Despite completing the Immortal Chapter, Jacob still had many things to do, but now that the most troublesome thing was out of the way, he could calmly focus on the others.
Furthermore, after comprehending the Immortal Chapter, Jacob's entire perception has undergone a huge change, and his cognitive abilities have been evaluated further. Now, he was only restricted by the power of his blood and rank!
But first, Jacob decided to confirm something as his eyes flickered coldly before he closed them. The next moment, he appeared in an endless starry space filled with wondrous scenery —it was exactly the Nightmare Dreamscape Realm!
Jacob impassively looked around the nightmare dreamscape realm; although it hadn't changed, he could tell it was far stronger and more mystical than before.
Furthermore, since he can now access it, this only means one thing: He didn't sense anything wrong at that time!
"You didn't make a fuss after you completed your evolution and even remained silent for hundreds of years. I must say, it's not like you at all." Jacob dismissively said at this moment while he remained standing in his position and looking towards the colossal unknown tree.
Just as Jacob's voice trailed off, a charming figure adorned in a black dress appeared right beside him. Her starry, mystical eyes were looking at Jacob, who was now in his skeletal form. It was Nyx.
However, he was slightly astounded because he instantly sensed the frightening power hidden within Nyx the moment she appeared.
"Well, I thought you'd been possessed by someone else or a completely different person for obvious reasons," Nyx sarcastically commented while she deeply looked at Jacob's eerie form.
"Appearances meant nothing in the long scheme of things, and as long as time exists, our appearances are nothing but an illusion, so why waste time on them? What defines us are our personalities and actions. If you still dwell on aesthetics, you haven't grown at all." Jacob said matter-of-factly.
Nyx's lips curled up as she scoffed, "Said someone who is nothing but piles of bones. You can really give on anything for power, huh?"
Jacob finally looked at her as the flames in his hollow eyes flickered profoundly, "Not for power, but for survival, for...immortality!"
Nyx's eyes flashed with a hint of astonishment, "At least your temper seemed to have improved after you became like this."
Jacob faintly shook his head as he asked again, "So, why were you silent all this time?"
Nyx looked thoughtfully at Jacob before she replied, "It's not like I don't want to tell you, but I seemed to have received a very powerful soul vitality when trying to devour that artificial dreamscape realm.
"Not only was I able to instantly devour it after I received that soul vitality, but I instantly started to evolve, and at that time, you have fallen into a comma. So, I presumed that you had done something to help me, so I didn't get the chance to alert you."
With a complicated look, Nyx continued, "Although I don't know what happened that day, since I'm connected to your soul, I could feel your soul almost destroyed before it suddenly stabilized.
"Furthermore, after I woke up, you seemed to have become even more powerful, and your soul has turned into a spiritual nebula and a very strange one at that. Even I don't have memories related to it. Lastly, your lifespan didn't seem to have increased much, which is clearly impossible.
"But the reason I didn't disturb you is that I have received some fragments from that artificial dreamscape realm, which turned out to be memories of that person who created it, so I quickly started to refine them.
"Lastly, you were already in that strange state, and I could sense your soul was strengthening, so I didn't disturb you and did my own thing.
"But I never expected you would be able to sense the changes in your dreamscape realm. I guess it's also related to whatever happened that day and between the time I was evolving." Although Nyx words were straightforward, they were filled with hidden meanings and doubts. However, Jacob didn't seem surprised since Immortika had already explained it to him. As for who that soul vitality belonged to, Jacob knew it had to be one of those two godly beings.
"You don't need to pay attention to these minor details since you also benefited from that disaster." Jacob casually brushed the entire matter off without any intention of explaining it to Nyx.
As for that almost 150 million years of lifespan, Jacob had already gotten over it since it was the price to preserve his life.
But for Nyx, it was not fair at all since even if she had a longer lifespan than Jacob, she would die once Jacob's lifespan was over. There was no leeway there, and that's why she was shocked when she discovered it.
Still, she already knew Jacob had a terrifying secret named the Universal Godly Scripture, and since he didn't want to tell her, she was helpless in this matter.
"So, I assumed you are now Adolescence-Class Rank since you already know about spiritual nebula? Does this mean you are now a legendary rank being and don't need any legendary vestige like the others?" Jacob changed the topic as he was curious about the evolution of Nyx. Nyx gave Jacob an annoyed glance before she yielded helplessly and revealed, "Indeed, I'm now Adolescence-Class Rank, which is akin to a Legendary-King State Rank Expert, but I'm not Legendary King State yet because your soul is still in the Spiritual Nebula stage. From legendary rank, my actual rank will be directly connected to the stages of your soul. "This is also the reason I don't need any legendary vestige because as long as your soul rank increases, my rank will follow suit until the legendary king state. Of course, it could've been different if our nightmare contract wasn't a master-servant one.
"Furthermore, if your soul rank weren't at the spiritual nebula, I would still be in the quasi- legend rank. Oh, and I don't have a soul totem because we'll share your soul totem, but you don't have it, and that's what makes me even more curious about how your soul becomes a spiritual nebula and seems even stronger than a soul totem.
"Is this the benefit of having a Universal Godly Scripture?" Nyx curiously questioned with a hint of uncertainty.
Jacob gave her a meaningful look before he nodded, "You can assume that for now. Since you can become a legendary king as long as my soul becomes one, I think it won't be too long
before you'll reach it.
"Anyway, what kind of benefits do you get after you become Adolescence-Class? Furthermore, since you were refining those memories, can I assume they are precious to you
in some way?"
Jacob questioned with great curiosity and expectance. Nyx had always bragged about becoming extremely powerful after she reached the Adolescence Class, and this stage was
some kind of huge benchmark for her.
So, he was very interested in her abilities now, especially how he'd be able to reap legendary rank beings' lifespan the moment he got out of there!