Eternal Thief

At this moment, the altar suddenly lit up, and powerful space undulations filled the hall. Thereafter, black light began to flash after another, revealing youthful figures. Some of them were filled with relief, fatigue, dread, and even elation. Once over ten people appeared the glowing altar went dormant.

Antonio and Jenna's eyes flashed with shock because more than half of the participants were missing, which meant they had fallen into the secret realm. This had never happened before in history.

However, Antonio's eyes went wide as he loudly questioned, "Where's Evie?!"

Jenna's expression also paled, as she only now noticed that Evie was missing, and Antonio's words made those participants finally aware of this fact.

"I don't know; I haven't seen her since the opening of the secret realm. She decided to go on her separate way!" Darren replied that his aura was somewhat weak, and his robes bore many traces of chaotic battle. It was like he had just come out of a huge battlefield, and his men were in the same condition, if not worse.

Sofia and Riana were the only two who were in perfect condition, and Riana even appeared somewhat different.

But because of Evie's disappearance, no one had time to pay her any attention, which made Riana secretly relieved. But a hint of pity flashed past her eyes: 'I want to offer her a position under me since she was in the same situation as me. But I don't think she would've perished in this place. It's a real shame.'

'So, you only amounted to this much? I made a mistake in considering you as a worthy rival. Only that Vile Man is worthy of me suppressing him!' Sofia's eyes shimmered with resolution.

"I want to hear everything you remembered, and no one is to reveal this information about Evie's fall, or they will punish without discrimination!" Ancestor Monserrat coldly announced, her voice a little hoarse and her wrinkled face extremely ugly.

She knew that once Zack found out about this, no one would know what he'd do. She was even thinking of calling those ancestors back just in case Zack went on a rampage!

In this situation, no one noticed or bothered with the others who had perished since their backgrounds weren't enough to make them worth remembering, and Leroy was one such person!

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While the imperial family was suddenly thrown into a maelstrom, the person responsible for this was sitting beside an ethereal milky white waterfall with a solemn expression.

Ace entirely focused on his thief's space because he suddenly felt an otherworldly aura breaking through from a murky, dark-purple crimson cocoon.

All of a sudden, the murky cocoon began to shrink until the figure of an otherworldly beauty wearing a black queenly dress seemingly made with law appeared.

It was naturally Eva, as at this moment, she didn't appear any different from before. However, an invisible barrier of law seemed to surround her, making her unapproachable by mortals.

Furthermore, the runic crown on her inky head has vanished completely, replaced by a black runic symbol shaped like a triangle filled with countless runs. Just by staring at it, one might lose one's soul forever. Her eyes are now completely pitch-black with purple-red vertical pupils.

Suddenly, Eva's eyes looked at the house ceiling, and as if she could see through the dark thief's space and sense Ace's eyes on her, her purplish lips curled up in a loving smile filled with endless charm, "Thank you, dear. Let me out, and I'll reward you!"

Ace's heart trembled under her seductive glare filled with endless desire, but he could tell she was too powerful right now. If the thief's space didn't restrain her aura, she could've easily made this space crumble like sand blocks.

Still, Ace was happy and also frustrated when he thought about how she might separate from him. He absolutely wouldn't allow it.

"I'm sorry, Eva, dear, but it seems we have some complications this time around…" Ace then ruefully told her about what the system had revealed to him.

Eva's jolly expression turned solemn before she paled after hearing about Ace's explanation.

"No wonder I'm feeling so different, so I've already made a breakthrough! I never thought your space could isolate me from the heavenly tribulation. But I didn't know such a rule existed for abyssal and heavenly beings. I haven't seen it in my memories," Eva stated with an incredulous expression.

As she got stronger, she started to realize just how dreadful the existence behind Ace was, and it could even obstruct the natural laws. However, she felt her heart turn cold when she thought about how she would be forced out of this place after a little over three years.

She never thought the price of becoming an abyssal creature would be so steep, but she didn't want to be separated from Ace. After all, her purpose in becoming was Ace, so what was the point of all this if she ended up separated from him by an impossible-to-break wall?

Ace could sense her gloomy and anxious emotions. He quickly placated her, "Don't worry. As long as I complete this mission, we'll be fine. I won't let you go anywhere."

Eva felt some assurance, but it was only a little: "Please don't do anything dangerous. Even if things come to this, I'll have to find my way out of the abyss to you. It's not worth it if I hinder you for this simple reason."

Ace smiled wryly, as she could tell she was putting bravery in front of him. "Just believe me. I've already found the layer of the enemy. This will be a piece of cake. Now, tell me about how you're feeling and what this realm is." He quickly changed the subject.

Eva's eyes brightened a little before she dimmed down again, "I'm now half shadow and half void abyssal devil, which gives me access to both bloodline memos. But this isn't a good thing since both bloodlines have their own unique cultivation techniques, especially now that I'm a law state expert.

"It's just like before, when I was half human and half devil; the information has become incomplete and chaotic.

"Furthermore, the Void Abyssal Devil Bloodline is far more terrifying than the Shadow Abyssal Bloodline and would never allow such a low-ranking bloodline to coexist with it.

"That's why I have to either find a way to combine these two bloodlines and then create a cultivation technique for the new bloodline, which is nigh impossible, or find more treasures like the blood of the Vampyre Clan to evolve into Void Abyss Devil completely. Otherwise, it will create huge trouble for me in the future.

"I can also bypass it all if I have a cultivation technique that can overpower both bloodlines and let them exist in harmony."

Eva naturally got all this information from Flaggy and then transmitted it to Ace with a hint of worry. She didn't expect becoming a half-void abyssal devil to cause such a problem for her.

Now, she had to become a full-fledged Void Abyssal Devil either or seal this bloodline again completely if she wanted to continue cultivating further in law state.

Ace's expression became strange after hearing this, and he asked, "If I have more blood from the Vampyre Clan, will it be sufficient?"

Eva's eyes winded, "It should be! How much do you get?" She had almost forgotten that Ace was the one who had provided her with this opportunity in the first place, so it was only natural that he would've gotten more rewards.

But before Ace could reply, the system's emotionless voice suddenly rang.

"[If host let her evolve into Void Abyssal Devil or if she gets the trace of Vampyre Clan Bloodline, the suppression time will be decreased by 70~90%!]"