The second city

The smooth series of actions only lasted for a few seconds. From the moment Ace stepped onto the battlefield, this result of this demon beast invasion was concluded. The invasion was stopped and the tides have shifted in favour of the human race.

Ace sheathed his sword and approached the Arctic City Lord, the token that recorded his contribution points deep blue in colour. The contribution points that Ace had obtained on the battlefield, had already exceeded 10k contribution points.

The token was white in colour initially, only when one's contribution points have exceeded the thousand mark, will it be dyed green. For the token to take on a deep blue colour, Ace's contribution points must have exceeded the 10k mark. Only when his contribution points exceeded the 100k mark, will it take on a purplish shade.

"Sect Master Ace, thank you for assisting the Arctic. Please forgive me for being unable to welcome you into the city amidst the simultaneous demon beasts invasion." The Arctic City bowed and said sincerely.

"I was only fulfilling my duty, please take care of my disciples in the meantime. If possible, please dispatch them to nearby cities to provide their assistance once the time is ripe." Ace bowed and replied. The bow was Ace's respect towards the Arctic City Lord, who was determined to protect his citizens even in the face of great danger.

It was only in such disastrous situations, would a person's true nature be revealed.

"Sect Master Ace, please take this with you. The Arctic City Lord took out a scroll and passed it to Ace, adding on, "This scroll would be able to increase your movement speed by thirty percent for the day."

Ace took the scroll and used it immediately, the scroll vanishing in his hands as the magical energy entered his body. It wasn't the time for him to be overconfident of his capabilities, not when the Arctic City Lord shared the same goal as him, which was to defend the cities at all costs.

"Thank you for the gift, I'll be taking my leave right away." Ace thanked briefly before sprinting towards the next city, the beautiful scenery around him being neglected as he made his way towards the next city.

Ace understood that even at his fastest speed, it would still take him an hour to arrive at the next city, which would be the reason he took the risk right now.

Ace was going to exchange all of his system points to awaken one of the system functions. This system function was useless in the past, but times have changed and only now did he realise the importance of this system function.

The ability to fully gather information on himself and those around him permanently was a long term investment that would fully pay off now. Only with this information, would Ace be able to make the crucial decisions in the upcoming demon beasts invasions while minimising casualties at the same time.

The next moment, the notification sound of Ace's purchase being confirmed rang in his mind.

"All of the host's system points have been deducted. The system function of detailed information has been awakened and can be used on all targets not more than two major cultivation realms of the host."

It was painful for Ace to accept the fact that he was out of system points again, but he regained his composure after a few minutes, as he utilised the detailed analysis function on himself.

Cultivation: Martial Lord first realm

Combat strength: Comparable to the Martial Lord Seventh Realm (Of the Divine Realm)

Mental Energy: Origin Energy middle stage (Seed energy, Origin energy, Universal energy, Phantom energy, Shattered energy, Reformed energy)

Martial skills:

Scarlet Frenzy first slash: Imbalanced harmony

Scarlet Frenzy second stance: Relentless Ignition

Shattered Past (One-time usage before weakened state)

Unravelled Life

Astral Blades: Terra Destruction (Fallen Celestial, Rising Celestial, Stellar Meteor)

Astral Fortitude: Bronze (Silver, Gold, Diamond, Transcendent)

Sword intent: 4th stage frost intent

87th floor of the Slaughter Tower

Nirvana Flames Law: Entry grade comprehension

Sword cultivation realm: Sword Master

Ace spent the remaining time cultivating his spirit energy while travelling towards the next city. Based on his estimation, it would only take him three more days to step into the Martial Lord Second Realm.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye as Ace arrived on the battlefield. Corpses and carcasses had already littered the ground, the stench of rotten meat and blood filled the air, entering his nose each time he breathed.

Ace clenched his fists, regretting the fact that he was unable to make it here more quickly, but now wasn't the time for regrets as he unsheathed his sword and stepped onto the battlefield, ignoring formalities with the City Lord as he approached the only Demon King on the battlefield.

If there was in the Divine Realm, Ace would be nothing but fresh meat in the eyes of Demon Kings, but Demon Kings in the Fragmented Cultivation World was nothing more than the weakest Demon Lords of the Divine Realm, which was Ace's confidence to take care of them.

"System analysis."

"Information on the target has been gathered."

Razor Beak Demon King: Fourth Grade

Unique traits: Aerial Demon King, unstoppable in the open field unless taken care of before it could react

Ace circulated his spirit energy to every part of his body, the energy of the slaughter law infused into the Phoenix Sword that was blazing crimson with the Nirvana Flames. At the same time, Ace also weakened the intensity of the Nirvana Flames.

"Imbalanced Harmony!"

The energy of the manifested slaughter law was dominant enough to ruin the balance between itself and the Nirvana Flames, which allowed Ace to make use of the two opposing elements to create an attack that could release his true strength without draining too much of his stamina.

The Razor Beak Demon King that was soaring in the sky, its elegant black feathers stood out from the other aerial demon beasts that paled in comparison to it, in terms of both physical appearance and aura.

When the Razor Beak Demon King sensed the fatal danger that was coming from Ace, it immediately retaliated as it soared higher the sky to evade the attack while spreading its wings, wind energy gathered at the edge of its wings that formed a cross, drawing a destructive blast of wind that was piercing through the air, avoiding every obstacle in its way as it locked Ace down.

Ace evaded it by advancing while slashing towards the ground, making use of the rebound force to leap into the air, enabling him to arrive directly below the Razor Beak Demon King as he drew a crescent in the air, the same attack of the same ferocity slicing open the body of the Razor Beak Demon King that cried in pain and tried to escape.

"Don't even think about escaping from my grasp." Ace said with a determined voice as he threw the Phoenix Sword towards the Razor Beak Demon King. The Phoenix Sword spun in the air and flew past the Razor Beak Demon King.

The sword that was spinning in the air flew past its opponent as Ace landed on the ground, a smile formed on his cold face as his hand reached towards the sky, the sword that had flown past its opponent, turning around when it heard the call of its master, piercing through the body of the Razor Beak Demon King instantly before it returned into Ace's hand.

By utilising his connection with the Phoenix Sword, Ace would be able to recall the Phoenix Sword into his hand regardless of how far they were from each other and with the sudden increase in speed, Ace was sure that not many would be able to react to this sudden attack of his.

The battle here had already concluded as Ace made his way towards the next city, all alone by himself