"Am I still alive?" Muttered Ace as he looked around and saw the black crater, disbelief filled his eyes.
"How?" But no was here to answer his question.
He saw himself naked and overwhelmed by seeing how much he has grown in his 'sleep'. For him, it was like a moment has passed since he lost his consciousness. This change in his body was a huge shock.
Ace quickly open the system panel and saw series of system notifications on the notification panel. After reading all the new information he was alarmed and next moment excited.
"Hahaha, it seems luck was on my side!" Ace roar as he laughs out loud.
Ace excitedly gets up from the ground and drees up in a white robe.
'Hmm? These clothes are too short I need to buy new ones.' Ace smirked as he thought about how much his body has changed.
He quickly closes his eyes and uses his heavenly sense to examine his new inner self.
Ace was startled to see his new dark meridians they were on a whole other dimension than his old ones. His HD-Qi was flowing like a free river in his whole body through meridians pathways.
Ace feels that with these meridians of darkness he was far more powerful than anyone in the Foundation Building realm.
After checking the qi meridians his focus turned to martial space that was connected with his dark meridians. It was like a huge black transparent glob and in the center of it was a new dark void surrounded with Dark Foundation Plates. Now and then white lightning would spark on them.
'Those slates should be foundation slates and there is not a single crack on them and they were not like the foundation plates that I read in the book. And the dark void is also much smaller than before well it is more powerful so it's a plus.' Ace was moved after checking his new inner self.
"System what is this black transparent space?" Asked Ace.
Since he didn't know where this space came from because he was unconscious when his heavenly foundation was created.
"[Martial Space]
[After reached the qi foundation realm every cultivation steps into the true path of cultivation and every marital cultivation will form this space with pure worldly qi. Since the host is a Heaven's Stealer, the host martial space is perfect and form from old dark void fragments.]
[Martial Space is the core of every cultivator, destroy it and they will be crippled for life.]"
Ace was shocked after he heard this new information because they didn't give this kind of information in that manual of the qi foundation realm.
He didn't dwell on it since he now knew what it was so Ace said in an excited voice, "Status!"
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[Status Panel]
[Host: Ace White]
[Race: Human {No Bloodline}]
[Heaven: 1st Mortal Sky Heaven]
[Martial Cultivation: Heavenly Foundation Building {Early-Stage}]
{EXP: 0/500,000}
[Soul Cultivation: Yellow Wind Soul Core]
{SP: 999/1000} {Extra: 1031}
[Skills: 5]
[Stealth Basic: {Perfection}
Silent Steps Basic: {Perfection}
True & False Eyes Basic: {Perfection}
Pick Pocket: {Perfection}
Treasure Opening Hands [Basic Art]: {5th Form}]
[Cultivation Technique: 2]
[{Heaven Stealer Technique Volume 1}, {Dual Shadow Swords}]
[Thief Points (TP): 1095]
[Mission(s): 1]
[Job Mission: Host has to do honorable thievery at a city lord's mansion of the No.1 City in the Low-Level Lands. (Lands of cities)]
[Rewards]
{Thief Panel will be unlocked}
{Shop will be updated}
{Other rewards based on Host Performance}
[Time: 14 months left.]
[Punishment on failing: System will stop working for 50 years]
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Ace's excited face turns serious after he read the mission time. Now he knew he was unconscious for more than two years and he didn't have any more time to waste.
Because it would take him five to six months to reach the new moon city.
After closing the status panel. He looks around and like an arrow blasts towards the fog.
Ace's speed was so fast that even he couldn't believe that he has become so strong.
'With this speed, I can reach there in three months. Heh, let me test my limit this time.' Ace laughed widely as tangible black qi started to appear under his boots and his speed increased ten-fold instantly.
This is the manifestation of qi now he didn't need to use his weapon to manifest his qi. He can do it with just thought like this was the most natural thing to do.
The fog that gives him the trouble first didn't even faze him this time and he crosses the core region of the moon forest in ten minutes.
After confirming his position, then he starts his journey towards the new moon city at top speed since he has no time to waste.
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Three months late, a silhouette appeared outside of the western moon forest.
Ace was looking at the clean path and grin broadly. He was rushed all the way and really cross the moon forest in three months at his top speed. He didn't tangle with any demonic beasts since they can't give him a fight anymore.
Ace takes the road that was probably heading toward the direction of new moon city because in the west side of the lands of cities were only top cities were located.
The reason was very simple because the Qi density here was ten times denser than all the land of cities. After all, the west side was a border between lands of kingdoms and cities. So, only the top cities have the right to remain here.
The very next day Ace spotted a caravan of five old carriages pulled by hours. They seem to be going in the same direction as him as he decided to prob some information from them since he has waste almost three years in wildness.
Ace was wearing a simple robe and if not for his handsome appearance he looks just like any commoner. He accelerates his pace and reached the caravan but before he could greet them two muscular men shoot out of the carriage with spears in their hands.
"Halt!" Shout one of the spearmen.
Ace immediately stops and but he didn't seem to be afraid of them because with his true and false eyes he saw the strongest person in the caravan was at the peak qi gate realm cultivator.
But since he was not here to cause trouble he simply raised his hands and said with an innocent face, "I'm only here to ask sirs if you are also going to the new moon city?"
The two spearmen looked at Ace's appearance and saw he was only a young man and since they both were third gate realm cultivators they didn't sense any qi from his so they thought he was really telling the truth and relax their stance.
"New moon city? that city and its subordinate cities got promoted one year ago and now all the people of those cities have been long shifted to the Golden Hammered Kingdom since they were under their judicial."
"And on the new moon city old territory was now located Luminous City the former number two city and now number one."
Both said one after another since Ace didn't look dangerous they decided to give him an explanation.
Ace frowned but he didn't lose his calm when he heard the new moon city has already gone one year ago and cursed the heaven in his heart since he was unconscious because of heavenly punishment.
If he just came a year ago he would've completed his mission now what was he suppose to robbed a kingdom-level power? NO! he simply can't because he didn't have time to go in the lands of the kingdom.
"So, boy where are you from? You didn't even know this big event you're not from western cities lands?" An aged voice sounded from the carriage. It was clearly an old man.
Ace snapped out his daze and reply politely with force smiled, "Sir is right I'm not from western lands. I came from eastern lands and wanted to visit new moon city it's a pity that the city is long gone."
Ace didn't lose his composure and wasn't afraid that they would find it difficult for a youngster like him to cross the vast moon forest alone.
As expected all of them gasps in shock and looked at the youngster more carefully but no matter how much they prob with their qi he simply seems ordinary, even that old man who the most powerful didn't find anything strange about him.
They were about to inquire further when Ace decided to retreat and think about what to do now since his target was gone. He active his silent step and vanished like wind.
New shocking gasps sounded in the area and one of the spearmen asked in a trembling voice, "E-elder t-that youngster..."
Before he could finish his word, the elder voice sounded again but this time it was grave, "Don't speak anymore! Someone of his age and if he really is at that realm we didn't have the right to talk about him and forget about all this we never saw anyone!"
Beads of sweat were forming on both of their foreheads as they shout in unison, "Understood!" and start their journey again.
"Grandfather, why are you so nervous?" A sweet voice resounded inside the carnage where the old man was sitting.
"Little girl stops investigating and don't ask about this event again." Retorted the old man towards the little girl as he closed his eyes.
'Just where the hell that youngster came from, is he from an empire?' Thought the old man gravely.