Eternal Thief

Ace stepped out of the light door and found himself in a bright red spherical room that was thirty meters in diameter, and there was nothing but red crystalline walls.

However, he was soon shocked when his eyes landed in the center of the room. Because in the center of this room was a glistering corporeal gray pillar, and within this pillar was hovering a Black Mirror in the shape of a hexagram!

Ace noticed that the Black Hexagram Mirror was full of cracks, as if it would fall apart at any moment.

But he knew better than to think like this because an extremely sinister aura was emitting from that broken mirror, and the more he looked, the more he felt affected and the urge to annihilate everything.

A sharp pain suddenly attacked his head before he was finally able to retrace his eyes from that broken mirror as beads of sweat formed over his forehead.

‘Just what is that mirror? It could affect my soul directly just by looking at it, and it’s still broken. What if it was complete? I might not be able to escape once I laid my eyes on it!’ Ace felt extremely gloomy as he didn’t dare to look toward that mirror anymore.

But he was now worried about why that voice took him here and if this mirror had something to do with that mysterious reward.

However, right at this moment, Moira’s unexpected, ecstatic voice sounded, “Sir, I’m sensing two of the required material for my completion scheme!”

“What?” Ace was astounded before his eyes shimmered in elation as he took a quick glance at the broken mirror and asked, “From where and which two?”

Ace had never thought that he would find the materials required for Eternal Thief Fate Compass’s completion scheme here of all the places because he had never even heard of those materials in the Golden Sky World.

So, Ace simply thought that those materials weren’t the Mortal Sky Heaven which was quite since Moria was also not something the Mortal Sky Heaven could have. But this tower was also not from the Mortal Sky Heaven, so it wasn’t much of a surprise in the end.

Now all of a sudden, he came in contact with two materials the moment he stepped into this room, so Ace could only think about the broken mirror in front of him since it was the only thing present in this room.

And just as suspected, Moria replied, “It’s the Broken Mirror! It has One Eye Devil’s Core and Time Space Segment among the materials it is made with!”

A peculiar light flashed past in his eyes when he heard this, ‘If I can get my hands on this mirror, once my Dismantler Grade is high enough, I can easily separate those materials from it!’

For Ace, it doesn’t matter if he got material or a complete treasure; with his Dismantler profession, he can just dismantle it and take whatever he wants!

But the real problem was how will he take it!

At this moment, the elderly voice rang, unaware of Ace’s thoughts, “Don’t fret, child, the mirror you see is just a broken treasure that was found by me accidentally. But despite its broken state, it’s an extremely precious space treasure that can help you travel between spaces. Because of this exact function, I made it the core of the Holy Saint Tower!”

The elderly voice was filled with melancholy as he described the background of the broken mirror and what it was being used for.

Ace was startled when he heard this and couldn’t help but exclaim, “Elder, you forge the Holy Saint Tower yourself?”

He was really astonished now since this would mean this man had terrifying forging skills, and that mirror was really precious since, despite its broken state, it could still be used to travel through space!

‘No wonder this tower can connect to the golden sky world while remaining in this dark space.’ Realization dawned upon him.

“Heh, I was one of the best Runic Smiths of my time. But I’m no longer, and all that knowledge will be passed down to you if you manage to complete the final hurdle.” The elderly voice stated.

“Thank you, Elder, for having such faith in me. I won’t disappoint you.” Ace quickly bowed in gratitude but scoffed coldly in his head, ‘Hmph, I might’ve believed you if I didn’t know about your real scheme!’

The elderly voice chuckled in contentment as it said, “I know you will. That’s why I brought you here to give you the last reward. I know you’re capable, but fighting against the desperate Law Awareness Realm won’t be easy.

“Although their cultivation would be suppressed, their Law Comprehension will remain the same. Despite you having the Sword Intent, their Law Intents are much more profound than yours.

“That’s why to make this fight fair. I will let you cultivate under the Tower Core and impart a Sword Law Art. But I’m warning you, this Sword Law Art is extremely overbearing, and you’ll experience immense pain in your soul while learning it under the tower core.

“But this is the only way to learn it at the initial stage as fast as possible, and if you want to win for sure, this is your only chance. What do you think?” The elderly voice inquired.

‘Something is wrong…’ Ace instantly felt amiss when he heard the whole thing, especially the part about the immense pain in the true soul. A hint of fear flashed past his eyes, ‘Don’t tell me he’s planning on starting the possession process?’

Ace could only think of this possibility because there was no other explanation. He didn’t believe for a second that this Old Ghost would impart anything to him since he was planning on possessing him.

At this moment, Ace suddenly felt an oppressive yet compelling aura released in his true soul, which was coming from non-other than the crimson true soul!

This just made Ace’s conjuncture even more obvious that this guy was really going to use the soul segment because that aura was for him to accept the choice without thinking about it much.

‘If I resist his compelling and won’t accept this…’ Ace’s grimaced, ‘I have no other choice…’

If it was before, Ace won’t be too worried, but after seeing that broken mirror, he was afraid of something going haywire. Because he can’t even look straight at the broken mirror, much less resist its operation.

Ace replied with excitement, “Of course, I’ll follow your instruction, Elder!” And he started walking toward the gray pillar.

But inwardly, he was panicking as he quickly transmitted, “Umm, system, I can interfere by destroying that fake true soul while he’s in the process of possessing me, right?”

“[However, if System is not wrong, then he’s about to use the treasure spirit to merge with your true soul so it could activate the technique and then start the rebirth process and control it completely!]”

Ace was astonished since the system would never reveal this much without any reason, so he quickly asked, “What is your point?”

“[10,000 TP!]”

Ace’s expression darkened as he said begrudgingly, “And here I thought we are long cross that point. Just take them and quickly tell me, damn it!”

The system didn’t keep him handing, and after taking the TP, it revealed, “[System suggest you let him complete the soul segment technique!]”