Genesis: Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 339 Ricardo, the God of Thieves

The center of the world.

Inside a tall, metallic gray-black tower.

Gray Forbidden Town is a place where some passing adventurers come to explore.

"How come there's a city here?"

The adventurers asked.

Their leader is a Crimson Gold-level adventurer, a figure standing at the pinnacle of the mortal world, and one of the legends of the Adventurers' Guild today.

The local indigenous people told them: "Some kind of unique life form in the world is imprisoned here, it's fate."

"They are the will of heaven and earth, the concrete embodiment of all things."

"Our race is one that the gods have asked to guard the will of heaven; this is our destiny."

The residents here are born with a certain mission to guard this place for generations.

This amazed some adventurers.

This world is truly magical and wonderful. You can find places similar to the mythical sealing of the Demon King in any remote town you pass by.

Of course.

Some adventurers thought: If I release this divine will, wouldn't I be releasing a demon king feared by all the gods, who would then destroy the world?

The residents, observing the adventurers' shifty eyes, thought, "They're probably up to no good again."

Yes.

This era has all kinds of people, and countless others want to overthrow the gods.

Right in the center of that gray-black tower that everyone was curious about, a figure quietly arrived.

Listening to the adventurers' conversation outside, Liu Jun sighed inwardly, "If things continue as they are in the normal course of the timeline, our next era will be the Age of Destiny."

"The will of Heaven will one day overthrow the gods. Perhaps, these adventurers will indeed unleash a world-destroying demon king."

"A grand storyline unfolds, a battle against the gods."

Unfortunately, that was just the original timeline.

The current flow of time is in a jump mode, although it is still the future where destiny will overthrow the gods.

But it wasn't the will of Heaven in their own world to overthrow their group of gods.

"All I can say is, Ligaona, you've been left behind by the times."

God slowly walked into the cage, looked at the huddled figure inside, and said calmly:
"Can you hear the voices outside? A new destiny may overthrow us, but it won't be you, even if you have that potential."

Rigna glanced at God: "As the supreme king of the gods of this era, what brings you here? Aren't you going to enjoy the last days of your life as a god? After all, Ragnarok is just around the corner!"

God smiled and said, "You are indeed able to know what is happening outside at all times. As the heavens, you are truly amazing, able to hear the voices of all things."

Ligona remained silent.

The world is his physical shell.

It's like locking his consciousness inside his body, turning him into a vegetative state patient who can't move and is lying in a hospital bed.

Despite being in a vegetative state, he could still hear people talking outside, and his eyelids twitched slightly.

"You are nothing more than viruses and bacteria parasitizing the bodies of plant-like organisms."

"We were born after the world ascended to a higher dimension," Rigner said calmly. "We are the protagonists of this new era!"

Liu Jun stopped arguing with the other party and silently used the instruments next to him to take samples, analyze and examine the ligor.

Ligona got used to it.

After all, this place is a laboratory where almost all the gods come from time to time to experiment on him in various ways.

The one who came the most was Cain, the god of evolution.

This person wanted to study his body structure to see if he could evolve into a Celestial Race.

Even the recently emerged god of death, Morshock, came here to conduct various experiments on him.

This led to Rigner being subjected to various cruel experiments over the years, which generated enough hatred in him.

He now watched with resentment as God manipulated various data.

After a while.

Liu Jun roughly understood some of the structure of Ligaona before he began to open the concealment shield to isolate the outside world.

Then theft mode was activated.

Without hesitation, he reached in and took it out.

call out!
With lightning speed, a mysterious pearl was pulled out of Ligona's body.

The stolen artifact was also transferred into Regona's body!
Rignar shuddered, suddenly feeling as if he had lost his most precious treasure, no longer had control over the world, and now had an extra one inside him.
Divine object?
How could there be an extra divine object inside my body?
Is this theft of divine power?

Almost instantly, he felt like he had become the god of thieves.

"How did you do that? God, I never knew you were hiding such a secret!"

Inside the cage, Rigna couldn't help but shout, "Do the gods know? If they did, they would be very surprised!"

He muttered to himself, "God himself is a thief! You robber!"

"So the power to steal the divine artifact is substitution!"

"This divine object is actually a game of musical chairs? Will the person whose item is stolen become the new god of thievery?"

"Stealing divine artifacts for circulation? How interesting! Every divine artifact is indeed fascinating!"

As a god, Regona's suitability for stealing divine objects is 100%.

Almost instantly, he transformed into the most qualified god of theft, and even began to try to use this divine object to find a way to escape his cage.

theft!

So, can I steal inanimate objects?

If I were to steal a certain concept of solidity from this prison, would the enclosed environment of this cage disappear?
"Steal, that's all I need to do. If I can steal concepts, then I can definitely steal inanimate objects too!"

This first-world figure, Rigna, began to frantically exploit his potential, shouting, "I want to get out! I want to get out!"

"I will take revenge on the gods! I will kill them!"

God ignored him.

Even after becoming the god of thieves, Rignarok remained imprisoned by himself.

"Is this your core?"

God held a stolen pearl in his hand and said with great interest, "I never imagined it would grow like this."

This is not a physical pearl, but a conceptual force of nothingness, which is originally invisible and intangible.

Only by stealing this conceptual power can one steal this conceptual thing and replace it.

As a low-level divine object, it is actually qualified enough!

Although the side effects were significant, after stealing it, the person became the next generation's master thief.

At this moment, Liu Jun was constantly analyzing this Heavenly Pearl, his thoughts racing:
"I see. No wonder Cain, the god of evolution, has been unable to figure out how to evolve into your race."

"Because you are conceptual beings, the world is like a giant seashell, giving birth to a pearl!"

The essence of evolution is simply evolution. If you theoretically possess the potential to evolve into this species, then you can naturally succeed.

But evolution has its limits; evolution is just evolution, not change.

Among tens of thousands of evolutionary paths, the probability of you evolving into this race is 0%, so the God of Evolution naturally cannot complete it.

Evolution is just evolution; it cannot change the fundamental origins of a race.

and so.

Both the neighboring god of evolution, Gandhara, and the local god of evolution, Cain, are doing futile work.

They could never evolve into the Celestial Race.

Only by stealing the power of concepts can one steal their racial essence!

"Interesting. It seems this theft series is really powerful, capable of doing many things that ordinary gods cannot."

Thinking of this, Liu Jun had a sudden thought and decisively merged into the Heavenly Pearl.

slam-la-

The next moment, a completely new feeling was born.

A feeling of exhilaration and transcendence burst forth within me.

It was as if I had transformed into another colossal, super-sized celestial being, even larger than a planet.

What a wonderful feeling this is!

Planets are our own cells, the oceans of space are our own blood, black holes are our own cancer cells, but the biggest cancer cell is that chaotic sun.

He was supposed to be an ordinary human being in the world, but now his body is covered by a magical net of gods.

This transformed him from a celestial mortal into a celestial deity.

Because the gods reside within him, covering his entire internal body.

Thunder is one's own neurons, destiny is one's own instincts, evolution is one's own adaptive mechanism, and wisdom is one's own bridge.
Furthermore, he can mobilize the magical network that permeates his body and unleash various divine powers.

Cool.

It’s so cool.

"With such a good foundation, no wonder you will be able to kill the gods and seize their divine artifacts in the future. You are the natural hosts of the divine artifacts!"

At this moment, Liu Jun suddenly sensed the characteristics and power of this race.

Beside him, inside the cage, Rigna revealed a mocking smile: "So that's how it is, you've taken a liking to the characteristics of our race, haven't you?"

"After all, even if we cross the world and become mortals, as the will of Heaven, we can still kill gods with our mortal bodies!"

Other gods, such as God, would become mortals and their power would greatly decrease if they traveled to other worlds.

But fate will not allow it.

Because the Celestial Race all possess the ability to manipulate the world.

Even if you travel to a world that doesn't belong to you, there is still another destiny at your doorstep.

When I went there, it was essentially like two consciousnesses appearing within a single world shell.

One body has developed a split personality, with both consciousnesses able to operate their own physical body.

Therefore, as mortals, they have a greater advantage when they come to other worlds.

Those who are blessed with extraordinary advantages are the future kings who will rule the world.

“Even God is wary of us?” Rigna sneered. “Fine, I’ve become an ordinary life, while you’ve become the God of this world.”

"If you want to become part of this race, I'll grant your wish!"

Ligaona suddenly ripped off the shackles and laughed loudly, "Didn't you notice? This is my escape route!"

After saying that, he somehow learned another use for the divine object: stealing inanimate objects.

He stole the concept of the cage's "solidity".

The cage had turned into a soft, rubbery lump, which he easily tore apart and escaped.

And that's not all.

After being replaced, the cage that held the stolen artifacts became the new god of theft.

The next second, Rigna swiftly killed the newly appointed God of Thieves, "The Cage," and retrieved his prized possession.

"Hahaha, this is the correct way to use theft!"

Then, he took a step forward, saying, "So what if it was a stolen artifact that was exchanged? Just kill the other party and take it back!"

Immediately afterward, he left the cage, only to encounter a second line of defense.

The invisibility mechanism barrier set up by God, and the immortality lock!

"useless!"

He looked at the barrier of God before him and began to steal.

In an instant, the stolen divine object replaced the barrier's concealment.

This barrier became the new god of theft, and because it stole the other party's stealth ability, Rigner actually possessed the divine power of stealth.

"Hahaha!"

"I even stole the stealth ability!"

"This artifact is simply amazing! God, you have no idea how to use it!"

Having said that, he killed the new god of thievery: the protective shield, and retrieved the divine object of thievery.

"Although it's an exchange, as long as I kill the new person I'm exchanging with, and discard them after they've served their purpose, I can reclaim the stolen artifact!" Then, with his stealth abilities, Rigna quietly concealed himself and continued his escape.

But a third barrier appeared.

The entire gray tower was a larger cage, and he had no way to escape.

"Damn it, you guys are really keeping a close watch on me, as if you're afraid I'll run away."

But this didn't stump Ligona.

He used the stolen artifact and stole it with a single stroke!
The concept of the entire gray tower's resilience was also stolen, and the tower turned into a bouncy lump of gummy candy that he could easily pull open.

"The fresh, free air outside!"

Ligaona looked at the scenery outside and took a deep breath.

He casually killed the new god of thieves, the Gray Tower, and stole the divine artifact back.

"I'm free! I'll steal my way out, and there's no defense that can stop me!"

"I am free! Stealing is about being able to walk in and out of the treasure vault like this, making any defense mechanisms useless!"

"God, I'm leaving!"

"I will take back everything I've lost!"

"Once I get out, as the God of Thieves, I will steal back my destiny and regain my power."

His tone at this moment was exactly like that of the protagonists who had their supreme bones stolen and were reduced to mortal bodies, shouting "Don't underestimate a young man's potential!" before running away.

(End of this chapter)