Eternal Thief

Within a few months, everyone on the ten continents knew that they were moving in an unknown direction with their entire continents. This was extremely strange, and no one knew what was happening and why. Some were appalled, and some were excited, especially cultivators, as they thought this might be an opportunity. In the sixth month, a strange rumor started to circulate in the ten continents that the ten continents were about to merge together into one massive mainland, and the person behind this miracle was none other than the Union Lord!

This caused a massive sensation, and many revered the Union Lord and even feared him for his god-like prowess. However, the merging of the continents was still far away because they were millions of miles separated from each other. Just like that, three years passed, and the first continents to merge were the Azure Wind Continent, Blood Continent, and the Beast Continent!

However, the high-ups of these three races weren't thrilled about it, especially the hunters, as they thought themselves above both humans and the beasts. But the Union has already approached them all prior to this so that conflicts won't happen. But it wasn't the case for those at the bottom of the ladders, and soon, small skirmishes among the three races were to be reported. In the fourth year of the continents merging, the Eleven Continent and Iron Heart Continent joined the fray, and in the sixth year, the Mighty Demons Continent arrived!

When the seventh year started, the All Devil Continent, Ancient Forest Continent, Unbreakable Stony Continent, and Myriad Bee Continent completed the full merging, and the movement stopped completely!

Now, all the ten races with their continents were merged into a single gigantic mainland, and its location was far away from the ten continents' old locations. The Union Continent was millions of miles away. Furthermore, around the mainland, the sea was extremely chaotic, filled with whirlpools, and a few hundred miles south of the mainland was an endless stream of Qi radiation. One could say this area was a forbidden zone, but the Qi radiation seemed to be static without any movement, which put the minds of other races at some ease. Still, this new place and the changes were massive, and in these eight years, many conflicts were reported all over the mainland, and every time a new continent joined, those conflicts continued to increase. If not for the Union's presence, a war might've already started long ago. Still, the atmosphere was quite tense. Yet, some of the adventurous souls who hadn't seen any continents before started to explore the new mainland, and some races were even friendly and welcomed these travels. It was like the start of a new era where all the races existed unitedly.

Moreover, the legendary thief Sky Stealer seemed to have vanished and hadn't appeared for eight years, and his legends began to fade away. However, it didn't mean the era of thieves was over. On the contrary, a secret organization of thieves emerged in the eighth year after the mainland appeared and declared itself to be the home of every thief in the world. The Thieving World Society was its name, and no one knows who created it or about its leaders. But soon after their emergence, they raided a large sect city of the human territory, making a hue wave. However, their momentum was short-lived because shortly after that, the Union Lord made a worldwide declaration, which shocked everyone. There was a massive origination of Sea Beasts eyeing the mainland, and they were extremely powerful. The Union Lord declared war on them, for he wanted to deal with this threat before a disaster would fall upon the mainland. This revelation stirred all the races. More and more information about these sea beasts being flooded in the mainland, and soon, the people found just how terrifying they were as they were as ancient as the beast race, but unlike them, they never lost their lands. In fact, they seemed to be aware of the mainland long before and secretly controlled everyone from the shadows. Many mysterious assassinations of the ten races' supreme geniuses through history were directly connected to them, and this enraged them and sent chills down many spines. Taking advantage of this moment, the Union Lord created a Sea Annihilation War Council, and anyone was welcome to join it to fight against the vile sea beasts. There were many mouthwatering rewards put in the council treasury, varying from cultivation techniques to secret skills, and anyone was eligible to claim them as long as they had contribution points.

This motivated people even more, and many began to join in to earn both glory and treasures.

When the ninth year started, the entire mainland had been united against the sea beasts, and this was probably the first time in history the different races were so united. The third war involving the myriad races of the entire mainland was about to start, and this time, they were targeting the sea races. It was just like what the devils, demons, and hunters did against the beast race in the past. No one knows what the result will be…

--- At the unknown location in the unimaginable depth of the endless sea was a huge region filled with darkness. At this moment, an ethereal white barrier filled with countless golden runes lit up, and the next moment, it completely shattered like glass. The darkness contained in this region suddenly began to spread at a terrible speed, and any sea beasts in the depth engulfed by it turned into dust the moment it touched them!

In the very center of this darkness, a pair of extremely cruel and terrifying eyes snapped open, making the space around churn like crazy. An ancient voice filled with mirth guffawed, "Hahahahaa… what is this!??? Who freed me!? Hahahahaaha… could it be those self-righteous gods taking a nap, and those cowardly turtles have grown a pair!? Hahahaha… so be it… I've been sharpening my butcher knife for a long time and thought I had to use it to escape. Still, it seemed the villainous heaven had pity on me, finally, finally… even you gods are no different from pawns that could be erased at any time… since I'm free, I'll take it as a signal that I'm free to slaughter them now…let's see how my children are doing... hahahahaha…" The mad laughter was filled with terrifying killing intent as the darkness began to rise like a tsunami, and soon, a huge rift appeared in space and time… ---

In the location where once exist the Heaven Imposing Sky Lock, Ace's figure was surrounded by dark mist, and anyone who approached him would die without knowing why. Suddenly, the dark mist absorbed into Ace's body, and his eyes opened, creating a terrifying ripple in the space.

A cruel smile emerged on his handsome face, "Succeed!"