Alice's fur was soaked, and she stared at Xu Ye in terror.
Surely A-Ye wouldn't lock me inside his mind from now on, or take away my right to control the Human Skin?
No-
"I can now use the power of [Delusion] on four people to make them trust me, then brand them with my mark and grant them an ability."
Putting on a shamelessly ingratiating expression, Alice said, "But I can only grant them Sequence Talent 9-388, [Shadow Sneaking]."
Xu Ye was somewhat surprised.
First, he discovered that he couldn't use the dark night servant's ability to brand her with his mark.
Second...
"This seems rather similar to how deities grant abilities to their followers." He frowned.
The Bandit Lord explained at just the right moment, "The divine sequence has always had this ability. Different divine sequences actually encompass different Sequence Talents. Shadow Sneaking, for instance, is included within soul-seizing. Rather than granting an ability, it's more like copying the ability of that talent sequence and then lending it to a follower."
"Yes, exactly." Alice flattered him. "You really are amazing, Bandit Lord. Your knowledge is so vast that I'm in awe. A-Ye, as for that Sequence 5 secretly watching Lü Xiao Dao, I don't know why I could block it either. It seems to be an ability I was born with."
Xu Ye nodded and asked no more questions.
He sank into thought again.
Hopefully someone can take on the task without any trouble.
Whoosh!
Wind howled past his ears. Moonlight flowed like water, illuminating a nimble figure leaping from a tenth-floor window and vaulting down from balcony to balcony.
"Huh? What's this? An ability It granted me?"
As Lü Xiao Dao swung his mechanical arm to keep his balance, information suddenly flooded his mind. Along with