The Empyreal Gem Master

While his body itched and burned from the absorption of the remaining half of the Ascendant Life Gem.

While his Enneagram Life Socket began analyzing what he knew as Life force and quantifying it!

Alexander grasped the Main Ability Gem [Corrupted Lightning Manipulation] and allowed the suction force of his Enneagram to pull it.

And wondrously.

Seamlessly.

It floated to the central slot of the Enneagram that began to shine brightly, the connecting lines leading to three support slots dimming right away.

But this left behind six lit up Support slots at the ends of the Nine pointed star.

6 possible slots for Support Ability Gems- 1 more than the Ice Wave Main Ability Gem!

’How difficult will it be to find a Gem that allows for all 9 support ability Gems…’

His mind buzzed with the possibilities as he glanced at the Support Ability Gems from the Black Furred Gorilla quickly, sensing the agitation of the Two-Link and Three-Link Black Furred Gorillas in the surroundings who seemed ready to surge towards him at any moment.

[Spatial Pocket Support]:: Any Ability Gem can be supported by this Universal Support Ability Gem. The Linked Ability gains the capability to be cast anywhere within 100 meters, and an isolated storage space of 100 cubic meters can be accessed within the Spatial Pocket Support Gem itself.

…!

Prior to this, Bobo had pulled out a heavy Obsidian club from his chest.

It actually came out from an isolated space inside of this Support Gem- something like this being extremely rare as Alexander had not yet heard of a Gem like this within the hands of the Mortal Branch of the Asmodeus Bloodline.

He quickly flung this Gem towards his chest as the suction force absorbed it into a Support Life Socket right away, his gaze going towards the other two.

[Life Force On Hit Support]:: Any Ability Gem can be supported by this Universal Support Ability Gem. An Unknown Quantity of Life Force is gained whenever the supported Ability successfully hits any enemy.

[Chance to Corrupt Support:: Any Ability Gem can be supported by this Universal Support Ability Gem. The linked ability gains a 50% Chance to Corrupt on hit. Corrupted enemies face a temporary leakage of their life force, and half of their Life Sockets are turned inactive for a duration of 30 seconds.

"Shit…"

Alexander’s face was stern.

All the gems that Bobo had were of tremendously high quality, with the Life Force on Hit Support and Chance to Corrupt Support being equally terrifying Support ability Gems that also became absorbed towards his chest and filled another two slots.

Three of the six Support Life Sockets for this new Gem Recipe were filled.

With every Gem he socketed, he felt another burst of increased life force in addition to the sensation he was feeling from the absorption of the Ascendant Life Gem.

Herein came another fantastical boon of his Enneagram Life Socket.

The measure of a Gem Master’s power over time came from the Gems they had socketed as their life force increased over time depending on the number of Gems.

He…already had Six Gems active with the Ice King Gem Recipe. And now, he could add 7 more Gems under his roster centered around the Corrupted Lightning Manipulation Main Ability Gem!

His hand went towards the bag with a few Gems he had carried from the Treasure Chest his father gave him as he traced the Spatial Pocket Support Ability Gem on his chest.

He felt his thoughts and life force flow into it.

And thereafter, a part of himself was sucked into a space of 100 cubic meters.

It was dark, and occasionally lit up with a crimson radiance.

He tapped on the bag he had on his waist that held the remaining Gems he kept from the treasure chest his father granted him as moments later, the bag flashed and disappeared with a crimson light into his chest!

An isolated storage space.

The utility of such a such a Support Gem was too extensive as after giving it a brief glance, he turned his gaze and looked around the Black Furred Gorillas that had entirely surrounded him.

In the far distance, their compatriots could still be heard chasing after Gem Master Azazel and the others towards the exit of this Breach.

Their eyes seemed to only hold madness without a trace of logic.

"You see your Leader lying dead under us, and your minds are still so muddy to surround and threaten us?"

He didn’t know whether they could understand him.

But he gazed coldly at them while his foot smashed on the shattered chest of Bobo, his actions rousing the Gorillas even further as they beat their chests while roaring out!

OOH! OOH! OOH!

He looked at the madness in their eyes. He looked at their Bloodlust that sought to destroy everything.

He hated it.

Every time he looked at their emotionless eyes and need for destruction, he only remembered one thing.

The body of his mother that wasn’t even able to be recovered for a proper burial.

Such a scene flashed every single time as truly…they didn’t understand just what their madness and destruction brought to others!

"Alex…" Above him, Claire called out softly as she could see the Beasts about to strike.

Alexander nodded as he closed his eyes.

He felt the Ice King Gem Recipe.

He also felt the incomplete Gem Recipe that he would term…the Corrupted Lightning King.

He felt them both, as well as the vibrant and bustling life force inside of his body as he lifted his right hand and pointed forward, while his left hand pointed backwards.

His hatred towards Beasts of Corruption…burned every brighter.

"All of you can die."

Calm words.

And yet what followed them was anything but that.

…!

In front of him, a burst of a massive crimson lighting erupted while behind him, a wave of glacial ice thundered out.

Dozens of Black Furred Beasts were frozen behind while ahead, dozens fell down with their bodies charred.

BOOM!

Behind, the frozen glacier exploded as chunks of frozen bodies exploded with it, another Ice Wave being cast automatically as a few more dozen Black Furred Gorillas became encased in ice that soon shattered into another explosion!