It felt so good to be close to the witch!

After the Lost Ice Coffin failed, the rules of the Balance of Power no longer conflicted, and the excruciating pain that tore at the soul disappeared, leaving the Bone-Faced Man's face full of comfortable joy.

He gazed at Andrew and Ais on the distant ice island, the pleasure in his eyes gradually turning cold.

"The next time we meet will be the day you die!"

This time, limited by the cost of the Scales of Replacement, his strength is only at the "weak legendary" level. But once the countdown to the Scales of Replacement ends and Fuma Soros dies, he will regain his power and return to his peak. Moreover, with the Lord's reward, his strength will advance even further.

A mere Legendary One-Star and a Grand Witch, ha...

The bone-faced man raised his hand and grabbed at the balance scales above the ice island, preparing to escape.

He is no match for that legendary giant knight now; if he doesn't run now, when will he?

But something astonishing happened to the Bone-Faced Man.

His grab caused the balance scales to remain completely still!

As the user of the Scales of Displacement, the Bone-Faced Man can summon the Scales of Displacement to a certain extent.

In surprise and doubt, the bone-faced man summoned again, but the balance scale remained fixed in mid-air, showing no intention of moving.

what happened? !

Just as the bone-faced man was puzzled, a young man appeared next to the scales of substitution. He held the scales of substitution with one hand, and the scales of substitution, which he was holding, seemed to be in fear, and the cracks on the surface that had been healed reappeared and continued to tremble.

To the astonishment of the bone-faced man, the golden scales of exchange shattered as the young man gripped them tightly with his right hand.

The scattered golden specks of light, like a shattered ring of fate, proclaim the end of the so-called "destined death"!

Chapter 117 Third Talent [Chapter of Jealousy] Heart of Leviathan (

Let's rewind to a few minutes earlier.

Roy watched from the shadows behind the ice throne as Andrew and the Bone Man engaged in a fierce battle.

When he saw the Bone-Faced Man "reborn" from the black egg and rushing straight toward the Lost Ice Coffin, his heart was in his throat.

Fortunately, Ais's strength had improved significantly. With a single strike of her Bloodline Ice Sword, she froze the Bone Mask Man for 0.1 seconds, giving Andrew time to catch up and thus narrowly averting the crisis.

As Roy watched the Bone Man being forced to retreat under Andrew's "Giant Outburst," his gaze fell upon the golden scales of displacement in mid-air.

There are two ways to break the curse that Fuma suffers from.

The first option is to kill the user of the Displacement Balance; the second option is to destroy the Class A forbidden item – the Displacement Balance.

For Fuma, Andrew, and even the border dukes of the Soros family, the second method was impossible.

Rank A forbidden items correspond to the rank of a Great Witch, but in reality, even a Great Witch cannot destroy them. For example, Rank C forbidden items correspond to the rank of a Witch, but it takes the power of at least a Grand Witch to destroy them.

The strongest member of the Soros family is the Border Duke. Although his strength has reached the peak of a legendary knight, it is impossible for him to destroy an A-level forbidden object.

Therefore, they have always focused on killing the user of the substitution scale.

But Roy is different.

Possessing the [Original Sin Cube], he has the ability to absorb forbidden substances.

Roy attempted to absorb "A-grade forbidden item - Lost Ice Coffin", and the character panel displayed a "Absorb or not" prompt, indicating that even A-grade forbidden items can be absorbed by the [Original Sin Cube].

At present, the defeat of the Bone Man is a foregone conclusion. Having learned his lesson, Andrew has shifted the battle to a distance. In this way, even if the Bone Man has other means of control, Andrew will have time to break free and catch up.

Once the Bone-Faced Man dies, the "transaction" will cease, and the rules of the Exchange Balance will return to normal. At that time, the Exchange Balance, freed from the constraints of the rules, will flee this place.

The speed of an A-grade forbidden item was something Shadow Raven had just witnessed firsthand; even a legendary being couldn't catch up.

Therefore, now is the best time to acquire the Golden Scales.

As for subduing the Golden Scales? Roy hadn't even considered it.

Don't be fooled by the Lost Ice Coffin's "docile" appearance. Its unique characteristic of "absolute isolation" means it poses no threat to the external environment. It's like a "salted fish" that doesn't care about anything. When you input energy, it activates and closes; when you don't use it, it stays still, oblivious to everything.

The Lost Ice Coffin is definitely a rare exception among A-grade forbidden items. Most A-grade forbidden items, even if unused, will cause great damage to the external environment.

The reason why forbidden objects are called forbidden objects is because of their terrifying and harmful nature.

Roy didn't believe that he, a mere Silver-ranked individual, could restrain or even contain dangerous Class A forbidden objects.

Therefore, absorption is the only option.

The scales were positioned a hundred meters above the ice island, a distance that Roy himself could not approach.

Fortunately, Lilia was there.

At the pinnacle of witchhood, she couldn't yet fly short distances using magic, but she could move through the shadows. Furthermore, having mastered the technique of "elementalization," she could also achieve a degree of invisibility.

The light emanating from the balance scales comes from the patterns on their surface, and where there is light, there is shadow. Where there is shadow, Lilia moves freely.

With Lilia's help, Roy reached the edge of the displacement scale and grabbed it, which was suspended in mid-air.

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[Found the item "[Jealousy Source] - Branch Magic" (cursed)...]

【Absorbed? 】

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The prompt on the character panel appeared before him, and Roy did not hesitate at all before selecting "Yes"!

The next moment, a brand new font appeared on the character panel in front of him.

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[Absorbing "[Jealousy Source] - Branch Magic Power" item (cursed)...]

[Absorbing...]

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The absorption of the Class A forbidden substance was much slower than Roy had imagined, and could not be completed in just a few seconds.

Holding hands with Lilia, and with the help of "Shadow Elementalization," Roy remained invisible, secretly absorbing the Displacement Balance.

The balance scales held by Roy trembled violently, their golden light flashing intensely as they struggled to break free.

Unfortunately, it was not facing a forbidden object of the same level, but the [Original Sin Cube].

No matter how hard it tried, it was all in vain. It could only tremble, its surface patterns constantly appearing, becoming weaker, as the substance that constituted its existence was continuously absorbed by the [Original Sin Cube].

Just as Roy was absorbing the balance of power, the situation changed dramatically.

The Bone Man died at Andrew's hands, but before Andrew could even relax, the Bone Man suddenly appeared in the dark void beneath the lost ice coffin through some unknown method.

At this moment, Andrew was still far away, and Ais was unable to stop him due to her location. She could only watch helplessly as the Bone-Faced Man violently opened the Lost Ice Coffin.

The skeletal figure in its semi-illusory form was pierced through the heart by Andrew, who arrived shortly afterward. However, it did not die and used the sticky black mud that had been scattered in a distant corner during its previous battle to reconstruct its body.

The lost ice coffin was forcibly opened, thus invalidating the "absolute isolation" and dispelling the conflict in the operating rules of the balance of power.

Just as the Bone Man was about to escape with the Scales of Displacement, Roy, who had been secretly absorbing the scales for nearly half a minute, finally completed the absorption of the Scales of Displacement.

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[Absorption complete!]

[This magical item has been absorbed! Energy reserve progress +120%!]

【当前能量储备进度：129%——120%嫉妒、8%混沌、0.6%色欲、0.4%暴食】

[Conditions met, 100% energy consumed, activating the [Original Sin Cube]...]

[The original sin trait detected for absorbing energy is: Jealousy—a strong feeling of resentment towards others because they possess more than oneself.]

[Light up the [Original Sin Cube - Chapter of Envy]!]

[Gained Talent - [Heart of Leviathan]]

[Heart of Leviathan]: Annihilate, plunder, thrive!

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【当前能量储备进度：29%——20%嫉妒、8%混沌、0.6%色欲、0.4%暴食】

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After absorbing the "A-level forbidden item - the balance of substitution", Roy's energy reserve increased by 120%, pushing the [Original Sin Cube], which was originally far from being lit up again, directly to over 100%.

The third new chapter of [Original Sin Cube] – "The Chapter of Jealousy" – has been activated, granting him a brand new talent called [Heart of Leviathan].

The moment the scales of substitution were completely absorbed, the "shadow elementalization" that had been covering Roy and concealing his form was forcibly broken by the massive shockwave from the shattering of the forbidden object, and he and Lilia fell from mid-air.

……

The moment the lost ice coffin was forcibly opened and the outline of the young lady's face was seen in the icy mist, Andrew felt his burning blood turn cold.

The intense self-blame almost burned his heart to ashes.

Success was just one step away...

However, he was deceived by the Bone-Faced Man, causing him to fail at the last moment.

Even now, he still doesn't know how the Bone Man appeared under the Lost Ice Coffin in an instant, nor does he understand how the Bone Man, whose body had been destroyed, was able to use the sticky black mud to reconstruct his body.

Just when Andrew was in despair, the situation took an unexpected turn.

A young man appeared beside the scales of exchange and crushed the "Class A Forbidden Item - Scales of Exchange" with one hand.

The scattered, fragmented golden light made Andrew feel as if he were in a dream.

Is everything happening before my eyes just a hallucination caused by my intense regret and expectations?

But the next moment, Andrew regained consciousness.

He knew he wasn't dreaming; everything before his eyes was real.

Although the identity of the young man who appeared in mid-air is unknown, there is no doubt that the balance of power has been shattered.

The Lost Ice Coffin was forcibly opened, causing the "absolute isolation" to fail and the "curse" of the Scales of Displacement to take effect again. However, now that the Scales of Displacement, which served as the carrier of the curse, are gone, the "curse" imposed on Fuma has naturally vanished.

Amidst the golden light, a streak of blood-red light swiftly entered Fuma's body, who was lying in the lost ice coffin. In the distance, the newly resurrected Bone-Faced Man's skin cracked open, and a large amount of blood spilled out. His battle aura also plummeted, and he could no longer maintain his pseudo-legendary status, dropping to the peak of the gold realm.

"Do not!!!"

The bone-faced man reached out towards the direction where the balance of substitution broke, roaring as if trying to grasp the power he had lost. However, with the breaking of the balance of substitution and the backlash of the curse, not only was there no possibility of regaining his power, but his strength also further declined under the backlash.