Eternal Thief

[First Bonus Chapter of This Week (24-11-2022)]

[Second Chapter at 1000 Power Stones]

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“So, this golden black compass point was pointing me in the Lightning Orb’s direction?!” Ace exclaimed before he quickly opened the live fate map, and to his surprise, it was returned to normal.

But the Golden Black Compass Point no longer pointed in the same direction anymore, but it had changed its direction now, which made Ace’s heart race!

‘Could it be it’s another elemental orb?’ Ace’s imagination runs wide.

“Moira, what just happened now, and why is this point changed? Is this pointing in a new direction or the old one?” Ace quickly questioned Moira, since she was more reliable than the system and the Eternal Thief Fate Compass was her body.

“I-I… I don’t know, but for a moment I went blank because a sudden power surged out of nowhere, and then I suddenly regain my sense back. But it seemed the Live Fate Map Indicator has somehow changed from its previous position.” She sounded completely exhausted and panicked. She clearly had no clue about what had happened.

Ace frowned and mused, ‘So, the system can control the live fate map and show the Live Fate Map’s Indicator’s exact position. And it seemed once I knew what was on the other side of this indicator, a new indicator will appear. But now the question is; is there also an elemental orb on this fate indicator’s end as well?

‘According to Moira, this Live Fate Map can indicate the best direction where I should go to find a fortunate opportunity that will most suitable for me, or it could also be a thing I require or desire the most or something that can help me in future in some peril.

‘So, there’s a notable change of another Elemental Orb being on the side, since I desired them the most. Well, since I now know about the true function of this indicator, I don’t have to worry about finding fortuitous opportunities in the future.

‘As for the lightning orb, it is in the royal zone!’ Ace’s eyes shimmered with a thievish glint as he vividly remembered what the map system showed him.

Furthermore, the system has already locked the position, and he can see the location at any time now after spending thief points.

‘The risks I took on the side mission were really worth it!’ Ace was extremely content with the system’s rewards this time.

“Alright, Moira, you don’t have to worry about it. You also sounded tired. Just rest. You did a good job.” Ace gently soothes the poor thing, who was probably just sucked dry by the system.

“A-alright.” She sounded bewildered, but she was really exhausted and required rest, so she fell silent.

If it were any other time, he would’ve already immersed himself in learning the secret skill and using the insight pills.

But he was still in the middle of the forbidden plains, and his journey was nowhere near complete. So, he suppressed the distracting thoughts and kept moving.

Like that a week passed, and no one came after him, which means those demons were really searching in the wrong direction.

In this past week, Ace didn’t see any forest or mountain, and all he could see was these grassy plains as far as his eyes could see.

However, at this moment, Ace suddenly stopped when he saw the green grass plain ahead now turned into a gray wasteland, and far ahead, he saw thick fog, nothing else.

‘I guess this is the forbidden boundary. If I stepped into it, I would enter into an unending illusionary maze formation. According to Paul’s memories, as long as someone stepped into this formation, their Qi would be suppressed, turning them into a mortal, and they couldn’t even access your storage treasures.

‘The end result is the same. The intruder would die of hunger and thrust without Qi. What a vicious formation. Only the Law Awareness Realm Experts can cross this place without being suppressed, but this is also limited to the demons. If another race’s Law Awareness Realm stepped in this place, the demons on the other side would instantly know.’ Ace deeply looked at the wasteland ahead.

He couldn’t help but think of the border formations set on the Azure Wind Continent.

‘Could it be the person who placed all these formations is the same?’ This thought surfaced suddenly in his mind.

But then he shook his head since this had nothing to do with him, even if these massive formations were created by the same person.

At this moment, a metallic black ring appeared in Ace’s hand. From its ordinary look, anyone would think it was just a normal ring. There weren’t any runes on the ring either.

If Ace didn’t have Paul’s memories, he would also completely overlook this ring.

But he knew this ring was like the entry pass that could help its wearer cross these forbidden lands without being afraid of the Qi suppression or any hallucinations.

Paul had stolen this ring from his clan’s treasury just so he could sneak into the outer continent. He also would’ve never known about this ordinary-looking ring’s function unless a certain someone told him.

Although the Grand Demon Duke Clans have these rings, they can’t use them without permission from the Emperor Domain, or they will be punished harshly.

But Paul had completely ignored everything and still dared to use it to show his ‘love’ and taken a colossal risk, and now he’ll be going to suffer big time since he even lost this ring to Sky Stealer.

However, those demons still thought Ace didn’t know how to use this ring, so it was useless in his hand. If they knew, the Grand Demon Duke would be long run here without even thinking twice.

Ace wore the ring, and nothing happened. But he still took a step forward, entered the wasteland, and vanished from plain sight!

However, right when he entered the wasteland thereafter, the dark ring suddenly shimmered in a dark sheen before a small arrow projection appeared right above the ring and pointed in a particular direction.

Ace’s lips curled up as he followed the arrow’s direction without any hesitation. Furthermore, he didn’t feel any restriction from this formation, and he knew it wasn’t because of this ring.

He had yet to find a place that could completely suppress his heavenly Qi, and this time it wasn’t any different as well.

As he moved deeper and deeper, the arrow would also change direction, and Ace would also change his position without hesitation.

Fifteen days have passed since Ace started to follow the ring’s direction and wandered into this fog.

He had to admit, if he didn’t have Paul’s memories, he might’ve thought he was lost despite this ring directions.

However, he knew this journey would take over a month to complete, and he was probably halfway through now.

Right at this moment, a husky voice drifted in this silence of this fog, “Y-you… know… me?”

Ace was appalled when this sudden voice sounded out of nowhere, but for some reason, he felt this voice was quite familiar.

“Who are you?” He released his heavenly sense.

No matter what, he was completely on guard and was ready to use the heavenly talisman to escape anytime if the opponent was a soul manifestation realm expert.

“You… know… me… you… I… can… fell… soul… contract… between… you… and… me.” The old voice spoke with intervals as if it had been years since it spoke.

Ace’s eyes narrowed when he heard this, and he could also feel this voice was really familiar.

‘Soul contract? I only have one fake soul contract that I sign with…’ Ace’s eyes went wide when an old memory of a few years ago surfaced in his mind, and he blurted the name,

“Patriarch Empty Dream?!”

“You know… me!” The old husky voice boomed when it heard this old forgotten name.

It was none other than Patriarch Empty Dream, which Ace once encountered when he was entrapped in the low sky-changing border in the lowlands of the azure wind continent.

Ace was baffled because he never thought he would meet the Patriarch Empty Dream soul piece on the demon continent. He clearly remembered that Patriarch Empty Dream’s soul was torn into five pieces.

They then established a soul contract that required Ace to find those five pieces one by one and then obtain their soul wisps.

But the truth was, because of the system’s fake unconscious function, Ace wasn’t bounded by the soul contract. Patriarch Empty Dream even tried to see his memories. So, he didn’t have any good feelings toward this old ghost.

He almost forgets about this soul contract and the deal with Patriarch Empty Dream after he teleported to the demon continent.

But who would’ve thought he would encounter Patriarch Empty Dream’s soul piece on the demon continent, of all places?

Furthermore, it would seem the soul piece of Patriarch Empty Dream could sense the soul contract in his true soul, and it might be the reason for its sudden awakening!