In the middle of a clear patch of starry land, surrounded by a gloomy swamp with air filled with poisonous gray fog, Jacob's two-meter-tall figure appeared at this moment wearing his dark windbreaker and a long hood over his head.
At this moment, Jacob looked at the Legendary Master Key in his hand. The symbol of Capricorn that had vanished before on the key was now present again in the shape of a thunder goat face. He had finally achieved his purpose after paying five thousand years of his lifespan.
Stowing the Legendary Master Key away, Jacob looked around and mused, 'This must be where the tower of Capricorn was located before…' However, he didn't dwell on it for long. He opened the Cursed Immortality and directly stated, "Infinity Blood Sacrifice!"
The very next moment, the cursed book's pages began to turn until the pitch-black page appeared again. After this event with the Tower of Capricorn, Jacob realized that he couldn't hesitate any longer. If someone else cleared the tower trial again, he would have to waste more time as he did with the Tower of Capricorn to correct his mistake.
So, he had already decided to use the Infinity Blood Sacrifice to gather all the Vestiges before the others could. Still, before that, he needed to retrieve the Cosmic Vestige of Capricorn!
"I wish to collect the Cosmic Vestige of Capricorn, sent me a hundred meters away from the person who has it!"
The moment Jacob uttered his wish, it jolted down on the pitch-black page like before. He could've wished to directly retrieve the Cosmic Vestige of Capricorn, but he knew that would cost him more lifespan, so he decided to simply retrieve it from the person who took it. Since he was confident in going against them, there was no need to waste his precious lifespan on them. Furthermore, Jacob thought the person who had completed the trial might've taken the Star Warrior difficulty level trial like the Grim Lich, and that's why they were able to pass the final trial since he never thought that someone could beat the Star King Difficulty Wisp of Capricorn. Still, he didn't let his guard down since there was still some chance he could be wrong.
At this moment, the cost of the lifespan appeared for this wish fulfillment. ______
Wish: I wish to collect the Cosmic Vestige of Capricorn, sent me a hundred meters away from the person who has it!!
Cost: 10% Infinity Blood or Only 105 Years of Lifespan
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Jacob's eyes flared when he saw the cost. Although it was nothing compared to what he had paid to enter the Tower of Capricorn, it was still relatively high since this was the lifespan of a human.
'10% infinity blood is still manageable. I should be able to recover it with all the blood I had gathered, and if I also include the blood of that person who took the Cosmic Vestige, if it is not a dark being, then it won't hurt me much…'
Jacob instantly decided to pay with the infinity blood instead of using his lifespan as he uttered, "Carry through!"
The next moment, Jacob instantly felt a change occurring in his body as the runic lines on his skeleton suddenly metalized. His blood started to vanish, and the glowing runic lines dimmed greatly.
Jacob only felt somewhat weak. Although he thought 10% infinity blood wasn't much to affect his prowess, it still weakened him by around 5%. However, Jacob didn't have time to react when he suddenly vanished from his spot!
The next moment, Jacob appeared in a lush forest. Not far away was a ravine, and the sound of running water could be heard. But Jacob didn't pay any attention to it since he knew, according to his wish, he should be a hundred meters away from the person who took the Cosmic Vestige of Capricorn!
"Who else is in the vicinity besides me?" Jacob instantly asked Immortika without wasting time to use his Eyes of Judge since it was more convenient, and he would also get accurate information about this person.
"Hahahahaha…" Immortika suddenly burst into wanton laughter filled with amusement, "And here I thought it was avoidable…hahahaha!"
Jacob suddenly sensed something amiss in Immortika's words since it wasn't the response he was expecting: "What the hell are you talking about?"
"Hehehehe… man, this is too amusing… Oh, here it comes!" Immortika mischievously warned.
Jacob clearly had no idea what Immortika was talking about and was about to retort when he sensed imminent danger. Without hesitation, Jacob jumped back with full power. He leaped almost a hundred meters away from his initial spot.
But Jacob's eyes were fixed on the spot where he was standing just now, and the next moment, ethereal pitch-black tentacles suddenly shot out from the ground like an abyssal maw!
However, they had clearly missed their target, and an astonishing, eerie voice with a strange charm rang, "You dodged it?"
For some reason, Jacob felt uneasy as he looked at the ethereal dark tentacles, which were also the source of this voice. But the next moment, the dark tentacles suddenly twisted together, forming a hominoid figure of darkness before a 2-meter-tall cloaked figure suddenly metalized.
Furthermore, what surprised Jacob even more was that Cursed Immortality had vanished. At the same time, he was busy dodging that sneak attack, and from what Immortika had said, he knew this person had an extraordinary background or that damn book won't hide like this since there weren't many things that could make the cursed book react like this.
The first thought that came to Jacob's mind was that this person was a Zodiac Enforcer or someone like Furcas since he had personally witnessed how they were able to descend in the Unique Plains.
'Don't tell me this person is here for me?' Jacob's heart sank before suddenly thinking about something else, 'No… if it's here for me, then why would it go after a cosmic vestige? I'm sure the wish has sent me to the location of the person who had claimed the Cosmic Vestige, and she should be the one, and I don't think this is just a projection. Then why would Immortika react this way…'
Furthermore, what made Jacob extremely agitated was the woman's appearance in his Eyes of Judge were utterly black; there was nothing but darkness, and that darkness sent a chill down his spine since he had never experienced something like this before from a living being or dark being as a matter of fact. "How did you discover me so quickly? Are you one of those idiots who want to snatch my Legendary Vestige?" The woman suddenly uttered, her voice filled with disdain and overwhelming confidence.
However, her words also confirmed Jacob's conjecture; now, he was sure this was a coincidence. Yet Immortika's words and actions still irked him, and he wanted to get away from this mysterious woman. But even if he wanted to, he knew he had to get the Cosmic Vestige from her.
But before he could make up his mind, another sense of crisis suddenly enveloped him. This time, the danger was even greater, as his vision suddenly darkened, blinding him completely, and a desolated sense gripped his mind.
Without hesitation, Jacob used his soul force to empower the Eyes of Judge, and the darkness finally shattered. But his heart trembled when his vision returned, and he saw the woman right in front of him, extending her hand, which was ethereal black, just like the tentacles he had seen before.
Purple lightning suddenly burst out from his body, "Huh…?!"
The woman was also shocked at this moment because she wasn't expecting Jacob to break out of her almost unbreakable ability. This purple lightning also gave her a sense of danger that she only experienced from the Wisp of Capricorn. She wasn't expecting to encounter someone who could match her prowess, just like Jacob.
However, she also reacted fast, and before the storm of purple lightning could hit her, she turned into ethereal dark mist and vanished, her reaction speed was as fast as Jacob's!
Jacob retracts his mana as his eyes are icy. He looks towards a tree crown. The next moment, a dark mist suddenly gathers on the tree branch, and the woman in the dark cloak appears again.
"You are not ordinary, aren't you? If you leave now, I won't pursue this matter anymore!" The woman spoke again in a cold tone; she no longer sounded disdainful or carefree like before.
But Jacob wasn't planning to do it because, after this exchange, he realized that this woman was not some hidden powerhouse. If anything, they were equally matched, and the thing was, Jacob hadn't even used his full power yet.
This gave Jacob the confidence to go against her or at least flee if things turned out not to be in his favor since he still couldn't figure out the reason for Immortika's reaction.
He coldly asked, "Who are you?"