Chapter 465 - 462: Fifth Thief

Chapter 465: Chapter 462: Fifth Thief

Jing Lou clearly understood the meaning behind the Thief Master’s words. Not daring to delay, he leaped down from the spectator stands and landed smoothly in front of Feng Hao.

Seeing the Grand Palace Master take the stage, the previously rowdy arena quickly fell silent, as everyone knew exactly what was about to happen.

"Feng Hao, thief of Beilang Country, hear your investiture!" Jing Lou gave Feng Hao a meaningful look before his expression turned solemn.

Feng Hao smiled faintly, walked quickly before Jing Lou, and bowed respectfully.

"Since you have defeated all other candidates, from this moment forward, you are the ninety-ninth generation’s [Fifth Thief] of our Thief God Hall." Jing Lou announced in a deep voice, his powerful words echoing throughout Thief Peak.

After speaking, he took out a tiny golden particle from his Spatial Ring and gazed at Feng Hao, saying, "Hold out your hand. I will personally replace your [Thief’s Mark]."

Feng Hao froze for a moment, then subconsciously held out the palm that was implanted with the [Thief’s Mark].

Jing Lou wasted no words. He enveloped the golden particle with Magic Power and, with a flick of his finger, shot it into Feng Hao’s palm.

The next moment, Feng Hao felt a slight sting in his palm. His original [Thief’s Mark] shattered instantly, replaced by a brand-new golden mark. When he probed it with his Divine Sense, the mark’s information had changed:

Name: Feng Hao

Title: 99th Generation Thief

Points: 247,600

Mission Authority: Unrestricted

Current Mission: None

From now on, he was no longer an ordinary thief but one of the five Thieves of the ninety-ninth generation of the Thief God Hall. His rank was still Senior Thief, but his status was now second only to the Grand Palace Master, Jing Lou.

After replacing Feng Hao’s [Thief’s Mark], Jing Lou turned to the crowd below and solemnly announced, "From this moment on, Feng Hao is the new generation’s Fifth Thief. Pass on my orders and inform every sub-palace."

As soon as he said this, the entire arena erupted in cheers. Although Feng Hao’s previous actions had been a bit arrogant, his strength had earned everyone’s approval.

Feng Hao stood proudly on the battle stage, basking in the cheers from below, an unavoidable thrill rising in his heart.

In the waiting area, Ming Xin Yan, Fang Jie, Wu Qing, Diaron, and Chen Yanlin also applauded in congratulation, though a hint of regret lingered in their eyes.

Meanwhile, in the side spectator stands, Lei Yun had already burst into loud laughter. He stood ramrod straight with his chin held high, basking in the congratulations from the other Sub-Palace Masters.

The Thief had been chosen, so the competition had naturally come to an end.

However, this year’s competition ended much earlier than usual, so the crowd on Thief God Peak had not yet dispersed.

Feng Hao, for his part, had completed the ceremony and officially become a Thief, so there was no need for him to remain standing there.

However, just as he was about to step down from the battle stage to chat with Ming Xin Yan and the others, he suddenly received a message from the Thief Master, which reminded him that he still had something very important to announce.

And so, under the stunned gazes of the crowd, Feng Hao turned and walked back to Jing Lou.

"Is there something else?" Jing Lou asked, taken aback and frowning slightly.

"Ahem." Feng Hao cleared his throat, scanned the crowd below, and then began to declare righteously, "Ahem... I’m sure many of you are wondering how my strength improved so quickly. Now that I’ve become a Thief, there’s no need to hide it anymore."

As he spoke, he took out a Life Creation Pill from his Spatial Ring and began to explain in detail, "This is a medicinal pill called the Life Creation Pill. After consuming it, you can directly raise your gene level. You can take a maximum of five pills per tier, which can raise your level by about four to five."

The moment he said this, the entire arena was in an uproar. Even Jing Lou, who was standing beside him, stared with wide eyes.

"Holy crap, a pill like that exists? For real?"

"Yeah, Thief, you’re not joking, are you?"

Facing the crowd’s suspicion, Feng Hao smiled faintly and looked toward Ming Xin Yan in the audience. "I believe Ming Xin Yan can prove it to everyone."

Hearing this, all eyes in the arena instantly focused on Ming Xin Yan.

Ming Xin Yan was slightly taken aback, then nodded a bit reservedly and said, "Feng Hao is right. The Life Creation Pill can indeed directly raise one’s gene level. Half of my improvement over the past year has come from the Life Creation Pill."

After Ming Xin Yan’s confirmation, everyone present grew agitated, including the leaders in the spectator stands.

Beside Ming Xin Yan, Fang Jie and the others all gasped sharply. Recalling the changes in Ming Xin Yan over time, their breathing grew ragged.

On the battle stage, although Jing Lou had known a little about this beforehand, he had never imagined it would be such a powerful medicinal pill.

"Are you saying you intend to contribute this pill?" Jing Lou asked, suppressing the excitement in his heart.

"That’s right." Feng Hao nodded calmly and continued, "However, the Life Creation Pill requires an Alchemist of extremely high skill to refine, so production will not be very high. This is a matter for the Palace Master to weigh and distribute."

Jing Lou nodded excitedly. "Good! Excellent! With the help of such a Divine Medicine, how could our Thief God Hall not rise to prominence!"

Meanwhile, the thieves and the leaders of the various sub-palaces in the audience could no longer contain themselves and began to clamor loudly. In just a few short minutes, they had been completely won over by Feng Hao. No one questioned his status as a Thief any longer.

"Damn, with the help of such an awesome pill, I, your Master Thief, will be able to advance to the seventh tier in no time!"

"Hahaha... Joining the Thief God Hall back then was such a wise decision!"

"The Thief is awesome! Long live the Thief!"

"By the Thief God, the new Thief is so damn great! I’m a grown man, and he’s moved me to tears!"

"Dude, how can you say something so shameless? You’re clearly crying from excitement, okay?"

"Speaking of which, when will this pill be added to the Treasure Pavilion?"

"I, Hu Hansan, officially support Feng Hao becoming a Thief! If anyone dares to speak ill of Feng Hao in the future, I’ll be the first to settle the score with them!"

"Count me in!"

"Me too!"

...

Facing the commotion in the arena, Jing Lou stepped forward at once. "Everyone, please calm down. Once the first batch of Life Creation Pills is produced, the Grand Hall will immediately add them to the Treasure Pavilion. At that time, you will be able to exchange points for them. Additionally, the various sub-palaces will be given corresponding quotas based on their performance."

It was clear that Jing Lou, as the Grand Palace Master, was quite capable, and he quickly brought the situation under control.

After announcing the Life Creation Pill, Feng Hao was immediately led away by the Thief Master to avoid being swarmed by the Palace Masters of the various sub-palaces.

With that, the competition for the Thief position came to a perfect conclusion. On the very first day of his tenure, the Fifth Thief, Feng Hao, won the support of everyone in the Thief God Hall, from top to bottom. It couldn’t be helped—the effects of the Life Creation Pill were simply too powerful. No one could resist such a temptation.

Meanwhile, the one with the biggest headache was none other than Lei Yun. After the competition ended, he was pestered by the Palace Masters of the various sub-palaces to the point that he could barely function.

Invitations to meals, attempts to build connections, and efforts to get close to him came one after another, endlessly!

The crucial point was that this was also Lei Yun’s first time hearing about the Life Creation Pill, so he couldn’t help them at all.

At this moment, Feng Hao had already been brought into the [Thief God Realm] by the Thief Master. Accompanying him were Lin Luo and three others.

Because the [Thief God Realm] shielded the fluctuations of Origin Nodes, it was impossible to contact the outside world. As a result, Feng Hao had no idea what a sensation the Life Creation Pill had caused.

Inside the Holy Realm Space, Feng Hao and the four others followed closely behind the Thief Master.

Seeing the Thief Master remain silent the entire way, Feng Hao couldn’t help but ask in confusion, "Teacher, isn’t this the site of the first round of the preliminaries? Why did you bring us here?"

"You’ll know soon enough."

The Thief Master smiled faintly, his gaze fixed on a distant, massive mountain range. A trace of unconcealable melancholy surfaced on his world-weary face.