At this moment, in a cultivation chamber filled with dense abyssal spirit Qi, Ace was sitting in the middle of a runic circle, and in front of him were three small cups filled with mercury-like pitch-black liquid.
Furthermore, as Ace observed this liquid, he could vaguely see souls in it, and their wails reverberated in his mind.
âEbon Vein Nectar...according to Eva, it is the most famous wine throughout the Abyssal Plains, made by the Dread Duchess Varathia of the King Circle. Even an Abyssal Grand Lord would give away anything to get a drop of it because it can invoke enlightenment into Abyssal Laws, and thereâs a chance to break into the Half-Abyssal King Rank.
âThere are even inferior versions of it that sold for ridiculous prices. But nothing can compare to the Ebon Vein Nectar personally brewed by the Dread Duchess...â
Ace looked at the Ebon Vein Nectar and thought deeply,
âBut I donât need it, right now...â
In the end, Ace took out a treasure flask and stowed the Ebon Vein Nectar in it before keeping it in his Thiefâs Space. He was just an Ascension Master at this moment, and his laws were compatible with his current realm, not to mention that what he needed right now was to refine primordial treasures and increase the realm of his Universal Physique.
However, Ace canât do that here and start making calls to House members to ask them about the current progress of their targets. Everyone had chosen their specific targets, and Eva provided them with some assistance.
However, Ace was still worried about Eva because this could expose her if something went wrong, so he kept a close eye on everyone.
Moreover, before coming to the Duskmire Vault, he had already increased the cultivation of his Avatar of Holy Twilight from the Ascension Warrior Nine-Star stage to the Ascension Master Nine-Star stage.
Both increases in the cultivation realm cost 100 million and 250 million Thief Points, respectively. Moreover, when his avatar reached the Ascension Grand General Realm, the Holy Moon Sealing Palm turned into a Law Ability like the Holy Sun Calamity Palm.
Similarly, when the avatar reached the Ascension Master Realm, the Twilight Sense transformed into Twilight Law Sense, as to where the Avatar was at this moment, only Ace knew its location, since his avatar served both as insurance and distraction.
After checking on the House Members, Ace finally let out a sigh of relief before his eyes flickered with a peculiar glint as he transmitted his voice into his primordial world.
"Master Malservus, I know youâve been watching. How about we have a chat?"
With all the things happening all at once and because of the Abyss Mission Series and getting tangled with the Heavenâs Advocate, Ace had almost forgotten about the tenant within his inner world. However, now that he finally had time, he wanted to speak with Malservus about many things.
"Fufufu~ and here I thought youâve forgotten about your master, dear steward~."
Malservusâs playful voice rang at this moment, and just as Ace suspected, she had been observing everything silently.
Ace smiled wryly before he said, "
How could I forget about you? Since youâve been observing everything, I know you would have your input on our current situation. So, I humbly ask for your advice."
"How considerate of you..."
Malservus sounded pleased with Aceâs current attitude,
"Well, I was indeed watching everything. However, as you know, I canât âseeâ some things for obvious reasons only known to you and me, and I donât dare to pry into them. However, I have to admit, things have changed ever since Iâve been put in that damn cage. Especially that âHeavenâs Advocateâ fellow, he reminds me of another similar annoying fellow."
Ace was surprised, "
What? You have encountered a Heavenâs Advocate in your era as well?"
He asked, but then he realized how foolish his question was, because even in Malservusâs era, Heavenâs Stealer had existed. This mysterious master of his also seemed to have quite a close connection with Heavenâs Stealer.
"Fufu, as a thief myself, Iâve encountered these disgusting hypocrites. But they were never able to catch me, even when I robbed...ahem, cleaned their graves for them. Furthermore, now that youâre the Heavenâs Stealer, itâs only natural that theyâre coming after you. Fufu~ it wonât be easy, boy."
Malservus subtly stated.
Ace was again shocked, as he hadnât expected Malservus to be so powerful. With eyes narrowed, he asked, "
Can you tell me more? I mean, you know my enemyâs origin, and youâve even encountered them and managed to stay alive all this time."
"Haha, their origin? I have no idea. But I do know that even in my era, there exists a Heavenly Justice Court. The Heavenly Justice Court harbored a deep-seated hatred towards thieves, and their greatest enemy was obviously Heavenâs Stealer; anyone associated with the latter was their prime target.
"As for why Iâm saying I donât know their origin, itâs because back in my day, the Heavenly Justice Court existed everywhere, but they werenât the strongest. However, now, things have clearly changed, at least in these lower heavens.
"I canât be sure until I can see the current states of things within the higher heavens, and you also shouldnât know about them with your current self, or itâll become a hindrance to your path.
"All I can tell is that your enemy is not just the Heavenâs Advocate, heâs only a pawn, and the real chess player is far beyond your imagination. But the good thing is that existence canât make a move in the lower heavens and can only send its pawns.
"Nonetheless, as youâve already witnessed, even that minor has powers that can counter yours, and they also have knowledge beyond your reach. Thatâs why your current mindset of bidding your time and waiting until youâre ready is very good."
Malservus solemnly stated without any hint of her usual playfulness.
Aceâs expression was also solemn, as he had already expected the Heavenâs Advocate to be only a minion of Heaven, but after hearing Malservus, he knew he had still underestimated his enemy.
The only relief was, as Malservus mentioned, that the truly terrifying ones couldnât move against him yet. However, Ace knew it wouldnât last for long, as his power increased, so would the enemies coming after him.
For now, he had to find a way to deal with Heavenâs Advocate first, or he could forget about dealing with enemies even stronger than Heavenâs Advocate.
"I understand."
Ace nodded before he asked,
"What about Abysses? Have you ever come in contact with the Abysses?"
"The Ten Eternal Abysses have always been mysterious and elusive to us Heavenly Beings. In my heyday, the Heavenly Beings avoided the Eternal Abysses because the Abyssal Beings controlled laws and abilities that could counter Heavenly Beings and even use them to grow at a terrifying rate.
"But the same rules apply to Heavenly Beings as well as the Abyssal Beings, with Abyssal Bloodlines, which are also peerless treasures for Heavenly Beings and can be refined into myriad treasures that greatly benefit them.
"However, the barrier between Everlasting Heavens and Eternal Abysses isnât easy to breach, and there are extremely powerful existences from both sides that ensure that it stays the same.
"Nonetheless, without any doubt, the Eternal Abysses are filled with opportunities and treasures that even Heavenly Beings coveted. However, breaching any side alone or without enough preparations is akin to suicide.
"But you were able to enter the first Eternal Abyss without arousing those existencesâ attention. I guess Iâve still underestimated the heritage of the Heavenâs Stealer. Maybe, Heavenâs Stealer also has some relationship with the Eternal Abysses, but thatâs for you to explore. I canât help you in this."
Malservus impassively commented.
Ace nodded in understanding, as it was only after coming to the Abyss of Wandering Souls that he began to feel there might be some connection between the Eternal Abysses and Heavenâs Stealer, or perhaps it was all due to the system.
"I would also like to warn you about something else. You should quickly figure out a way to change your appearance and remove any traces of Heavenly Being on you. Because the moment someone figures out you are from the Everlasting Heavens, the entire Abyss will be on your tail.
"Moreover, Iâve been observing till now, and it seems your disguise method is starting to hinder you, and you are always in a dilemma. I might have a way to change this thing permanently."
Malservus suddenly made an unexpected suggestion, drawing Aceâs complete attention. Just as Malservus said, he didnât have enough upgrade tokens to upgrade his mask to higher grades, so this was indeed a flaw in his skills.
However, he wasnât expecting Malservus to have a way to change that, and he was more than happy to learn this method.
Moreover, Malservus had never before tried to teach him anything, the main reason was also because Ace was too weak to learn anything from her. Now this was a chance for Ace to experience what kind of power Malservus holds!