Eternal Thief

After the house meeting and receiving their briefings on their roles, the House Members get busy making preparations.

Eva took the central role as she provided information about Myriad Hollow and the mysterious villas within the Blackheart Maw. All the house members, except for Zaria, thoroughly examined the information and chose their targets.

Ace didn’t leave the House Leader Chamber and entered his cultivation chamber to sort out his gains from the PHW King Sect. He wasn’t in a hurry to move out yet.

The first thing he did was open the storage ring he had pick-pocketed from the Grand Wealth Lord, and without any surprise, it was locked with a Master Lock.

The moment he took out the storage ring, a system’s interface appeared in front of him.

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[Universal Key has detected Ascension Grade-8 Bloodline Master Lock on Upper Ascension Grade-7 World Space Ring!]

-Temporary Access: Open the World Space Ring for 10 minutes without leaving any traces behind.

-Cost: 10,000,000 Thief Points

-Cost of removing the Bloodline Master Lock: 100,000,000 TP

-Disclaimer: Removing the Bloodline Master Lock will result in the destruction of the Bloodline Lock!

-Cost of removing the ’Bloodline Limiter’ on the Bloodline Master Lock: 150,000,000 TP

-Disclaimer: Removing the Bloodline Limiter will preserve the Bloodline Master Lock and allow any bloodline to take ownership of the World Space Ring instead of just the registered bloodline in Bloodline Limiter!

-Continue/Later

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Ace’s eyes instantly contracted when he saw the ’World Space Ring’ and thought he was seeing things, but he wasn’t. When he stole the Grand Wealth Lord’s space ring, he didn’t have time to read the notification and was in a hurry to leave, so he ignored what kind of treasures he had gotten.

However, now that he wanted to see to the gains, this unexpected revelation caught him off guard.

With his heart racing, he quickly questioned the system, “System, what is a world space ring!?”

“[A World Space Ring is a product of a cultivator’s inner world altered into a storage space treasure. But not all the inner worlds can be turned into a World Space Ring; only the inner worlds with the prime law of Space meet the requirement for creating this extremely rare World Space Ring.]

“[A World Space Ring is also an upgraded version of a Living Storage Space Treasure that has a complete ecosystem and spirituality. You rear magic beasts and spirit herbs and even cultivate to some extent inside a World Space Ring.]

“[However, because of the limitation of laws and Spirit Qi, they are nothing compared to a secret realm or outside world. Unless a World Space Ring is made with a Primordial World.]

“[Moreover, a World Spirit Ring won’t manifest a Treasure Spirit like ordinary treasures. Lastly, only a 9-Star Spirit Rune Crafter can craft the World Space Ring, and even then, the succession rate is below 10% and needs scarce and precious auxiliary materials, one of these materials happened to be a Forbidden Grade.]”

Ace was astounded when he heard the system’s details about the World Space Ring, and he couldn’t help but look at the beautiful ring in his hand with a hint of disbelief.

’So, there’s an inner world of a cultivator with prime space law etched in this ring?! Although I’ve heard about secret realms and inner world transformations from Pixy, I never expected inner worlds to be used to create World Space Rings.

’Furthermore, despite all the ridiculous prerequisites and even a forbidden grade material involvement, this ring is only an Ascension Grade-7. Nonetheless, they still placed an Ascension Grade-8 Bloodline Master Lock on it.

’This Bloodline Master Lock is made specifically for the bloodline of the Prosperity Matriarch. So, even if someone can get their hands on this World Space ring, they won’t be able to open it unless they belong to the same bloodline clan.’

Ace marveled at the Bloodline Master Lock and its unique functions. If he hadn’t had the Universal Key, he wouldn’t have been able to unlock it for a long time, or perhaps there was also a security mechanism that would have destroyed this precious ring if someone had tried to force it open.

’However, it was in the hands of the Sect Master of the Wealthiest King Sect of the Mortal Ascension Heaven. Maybe only the PHW King Sect could have such a treasure, and if even the Grand Wealth Lord was able to keep this World Space Ring under the eyes of the greedy Prosperity Matriarch, what kind of storage space treasure would she have?’

Just thinking about Prosperity Matriarch’s wealth made Ace’s heart race as he looked at the World Space Ring in his hand. He even felt a tingle of regret about not getting his hands on Prosperity Matriarch.

But Ace didn’t dwell on it since he knew even a wounded Ascension King was dangerous and highly unpredictable. Even if he had known where the Prosperity Matriarch went, he wouldn’t have dared to go after her like the Grand Wealth Lord.

Ace suddenly smiled amusingly, “The Grand Wealth Lord must be going crazy over losing this World Space Ring. Even if he managed to accumulate his wealth again, he might never get another World Space Ring unless the PHW King Sect has more…”

Ace narrowed his eyes and ordered the system without hesitation. “Continue unlocking while removing the Bloodline Limiter!”

Ace wasn’t going to be stingy just for 50 million points and ended up destroying this marvelous bloodline lock. He was planning on becoming Lock Master, so this Bloodline Master Lock has tremendous study value.

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[Universal Key has been used on Ascension Grade-8 Bloodline Master Lock!]

[Ascension Grade-8 Bloodline Master Lock’s bloodline limiter has been removed, and the World Space Ring has been unlocked!]

[NOTE: The World Space Ring can’t be accessed without binding the Bloodline Master Lock with a new bloodline first!]

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[Thief Point(s): 19,964,999,000]

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At this moment, the World Space Ring in Ace’s hand suddenly heated up before tiny glyphs of unknown and profound origin appeared on the ring’s surface and started to shift and change mysteriously.

Ace couldn’t even comprehend those glyphs. They were too profound for his current level of understanding. But still, Ace didn’t avert his eyes from them as he found the shadow of forbidden runes, and he was shocked.

This phenomenon only lasted for seconds before the ring returned to its dormant state. However, Ace can now feel the ring’s peculiar aura, unlike before when the ring appeared ordinary.

Without hesitation, Ace poured his Primordial Qi into the World Space Ring, and the ring instantly trembled as the mystical glyphs reappeared on its surface.

At this moment, Ace felt a deep connection with the World Space Ring, and suddenly, an unexpected system notification appeared in front of him.

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[System detects a World Space Ring in host’s possession!]

[The World Space Ring can be used as an alternative for the next Living Thief’s Space Upgrade Scheme!]

-Upgrade Scheme: 7,500 Cubic-Meter Space + 100 Humanoid Storage Capacity + 4X Time Acceleration Function

-Cost: A Thousand Upper Ascension Grade-7 Storage Space Treasures + 2 Upper Ascension Grade-8 Time Affinity Treasures + 100 Million Thief Points

-Alternative Cost: World Space Ring (Ascension Grade-7)

-Do you want to use the alternative (World Space Ring) to upgrade the Living Thief’s Space?

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Ace was startled when he saw the system interface and glanced at the World Space Ring. Without hesitation, Ace replied with a scoff, “Hmph, no need. Why would I sacrifice such a precious treasure for temporary gains? I’ll collect these materials on my own!”

Ace directly rejected the system’s suggestion, as he knew how precious the World Space Ring was; not even a Living Space Treasure could compare to it. He knew he’d eventually collect all the required treasures to upgrade the Thief’s Space, but he wasn’t sure if he would get his hands on another World Space Ring in his current realm.

Furthermore, even if Ace didn’t need the World Space Ring, he could always give it to someone else. A treasure like the World Space Ring would always be in high demand.

After he rejected and closed the interface, Ace probed the World Space Ring, and related knowledge instantly appeared in his head.

Once Ace absorbed that knowledge, his eyes widened because the World Space Ring has two separate spaces. The first ’World Space’ was 10,000 Miles in diameter, and it has its own spiritual Qi. The spirit Qi density can be further increased with Spirit Stones and Spirit Crystals.

Even if no one provides it with Sprite Stones or Spirit Crystals, the ring can automatically absorb the spirit Qi to keep the World Space stable. However, if someone wants to raise spirit herbs or cultivate them inside, enough Spirit Stones and Spirit Crystals are mandatory, depending on what kind of spirit herb or what realm the cultivator has.

But the reason behind Ace shock was the second space, the ’Beast Space’, which was only 5,000 miles in diameter, half the size of the World Space. However, this space was unique, and magic beasts could be stored here within the limit of the World Space Ring’s grade.

Moreover, the beast space was unique and could nurture any beast. This was the first time Ace had encountered such a unique space after his own Primordial Beast Space!