Bang~
The wall of the camp shattered instantly.
Su Chen strolled out from within, carrying an aura of slaughter on his body.
Behind him, the bandit lair that had originally entrenched itself here and plagued the region was deathly silent, with only the scent of blood drifting away into the distance with the wind.
For some time now, Su Chen had been traveling, digging for treasure, and fighting all sorts of bandits, mountain robbers, and even lone villains.
His Hundred Battles Spear Art became sharper and braver with each trial, evolving from mere spear techniques he could barely execute into true killing skills.
The Hundred Battles Spear Art was indeed a spear technique realized through combat; the more he fought, the more he could grasp its true essence.
Su Chen let out a whistle, and a white figure came running rapidly from the mountain forest.
Before entering the bandit den, Su Chen had left his horse outside.
Having accompanied him for so long, even without being tied up, this horse would not run away; as long as Su Chen whistled, it would come running on its own.
“Senior God of Destruction, how much longer until we reach the Star Dou Great Forest?”
“Following the established route, it will probably take another month or so.”
“It seems I need to speed up my Soul Power cultivation.”
Su Chen had already left Zanghai Village for over two months.
In these two-plus months, his Soul Power had increased from level six to level eight, which was certainly fast.
This was partly due to the powerful effect of the meditation technique the God of Destruction had taught him, and also because the quality of both of Su Chen’s Spirits was very high.
The reason his Innate Soul Power was only level five was entirely because the conflict between his two Spirits had canceled out quite a bit, but his talent and foundation remained.
The reason he had been traveling for so long and was still so far from the Star Dou Great Forest was that Su Chen was not traveling at full speed.
He would go to this city to dig for treasure, then to that mountain forest to suppress bandits, his route winding and twisting, never taking a straight path.
Moreover, Su Chen was not in a hurry to go to the Star Dou Great Forest.
His Soul Power hadn’t reached level ten yet, so what was the point of going so early?
Along this journey, besides the great improvement in his spear technique, Su Chen’s biggest gain was his increasingly abundant wealth.
The treasures the God of Destruction guided him to find were richer one after another, and bandit strongholds often had quite a bit of wealth as well.
These all became Su Chen’s assets, setting him on a path of prosperity from which there was no turning back.
Su Chen rode his horse leisurely, calculating his current net worth.
“Sigh!
I originally wanted to work hard and struggle; it was all because Senior God of Destruction made me miss out on the process of starting from scratch.”
“Xiao Chen, I have a question to ask you.”
“Hmm?
Please go ahead.”
The God of Destruction only gave benefits, never even mentioning having Su Chen take him as a master, nor did he arrange any tasks.
All Su Chen could give back to the God of Destruction was to offer some ideas.
Divine Realm, outside the Castle of Destruction.
“God of Destruction, I heard you have recently been answering questions and resolving doubts for other gods at the Castle of Destruction.
I wonder if we could come in and listen?”
Hearing the voices of the Goddess of Kindness and the God of Evil outside, the God of Destruction knew that the test had arrived.
He decided to emulate Tang San in certain aspects, just as Su Chen had said: make many friends and few enemies.
But the subjects he had practiced on previously were all subordinates like the God of Ruin and the Seven Original Sin Gods, which really couldn’t demonstrate his true level.
These people, even if he spoke harshly to them, would find it hard to abandon him.
But the Goddess of Kindness and the God of Evil were different.
They were not subordinates of the God of Destruction; in fact, they were his peers as God Kings.
Throughout the long years, there had been many times when their opinions differed, and there was no lack of times when they argued until their faces were red.
Whether he could utilize his ability to make friends and get these two to stand on his side at critical moments was the true test of the God of Destruction’s results.
“Xiao Chen, do you have any suggestions on how to make friends with people of similar backgrounds and comparable strength?”
Su Chen guessed immediately who the God of Destruction was talking about.
The Goddess of Life was the wife of the God of Destruction, so he certainly wasn’t talking about making friends with her.
The probability of it being the Asura God was low; the sworn enemy the God of Destruction had mentioned before might be him.
That only left the Goddess of Kindness and the God of Evil.
“Making friends is something that varies from person to person; for different people, you must use different methods.”
Su Chen didn’t know much about the God of Evil and the Goddess of Kindness.
If it were the later Ji Dong and Lie Yan, Su Chen would have known more about their affairs, as they were another pair of infatuated lovers who prioritized romance above all else.
But regarding the old God of Evil and the old Goddess of Kindness, apart from the fact that they passed their God Positions to Ji Dong and Lie Yan, Su Chen knew very little.
“When making friends with people whose status is not much different from your own, it is best if you are like-minded and find each other agreeable upon first meeting.”
The God of Destruction had already invited the Goddess of Kindness and the God of Evil inside, only allocating a portion of his Mental Energy to communicate with Su Chen.
“That probably won’t work.”
The amount of time the God of Destruction had spent with these two was something even they themselves couldn’t calculate.
If they were going to be like-minded, they would have been long ago, and there would be no need to wait until today.
Even if the God of Destruction’s personality had changed somewhat, his underlying nature hadn’t changed much, and it was impossible for him to suddenly become perfectly compatible with the God of Evil and the Goddess of Kindness.
Su Chen also knew this, and immediately added:
“If sincere friendship is not possible, then you must seek common interests.
In many cases, having common interests is actually more reliable than pure emotion.”
That’s right.
The God of Destruction deeply agreed with this point.
What emotions?
Whether it was his kindness to Zhou Weiqing or his marital affection with the Goddess of Life, they all proved unreliable in the end.
As for common interests…
The Seven Original Sin Gods shared interests with him, but the God of Destruction couldn’t think of what common interests he had with them for the moment.
In terms of status, they were all God Kings.
Even the God of Evil and the Goddess of Kindness had more seniority than the God of Destruction.
Before Tang San entered the Divine Realm and the God of Evil and the Goddess of Kindness passed their God Positions to Ji Dong and Lie Yan, they had also handed over control of the Divine Realm’s hub to Tang San.
From this point of view, the God of Destruction was somewhat dissatisfied with them.
“God of Destruction, it seems that as the rumors say, your personality is much better than before.”
The God of Evil walked into the Castle of Destruction with a smile.
In the past, the destructive intent and energy that filled this place were things even he didn’t want to come into contact with too much.
But now, the God of Destruction had restricted those destructive intents to other places, leaving a large area that was not covered by them.
And the God of Destruction was actually welcoming them at the door; this was a gesture the God of Destruction had never made before.
The Goddess of Kindness also said:
“You are much better like this than before; surely the Goddess of Life also likes your current state very much.”
The God of Destruction currently didn’t care at all whether the Goddess of Life liked his state; he waved his hand, driving the destructive intent even further away.
“The Divine Realm is too unchanging, and the gods themselves are the same, especially those of us who were born as gods; our personalities were destined long ago.”
The God of Destruction did not deliberately try to please them, nor would he pander to them.
After all, he just wanted to “make friends,” not lose himself.
“Eh?”
The God of Destruction’s light movement, however, greatly surprised the God of Evil and the Goddess of Kindness.
“God of Destruction, have you actually already walked ahead of us?”