Eternal Thief-Novel

[AN: This mark the end of this month's bonus chapter weeks (28-11-2022)!]

[Next month, there will be the very first mass release look forward to it. I'll announce the date soon. Stay tuned!]

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The Almighty Demon Empire was divided into Eight Provinces, a Royal Zone, and Three Forbidden Countries.

The eight provinces were called Outer Continents, Common Provinces, or defensive lands or whatnot… by the demon who lived in the Royal Zone.

The reason being, the eight provinces were actually a turtle shell or a protective shield created by the highborn demons to protect and by themselves enough time to prepare in case of an invasion by the east, west, and south side of the continent.

They take anything worth taking from the eight provinces and created the royal zone, which was the northern side of the mighty demon continent, and its area was around the four-tenth of the eight provinces.

The eight provinces known the northern side of the continent as the royal zone, but the upper echelon of the demon race called it the Royal Demon Nation. It was the nation where only royal demons lived, no commoners or lowborn!

The Royal Demon Nation was not only rich with Qi and resources, but the safe seaway was also on this side of the continent, and it was a perfect place to nurture a powerful naval force.

The North-East Coast of the Royal Demon Nation was surrounded by towering cliffs, while a strange mist existed a mile away from this coastline and no one ever came back from that mist once entered.

This place wasn't as guarded as the other sides because of this exact reason and was only checked once in a while by a small crew.

Today, however, a tall silhouette emerged from this mist.

It was in the middle of the day, and the sun was shining brightly.

This tall person wore a long black hood, and his aura was completely hidden. Who could this be but Ace?

Ace looked at the golden sky with relief and smiled brightly, 'I finally left this gloomy place and it took me two extra months to reach here with the route the old ghost Empty Dream showed me. Where am I anyway?'

After Empty Dream was content with Ace, he used his small influence to alter the indicator ring's route. This route was in the completely opposite direction from the mainland of the Royal Demon Nation.

Ace even suspected that Empty Dream was trying to kill him when a month passed and he still wandered in the mist aimlessly. But when he thought how it was probably impossible with Empty Dream's soul wisp in his possession, he felt somewhat at ease and continued to follow the route.

Today he finally left the formation!

Ace looked around.

This place was a forest covered with mist.

'It seemed this was another safe boundary of the formation, and since no one knew the route for it, they left it unguarded, or the guards simply didn't care. Nonetheless, I wasn't intercepted as the old ghost told, and now I'm in the Royal Demon Nation!'

Ace's eyes gleamed with excitement when he thought how he had safely entered the sacred ground of the Demon Race that remained impenetrable for many years.

Doesn't want to stay any longer, Ace moved in that direction with no mist.

When the forest finally ended, a gust of chilly humid wind bush past his face, and his steps come to a halt when he looked ahead with astonishment.

He saw a vast body of blue water as far as his eye could see, calm waves, and some low-level marine beasts calmly swimming under the crystal-clear water.

'So, this is the endless sea…'

It was his first time seeing the Endless Sea in person and he had to admit it was a wonderful view from where he was standing.

Furthermore, from Paul's memories, he knew about the coastlines of this place and safe seaways and naval force under the Royal Demon Nation.

So, he wasn't completely ignorant about how dangerous this calm locking sea was on the other parts of the continent.

'Is that a Forbidden Country?' Ace's eyes narrowed when he saw a vague silhouette far from his position.

Even with his excellent eyesight, he can't confirm it.

According to Paul's memories, the mysterious Three Forbidden Countries were actually three large Islands close to the Royal Demon Nation.

These three islands were rich in rare resources and beasts.

However, this wasn't the reason for these places to call the Three Forbidden Countries, the real reason was these three islands were in the formation of a triangle, and right in the center of this triangle was a vortex.

As for what that vortex was and why the Imperial Palace forbade anyone to approach that place, the official reason was it was extremely dangerous, even for the Law Awareness Realm experts.

But Paul once heard from his father that it was a sham and there might be some tremendous secret of the Imperial Family Hidden there, which they don't want to share with anyone.

Nevertheless, there was still some truth to this matter since a Grand Demon Duke tried to sneak in but never returned, which resulted in his entire family being eradicated.

Since then, no one dared to approach that vortex no matter how much curious they got.

The Three Forbidden Countries were assessable for the junior members of the Royal Demon Nation, and they were treated as training grounds. But no one above the River Core Realm was allowed.

That's why Ace was curious when he saw the vague shade. Even if that was a forbidden country, he averted his eyes, since it was meaningless. He can't just swim there with all those demonic marine beasts. He required a ship that; he didn't have and wasn't interested in going there either.

His mission was more important, and he still had the elemental orb to worry about, so he didn't have the time for sightseeing yet.

After having his fill of the endless sea's view, Ace's eyes turned sharp as he coldly commanded, "System, destroy the soul contract and any other contract supported by the fake consciousness."

The very next moment, the fake consciousness in his true soul and marital space turned into a wisp of smoke and vanished as if nothing happened.

Ace's lips curled up. 'Only the first soul piece would notice this, and he would think I was dead or break it on purpose. Well, even if it does, what can he do about it?'

He snorted coldly, 'Even if he escaped somehow, he wouldn't even dream I'm so far away from the Azure Wind Continent, and he won't be able to find me before getting found by the demons or his disciple. Maybe I'll visit him once I reach Law Awareness Realm and give him a big 'surprise'.'

He grinned mischievously.

'I only have a little over a year left for the job mission. So, I should first study the Psyche Invasion. I had to admit without the knowledge of Psyche Invasion, I might've still been missing the important pieces of the puzzle.' Ace's expression turned solemn.

Ace wasn't in a hurry to complete the final chain mission since there was ample time left. The job mission, on the other hand, was almost over, and he didn't want to fail it when he was so close to clearing the requirement.

Lastly, this seclusion wasn't just about the job mission. He still has the law fragments, new secret thief skill, and insight pills to absorb, and once he was done with them, he would be stronger than ever!

The chain mission would go even more smoothly. So, he was planning to use a year to absorb everything and then head toward the Royal Demon Nation.

Done deciding, Ace created an underground chamber close to the cliff. Since this area was barren, no one would disturb him.

After hiding the entrances and placing powerful formations around the underground chamber, he finally relaxed and started to study the Psyche Invasion wholeheartedly.

Just like that, a week passed, and Ace was immersed in understanding the complex structure of the Knowledge Sea Surface Invasion when an unexpected notification startled him.

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[Congratulation host, your Thief Title [Famously Infamous] has reached the Intermediate Stage!]

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[Thief Title: Famously Infamous (Intermediate Stage)]

-Famously Infamous (Intermediate Stage): Infamous between over 1 Billion lifeforms. 

-Title Effect: Everyone is afraid of your name (Thief Name), and your deeds reverberated like thunder in every corner of this land. Your real name (Thief Name) will inflict [7% Fear] in others' hearts as long as they know about your name (Thief Name) and deeds. 

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(Note: This title is ineffectual against House Members & unhostile lifeforms)

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"What in the world?" Ace was baffled when he saw his title suddenly get upgraded without him doing anything.

But it wasn't the end, and another notification rang.

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[Congratulation Host, you unlocked the Thief Title: Cold Liar (Initial)]

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[Thief Title: Cold Liar (Initial)]

-Cold Liar (Initial): Made 10 Million Beings (Cultivators Only) wholeheartedly believed your lies! 

-Title Effect: There's a 5% more chance that people will believe in your lies completely! 

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'What the heck did I do?' Ace was speechless!