Cursed Immortality

Chapter 752: Reel in the Net (2)

The fall of Yin Sky Island caused a huge splash in the star ocean, creating massive waves. After all, it was a 10,000-meter projectile dropping from around twenty-thousand-meter-high altitude.

However, what happened next was truly shocking. The water around the island started to solidify into purple ice, creating a glacier, and it only stopped when the ice spread around fifty thousand meters.

This sudden turn of events shocked almost everyone who was observing. At this moment, amidst the chaos caused by the fleeing army of Ice Fiend Locusts and the fall of Yin Sky Island, a dark figure stepped into the center of the volcanic ice, where lies the frozen headless figures of the Queen Ice Fiend Locusts and her most powerful royal guards.

Jacob coldly looked towards the headless corpse of Queen Ice Fiend Locust, now covered in frosty purple ice; he snickered with derisive before waving his sleeve and stowing away the frozen corpses with their blood.

At this moment, when the Queen Ice Fiend Locustʼs corpse vanished, Jacobʼs attention was instantly drawn by a shimmering purple rune within the volcanic, liquid ice, which gave a terrifying frosty air that could even affect minds.

”So, is this the benefits you are talking about?” Jacob questioned the cursed book hovering in front of him ever since he started his ʼassassination.ʼ

After all, he knew some people were eyeing him in the dark, so he had to keep his ʼalarm clockʼ with him all the time, especially now that the threat of Queen Ice Fiend Locust was gone, and he was going to receive the ʼrewardʼ.

”Hehehehehe, now that was somewhat boring. Well, I guess I should expect nothing less from you.” Immortika commented while laughing, which implied a contradicted statement from its comment.

”Nonetheless, you guess correctly. I was talking about the Yin Ice, which is used to create the core of this damaged Fable Legendary Rank Treasure!”

”Wait, did you just say this island is a Fable Legendary Rank Treasure?” Jacob instantly questioned with a hint of disbelief.

He hadnʼt expected that the Queen Ice Fiend Locust had a Fable Legendary Rank Treasure all this time, yet she died so...easily.

”Hahahaha, I said ʼdamaged,ʼ or do you think you couldʼve assassinated her so easily? Although I admit the space bullet concept is genius, you arenʼt the only one who ever considered it. Itʼs just that you have yet to come in contact with ʼsimilar-mindedʼ assassins.

”If this treasure was not 95% damaged and operating at only 5% of its full capabilities, you wouldnʼt have been able to infiltrate the space in its territory unless you have equal rank treasure or higher. The horrors this treasure couldʼve unleashed upon the lesser galaxies under the Queen Ice Fiend Locust, hahahahaha, just thinking about it makes me excited!”

Jacob felt a sudden chill running down his spine when he heard the ghastly revelation, and he felt he had just dodged a bullet and was glad that the ʼbug bitchʼ didnʼt have such luck.

As for the cursed book, who wants to watch everything being destroyed just for its own entertainment, Jacob is even more vigilant and curses himself for being careless. After all, just when the ʼbenefitsʼ promised by Immortika have ever been easy to take?

Furthermore, Immortika also hinted that the same technology was present in this place, and he wasnʼt the first to have invented it. This realization made Jacob both gloomy and slightly excited since this meant if he could get his hands on it...

Taking a deep breath to calm down, he sternly asked, ”Thank you for the info. But you still didnʼt tell me what use I have for this Yin Ice?”

”Hahaha, donʼt you want this treasure? Despite its damaged state, you can still repair it. But if you go for the Yin Ice, itʼll be destroyed. Although I admit whoever used the Yin Ice for this treasure was an absolute fool and didnʼt know the true value of Yin Ice. Still, this treasure is quite unique.”

”Donʼt try to tempt me. If I want to repair a Fable Legendary Rank treasure, I need to first go to the middle galaxies. Not to mention, the time required is still not clear, and the rarity of the materials is another fact. So, getting imminent benefits is the only choice in this scenario.

”Lastly, its size is too big, and I canʼt store it in any space treasure I have. It would be akin to putting a target on my back if I try taking this treasure, not to mention, if I take it to the middle galaxies, there is over 90% chance that someone will recognize its value. Unless there is a deeper use of this treasure that I donʼt know of, the risk is not worth it.” Jacob coldly retorted.

”Hehehehe...” Immortika laughed again, clearly pleased with Jacobʼs reasoning.

”Alright, I wonʼt tease you anymore since you donʼt have time. The Yin Ice is one of the fundamental materials from which an ʼElemental Worldʼ is created. It embodies the passive, feminine, and formless aspects of creation. It is the counterpoint of a ʼYang Flameʼ that represents the active, masculine, and shaping aspects. Together, they create the foundation for all magical elements. Donʼt ask for more or anything else. This is the only thing I can divulge right now.

”As for Yin Ice properties, itʼs not just icy. Yin Ice can possess a chilling presence that seeps into the bones, slowing movement and thought processes down.

”Yin Ice could dampen or even nullify other forms of magic, creating areas where spells fizzle out or have reduced effectiveness. It can also slow the natural decay of objects or even living beings, leading to true suspended animation.

”Lastly, Yin Ice exists in a constantly shifting state, appearing as swirling mists, impenetrable glaciers, or even a formless, clinging frost. Whoever found this block of Yin Ice without the Yin Ice scattering first was extremely lucky, too lucky, in fact.

”As for why I said you could benefit from it, the Yin Ice is also a source of pure potential, raw magical energy that can be shaped and molded into other elements and help them evolve related to the Yin element. Simply put, Yin Ice can evolve Magic Cores and, in special cases, turn them into growth-type magic cores and, in extremely rare cases, turn growth-type magic cores into Constellation Magic Cores!”

Jacobʼs eyes trembled slightly as he wasnʼt ignorant of growth type or constellation magic cores, especially the latter, which was at the pinnacle of magic.

”So, youʼre saying I can use this Yin Ice to evolve my Water element core?” Jacob instantly grasped the crux of the matter since he already had a vague idea about the ʼYinʼ element after Immortika explained, which excites him.

”Hehehe, what do you think? Itʼs just that you need...” Immortika suddenly stopped before it burst into maniacal laughter, startling Jacob.

”Well, I guess our talk has to wait, and you will not be able to collect the Yin Ice if you canʼt handle this. So, letʼs save the rest until you retrieve it. Because itʼs time for entertainment!”

Jacob instantly felt something amiss because, from Immortikaʼs ambiguous hints, he knew the ʼHyenasʼ were here!