Beacon of Death (1)

After issuing the mission to Winter, Ace closed the system interface with a stern look in his eyes and looked toward the gray, gloomy sky as if he wanted to peer right through it. 

'I must leave this place as soon as possible and reach the Azure Wind Continent. I never thought I would still end up encountering Dream Shatter despite keeping my nose out of Empty Dream's matter.

'If I hadn't known Empty Dream and his current state, I might've underestimated Dream Shatter. According to him, the guy planned a coup d'état for his soul cultivation technique with Devil's race…' Ace thought in a gloomy mood. 

He remembered everything Empty Dream had told him to seek his help with the Dream Shatter. He had already predicted that Dream Shatter wasn't someone he could mess with the very day Empty Dream revealed about his past.