Just as the Martial Dao in the Dragon Ball World was in full swing, the reincarnation from another world also awakened his innate wisdom.
Because the flow of time differs across worlds, even Xu Xiao himself cannot guarantee when his and the monkey's reincarnations will awaken. The only certainty is that they will not be too far apart from each other.
"So this is it! Valoran Continent, the Kingdom of Demacia."
Xu Xiao absorbed all the memories in his mind and successfully took over the body of this 17-year-old human.
The memories in his mind had already told Xu Xiao where he was, in Demacia, a place known as the best place for ordinary people in Valoran.
Of course, this doesn't include his original form. After all, judging from the Petricite shackles binding him and the dim dungeon environment around him, he should belong to the unwelcome type of person here—a magician.
Because this world was nearly destroyed by the power of magic, the founder of the Kingdom of Demacia issued a ban on those with magical talents.
Anyone with magical talent will be monitored or even expelled. As for those who harm others by using magic, whether accidentally or intentionally, they will be imprisoned or even executed.
Xu Xiao's original form was a natural-born magician named Anais. Because he awakened deadly elemental magic, his magic energy went out of control on the day of awakening, causing a massive explosion.
His parents and 13 neighbors, a total of 13 civilians, were killed in the bombing, and dozens of innocent people were injured. As a result, he was captured by the Demacia Mageseekers and imprisoned in the dungeon.
Xu Xiao smacked his lips, sensing the magic power within his body that had just been generated but was absorbed by the shackles on his hands.
"Tsk tsk, this is a bit tricky. We're starting out as prisoners."
"I wonder where the monkey was reincarnated; I haven't sensed his presence at all."
The fact that Xu Xiao and the monkey's spirits were reincarnated only guarantees that they will appear in the same space-time, though the distance between them may vary.
In the near future, like in the Dragon Ball World, the two became twins born of the same mother; in the distant future, even now, he can't sense the other's presence.
"However, I've already awakened, so the monkey's awakening should be coming soon. With his cleverness and nature, he should be able to adapt."
"The most urgent matter is to resolve my status as a prisoner."
Xu Xiao abandoned his worries about the monkey and instead began to review news about the world of Valoran.
Because this is a game world, the information he knows might not be complete. After all, when the apocalypse came, the game had only been popular for less than two years, and he didn't remember much of the background story.
All I remember is that Demacia is known as a country that forbids magic and deeply despises mages.
"Forget it, instead of pondering the backstory I don't even know I've read, let's study these other magics first."
"This thing is slightly different from the magic I've encountered before."
Xu Xiao closed his eyes and pondered, carefully sensing the power within his body.
Because Xu Xiao was merely a reincarnation of a fragment of his true spirit, he was unable to use the power of his original body. Apart from his experience of viewing different world power systems, he could only rely on himself.
Being imprisoned at the very beginning wasn't enough for him to contact his main body and have it send Xu Xuanpin to rescue him.
With his eyes closed in meditation, Xu Xiao quietly sensed how the magic power within his body was generated and how it was absorbed, and his thoughts began to stir.
"The magic power within the body is the result of this body naturally absorbing magical energy from the outside world. Hmm, let's just call it that for now."
"Anyway, it seems there's no need for cultivation; this body will spontaneously absorb these magical elements from the air and then directly condense them into magical power within its body."
"However, as soon as a little bit was condensed, this thing absorbed all the magic power; it couldn't retain any at all."
Xu Xiao carefully sensed it, and with his experience, he could naturally understand the way the power flowing within his body operated at a glance.
He shook the shackles on his hands hard; they were heavy, hard, and long.
His limbs were firmly bound and then twisted and fixed to the cell wall, making it impossible to break free with simple strength.
"This damn thing must be a Demacian Petricite, a specialty of Demacia! It's totally designed to counter natural-born mages like me!"
"To break it, we'll probably have to find a different approach!"
Xu Xiao sighed softly, rattling the chains binding him.
"Heh! You want to escape? You can't break the Petricite shackles on your own."
Deep within the prison cell, a deep male voice rang out.
"Someone's here? Oh, right, there's always been someone here, I just habitually overlooked you all." Xu Xiao muttered to himself, then looked into the depths.
The light shining into the cell was pitifully dim, barely enough to make out a tall figure in the far end of the cell.
Clearly, this was also a mage who had been captured and imprisoned; they were in the same boat.
Judging from his words, he probably also has his own ideas about escaping from prison.
Since both parties shared the same goal, Xu Xiao didn't mind chatting with the other party a bit more, as it would also allow him to gather more information.
"Hey, do you know a lot about this Petricite? I'm planning to escape from prison. What about you? What are your plans?"
Xu Xiao called out softly towards the cell.
Although there are no guards around, it's not good to be too loud.
Although they are all imprisoned as magicians, who knows if anyone might betray them or snitch on them?
Xu Xiao had already witnessed countless instances of the depravity of human nature.
"Escape? It's highly unlikely." The male voice from deep within the cell completely dismissed Knull's cries.
Sylas only spoke up out of curiosity after hearing Xu Xiao's mutterings and noticing that this usually quiet person of his kind was unusually quiet.
He didn't take the other party's idea and plan to escape at all.
After all, he had already learned the secret of the Petricite from that person, and had also planned a very good escape plan. There was no need for him to get involved in the fantasies of a stranger of the same kind.
"What do you mean it's unlikely based on my opinion? Since we're all locked up here, it means we're all in the same situation. If you have any good ideas, why don't you share them so I can consider them?"
"I promise that when I gain my freedom, I will take all of you with me."
Xu Xiao started making grand promises in his cell, but the male voice from deep inside didn't respond.
Aside from a cold snort, the guy remained silent.
'Ha, you little brat, still ignoring me.'
Seeing that the other party was ignoring him, Xu Xiao stopped talking and could only continue his research in the cell.
'Never mind, this thing won't hold me for long anyway. Let me study it for a bit; I'll be out in no time.'