Eternal Thief

Chapter 521 Psyche Invasion

Just as Aceʼs voice trailed off, Patriarch Empty Dreamʼs startling voice rang, ”What? You know about the Psyche Invasion?”

ʼSo, that techniqueʼs name was Psyche Invasion, huh? It seemed my blind arrow indeed hit the mark.ʼ Aceʼs eyes shimmered with ecstasy.

From the moment he discovered Patriarch Empty Dreamʼs presence here, he couldnʼt help but remember the first time he met with the Patriarch, and he tried to infiltrate his knowledge sea in the sham of sharing knowledge with him.

If not for the system, his secrets would be revealed without even him knowing it.

But, right now, Ace also has Mind Stealing job mission that has similarities to Patriarch Empty Dreamʼs Psyche Invasion, and he might get some insight from it.

Thatʼs why he set all this up and revealed his real purpose at the end. So, Patriarch Empty Dream wonʼt sense anything amiss. Even if he did, with a soul contract in the place he wonʼt think Ace would try to harm him or dare to play any tricks.

Furthermore, Ace revealed the Psyche Invasionʼs key function. That could only be known by others if Patriarch Empty Dream told them himself or if someone had the same inheritance.

This would make it even more convincing for Ace to trick Patriarch Empty Dream into revealing this technique to him.

He respectfully said, ”Senior, your third soul piece promised me when I reached this realm, I can learn this technique from any of your soul pieces as long as I reveal this function. Or I would never know such an astonishing technique even exists in this world.

”Furthermore, your last part might be in the devil raceʼs territory, so I need this technique even more than ever. The devil race is innately a race proficient in the soul. It would be extremely hard to get information from them with a normal soul search.” He sounded determined and righteous!

Patriarch Empty Dreamʼs soul piece felt silent hearing this. No matter what he thinks, there wasnʼt any loophole in Aceʼs description. He never even considered Ace could have come in contact with his clanʼs inheritance which was in his traitorous discipleʼs hand, and he would never let someone like Ace even close to it.

”Child, I donʼt know if youʼre just lucky or youʼve already known that I only have the complete memories of Psyche Invasion in this soul piece. Furthermore, you stated the fact that the devil race is innately a soul race, and this secret soul cultivation art would be extremely helpful against them.” Patriarch Empty Dream spoke in acknowledgment which made Aceʼs heartbeat quicken slightly.

He knew he had succeeded in tricking the Old Ghost Empty Dream!

”It seemed my third soul piece had already foreseen this, and thatʼs why he promised to teach you Psyche Invasion. Iʼll be fulfilling this promise now. Donʼt resist.”

Just as Patriarchʼs voice trailed off, Ace saw a green glob of mist coming his way. He was extremely familiar with this misty glob and let it enter between his eyebrows.

”Oh, it seemed you have received memories from me before. Iʼm relieved now.” Patriarchʼs old voice rang again with relief.

ʼHeh, your action told another story, though. Still wanted to see my memories. I guess some things never change with Old Ghost Empty Dream.ʼ Ace sneered inwardly when he saw the expected notification.

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[System detects foreign memories and a wisp of foreign Soul Sense invading hoistʼs Knowledge Sea!]

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[Countermeasure(s)] 

1. Eliminate the Soul Sense and kept the memories?

Effect: The Infiltratorʼs Soul will suffer damage according to the Soul Sense strength!

Price: 10,000 TP

2. Eliminate the Soul Sense without any backlash?

Effect: The Infiltrator wonʼt suffer any kind of soul damage!

Price: 100,000 TP

3. Create an Illusionary Knowledge Sea.

Effect: The Infiltrator would see anything they wanted to see in the illusionary knowledge sea according to his perception of the host.

Price: 5 Million TP

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[NOTE: Select within ten seconds, or the System will automatically choose the first option!]

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His eyes fell on the third option. ʼThis third option is new and didnʼt appear last time, and itʼs more convenient for tricking powerful sneaky fellows like Old Ghost Empty Dream.ʼ

A coldness crept into Aceʼs eyes when he saw the first option, but then he chose the second option after thinking it wasnʼt the time to burn all the bridges between him and Empty Dream.

Especially not when he was in the middle of a grade-7 formation which Empty Dream can influence as an energy core. Although he didnʼt know to what extent the Empty Dream could influence it, he didnʼt want to find out.

As for using the third option, he didnʼt want to waste five million TP on appeasing a mere soul piece. If it was the real thing, he mightʼve considered it, but not this time.

He clearly remembered last time, Empty Dream didnʼt take any action despite failing twice, and this time wonʼt be any different. He wonʼt dare to turn hostile just because he canʼt read Aceʼs memories.

There might be various reasons like he just regained his consciousness and wasnʼt strong enough to use the Psyche Invasion on Ace.

He wonʼt make a fuss, or it was akin to telling Ace that he just tried to read his memories.

Just as Ace selected the second option, a huge torrent of memories entered his mind and the more he processed them, the more he felt it was really worth tricking Old Ghost Empty Dream for this secret soul cultivation art.

After he processed the entire set of memories, his eyes shimmered like stars, ʼWith soul probing as the foundation and this secret soul cultivation as a base, my job mission is as good as complete!ʼ

”Why arenʼt you accepting the memories?” Patriarch Empty Dreamʼs confused voice rang.

”Oh, I already did, Senior. Thank you very much for bestowing this priceless secret soul cultivation art on me. I wonʼt…”

”WAIT!” Patriarch Empty Dreamʼs startling voice cut Aceʼs passionate speech in the midst, ”Youʼre telling me you refine all those memories in less than a minute?!”

Ace pulled an innocent face and nodded, ”Yes.”

”Impossible! Tell me the requirement of cultivating the Psyche Invasion and how many levels are in it and their names?”

Patriarch Empty Dream didnʼt dare to believe that someone could refine so much information within a few seconds unless they were old monsters like him who had cultivated in soul path.

Thatʼs why he doubted Ace was playing tricks on him.

Ace smiled and replied, ”The requirements for cultivating the Psyche Invasion are Platinum Soul Embryo Realm, Platinum Soul Search Skill, the Soul Sense Diffuse & Infuse, and Knowledge Sea Conundrum. These skills you imparted with the Psyche Invasion.

”Then there are three levels of Psyche Invasion, Knowledge Sea Surface Invasion, Knowledge Sea Deep Invasion, and Knowledge Sea Depth Invasion. Is that all, Senior? Please guild me if I miss something?” Ace humbly bowed with a wily glint in his eyes.

”C-correct! How did you do it?!” Patriarch Empty Dreamʼs voice quavered this time in disbelief.

”I donʼt know. I had just this ability from birth.” Ace feigned.

”It seemed you werenʼt just chosen on a whim by my first soul piece. Youʼre indeed full of surprises. Humanity should be proud to give birth to a heavenly genius like you, who is righteous and valiant.” Patriarch Empty Dream praise.

However, Ace suddenly sensed that Patriarch Empty Dream was trying to suppress his excitement for some reason and covering it with these praises.

ʼIʼll destroy the soul contract between him and me the moment I leave. Who knows what kind of scheme this old ghost is hatching? He might track me down with this soul contract as well.

ʼBut this also means the moment I destroy this soul contract. He wonʼt be able to find me or tell who I am as long as my disguising ability outclass him. As for those two soul wisps, Iʼll bury them in my thiefʼs space. Even his ancestor wonʼt be able to find them!ʼ

Ace set up his mind and also made a mental note to be wary of those contracts he signed in the future.

”Alright, since weʼre done here, Iʼll help you leave on the other side. Itʼs your fortune that I wake up, or youʼll be entering an extremely powerful scanning formation the moment you leave with that ring. Itʼs part of this formation.

”At that time, your disguise item wonʼt be able to hide your racial aura, and youʼll be caught. I have to admit this formation is really a piece of work. It seemed it was created by my traitorous disciple!” Patriarch Empty Dream sneered coldly.

Aceʼs heart palpitated when he heard this. ʼWell, I couldʼve still escaped. But itʼs good if I can save my life-saving trump cards.ʼ He mused.

But Patriarch Empty Dream didnʼt know about this, so he blurted, ”Thank you, senior, I will definitely find that last soul piece and revive you.”

This time Empty Dream didnʼt even hesitate to say, and his voice was filled with boundless confidence, ”Heh, I know you will!”