"That goes without saying. Anything I, the Divine Thief King, desire in this world, I can obtain,"
The Divine Thief King declared, thumping his chest with a solemn vow.
"Hmph, all talk!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone from the crowd stepped forward, scoffing derisively. "If you, the Divine Thief King, truly possessed such abilities, why would you need to join forces with Master Ku Teng? I suspect you would have already infiltrated the museum alone and stolen the item."
"Are you implying you doubt me?"
The Divine Thief King turned to face the crowd, spotting a middle-aged man with a large beard staring at him with a mocking gaze. He sneered, "If you have doubts about me, I can prove my capabilities to you right now."
"Very well, how do you intend to prove it?" the middle-aged man asked dismissively.
"Naturally, by first relieving you of everything you carry. If you have the nerve, come up on stage with me. I can take everything from your pockets without you even realizing it," the Divine Thief King stated confidently.
"King of Boasters, I truly don't believe you today!"
The middle-aged man snorted coldly and immediately rose, walking towards the stage.
As he stepped onto the stage, the rest of the audience looked on with anticipation, eager to witness how the Divine Thief King would steal from the man.
Li Yang also watched the scene on stage with great expectation!
The middle-aged man reached the stage, deliberately zipped up his pockets, and arrogantly declared, "Young man, aren't you the Divine Thief King? I'm giving you an opportunity now. If you can, steal everything from me."
"Uncle, a black bug seems to have crawled onto your hand."
The Divine Thief King smiled calmly, pointing at the hand the man was using to cover his pocket.
"What?"
The middle-aged man instinctively raised his hand to look, finding nothing there. He turned back and sneered, "Young man, you're trying to trick me. I'm telling you, it's impossible. You won't make my hand leave my pocket for even a moment."
With that, the middle-aged man placed his hand back on his pocket.
"Is that so?"
The Divine Thief King smiled indifferently. Suddenly, his fingers curled slightly, gathering a surge of spiritual energy, which he flicked towards the middle-aged man's lower back.
A pained cry of "Ouch!" escaped the middle-aged man as he instinctively reached for his waist to rub it.
Before he could recover, the Divine Thief King swiftly stepped forward, quickly supporting the middle-aged man, and said with a smile, "Uncle, take it easy."
"Ai!"
"Uncle, I'm genuinely concerned about you. Why are you so unappreciative of good intentions? Look, you're sweating on your forehead."
As the Divine Thief King spoke, he took out the middle-aged man's handkerchief from his own person and began to wipe the sweat from his face.
The middle-aged man was initially slow to react, but when the Divine Thief King finished wiping the sweat from his face, he suddenly came to his senses and realized his handkerchief was gone.
He quickly unzipped his pocket and discovered that his handkerchief was indeed missing.
He looked at the Divine Thief King in astonishment and asked, "When did you steal my things?"
"Don't worry, Uncle. It's just a handkerchief, not something important like your wallet, phone, keys, or... oh right, a brand new pack of condoms."
The Divine Thief King said with a chuckle, as he continuously pulled out several items from his person, all of which belonged to the middle-aged man.
At this moment, the entire audience erupted in thunderous applause!
The middle-aged man patted his pockets repeatedly, completely unaware of when his belongings had been stolen.
The Divine Thief King smiled slightly, returned the items to the middle-aged man, and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect. "Uncle, do you understand my abilities now?"
"Hmph, it's just petty theft. What kind of skill is that? If you were away from me, could you still steal things?"
"The treasure map is far away in the museum. If you can't even get into the museum, how can you expect anyone to believe you can retrieve the treasure map?" the middle-aged man said with an unconvinced expression, looking at the Divine Thief King.
Upon hearing this, many in the audience felt the uncle had a point.
Stealing from someone's person was relatively simple and not particularly difficult. But truly stealing from a museum, how easy could that be? It was not a matter of mere words.
As the atmosphere in the venue grew more intense, the Divine Thief King gestured for everyone to quiet down and then said, "Please, everyone, remain calm. What I just demonstrated were merely basic divine thief skills. If I were to perform the advanced version, I fear it would astound your eyes."
"Heh, show me whatever skills you have. I'm not easily scared," the middle-aged man retorted stubbornly.
"Uncle, are you sure you still want to be the test subject? If you get too frightened later, I won't be responsible," the Divine Thief King said with a wicked smile, stroking his chin.
"Don't worry, I won't hold you responsible. I'm eager to see what else you can steal," the middle-aged man declared confidently.
"Alright, since Uncle wishes to witness my divine skill, I shall make an exception this once and let Uncle have a good look."
The moment the Divine Thief King finished speaking, before the uncle could react, his figure suddenly vanished from the scene.
This sight utterly stunned everyone present!
"Where did the Divine Thief King go? How did he disappear in an instant?"
"Yes, he vanished right before our eyes. The stage is so large, where could he have gone?"
Everyone in the audience was dumbfounded, discussing the matter with confusion.
The middle-aged man had not seen the Divine Thief King's figure clearly. He looked around and asked in confusion, "Hey, Divine Thief King, weren't you going to steal something? Where are you? Could it be that you couldn't steal anything and ran off to hide?"
"It seems your title as Divine Thief King is nothing more than a facade!"
"Uncle, please don't rush. I am currently inside your body. Please wait for me a moment, and I will come out."
The Divine Thief King's voice emanated from within the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was utterly astonished and stood frozen on the spot!
He patted his stomach, looked around, but still could not see any trace of the Divine Thief King.
He couldn't help but sneer, "Divine Thief King, stop trying to bluff me. How can you enter my body? Do you think you're Sun Wukong? Where are you hiding? Come out if you dare."
"I'm coming!"
The Divine Thief King responded decisively. A puff of white smoke rose from the scene, and the Divine Thief King quickly reappeared on the stage.
In his hand, he held a bloody object, which terrified everyone present into stunned silence.
The middle-aged man even stumbled back several steps, asking in disbelief, "You, what is that thing you've brought? Why is it so disgusting?"
"Uncle, this is one of your kidneys. Do you find your own kidney disgusting? I took so long inside your body just now because I was cutting out your kidney," the Divine Thief King replied with a smile.