"You're satisfied now, are you?"

Weiser looked at him, her tail sweeping back and forth, "Every 10 levels here there's a Miracle Cage designed for the Legendary, strictly enter-only with no exit, even for The Hosted God. It's quite hard to disarm once the Transcend Sect is activated."

"You've won the bet," she said. "Because of you, I have to initiate my plan according to your pace."

The moment she saw Ash jump down, Weiser knew she had lost.

Because after Ash stole the Transcendence Prison Technique, the Transcend Sect would surely immediately seal away the Sonic Strum Technique, and Ash obviously wouldn't be kind enough to help her break the glass cabinet of the Sonic Strum Technique.

After witnessing someone actually stealing a Great Skill, the Transcend Sect would never again unlock the cabinets during their worship, and she would miss her chance to seize one!

In other words, she either had to give up or act together with Ash!

But she couldn't possibly give up on the Sonic Strum Technique — in her plan, the two most ancient techniques of the Transcend Sect were essential to obtain! Unlike other techniques, they held the keys to the end!

Without these two techniques, her plan wouldn't even be a topic for discussion!

And Weiser's reaction was all within Ash's expectation.

The time he spent adventuring with Igula and Harvey hadn't been in vain. He might not have learned how to commit the perfect crime, but he knew how to disrupt one.

"No choice, we're leaving tomorrow, we can't just walk away with nothing," Ash said with a grin. "Since someone's going to steal anyway, why can't it be us?"

"You never actually planned to take the Great Skill," Weiser said, stroking her tail. "If I hadn't shown up, you probably planned to lead your companions to the first level and stall the Transcend Sect until daylight, give back the Great Skill, and then make your escape... After all, the Transcend Sect couldn't chase you outside, they're locked in this building by their own beliefs."

"That way, the Transcend Sect, once bitten, will surely be more cautious and never give me another chance."

"I'm surprised you understand me so well," Ash said, amused. "I thought only Igula could read my mind."

"I also know you want to be a hero," Weiser said with a hint of scorn. "I tried several times to expand the battlefield to the spectator seats, and each time you forcefully pressed them back... Does protecting the weak really give you a moral high? Too bad the Transcend Sect won't see you as a hero. In their eyes, you and I are just thieves trying to steal the Great Skills. Even if you say you're trying to stop me, it won't do any good. They believe they can stop me — just like this cage."

"Your justifications will only be seen as excuses for attempted theft, and your good deeds will only be seen as bold and outrageous offenses. Heroes aren't made that way, to become a hero you must be more cunning than the villains, fiercer than evil... There are no moral heroes, only able heroes. You have to make people trust your ability before they will recognize your morality."

"You had the chance to gain the friendship of the Transcend Sect, to become a distinguished guest of the Qinri Alliance. Unfortunately, from now on, like me, you're just a villain trying to steal the Great Skills. Those sects won't risk listening to your explanation. Your talents will no longer be appreciated by the sects but will be seen as a source of disaster."

As she spoke, Weiser could no longer contain her anger, and electric arcs exploded all over her body, her tail becoming stiff. She had paved the way for Ash, almost spoon-feeding him, yet Ash had flipped the table, stubbornly refusing to eat!

Even almost smashing her bowl too!

But now, what's different from her plan?

Ash Host God Technique, she Host God Technique, both combat... In the end, isn't the result the same?

Ash, do you even know what you're refusing!?

Boom!

Confronting Ash's charge, Weiser swiftly grabbed his wrist, the two of them wrestling, electric arcs slashing through the cage's blood-web, causing ripples to cascade.

Weiser sneered, "Regretting now, want to take it out on me by fighting?"

"No, I just feel like you wouldn't easily let yourself be captured." Ash said, "Until I can reduce your threat to the level of a minor nuisance, I won't be at ease."

Thud! Thud! Thud!

As the symphony of thunder played, the two exchanged several attacks and defenses within seconds, tangling together on the ground, each trying to gain the upper hand. Finally, Weiser struggled to take advantage but once she did, she rode on top, taunting, "Does being an anonymous hero give you that much pleasure?!"

"I'm not Ya Sha Jin; I never thought about being any hero, nor am I kind-hearted enough to save those I don't know, let alone expect their applause." Ash gritted his teeth and said, "I just can't stand cowards swaggering in front of me."

"Have you never cursed a woman? You can curse even harsher; it's not like I haven't heard it before." Weiser sneered coldly, "I'm sick of hearing all the obscenities from Senluo. Why don't you say something interesting?"

"Do you enjoy the feeling of everyone treating you like a monster?"

Weiser didn't speak but just used her hands and feet forcefully, trying to crush his neck.

"Holy Daughter of the Silver Lamp, bishop of the Four Pillars, disaster of the Transcendence Prison Technique... on one hand, you try to conceal your True Name and appearance, and on the other, you arrogantly display your presence. Why are you so contradictory?"

Ash sneered, "Reality is but a momentary illusion; the Void Realm is the eternal future. You might truly believe the latter, but not necessarily the former—I've heard from Ya Sha Jin that you speak some evil words, like saying that killing people is to liberate them sooner. If you really believed that line about reality, how could you justify your own actions?"

"Occasionally, I also think about expanding my circle of companions." Weiser said, "Anyway, it's all the same, everyone will awaken in the Void Realm sooner or later, reality is just a temporary illusion, a cage, a game."

"Oh, is that so?" Ash said, "Even if reality is truly a game, it's a game you've been addicted to all this time. The first part of your sentence, you don't use it to convince others, but to convince yourself, so you can act recklessly without a guilty conscience."

"You subconsciously crave more attention, higher prestige, stronger titles—you clearly care about everything within the illusion. I don't know what kind of intelligence you've understood to make you think reality is beyond saving, but you haven't tried at all to save the things you care about, only thinking of hiding in the Void Realm all day."

"Transcend believers think that shedding consciousness can lead to evolution, you believe that returning to the Void Realm will set you free, but you really aren't any different from them. At least the Transcend believers strive to realize their ideals, whereas you, you use empty slogans to cover up your evil deeds, rampaging unbridled across this land, waiting for everything to reset after death!"

"As a villain, you also belong to the least tasteful kind, not even comparable to those two by my side. As a believer, your ideal isn't even as good as the Divine Sect admits; at least they acknowledge that they only seek indulgence."

"What do you know?!"

The electricity of Thunder Claw got entwined around Weiser, her strength seemingly increased even more, as if wanting to crush Ash right there. Ash found an opportunity, swung his palm, and sent Weiser flying against the wall with Thunder Claw, then stood up and said, "I'm not interested in the psychological journey of cowards."

Whew.

Weiser breathed out an arc of electricity, touched her own face, quickly calmed her emotions, and said, "What's the use in talking to someone as empty and ideal-less as you?"

"I might not have any praiseworthy ideals, but..."

Golden arcs of electricity almost filled the entire space, as Ash spoke and rushed forward, his speed might have been slow but Weiser didn't dare take him lightly, her hands wrapped in lightning, ready to clash head-on!

Snap.

As Weiser launched a swift stab, Ash instantly shattered like a bubble into a light mist. Familiar with the sight, Weiser immediately recognized it—a Substitute Technique Spirit!

But why did the Substitute Technique Spirit talk! No, the current question was—

Amidst the golden arcs filling the space, Ash's figure, like a golden wolf, burst out, taking advantage of Weiser's moment of rigidity from her attack, Thunder Claw harshly imprinted on her chest, the column of thunder almost piercing her body!

"...Seeing a bad woman like you succeed upsets me more than my own failure!"

As Ash's thunderous palm struck, Weiser flew like a cannonball, the blood web cage nearly distorting from the impact, her body wrapped in blue arcs of electricity collapsing with a boom!

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