“Further to the left, it’s that dilapidated temple ahead.”
Following the guidance of the God of Destruction, Su Chen navigated a winding path until he arrived in front of a ruined temple.
“Senior Destruction, the travel funds you mentioned are in this dilapidated temple?”
This temple had been neglected for years and looked like it could collapse at any moment.
“That’s right, it’s inside.”
“Alright.”
Since the God of Destruction had even considered the issue of travel funds, what else could Su Chen do?
Naturally, he accepted it.
Upon entering the ruined temple, Su Chen felt even more convinced that it was about to collapse.
Whenever a gust of wind blew by, he could hear the temple’s beams creaking, accompanied by a distinct swaying sensation.
“It’s under the third stone slab behind the statue.
Just lift it up.”
The God of Destruction’s navigation skills were top-tier, far more accurate than any shoddy GPS.
Su Chen walked around to the back of the idol, which was only half-intact, and found the stone slab the God of Destruction had mentioned.
The pantheon of the Douluo Continent differed from the one in Su Chen’s previous life, and he couldn’t tell which God this statue represented.
In any case, it was likely not the Angel God.
If it were the Angel God, the established Spirit Hall certainly wouldn’t have left it in such a state of disrepair.
As for other deities, they had few worshippers, so it was reasonable for this temple to be so dilapidated.
After lifting the stone slab, a large, pitch-black chest came into Su Chen’s view.
The God of Destruction confirmed there was no danger, so Su Chen didn’t hesitate and opened the chest directly.
“Well?
It’s the currency currently used on the Douluo Continent, right?”
“Yes, and they are gold coins.”
The chest was filled with gold coins.
Su Chen didn’t count them, but judging by the size of the chest, there were at least ten thousand gold coins.
Although ten thousand gold coins couldn’t compare to the savings of major Sects or Families, it was already a massive fortune for Su Chen.
“Who could have left such a large sum of gold coins here?”
This ruined temple looked like it hadn’t been visited in a long time.
Who would be willing to leave so many gold coins here unattended?
“That, I don’t know.”
The God of Destruction didn’t care about such trivial matters; as long as he found some travel funds for Su Chen, that was enough.
This chest of gold coins had actually been left behind by a notorious Spirit Master thief from the past.
He had been mortally wounded while being hunted down by other Spirit Masters, so naturally, no one had come to retrieve the gold coins he left behind.
If Su Chen hadn’t discovered it under the guidance of the God of Destruction, perhaps during some storm, the temple would have completely collapsed, and someone else might have accidentally dug it up from the ruins.
Of course, it might also have been buried deep underground, but either way, it belonged to Su Chen now.
Su Chen stored both the chest and the gold coins into his pendant and walked out of the crumbling temple, feeling satisfied.
With so many gold coins, if used only for food, clothing, and shelter, Su Chen could spend them for a lifetime.
But the God of Destruction clearly felt it still wasn’t enough.
How long could a mere chest of gold coins last?
He had to find more travel funds for Su Chen.
How could the talent he, the God King of Destruction, had taken a liking to be hindered by mere money?
However, there were no other large, ownerless sums of money in this city.
The God of Destruction couldn’t be bothered with scattered coins.
Were a mere few dozen or a hundred coins worth Su Chen’s time to search for?
And taking property that belonged to others would be even more inappropriate.
Although the God of Destruction had already been quite unconventional compared to his previous life, repeatedly breaking the rules of the Divine Realm.
He still had his pride; otherwise, wouldn’t he be just like that guy, Tang San?
On the way to the Star Dou Great Forest, the God of Destruction discovered a few more places where large sums of ownerless gold coins were buried.
He thought to himself that with these gold coins supplementing him along the way, it should be enough for Su Chen to use.
If it still wasn’t enough, it wouldn’t be too late to find more then.
With a bulging wallet, Su Chen officially began his shopping spree.
Since he wasn’t short on money, he bought everything he needed for his long journey.
Originally, he had planned to live frugally, spending every bronze coin to its full value and trying to save as much as possible.
However, the God of Destruction was thoughtful, instantly switching Su Chen from “careful budgeting” mode to “rolling in wealth” mode.
After buying everything from pots and pans to oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar, it was already late.
Su Chen decided to just stay in the city for the night and set off tomorrow.
…
In the Divine Realm, as soon as the God of Destruction withdrew his attention from the Douluo Continent, someone came to visit outside the Castle of Destruction.
The visitors were the Seven Original Sin Gods, all of them.
They all waited outside the castle, not daring to take a single step across the line.
They did this not entirely out of reverence for the God of Destruction, but because the Castle of Destruction was filled with the intent of destruction.
Except for the God of Destruction, other deities would feel incredibly oppressed here and had to guard against being infected by the intent of destruction, so they wouldn’t easily set foot inside.
“Why have you all come?”
The God of Destruction’s voice rang out, causing the Seven Original Sin Gods to perk up.
The God of Greed, the God of Pride, and the others all stared at the God of Wrath.
They had all come to pay their respects to the God of Destruction together because they heard from the God of Wrath that the God King of Destruction’s personality had become much kinder, and he was generous with care and guidance toward his subordinates.
But listening to the God of Destruction’s tone, it didn’t seem like he had become kinder, did it?
The God of Wrath looked innocent.
“I did say that Lord God King of Destruction was very kind to me, but I didn’t say that Lord God King would always be so kind, nor did I say he would be so kind to everyone.”
“You insisted on coming yourselves, so how can you blame me?”
Fortunately, the others also knew the personality of the God of Destruction.
Apart from slight regret that they hadn’t personally witnessed the kind side of the God King of Destruction, they didn’t have any other thoughts.
“Come in.”
The God of Destruction’s voice sounded again, and the castle gates opened.
“Yes.”
The group couldn’t help but swallow hard.
Although they were first-tier Divinities and possessed the negative emotions of the Seven Original Sins, they still felt a lingering fear about entering the Castle of Destruction.
That omnipresent, violent intent of destruction put immense pressure on them whenever they were in the Castle of Destruction.
But they had come voluntarily, and since the God of Destruction had already opened the doors, how could they not go in?
“Huh?”
After gathering their courage and entering the Castle of Destruction, all seven were shocked.
The usually omnipresent intent of destruction was actually constrained to the periphery and completely refrained from encroaching upon them.
The other six looked toward the God of Wrath again.
You were right, the God King of Destruction has indeed become much kinder.
No!
This was no longer just kindness; it was showing consideration for his subordinates and boundless benevolence.
The God of Destruction of the past would never have cared whether they were under immense pressure or trembling with fear inside the Castle of Destruction.
Under pressure?
Just endure it!
“Greetings, Lord!”
Inside the Castle of Destruction, the Seven Original Sin Gods directly addressed the God of Destruction as “Lord.”
“Hmm, sit.”
“Thank you, Lord.”
The God of Destruction looked at the God of Wrath and said:
“Are the methods I taught you earlier for controlling the power of wrath still effective?”
The God of Wrath quickly stood up and said:
“Lord’s guidance has had extraordinary results.
This subordinate has benefited greatly and has come specifically to thank you, Lord.”
The God of Wrath was not lying; he truly felt that his control over the power of wrath had become more adept.
Although the progress wasn’t much, for first-tier Divinities like them, even the slightest improvement was already very difficult to achieve.
“That is good.”
The God of Destruction looked at the others.
“Since you have all come, speak about the doubts you have in your cultivation and the obstacles that are difficult to overcome.
Pooling wisdom is always better than working in isolation.”
“Thank you, Lord.”
As for pooling wisdom, everyone understood that this was simply receiving guidance from the God of Destruction.
This kind of good fortune was something they would never have dared to hope for in the past, so they all braced themselves with full attention, not wanting to miss a single detail.