Eternal Thief

Chapter 1164: Sea of Secrets

The black market of the Western Guardian Sect City didnʼt have an ordinary background, for it was spread throughout the entire Spirit Inferno Domain, and the person who established it was an unknown expert.

The formation used to hide the black market was enough proof of this unknown expertʼs resourcefulness, and despite being a lawless place, no one dared mess with the black marketʼs mysterious management.

The reason for its popularity was simple: all kinds of goods, from treasures to slaves, even stolen goods, were sold here without question, and those who had the privilege of knowing about this place had something in common: they all wanted to hide something.

Although Ace was aware of the concept of the black market, even he had to admit that the scale of this place was extremely huge, and they were fearless while running this kind of place right under the Artifice Inferno Guardian Sectʼs nose.

As he walked on the streets of the black market, he observed the stands of cloaked pedlars filled with all kinds of items. Some even stood with cages filled with slaves, and those cloaked buyers were gathered around them, clearly interested in those slaves.

Although the Spirit Inferno Domain didnʼt have the custom of selling slaves, especially humans, the Domain was dominated by humans, and Ace had yet to see or hear about any other race except for the magic beasts.

But in this place, there were no morals, and some people especially caught these human slaves from villages. People bought them for different reasons, whether sexual or experimental.

Moreover, he also found many shops that specifically sold magic beasts of all varieties, from adults to infants. The higher their bloodline, the more experienced they were, not to mention that some extraordinary magic beasts with special bloodline abilities were highly sought after.

The concept of beast tamers here was not as secretive as in Mortal Sky Heaven; in fact, this was a special cultivation path for Soul Cultivators. Nonetheless, even an ordinary persona could bind a magic beast with a ʼBeast Contractʼ as long as the magic beast was within the realm of their soul capabilities, and the number could increase with soul power.

These beasts bind with Beast Contracts and are then bound with their contactor for life. They canʼt betray or disobey their masters. High-level cultivators neutered powerful beasts with specific abilities they lacked themselves. Thatʼs why this market was extremely broad and profitable; even the main city has such shops.

Although Ace was calm, it couldnʼt be said for the two children observing everything with him; after all, those caged beasts sold like goods were from the same race.

Cyrus even wanted to free them and burn those ʼbad guysʼ for their heinous crimes, and he has Chuchuʼs full support.

But Ace calmed them down and sighed ruefully. He couldʼve hidden these things from them, but he didnʼt and let them observe. He wanted to show them how cruel this world was, and if they werenʼt careful, they would be exposed to this cruelty.

The Black Market was quite large, almost as big as a small city. Some areas wouldnʼt allow just anyone entry, and some were extremely mysterious. These places required some kind of guarantee or status in the black market.

One such place was ʼSea of Secrets,ʼ which was actually a small dark tower with ten floors. The building had crimson runic markings around it, making it appear quite mysterious.

When Ace saw the mysterious Sea of Secrets, he was instantly intrigued because he couldnʼt probe that building at all. He knew it was the case because of those runic makings, which means that the entire building was a powerful ascension-grade treasure.

Furthermore, unlike the guarded buildings of the black market, there was no one guarding this mysterious building.

ʼFor this kind of treasure building to remain untouched and unguarded in this kind of place, it has to have some kind of massive background that could deter these people. Letʼs see what they sold...ʼ Ace finally decided to enter this place and see what the mystery was about.

As he walked closer to the black obsidian door etched with a symbol of a Crimson Book with a black vertical eye on its cove, the door suddenly opened on its own.

Aceʼs eyes narrowed slightly, as he still wasnʼt able to sense any behind the door, even in the fate map, this building was completely blank, which means, it was out the scope of fate mapʼs detection abilities.

Nonetheless, Ace still decided to enter since he was becoming more curious about this place, and the moment he stepped inside, he appeared in a dimly lit narrow corridor.

”Welcome to the Sea of Secrets, Mr. George!” A bell-like warm voice suddenly rang from the left side, startling Ace.

He quickly looked to the side with astonishment and a hint of apprehension and saw a tall lady wearing a black sheath dress, which was tightly wrapped around her voluptuous figure. But he wasnʼt startled by her fair skin or sexy figure; instead, it was her face, which was covered in a crimson faceless mask. Etched on the center of this mask was a vertical dark eye. Somehow, she knew his disguiseʼs name, and she appeared two meters away without even alerting him.

He wasnʼt sure if she had been standing there from the start or if it was another effect of this treasured building. Lastly, he couldnʼt sense her cultivation at all, as if she were a mortal, but he didnʼt even entertain that thought.

Still, he didnʼt lose his calm on the surface, or all his experience would be for naught. He dropped the hood covering his head and smiled at the masked lady, ”It seems Iʼm quite

famous.”

”Indeed, Mr. Georgeʼs ʼdebutʼ was quite high profile and a success.” The lady in the mask replied in a charming voice as she praised.

Ace chuckled, clearly didnʼt believe her, and replied while rubbing Cyrusʼs head, ”Well, I wouldnʼt call it a debut, but Iʼm still flatter by Missʼs acknowledgment. But Iʼm pretty sure the reason you were able to identify me is because of these two little fellows, and to tell you the truth, I wasnʼt trying to hide it.”

Ace deeply looked towards the lady in the faceless mask, as it was impossible to see her react, and confidently said, ”In fact, I wanted to see who would approach me first and what they would do. Although Iʼm the one who walks in here, you are still the first person who identified me, so, ʼWhat will you do?””

The lady in the mask remained silent for a moment as if she were mulling over something before she finally spoke, ”Mr. George, please donʼt misunderstand. The Sea of Secrets is the most powerful information network in the Mortal Ascension Heaven. There is no place where we donʼt have eyes, and nothing can escape from us. Mr. George has not even seen the tip. ”We are in the business of Secrets, and we sell them for a fair and reasonable price. We also buy them after analyzing the value of Secret. We are a neutral organization, and our customers are countless, and we have a peerless reputation among our patrons.

As she gave a passionate introduction, the corridor suddenly dimmed down. The ladyʼs show seemed to grow as an icy aura was released, alarming Ace.

But it quickly vanished, as if nothing had happened. The lady spoke again amiably, ”As long as Mr. George wonʼt violate our rules, no matter what you do, youʼll be our valuable patron. Now, if Mr. George is satisfied with my introduction, please follow me!”

ʼIt was a warning!ʼ Aceʼs eyes shimmered darkly as he watched the lady start walking towards the entrance, and lips curled up with a hint of excitement, ʼBuying and selling secrets at fair price and the biggest information network in the entire Mortal Ascension Heaven? Well, youʼre already wrong about me. But still, letʼs see if you can back this claim, Sea of Secrets!ʼ