Eternal Thief

Chapter 1061 Seeing is Believing

Within the other prison cell, an old giant was nailed on the wall with the Soul Torturing Nails, but his condition and injuries were even more ghastly than Connorʼs, and he seemed to be dead without any movement or life force. If it werenʼt for faint soul fluctuations emitting from the nails, Ace wouldʼve presumed him dead. Still, he wasnʼt far from it.

This dying giant was once the strongest cultivator of the Sky Heart Plains and a man who was only a step away from ascension, Principal Zack!

Zackʼs current state is the result of his own recklessness. When he heard the news of Evieʼs death, he lost his will to move forward. He was already too old, and at the end of his lifespan, he knew the chances of succeeding in ascension were lower than 10% because of the heavenly tribulation.

He wanted to leave behind a worthy successor who could continue his legacy. He didnʼt have any descendants or people that he cared about, so maybe thatʼs why he treated Evie like his own daughter and couldnʼt accept the news of her death.

In the end, he decided to cut off his path of progress forever and duke it out with the imperial family once and for all. But he had been very reckless, for despite knowing that a powerful formation was protecting the imperial palace, he still barged in with Connor and wreaked havoc.

But even with the powerful formation protecting the palace, Zack almost destroyed the entire imperial palace that day. If not for the desperate suicidal attacks from the imperial familyʼs most powerful ancestors, Ancestor Monserrat, and Ancestor Greysen, no one wouldʼve been able to stop Zack.

Still, Zack made the imperial family pay a bloody price, but he was captured because of a strange secret soul skill Ancestor Monserrat used. In the end, both of these powerful beings died, and they still failed to kill Zack.

Afterward, Antonio and Jenna decided not to kill Zack but to keep him alive so they could torture his secret cultivation method. But they had underestimated the old giantʼs tenacity as he didnʼt even say a word to them and endure the ghastly torture.

Ace didnʼt know Zack, but since Zack also did all this for Eva, he wasnʼt going to leave him here to die. He knew Eva also secretly cared about Zack since he treated her very kindly.

So, he didnʼt say anything and used the Dismantle Qi to break the soul-torturing nails as he did with Connor. Zack didnʼt react much as he fell down on the floor, and Connor quickly moved forward to support him.

”Principal Zack! Can you hear me? Look what they did to you. Those bastards deserve to die!” Connor cursed furiously before he looked at Ace for his help.

Ace didnʼt delay and used the Life Jade of New Dawn on Zack. Zack was far stronger than Connor, and his wounds were worse, so it took the rest of the Life Jade of New Dawn to stabilize his condition. There were still some injuries left, but he was now out of danger, and his meridians were most healed.

So, as long as he takes high-grade medicines, heʼll recover quickly to his peak state.

”Principal, are you alright?” Connor sighed in relief and tried to wake Zack.

At this moment, Zackʼs eyes snapped open with bewilderment. When he saw Connor supporting him and an unfamiliar young man standing there, he muttered, ”Is this some kind of illusion?”

”Sigh… Iʼm glad that you are okay, Principal.” Connor smiled in relief, ”And this isnʼt an illusion; my disciple saved us both.”

”Your disciple?” Zack was even more baffled as he looked at Ace, who had Leroyʼs face. He really thought that this was all but a new trick of the imperial family.

”You shouldʼve made it at least somewhat believable, just kill me I have nothing to give you, as a loser I can accept my defeat!” He suddenly sneered coldly.

Connor was speechless. He didnʼt know whether to cry or laugh. This entire thing was too hard to believe, especially for Zack. Connor knew Ace beforehand, so he quickly accepted it.

But Zackʼs perspective was too high, and he had never met with Ace, so he naturally did not believe that a ʼdiscipleʼ could rescue them from the most guarded prison of the Sky Heart Plains, not to mention heal them from their wounds and recover their meridians.

”If you donʼt believe me, you should be able to believe your disciple, right?” Ace stated at this moment with a mysterious smile.

Zackʼs eyes emitted killing intent when Evie was mentioned, as he thought these guys were ridiculing him by spreading salt to his wounds.

”Principal, heʼs not what you think he is. Give him a chance to explain.” Connor quickly tried to smooth things over when he felt Zackʼs anger rising and glared at Ace meaningfully.

”It seems you are already deep into this illusion.” Zack didnʼt believe Connor at all and looked at him with pity.

”Look, I know itʼs too hard to believe, and you donʼt know me. But the truth is you donʼt even know your disciple. If you want to know more, then you should hear it from her. I just hope you listen to her with an open mind…”

Ace didnʼt waste more time explaining to Zack because he knew Eva would want to explain on her own rather than let him explain and have Zack develop resentment toward her.

Connor didnʼt understand what Ace was talking about, and he thought Ace was now going to take them out, but to his surprise, Ace came over to Zack, who watched the former with an unafraid raging glare. He really didnʼt believe a word that Ace just said and still thinks that this was an illusion.

But the next moment, Zackʼs eyes widened because he thought his entire body was suddenly being pulled into a vortex, and he was too weak to resist. He knew this kind of feeling since he had used teleportation many times before, but it was slightly different from teleportation.

However, this wasnʼt the important part because right after his vision became clear, he was shocked when he appeared in a brightly lit room, sitting on a comfortable chair, and a table was in front of him.

But he didnʼt even look at other things. His widened eyes were affixed on the woman sitting on the other side of the table, who looked at Zackʼs beggar-like appearance with a guilty look.

Zackʼs shocked expression was replaced with utter fury as he roared, ”You really think by using Evieʼs illusion you can fool me!? I never thought the clan has fallen to such depths!”

Eva, who had taken Evieʼs face, smiled wryly as Ace had already given her the heads-up so she didnʼt waste her time explaining to Zack and took out a violet-gold color jade scroll from her storage ring and placed it on the table.

When Zack saw this violet-gold jade scroll, his fury vanished like a smock, and all that remained was utter shock and disbelief as he looked at the jade scroll and Evie.

”You can see if itʼs the Invisible Panorama Art or not. Iʼm the only one you have ever given this cultivation art jade scroll to, and without it, no one can learn it. So, Iʼm sure the teacher will be able to tell if this is an illusion or reality.” Eva ruefully stated, trying her best to keep her calm and cool.

Zack didnʼt want to believe it, but deep down, he suddenly hoped that it was all real. With a trembling hand, he picked up the jade scroll, and by just a touch, he could tell it was extremely familiar. After all, this jade scroll had been with him almost his whole life.

Using the little amount of Qi he had in him, he probed the jade scroll, and information appeared in his mind: ”Invisible Panorama Art of Invisible Nature Alliance!”

Zack almost dropped the jade scroll when he confirmed that all the information was accurate and that he wasnʼt hallucinating and again looked at Evie. But this time, his rageful eyes were filled with warmth and confusion. He no longer understood what was happening, but he was now ready to listen.

Eva smiled wryly and said, ”I better start by telling you who I really am, but Iʼd like to apologize to you first since I canʼt tell you too much related to my husband…!”