Abyssal Grand Thief and the Ancient God Becoming a World

"This is a collection of magic potions I possess that can aid in bloodline evolution…"

Eugene introduced each of the potions he had in stock.

"Are there no potions from the Flesh Mother series?" Rosen asked after listening to the introductions.

"That series does have the best effects, but I've stopped producing them," Eugene explained. "After all, the Flesh Mother is an Evil God. I did my best to purify the contamination in her materials, but that series of potions still carried some side effects. Besides, I don't have the materials anymore. At most, I can provide you with the potion formula."

Rosen fell into deep thought, unwilling to accept this, but in the end, he could only nod helplessly.

The transaction went smoothly. His main body in High Tower City immediately prepared the potion materials and fed them into the Potion Crucible.

But when the potion was synthesized, Rosen quickly realized—it was not the potion he needed.

He immediately understood that Eugene had given him a fake formula. Or rather, it was never meant to produce the real potion he sought. This seemingly flawless counterfeit was undoubtedly designed as a trap.

At this moment, Rosen's Azure Dragon Avatar, who had just completed the transaction, had yet to leave. Eugene still hadn't realized that his deception had already been exposed.

Normally, even if Eugene personally crafted a Sequence 0-level potion, it would take at least a month.

So he never expected his scheme to be uncovered this quickly.

Rosen's Azure Dragon Avatar, who had originally planned to leave, immediately changed course and proposed another potion transaction.

But this time, instead of buying formulas, he specifically requested finished potions.

No matter what—whether he resold them for profit or used the Potion Crucible to crack their composition—there was no way for him to lose out on this deal.

While his Azure Dragon Avatar distracted Eugene's main body, Rosen confronted Eugene's clone inside the Tower of Order.

The moment their eyes met, Rosen flung the Fate Coin forward, sending it spinning toward Eugene.

Almost instinctively, Eugene caught the coin and tossed it into the air.

As the Fate Coin landed tails-up, his entire reserve of Innate Fortune was instantly drained.

At the same time, the Fate Wheel began to spin.

Among the nine sections on the wheel, there were six punishments and only three rewards.

It was the exact opposite of when Rosen himself flipped the coin.

And with Eugene's Innate Fortune now depleted, the odds of landing on a reward had plummeted drastically.

Not to mention—Rosen had absolute control over the Fate Wheel's rotation.

When the wheel came to a stop, the pointer landed exactly on the punishment Rosen had chosen.

"Seal Divine Source for One Hour."

For the next hour, neither Eugene's main body nor his clone would be able to use any divine power.

Rosen immediately dragged Eugene's clone into his domain, sealing him away.

At the same time, he used Data Transmission to teleport to his Azure Dragon Avatar, appearing right next to Eugene's now-powerless main body.

Without hesitation, he grasped Eugene's head and activated the Ancient God Skill—Source Star Core.

A brilliant radiance erupted.

Eugene—one of the Abyss's top ten Lords, a Sequence 0 Arcane Master, and ruler of the 21st Abyssal Layer—was instantly sealed inside an unbreakable crystal.

Had Rosen known that Eugene would be this unlucky—landing such a devastating punishment—he wouldn't have even bothered playing along with Eugene's charade.

A simple Fate Coin toss and Source Star Core activation had captured a Sequence 0 Abyssal Lord in an instant.

Using the Fate Coin, Rosen could keep all the blessings for himself while forcing the curses onto his enemies.

However, forcing Eugene to flip the Fate Coin was not without cost.

Rosen had to permanently sacrifice some of his own Innate Fortune.

If Eugene had been a True God, Rosen estimated that his Innate Fortune would have permanently dropped to True God levels.

If the punishment outcome had been anything less severe, he might have suffered a major loss instead.

This was the price of using the Fate Coin as a weapon—and under normal circumstances, no one could afford such a trade-off.

But with Miracle Ember, even if his Innate Fortune was permanently drained, he could restore it anytime.

Rosen manipulated the Chaotic Star Core, effortlessly wielding the Source Star Core to access Eugene's Arcane Master sequence.

Not only could he now control the Tower of Order, but he could even impersonate Eugene and pose as an Abyssal Lord.

Rosen entered the Tower of Order's Potion Laboratory, quickly locating samples of all the potions Eugene had ever researched.

Just as he had expected, a master alchemist like Eugene would never fail to keep samples of his own work. For any true master, every potion—successful or not—had intrinsic value for research and collection.

One by one, Rosen poured the potion samples into the Potion Crucible, which immediately analyzed and extracted their formulas.

Before long, he found the Flesh Mother series and successfully obtained the Bloodline Awakening Potion formula.

With the formula in hand and a large stockpile of the Flesh Mother's divine blood essence, Rosen wasted no time. Using the Potion Laboratory's existing auxiliary materials, he began crafting a massive batch of flawless-quality potions.

Once the Bloodline Awakening Potions were completed, Rosen didn't consume them immediately.

Instead, he turned his focus to relocating Eugene's numerous Arcane Gardens.

These Arcane Gardens far surpassed the alchemy cultivation techniques he had obtained from Heavenly Pharmaceuticals and the Glory Foundation. When combined with the Life World Fruit and Mother Tree of Life, they would increase the Ancient Divine Realm's alchemy production by a hundredfold.

With Eugene's potion formulas and the Potion Crucible's ability to automate synthesis, Rosen was now poised to seize a tenth of the potion market in the Prime World.

That was an astronomical market share, capable of generating enough extraordinary resources to fund his ascension to True Godhood.

Once all the Arcane Gardens were fully evacuated, Rosen sealed off Abyss Layer 21 using his authority as an Abyssal Lord.

Then, he systematically transferred the entire population of Abyssal demons from this layer.

A hidden portal was opened, linking Abyss Layer 21 to the Ancient Divine Realm—

—where legions of angels awaited, massacring every demon that stepped through.

For five consecutive years, the Flesh World amassed a mountain of corpses, composed of trillions of Abyssal demons.

Though the number seemed small—barely a tenth of the Mist Nation's population—

Every single one of these demons was an extraordinary lifeform.

Even the weakest among them were Sequence 7, while tens of thousands reached Sequence 3.

This was exactly why the Abyss was feared across the Prime World—because it was a realm of total transcendence.

Normally, the stronger a race's innate power, the lower its reproductive rate.

Abyssal demons were no exception—except for one thing.

The Abyssal Blood River could endlessly spawn Abyssal larvae.

These Abyssal worms, through cannibalism and ruthless selection, evolved into increasingly powerful demons.

This cycle ensured both quantity and quality, making them a perfectly optimized lifeform.

Even after emptying the Arcane Gardens and relocating the demon population, Rosen wasn't satisfied.

He ruthlessly mined Abyss Layer 21's mineral deposits, feeding them to his Metallic Slimes, which grew to titanic proportions.

Under Rosen's relentless pillaging, Abyss Layer 21 was reduced to a barren wasteland in less than a decade.

The day he extracted the last remaining mineral vein, he didn't hesitate—

He stole the entire Tower of Order and vanished through Data Transmission.

Years later…

The Abyssal battlefield had grown suspicious—Abyss Layer 21 had sent no reinforcements for far too long.

Abyssal Vice Sovereign Anatole attempted to contact Eugene but received no response.

Finally, forcing open the Abyssal seals on Layer 21, Anatole stormed in—

—only to find an empty wasteland.

Every single inhabitant had vanished.

Every single resource was gone.

Anatole nearly lost his mind with fury.

In his rage, he immediately placed a bounty on Eugene's head, broadcasting it to the entire Prime World.

No one suspected Rosen at all—after all, only an Abyssal Lord could have emptied out Abyss Layer 21.

Throughout history, those Abyssal Lords who escaped the Abyss had always done something similar before leaving. But none of them had ever been as ruthless as Eugene. Most would at least leave something behind, but Eugene's greed had clearly crossed the line.

Upon returning to the Brilliant Kingdom, Rosen retrieved the Source Star Core within the Painted World and began extracting Eugene's divine essence. Piece by piece, he converted it into Divine Paint, and soon, a Forbidden Curse Painting depicting Eugene was completed.

Only then did Rosen lift the Source Star Core's seal.

Freed at last, Eugene remained utterly silent, showing no signs of resistance. Even while sealed, he had been vaguely aware of what was happening outside.

After all, this human had stolen his Arcane Mastery and wielded the authority of an Abyssal Lord. Eugene already knew what had happened to Abyss Layer 21. Worse yet, he had personally witnessed his own divine essence being extracted and used to create the Forbidden Curse Painting.

Now, his very existence was entirely consumed by a terrifying Death Curse. Even if the curse hadn't completely enslaved him yet, Eugene knew he couldn't resist.

To his left, he saw the Mother Tree of Life. To his right, he saw the Dreaming Dragon. And all around him, he could sense an all-too-familiar presence—the Flesh Law.

This was the very place where the Flesh Mother had perished. There was no way he, stripped of his Abyssal Lord's blessings, could stand a chance against Rosen.

Since resistance meant certain death, Eugene had only one option: endure.

Sure, this human had the Potion Crucible and could synthesize potions, but that didn't mean he could develop new formulas. As long as Eugene remained useful, he believed he had a reason to live. Otherwise, Rosen wouldn't have drawn the Forbidden Curse Painting—he would have simply erased Eugene while he was still sealed.

If he wanted revenge, he had to survive first.

Eugene took a deep breath. Then, he knelt on one knee and, in a knightly fashion, swore his allegiance. "Eugene Hughes submits to you, my lord..."

Rosen smirked in satisfaction. Drawing the Holy Sword of Kingship, he lightly tapped Eugene's shoulder—accepting his submission.

Eugene kept his head bowed, but his heart bled. His greatest treasure had been the Tower of Order—and now, it wasn't his anymore. The tower's authority had already been transferred while he was sealed. Who knew when—or if—he would ever get it back?

After securing Eugene's loyalty, Rosen returned to the Tower of Order and sealed a unique demon within a Source Star Core.

It was a White Abyssal Demon.

A species so rare that, in the entire history of the Abyss, fewer than ten had ever been recorded.

It was said that when things reach their extreme, they must reverse—and White Abyssal Demons were the ultimate example of this principle.

Born within the Abyss, they did not inherit Abyssal Power—instead, they wielded Holy Light. Not only that, their Light had a unique purification effect, making them the natural nemesis of all Abyssal creatures.

Killing a single White Abyssal Demon could even grant a direct reward from the Abyssal Will itself.

Once, a mere Sequence 0 Abyssal Lord had slain a White Abyssal Demon. In doing so, he received a blessing from the Abyssal Will, allowing him to challenge an Abyssal Lord in a fair duel. With this granted opportunity, he defeated his opponent—and rose to become an Abyssal Lord himself.

Eugene, however, was already an Abyssal Lord. So rather than kill this Sequence 3 White Abyssal Demon, he had other plans.

He had planned to nurture it to Sequence 0 and then turn it into his own Divine Avatar.

What Rosen valued wasn't the White Abyssal Demon's growth potential—it was the ability to borrow its innate gift through Chaos Star Core.

That unique purifying power could maximize the removal of side effects from the Bloodline Awakening Potion.

Once he had fully mastered Light Purification, Rosen began taking the potion.

After just a few doses, his bloodline awakening surpassed the critical threshold of 80%.

The moment he crossed that limit, he unlocked a new Ancient God Sequence skill through his inherited Ancient God bloodline.

[Source of All Things: An Ancient God can transform into all things, fully merging into the Ancient God Origin Realm.]

Rosen wasn't surprised to obtain this ability. Every Ancient God Sequence at 80% bloodline awakening would receive the same skill.

This was a complementary ability to the Ancient God Origin Realm. The Origin Realm was meant for creating and modifying worlds, while Source of All Things allowed an Ancient God to fully transform into everything within the Origin Realm—granting them the true power of becoming a world itself.

The strength of a flesh-and-blood body had its limits. Or rather, at equal levels, a fleshly body had a lower upper limit compared to other materials.

A Sequence 9 Transcendent Alloy, for instance, would always be far stronger than the physical body of any Sequence 9 fleshly lifeform—unless that lifeform's body far exceeded the standard of Sequence 9. But such an existence could no longer truly be considered Sequence 9 in the first place.

However, the Ancient God Sequence allowed a fleshly body to surpass all limitations.

By fusing with the Ancient God Origin Realm through Source of All Things, the Ancient God's body became an entire world. And the larger and denser the world, the more powerful and resilient it became.

The Great True God behind the Abyssal World had likely successfully left the Main World.

Because within the Main World itself, theoretically, a world as massive as the Abyss should not have been able to exist.

The Ying Dragon was already incredibly powerful, yet even with its life sacrificed to create the Dragon Realm, it still couldn't compare to the Abyss.

The same was true for Heaven—both the Dragon Realm and Heaven were the normal scale of worlds that a Great True God could create. The Abyssal World had exceeded that limit, which meant it was highly likely the Abyss was the result of a Great True God leaving the Main World and later returning to transform itself into an entire world.

Rosen didn't rush into world transformation just yet. Instead, he continued consuming the Bloodline Awakening Potion.

After reaching 80%, the potion's effects dropped drastically. Fortunately, because the main ingredient came from a True God who had mastered the Flesh Law, sheer quantity could still push his bloodline awakening forward—though slowly—until he reached 89%.

That was when Rosen realized he had overestimated the Flesh Mother while underestimating the difficulty of awakening his Ancient God bloodline.

Because reaching 90% bloodline awakening meant stepping into the realm of True Gods.

No matter how potent the Flesh Mother's divine essence crystals were, they weren't enough to complete the final stage of a True God-tier Transcendent Bloodline.

Had it not been for Eugene's Bloodline Awakening Potion, which had fully maximized the ingredients' potential, even reaching 85% would have been impressive.

Now, stopping at the absolute limit of 89% was already an extraordinary achievement.

Rosen stopped taking the remaining potions—drinking them all still wouldn't push him to 90%.

Instead of wasting them, he distributed the rest to Phara and the others, allowing their Transcendent bloodlines to undergo a leap in evolution.

After distributing all the Bloodline Awakening Potions, Rosen began experimenting with Source of All Things, attempting to merge into his Divine Domain. In the past, while he could control the domain as if it were an extension of his body through spiritual connection, he had never been able to become the domain itself.

But now, things were different. Rosen manipulated his Divine Domain as if it were a living being, forming it into his own body.

The strength of his Divine Domain was no less than that of a Sequence 0. At this moment, he felt his own physical resilience reaching the same level, his Life Essence surging to Sequence 0, and every movement of his hands and feet effortlessly drawing upon the full power of his Divine Domain.

Even without activating Savage Will, he was now confident he could take on a deity in a direct confrontation without relying on any external power.

And this wasn't even the limit of his Divine Domain—because the Ancient God Origin Realm could devour other worlds to continue growing.

Previously, he had never fully merged the Divine Domain with the Ancient God True Realm, as the latter was simply too vast. Though his domain could gradually consume and assimilate the Ancient God True Realm, his Sequence 2 divine strength had been insufficient to perfectly control a Divine Domain that grew too powerful.

But now, things had changed.

Becoming one with a world didn't just enhance his physical body—it also drastically accelerated the growth of his divine strength.

Rosen could clearly feel his divinity intensifying at an incredible rate.

In just a few years, without doing anything at all, his divine power would naturally reach the peak of Sequence 2.

However, both his Painter Sequence and Hunter Sequence were still missing a skill that truly satisfied him.

He had already maxed out all possible ways to enhance his intellect—what remained was optimizing his use of time.

At Sequence 2, Time Sketch—even with the amplification of the Ancient God Sacrificial Vessel—could only accelerate time by a maximum of 113 times.

But this wasn't the true limit of Temporal Laws.

The first place that came to Rosen's mind was a Godfall Site within the Spirit Realm.

Among all the Laws, the Law of Time was unquestionably one of the strongest.

Yet, whether it was Time or Space, not a single deity had ever managed to truly become a God of Time or God of Space.

At most, some True Gods had relied on lesser derivatives of these laws to ascend.

For example, the Law of History could be considered a subordinate of the Time Law.

There had never been a True God who mastered Time itself, but many True Gods had possessed the Authority of Time.

There had even been a time in the Main World when an entire faction of deities had formed, all of whom wielded Time Authorities. They had attempted to work together to refine a True God-tier transcendent artifact that could control the Law of Time.

No one knew exactly what happened in the end—all that was known was that every single one of those deities had perished.

And they had died without a sound—not even leaving behind their corpses.

Many deities had later investigated the event, and the most widely accepted theory was that these Time-wielding gods had accidentally exiled themselves to another timeline—most likely the future. If they had been exiled into the past, someone would have noticed their existence.

It turned out this theory was correct.

Decades later, the missing gods did reappear—trapped in the future.

Two thousand years after the establishment of the World Government, a mysterious realm had emerged within the Spirit Realm, one where the Law of Time was in complete disarray.

That realm was the very place where those deities had fallen.

Even after their deaths had transformed it into a Spirit Realm domain, not a single one of those gods had revived through the Spirit Realm's natural resurrection cycle.

Because the area was far too dangerous, the World Government had sealed it off, turning it into a forbidden zone.

If Rosen wanted to enter that realm, he'd first need a gullible fool like the Starcoin True God to pave the way for him.

(End of Chapter)