Cursed Immortality

Jacob was surprised when he heard Immortika explain the Infinity Blood Sacrifice. He wanted to punch himself after he heard that the initial price of entering the tower, which should've been only 600+ years, was now almost ten times that.

Still, Jacob didn't make the decision right away and looked at the lifespan section of the cursed book.

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-Lifespan: 900,350 Years (All Youthful)

_____ 'I still have over 900 thousand years in my lifespan, so spending some won't be a problem. After all, now that the Cosmic Vestige of Capricorn has been claimed, I can't hesitate any longer. Not only do I need to get the vestige back, but I should also complete the Legendary Master Key.

'Once Nyx is done evolving, she should be able to devour dreamscape realms of Legendary Rank Beings. Nine hundred thousand years is already a lot; there is enough time to get even more. But I won't get more chances of completing the second phase.' Jacob thought as he became resolute.

"Tell me, how much lifespan did a legendary rank being had?" Jacob asked.

"Oh, it's distinct from race to race, while the rank of Legendary Vestiges also influences lifespan. But the general lifespan of a Fable Legendary Rank is around 10,000 years; a Legendary Noble can live for 25,000 years, a Legendary Lord has 50,000 Years of lifespan, while a Legendary King, a demigod, can live for 100,000 years.

"But as I said, races, bloodlines, natural treasures, and legendary vestiges could significantly affect lifespan. However, the maximum lifespan a Legendary King could acquire, with all the top factors involved, is 500,000 years.

"Furthermore, just as these factors can increase lifespan, there are also factors such spells, abilities, law attacks, and other dangerous attacks, curses included, that can greatly reduce lifespan!"

Jacob nodded in understanding as he looked at his own lifespan again and couldn't help but feel somewhat better since he had almost two times the lifespan of a legendary king.

Still, when he thought about the 150 million years that Immortika sacrificed to help him, his heart ached, and he quickly stopped thinking about it since he knew it would only ruin his mood more.

"Alright, I've decided." Jacob said, "How should I use the Infinity Blood Sacrifice?" "Hahahaha… now that's the spirit. Remember, tools are meant to be used, not to tuck away in some display. If you don't use them, how would you master them? I just want you to understand that if you have the ability or tools to take things that can benefit you, never hesitate to use them, even if it means damaging or breaking the tool. You can always acquire new tools, but benefits seldom come, and some might not come again.

"I'm not saying you should risk your life since it would mean abandoning your goal and going against your convictions, but there are times when sacrifices are necessary.

"Hehe, now, if you want to use the Infinity Blood Sacrifice, just call the ability name in your mind or openly, and as long as you use it, it'll activate on its own and what to do next. You'll understand soon; it's a surprise, hehehe!"

Jacob's eyes flickered with uncertainty when he heard Immortika's encouraging yet cryptic words, but he didn't dwell on them and remembered them in his heart before he focused on the latter part.

'A surprise, huh?' Jacob sneered before he decided to try it as he thought, "Infinity Blood Sacrifice!"

The moment Jacob showed the intent to use the Infinity Blood Sacrifice, an ethereal neon symbol of infinity appeared on his glabella, and Jacob sensed a mystical yet omnipotent power suddenly connecting with him. Jacob didn't know why, but he felt as if he could do anything at this moment.

But it wasn't all as sudden; the Cursed Immortality hovering in front of him suddenly emitted mystical light, and under Jacob's astonished eyes, the page of the cursed book started to turn and only stopped when a blank pitch-black page appeared.

Jacob instantly knew that this might be the surprise Immortika was talking about. But before Jacob could ask Immortika, the latter beat him to it, "Now, you need to state your wish by saying 'I Wish' at the start, and it'll directly appear on this page. Once the wish is written, the price will also appear, and only after you say, 'Carry Through' will the wish be fulfilled!

"Lastly, if you're in a hurry, you directly use the command 'Cursed Blood Sacrifice' after the activity of the Infinity Blood Sacrifice. This will allow you to bypass both commands and fulfill your wish directly.

"But let me warn, until you comprehend the first immortal chapter, if you use this command, your every word will be your wish, and you don't know how much lifespan you'll be paying for the wish, so be very careful when you use it!" Immortika's tone became solemn towards the end. Realization dawned on Jacob at this moment as he looked at the pitch-black page and heard the steps to make a wish. Although this seemed quite simple, Jacob could guess these two commands, 'I wish' and 'Carry Through' should be a safety protocol to make sure not his every word turn into a wish or if he couldn't pay the price for a wish, he would still have the option to back down.

So, he instantly decided never to use the 'Cursed Blood Sacrifice' command until he comprehended the immortal chapter. He was now even more curious as to why the immortal chapter affected this reality-bending ability.

Nonetheless, Jacob threw these thoughts back of his mind as he looked at the pitch-black page and finally uttered, "I Wish to enter the Tower of Capricorn's final trial and confront the Wisp of Capricorn to get its acknowledgment!"

The next moment, Jacob's exact words started to appear on the pitch-black page in crimson writing, and the language used to write his wish was exactly the same language that Cursed Immortality was written in!

Once his wish appeared on the page, a moment later, new words appeared right below it, and when Jacob read them, his expression instantly changed to disbelief.

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