Eternal Thief - Chapter 1139: Deadly Restricted Zone!

A dark phantom with ethereal wings flew through the dense ash clouds, hiding the forgotten cinder cone. Past the ash clouds, a vast expanse of rocky plains, jagged crags, and volcanic ash fields were visible.

This type of area was difficult for anyone not familiar with this treacherous landscape. Furthermore, not too far away from the cinder cone in the west were large, imposing signs, and written on them were stern warnings about restricted access and potential dangers ahead.

However, the dark phantom didn’t seem to be deterred and headed toward the restricted area without hesitation. His speed was extremely fast, and he traveled hundreds of miles within seconds.

When the phantom was almost a thousand miles deep into the restricted area, the landscape started to change.

A desolate wasteland sculpted by volcanic eruptions appeared.

There were jagged volcanic ridges crisscrossing the area, punctuated by deep chasms spewing superheated air with boiling lava.

Large areas were solidified by lava flows, creating a maze-like terrain that seemed difficult to navigate.

Crimson geysers erupt with molten rock, posing a constant threat to anyone traversing the area on foot.

The deep cracks in the earth spew continuous flames, creating fire walls.

Those fire walls were not normal, but they contained dense fire laws. Without a deep understanding of fire law and fire resistance, even flight capabilities were useless in this place.

‘No wonder this is a restricted zone. I even feel quite hot despite my special physique.

If there were an elemental state cultivator without fire law as their prime element, they would’ve turned into vapors by now. Even someone with fire law comprehension couldn’t endure this heat for long.

‘ Ace solemnly assessed the restricted zone.

Earlier, he thought that as long as he didn’t go too deep into this restricted zone, it would be a fine place to keep his head low for a little while, at least until he incorporated his new cultivation technique.

Yet, he wasn’t even a thousand miles in this area, and he started to feel alarm. Furthermore, the fate map also showed this terrain in red, which meant this place was quite dangerous for him.

Furthermore, as he went deeper, he suddenly felt a subtle pressure assaulting directly on his soul.

Ace didn’t know that this restricted zone could deter even an Ascension Grand General, and this assault on his soul he was feeling could cause fatigue, disorientation, and even hallucinations over time, while this heat could directly corrode the physical body the longer one is exposed to it.

He was only fine because of his heavenly foundation and fantastic physique. Nonetheless, he was still too weak to travel deeper into this restricted zone and explore its secret.

Since he had only arrived in the Mortal Ascension Heaven for a few months, he didn’t know that the entire heaven was riddled with such places. Cultivators avoid such places, and the sects also shield them from them.

The Artifact Inferno Guardian Sect also serves as a shield, and there was a guard post at the entrance of this place, which stopped cultivators from entering. Not to mention, the cultivators of the Spirit Inferno Domain also actively avoided this place since they knew about it.

However, there were still many holes in the security, and people could still unknowingly stumble into this place if they were not careful enough because of the strange landscape of the Spirit Inferno Region.

After Ace senses the true danger within this place, he no longer has any thoughts of going deeper, and he quickly finds a small mass of land made with lava.

Although it looked solid, the moment he stepped on it, he could feel the hollowness under his feet. Intense heat wanted to penetrate his body, and he was even sweating profusely now.

Furthermore, the time of his summoning abilities was running out. The Devil’s Law Horns were already gone, and by the time he landed, the Devilish Wise Owl Wings vanished as well.

Now, only the Devil’s Insightful Eyes remain, with three minutes left before their time runs out.

Ace’s normal dark blue eyes were pitch black, with dark blue flames burning in the place of his iris.

With these eyes, he could see clear flaws in formations and their hidden structures. It was because of them that he was able to pass through all those formations arranged by Elder Emil easily.

Furthermore, he didn’t know what these eyes were capable of, but he could also see strange, ethereal, dark blue threads spreading all over the restricted zone. He didn’t know what those threads represented.

He needed to explore more before he could fully comprehend what was going on.

Nonetheless, Ace knew he couldn’t stay here for a long time, so he quickly took out formation plates and tried to arrange them.

However, he was shocked when he found that the moment he activated those formation plates, they instantly started to rot, and within seconds, they turned into dust. One had to know that they were grade-8 formations.

‘Damn it! Don’t tell me only ascension-grade formations could endure the environment in this place?’ Ace could only think of this reason, and his expression wasn’t looking good, ‘Didn’t this mean I can’t go into seclusion here?’

Ace was feeling frustrated when it suddenly occurred to him, as his eyes instantly shimmered, ‘Isn’t it the best time to test that?’ Before, he put many things on hold because he was worried about Cyrus’s safety. But now that he was fine and this situation also called for him to test one of the things he had put on hold before, he no longer hesitated; in fact, he was excited.

Ace’s heart raced with expectancy as he quickly converted 100 million TP into 10 Million HP and ordered the system, “System unlocks the House Leader Chamber!”

The system quickly complied after deducting the house points, and the thief’s house, located in the thief’s space, suddenly started to undergo a huge change.

Furthermore, enshrouded by dense pitch-black mist, three pairs of eyes that had been in a suspended animation state ever since Ace completed the ascension process suddenly opened.

Ace was completely unaware of this!