Cursed Immortality

876  Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger! (2)

When Jacob released his full power, the infinity symbol on his skull crown shimmered, adding a mystical and terrifying power to his pressure, making it even more overbearing and majestic.

This power also suppressed Blackwellʼs law entirely, or Blackwell mightnʼt have been at such a disadvantage. After all, Blackwell has yet to summon the manifestation of his soul totem, but so does Jacob!

Blackwell, under Jacobʼs suppression, was finally convinced of Jacobʼs prowess. He also started to understand how Jacob could get rid of the Cursed Necromancer King, which he or anyone from the Dark Beings couldnʼt for thousands of years.

But Blackwell still doesnʼt understand why Jacob was so clueless when he first met him. There was only one explanation that Blackwell could think of: Jacob was just like him, pretending to be weak. This also explained Jacobʼs confidence in going deeper into the Valley of Sunless Dusk at that time!

No matter how badly Blackwell wanted to get ʼthatʼ treasure that the Dark Beings had been coveting for countless years, Blackwell still cherished his life. Since the situation wasnʼt optimal and Jacob didnʼt seem easy to deal with, especially with that suppression he was feeling from Jacobʼs law, Blackwell knew fighting with Jacob was akin to suicide.

Furthermore, Blackwell was still injured by the Cursed Necromancer King, and he was only suppressing those injuries to appear strong. If Blackwell really engaged with Jacob, those injuries will definitely surface. After all, an injury caused by a Legendary Kingʼs law wasnʼt easy to heal, and not many healing treasures could heal them.

At this moment, Blackwell finally raised his hand in surrender and pulled an ugly smile as he quickly said, ”Ha…ha, Brave Brother, since you want the treasures here so much, they are yours since you worked so hard to earn them. Forget about what I just said; I didnʼt do much anyway. I only need my wine, after all. Alright, if thereʼs nothing else, Iʼll be taking my leave.”

Blackwell gave Jacob a deep glance before he looked at Elia, who was hiding behind Jacob and looked at him with disdain and hostility before he quickly turned around and entered the ghost ship.

The next moment, the ghost ship released terrifying wails before it left a dark streak and vanished towards the opening. Blackwell left just as quickly as he appeared, but he came with grandeur yet left with his tail between his legs.

Jacobʼs eyes flickered coldly as he didnʼt stop Blackwell from leaving. It wasnʼt like he was showing mercy, but because he knew Blackwell was full of tricks, dealing with him would be very bothersome, and he was in a hurry.

Nonetheless, Jacob now clearly saw that Blackwell was lying about giving up on the treasures, which means the part about the Eyes of Judge failing on Blackwell was correct. But Jacob still didnʼt know how much of a power difference it would require to render the Eyes of Judge useless.

Elia nodded obediently before she said, with a hint of scorn, ”No matter what, he still has bad intentions, and you make him flee with just your power!” Jacob shook his head, ”I donʼt think itʼs the last time weʼll see him. He has just retreated since he canʼt beat me. If Iʼm not wrong, heʼs here with a purpose, and there might be more troublesome fellows behind him. So, we better leave before he calls for backup. This place is about to become extremely hectic.”

Elia nodded seriously before she glanced at Jacob, who had a hesitant look on his face as if she wanted to say something but was too afraid to ask.

Jacob naturally noticed this and impassively said to Elia, ”Iʼve heard what the Cursed Necromancer King said to you while I was in the curse source. You can keep the treasure he gave you. Or do you think I would snatch it from you?”

Despite being the curse source, Jacob never let his guard down, so when the Cursed Necromancer King appeared beside Elia, he naturally noticed. But when he heard their conversation, he didnʼt take action.

Furthermore, Jacob already had many Legendary King Rank treasures, and since Elia was under his command, he didnʼt mind her taking this treasure if it was suitable for her. On top of that, there was even a special Legendary vestige that she could use, so it would save him the trouble of looking for it.

The only thing he was interested in was the necromancy knowledge, which he could easily get from Elia. Lastly, he needed Elia to be strong, so this treasure could help not only with that but also keep her safe.

”But if you want me to use the Nightmare Sepsis on him and extract his knowledge, then it would take around a month. But itʼll also alert him since heʼll die if he does not get rid of it.

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Elia shuddered when she heard Jacobʼs words, and she quickly shook her head as she replied, ”N-no! I wonʼt dare. Actually, I wanted to ask if Teacher is a Dark Being yourself since youʼre d-different…” ”Hahahaha….!”

Realization dawned on Jacob as Nyxʼs laughter rang, too, making Jacob perplexed as his flaming eyes flickered coldly. He sneered, ”You talk too much. Letʼs go before that guy arrives.”

Elia sheepishly lowered her head and didnʼt dare say anything more before following Jacob as they walked towards the death essence pool.

However, Jacob coldly spoke to Nyx at this moment, ”How did it go?” ”Tsk…” Nyxʼs annoyed voice rang, ”What do you think? I naturally succeed, but it would take some time. But no worries, since your soul is almost beyond the Legendary King Rank, tsk, tsk, your rate of improvement is even more shocking than mine. Anyway, it would only take around ten days to get that ghostʼs lifespan with my improved Nightmare Conqueror Seed.

”But if you want me to use the Nightmare Sepsis on him and extract his knowledge, then it would take around a month. But itʼll also alert him since heʼll die if he does not get rid of it.

”However, the chances of that happening are extremely low since not many can see through my new ability. But during this time, I wonʼt be able to use my other abilities on others. So, itʼs your choice.”

Jacobʼs eyes flickered with astonishment before a killing intent flashed past them, ”Itʼs quite fast. Use it on him. Since heʼs a legendary king, he should have quite a deep knowledge of the Legendary Plains and the Dead Faction, so I want his knowledge. Since Iʼve spared his life and let him go this once, the debt has been paid, and now itʼs his turn to pay for conspiring against me.”

”Your sense of justice is simply unparalleled, huh?” Nyx snickered.

Jacob sneered, ”Itʼs called retribution!”