Eternal Thief

Ace looked at the six-year time period with scrutiny, 'Is this enough to make the three laws at 49.99%? All these laws are my innate elements, so it shouldn't be a problem if I use my rewards correctly. 

'But foremost, I should break into the soul manifestation realm and raise Heaven's Stealer Dismantler rank. But I need a location where I can relax and be worry-free, and this place is certainly not such a place. Besides, if active the heavenly punishment, this entire place might be torn down, and I'll be exposed to the Union…' 

Ace mused with a grim expression. He knew he was in a very tricky situation, and the only way he could think out of it was the newly gained limit talisman Great Escape.

However, he only has three uses, so he wanted to see if he could get out of this situation on his own before using it. But with this trump card in his sleeve, he was no longer worried about escaping if things went south. 

At this moment, Ace stopped using the Dismantle Qi and then pretended to recover for an hour before he deactivated the formations and emerged in the vast whiteness again. 

"Are you ready?" It was SMSC's cold voice that sounded this time. 

"Where is Senior?" Ace asked with scrutiny. 

SMSC coldly replied, "Milord has wasted too much energy on you, so he's resting. You have already learned what needed to be, so there won't be any need to disturb Milord. I'll be your instructor until you reach a point where you won't need me, and only then will Milord take my place." 

Ace didn't find this explanation unreasonable, but he could easily tell SMSC hates him to the core. Yet he was going to help him, which could only mean that voice claims to be the will of the Sun, and Moon God has absolute authority over SMSC since he was the loyal dog Union. 

"You said all I need to do is to destroy that Monolith to gain the legacy of the Union and become Chosen One, right? But is it mandatory to destroy it with Sun and Moon Sword Intent?" Ace questioned impassively. 

"How bold! Do you think you have what it takes to destroy the wisp of Sun and Moon Sword Intent left behind by the Sun and Moon God? Unless you have even superior sword intent, don't even think about leaving a scratch on it! 

"I would suggest you put your arrogance aside and use this opportunity to learn. You have no idea what kind of honor it is even to experience the Sun and Moon Sword Intent, much less having an opportunity to learn it!" SMSC disdainfully refuted. 

Ace's lips curled up slightly behind his mask before he said, "Why are you being so angry? I was just curious. I know you hate me, but now we should set aside our grudges and work together for the bright future of ourselves." 

"Hmph, if you're done spouting nonsense, then let's start." SMSC didn't reply to that topic as if he was too indignant even to hear what Ace had just stated. 

Ace didn't mind as he walked toward the black monolith. As he was getting closer, the sharper intent he could feel and the more excited his sword cores became as it was getting harder to control them. 

Still, Ace tried to suppress them until he reached close enough to test one of two things. As he walked, he felt like the Monolith was just close, but he was very wrong because it was too far away, but it appeared close, like some illusion. 

At this moment, SMSC finally spoke, "Initially, this sword intent was meant to be comprehended by the inheritor who had learned the Yin Yang Mortal Sword Manual up to the sixth realm and developed both Yin and Yang Sword Intents.

"Because the Sun and Moon Sword Intent originated from the Yin and Yang Sword Intents. However, you cultivate some other laws, and your sword intent is also of another element. 

"So, you have to learn from scratch. The first thing you should need to understand is Sword Intent and Element are two different sets of laws. A weapon's intent is like a blank page, and the colors you fill it with are the elements. 

"It only depends on your own capacity of how many colors you can fill in that blank paper. Furthermore, weapon intent is fundamentally killing intent because they are made for killing, and you can only call it an Element Sword Intent when you learn to emit the killing intent of your element or any element, as a matter of fact. 

"This is the second part, how to find the killing intent of an element. All I can tell is this, 'Everything can kill under heaven and earth as long as they have the will to live.' 

"This is the chief dogma left behind by the Sun and Moon God, and only by understanding it will you be able to infuse any element with your sword intent freely. Only by learning how to use them together can we call a Sword Intent an Element Sword Intent and even infuse them together, creating a superior sword intent such as the Sun and Moon Sword intent!" 

Ace was astounded by this knowledge as no one told him before the principal of an Element Sword Intent, not to mention they can be fused together. 

'Everything can kill under heaven and earth as long as they have the will to live? In the end, all it depends on killing intent, the will to kill. This much I do know, but how do I find an element's will to kill? No, I should know this since I've awakened the Shadow Sword Intent. How do I discover the Shadow's will to kill?' Ace found himself on the verge of understanding something, and then all of a sudden, Ace looked at the monolith, and his pupils dilated. 

At that moment, he didn't feel that sharp sensation anymore whenever he looked at it; instead, he felt a strange reasoning from that monolith, and it was at this moment his sword cores suddenly released their own sword intent when Ace fell into a trance like state while his eyes affixed on the monolith. 

"This aura…" SMSC's astounded voice rang in utter disbelief as Ace suddenly started to emit pure black haze from his body like black flames, and they were filled with killing intent. 

"How miraculous. He's about to reach the intermediate Element Law Proficiency Realm of [Sword], and he's clearly not a Law Compression Realm yet." The voice rang at this moment, filled with surprise.

"Is it even possible?" SMSC's voice sounded in disbelief. 

"Anything is possible whenever a Heaven's Stealer is involved in it. Even with my knowledge, I don't know what kind of Unique Sword Intent he's comprehending. But I can assure you it's in no way inferior to the Sun and Moon Sword Intent in the monolith. 

"Furthermore, the Sun and Moon Sword Intent, despite carrying only 00.01% of its actual might, is starting to submit to him, and that can only happen when a superior Unique Sword Intent shows its presence. 

"Can you believe it that a mortal who is still developing his Unique Sword Intent case a fully developed Unique Sword Intent to submit to the point where it starts to get devoured by him willingly?" The voice sounded filled with emotions. 

"B-but how he does it?" SMSC's voice was now filled with disbelief. He completely believed every word of this voice. 

"Heh…" The voice chuckled in self-mockery, "It's because he's the Heaven's Stealer! One thing you need to understand about Heaven's Stealer is he can steal your entire being, and you won't even know until you've become part of his treasure collection!"