Cursed Immortality

After his small 'chat' with Gunnar, Jacob tries searching for his ID on the star network, but he soon finds out he can't, despite having his ID name.

Jacob assumed that the Star Privilege might also have a privacy function, which means only someone with equal or higher Star Privilege could search IDs with Star Privilege while those with lower Star Privilege couldn't!

This also means no one would be able to search Jacob's ID unless they had a Star Privilege equivalent to him or higher, like Gunnar!

Although this made Jacob uncomfortable, he could accept it since this gave me an advantage over many.

Still, he was now even vigilant of the Star Network because if someone with high Star Privilege could find out about him being the champion of the Dark Ruins, then they could also discover his location through the star watch.

This wasn't entirely impossible since he had done such things in the past as well. In his previous world, with his authority and status, he could easily make the government reveal someone's whereabouts or even make them search for the target.

So, Jacob decided to put the star watch into the pendant whenever he wasn't using it because only then would he feel completely safe.

Still, he wasn't overly worried that Gunnar would come after him in the rare plains. That guy might not even consider him worthy of paying attention. He might only be interested in him because he cleared the dark ruins in such a short time.

That's why Jacob merely scoffed that guy off and stopped worrying about him and would only think after he entered the Epic Plains.

So, he continued his study of the Rune Artificer while he started walking toward the Dark City.

This time, Jacob experienced another ambush from the sky. It was a five-meter in size silver beak eagle, another tier-2 extraordinary magic beast that had a terrifying wind speed magic.

But Jacob easily dodged its areal charge and killed it by using his sword as a throwing knife before it could fly away.

Of course, he didn't forget to record it with the alliance application and sent it back. His rank instantly raised to 3-star nightmare warrior knight, and he continued his journey.

As he entered deep into the magic beast forest, the attacks became more frequent. He even unknowingly entered an extraordinary-tier-4 Longtail Wolf den when he entered the inner region of the forest.

They could easily use water blades like magic and were not taken lightly. So, getting rid of those persistent wolves took him a while.

But this also helped him amass a large amount of high-quality wolf meat, and his pendant was almost filled with nothing but meat at this moment.

So, Jacob felt he was and decided to consume the Wyvern heart tonight!

He was already a 4-Star Nightmare Warrior Knight already, and the promotion mission for the 5-Star Nightmare Warrior Knight startled him.

'Zodiac Warrior Alliance ID: Faceless Ancient

'Current Rank: 4-Star Nightmare Warrior Knight (Reserve Zodiac Warrior)

'Next Rank: 5-Star Nightmare Warrior Knight

'Mission'

'Promotion Mission Available: 3

'(NOTE: Complete any one of these missions to promote!)

'1. Sent a Recording of You (Faceless Ancient) Defeating ten 4-Star Nightmare Knights at the same time (Fighter or Magic) in Nightmare Warrior Arena.

-Reward: Rank Promotion, 1,000 ZC, A 5-Star Rare Fighter Skill

[Star Recording?]

(Note: Only Recordings taken with this application will be accepted!)

'2. Sent a Recording of You (Faceless Ancient) killing ten Extraodnary-Tier-5 Beasts at the same time.

-Reward: Rank Promotion, 500 ZC, A 5-Star Rare Fighter Skill

[Star Recording?]

(Note: Only Recordings taken with this application will be accepted!)

'3. Sent a Recording of You (Faceless Ancient) killing ten Extraordinary-Tier-1 Dark Beings

-Reward: Rank Promotion, 1,500 ZC, Two 5-Star Rare Fighter Skill

[Star Recording?]

(Note: Only Recordings taken with this application will be accepted!)'

Jacob frowned since searching a group of ten or more extraordinary-tier-4 beings would be difficult. Even the Longtail Wolf Pack only had three Extraordinary-Tier-4 Wolves.

Still, Jacob was quite sure he might find a large colony of beasts if he entered deep into the forest.

So, Jacob decided to use the wolf den, which was a large cave, as his personal resting until he absorbed the Wyvern heart.

Like, always, Jacob locked the cave mouth with large boulders before he sat down and meditated to reach his optimal condition. He was going to start the second stage, so he didn't want to mess up, especially when he had a chance to acquire Wyvern's ability.

After an hour, Jacob was finally ready, and a metal box appeared in his hand. Before he opened it, a 13-inches crimson heart was giving off a terrifying heat that surfaced before Jacob's shimmering eyes.

'I'm glad I didn't sell it to SAAI and saved it just in case I would need it in Dark City.' Jacob sneered in his heart.

Jacob wanted to use this heart in case he found something useful in the Dark City, but it was now priceless to Jacob to sell it.

It was, after all, a heart of a creature with an entire bloodline of a legendary being!

Without hesitation, Jacob started eating the heart, which was literally burning, but Jacob endured and ate it all while feeling the sensation of burning his internal organs without wasting anything.

He had to admit even with his tier-6 extraordinary physique, the heart could still make him feel like he was swallowing burning coals.

But Jacob didn't have to feel that burning sensation for long because, within moments, his heart suddenly picked up speed, and before he knew it, he was already in 10X acceleration!

However, Jacob didn't panic since he had complete control over his heart rate now, and even 15X acceleration won't faze him much.

At this moment, he felt something melting in his stomach, which started spreading in his veins and bloodstream.

Without any explanation, Jacob knew the process had been started, and he was feeling molten lava running through his blood vessels right.

As time passed, Jacob started to feel a strange cold sensation within his veins while the fiery sensation settled down.

The cold sensation also didn't last long before it was gone as well, and Jacob's heart rate returned to normal.

'That's it?' Jacob was confused and somewhat disappointed since he hadn't awakened any of the Wyvern's abilities.

He could only sigh in bitterness and opened Cursed Immortality to see how much progress he had made with the Wyvern's heart.

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[First Phase of Body Transformation: Cursed Blood Condensing (Second Stage)]

-Cursed Blood Condensing Progress: 04.99%

[Description: Convert your blood into Cursed Blood until it reaches 100% completion by Absorbing the Heart Blood of Legendary Beings or their decedents.]

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-Completion of this stage will result in 500 Years of Lifespan

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Jacob frowned and mumbled, "Not even 5% percent?"

The page turned on its own as Immortika's scornful words appeared, "Do you even know with just 4.99%, as long as you quench your hunger, you are already as strong as a Tier-1 Epic Rank Being?"

Jacob was startled and stated his confusion, "But I don't feel any hunger, like before?"

Immortika wrote something which made Jacob widen his eyes in shock, "It's because you have awakened one of the Wyvern's strongest physical aspects, its Endurance!

"Simply put, a Wyvern can sleep for hundreds of years in a hibernation-like state without eating or using any type of energy because of its terrifying Endurance!

"Although it's not much of an ability, a Wyvern's Endurance is far more powerful than any being without a legendary bloodline. Especially for someone like you!"

Realization dawned upon Jacob as he quickly understood what Immortika meant by those words and asked, "So, I can even annex someone's physical aspects besides its abilities? Why didn't you say it so before?"

"Hehehehe, isn't it the same thing?" Immortika questioned.

Jacob's face fell and refuted, "Fuck, no!"

Immortika laughed, "Well, I guess you're right. Since the physical aspects involved someone's eyes, horns, skin color, wings, or even tail, well, now you know, can you accept the change in your appearance? What if you acquired a beast's tail, four arms, or spider-like legs?"

The question dumbfounded Jacob, and his heart turned cold since he had never thought there was such a possibility of a change in physique.

Can he live with another form but human if it means acquiring immortality? This was really the question worth mulling over, but Jacob knew what he would choose every single time.

So, he took a deep breath and said emotionlessly, "In the end, the body is only skin and flesh. Appearance meant nothing in the grand scale of the universe. Especially if everlasting life was on the life, I'm sure anyone would choose even to give up anything for such a chance, much less physical appearance. So, you should stop doubting my resolve!"

Immortika laughed and filled the entire page after hearing Jacob's answer before it wrote just two words at the end, "… Don't worry!"