Ace spoke at this moment with a hint of frown, "Although there are still loopholes in your information, I got the gist of it. In the end, you now do not have any method to reach the Ascension Altar, right?"

Riana's heart skipped a beat. She wasn't expecting Ace to be only interested in the method of reaching the ascension altar, not the treasure she possessed or her fantastic physique.

Still, the situation was already cleared, so she couldn't only nod with trepidation, "Yes, but the Star Compass showed the right path towards it. The ascension altar is someone in there!"

'I had my hopes up for nothing. I thought that, with her backer, she might have some method to enter the ascension temple without triggering those formations. But it turned out, even the power of a being like this Holy Mother can't last long in the face of Heavenly Power.' Ace sighed ruefully before he looked at Riana, who was still in her dark outfit.

Nonetheless, he had to admit that Riana's past was quite tragic, yet she still overcame all the difficulties and managed to reach this point. Not to mention, her Astral Stellar Fantastic Physique was quite unique and might have more secrets that this Holy Mother hadn't told her.

Ace had vast experience with otherworldly entities like the Holy Mother. They all had their own selfish motives for helping mortals like them, and he wouldn't believe for a second that she didn't have an ulterior motive in helping Riana.

'Since she's a glittering silver fate point, and this Holy Mother also has some kind of motive because of her Astral Stellar Fantastic Physique, what should I do…' Ace thought for a while before he finally decided.

Riana was quite nervous when Ace remained silent all this time. Although she had signed a soul contract that stated Ace couldn't harm her, she still felt uneasy for some reason.

Furthermore, since Ace was here and seemed indifferent about her treasures, she wanted to seek his help. But she knew she didn't have anything that could entice him, which made her sulk slightly.Ace finally spoke, "Tell me, did this Holy Mother give you some instruction after you managed to Ascend?"

Riana's pupils dilated upon hearing this question. She didn't want to answer it at all and deliberately avoided it by trying her best to keep Ace focused on other things. Yet it appeared it had been useless.

In the end, she gritted her teeth and replied, "She told me as long as I manage to ascend, she would be able to contact me again and arrange things for me there."

Ace's lips curled up in a cold smile, "I thought so as well. Tell me, do you really believe the Holy Mother is doing all this because of the goodness of her heart? What if she's just guiding you to a fate even worse than your previous situation?"

Riana bit her lips and retorted, "She doesn't like them! She had helped him multiple times and even took the backlash for me in the secret realm. She's my teacher and has been like a mother to me more than my real mother ever had!"

"Heh, yet here your voice lacks confidence. Even you don't completely believe what you declared." Ace scoffed, "Let's be real with each other; you have already experienced that those in power will not help someone weaker than them unless they have something to gain from it.

"Why would you even think that the Holy Mother isn't any different? I admit her method might be gentle, and she might really be doing all this from the kindness of her heart, but don't forget that in the world of cultivation, only power matters!

"If you still want to be naïve after what you went through, then I guess you learned nothing and deserve what happened to you."lightsnovel

lightsΝοvel Ace's harsh words made Riana tremble. Her eyes were bloodshot as she glared at him, full of hostility.

Ace acted like he didn't notice her seething rage and asked, "What kind of treasure did you get from the Sky Abyss Secret Realm, and how did it help you break free from the Soul Contract and Soul Brand that even your Holy Mother wasn't able to?"

Riana tried her best not to blow her top and really didn't want to answer him now, but she was under the contract, so she revealed no matter how angry or unwilling she was.

"It's a pair of scissors. Holy Mother called it the Karmic Scissors that can cut any Soul Contract, Soul Brand, or any kind of restriction. These Karmic Scissors were quite damaged when I found them, but despite that, their spirit was extremely strong, and without Holy Mother's help, I would've never been able to tame them.

"Nonetheless, it's still too strong for me, so Holy Mother used a secret art to bond it with my soul. After using it to get rid of my restriction, she sealed it within my Soul Space. She told me never to try to use it unless my life was in absolute danger, for I wouldn't be able to seal it again."

Ace's eyes shimmered with astonishment, 'This Karmic Scissors' ability is similar to the system's ability to get rid of the soul contracts or any restriction. But the system is far superior. Nonetheless, this Karmic Scissors might have other functions since it was in the Vampyre Clan Army Class Trial.'

"Holy Mother is the source of this information, right?" Ace asked suddenly with a strange smile.

"So what?" Riana blurted.

"Are you really that stupid? In your story, you said the Star Reading ability was awakened with the help of the Holy Mother, and it can only help you predict outcomes related to yourself, right?

"Since Holy Mother also had the same Fantastic Physique and not only that, but she seems to have full control over it as well, then what if Holy Mother had used the same ability to find you?

"What if she was only feeding you lies so she could ultimately lead you to this Karmic Scissors, and then have you delivered it to her since she can't descend in Mortal Sky Heaven?

"Think about it. How did she know the name of this treasure was Karmic Scissors, and how could it get rid of your restriction? Don't even think that she had some kind of secret record of this treasure. Even if she had, why did she just seal it after releasing you from restriction and then even give you the star compass to find the ascension altar to leave this Heaven quickly?

"Are you still going to deny all this? Come on, princess. Don't be childish. We both know there isn't anything this good in this world." Ace's voice was like the devil's, wanting to break a fanatic's faith completely.

Riana trembled with a pale expression as Ace's words struck her to the core like a hammer. It wasn't like she had never thought of these possibilities, but for some reason, she always blindly believed in the Holy Mother.

But now, it was like some of the veil had been torn apart in front of her eyes, and she finally started to think in the direction Ace wanted her to.

However, right at this moment, Riana's eyes turned completely white as a deadly aura emitted from her body, and like a bloodthirsty beast, she ferociously attacked Ace, "Die!"