Boom!
In the violent explosion, two identical energy pillars collided, neutralizing each other before vanishing completely.
The sensation was peculiar, like water dissolving into water, without the slightest hint of discord.
That completely identical power source made even Joy begin to feel somewhat disoriented.
What exactly had just happened?
No one could answer its confusion. Before its eyes, Lu Ce slowly stood up.
At this moment, he wore a pink face with clearly defined skin texture, exaggerated expressions, and features that radiated sheer pettiness from his eyes and lips.
The mask had fused with his face - Jealousy, Overload!
"Finally, met the conditions?" Lu Ce turned to look at a broken mirror in the distance, his face reflected in the mottled light.
"Hahahaha! Success!"
He laughed wildly, his laughter arrogant and piercing, sounding like the triumph of some petty villain that made people extremely uncomfortable.
The requirements for Jealousy's overload were simply too high.
It wasn't that Jealousy was stronger than Wrath or Greed, but rather that this particular emotion wasn't very familiar to Lu Ce.
As the extreme of evil, merely imitating others and transforming into their appearance wasn't enough.
He needed true immersion to experience "jealousy."
In his memory, Lu Ce always felt like he had never particularly experienced this emotion.
Although everyone around him since childhood had lived better lives than him, jealousy... truly wasn't something he had much time for.
It was actually a somewhat luxurious feeling.
After entering the game and coincidentally encountering Xie Antong again, he was genuinely startled.
So he began to recall.
Had he once felt some... jealousy toward her?
Jealous of everything she possessed, that spirit that could only exist in "another world."
Thus, he decided to casually give it a try.
As it turned out, this casual attempt led him to discover something unusual.
Why did it seem like he wasn't the only one targeting her?
It appeared the protagonist of this game might not be him after all.
But this was fine too - he could skip using his brain entirely since the mastermind behind this game had delivered themselves to his doorstep.
So from that moment on, he had been genuinely enjoying playing this game.
But that wasn't all - his previously difficult-to-overload Jealousy Mask had unexpectedly succeeded as he began to imitate and assimilate both Xie Antong and Joy simultaneously!
Familiar person, familiar movements, combined with the catalytic influence of Joy's divine power, allowed him to successfully enter overload at this moment.
Moreover, this wasn't complete loss of control like with Wrath - his controllability was much higher.
[Seven Deadly Sins Heart - Jealousy, has achieved overload!]
[Welcome to the real world, where all morality built on falsehood has been eliminated!]
In his own game interface, the relevant description appeared immediately.
[Overload effect: Your personal strength will not directly increase due to overload.]
[Your spirit will enter a deep state of jealousy, gaining two special effects.]
[Shape Shift: You can transform into any form you wish to become, possessing the target's exact replicated strength. (Cannot exceed upper limits)]
[Description: "Why can you be what I want to become? Why can you possess what I don't have!"]
[Assimilation: You can assimilate others, making them possess your traits while their spirit becomes occupied by you.]
[Description: "Why can you avoid suffering everything I've endured!"]
Jealousy's overload differed from the previous two - it didn't provide direct strength enhancement but instead granted two special effects, or rather skills.
These two skills profoundly embodied the essence of "jealousy."
Shape Shift, Assimilation!
These novel skills made Lu Ce himself feel thoroughly amused as he walked toward the Xie Antong before him, or rather, "Joy."
"Hehehehe."
"What were you saying earlier?"
"Which of us is more superior?!"
Lu Ce's questioning erupted like thunder. At this moment, he was exceptionally joyful, wearing a reckless smile as he swaggered forward.
It was even somewhat horrified.
In its eyes, the person before it was completely another "itself"!
Identical aura, identical divine energy perception.
Wasn't he a player? Even if imitating, how could the imitation be so precise, so similar?
"You... who are you?"
Xie Antong's face was full of confusion as she asked in disbelief.
Perhaps ordinary viewers wouldn't notice anything, perhaps players wouldn't detect any abnormality, but for Joy at this moment...
It was too bizarre!
It suddenly felt that this game was becoming... completely not fun anymore!
"Hahahaha! Who am I? You don't even know who I am anymore?"
"I am you.~"
Xie Antong's pupils contracted to pinpoints as she stared coldly at the person before her.
"You don't seem very happy?" Lu Ce continued.
"Stop with these mystical tricks!" Joy's voice coldly snorted before bringing its hands together in a strange gesture.
Opposite it, Lu Ce simultaneously made the exact same movement without the slightest difference.
Space instantly twisted, energy fluctuations crumpling everything before them like paper balls, making everything appear wrinkled.
Xie Antong's expression completely changed. It knew perfectly well that it had never even used this move before.
The person before it, the current situation - there were simply too many variables. It began to feel that perhaps it was truly time to leave.
It needed to withdraw from here, return to the game's god perspective. Facing him now made it feel genuinely creeped out.
"Heh, keep playing your mystical games by yourself, goodbye!"
As these words fell, suddenly, the Jealousy opposite it sharply looked up, its pink face instantly transforming.
"Is that so?"
The same voice simultaneously came from both their mouths. Jealousy's face had now completely transformed into Xie Antong's appearance!
What is the pinnacle of jealousy?
Assimilation!
Two identical faces, identical expressions, staring at each other face to face. The next second, Xie Antong's face also began to twist slightly.
Joy's shocked voice came from her mouth, even cracking slightly.
"Hehe, discovering that you can't leave now?"
"Who exactly entered the game?"
The two stared at each other, speaking in unison. From their appearance, it was impossible to tell who was speaking to whom.
Xie Antong looked through her own eyes at Lu Ce opposite her - that Lu Ce who looked exactly like herself.
The puzzle you presented - I've solved it!