Chapter 1721 - 11 realms
As Lex strolled through the memories of the Gon race he had trapped within the Abaddon Inn, he couldn’t help but reflect on how simple the fight actually had been. All his fights before this had been a competition of power and skill, of technique and experience. Yet in this fight, he had taken a foe who should have, objectively speaking, been a tough opponent and had disarmed him simply.
Lex didn’t think that his tenets were necessarily stronger than whatever means that the Gon race used to manipulate laws were. He also didn’t think he was some kind of once in a lifetime combat genius.
All he did was anticipate his opponents’ actions and created a Lawcraft using the tools at his disposal to effectively disable them. It was like handcuffing a bodybuilder’s hands behind his back and then asking him to do a chest press. There was no doubt that the bodybuilder could perform that action under ordinary circumstances, but given his situation, something that would otherwise pose no difficulty to him at all was now impossible.
Lex knew that this didn’t make him invincible, far from it. But also knew that he could build on this experience and create more Lawcrafts that were more elusive and esoteric, making them difficult to counter and more effective against his enemies.
A part of Lex was still worried that he was becoming arrogant once again, yet another part of him felt like that apprehension was as a result of all the times he got into trouble way beyond his level. Even though it wasn’t like he was on top of the universe now, he had to admit that the number of things that could threaten him was reducing drastically.
Maybe it was time to loose a little. The Heavens knew he lived in a very cautious, and not at all death prone lifestyle. It might be nice to enjoy himself a little - as himself, not as Jack. Jack was having fun everyday.
After a little contemplation, Lex decided that after he became a Heaven Immortal, he’d take things nice and slow for a while, and just enjoy himself.
He nodded to himself, and with that decision made, his attention returned to the closet full of thoughts and memories belonging to the Gon race.
"Now then, let’s see what you have to share with me," Lex muttered, his senses spreading out.
The Gon Lex faced... was actually a slave! What kind of entity could keep a Heaven Immortal as a slave? At the very least a Celestial Immortal, or a whole bunch of them likely. There was also the possibility of someone at a higher realm having them as slaves, but considering the fact that Lex faced no obstacles taking him down, that was unlikely. After all, anyone backed by, or at least owned by, a Dao Lord would have some kind of marker on them to reveal their affiliation or ward of enemies.
Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, all information pertaining to the owner of the Gon race, and their specific reason within Abaddon was sealed off. Well, Lex never imagined he’d get the information so easily, anyway. All he needed to do was hold this prisoner until Kaemon finished with the rest, or until it was time to escape.