Eternal Thief

Chapter 1084 Unexpected Revelation

After a long silence, the voice spoke again: ”Ahem, ignore what I just said; it was just a slip of the tongue. Iʼve been here for a very long time and donʼt have ʼvisitors,ʼ so imagine my emotions when I talk to someone. Sigh… what a lonely soul I am.”

”I understand,” Ace replied in a neutral tone without showing my reaction.

But inwardly, he was really wondering if this voice was either cunning or a loose-mouthed idiot who thought everything was the same mindset as herself. He had already expected this much, and truthfully, he didnʼt care.

”NO! You understand shit!” The voice suddenly blurted out with resentment, ”I just robe that bastardʼs ancestral grave, or maybe a couple of them, but let me tell you, that fucking race totally deserved it!

”But that wasnʼt warned for that swindler to steal my body and then trap my soul here! Can you imagine your body being stolen and your soul suffering for eons of isolation?! Just thinking about it makes me angry! Once I get out of here, Iʼm going to unearth every ancestor of his race and let them soak in sunlight!”

ʼGrave robbing?ʼ Ace was speechless as it was the first time he had heard something so absurd.

Although he was a thief, he had never robbed anyoneʼs grave and wasnʼt planning to unless it was necessary. Furthermore, from this voiceʼs tone, she wasnʼt some lowly grave robber at all but seemed to be a master who even dared to rob a raceʼs ancestral graves that could trap her soul in the Primordial Ascension Path!

Moreover, she seemed to be completely derailed from the topic and started to spout whatever was coming into her mouth. But Ace wasnʼt going to believe anything since it could be nothing but a lie to earn his sympathy.

”Ahem, senior, you donʼt have to worry about it; Iʼm willing to take you out of here.” Ace finally spoke as he really didnʼt want to know more about this grave robber since he wasnʼt planning to keep the end of his deal at all.

After all, once he left here, he would never come back, so as long as he got out of here, it was good enough. Furthermore, he noticed that the black flame was becoming smaller.

He guessed that since this voice was calming itself to be trapped here and was afraid of drawing attention, it meant that what it could do was very limited, and he didnʼt want it to run out of steam before it could help him with what it promised.

”OHH, really!? Damn it! I finally meet a decent man who doesnʼt ask any useless questions. If youʼre not so weak, and Iʼm not interested in men, I wouldnʼt mind accepting you as my concubinus!” The voice exclaimed.

ʼConcubinus!!ʼ Ace was utterly speechless and decided not to comment on this topic, as he said, ”Cough… senior, can you help me with the Primordial Ascension Path now? Oh, and I also want to know if I get the same rewards if you helped me or not?”

”Donʼt worry, little doll, who do you think I am? Although I was trapped here, I wasnʼt wallowing in my misery; I could now interfere with the laws of this place. I bet that hateful bastard didnʼt expect that, huh? As long as you reach the end of this path, youʼll get everything you deserve no matter what; this is the absolute rule of this place. Iʼll just be opening a little backdoor for you, thatʼs all.” The voice confidently replied, clearly very pleased with her work.

Ace felt relieved since he didnʼt know what to do if it wasnʼt possible. After all, he wanted to get rid of the seal on his bloodline, and if this interfered with that, he mightnʼt have accepted this help.

”Alright, Iʼm really if you are, senior,” Ace replied respectfully.

”Call me Your Holiness! Senior sound cringy and old!” The voice retorted.

ʼYou are OLD!ʼ Ace wanted to retort back in exasperation, but he held back; this woman was really a marvel, and he was glad he didnʼt have to see her again after he left this place.

”Very well, Your Holiness!”

”Fufu, good.” The voice was pleased with his obedience, ”Now, since cats are already out of the bag, and you seem like a decent person, I wonʼt lie to you. The insignia I grant you will only have a portion of my actual soul, not the entire soul, since it is still sealed in this place, and you canʼt even fathom how powerful it is.

”Only after years of painstaking efforts was I able to sneak out just two portions of my soul, and this insignia, or without it, even a wisp of my soul, canʼt leave this place. But still, it is dangerous, very dangerous actually, so you need to keep that insignia in your inner world!”

Ace was astounded as he asked, ”What inner world?”

”Oh, I forgot youʼre only an elemental state cultivator, so you should have inner space, also known as Soul Space or martial space. Once you break into the law state, your martial space or Soul Space will be converted into the inner martial world or Inner Soul World.

”Anyhow, you need to accept the insignia into your inner space, which means you canʼt resist because if you did, my efforts would go in vain. Afterward, Iʼll fall into a dormant state for some time.

”But donʼt worry, once your inner world is open, I should be able to regain consciousness, and I will be able to leave once you find me a decent body. Iʼm warning you beforehand because I donʼt want any mishap, and I have no ill intent towards you or have any interest in your weak-ass body. I just want to search for my body and a way to free my soul from this damn place. If you understand, then letʼs start.” The voice solemnly explained.

ʼEven if you have interest in my body, I donʼt think the system would let you have it. If she did anything, sheʼll only end up in a miserable state.ʼ Ace thought as he had full trust in the systemʼs capabilities.

However, right when Ace was about to agree, the systemʼs unexpected voice rang, and after he heard what it said, he was baffled by shock and disbelief.

”[Host should tell that he has the Soul Resurrection Bead!]”

”What? Why!? And why are you suggesting this? This is completely out of your character. Do you know who she is?” Ace instantly asked the system, agitated since he was shocked by the systemʼs suggestion, which had never happened before.

”[System is not completely sure, but she is powerful beyond your imagination despite being only a tiny wisp of her soul. Because not just anyone can fiddle with the laws of the Primordial Ascension Path, even if just a tiny bit, she was able to interfere with them.]

”[So, she should also know many secrets. Thatʼs why it is impossible to restrain her with the systemʼs current level. If she did anything, youʼll be completely helpless against her.]

”[Furthermore, not just anyone can trap her here, so if the system is not wrong, then her entrapment here is related to Heaven, and she can be a very good distraction if she could cause trouble for Heaven and draw it attention to herself than you.]

”[After all, if she was trapped here instead of getting killed, then this means she canʼt be killed by normal means, or she might be part of some scheme of the Heaven.]

”[Most importantly, she would not take NO for an answer, so you should just tell her that you have the Soul Resurrection Bead, and even if she had a scheme against you, she wouldnʼt hesitate to go for the Soul Resurrection Bead. Once she has it, she will leave you alone!]”