Ascending the Heavens as an Evil God

The "routes" that players could select in the game were a very interesting feature.

Theoretically, a player could choose multiple routes, and rather than a class change, it was more like "learning from a master," and the skills learned were of course the player’s to keep.

Each route had its own upper and lower limits, as well as stat and level requirements, but none of them would affect the player's own power.

These routes could also help one level up in a variety of ways, with "Bandit" being one of the more interesting ones.

The Bandit route can be acquired by stealing someone else’s most precious treasure and obtaining power in exchange, and the quests and skills at the time of the class change will also be related to it.

Based on Gu Nan’s experience, the target one needs to steal from during the class change quest always has either considerable strength or background and was never a fellow who could be easily messed with—don't ask why Gu Nan has experience with this.

Similarly, An Tiansheng stole from a dangerous fellow this time when trying to complete the class change.

"Daughter of God, Macefield. She’s a daughter of god in the truest sense—both her parents are gods," Lan Si saw that Gu Nan wasn’t concerned in the slightest and hurriedly reported gravely.

"Oh, Macefield, I know." But Gu Nan knew even more than Lan Si. "Daughter of the God of Iron and the Goddess of Sunlight. She likes to roast people into jerky at the drop of a hat."

Daughter of God Macefield was also a well-known NPC in the game.

Because not only did she live in a main plane, her strength was also Legend Rank, and her identity was also very special, so there were countless missions about her.

Neither of her parents were considered high ranking gods, but Macefield was their only daughter, so one could only imagine how spoiled she was.

The Goddess of Sunlight was a veteran Tier 7 god who’d remained at this level for a long time, so her network and forces were all extraordinary.

On the other hand, the God of Iron only just recently advanced to Tier 7, but there was strong momentum behind his growth, and it wasn’t impossible for him to ascend to Tier 8 or even Tier 9 in the future.

It was precisely because of his potential that these two gods were able to get together.

Speaking of which, Gu Nan even had an indirect connection with the God of Iron before.

Back when Gu Nan went to the Undead Kingdom, he brought the Raymond clan to the Myriad Heavens as a reserve force for his Divine Kingdom. And before Gu Nan, the Raymond clan was precisely under the protection of the God of Iron.

"Macefield should’ve already been Legend Rank a long time ago, right? Looks like that child succeeded in his class change," Gu Nan said with a smile.

An Tiansheng was originally only Tier 3 and couldn’t even be considered the peak of Tier 3. If he wanted to rob from the Tier 4 Macefield, he must’ve successfully acquired the Bandit class already.

"Yes." Lan Si nodded and continued, "And the item he stole—"

"What? He stole her panties?" Gu Nan immediately finished for her. He really had seen that kind of mission before.

The corners of Lan Si's mouth twitched slightly. "How can that be possible… He stole a crystal ball. It’s said that Macefield issued a high reward to find An Tiansheng’s whereabouts."

"Macefield’s crystal ball, that’s a good item!" Gu Nan couldn't help sighing with emotion.

The Bandit route was very special. It required players to steal the target’s most treasured possession, but their most treasured possession may not necessarily be a good item.

So a situation like Macefield, where the value of the stolen item was extremely high, was especially precious.

"What is that?" Even Gu Nan thought it was something good, which made Lan Si inevitably grow a little curious.

"It's no longer of much use to me, but it’s a good item for you guys." Gu Nan elaborated, "That crystal ball can store a person’s soul. If you guys die outside, you can use this to resurrect."

Macefield's crystal ball, a necessary item for the Lich route, was the perfect phylactery to store a lich’s soul.

Even those who weren’t liches could also use this crystal ball to resurrect; they just needed someone else’s help for that. It was considered one of the very best items before the First Round.

And the difficulty of obtaining this item wasn’t high. Macefield was a sloppy young lady, so it was all too easy to con her into giving away this crystal ball.

Lan Si’s eyes lit up. "Then we… will keep the crystal ball?"

"Of course!" Gu Nan looked at her strangely. "Someone actually wants to take back something that already fell into my hands?”

……

An Tiansheng was running swiftly through the jungle, carrying a wild wolf in his hand.

Don’t be mistaken—he wasn't running for his life. Rather, he was busy rushing back to make a fire and cook dinner—today's dinner was roasted wolf meat.

An Tiansheng, who grew up in a bandit den, was no stranger to wilderness survival at all. The pursuers from Macefield were like a joke.

An Tiansheng only had to change places every two days and was even in the mood to improve his diet during this time.

Just as An Tiansheng was sitting on the barren ground, unhurriedly roasting wolf meat, a voice rang out.

"Looks like you're having a comfortable time," Lan Si had appeared beside him at some point and spoke in a clear, cold tone.

An Tiansheng, however, didn’t look surprised in the slightest, as if he expected Lan Si’s appearance long ago. He just took a big bite of the wolf meat and said, "When are you guys planning to take Laozi[1] back?"

Instead of answering his words, Lan Si's gaze turned colder. "Do you think you can beat me now?"

"That's right!" An Tiansheng fiercely tossed aside his wolf leg and swung his fist at Lan Si.

Then… he flew back at an even faster speed.

After all, Lan Si was someone who possessed a Godhead. After so many years of cultivation and accumulation, her power had long been pushed to the peak of Tier 4. She was only waiting to have an epiphany one day and take that final step to ignite the divine fire.

Even if he acquired the Bandit class, it was still completely impossible for An Tiansheng to surpass Lan Si, at least for the time being.

A few seconds later, An Tiansheng was standing beside Lan Si with a fawning expression. "Lord Lan Si, I was wrong!"

Lan Si glanced at him icily. "Come with me."

……

Within the Sunlight Divine Kingdom, a young blonde girl was tugging on the arm of a noblewoman and saying with a bitter expression, "Lord Mother, someone snatched my crystal ball… I swear I wasn’t the one who caused trouble this time!"

These two were naturally Miss Macefield, as well as her mother, the Goddess of Sunlight Sandra.

The Goddess of Sunlight clearly didn't quite believe her daughter's words. She put down the brush in her hand, her gaze still resting on the canvas in front of her. "You really didn’t provoke the other party first?”

"Absolutely not!" Macefield raised her finger and vowed, "Uncle Adam can testify for me. That person was clearly the one who came to steal my stuff for no reason!”

Sandra frowned slightly. Judging from her daughter’s certain expression, she didn’t seem to be lying… ‘Then is there really a mortal who dares to bully my daughter?’

Thinking of this, Sandra no longer asked her daughter further questions and instead ordered the guards outside, "Tell Adam to come see me."

"Yes, Your Highness," the guards answered from outside the hall, followed by a flash of sunlight flying into the mortal realm.

T/N:

[1] Laozi: Addressing oneself as “your father” or a much senior role. Extremely rude