This left Louis quite conflicted.
He certainly couldn’t tell them that he’s a human with succubus bloodline, still a great sin, and the other person’s illegitimate child!
The demons you, Master of Glory, have slain are probably more than the als I’ve had!
Fortunately, for now, the choices the other side is making are quite beneficial to him.
He’s given so much, let’s endure for now.
Louis pinched his brow and turned to Olivia, saying:
"Olivia, follow next. No problem with that?"
"Isn’t that why I’m here?"
"Hmm, the jealousy matter might ultimately be up to you to resolve. Here, take this first."
Louis handed Olivia a fragnt of power and said, "Absorb this first and see what I’ve detached from him."
"Is this... a fragnt of the authority of jealousy? How did you get it?"
"When we last caught jealousy, I forcibly tore it from his body."
"No, no... I an, how did you manage that? When did separating the great sin’s authority beco so easy?"
After a mont of thought, Louis said, "I don’t know how to describe the feeling. When I ascended to legendary rank, it was as if I automatically understood how to strip authority from the hosts of the great sins."
"Innately skilled?"
"No, it’s more like, after ascending to legendary status, my understanding and comprehension of the great sins evolved further."
"Alright." Olivia rubbed her temples in confusion, "So this is the partial authority you’ve stripped from jealousy?"
Louis honestly admitted: "Not just that."
Olivia raised her voice again: "Not just that?"
"Yes, I stripped all the remaining anger authority from him as well."
"..."
Olivia was at a loss for words.
Louis, this guy, his actions surprise more and more each ti.
But I must admit, it’s a good thing.
"Louis, you’ve achieved a great feat," Olivia couldn’t help but exclaim, "Without the augntation of wrath’s authority, jealousy is still strong but not so overwhelmingly so."
Strictly speaking, the combination of jealousy and wrath doesn’t purely enhance strength in a 1 1=2 manner.
Having an enhancent of 1.5-1.7 is already quite good.
In the duels of top-tier experts, every additional percentage dramatically increases suppression power.
Jealousy is strong, but having lost wrath’s authority, and with part of his own authority’s capability siphoned off by Louis, his strength diminishes significantly.
Understanding this, Olivia imdiately crushed the jealousy authority fragnt she received from Louis.
Instantly, amidst the crisp sound of shattering, an aura infused with the abyss’s essence was crazily devoured by the sloth authority.
Louis silently guarded beside the little swan until she woke up, then stepped forward to support her.
"Olivia, are you alright?"
"I’m fine, let go, there are others watching."
Olivia said with embarrassnt.
Grace stood by with her eyes wide, curiosity reflecting in her small eyes.
Then Olivia couldn’t lift her head any longer.
Whereas Grace nonchalantly said:
"Aren’t you going to continue?"
Her tone had a touch of not fearing to stir up trouble, wanting to catch the drama first-hand.
Louis was left speechless, only managing to say:
"Why do you seem like you’re anticipating sothing to happen?"
"There used to be a bit of envy." Grace shook her head and said, "After all, Mr. Caesar was the kindest person I’ve known."
Louis shook his head and said, "It’s just because you had t too few people before. There are many in this world who bear malice towards you, but quite a few who have goodwill too."
Grace didn’t speak, but her smile beca even purer.
Olivia, however, was not very interested in the exchange between the two, only sitting there with a strange expression, feeling the new power spreading within her.
Louis curiously asked, "So, what did you gain, any abilities from the jealousy authority?"
"How should I put it?" Olivia showed a bit of distress, "This jealousy authority feels a bit absurd."
"How so?" Louis grew curious.
Olivia opened her mouth slightly, mumbled for a long ti, but said nothing.
Louis grew anxious: "Speak!"
"The ability you stripped is called the Circle of Jealousy."
"And the effect?"
"The effect... the effect..." Olivia struggled for a mont before saying, "It has two effects; when you have strong jealousy towards a person, you can quickly learn and mimic their power."
"Why does it feel a bit like [Greedy Thirst for Knowledge]?"
Louis’s [Greedy Thirst for Knowledge] also has a similar passive ability.
However, it’s evident that activating this passive effect of [Circle of Jealousy] is more troubleso than imagined.
After all, compared to greed for certain things, generating jealousy towards a specific person is not easy.
Like Cialdini, when sparring with him, the first thought is to learn his Heavenly Dao, hence Greedy Thirst for Knowledge acts up.
But expecting Louis to be jealous of Cialdini, that’s asking too much.
After all, Louis has a fiancée, a sister-in-law, the sister-in-law’s stand-in, and even a wild female team leader.
In terms of strength, his real fighting power exceeds Cialdini’s.
But in truth, there’s much Louis could learn from the Sword Master.
The limitations of [Circle of Jealousy] are sowhat grave.
The authority abilities might differ but not markedly.
It’s mainly an adaptation issue.
So, is the limitation of [Circle of Jealousy] so large because of the second effect’s compensation?
With this thought, Louis turned back to Olivia again.
Olivia’s face flushed slightly, murmuring, "When I imnsely envy sothing but can’t fully possess it, my strength rises in proportion."
Louis: ???
Goodness.
This jealousy authority is quite sothing.
Only the target of this jealousy is quite problematic.
After hesitating for a mont, Louis leaned over to whisper in Olivia’s ear: "What kind of boost does this authority give you?"
Olivia gritted her teeth and said, "66.66%."
Louis nodded and said: "Then it’s certain, your sister and the black swan each have a share."
"Who, who wants to possess you!"
The little swan reacted like a startled bird.
No one expected an authority to expose her heart’s little secret.
Louis turned his head towards Grace: "Grace, we’ll talk in more detail tomorrow, today I have sothing to discuss with her."
"Alright, Mr. Caesar, I will leave now."
Grace did not linger and turned to leave the tent.
Olivia frowned at Grace and said, "Why... has she beco a bit different from before?"
Louis sighed: "You noticed? Grace is indeed a little strange now."
Olivia pondered and said: "It’s quite peculiar, she obviously hasn’t let go of you, but her attitude towards you seems to have shifted from one extre to another."
Louis was puzzled: "She indeed hasn’t let go, but where’s the extreness?"
Olivia chuckled: "Louis, your world doesn’t really have faith in gods, does it, at least the people around you don’t have much faith in gods."
Louis nodded and said: "We only choose to believe in gods based on their usefulness."
"How flexible is that bottom line, your world’s gods must have a hard ti?"
"Indeed, the useless ones have all disappeared."
"So you probably haven’t interacted much with the devout before. Now Grace looks at you like a follower gazes at a deity they’re willing to give everything for."
"Hmm?"
Louis furrowed his brow.
This description was strange.
He’s not a god, nor has he done anything to be regarded as such, why would he be treated like a deity?
Olivia saw Louis didn’t get it, smiled and said:
"Louis, when a strong person willingly takes responsibility for the weak, even if they don’t understand, they choose to believe in you.
Father has always said he’s not a god, but in the empire, especially among the legion mbers, he is the only god."
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