Eternal Thief

The moment Ace activated the Soul Body Sweep, his real body instantly replaced his avatar! The Soul Body Sweep allows him to sweep position with his main body with the sacrifice of half of his Spirit Qi and also hide within the Avatar’s true soul. This ability was Ace’s biggest trump card and the reason he was so fearless of roaming in the AIG Sect and doing reckless thieves openly.

Although the Avatar of Holy Twilight can use any soul skill/spell, Ace doesn’t have any useful ascension-grade soul spells at the moment, so he has to come here personally.

Moreover, Ace had already achieved his goal in the AIG sect, learning all about spirit forging he could and even developing his own technique using the epiphany pills. However, he didn’t dare forge using his Heavenly Spirit Qi or Demonic Black Spirit Fire in the AIG Sect because he knew he was under the watchful gaze of everyone, especially the Sect Master and, most likely, the Sect Spirit Guardian.

He was already planning to sweep his body with his avatar and forge into this hidden place where no one was watching. The Crimson Platinum manifested at the right time, and now he can get the crimson platinum and then hide himself in the forbidden zone of the Spirit Inferno Domain where no one would find him.

As for his Avatar, he wasn’t worried since all he needed to do was remain in seclusion in his courtyard, and no one would discover any anomaly unless they barged in. Although the Avatar of Holy Twilight also had grade-9 disguise treasure, that can’t escape the sharp senses of Law State cultivators.

Ace also had another plan if the Avatar was exposed, and he left many things behind to make sure no one would suspect anything. Not to mention, the Avatar could continue to study and comprehend the last part of the jade scroll that the Sect Master gave him.

Once Ace appeared, George’s face was gone and replaced with a dark mask, and his robes started changing into their authentic form. Ace swept his hood on his head, and using the Twilight Traverse with stealth, he quickly reached the mountain’s foot. As he got closer, he could feel dense fire law, and he even sensed powerful Spirit Qi fluctuation.

“That Mountain Tyrant will soon break through; I have to hurry!’ Ace’s expression was solemn. He knew Mountain Tyrant would soon step into the Ascension Grand General Realm, and the beast seemed to be waiting for this exact opportunity.

Ace carefully ascended the mountain, which was no longer shimmering like before. It had turned into an empty husk after the Crimson Platinum was born, and Spirit Metal was still absorbing the laws in the vicinity.

Ace had read about the Spirit Metal. They had their own instincts, and the older the Spirit Metal, the more difficult it was to acquire it. Some powerful Spirit Metal could even escape or attack anyone who dares to come after them.

Crimson Platinum was just born, and it had not developed its instincts yet, at least not at the level where it would cause anyone trouble. So, Ace can easily subdue it.

However, Ace didn’t go towards the peak of the volcano because he didn’t need to. Once the Crimson Platinum was in range, Ace suddenly performed a grabbing motion as his heavenly spirit Qi suddenly stirred.

The next moment, right above the Crimson Platinum, the space suddenly wrapped, and instantly, a lightning-fast shadow seemed to grab the Crimson Platinum, and the next moment, it vanished!

Ace looked at his hand and saw the Crimson Platinum. It was scorching like he was holding a sun in his hand, so he quickly sent it to his Thief’s Space before he burned his hand.

The Absolute Pickpocket was simply too fast, and even the Spirit Metal was unable to react before it was captured by Ace. As Ace’s cultivation increased, the Absolute Pickpocket became more powerful.

But he didn’t receive any TP since the Crimson Platinum was still no one’s property, so the system didn’t consider it a thievery. Ace didn’t care too much about it since he already had another material to upgrade the Eternal Thief Fate Compass!

Now, he only needs to find the Lighting Wyrm Beast Core, Soul Gold, and Time-Space Segment. From the Sea of Secrets, he already knows where he could find the Lighting Wyrm Beast Core, a light element spirit beast.

While the Soul Gold and Time Space Segment were still a mystery, the Sea of Secrets had information about them, and as long as his secret level was sufficient, he would get it, not to mention that he had already put someone on it.

Ace could still feel the lingering fiery sensation in his hand, which had grabbed the Crimson Platinum. He mused that it was another Ascension Soldier; they would’ve been instantly turned to ashes if they had laid their hands on the Crimson Platinum.

“Who?!!” A thunderous voice filled with killing intent suddenly reverberated in the cinder cone. It was none other than Mountain Tyrant!

Ace’s expression changed slightly as he instantly sensed that the dense laws in the cinder cone had almost vanished now that the Crimson Platinum had been removed. This enraged the Mountain Tyrant since it would significantly obstruct its breakthrough.

How could Mountain Tyrant take it sitting? After all, it has been planning this for a very long time and putting a lot of time into nurturing the Crimson Platinum for this exact opportunity to not only break through but also get a higher chance of evolving and breaking the bloodline shackle.

The moment Ace realized this, instead of feeling apprehensive, a cruel smile appeared on his face, ‘What could be a better revenge than cutting off your cultivation path?’

As the mountain started to tremble under Mountain Tyrant’s rage, Ace snickered, activated all the thief symbol summing abilities, and bolted towards the cinder cone opening. Nothing could detect or stop him now.

The moment Ace took flight, a massive volcanic eruption occurred, blasting the entire crimson mountain apart. This revealed the colossal Inferno Two-Headed Bull with bloodshot eyes, its law sense spreading all over the cinder cone as it furiously searched for the person who robbed him of his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But as time passed, Mountain Tyrant’s killing intent became denser, as the entire cinder cone’s temperature rose and the ground started to melt under the beast’s fury.

Mountain Tyrant finally couldn’t take it and took out a talisman. He activated it before he roared, “Emil, get your ass here!”