"Ding! Player Kaitou Kid has triggered the Hidden Cultivation Route and activated the Sleight of Hand Technique!"
"The host has automatically learned the Sleight of Hand Technique!"
Ye Yu, who had been preparing to rest, was stunned by the sudden electronic voice.
He had not expected the Sand sculpture players to be so capable.
How long had it been since the system announcement was released?
Someone had already triggered the Hidden Cultivation Route?
"The Sleight of Hand Technique?"
Ye Yu muttered to himself.
Immediately afterward, his consciousness entered the system, and he inspected the Sleight of Hand Technique.
Sleight of Hand Technique (Host Version): S-rank Hidden Skill. Nothing is beyond its thieving reach; when gods block the way, steal from the gods, and when Buddhas block the way, steal from the Buddhas. At present, the host may steal from targets no higher than a Lesser God. Success rate: 100%. This skill will level up alongside the host!
After reading the detailed explanation of the Sleight of Hand Technique, a thoughtful look appeared on Ye Yu's face.
There was no doubt that this skill was extremely overpowered.
At present, Ye Yu was only a demi-god, yet he could already steal from Lesser Gods.
More importantly, this skill could level up in sync with him!
This meant that, in the future, there would be nothing in the World of Gods that he could not steal!
Of course, that depended on whether Ye Yu could level up smoothly in the future.
"This skill... If used well, it could produce unimaginable results!"
The corners of Ye Yu's mouth curled up slightly.
Just imagine—what if some deity became enemies with him?
At a critical moment, he could suddenly strike and steal the other party's divine weapon or something similar.
That would definitely be fun!
"How about trying it on Wodema or Shabi tomorrow?"
As he thought about it, a look of eager anticipation flashed across Ye Yu's face.
He had to give it a try!
Tomorrow, he would see which of the two unlucky fellows, Wodema and Shabi, ran into him first!
The night passed uneventfully.
Early the next morning, Ye Yu deliberately got up early.
Since he wanted to try the Sleight of Hand Technique, he obviously could not lazily stay in his room.
However, Ye Yu had not yet decided whether to use Wodema as his test subject or target Shabi.
He walked out of his room and entered the corridor.
A figure approached him from the opposite direction.
Seeing that figure, Ye Yu could not help but pause.
The person opposite him seemed to have noticed Ye Yu as well and was likewise stunned.
"Well, I don't have to agonize over it anymore. It's you, Shabi!"
Ye Yu laughed inwardly.
The person opposite him was none other than the Divine Envoy Shabi.
Shabi's expression became somewhat unnatural when he saw Ye Yu.
He snorted inwardly and chose to ignore Ye Yu.
When the two passed each other, Ye Yu suddenly stopped and patted Shabi.
"Divine Envoy, you're up early!"
"You really are busy with state affairs from dawn to dusk. You must be working hard!"
Ye Yu's voice rang out, and a faint smile graced his face.
Shabi was stunned upon hearing this.
What was going on?
Why was Ye Yu suddenly trying to curry favor with him again?
Could it be... could it be that he knew he was no match for Wodema and had become afraid?
That had to be it!
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Shabi's mind.
When he thought of proud Ye Yu actually having a day when he would back down, a smug look involuntarily appeared on Shabi's face.
Afraid now?
Too bad. It was too late!
Shabi immediately glanced at Ye Yu and replied indifferently.
"I have always been diligent. Everyone knows that. But you..."
Shabi had not finished speaking when he saw Ye Yu had already walked away without looking back.
Shabi immediately stood there with his mouth agape, completely dumbfounded and in total disarray!
What did that mean?
Was he messing with me?
After thinking for a long while, Shabi still could not figure out what Ye Yu meant.
After turning around the corridor, Ye Yu lightly flipped his wrist.
A dark crystal card was suddenly clamped between his two fingers.
"The system's skill really is impressive!"
"Shabi is a Three-star Lesser God, with so many ranks above me!"
"And yet I slipped his crystal card away, and he still has no idea!"
A satisfied look flashed across Ye Yu's face.
He had only tested the technique, yet he had already made quite a haul.
This crystal card contained quite a few Divine Crystals.
Back then, Shabi had invested heavily in Ye Yu.
Now, the crystal card had returned to Ye Yu's hands.
However, this time, Ye Yu would not return it to Shabi.
This was different from last time!
Now, the two sides were only one step away from completely falling out.
Ye Yu would have to be out of his mind to return the crystal card to Shabi!
"Shabi is a fat sheep. I'll have to pay him more visits in the future!"
Ye Yu smiled as he put away the crystal card and headed toward the Temple Library.
After standing stunned for a moment, Shabi came back to his senses.
He snorted and walked toward Wodema's room with an unhappy expression.
Wodema was currently inside his Divine Domain.
After sensing Shabi's aura, he instantly withdrew from the Divine Domain.
"Wodema greets the Divine Envoy!"
After appearing, Wodema gave Shabi a rather elegant bow.
Shabi waved his hand.
"Wodema, I have a question. Before the Divine War with Ye Yu, are you confident you can advance to a One-star Demigod?"
In the World of Gods, there was no way to judge by appearance whether someone was a Zero-star Demigod or a Five-star Demigod.
Even though Shabi was a Lesser God, unless he used a special divine art, he likewise could not see through Wodema's current rank.
This was one of the rules the World of Gods used to protect New Gods.
"To answer the Divine Envoy, I'm already a One-star Demigod!"
Upon hearing this, Wodema did not hide the truth.
At these words, delight immediately appeared on Shabi's face.
"As expected of the genius I took a liking to!"
"Good, very good!"
"You've performed well. I've never been stingy with my own people. I happen to have a crystal card here, so I'll reward it to..."
At this point, the delighted expression on Shabi's face suddenly froze.
He could not sense the aura of his crystal card at all?
Where was the card?
Where had my card gone?
Shabi was both astonished and embarrassed.
He had planned to reward this crystal card to Wodema.
But now, it had vanished without a trace!
"Thank you for the reward, Divine Envoy!"
Wodema failed to notice Shabi's embarrassed expression and excitedly began thanking him.
Hearing this, the embarrassment on Shabi's face deepened.
It was as though he had eaten a fly, leaving him indescribably uncomfortable.
Damn it, did you have to jump on my words so quickly?
I haven't even finished speaking!
What am I supposed to do now?
If I gave him one, the crystal card was already gone, and I would have to take out additional resources to bestow upon Wodema. That would obviously make Shabi wince.
But if he did not give him anything, the ever prideful Shabi felt he would lose face.
After all, he was the dignified Divine Envoy, and he had practically already said it aloud.
He still had to preserve that bit of dignity.
After hesitating for a moment, Shabi finally made his decision.
Face was more important!
He would just have to endure the pain!
At worst, he could collect more gifts later from the parents of those New God seeds!
However, the crystal card's disappearance left Shabi's mind filled with question marks.
Where had the crystal card gone?
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