Eternal Thief

While the Sky Heart Plains were going through chaotic changes, the United Mainland was plunged into war with the races of Endless Sea.

Although both sides seemed on equal terms, the sea races had a huge advantage when it came to fighting in the water, while the land dwellers could only remain passive.

Still, during this war, many young heroes were rising, and the power level of the people of the united mainland rose extensively. Furthermore, the sea races have exotic treasures that didn't exist on the lands, so it gives the land dwellers even more movies to plunder and capture those deep-sea treasure troves.

On the other hand, the sea races weren't showing any weakness as they had already garrisoned the western shores of the united mainland, and they were slowly conquering the lands of the west.

But despite this raging war, one organization was growing and causing trouble for both the United Mainland and Sea Kings Federation alike: the Thieving World Society!

After they caught the human ancestor, Dream Shatter, their fame had already overgrown Sky Stealer's, and many people were looking for their trace, including the Union Lord.

Yet no one could find their hideout or any detail regarding their members. Furthermore, according to some sources, their numbers were still growing, and no one knew how they were recruiting.

But in these past few years, they had raided hundreds of rich people, including the folks of the Sea Kings Federation. Every time they theft, they would leave behind a palm size token with the engraving of a hooded figure; this has become the insignia of Thieving World Society.

At this moment, the Union Lord was sitting alone in his luxurious room, and his brows were tightly knit together as he looked at the new reports in front of him.

"It's been so many years, yet the Sky Stealer or his infamous symbol still hasn't appeared. Could it be he's really hiding in Thieving World Society and controlling it from shadows so he can remain hidden?

"But the problem is those conniving bastards of Thieving World Society are too well hidden, and even if they are captured, they will commit suicide on the spot. If this continued, the people would lose interest in this war eventually. Just, where is he?" He sighed in indignation.

The Union Lord's scheme behind starting this war was to draw the Sky Stealer out, and he also let the Thieving World Society grow so he could attract his attention. The Thieving World Society was his bait. Yet before he could even properly use it, the Thieving World Society already slipped past his fingers.

Not only were his spies rooted out, but even Dream Shatter had fallen, and when he realized this, it was already too late.

Now, he had another headache to worry about, and he was growing impatient day by day. His goal was still the treasure hidden by the Sun and Moon God, and he knew Ace had the key. So, he was guarding the Union continent like a hound.

He even tried to search through the entire Union continent, even digging in some places, but he didn't find anything. So, he was growing uneasy now and starting to wonder if that hidden treasure really existed.

Furthermore, his partners were putting him under a lot of pressure, and he didn't like that, and now he was beginning to plan how to deal with them. Lastly, he had one final trump card to search for Ace, but there was only a 10% chance it would work.

But he didn't want to use it unless he had no other choice because once he used it, he had to leave the mortal sky heaven for good.

Furthermore, somehow, the secret of his having the ascension altar had been leaked to the president of the federation, and he has been attacking him like a wild dog every week.

That fellow was just too hateful because he always ran away the moment he sensed something amiss. He was just antagonizing him, which made the Union Lord hate him to the core.

At this moment, a thunderous voice that could make anyone's soul shake reverberated throughout the golden sky world; whether it was the people of the endless sea or the united mainland, no matter the distance or depth, everyone heard it.

"Villainous Heaven, you want to block my way?! I want to leave peacefully, but now I've had enough. Since my power is not enough to break this cage, I'll just kill every signal ant and use their resentment to tear apart this cage. I'll not be stopped this time!"

The Union Lord's expression changed, "Who was it?!"

Even he felt fear from this eerie voice, and for some reason, he had a feeling that every word of this voice was true, like a law.

He appeared outside the palace, and he was appalled because the golden sky was beginning to turn dark, and this darkness was spreading at lightning speed as if it wanted to engulf the entire sky.

An eerie cold aura began to seep into the air, and the temperature dropped.

Furthermore, he wasn't the only one who saw and felt this; every single living person was witnessing this, and those mortals directly lost their consciousness. The greenery began to wither, and the light turned dimmer.

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Hundreds of miles away from the United Mainland was an island that appeared barren on the surface, and no one paid any attention to it.

However, under this island was a huge base known as the Thief's Den; this was the main headquarters of the Thieving World Society that everyone had been searching for years, yet no one was able to discover.

At this moment, eight cloaked figures appeared above the island and looked at the incoming darkness with appalled and disbelief. They had heard this eerie voice as well, and it seemed it wasn't just an empty threat.

"President, what is happening?" A melodious voice rang with a hint of fear.

Everyone turned toward the tall, cloaked figure hovering in the center; this was the president of the Thieving World Society, also known as the Nightmarish Thief.

The other seven were vice presidents and known as the Sky Thieves, and only they knew about their president's origin.

Damien looked at the incoming darkness and icy cold aura filling the air with utter disbelief. He was as clueless as any living being.

"I don't know, but whatever it is didn't seem to be something that we don't understand. This power is nothing like we have ever seen. Alert our men and let them come back. We'll be safe here and only take further action after investigating this phenomenon further." Damien ordered gravely.

However, right at this moment, a beggar with his face hidden behind long dreadlocks appeared right in front of Damien like a ghost.

"Life is coming to an end. We are leaving!" He impassively said those words, and before anyone could react, he vanished with Damien!

The remaining seven thieves were gobsmacked by this abrupt turn of events, and they felt dread by that beggar because they all knew Damien's prowess, yet that beggar took him away without any effort.

However, what was even more appalling was his parting words.

"Who was he, and what did he mean, 'life is coming to an end'? And why did he leave with the president? Don't tell me we are abandoned?" A hoarse voice rang, filled with horror.

They all trusted Damien with their lives, yet he left just like that. Didn't this mean they were left here to die?

"President didn't leave willingly; that person was just too powerful, and he took him away without his consent. If I'm not wrong, he should be his master; he once told me about him. Let's make arrangements. He might come back for us!" The woman replied with a hint of uncertainty and a choking voice.

But no one believed her as they all knew she didn't want them to feel despair or she herself didn't want to believe it.

Still, they had no choice right now, so they quickly headed back to make arrangements. They still didn't believe those words the mysterious beggar left.

However, one of them was still hovering in the air as he looked at the approaching darkness gravely, 'I have to contact brother Ace!'