Eternal Thief

Chapter 1405: New Status

Pixy was now floating gently before Ace, her butterfly wings drooping slightly from exhaustion, yet her face shone with quiet pride and ecstasy.

Aceʼs complexion also started to recover as his pain and exhaustion seemed to fade away. He glanced at the systemʼs notification before he looked down at his chest, where the ʼPrimal Bondʼ in the shape of an exotic tattoo now lay.

”You... branded me,” He muttered.

Pixy tilted her head with innocent delight. ”No, we branded each other. I carry your essence now, too. Look!”

She turned around slowly, and to Aceʼs surprise, a second tattoo was embedded faintly in the center of her back, beneath the shimmer of her wings. It was smaller and subtler, but unmistakably the silhouette of a shadowy figure with a face covered in a hood was there.

Aceʼs eyes widened when he saw ʼhis markʼ and couldnʼt help but feel profoundly moved. His eyes narrowed slightly, ”So this is a Primal Bond...”

Pixy nodded, her eyes gentle. ”Indeed, this is the Primal Bond. Now we are connected for life.”

Ace nodded slightly before he secretly called his status. He quickly looked at the end, and just as he suspected, right below the ʼEternal Provenance Treasureʼ, a new status called the ʼPrimal Spiritʼ had been added. He expanded this status without hesitation.

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[Primal Spirit:]

-Name: Pixie of Universal Wealth

-Primal Bond Owner: Heavenʼs Stealer (Ace White)

-Rank: Law Spirit State (Sync with Hostʼs Cultivation State Rank)

-Potential: ???

-Current Primal Ability(s): 2

-1. Treasury Bind (Elemental State Ability)

-Description (1): Pixie of Universal Wealth can be permanently bound to a treasure vault, spatial treasure, or any realm separated from the Heavens and Abyssesʼ space.

-Description (2): Once bound, she gains complete control and awareness over the ʼspaceʼ, turning it into ʼTreasuryʼ and becomes its Wealth Administrator. Wealth Administrator can manipulate, categorize, and hide treasures—even from the Divine!

-Description (3): Nothing can be taken or added to the treasury without the Wealth Administratorʼs permission. This rule wonʼt apply to the Primal Bond Owner!

-Bind Treasury: NONE

-Recommended Treasury to Bind: Thiefʼs Space

-Binding Cost: 1,000,000 Thief Points

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-2. Wealth Value Manipulation (Law State Ability)

-Description: Pixie of Universal Wealth can appraise and measure the value of any item; thereby, she can increase or decrease the perceived wealth value of items, affecting their worth, power, or even spiritual strength temporarily. She can add the status of ”Curse” on an item to make it worthless junk to all but the Primal Bond Owner.

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[NOTE: More Primal Abilities will awaken when the Primal Bond Owner reaches the next cultivation state!]

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Aceʼs eyes shimmered with surprise when he read the new status. Except for Pixyʼs potential, everything was revealed, including her abilities. Furthermore, Ace was astounded when he saw the system recommend Thiefʼs Space to bind as Pixyʼs treasury.

ʼJust as I thought, the system has no rejection towards Pixy. It could even be seen as the system approved of Pixy becoming my Primal Spirit.ʼ Ace thought, but at this moment, he was given a shock of his life.

”Oh? How interesting…is this that the power of that Unknown existence behind you?” She suddenly said, curiously looking at the status interface in front of Ace.

”You can see that?” Ace inquired with shock.

Up until now, only Moira was capable of seeing his system window, but even she was restrained by the system to a great extent. He wasnʼt expecting Pixy to have the same ability, but when he thought about the mysterious Primal Bond and how Pixy could feel the systemʼs existence even before forming the Primal Bond, it didnʼt feel strange anymore.

”Of course, because we are now bound by Primal Bond, any treasure or item with any value in your possession canʼt be hidden from me. Even before, no valuable item that can be regarded as ʼvaluableʼ by the rules would be revealed to me because Iʼm, in a sense, the personification of wealth.

”Nonetheless, this unknown existence in you, despite having an unknown value, I can still not see through it. I thought it might change once we form the primal bond, but itʼs still the same.

”Furthermore, the words on this strange projection are in the Language of Ancient Gods, and they are incredibly profound, to the level where even my understanding of the Language of Ancient Gods canʼt compare.

”Only Primal Spirits like me are born with the basic understanding of the Language of Ancient Gods because we need it to create the Primal Bond. However, this existence is far above my understanding. But itʼs a good thing since this means you wonʼt be at any disadvantage, which benefits me.” Pixy didnʼt try to hide her inferiority from Ace as she casually explained.

Ace was even more surprised and quickly asked, ”Doesnʼt this mean this treasure is something that even surpasses the Heavens and Abysses?”

Pixyʼs eyes flickered at Aceʼs question before she subtly replied, ”I mean, this is a fair conjecture and might even be real. But I wonʼt suggest you completely assume it because I might be able to sense and appraise the value of items. It only works on items that are marked by the rules and fall into the category of ʼwealthʼ.

”There are some items that canʼt be measured by wealth despite their value. Like ʼLawsʼ and ʼRulesʼ are unimaginably valuable, but they canʼt be measured; life is worthwhile, yet death makes it worthless in the end.

”What Iʼm trying to say is these kinds of things canʼt be appraised but can only be comprehended. The existence in you has tremendous value, but at the same time, it is worthless without you realizing and understanding its full strength.

”As I previously told you, you might have many treasures, but they are not entirely under your control, which makes you vulnerable. If you, for example, die, then those treasures will be worthless to you.

”So, thinking that existence above Heavens and Abysses is too radical. Unless you can confirm it somehow, or make the Heavens and Abysses themselves acknowledge it, you can never reach this conclusion. Thatʼs why thinking about it is nothing but a meaningless endeavor which will only harm you.”

Aceʼs eyes widened at Pixyʼs profound explanation, and despite not fully grasping it, he still understood what she was trying to say.

ʼSo, what sheʼs saying is, even if the system is above everyone else, as long as I canʼt control it, whether itʼs true or false, itʼs meaningless to me. And considering my heritage, I canʼt say itʼs untrue!ʼ