Eternal Thief

[AN: 2nd Bonus Chapter of this week (27-11-2022)]

[3rd bonus chapter at 1500 Power Stones]

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Far away, a black tower, so massive that it pierced right between the clouds.

Inside this colossal tower,

Two begin with folded dark bat wings kneeling in front of a mist-shrouded dark water pool.

A devilish voice sounded in the mist. "A mere thief wreaks havoc between demons, huh? Hahaha… I never heard of such news in three decades."

The devilish voice's amusing laughter rang in the dim space.

However, the laughter came to an abrupt halt. "Do you investigate this thief and the similarities between him and the Shadow Devil Thief? What are the chances of this thief being the successor of the Shadow Devil Thief and having her inheritance?" The voice was extremely icy, filled with killing intent.

One of the kneeling beings replied emotionlessly, "My Lord, the incompetency of the demons knows no bounds. They were misjudging this thief for years and let their useless prince handle this affair.

"But that thief grows from an ant to an iron thorn, and when they took it seriously, they still failed while losing their reputation greatly.

"To this day, there is no clear understanding of this thief's abilities or skills. No one had ever come in contact with him like his last victim, Paul Poison Wood. He revealed that the thief could easily move freely within a high grade-5 suppression limit talisman.

"This means his cultivation is most probably in the sixth realm, as for if he's a soul or martial cultivator, this is still a mystery. He had excellent disguising ability or treasures.

"With every thievery, he leaves behind an owl symbol that can't be removed, no matter what. That's why he acknowledged being the remnant of that Witch Race which appeared thousands of years ago in the Demon Continent, and their blood had an extremely huge effect on the longevity.

"His last thievery made this theory even more solid. The demon put the Myriad Hex Manual on the auction as bait. Although he indeed took the bait, he escaped with it as well.

"As for him having the inheritance of our race's traitor, it's still unclear. We don't know if she ever entered the demon continent or not. But if he's from the demon race or witch race, this completely rules out the possibility of him being that missing halfling.

"Which completely rules out the possibility of this matter blowing up and others knowing about it. I have already warned those who know about the Shadow Devil Thief to keep their mouth shut."

The devilish voice sounded. "This is not enough. Have them sign high-grade soul contracts as well. The Shadow Devil Thief was the biggest disgrace of our race, and if this matter reached other races, we'll turn into the laughingstock of this world like the demons."

"I will see to this immediately." The being acknowledged without any emotions.

"After you are complete this matter, send two envoys to the demon continent and tell them to lend a hand to Demons. But we'll be taking that thief. This price is not negotiable.

"If they act stubbornly, tell them we'll be teaming up with the hunters for the next gathering. It ought to do it. Those bastards are becoming more and more ambitious. It will teach them a lesson as well." The voice coldly commanded, "You're dismissed. Only bother me if you either catch that thief or if you can't!"

On top of a misty mountain, there was a magnificent palace surrounded by thick Qi clouds.

Inside a spacious hall, many humans were sitting in front of a dignified-looking man in white Taoist robes.

Everyone was listening to him with solemn expressions.

"… so, this was what all happened in the Demon Continent. It seemed demons are wilting, and if we unite all the sects' prowess, we might join the Ancient Allied Gathering this time." His sharp eyes were filled with ambition as he said those words.

Everyone couldn't help but pull astonished expressions on their faces when they heard this. But they also felt that it was possible since the Demon Race suffered a terrible blow this time, and this might be their chance to break the triangle.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man with black hair and a small beard questioned in an ambiguous tone, "Sect Patriarch, can you tell me the name of this thief?"

The Patriarch on the main seat as well as everyone looked at this person since he asked such a strange question.

What did this thief's name have to do with you? Or why are you even interested in a thief's name?

These were their thoughts.

But the Patriarch smiled and answered, "High Elder Joseph, it's quite rare for you to take an interest in something. But it's also good, we'll be required your expertise if the other sects agree to our proposal.

"The thief's real name is still a mystery, but the name he has given to himself was quite famous on the demon continent, it… Sky Stealer. Quite an arrogant…"

Before he could finish speaking, Joseph's calm expression turned pale, and he blurted out, "IMPOSSIBLE!"

"Hmm? What is impossible? Why are you turning so pale?"

The Patriarch and others frown upon seeing Joseph, who always remains calm, reacting this way as if he has seen a ghost.

Joseph didn't care about their expressions or his imagination anymore and quickly asked, "Is this thief left an owl symbol at every theft?!"

The Patriarch's eyes narrowed at this moment. He clearly omitted these minor details, since he found them quite irrelevant.

He asked sharply, "How do you know about it? Could it be you also have spies on the demon continent that I don't know about?"

Everyone looked at Joseph with questioning eyes.

However, Joseph's next words make them flabbergasted,

"NO, NO, IT CAN'T BE HIM! It is all a big coincidence. I killed him myself!" Joseph's expression was ashen as he started mumbling like a madman, startling everyone.

The Patriarch suddenly stood up and released a powerful aura, "High Elder, calm down!"

Joseph finally snapped out of his stupor when he felt the sharp aura of the Patriarch.

But his expressions were ashen as his eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Now tell me, what were you just mumbling about? What are you hiding?" The Patriarch's eyes were sharp like blades as he looked at Joseph.

Joseph took a deep breath to calm down. He knew these things cannot be hidden anymore.

"It's the incident a few years back when I went to the lower lands with my clone…"

Joseph told everyone how his clone was killed by a foundation realm brat a few years ago. Everyone knows about Joseph's strange cultivation technique, so they weren't surprised by the cultivation clone.

The more they heard about how this unknown boy turned into a famous thief from a nobody, the more astonished they became.

"… at the end, I had no choice but to use a soul talisman to kill him, and then I returned with my soul clone." Joseph finished his encounter with Ace.

He even told them about the 'Heavenly Blankness Worldending Technique Slate' because if this thief was really Ace, then he has to do anything to get rid of him.

Because now, Ace has grown to such an extent that even the entire demon race was searching for him. He had a life feud with him, and he couldn't let him grow anymore.

Even if he had to give up on the Heavenly Blankness Worldending Technique Slate, he would gladly give it up to get rid of the future disaster.

Besides, he can't get that slate even if he wants to now. He was not confident enough after hearing Ace's deeds!

But it was still yet to be seen if this was really Ace or someone else from the same origin.

Nevertheless, Joseph won't be able to sleep until the name Sky Stealer vanishes from this world completely. If he had known this before, he would've long told all this instead of keeping it all to himself just to escape some punishment.

Everyone in the hall was spellbound as if they just heard a fantasy.

The Patriarch's eyes were wide with disbelief, "S-so, in your opinion, this thief and the thief you encountered in the lower lands are the same people? Which means a human!"

Joseph prudently replied, "I don't know, but there's a 70% chance they're the same. That boy's parents belong to the White Crown, and they were always unfathomed. Even to this day, no one knows about them.

"My guess is that the boy's parents stole the Heavenly Blankness Worldending Technique Slate from the White Crown, resulting in them being hunted by the organization.

"Since they can't hide from them, they left it with the boy and the method to use it. That's why he grows so fast and powerful. He told me himself that this technique has the full cultivation technique of eight realms.

"At that time, it might be that slate that damaged my soul and helped him escape to the Demon Continent. If I had known before, I would've never kept it a secret. I also thought this technique was destroyed together with him. No wonder I never found any corpse or any ashes of him!" Joseph couldn't help but gnashed his teeth.

Everyone's eyes were filled with greed when they heard it.

The Patriarch abruptly stood with an ecstatic expression and declared, "Declare the Continent Meeting. We need to awaken the Prime One. This treasure technique belongs to the human race and no one can take it!"