Defying the Fate of Beheading

Chapter 707 370: Incredible Sin · Jealousy Edition Puff_2

Bart deliberated, "If we include the first Sin of Envy's original host, this current generation of Envy should be considered the fourth host."Louis slapped his forehead, at a loss for words for a moment.

Goodness, they even have experts.

Even though he had suspected it for a long time, hearing it confirmed left him speechless.

Truly outrageous.

The Lokeshi people actually managed to consecutively find two individuals capable of bearing the Sin of Envy.

To be able to advance the experiment to such an extent, you have to admit they are truly resourceful.

So he asked, "Can you explain the cause of death of the previous Sin of Envy host? I need this information to judge certain matters."

Patriarch Bart nodded and said, "To be precise, the previous Sin of Envy did not die normally, but rather went mad from being unable to withstand the pollution of Envy and chose to end their own life."

"Suicide?" Louis was silent for a moment.

Though he could understand the choice of the Lokeshi Empire, he still couldn't accept such experiments that completely disregard human life.

The only solace was that the Lokeshi Empire at least had some conscience, unlike some nations from a past life that commodified the organs and even lives of lower-class citizens into chips for trading with capital.

"What plans do you have to deal with the Sin of Envy next?" Louis asked him.

The Sword Master sighed and said, "We probably don't have much energy to deal with it."

Louis nodded.

He couldn't very well coerce them into making the Lokeshi Empire undertake this task.

Besides, he knew very well that the Lokeshi Empire wasn't without their own plans, they just had more pressing matters to handle, making it a difficult situation.

How they would act in the future still depended on their practical actions.

"Did any of the previous Sin of Envy hosts exhibit the current Envy's ability to disguise as others?"

Bart Jean shook his head and said, "Had we known of such a situation, our first suspicion would have been whether our internal security had been compromised."

— Implying the Lokeshi Empire couldn't distinguish even such matters.

Louis consolidated all the information he had gathered about the Sin of Envy.

1. The Sin of Envy is the fourth-generation Envy of this period. According to the Lokeshi people's view, the previous Envy likely committed suicide unable to withstand the erosion.

2. The Sin of Envy's ability to nearly perfectly mimic others is a skill no past Envy possessed.

3. The Sin of Envy most likely didn't acquire power by forcefully killing but instead obtained part of the Furious Master's authority from the King of Fury's corpse through shared meals.

4. Although the Sin of Envy has disguised itself as the Mermaid Princess, it's unlikely it's been operating as a princess in the Mermaid Empire for many years, as its timeline there doesn't align with its time in the Lokeshi Empire.

This series of clues became a string of confusion in his mind.

Firstly, he didn't think the Lokeshi people would be foolish enough not to see how Envy died.

Even if they regarded it solely as a valuable experimental subject, it was unlikely for such loopholes to exist, yet the Sin of Envy, which should have died out, appeared in others.

Secondly, the Sin of Envy's means of transforming into others is extremely high-level.

Let's not forget that Louis himself possesses the Eye of Truth.

Yet even with his Eye of Truth, he hadn't directly noticed anything wrong with the Mermaid Princess.

There's only one possibility, which is that the Sin of Envy's transformative abilities to counter his Eye of Truth are also authority-level abilities.

But how did the Sin of Envy acquire such a powerful authority ability?

He didn't believe the Sin of Envy had the capability to obtain authority-level power outside its own sin.

After gaining real authority, he had some understanding of the distribution of major authority forces on Star Continent.

Including Beatrice's Eye of Truth, such authority powers are all controlled by top powers.

In fact, even the Mermaid Empire doesn't have this power.

They were just able to ensure their top Demigod Water Mage line didn't break.

It can be said that for the Sin of Envy, which turned into an accomplice of the Abyssal Church, the only authority power they may have access to would be the Sin series authorities not directly controlled by any nation.

This means that... the transformative power is either an inherent ability of the Sin of Envy itself or a new ability added by the Sin of Fury.

Louis leans towards it being a method from Fury's side.

After all, he had previously suspected that the fellow might have shared meals with the King of Fury.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain how it could gain additional power.

It's not impossible for an authority-level legacy to suddenly emerge from some dark corner, but that probability is less than one in a million.

But at least one thing could be determined.

It was that the Sin of Envy temporarily replaced the Mermaid Princess and could not possibly have been long-term disguised as the Mermaid Princess.

Truly, if General Tim exploded by Louis didn't notice anything amiss about the Mermaid Princess's nuances during their daily interactions?

Nevertheless, this was already quite impressive.

Keep in mind that it was only after Louis noticed the lingering Sin aura on Limuru that he began to doubt the Fishman General and the Mermaid Princess.

No way.

Just thinking about this made him conjure up all sorts of eye-burning scenes in his mind.

Can't look!

Can't truly look!

After obtaining the information he wanted, Louis also began to contemplate how to leverage the characteristics of the Sin of Envy to successfully set a trap.

The Sin of Envy was growing too quickly, which required vigilance.

"Is there anything else you need to know?" Bart Jean asked with a smile.

Louis nodded and turned to the Sword Master who had just walked in and Bart across from him, saying:

"Is there anything you need our help with?"

Patriarch Bart instinctively said:

"We might have difficulty helping you, hold on~ isn't it that you just asked if we need your help?"

"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor said that I should offer you support within reasonable limits."

Louis said calmly.

The Sword Master beside him was amused by his self-evident expression.

"Can you support us from the Golden Land?" the Sword Master asked curiously.

Louis looked at him and said calmly, "The Empire will not support you in this matter."

The Sword Master shook his head, "This situation isn't too big, you won't even do that much, how are we supposed to negotiate?"

Louis shook his finger and said, "No, you haven't understood my meaning. The Golden Land's issue doesn't need to be escalated to the Ense Empire; I can help you with it on my end."

The Sword Master paused, then his eyes gradually brightened, "The Curse Binding Legion?"

"Yes."

"If you can help us with the cleanup, the Lokeshi Empire will surely reward you heavily."

Louis's lips curled into a smile, and he leaned in:

"Your Excellency Sword Master, last time we didn't get to have a good match, or even show you the power of the soldier's tomb. Would you like to spend a little to experience the strength of the soldier's tomb?"

The Sword Master paused.

It had been many years since someone dared to speak to him with such a tone, even demigods from the Lokeshi Empire showed respect to him as a Saint Realm expert.

"Sure, little expenditure, experiencing your foundation could be a good thing."

Louis's smile was broader than he could suppress, and after mentioning the amount, he almost drew his sword and struck Louis.

Louis shook his head and said, "Don't use that expression, I am sincerely making a deal with you. Here, I've drawn up a temporary contract for you, feel free to experience it."

Bart shook his head, saying:

"We can talk about this later. What fascinates me more is if you truly want to get involved with the Golden Land's affairs? The fairies there are not easy to deal with."

Louis nodded and said, "Naturally, there are other attached conditions, such as further deepening the cooperation between Ense and Lokeshi.

Also, one friendly reminder, considering the current disarray of the Abyssal Church, in desperation, they might target you.

I suggest raising internal vigilance, don't let them seize an opportunity."

Both nodded.

They were not stubborn people.