Chapter 984 Secret in the Canyon (2)

Chapter 984 Secret in the Canyon (2)

Sofia felt very ambivalent at this moment since Ace was bluntly asking her for help to infiltrate the imperial palace. No matter how indignant she was towards her family, she didn't want to harm them, and she had already deemed Ace capable of such a feat.

Suddenly, a thought flashed past her mind, 'How about I take him with me and then alert His Imperial Majesty? This way, we can capture him before he can do any harm?'

With such a trail of thoughts, she nodded, "Alright, I'll bring you with me!"

Although she didn't show it, how could her abrupt change in emotions escape someone like Ace?

He already guessed what she might be planning, but it didn't matter to him since as long as he entered the imperial palace, he'd be able to get what he wanted.

"Alright." Ace smiled before he moved his hand towards her, "Grab my hand."

Sofia looked at his hand suspiciously and hesitated, but in her current circumstances, she had no choice but to comply.

Holding her soft hand like cotton, Ace used his heavenly Qi to cast a barrier around her.

Sofia's face reddened slightly as it was her first time coming in close contact with a man, but her embracement quickly replaced with shock when the pressure and killing intent instantly vanished. Without wasting time, she took out a soul crystal and began to recover.

"Let's go." Ace pulls her towards the source of the killing intent.

"I..." She wanted to retract her hand instinctively, but she managed to stop herself and followed him, 'Just who is he? This Qi is nothing like I have ever seen or heard...' She wondered as she felt his strong grip and blushed heavily.

Under Ace's guidance, they both quickly reach their target before their footsteps come to a halt.

Sofia was the same before she casually claimed that she didn't care. Now that she had seen what was really sealed in this place, she finally understood just how naïve she had been.

"I... since you take those cores before those things can come back to life, you can do the same with this one, no?" Sofia hesitantly looked at Ace with anticipation. She knew Ace was very capable, so he had to have a way to bypass this difficulty as well.

Ace chuckled and didn't deny it, "So, you didn't want to compete for that sword with me?"

Sofia shook her head vehemently, "I just want to know what was the mystery behind the Ancient Sky Battlefield. Furthermore, now I know my limit, without you, I might've never able to breach the barrier outside much less reach this point. So, you can take it since you earn it."

"Heh, alright, I won't stand on ceremony then." Ace didn't say anything further and sprang into action.

He directly sent two soul threads toward the sword and skull to pickpocket them simultaneously. However, the moment his soul threads touch the skull and the sword, they turn to particles!

Ace squinted his eyes, "I need to release your hand to claim them. Can you endure in the meantime?" He asked. Since the soul threads were incapable of touching those two things, he had to move personally.

Sofia nodded, "Since I've seen what I want, I'll use teleportation to head to the surface. There is no need for me to stay here anymore."

Since she has already recovered 40% of her Qi, she can use her space-type abilities again. So, without hesitation, she used her space ability and vanished!

Ace was surprised for a moment before he focused on the prize again. Since Sofia was gone, he didn't need to worry about anything.

He moved toward the massive skull while protecting himself with the heavenly Qi, the pressure was almost neglectable.

Just as he was about to touch the skull, an extremely frail voice rang in his mind, "Stop, or you'll die!"