Being in this strange civilization, Xiao Ming and Xue Mao realized more and more that there was a lot to what was conspiring behind the scenes in this strange secret realm.
Xiao Ming himself could feel the partly dormant Shadow Phoenix bloodline fall completely dormant. He didn't know however if it was due to the shackles placed on him by the great arm of lightning or if there was more to it that was probably from the weird setting he found himself in.
Xiao Ming realized that indeed while every other energy source on him faced some sort of restriction or suppression, the Ancient Dao Body remained immune.
In fact, it was as if it was the only fresh meat in a pile of wasted junk flesh. It didn't absorb the strange runes that came with the cage's bound.
Although he could not achieve the isolation effect as he could on the outside world, he could otherwise gain certain information from his surroundings by manipulation of his sword intent(s).
