Eternal Thief

Chapter 1168:  Abduction…No, Invitation!

After leaving the Sea of Secrets, Ace didn't exit the Black Market; instead, he entered an inn to absorb all the information he had gathered from the Crystal of Secrets and share it with his house members.

Although he was under the so-called 'Law Contract', he has his Avatar of Holy Twilight, which was another existence entirely, and since his avatar has the same memories as Ace, he can divulge anything he wants.

Furthermore, the Avatar of Holy Twilight had already been upgraded by him to the peak (9-Star) of the Ascension Soldier realm after spending 100 Million TP. Thereby, the Holy Twilight Qi of the Avatar of Holy Twilight evolved into Holy Twilight Spirit Qi. As for where it was, only Ace knew, but the Avatar of Holy Twilight was his biggest trump card to escape perilous situations.

Night descended as two half-moons surrounded by an endless sea of stars illuminated the sky in their gentle, silvery light.

However, the Black Market and the Western Guardian Sect City were still bustling like a day, and at this moment, four figures in cloaks appeared within the same inn where Ace was staying.

A tall cloaked figure placed a bunch of crystal white coins with exquisite craftsmanship and peculiar Qi emitting from them like a special signature on the counter where a masked man was sitting.

On one side of this coin, there is a symbol of an imposing golden-winged beast with a bifurcated tail and flaming mane, with two antelope horns and a string with a runic character on its broader side. On the other side, there is a runic symbol characterized as 'Tier-3'.

These coins were the Tier-3 Spirit Coins of the Prime Heavenly Bank, which are similar to Upper Ascension Grade-1 Spirit Stones or Spirit Crystals.

"A man with two magic beasts on his shoulder, where is he?" The cloaked man questioned in a gruff voice.

The inn owner in the mask looked thoughtfully at the cloaked men before he kept the spirit coins and answered impassively, putting on a runic card in front of the cloaked man: "203. If you break anything, you'll have to pay."

The cloaked men act as if they didn't hear the last sentence, and after picking up the runic card, they move towards the lodging area.

Thereupon, they reached room 203, which was on the fifth floor of the inn, and the man in the lead nodded toward them. He put the runic card below the door knob. The lock on the door instantly opened, and without wasting any time, they all barged into the room while releasing their pressures and senses to the fullest.

The room wasn't large, as there was only a small alchemy lab, a cultivation room, and a bedroom; this was a typical cultivation lodging.

Those four men quickly checked the alchemy lab and cultivation room. After making sure they were empty, they all quickly entered the bedroom. But to their shock, it was also empty; nothing seemed to be touched, and there were no signs of anyone staying there.

"Gentlemen, it isn't very polite to barge into someone's room, now isn't it?" A jolly voice suddenly rang behind those four men, startling them so much they jumped in alarm and quickly turned around to fight this powerful enemy who could appear behind them without alerting them.

However, when they tried to remove their weapons, they were horrified to find that their storage rings were gone and that the recently infamous owl symbols had replaced them.

"It's him!" The man who was leading them roared with clear anger and a hint of disbelief and fear.

Although they knew who their target was and his strange ability, only after experiencing it did they finally believe it. This guy was simply too uncanny, and even at the peak of Ascension Soldiers, they had already fallen victim to his ability before they could even react.

Ace looked at the four men, who were clearly enraged after he stole their treasures. Yet he was surprised they didn't attack him. For some reason, they suppressed their anger after they found that he was 'him', which surprised him a little.

He wanted to taunt them before running away so they could send more 'fat sheep' to him, but it seemed it wasn't as simple as he thought, so he decided to use his soul probe on them. But to his surprise, the person who was leading them had a seal on his knowledge sea.

At this moment, that man suppressed his fury and urge to attack this unscrupulous bastard with a thievish tendency and said, "We are from the Weston Clan and here to invite Mr. George to the Weston Clan Estate for a chat. It was a misunderstanding, and we would like to apologize for our uncouth entry. As compensation, you can keep my storage ring, but please return my men's storage rings; it is their hard-earned wealth." Ace was surprised by this man's words, not because they belonged to the Weston Clan since he was already expecting this kind of reaction after he exposed his abilities, but because of this man's self-sacrifice and righteous nature, a very rare quality for a cultivator.

Still, he wasn't going to fully believe it after just a few words. For all he knew, he could be planning on taking revenge once he was no longer in a disadvantageous situation. After all, they were clearly not here to talk peacefully after being forcefully barged in, and only after witnessing his ability did this man decide to back down and use a soft approach.

Nonetheless, Ace was very interested in the Weston Clan, and it should be even easier for him to enter the Artifact Inferno Guardian Sect with them as his backers.

"What if I refuse?" George asked with a cold smile.

The man in charge of this mission snorted coldly and replied unkindly, "Then all we could do is return and report this to the clan. But I would like to warn Mr. George that you will earn yourself an enemy like the Weston Clan instead of their friendship.

"Once they happen, I'm afraid you won't have any place in this city, and maybe not even in the main Sect. After all, you have already offended the Oriente family member, Wallace, who is the second son of the Oriente family head and also one of the top Forger Disciple of the Outer Sect.

"Only with Weston's family backing can you escape this predicament. So, I would humbly suggest you come with us if you want to have a better future for yourself and Violet Yang Grand Sect."

"Hehehe, good ol' threats." George suddenly laughed and appeared like a madman in those four men's eyes before he grinned coldly towards them, "But I liked it. Let's go, I want to see what the Weston Clan has to offer, and I'll return these storage rings to you. What a poor bunch you are!"

They were dumbfounded when they heard George calling them 'poor' before they became even more furious despite getting their rings back.

The man suppressed his urge to slap this arrogant brat and asked, while showing his ring ringer, "What about this curse marker?"

George shrugged his shoulder helplessly, "It's my style to leave behind my 'mark' since I can't let anyone else claim the credit for my glorious deed. But to remove it, I'm afraid you have to wait for 50 years before it goes away, or you can try it yourself. But I have no other to remove besides this!"

"5-5-50 years!?"

Everyone's eyes widened with horror as they gritted their teeth while looking towards George, and what made them almost caught up in blood was his next sentence.

"Don't worry, poor sods; my mark is completely harmless and has an aesthetic value, so there is no need to be shy!"