843 Path of Legend’s End!
Jacob appeared in one of the landscapes in the mystical sky of the Path of Legend, holding the Legendary Master Key.
However, unlike before, this Legendary Master Key shimmered brightly in multiple colors, and all the symbols of the zodiacs took on different forms and appeared vivid and imposing.
'I've finally completed the darn thing and got all the twelve legendary cosmic vestiges!' Jacob's burning eyes blazed fiercely as he was finally done gathering all the twelve cosmic vestiges after months of traveling and completing all the trial towers.
Jacob's haul from the path of legend could be said to be overwhelming, especially the rewards he had gathered from the remaining Star King difficulty trials. Moreover, he learned many things about soul force and many aspects of magic by undergoing those trial towers.
Nonetheless, now that he had completed the legendary master key, Jacob was clueless about what he was supposed to do since he thought he would get an answer from a tower after he finished the key, but nothing like that happened.
After all, he has gone through so much trouble to complete this Legendary Master Key now, and if he doesn't get a fitting reward for all his efforts, he doesn't know what he'll do.
Once he had all the keys, he didn't care about what was happening in the path of legend. He took his time to search for the remaining vestiges and those who were foolish enough to obstruct his path had long turned into drops of his cursed blood!
Just when Jacob was about to summon cursed immortality to ask the purpose of this Legendary Master Key since Immortika was the one who encouraged him to complete it, his flaming eyes suddenly constricted into beams because the Legendary Master Key in his suddenly trembled! Jacob's grip tightened around the Legendary Master Key as it vibrated in his hand, sending powerful shockwaves through the air, as if something was changing within.
The shimmering symbols of the twelve zodiac signs etched on its surface suddenly glowed brighter than ever, pulsating with a rhythm that seemed to resonate with the very fabric of the Path of Legend.
Suddenly, the key's shape began to shift. The once rigid structure twisted and elongated as if coming alive. The symbols of the zodiac detached from the key, hovering in the air around it, each radiating a distinct, vibrant hue that filled the surroundings with a mesmerizing light show.
The key itself began to morph, its metallic frame melting into a liquid-like state, swirling and coalescing. The detached zodiac symbols suddenly started to revolve around the morphing liquid, releasing mystical energies. One after another, those symbols started to etch themselves on the new structure of the key again, like gems in a treasure.
The signs engraved on it glowed brighter than ever, their shapes twisting and reforming. Each symbol transformed into a constellation, shimmering with an otherworldly glow.
At this moment, the new key expanded, its structure rearranging into a circular shape with intricate, rotating rings resembling an ancient astrolabe. The outermost ring displayed the constellations of the twelve zodiac signs, each marked by a glowing star connected by a faint silver thread.
Then, twelve inner rings of different colors spun independently, displaying mystical runes and celestial coordinates that flickered with the vibrant colors of all those zodiac symbols' elements.
At the center of the astrolabe was a translucent, floating orb that pulsed with cosmic lights, projecting a holographic star chart above it. The map shifted and adjusted as the rings continued their slow, synchronized rotations, almost as if they were aligning with the celestial bodies.
Jacob watched in awe as the newly transformed Legendary Master Key hovered above his palm, its light casting a soft glow over his surroundings. The mystical device now seemed alive, its gears and rings clicking into place as it oriented itself to some unseen cosmic force, ready for its purpose.
Jacob was now even more curious about this astrolabe since it was created after gathering all the twelve legendary keys and highly recommended by Immortika. He knew this thing was extraordinary, and it wasn't just his trust in Immortika; by holding it, he knew it held unimaginable power.
Jacob was still studying the astrolabe when an ethereal voice rang in his mind. "Travelers of Legend, all the Twelve Legendary Keys of Zodiac have been used!
"The Legendary Master Key of Zodiac has been surfaced!
"The Path of Legend will be closed indefinitely until the bearer of Legendary Master Key of Zodiac uses the Legendary Master Key or perish!
"All the Travelers of Legend will now be sent out in the Legendary Plains!
"The Path of Legend bid the Travelers of Legend farewell and good luck to the… Seeker of Zodiac!"
Jacob was bewildered when he heard this voice because it was somewhat similar to the towers.
However, his expression changed because this voice had made this announcement and seemed to be speaking with both 'travelers of legend' and 'seeker of the zodiac'. Jacob instantly felt something was amiss.
'Don't tell me I'm not the only one hearing this?' Jacob instantly thought about this since he had experienced announcements that were not limited to him—all the people were present in a plain trial!
If his conjecture were true, he would be in massive trouble since everyone would know about the legendary master key. Despite this voice not mentioning his name, those people from the middle galaxies wouldn't be satisfied until they got to the bottom of it.
After all, Jacob was sure that the Legendary Master Key might not have appeared in the path of legend before, and if someone knew what this legendary key was, depending on its usefulness and importance, legendary kings might not have been the only ones looking for him at that time! Even if everyone ignored this, just the part about the path of legend being closed indefinitely until he used this thing or perished was enough for all those legendary kings to seek him out since, without the path of legend, there wouldn't be any ascension permits, which means the path of godhood was cut off for those legendary kings!
Jacob even felt like the Path of Legend was screwing with him by announcing this to everyone and encouraging everyone to hunt him down. However, he still does not know if this speculation is true, but he likes to assume the worst, and he won't have peace until he knows if this is true or not.
Furthermore, what made Jacob indignant was that he made this key because of Immortika, and he knew that the cursed book might've already known this would happen.
Now, he wanted to have a 'chat' with the cursed book more than ever, but before he could, something obstructed him again.
A white runic circle shimmering with unknown runes suddenly appeared under Jacob's feet, and his eyes flickered in shock. He felt familiar space undulations from this runic circle.
'Am I going to the Legendary Plains, now?!'
Just as he wondered the next moment, he vanished, not just him, but all the participants of the Path of Legend!