Eternal Thief

In the far east of the Vindictive Ridged Valley, a few dark-clad figures were making their way toward the Ancient Remnant at a terrifying speed.

“How far?” A hoarse voice rang among the cloaked figures.

The tall figure at the very front, who was leading them, looked in the direction of this voice, and a dark glint shimmered below his hood before he replied, “What’s the rush? There are still a few days before the fruit is mature. If you continue to act in this manner, you might lose the element of surprise, and you better not blame me for your own incompetence then!”

“Presumptuous!” A woman angrily berated as she released her spiritual pressure.

“Enough!” The Patriarch instantly interfered as he shielded the man before him from the woman’s spiritual pressure without hesitation.

“B-but…” The woman wanted to protest but quickly shut her mouth when the Patriarch’s spirit transmission rang in her mind, “You fool! This person is an envoy of the Nether Blood Fiend King Cult! I didn’t tell you before because I knew you were reckless, but now that we are so close to the Ancient Remnant, you better put a lid on it!”

The woman shuddered when she heard ‘Nether Blood Fiend King Cult,’ and how she looked at the ‘Envoy’ changed from anger to horror. She finally understood why the Patriarch was so considerate and letting this man talk to him like that.

After all, she knew better than anyone that the Bloody Moon Patriarch of the Bloody Moon King Sect was infamous for killing without batting an eye, and despite the ‘envoy’ weak cultivation, he was still following him. Only the Cult held such deterrence over him! The envoy sneered as he was paying attention to this overbearing woman, and when he felt the turmoil in her emotions, he knew Bloody Moon Patriarch had probably told her the ‘truth’.

“Don’t forget about our objective; I’ll help you cause chaos in the Ancient Remnant. One of my men is already leading those people on the Runic King Crown Palace side entrance here.

“Once they cause trouble, I’ll lead you to the ‘Immortal Fruit,’ and in return, you’ll help me in…” Before he could finish his words, he abruptly looked ahead.

He wasn’t the only one; in fact, Bloody Moon Patriarch had already felt this before him, and he was also looking in the same direction. The woman was no different, for she also sensed the change in the atmosphere!

“Wh-what is that!?” The woman cried in alarm as her eyes were locked on the far horizon where an immeasurable vortex was swirling, and at its center, multicolor lightning was gathering.

“Heavenly Law Tribulation! It’s probably over 250 miles in diameter… which means it’s late-stage Heavenly Law Tribulation! How is this possible!?” Bloody Moon Patriarch exclaimed because he had gathered all the knowledge about this calamity as someone close to the same level of tribulation.

However, he instantly felt something was amiss when he noticed that the vortex was still expanding and the oppressive aura, making even him shudder as he felt death in the air.

“T-t-t-this is not late stage…oh Demon God… this is impossible?! We need to retire!” Without hesitation, he turned around and fled without caring about others.

The ‘envoy’ was startled. Although he didn’t know what spooked Bloody Moon Patriarch so much, he could sense the terror in that tribulation vortex, which was still expanding, and without hesitation, he also followed the Bloody Moon Patriarch! The woman and the other higher-ups of the Bloody Moon King Sect didn’t dare to remain there and quickly fled for their lives!

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It wasn’t just the sneaky group of the Bloody Moon King Sect who had noticed the terror of this unexpected tribulation; those people who had entered from the other entrance also noticed the vortex.

They mainly were Quasi-Lord and even Lords among them, and when they sensed the deadly crisis, they all fled whence they came from!

The group that was in the most dangerous situation was none other than Jake’s group because they were the closest to the Ancient Remnant, and they were using all their powers and treasures to flee from the vortex, which was catching up to them.

At this moment, two ascension masters suddenly fell into the vortex range, and their movement instantly halted as if something terrifying had locked on them.

Before they could even react, two beams of tri-color ethereal lighting shot from the vortex and landed on their bodies, and the next moment, they turned into black dusk!

Killian, Helmir, Jake, Leia, and the others were paying attention to their law sense and witnessed this terrifying sense, and their hearts trembled as their expression went deadly pale.

‘They didn’t even get a chance to resist before they turned into dust! This is not just any late-stage heavenly law tribulation…’ Killian’s heart palpitated as he saw the vortex was catching up.

He glanced at Jake and gnashed his teeth; he roared, “Helmir, I know you have a large-scale Space Returning Limit Talisman; use it and take us out of here before we’re all killed by that tribulation!

“We can’t use any random space talisman since we might end up teleporting the same region or, worse, inside the tribulation! So, use that talisman, and I’ll give you a Grade-7 Furious Condor Spirit Flame!”

Although Killian knew that Helmir would be forced to use a precious teleportation talisman that had accurate direction, the thing was, he was afraid that he would only use a single person.

That’s why he quickly asked him to use the Limit Talisman, which can take at least ten people with the activator of the talisman at a preferred location. Knowing how precious this talisman was, he instantly stated the compensation.

Killian didn’t know how wise his decision was because Helmir was really going to use a precious, accurate teleportation talisman to flee while leaving everything behind.

But when Helmir heard the ‘Furious Condor Spirit Flame,’ his eyes widened and instantly changed the talisman he would take out.

After all, if he does this, not only will he get a Grade-7 spirit flame, but the Runic Flame Duke will also owe him a massive favor for saving his heir. He had nothing but to gain from this deal.

Even if he used the limit talisman, he would still have one more use left, so he didn’t hesitate and took out a slightly worn-down white talisman.

He loudly said, “Ten people, quickly stand in a ten-meter radius around me and pour your spirit Qi into this talisman!”

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Ace had no idea he had caused such a commotion in the entire Vindictive Ridged Valley, and truthfully, he had no time to divert his attention.

The Star Encompassing Tree was long gone, and the terrifying pressure of the Heavenly Punishment was weighing down on him.

But to Ace’s surprise, he could freely move and didn’t feel any discomfort either, as if this pressure had lost its effect on him, which had never happened before.

At this moment, Ace instantly thought about the Universal Ascension Black Physique, and a deep smile surfaced on his face, “Well, well, my decision to cultivate force wasn’t in vain after all!”