A pitch-black prompt appeared. This was the third time Su Xiao had seen this kind of Treasure Chest prompt, and the third time he had obtained an Origin Item.
Almost as soon as he saw the prompt, Su Xiao took out a piece of crystal. Origin Items loved devouring this stuff. If he suddenly encountered one, he could throw it out and buy himself a chance to escape with a life-saving item.
Unlike the gray mystery of the Book of the Dead, the deep ghostly green of the Netherworld Bone Ring, or the scarlet-and-dark temptation of the Soul Crown, the Collector was dark gold—a color without a fixed form, resembling a mixture of iron sand and crystalline fragments.
As the Collector appeared, it gradually formed an outline identical to Su Xiao's. A very bad premonition rushed toward him. Su Xiao knew that the crystallized object in his hand had failed to attract the Collector.
The Collector surged toward him from several meters away, preparing to merge with him—or, more accurately, assimilate him and enter the state of a "Perfect Collector."
Collector
Category: Origin Item.
Causal Trait: After being obtained, this Origin Item will immediately merge with its holder, achieving the state of a "Perfect Collector."
Warning: After merging with the Collector, the Collector will control the holder's actions, consciousness, and thoughts. The holder of the Origin Item will fall into slumber.
Negative Risk: The Collector has two sides: "Satisfaction" and "Desire." When its collecting obsession is satisfied, it will pose no threat to its surroundings. However, if it enters the state of "Desire," it will continuously devour the World Power of the world it occupies. After an estimated 20–50 natural days, that world will be severely depleted and pushed to the brink of collapse, causing more than 99% of its