Eternal Thief

Chapter 1681: The Corpse Governor’s Resolve (2)

Once the Corpse Governor reached this conclusion, hatred, fear, urgency, and countless emotions intertwined within his very soul. But then...his gaze slowly fell upon a small jade box resting beside the ancient altar.

For a long time, he remained silent before finally reaching toward it.

”...I wanted to save this...after reaching the Abyssal King realm...for the final step.” His voice was filled with unwillingness as he looked at the small jade box, ”But...I no longer have that luxury. Damn the Evernight Council and Sky Stealer...you’ll pay for all!”

With hatred and conviction, the Corpse Governor’s ethereal hand moved, and the jade box hovered in front of him before it slowly opened, and within it rested a single black flower.

It possessed no leaves or roots, but only nine translucent petals, and each petal resembled condensed corpse mist while countless tiny soul runes drifted around it.

The moment the jade box opened, the flower’s mere appearance caused the surrounding Corpse Qi to become extraordinarily active.

This nine-translucent-petal flower was called the Nine Nether Soulcorpse Orchid, an Upper Abyssal Grade-9 hereditary undead spirit herb. It was the greatest treasure gained from the Central Repository after accumulating Merit Points by the Corpse Governor.

Its greatest purpose was to quickly stabilize the Abyssal King Realm after the breakthrough, to gain further insights into the Abyssal King Realm, and to possibly achieve a small breakthrough, depending on the comprehensions of the Abyssal King’s prime law and the law’s rarity.

So, normally, it would only be consumed after achieving a perfect breakthrough, for using it beforehand was nothing short of wasting a heaven-defying treasure.

The Corpse Governor had bought it just in case he fell into a desperate situation against the Evernight Council one day because the Nine Nether Soulcorpse Orchid can also revive an Undead Soul of a Half-Abyssal King nine times!

But Corpse Governor had never imagined that one day the restriction on his cultivation would be lifted, and he could finally use the Nine Nether Soulcorpse Orchid to its full potential.

Yet, the Evernight Kings’ invasion into the Lower Grave Strata had again ruined his plans, and now the situation was nothing but dire for the Corpse Clan. So, he had no choice but to use it as a catalyst for his breakthrough into the Abyssal King Realm!

The Corpse Governor slowly clenched his fist.

”...Sky Stealer...” His voice trembled with hatred, ”You exposed my Corpse Clan...”

His gaze became increasingly cold. ”And now...the Evernight Kings have come because of you.”

A terrifying killing intent erupted as he vowed, ”I swear...If I survive this catastrophe...I will fine you and tear your soul apart for all eternity!”

Without another moment of hesitation, under his control, the Nine Nether Soulcorpse Orchid floated out of the jade box and touched his ethereal Undead Soul.

Thereafter, the flower instantly dissolved as it transformed into endless gray corpse mist, merging into his undead soul, and instead of dispersing, the mist poured directly into every corner of his Undead Soul.

The black glyphs instantly erupted with dazzling brilliance.

”BOOOOOOM!!”

The Corpse Qi inside the forbidden region exploded like an ocean, and an ancient pressure slowly began to awaken, and the blurry boundary between the Abyssal King Realm instantly became clear and within reach.

The effects were so potent that the Corpse Governor felt as if he could crush the entire Undead Cradle with his current power. But he didn’t stumble at the illusion and fully focused on devouring everything without wasting this massive opportunity.

But no one within the Undead Cradle knows that the Corpse Governor had begun his breakthrough to the realm of the Abyssal King!

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Meanwhile...far above the Lower Grave Strata, the Upper Ancient Battlefield had already transformed into an infernal warzone.

’BOOM!’

’BOOM!!’

’BOOOOOOOM!!!’

Qi-filled explosions echoed across the Corpse Mountain Range. The protective formations surrounding the Corpse Clan’s forward fortresses were continuously shaken by relentless bombardment.

Hundreds upon hundreds of Evernight Council’s cultivators who were in charge of getting rid of those barriers stopping the participants from unleashing the massacre unleashed countless destructive techniques.

Not only that, but the Evernight Council has also brought out towering siege artifacts that continuously fire while Abyssal Rune Crafters work together to unravel defensive arrays.

At the very front, the elite forces of the Evernight Council spearheaded the assault, and behind them, countless trial participants flooded onto the battlefield; their rings continuously flashed with contribution points that increased every passing moment.

The Hunter’s Hunt had completely transformed into an all-out massacre. Everywhere, steel clashed, blood rained, and Corpse Qi and Abyssal Qi collided violently.

The battlefield had become absolute chaos, and amid it, three figures hovered high above the First Battlefront’s Central Command Fortress, silently observing everything.

The Dread Duchess stood with both hands behind her back, her regal robes fluttered gently despite the violent battlefield winds, and her cold eyes overlooked the endless slaughter below.

Beside her, veiled Eva stood silently, her expression remained calm as she carefully observed every movement occurring across the battlefield.

A short distance behind her, Kharon Veyth, or Ace in disguise, stood respectfully with lowered eyes. Yet beneath that composed exterior, his mind was rapidly analyzing every change unfolding throughout the battlefield.

The war had only just begun, and everyone present understood that the true battle was yet to come because no Evernight Duke or Corpse Commander had made any move yet!

Ace looked at the struggling Corpse Clan’s defenses, and all those Corpse Cultivators fighting desperately, while the Evernight Council seemed to have high morals, and those participants were attacking relentlessly to farm the contribution points.

He couldn’t help but sigh secretly as he communicated with Eva, ”The Corpse Clan is already fighting a losing war. Even if they could hold their ground, once the Evernight Dukes like the Dread Duchess started to get serious, it’s only a matter of time before the Corpse Clan collapses and ceases to exist!”

Eva didn’t show any reaction on the surface and appeared serious, but inwardly, she couldn’t help but snicker as she replied, ”Oh? Are you perhaps feeling sympathy for the Corpse Clan? But aren’t you the one who exposed them to the Evernight Council in the first place?”

”Indeed, I brought this disaster to them.” Ace didn’t even try to deny it and deplored, ”But if I start to think about consequences before every theft, then I won’t be able to steal ever again. Moreover, Corpse Clan isn’t some righteous clan or even innocent, as a matter of fact.

”The moment they choose to abandon their humanity and walk the path of the undead race, they stop being innocent. What I was trying to say is, with how everything is developing, the Evernight Kings won’t even need to act!”

Eva’s eyes flickered with a hint of realization, ”You want the Evernight Kings to act? Do you have a new plan in mind?”

Ace smiled ambiguously as he casually stated, ”If the Evernight Kings end up attacking, I’ll tell you then, I promise!”