Chapter 64: Seal and Overlord Equipment
A pure black notification appeared. This was the third time Su Xiao had seen this type of chest prompt, and also the third time he had drawn an Original Sin Object.
Almost the moment he saw the prompt, Su Xiao had already taken out a crystalline substance. This was something Original Sin Objects loved to devour. If he suddenly encountered an Original Sin Object, he could toss it out to buy himself a chance to escape using a life-saving item.
Unlike the gray mystery of the Necronomicon, the deep green gloom of the Nether Bone Ring, and the bright red + dark temptation of the Soul Crown, the Collector appeared as a dark gold color, a formless substance like iron sand and crystalline fragments.
As the Collector emerged, it gradually formed a silhouette identical to Su Xiao's. A very bad premonition surged toward him. Su Xiao knew the crystalline substance in his hand had failed to attract the Collector.
The Collector, a few meters ahead, surged forward, preparing to merge with Su Xiao, or rather, to assimilate Su Xiao, thereby entering the state of a "Perfect Collector."
[Collector]
Category: Original Sin Object.
Causal Characteristic: Upon acquisition, this Original Sin Object will immediately merge with its holder, achieving the 'Perfect Collector.'
Warning: After merging with the Collector, behavior, consciousness, and thought dominance all belong to the Collector, not the holder of this Original Sin Object. The holder of the Original Sin Object will fall into a state of slumber...
Negative Risk: The Collector possesses a dual nature: "Satisfaction" and "Desire." If the Collector's hoarding obsession is satisfied, it will pose no threat to its surroundings. However, if the Collector enters the "Desire" state, it will continuously devour the World Force of its current world. It is estimated that within 20 to 50 natural days, the world where the Collector resides will suffer severe depletion, teetering on the brink of collapse, leading to the extinction of over 99% of species in that world.
Original Sin Trait: The Collector can hold and use other Original Sin Objects without any cost.
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The Collector surged forward. The next second, a translucent barrier tinged with blood appeared between Su Xiao and the Collector. The barrier was very thin but completely blocked the Collector.
Seeming to realize it couldn't break through the barrier, the Collector temporarily abandoned assimilating Su Xiao and instead transformed into a dark gold vortex about 1 meter in diameter, slowly churning.
The Collector was very patient, and it seemed to know it couldn't directly confront Reincarnation Paradise. It was also confident that Su Xiao would eventually leave Reincarnation Paradise. This meant that as soon as Su Xiao left Reincarnation Paradise and entered a mission world, he would immediately be assimilated by the Collector.
This was the most clearly conscious Original Sin Object Su Xiao had ever encountered. He could even faintly sense its undisguised patience and malice.
To be honest, among the Original Sin Objects Su Xiao had held or seen, not many actually displayed consciousness, and even fewer were willing to communicate. Besides this Collector, only the Necronomicon had communicated with him, and even then, it was very simple. This was because he and the Necronomicon had dealt with evil gods together, which prompted the Necronomicon to have a brief exchange with him.
As for the Nether Bone Ring, this big daddy, it either didn't want to bother with Su Xiao or its consciousness was very faint, closer to an artifact. It was in a state of zero communication with Su Xiao. Although there was no communication, mutual disdain still existed.
As for the Soul Crown, the mutual disdain between Su Xiao and this Original Sin Object was even stronger. It was the kind where, given the chance, this Original Sin Object would try to kill Su Xiao, and Su Xiao often gave its seal special treatment.
Su Xiao looked at the Collector a few meters away. Currently, inside Reincarnation Paradise, with the certification of Reincarnation Paradise, this Original Sin Object couldn't do anything to him. But once the stay time limit was reached and he had to enter a mission world, this Original Sin Object would definitely follow. The moment he was teleported into the mission world, this Original Sin Object would begin to assimilate him.
At first glance, this seemed like an unsolvable situation, but it was only relatively so. As the holder of three Original Sin Objects, a specialized Sealcraft master, no, as a Sealcraft Grandmaster, and with the causal support of his identity as a Law Destroyer + Hunter, he could temporarily seal the Collector at a great cost.
The question was, was this really the best choice? After understanding the Collector's characteristics, Su Xiao's first feeling was that this might bring a huge turning point to the way he held Original Sin Objects.
The Collector had a dual nature. When its hoarding obsession was satisfied, it entered a non-threatening state. Conversely, if the Collector's hoarding obsession was not satisfied, it was the most unsolvable and dangerous type of Original Sin Object.
Su Xiao had an idea, but this idea would consume the "Original Sin Object Notes" he had just created, and whether it would succeed was uncertain.
After weighing the pros and cons, Su Xiao took out the seal box and, through the certification of Reincarnation Paradise, attempted to store the Collector inside. Regardless, the Collector was drawn from the [Abyssal Chest]. Under the certification of Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao was the holder of the Collector.
However, as the holder of the Original Sin Object·Collector, Su Xiao found he couldn't store it in the seal box. When this situation occurred, Su Xiao used his Hunter authority to apply for a certification stabilization from Reincarnation Paradise.
A wave of judgment-like fluctuation swept through, accompanied by a squeezing sound. The Collector was temporarily sealed into the seal box. The next second, the certification ended, and Su Xiao received a notification that this certification had concluded, costing him Lv.1 of additional authority.
Su Xiao cut his palm with a small knife, dripping his blood into a container. He then materialized liquid Cyan Steel Shadow Energy and Soul Energy, merging his life force, body energy, and soul energy together.
After doing this, he took out a [Soul Crystal]. Although it pained him, he crushed it and mixed it into the life force solution, finally obtaining a thick, bright red liquid. He poured it onto the cover of the "Original Sin Object Notes." The bright red liquid stained the Law Destruction Mark at the center of the cover and merged into it.
After this process, the "Original Sin Object Notes" gained a hint of a living creature's aura. Although it wouldn't last long, it was enough.
Su Xiao then took out the seal boxes containing the Necronomicon, Nether Bone Ring, and Soul Crown, bringing the two seal boxes close together.
Su Xiao restrained his aura as much as possible. Feeling it wasn't enough, he took out a suppression potion and injected it into his body. Soon, his aura weakened to the extreme. Amu stood beside him, holding a neutralizing syringe, ready to inject Su Xiao at any moment to quickly exit this weakened aura state.
After doing this, Su Xiao restrained his aura again. This time, his aura nearly completely disappeared, which he found satisfactory.
Su Xiao picked up the "Original Sin Object Notes" and placed it on the seal box containing the Collector. At this moment, the Law Destruction Mark on the cover of the "Original Sin Object Notes" was like the heart of a living creature, even giving the feeling of a heartbeat. Blood vessels and meridians spread out from the edges of the mark.
After placing the "Original Sin Object Notes" on the seal box containing the Collector, Su Xiao manipulated the seal of this box. At its top, the center of the area pressed by the "Original Sin Object Notes," he opened a small hole, as if the seal box could no longer seal the Collector.
The Collector immediately squeezed out from inside. As soon as it emerged, it directly touched the "Original Sin Object Notes" above. Earlier, Su Xiao had mixed his life force, body energy, and soul energy to create a life liquid, then, at the cost of a [Soul Crystal], enhanced this life liquid, and finally had the "Original Sin Object Notes" absorb it.
Thus, for a period of time, the life aura emitted by the "Original Sin Object Notes" was 99% similar to Su Xiao's. Moreover, because Su Xiao himself had injected the aura suppression potion and restrained his aura, and more importantly, this was his Exclusive Room.
The attraction of the "Original Sin Object Notes," combined with Su Xiao's own aura concealment, these multiple factors caused the Collector, which had just surged out of the seal box, to mistakenly believe that the "Original Sin Object Notes" was Su Xiao. It began assimilation, even if only for an instant before the Collector realized its mistake and stopped. But Su Xiao only needed that instant.
The moment the Collector rushed out of the seal box, Su Xiao opened the nearby seal box containing the Necronomicon, Nether Bone Ring, and Soul Crown. To speed things up, he didn't hesitate to destroy this seal box.
Although the Collector had only assimilated with the "Original Sin Object Notes" for that instant, in that instant, Su Xiao activated the "Original Sin Object Notes," using it to seal the Necronomicon, Nether Bone Ring, and Soul Crown.
Woooom~
Four colors of light—gray-white, deep green, black-red, and dark gold—blazed forth. The current situation was that the Collector, lightly assimilated with the "Original Sin Object Notes," was being coerced into attempting to seal the Necronomicon, Nether Bone Ring, and Soul Crown.
As for these three Original Sin Objects, although they were usually sealed by Su Xiao, regardless, Su Xiao was the holder of these three Original Sin Objects. Even if they mutually despised each other, Su Xiao had the causal qualification to seal these three Original Sin Objects.
But now, under the leadership of the Collector, the "Original Sin Object Notes" was being used to seal the Necronomicon, Nether Bone Ring, and Soul Crown.
The top-tier big daddies, the Necronomicon and Nether Bone Ring, were certainly not good-tempered. Although the Soul Crown was slightly inferior, it was only the difference between 100 and 99.5. It was also a daddy-level existence not to be underestimated.
Although the Collector was undeniably a top-tier big daddy, when facing the Necronomicon, Nether Bone Ring, and Soul Crown simultaneously, it began to struggle.
At this moment, a very interesting choice was presented before the Collector.