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 Blackwell's law entirely, or Blackwell mightn't 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 Jacob's suppression, was finally convinced of Jacob's prowess. He also started to understand how Jacob could get rid of the Cursed Necromancer King, which he or anyone from the Dark Beings couldn't for thousands of years.
But Blackwell still doesn't 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 Jacob's confidence in going deeper into the Valley of Sunless Dusk at that time!
No matter how badly Blackwell wanted to get 'that' treasure that the Dark Beings had been coveting for countless years, Blackwell still cherished his life. Since the situation wasn't optimal and Jacob didn't seem easy to deal with, especially with that suppression he was feeling from Jacob's 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 King's law wasn't 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 didn't do much anyway. I only need my wine, after all. Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll 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.
Jacob's eyes flickered coldly as he didn't stop Blackwell from leaving. It wasn't 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 didn't 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 don't think it's the last time we'll see him. He has just retreated since he can't beat me. If I'm not wrong, he's 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, "I've 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 didn't take action.
Furthermore, Jacob already had many Legendary King Rank treasures, and since Elia was under his command, he didn't 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 it'll also alert him since he'll die if he does not get rid of it.
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Elia shuddered when she heard Jacob's words, and she quickly shook her head as she replied, "N-no! I won't dare. Actually, I wanted to ask if Teacher is a Dark Being yourself since you're d-different…" "Hahahaha….!"
Realization dawned on Jacob as Nyx's laughter rang, too, making Jacob perplexed as his flaming eyes flickered coldly. He sneered, "You talk too much. Let's go before that guy arrives."
Elia sheepishly lowered her head and didn't 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…" Nyx's 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 ghost's 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 it'll also alert him since he'll 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 won't be able to use my other abilities on others. So, it's your choice."
Jacob's eyes flickered with astonishment before a killing intent flashed past them, "It's quite fast. Use it on him. Since he's a legendary king, he should have quite a deep knowledge of the Legendary Plains and the Dead Faction, so I want his knowledge. Since I've spared his life and let him go this once, the debt has been paid, and now it's his turn to pay for conspiring against me."
"Your sense of justice is simply unparalleled, huh?" Nyx snickered.
Jacob sneered, "It's called retribution!"