Eternal Thief

Feng suddenly fell onto his knees while clutching his head and screaming in pain as if he was resisting something.

But the truth was it was all just an act of Ace, and he was actually fine as he saw the pinkish streak entering his soul space, and before it could do anything, the Eternal Thief Fate Compass suddenly spun.

"Hmph, wanted to enslave Sir Ace, not in my watch!" Moira's infuriated voice rang.

The pink streak seemed to become extremely jittery and wanted to rush back, but Ace's true soul has become like an arcane prison as the Eternal Thief Fate Compass shone in dark sheen, and it was all done by Moira.

Ace was astonished when he saw how easily this compass could resist this soul brand. He didn't even need a system to block this kind of soul attack anymore.

Furthermore, his true soul was now the Eternal Thief Fate Compass's territory, how could it let something inferior blemish it?

But despite that, he can't let Moira destroy that soul brand or that ancestor will know it instantly, and it won't end for him.

"Moira, don't destroy it." He ordered.

"Alright." Moira quickly agreed.

"System, create a fake conscious for it." Ace then commanded the system.

For some reason, the system didn't act this time, and it might be related to Moira.

Nevertheless, the function was still there, and with Ace's command, it'll activate.

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<strong>[Creating a Fake Soul Conscious for a Soul Brand (Grade-7)]</strong>

<strong>-Cost: 500,000TP</strong>

<strong>-Continue?</strong>

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"Yes." Ace answered with no hesitation, but he was also shocked when he saw the grade of that soul brand.

Because to create a seven-grade Soul Brand, the technique has to be a Lower Sky Breaker Grade, which means this person wasn't simple at all!

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<strong>[Fake Soul Conscious has been successfully established!]</strong>

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<strong>[Thief Point(s): 2,340,100]</strong>

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It was at this moment that Ace notice his thief points, which were supposed to be far lesser than they were.

'Could it be Freya at work?'

He could only think of that possibility since he had told her the method to acquire the HP without relying on the house mission.

He also started to receive the thievery notifications soon after that day he left her, and he simply thought she was experimenting. But he didn't think she would be this good at this.

Nevertheless, he didn't have time to think over it since it was a good thing for him the more she stole, the more he got the TP.

Inside his true soul, a black misty orb suddenly appeared from his soul core, and it flew toward that pinkish streak.

The streak seemed to sense something and quickly shot toward that fake soul core and the moment he entered it, a ghastly fox face appeared on that black soul core.

This was a successfully formed soul brand!

Afterward, that fake soul core started to rotate around his real soul core.

A couple of seconds have passed outside.

The blurry figure sensed the connection established with the soul brand, and Feng also stopped resisting.

"Rise." The voice rang again, but this time it wasn't a deep husky voice like before, but a gentle voice of a female.

Feng's eyes were now respectful, and he greeted, "Master."

This was the true terror of a soul brand, it would make its bearer unconditionally follow the order of its master while they still maintain their will. But they could do anything to please their master, without them knowing about it, even if it meant death.

Ace, however, wasn't effective and just playing like those foxes. But he could now see the blurry figure on that orb's altar.

It was a dainty girl with delicate white skin and long pink hair, while the most noticeable thing about her was her silver fox ears.

'A beast that can transform, royal bloodline!' Ace couldn't help but get shocked.

He knew a beast that can transform into a humanoid form was known as a royal bloodline in the beast continent, and they were the true rulers of that place.

Nevertheless, it was still quite a unique experience to see a transformed beast personally.

The beauty smiled, seeing Feng's daze expression, and said, "I only allow the beings with my soul brand to see my true appearance. Let me officially introduce myself. I'm Winter, a Spirit Illusion Fox. They all call me ancestor since they are my children, but you can just call me Winter."

Feng bow and spoke with reverence, "I wouldn't dare, master."

"Where's your demon pride? Don't you just confront me a few moments ago?" She teased. She seemed to enjoy seeing an arrogant demon like Feng now bowing his head.

Feng quickly kneeled. "I was just muddle-headed before. I beg your forgiveness!"

Winter lose interest and coolly said, "Forget it. I want to know how many know about this place and why were you here?"

'So, that's why she first branded me the soul band, so I won't lie to her.'

Ace smiled coldly, but he answered truthfully since he couldn't sense her cultivation, which means she was way stronger than him, and she might detect something if he spoke too many lies.

"We were here for the competition of blade continent…" He told her everything about the completion and then getting the task for the expedition from the blade demon king.

"Besides us, there was Knight Commander White Fire who managed to escape, and I'm sure he'll report this to the Blade Demon King."

He still left the little detail about Peter being the son of Blade Demon King!

Winter fell into deep thought hearing this and couldn't help but asked with narrowed eyes, "It seemed they also found the entrance of that ruin where I was trapped for five hundred years."

But she smiled suddenly in ridicule, "But you won't be able to find anything since I took everything from there and then found this place. However, it won't be easy for those demons to find this place, as long as I took care of the pathway and strengthen the formation around the pathway in that ruin."

"Clever indeed, milord." Feng praise.

However, Winter's next words made Ace flabbergasted, "But I won't do it. It's time to leave this place since there isn't anything left here for me and I have some scores to settle in the home."

Ace could feel the deep resentment at this moment and a chilly killing intent when she said 'home' and he knew this fox was scheming something.

But he didn't dare to show anything, but he said with concern, "But Master, I would be impossible since you are in the fifth province and I heard they had formations in province borders to detect other races' beings."

Winter snorted, "It's indeed a hassle, but don't worry, I just need to find someone, and he'll be able to help me out of here. But I don't know where that person is since over eight hundred years has passed and that's where you lot come in." Her eyes turned sharp as she looked at Ace.

Ace felt a chill in his spine when those beastly pink eyes fell on him.

But he still acted, "Please give your order, I'll do anything for you. Master."

Winter nodded slightly and said coolly, "I know, but it isn't the time yet. Go back, stay with your friends for now, and don't let anyone know you have my soul brand or about my clan. Just act normal, as you usually do. I'll summon you again in a few days with others."

"As your order, Master." Feng nodded solemnly.

But inwardly Ace was disappointed since he didn't know what this fox ancestor was scheming.

At least he got the information on an elemental orb, and he doesn't have to worry about an orb guardian as well.

'I have to act before she could.' Ace's eyes shimmered with a thievish light.

A passage appeared in the mist and Gage appeared again, and when he saw Feng kneeling, he knew he was turned, and they won't have to worry about him anymore.

Winter looked at Gage and impassively said in beast language, "Go back and locked him with others. In two days, unsealed them, but make sure they don't see you. Use ghost worms for any interaction and every seventh day torture them all for six hours until I gave my next order."

Ace grimaced since he could clearly understand what she just said. 'She didn't want others to see the beast clan, and torturing us every seven days? I had to get out of here and get rid of this fox clan!'

Gage nodded respectfully, and they both left the mountain peak in the same way they came from.

Winter looked at the blue barrier with icy eyes and mumbled, "I'm very close to merging with this ghost-controlling altar, and then I'll be able to move freely and finally leave this damn place and kill that backstabbing bitch!

"Just you wait!"