Jacob returned to the throne hall and sat on the throne with a gloomy look in his eyes, and he uttered coldly, "Cursed Immorality!"
Jacob was completely rattled by the scene he had just witnessed, and from what he could tell, whatever had transpired couldn't have been done in the legendary rank capacity. He couldn't even achieve that despite being a step away from the Mythical Rank. So, he summoned the only thing to give him clues about what had just happened.
"What just happened?" Jacob asked as his eyes flickered coldly with a hint of fear.
"Hehehe, what you just witnessed is someone using the Zodiac Plains' Rules." Immortika curtly stated with a hint of mischievousness.
Jacob's eyes contorted, "Rules? Who could've done it? Zodiac Will?"
"Well, that's for you to figure out." Immortika replied, "All I can say is whoever did it would be paying a terrible price. For example, the order of Legendary Plains won't be disrupted unless someone seeks death. Simply put, this trick was just a one-time show, and the laws of the universe will be even more menacing now. Anything that shouldn't be here would find itself in a lot of trouble. Hehehehe…"
"One-time show, huh?" Jacob muttered, visibly relieved since this also meant he didn't need to worry about someone way out of his league interfering with him, or he had no choice but to run away and hide.
"Since that's the case, I have another thing I want to ask you about." Jacob changed the topic despite having tons of questions, but he knew he wouldn't get more than this.
He flipped his hand, and a deep blue sheen surfaced on his palm before the temperature of the entire throne hall started to plummet as ice began to form. Even Jacob's hand was ice-covered before he quickly stopped channeling his mana.
With a grave look, he asked, "What is going on? Now that the Yin Ice has completely integrated with my water magic core and has evolved into an ice magi core, or it should be a Yin Magic Core, why am I being harmed whenever I activate it just like now?"
"Heh, I was wondering when you're going to bring this up." Immortika snickered, "Well, you already know that the Yin Ice is one of the fundamental materials from which an 'Elemental World' is created, right? And is it a formless aspect of creation?
"It is also a counterpoint of a 'Yang Flame' and shaping aspect of creation. Alone, they are both destructive, but together, they create the foundation for all magical elements, meaning the Law of Creation!
"However, alone, they create havoc and harm even their users. That's what's happening to you right now. Didn't I tell you that the Yin Ice can evolve a magic core into a growth-type magic core, and even the Constellation Magic Core is a possibility?
"Now that your water magic core has directly evolved into a Yin Magic Core, it's a peak growth type magic core, just a step away from being a constellation magic core. But you don't have a Yin Zodiac Constitution, so it can't reach the Constellation Magic Core Rank.
"That's why it's harming you whenever you use it. But despite that, since you have already completed the second phase, you can still endure 10% of its power. But if you had completed the third phase, you can easily use all of its power without getting harmed."
Jacob was astounded by this new information and quickly asked, "Wait, so you're telling me the third phase body can handle any Constellation Magic Core like a Zodiac Constitution?"
"Nope, not all, maybe just one. Of course, if you have the complete Cursed Immortal Physique, it can handle anything and everything, but you don't have it now. Hehehe…" Immortika mercilessly pours cold water into Jacob's anticipations.
Jacob narrowed his eyes, "Then why the hell do you encourage me to do it? In fact, you were the one who initiated this evolution when you hijacked my body!"
"Whao! That's going too far!" Immortika pretended to sound hurt, "Let me finish that day, I didn't get to complete my explanation, remember? The thing is, now that you have the Yin Ice Core, if you can somehow evolve your Fire Magic core into Yang Flame Core, you'll be able to form a harmony between the two of the most destructive elements of the universe. Your journey continues at My Virtual Library Empire
"Once that happens, hehehehe, a huge surprise awaits you, and I won't spoil it for you. Furthermore, you just happened to own something that can lead you to the Yang Flame!" Immortika ambiguously hinted.
The flames in Jacob's sockets burn brightly as he instantly knows what Immortika is hinting at, "You mean the Map of the Blazing Constellation? Just what do you want me to achieve? And what if I hadn't chosen the Map of the Blazing Constellation that day? What was your plan, then?"
"Hehehehe, I'm doing what is best for you, and trust me, I'm already feeling the heat because I revealed this information to you. Even if you hadn't chosen that map, you can always use the wish, right? Still, believe it or not, from the moment you get the Yin Ice, you are destined to find the Yang Flame one way or another.
"Anyway, I've already given you the answer to your plight; whether you wait to complete the third phase to use one of the most extraordinary powers currently in your arsenal or search for Yang Flames to get an even more significant advantage is up to you.
"After all, I'm just a book with wisdom, nothing else…hahahahaha….!" Immortika burst into wanton laughter as if enjoying Jacob's grim expression.
Jacob unsummoned the cursed book since he didn't want to hear that eerie laughter more than he needed to and mused, 'Well, I indeed selected the Map of the Blazing Constellation because I remembered about the Yang Flames, and I was planning on getting it before I leave the legendary plains.
'But the Yin Ice is really destructive, and even I needed to complete the third phase before I could use it without getting harmed… so Immortika does have a point that it is nothing but advantageous to me.
'Furthermore, these two elements are the core of the Law of Creation. Didn't this mean if I gathered them and made them mine, I'd be able to use that law as well? Is this what Immortika was hinting at, or there is more to it…'
When Jacob was deep in thought, he suddenly sensed something and looked towards the hall entrance, and his expression grew colder.
Thereupon, hurried footsteps were heard, and the next moment, all the Legendary Lords of the Myriad Galaxy Guardian Mountains showed up, and their expression was filled with joy.
But they sifted when they felt Jacob's cold presence and a hint of apprehension surfaced in their eyes.
After all, they knew what Jacob had done to the Myriad Galaxy King, and he even promised them that he would leave once the Zodiac Beasts were dealt with.
They were heard to probe about exactly this since if Jacob go back on his promise now that the danger of the Zodiac Beasts was dealt with, they were free to report what had happened here.
In fact, these old foxes had already sent a team to the nearby Alchemy Guild Establishment before coming here.
After all, a 'Dark Being' had killed an alchemy king, who happened to be a member of the alchemy council, so if he didn't leave, he would suffer the full wrath of the Alchemy Guild!