Eternal Thief

The ethereal light around Alina's body vanished as well as the shimmering marking on her skin started to fade away.

Thereafter, golden-silver Qi covered Alina's body, and a silver dress materialized around her. Nonetheless, she was still extremely beautiful and didn't lose to Eva in any way.

At this moment, Alina's silver eyes and Eva's pitch-black eyes with purple-red vertical pupils met, and the two invisible auras clashed together, causing the entire space around to start to shake.

Ace finally snapped out of his stupor, and his heart trembled when he felt their auras clashing. He had never sensed anything like this before, and he had a feeling that if he didn't stop them now, something untoward might transpire in the thief's space, which was shaking for the first time since he had unlocked it.

Furthermore, Alina's power wasn't suppressed anymore, and she didn't have any special connection with Ace like Eva or Cyrus. She seemed completely unrestrained.

At this moment, it finally struck Ace as his eyes winded, 'She can go against Eva! Didn't this mean she's also a Law State cultivator?! And she even achieved it by changing into this mysterious bloodline that Sun and Mood God left! Just what kind of bloodline it is that can make an elemental state cultivator directly Law State?'

Ace was flabbergasted and even envious of Alina, but he didn't have time to waste on these meaningless thoughts as the thief's space was trembling even more violently as they both seemed to be increasing their powers, and the uneasy feeling in his heart grew.

"Stop, or you two will destroy this place!" Ace sternly declared.

Then he sighed helplessly when he saw the little guy, Cyrus, nowhere to be seen on Eva's shoulder. He fled into the edges of the thief's space and hid within the tall grass while sneakily observing everything with a relish expression.

'He hadn't matured at all…' Ace thought with a wry smile, but he didn't have time to pay Cyrus any heed, as he knew the little guy was just running away from the point of disaster. He might've done the same if he was in Cyrus's place.

"Hmph, she started it by badmouthing me behind my back!" Alina snorted with an icy expression, but she still retracted her aura, but her eyes never left Eva for a second.

"You're giving yourself too much credit; I was just stating the fact. And what's with those flashing lights? Are you trying to defeat me by blinding me?" Eva scoffed with an equally cold expression, but she also stopped using her aura.

Ace could only smile wryly when he heard their childish banter. For some reason, he found it quite amusing, but he didn't dare say it out loud.

"Alina, how are you feeling?" Ace gently asked, still a little worried about her since he didn't know about her new bloodline.

Furthermore, he knew sweeping her bloodline with a new one was quite dangerous, and it all depended on the will of the person. Since she had taken so many years, he didn't know just what kind of agony she must be suffering all this time.

Nonetheless, he could still tell that she was still the Little Sister he remembered, and her will wasn't affected by this bloodline sweep at all; in fact, she seemed more confident and determined.

Alina finally broke eye contact with Eva, and she looked up as the iciness in her eyes vanished, replaced by tenderness as if she could see Ace's face past this space.

A faint charming smile bloomed on her face as she replied gently, "I'm feeling great. Again, thank you for giving me this opportunity!"

'Tsk, two-face bitch!' Eva cursed as she was extremely annoyed.

But she knew she wasn't in a position to ridicule Alina at all. In fact, she was in the same situation. Without Ace, she knew she wouldn't be able to go against Alina even before she had swept her bloodline. Her current advantage over Alina was all because of Ace's favor, and he had done it again in the Sky Abyss Secret Realm.

Furthermore, she knew she still needed Ace's help if she wanted to become a full-fledged Void Abyssal Devil, and truth be told, just now, because of their little exchange, Eva could tell that Alina's bloodline was superior to hers!

If Alina had not just completed the process of her bloodline sweep and had not had the time to consolidate and familiarize herself with her new cultivation realm and prowess, Eva knew she might've lost to her.

This was something she would never accept, so she had already secretly decided that if things came to it, then she would rather descend into the abyss than lose her position to Alina and then come back stronger!

Ace was clueless about Eva's dangerously extreme thoughts, or he wouldn't be paying attention to Alina right now.

"There is no need to thank me; it was something I should do, to begin with," Ace replied in a jolly tone.

He was really happy right now since Alina had also succeeded in sweeping her bloodline, and he had also ascended to the next heaven. Everything was on track.

"Can I see you now?" Alina suddenly asked with great anticipation in her eyes.

However, before Ace could reply, Eva already beat him to it and sneered, "Join the line, girl. If I can go outside, do you think it would be your turn to meet him? Heh, fat chance!"

Alina's expression grew cold as she clearly understood the meaning behind Eva's jeering words, "What's the problem? Are you in some kind of trouble? I can help you!"

Ace also felt awkward at this moment since he wanted to let Eva and Alina out, but he didn't know what would happen if he did. He was sure about Eva, though. He knew the moment she came out, she would trigger her tribulation, and he knew better than anyone that a 'tribulation' comes with a huge fanfare.

Now there were also Alina and Cyrus. He wasn't sure about Alina, but he had a feeling that Cyrus might not trigger any tribulation because of his pack with him. That's why it was quite dangerous to let them out, at least until he could control his powers.

"Well, the thing is, we are indeed in a little bind, but it's not what you're thinking. Actually, we are no longer in the Mortal Sky Heaven; I have ascended into the higher heaven…!" Ace dropped a huge bomb on Alina!