Eternal Thief

After thinking for a while, Ace still couldn’t figure out a way to tame the Soulshade Nether Tree and the Nether Soulbane Wasp Queen except for one method.

Ace communicated with Pixy at this moment, “Say, Pixy, if I were to move that Nether Soulbane Wasp Queen into my Primordial Beast Space, do you think she’ll submit to me? After all, as long as I can make the Nether Soulbane Wasp Queen submit to me, the Nether Soulbane Wasps and the Soulshade Nether Tree will have no choice but to submit to me as well.”

Pixy, who has been watching Ace with amusement and wasn’t detected by the Wasps, couldn’t help but giggle, “It’s indeed a good plan, and here I thought you wouldn’t be able to think about it so soon.”

Ace pursed his lips, offended by Pixy’s remark, “You always have something to say, don’t you?”

“Hehe, it’s the little master’s fault for being so silly.” Pixy stuck her tongue in retort, “Nonetheless, your thinking is correct. The Primordial Beast Space is like a heaven for magic beasts, no matter whether they are ghosts or devils.

“However, your current Primordial Beast Space is still lacking because that insect queen’s cultivation is way higher than yours. So, you should try this method when you have reached at least the Spirit World Expansion Realm (Ascension Guardian).

“Then even if that insect has pride, she won’t be able to resist the temptation, not to mention she’s already in slumber because of a previous battle. So, she’ll have no choice but to submit to you if she wants to recover and evolve while reaping the benefits of the Primordial Beast Space.” Pixy suggested with a faint yet cold smile as she glanced at the Soulshade Nether Tree. The rightful source is novel※fire.net

“Alright, I’ll follow your suggestion.” Ace eyes flickered as he quickly nodded in agreement.

He also suddenly had a strange thought, ’I wonder if the little brat Cyrus could also subdue them since he’s also had the title of the ’Nether’ in his racial name. Well, I’ll try it later if the need arises.’

After taking care of the matter of the World Space Ring and finding the secret hidden within the Beast Space, Ace’s mood was lifted as he no longer cared about spending so much TP to get rid of the Ghost King.

At this moment, Ace’s eyes shimmered with excitement as it was time to start cultivating the Universal Force Art he got from Malservus.

Previously, he hadn’t had the chance to thoroughly analyze the Universal Force Art and some additional knowledge that Malservus had acquired on her own without informing Ace beforehand.

In that extra knowledge, the techniques related to Force have the title of ’Universal’ attached to them. Moreover, the Force Techniques were only divided into three categories: Universal Force Cultivation Techniques, Universal Force Arts, and Universal Force Secret Arts.

They were also different from Qi-related techniques and spells he was familiar with. The most significant difference was that the Universal Force Techniques could be cultivated by all who had cultivated Universal Physique and awakened the Force.

Moreover, unlike Qi techniques, Force techniques required a cultivator to imprint them into their Universal Physique, and once they succeeded, they no longer required any activation time or preparations. It was like Law manipulation but more profound and extraordinary.

’The Universal Force Art is called the Grand Mirror Phantom Scripture…’ Ace’s eyes turn profound as he thought, ’There is a line written with the technique’s name: ’Within the eye, a mirrored world; within the mirror, a stolen soul.’

’This art allows the practitioner to cultivate a Mirror Realm within their pupils—a world of endless reflections that can capture the souls and very essence of others.

’When mastered, the practitioner does not simply copy appearance; they mirror the target’s very existence: aura, memories, habits, and even karmic resonance, making them almost impossible to detect.’

Just thinking about this marvelous Universal Force Art and how terrifying it was, Ace’s heart beat wildly. Although this Grand Mirror Phantom Scripture sounded like a visual technique, it was vastly different.

Notably, the concept of creating a mirror realm within one’s pupils, which was previously unheard of, is actually the practitioner cultivating an inner Mirror Realm within the soul and projecting it through the eyes.

Once succeeded, simply by locking gazes with the target, even for an instant, the Mirror Realm reflects and traps the victim’s soul. As for the victim’s body, it’ll turn into ashes the moment their soul is trapped in the Mirror Realm, and on top of that, the consciousness of the victim’s soul will vanish forever.

Thereby, the caster can then ’wear’ this trapped soul within the mirror realm by reelecting it on the caster’s Universal Physique as a living disguise.

Moreover, the strength of the captured target depends on the depth and stability of the Mirror Realm cultivated by the caster, meaning there wasn’t a limit to cultivation ranks.

Each level of the Mirror Realm represents a profound deepening of its power and subtlety. At the same time, the trapped souls within the Mirror Realm will become a part of the Mirror Realm’s Master disguise collection forever.

That’s why Ace put so much importance on this technique, and he also wanted to get his hands on Veilborn Race’s bloodline.

After all, this technique was still created by the mysterious race based on their bloodline and methods, so Ace wanted to tap into that bloodline and explore its mysteries.

Ace’s breath slowed, mind fully immersed, ’To cultivate this art, the scripture first demanded the practitioner channel Force into an ancient, cryptic pattern called the Force Glyphs…’

The more Ace read, the more astounded he became by these Force Glyphs. Because unlike regular runic arrays, these glyphs didn’t need to be carved onto talismans, bones, formation plates, or beast skins—but directly into the orbital sockets of the skull, the very seat of the eyes, using the Force.

This was only possible because of the uniqueness of the Universal Physique, which harmonized an entire physical and soul structure into a single, adaptable vessel.

Furthermore, because Ace has a perfect foundation on top of his Universal Physique, this technique was even easier for him to cultivate. In contrast, others without the Universal Physique would forcibly engrave these glyphs into the delicate eye sockets, which would destroy them instantly.

Ace’s expression became profound, ’The scripture called this step the Mirror Inscription. These glyphs would act as the conduits, focusing the Force into a structured embryonic domain—what the art called the Mirror Embryo; the first level of the Grand Mirror Phantom Scripture!’

At this moment, Ace inhaled deeply as his expression turned solemn, and after making sure no one was anywhere near this place, he started the first step, Mirror Inscription, and the most painful part of the Grand Mirror Phantom Scripture!

Ace closed his eyes and started to circulate the Darkness Force within his body—a current surging from the depths of his Universal Physique. Following the scripture’s guidance, he gathered the force at the base of the skull and then channeled it upward, carving the first glyph according to the scripture’s method.

Furthermore, since Ace was an Apprentice Rank Primordial Arcanist, he could memorize any runes or glyphs with a single glance, and carving them came naturally to him. Even he wasn’t aware of this benefit of the Primordial Arcanist’s profession.

As Ace followed the method and used the darkness force to create the first mirror inscription…a sensation that was unlike anything he had felt before surfaced. It felt as if molten force was etching itself into the bone, yet at the same time, like cold silver threads weaving a pattern around his soul.

Sweat streamed down Ace’s face, but his eyes didn’t flicker.

After an unknown time, 99 miniature force glyphs were completed on each eye socket, which used four units of Darkness Force.

Each glyph shone like a liquid mirror, reflecting something deeper than light. Together, they formed a tri-layered glyph array encircling each eye socket, fusing into the Universal Physique.

Ace felt his eyes were on fire at this moment and almost screamed, but he knew this was the most important part, and he couldn’t mess it up even a little or his head might explode.

He gritted his teeth and waited for the glyphs to take their place. As the glyphs settled, Ace quickly moved to the second step and activated the secret nurturing method hidden within the scripture.

He gathered Darkness Force, cycling it along the glyphs, then funneling it into his crown-apex. Apparently, this was where his sea of consciousness resided, and it also has another name: the Knowledge Sea.

Ace had never been into his own Knowledge Sea before, and except for knowing there exist memories and the core of the true soul, he didn’t know what other purpose this place serves.

However, Universal Force Techniques, Arts, and Secret Arts seemed to emphasize significantly the utilization of the Knowledge Sea with the Universal Physique!