As blood flowed from his veins, an aura that could only be felt in the Forbidden Zone washed over them, and the pungent smell of medicinal liquid instantly filled the office.
Black Crow stared at Gao Ming in disbelief. What flowed from him seemed to be medicine rather than blood.
"How did you do that?"
The bright red blood dripped into the medicine bottle, clinging to its walls like a flowing ruby, possessed of a mesmerizing beauty. If a patient on the verge of losing control saw it, they would probably tear its owner apart and devour him.
"Alluring, mysterious, cruel, and dangerous, filled with unpredictable power that leaves you guessing—that's my impression of the city's Forbidden Zone." Gao Ming had roughly guessed which outsider had replaced Black Crow, so he held nothing back and shared his findings. "I can't explain it to you in full. You only need to know that Shrine Worlds are tools the Unspeakables use to observe the outside world, as well as one of the essential prerequisites for influencing it. Through shrines, the Unspeakables can turn their thoughts into reality, so don't worry about what they look like in the outside world. Only inside their Shrine Worlds do they become their 'true selves.'"
"I think I'm starting to understand." Black Crow mulled over Gao Ming's words.
"The master of the Dark Shrine draws its power from darkness. In the outside world, it takes countless forms as the embodiment of