Chapter 116

If he relied on output for lifesteal without hitting the head, his damage was too high, and the Lich was a squishy BOSS.

It would be very easy to cripple or kill the BOSS...

And if he hit the head, the fixed 999 damage meant he couldn't heal back at all.

In this situation...

It was very easy to kill the BOSS before stealing the Authority.

He glanced at the artifact "Refresh Ring" worn on his finger.

Su Liang had originally intended to save these skill refreshes for a rainy day, but now it seemed...

He couldn't save them anymore; he had to go all out!

There were eight "Super Refresh" skill uses left; Su Liang planned to save one to refresh "Ash Form" for killing the BOSS.

That left seven opportunities.

Whether he stole the "Soul Domain" skill or the God-Given Authority "Undead Calamity," it would be fine.

"Super Refresh"!

"Instant Kill Empty"!

Su Liang gritted his teeth and began to refresh the active effect of the talent "Sleight of Hand."

He began continuous stealing from the Lich!

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for successfully activating the talent "Sleight of Hand," stealing: "Lich's Death Cloak" (Special Equipment)!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for successfully activating the talent "Sleight of Hand," stealing: "Talent: Undead Power" (SS-Rank)!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for successfully activating the talent "Sleight of Hand," stealing: "Calamity Rift" (Skill)...]

After seven consecutive thefts...

Two Sub-God pieces of equipment, one special piece of equipment, three skills, and one talent.

No materials!

Everything stolen was good stuff; even the Great Lich Lais's ultimate move, the "Calamity Rift" comparable to a forbidden spell, and the SS-rank talent were stolen.

It seemed his luck was very good.

However... he hadn't stolen the God-Given Authority.

The Soul Domain hadn't been dispelled either...

Su Liang gave a bitter smile; he couldn't be happy.

The Lich, having lost its SS-rank talent, saw its maximum health bar plummet by 200%.

Now...

It was even easier to be killed by him!

"No... power... my power!"

The Great Lich screamed in terror.

It was for power that it chose to fall and become a lich, becoming a loyal servant of the Undying King.

Now,

Losing the immense power brought by "Talent: Undead Power" was something it could not accept.

"Despicable guy, all of you go to hell."

The Great Lich Lais vented its anger.

Regardless of whether it was the dragon or Su Liang, skills were thrown madly from the skull scepter, attacking wildly without reason.

Now!

With the talent in hand, the BOSS's attributes were tragically weakened to an epic degree.

He didn't even need Ash Form to kill it anymore.

He decisively used the last refresh.

"Super Refresh"!

"Instant Kill Empty"!

Aiming at the mindless BOSS, he performed the final active theft.

Unfortunately...

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for successfully activating the talent "Sleight of Hand," stealing: "Lich Chain" (Skill)!]

What was stolen was still just a skill.

"One last way."

Su Liang dodged the skills, his brows furrowed as he thought for a moment.

The next second.

He switched the brick in his hand to the Fire's Joy Greatsword.

Furthermore,

He used the second skill of the Refresh Ring.

"Infinite Firepower"!

Small skills with a cooldown of under 10 minutes would enter a no-cooldown state for 3 seconds!

The flame greatsword swung rapidly in the air, as if twitching!

This time, Su Liang wasn't slashing out sword qi!

Instead, he was casting spells continuously, turning into a spell machine gun!

"Storm Blade"!

"Storm Blade"!

"Storm Blade"...

This skill could release ten wind blades and required a 1-second chant time.

Even with no cooldown for 3 seconds, he could only release it three times at most.

But don't forget,

Su Liang had the broken artifact Nanofas's Gloves!

The "Quick Casting" stolen from it allowed skills with a 1-second chant to be cast without chanting.

Within 1 second, Su Liang had cast dozens of spells!

And the "Double Casting" of Nanofas's Gloves, under the blessing of the Luck attribute!

The probability of double casting increased from 20% to almost 50%.

Every time Su Liang released two "Storm Blade" skills, he would gain an extra cast.

Within three seconds!

Thousands of wind blades appeared in the Soul Domain.

Shhh, shhh, shhh!!!!!

These wind blades landed on the Great Lich Lais's body, cutting it apart.

Although the output was far inferior to physical skills.

However...

It still completely shattered the shield of the Lich BOSS that had lost its talent, and soon brought it below 50% health.

The wind blade attacks continued to fall!

And this Lich BOSS did not have a second phase.

Its health recovery and other shield skills had all been stolen by Su Liang.

At this moment, feeling the pain.

The mindless Great Lich suddenly woke up.

So!

This human's output was so high; the scraping damage from before was just to steal from it...

Located amidst countless wind blades, with its skills and talents stolen, there was no possibility of killing Su Liang in return.

The Great Lich Lais knew it could not escape the fate of death.

"Hahaha, even if you kill me, you cannot stop the great Undying King from descending!"

"You will die then too; the Undying King will avenge his most loyal servant!"

"Kill for me, charge with all your might!!!"

He looked at the frowning Su Liang, his mind stirred, and he let the attacks fall, laughing wildly.

In an instant, the God-Given Authority was activated.

He issued an order, letting the undead in the Southern Province charge regardless of losses, to accelerate the descent of the Undying King!

"Lich Curse"!

Furthermore!

He paid the price of 30% of his own maximum health to place a permanent curse on Su Liang.

He was going to die anyway!

This maximum health was useless now!

And when the Undying King descended to the Blue Star, he could find Su Liang's location by relying on his curse.

However!

The next second.

The Great Lich Lais's smile stopped abruptly, and the soul flames in his pupils shook wildly.

It seemed...

Something incredible had happened.

And his smile had already transferred to Su Liang's face!

Amidst countless stealing notifications, Su Liang saw the latest one that had popped up.

This was...

The notification brought by the last wind blade landing on the Great Lich.

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for triggering the "Sleight of Hand" passive "Pilfer," stealing: "Undead Calamity" (God-Given Authority)!]

He got it!

The God-Given Authority was really in his hands!

"Impossible, this is the Undying King's Authority, the great god's authority, how could you steal it?"

The Great Lich Lais exclaimed in despair, unable to believe it.

This human thief possessed stealing abilities, even able to steal talents and skills...

But this was a God-Given Authority, something belonging to a god!

It contained supreme divine power.

The god bestowed it upon him, but in essence, it was still the god's property, which the god could take back at any time.

And after he died.

This God-Given Authority power would also return to the Undying King.

How could it be stolen by a mere human?

"What's impossible about it? Even if the Undying King came, I could still steal his Authority."

Su Liang's lips curled, revealing a joy he couldn't hide.

Possessing a portion of the "Profession Bestowal Authority," Su Liang was well-versed in the use of divine authority.

Through the "Undead Calamity" authority, he quickly issued instructions to the undead...

— Author's Notes —

PS: I have a high fever and my brain is a bit muddled, so that's it for today, I'll make up the update tomorrow, sorry.