Eternal Continent, Beast King City—a new city built around the Beast King Colosseum.
Rosen had already confirmed that a deity was secretly watching this place.
On the borders of the Eternal Continent lay Myriad Races Continent, a land famous for the Arena of Myriad Races.
This continent allowed any race to live here, but all were forbidden from killing outside the Arena of Myriad Races.
If anyone wished to fight or kill, the only way was to enter the Arena.
Violators would have their lives silently taken by the God of Slaughter, who guarded the continent.
Unlike the Beast King Colosseum, where the power of fallen extraordinary beings would disperse into the audience—
In the Arena of Myriad Races, the victor would absorb part of the defeated opponent's strength.
This was why the Beast King Colosseum was merely a tool for accumulating wealth, while the Arena of Myriad Races was something all extraordinary beings of myriad races coveted.
Countless extraordinary beings confident in their abilities came here to battle, believing that continuous victories would earn them the backing and resources of their respective races.
Stealing the Arena of Myriad Races from right under the God of Slaughter's nose was no easy task.
The last target was the Pantheon of the Star Realm, an extraordinary artifact at the level of a Great True God.
A faction of non-human deities, named after the Pantheon, had placed the Gods' Arena within their sanctuary to resolve internal disputes. Any conflicts of interest among them were settled in the Gods' Arena, where the victor could strip the loser of a portion of their divine essence.
To take the Gods' Arena, Rosen would first have to break through the Pantheon itself.
If he was even a little slow, every non-human True God and deity would descend upon the sanctuary in an instant.
Rosen was no longer afraid of Great True Gods, but even he dared not face a siege of multiple True Gods.
Among the three Miracle Artifacts, the Beast King Colosseum was the easiest to obtain, while the other two only became increasingly difficult.
Rosen pondered possible solutions—until finally, he came up with a feasible plan.
A frontal assault on the Pantheon was out of the question, but stealing the Gods' Arena was not necessarily impossible.
Among the non-human deities was a God of Thieves, an outcast from the goblin race.
Though a goblin True God, he was obsessed with theft. Through unknown means, he had disguised himself as a human and even deceived the Ancient Tree of Assassins, successfully transferring into the Thief branch of the Assassin Sequence—eventually forcing his way into Sequence 0 as a Thief.
And that wasn't even the most absurd part—his original extraordinary sequence had been Soul Alchemist.
He had somehow combined Soul Alchemy with the Thief Sequence, ultimately creating the Soul Thief Sequence, an extraordinary path at the level of a True God.
Then, he relentlessly pursued the God of Slaughter, attempting to kill him and steal the Ancient Tree of Assassins.
Although the God of Thieves was weaker in combat than the God of Slaughter and had never won a direct fight—
The one who suffered losses was always the God of Slaughter. Every time they fought, the God of Thieves would end up stealing a large number of treasures.
If Rosen could capture the God of Thieves, he could use the Source Star Core to take control of his divine persona and simulate the Soul Thief Sequence with his Origin Sequence. In doing so, he could perfectly replicate the terrifying theft abilities of the God of Thieves.
At that point, stealing the Gods' Arena would be a trivial matter.
There might be a few Great True Gods in the New World who could deceive Apocalypse Demon Eye, but the God of Thieves was definitely not one of them.
Under the gaze of Apocalypse Demon Eye, Rosen quickly pinpointed the God of Thieves' hiding place.
It was a bit troublesome—he was in Myriad Races Continent.
By constantly switching disguises, he had embedded himself in the Arena of Myriad Races, sometimes winning and sometimes losing, manipulating parts of the underground betting scene.
The God of Slaughter would never have imagined that his mortal enemy was right under his nose, making an absolute fortune.
"Let's all congratulate Ronald on his one-thousandth consecutive victory in the Arena of Myriad Races!"
The announcer's voice rang out, and the entire arena erupted into chaos.
Some were cursing and throwing things, while others waved their clothes in the air, cheering at the top of their lungs.
The joys and sorrows of people often depended solely on which side they had placed their bets on.
The God of Thieves basked in the fervent cheers of the audience, reluctant to leave even as the announcer urged him repeatedly.
As a thief, he could only move through the shadows, living under borrowed faces and identities.
After spending so long in the darkness, the first time he was met with thunderous applause in the Arena of Myriad Races, he had felt an unprecedented sense of enjoyment. As a celebration, he figured he would visit an old friend soon and "collect" some souvenirs.
Full of joy, the God of Thieves left the backstage area of the arena.
He was so eager that he didn't even bother with interviews from reporters.
He could hardly wait to share his joy with his old friend—the God of Slaughter.
However, the moment he opened the door to his villa, he saw a young human sitting casually on his living room sofa.
A stranger. He didn't recognize him. Could it be that one of his rivals from the betting ring had come looking for trouble?
Not that it mattered. He had already planned to abandon the Ronald identity.
Still, it put a damper on his mood. A dagger materialized in his hand, and he ran his tongue over the blade.
There was no poison on the dagger, so he didn't have to worry about getting poisoned himself.
On the contrary—his saliva contained a toxin that could corrode souls.
With a flicker of movement, the God of Thieves instantly appeared behind the intruder, slashing at his throat.
Killing a Sequence 1 in a single strike was far too easy for a True God like him.
Yet the instant his blade made contact, his heart nearly stopped in shock. His instincts screamed at him to retreat.
His True God-tier artifact dagger had failed to cut through the intruder's throat.
At the very least, this meant the intruder was a hidden True God. And there was no way a simple betting dispute could have provoked a True God.
The intruder wasn't here for Ronald, the arena champion.
He was here for the God of Thieves.
For someone to not only know his true identity but also have the confidence to confront him directly—there was no way they weren't prepared to take him down.
The moment he slashed at Rosen's throat, Rosen had already seized his right hand.
Having infiltrated the villa in advance, Rosen had used space-time laws to conceal an expanded divine kingdom, shifting the surrounding space into his domain. He countered with an elbow strike, landing a solid hit—yet the God of Thieves emerged completely unscathed.
He had transferred all the damage in an instant using his terrifying force redirection technique.
At the same time, he pulled his right hand free from Rosen's grasp—by dissolving it into soul particles and then reforming it instantly.
Without a moment's hesitation, he withdrew, vanishing into the shadows, attempting to break through the divine kingdom's walls and escape.
Fighting in an enemy's divine kingdom was a severe disadvantage. Worse, he had tried to steal the intruder's extraordinary abilities just now—yet none of the Vajra Monk's abilities had transferred to him.
His most powerful thieving skill had failed.
"Failed sneak attack…"
Rosen shook his head regretfully and rose from the sofa.
The God of Thieves was not like the God of the Hunt. The God of Thieves excelled in close combat.
At the moment, Rosen had only acquired a Sequence 1 Vajra Monk's extraordinary essence, which he had evolved through his Origin Sequence to a level not inferior to a True God.
But compared to a True God-level Vajra Monk, he was still far behind.
However, close combat had never been his specialty. As a hunter, his true strength lay in ranged attacks.
A flash of light appeared in Rosen's hand—Dragon God's Wrath.
Bullets of holy light shot out at lightspeed, capable of teleporting and altering their trajectory midair.
He even wove their trajectories into intricate patterns, forming seals that collapsed dimensions, cutting off the God of Thieves' escape routes.
But that wasn't the scariest part.
The truly terrifying thing was the stacked damage on each holy light bullet.
Most extraordinary sequences could never be purely offense-focused.
It was impossible to have every single skill specialized purely for damage.
An extraordinary being couldn't afford to have fatal weaknesses. If someone put all their points into attack power—what about defense? What about speed? No matter how powerful the attacks, if they lacked defense or agility, they'd be taken down in a single counterattack.
But Rosen… Rosen had achieved the absolute extreme—a pure damage build.
Because of the compatibility granted by the Origin Sequence, in theory, Rosen could stack an unlimited number of skills. In reality, however, he was limited by his Divine Essence, allowing him to stack a maximum of 164 skills at once. Even so, this was a number far beyond what any extraordinary sequence could ever hope to achieve.
All 164 skills were purely focused on increasing damage and enhancing armor penetration.
As a result, every single Holy Light Bullet Rosen fired posed a lethal threat to a True God.
However, the price for such power was the complete sacrifice of defense and speed—a true kill-or-be-killed strategy.
With nowhere left to dodge, the God of Thieves was forced into a desperate charge toward Rosen.
His body was pierced through by countless bullets, and his soul was shredded by Holy Light Bullets enhanced with various soul-amplifying damage skills. However, his divine core (Godhood) remained completely unharmed, giving him a final opportunity to unleash the ultimate divine technique of a Soul Thief.
A dazzling blade of light slashed through the incoming Holy Light Bullets, striking Rosen, who had sacrificed all defense and speed.
Rosen's body was unscathed, but his soul was instantly obliterated by the God of Thieves' dying counterattack.
Even his Divine Essence suffered severe damage in that instant.
[69/164]
164 was the upper limit of skills boosted by his Ancient God Relic.
69 was the lowest his Divine Essence could fall after suffering severe damage.
However, Rosen's Divine Essence had already reached an immortal state. It could no longer be permanently damaged—only temporarily weakened. Recovering from this was only a matter of time.
Rosen retrieved the God of Thieves' Godhood, which had been teleported into his hands via Void Transmission, and immediately began using the Origin Sequence to simulate the Soul Thief Sequence.
Then, without hesitation, he drew his Twin Daggers, appearing within the Void God Domain, where he slaughtered prisoners relentlessly.
The Soul Thief Sequence possessed a special ability—by hunting prey, it could harvest their souls and spiritual energy.
These could then be converted into nourishment, healing the user's soul and spirit.
It was through this ability that the God of Thieves had mastered many powerful skills that sacrificed soul and Divine Essence for immense power, compensating for the combat weaknesses of Thieving Laws.
Unfortunately, this time, he had encountered someone even more ruthless—Rosen.
As Rosen felt his Divine Essence fully restored, he finally ceased his slaughter and began sorting through his spoils.
There were many ways he could have eliminated the God of Thieves, but he had chosen the most direct and dangerous one.
By killing the God of Thieves outright, he had risked suffering a dying counterattack that severely damaged his Divine Essence.
If he had taken a slower, more calculated approach, cornering the God of Thieves over time, his opponent would have had more time to prepare. The final counterattack would have been even deadlier—perhaps even strong enough to completely destroy his own Godhood before dying.
Thus, Rosen had chosen the most extreme method—an absolute, overwhelming one-shot kill.
After taking down both the God of the Hunt and the God of Thieves, Rosen couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.
But in the next moment, his rational mind crushed that arrogance.
The God of the Hunt had been forced into close combat, unable to set up traps or summon his pets.
The God of Thieves had relied on his ability to steal the powers of True Gods, but in the face of the Eternal-level Origin Sequence, he had failed to steal even a single skill.
It wasn't that the God of the Hunt and the God of Thieves weren't strong enough. Rosen had simply exploited their weaknesses, striking when they were completely unprepared.
Of course, his own power had to be formidable as well.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to instantly kill the God of Thieves—nor would he have survived the dying counterattack.
His Divine Perception scanned the Royal Treasury, and before long, a new black sphere of light appeared inside.
It seemed his clone had also successfully eliminated the God of Thieves' avatar.
With both the main body and the avatar annihilated, the final True God-tier Miracle Treasure had finally dropped.
Rosen crushed the five orbs of light, examining the God of Thieves' inheritance—which was far richer than that of the God of the Hunt.
[Soul Reaper: Extraordinary Artifact]
[Grade: True God]
[Attributes: Mastery of Soul Laws, amplifies all Soul Thief Sequence skill damage. The more souls harvested, the greater the amplification.]
[Law Traits: Soul Capturing, Soul Liberation]
Gazing at the Soul Reaper, a dagger specifically tailored for a Soul Thief, Rosen immediately refined it using his simulated Soul Thief Sequence.
Next was a necklace—surprisingly, another True God-tier Extraordinary Artifact.
[Void Mask: Extraordinary Artifact]
[Grade: True God]
[Attributes: Mastery of Void Laws and Disguise Laws, enhances all stealth and disguise-related skills.]
[Law Traits: Twin Substitute, Void Escape]
Rosen put on the necklace and activated the Twin Substitute Law Trait.
The Void Mask was a pendant necklace, within which a sealed void resided.
If he imprisoned a lifeform inside, he could use Twin Substitute to perfectly disguise himself as the imprisoned being.
This artifact was of immeasurable value to both actors and thieves alike. Rosen put it on and had no intention of ever taking it off. The Twin Substitute ability allowed him to perfect his disguises, while Void Escape was an exceptional life-saving skill. If the God of Thieves hadn't run into someone like Rosen, who mastered Space-Time Laws, he absolutely could have escaped Rosen's divine kingdom blockade using Void Escape.
From the third loot orb, Rosen obtained a Godhood, which he sent into his Sea of Consciousness, allowing his Mimetic Godhood to assimilate and plunder it.
The fourth piece of loot was a Miracle Treasure—it appeared to be a wallet.
Greedy Wallet: Miracle Treasure
Grade: True God
Miracle Attribute: The Greedy Wallet could infinitely store wealth that originally did not belong to its owner.
Miracle Traits: Greedy Savings, Greedy Payment.
Rosen quickly refined the Greedy Wallet using his Miracle Sequence, immediately realizing that this was the most valuable inheritance left behind by the God of Thieves.
Wealth that originally did not belong to its owner—in other words, stolen, robbed, or swindled riches.
Once such wealth entered the Greedy Wallet, it could never be retrieved.
Due to its Greedy Savings trait, this wallet was like a Pi Xiu—it could only take in wealth but never release it.
At first glance, this made it seem useless.
However, Greedy Payment changed everything.
Although the stored wealth could not be withdrawn, it could be used to forcibly purchase any publicly sold goods.
The most outrageous part?
Greedy Payment did not actually consume the stored wealth.
In other words, it was a forced zero-cost purchase ability.
Of course, this ability had limitations—it could only be used to buy publicly available items.
If something wasn't for sale, it couldn't be forcefully acquired.
Had the True God of Star Coins obtained the Greedy Wallet, he might have ascended to the rank of a Great True God.
This artifact was perfectly suited for the Merchant Sequence.
Rosen handed the Greedy Wallet to the Golden Divine Bull before picking up the final piece of loot.
Soul Hands: Miracle Treasure
Grade: True God
Miracle Attribute: Granted True God-level mastery of Soul Alchemy.
Miracle Traits: Soul Disassembly, Soul Reconstruction.
This Soul Hands artifact was a Miracle Treasure born from the God of Thieves' death. Before becoming a thief, the God of Thieves had actually been a Soul Alchemist—and in the end, his death drop reflected his true origins.
For alchemists, this was an ultimate treasure.
For Rosen, after careful study, he realized—it was also an ultimate treasure for him.
Soul Disassembly could break down souls into raw materials. Soul Alchemy, combined with Soul Reconstruction, could create artificial souls.
One of the greatest challenges in producing troops from a Troop Nest was the difficulty of soul fabrication.
Now, with Soul Hands, creating artificial souls became effortless—meaning all Troop Nests could dramatically increase their production rates.
With sufficient resources, this meant infinite troop production.
However, these artificial souls had a drawback—they struggled to grow after creation.
Thus, for mass-producing cannon fodder, this was perfect.
But for elite soldiers, the Troop Nests' traditional method was still necessary.
Rosen handed the Soul Hands artifact to Elise, the Life Mother Tree, who was responsible for all troop production within his divine kingdom.
Activating Void Mask, Rosen had already disguised himself as Ronald. Then, he removed the Void Mask and gave it to the Golden Divine Bull—in an instant, the Golden Divine Bull had taken on Ronald's appearance.
The God of Thieves had spent years earning a 1,000-win streak at the All-Race Gladiator Arena, securing the right to visit its owner—the God of Slaughter. With the Greedy Wallet, combined with Conceptual Trade, Rosen could forcibly seize ownership of the All-Race Gladiator Arena from the God of Slaughter.
As for the Arena of the Gods, that would require Rosen himself to go there and steal it using the power of the Soul Thief Sequence.
Through data transmission, Rosen silently vanished from the All-Race Continent, appearing in the Astral Realm.
All foreign deities could join the Pantheon, but the God of Thieves was one of the few exceptions. His reputation was simply too awful—the vast majority of deities and True Gods had been stolen from by him at least once.
However, while the God of Thieves was barred from entry, his other identity—The God of Alchemy—was allowed.
No one knew that the God of Thieves and the God of Alchemy were the same person—Rosen had only discovered this secret through the Eye of Apocalypse.
Thus, using the Origin Sequence to simulate the Actor Sequence, Rosen disguised himself as the God of Alchemy and easily infiltrated the Pantheon, making his way to the Arena of the Gods.
The Arena of the Gods was constantly filled with deities battling each other—most of them were gods whose potential had reached its limit.
Since public combat made it easy for others to analyze weaknesses and develop targeted countermeasures, most deities avoided it.
Only those desperate to break through would bet everything on the Arena of the Gods, gambling for their last chance to become a True God.
(End of Chapter)