The sun was shining brightly in the sky, but within the dense forest, it remained somewhat cold and desolate.
Su Chen walked quickly past an ancient, towering tree, firing a shot behind him without even turning his head.
A long snake as thick as an arm that had lunged from the canopy was pierced through the head while still in mid-air, leaving it only twitching unconsciously after hitting the ground.
It was only after Su Chen had walked a long distance away that a white spirit ring appeared on the snake’s body.
Su Chen had already experienced many such ambushes.
If not for his exceptionally keen perception of life energy, Su Chen probably wouldn’t have even made it halfway by now.
Finally, the mountain peak shrouded in mist appeared in Su Chen’s field of vision.
And this was exactly Su Chen’s destination.
“Stop for a moment,” the God of Destruction said.
Even if the God of Destruction hadn’t spoken, Su Chen wouldn’t have rushed in.
Seeing the persistent clouds and mist on the mountain, Su Chen was certain that it was undoubtedly the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
He dared not be certain whether the blessing of the Goddess of Life on his body would allow him to withstand the toxic miasma on the mountain.
Just as Su Chen was wondering what method the God of Destruction would use to let him enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a bolt of lightning emitted from his pendant.
The lightning bolt instantly pierced through the toxic miasma from where Su Chen stood, reaching straight to the mountaintop and carving out a path completely free of poisonous gas.
Moreover, this bolt of lightning did not make a single sound, completely different from ordinary, violent thunder.
“Follow the path upward; a surprise is waiting for you at the end.”
The last time the God of Destruction descended a Heavenly Tribulation in the Star Dou Great Forest, while helping Su Chen lock in the energy of the Tianmeng Iceworm, he had also left some power in his pendant.
Although Su Chen’s pendant came from a certain deity, it was not, after all, a true Divine Artifact.
The power the God of Destruction could leave behind was very limited, and it was difficult to replenish once used up.
However, it was enough.
The bodyguard he had found for Su Chen was about to take up the post, so the God of Destruction shouldn’t need to personally intervene easily in the future.
Worried that the path had a limited duration, Su Chen quickened his pace and ran toward the mountain.
Just as he reached the top of the mountain, Su Chen saw an old man with a full head of green hair leap out from a mountain hollow, coming face-to-face with him.
“Little brat, how did you get up here?”
Su Chen’s courage was not small, but he was still startled.
He had indeed thought about the possibility that Dugu Bo might be at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and being startled wasn’t because he was afraid Dugu Bo would harm him.
It was entirely because Dugu Bo’s appearance was too terrifying.
It was already shrouded in clouds and mist here, with extremely low visibility.
Dugu Bo’s speed in leaping up was too fast; Su Chen had just sensed life energy approaching when he appeared from the mist.
Furthermore, with his full head of green hair and eyes that also gleamed with green light, his sudden appearance from the mist was just like a scene from some horror movie.
Su Chen was startled, but the shock in Dugu Bo’s heart far exceeded Su Chen’s.
The poison array he had set up around the perimeter of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was difficult for even a Spirit Saint to resist; how did such a child pass through the poison array unscathed?
“Senior Destruction.”
“It’s coming!”
Su Chen’s pendant shone with light once again, but this time it wasn’t just a faint glimmer; it was an extremely bright radiance.
At the same time, a bolt of purple-black lightning shot out from the pendant, reaching the space between Dugu Bo’s eyebrows in the blink of an eye.
“What is this?”
The look of shock had just appeared on Dugu Bo’s face, and before he could even dodge, he had already been struck by the purple-black lightning.
“Ah~”
Dugu Bo’s whole body went numb, and he collapsed to the ground as if he had no bones.
“Senior Destruction, you didn’t kill him, did you?”
Dugu Bo’s noodle-like state made it very difficult for Su Chen to tell if he was still alive.
“Rest assured, he won’t die.”
After all, this energy was pre-reserved by the God of Destruction; it was equivalent to a programmed script, and the power control wasn’t that precise.
“Senior Destruction, this person should be the Spirit Master you mentioned you found to protect me, right?”
“That’s correct.
This person’s strength isn’t considered very high, but it’s enough.”
Su Chen looked at Dugu Bo, whose chest was gradually beginning to heave, and asked:
“How do you intend to persuade him?”
He had knocked the person down in a single encounter; if it was physical persuasion, surely this level was enough, right?
The God of Destruction’s answer was also very direct, just four words.
“Currently persuading.”
In Dugu Bo’s sea of consciousness, a massive figure composed of lightning stood there.
Set against this figure, Dugu Bo appeared so tiny.
“What are you?”
Dugu Bo’s spiritual body was given a huge fright.
He had been perfectly fine, eating tonics and singing in his own herb garden, when he discovered a flash of light suddenly appearing on the mountaintop.
He had just gone up to check the situation when he saw a little child actually breaking through the poison array he had set up.
That wasn’t all; a black bolt of lightning had emerged from the child’s chest, directly stunning him.
Now this monster had appeared in his own mind; what kind of bad luck had he run into?
So many strange things happening in a single day.
Just as Dugu Bo’s questioning was issued, that massive figure composed of lightning emitted a powerful, peerless pressure.
Even though it was in his own sea of consciousness, Dugu Bo was still pressed down, prostrate on the ground.
“I am a God.”
Dugu Bo couldn’t speak.
But he believed it.
Apart from a true deity, who could have such powerful strength?
Who could have such extraordinary means?
If a Spirit Master possessed this kind of ability, it would be far more unbelievable than it being a deity.
He really wanted to say that he believed it, but he couldn’t even say a single word.
He didn’t know how long had passed; in any case, for Dugu Bo, it felt like several years had gone by, and that pressure finally gradually receded.
“Forgive me, Venerable God.
I did not know you were a God just now and caused much offense; I beg for your forgiveness.”
When dealing with ordinary people, Dugu Bo could still be arrogant.
But facing a deity, Dugu Bo very wisely became obedient and submissive.
Bowing one’s head to a God was not shameful.
“Venerable God, I do not know what orders you have for gracing me with your presence?”
Although the Angel God was almost universally known on the Douluo Continent due to the propaganda of the Spirit Hall, there were few people who knew that deities truly existed.
Suddenly having a deity descend into his mind, Dugu Bo was, in addition to being terrified, also somewhat excited.
This was a real God.
If he could just be given some Opportunity or guidance, the problem of his Spirit toxin backlash that plagued him should be easily resolved, right?
If this deity chose him, thinking he was a talent worthy of cultivation, perhaps becoming a God was not impossible.
Dugu Bo’s heart began to thump wildly.
“I have a task to entrust to you.”
“Please give your orders; Dugu Bo will definitely complete it with all his might.”
Dugu Bo was already prepared to welcome the deity’s test.
“Protect that child you saw just now well.
As his bodyguard, protect his safety at all times.
If there are any accidents, I will make you turn to dust in an instant.
Do you understand?”
“Understood, understood, I have remembered it.”
He had thought it was some incredible task; it turned out to be just protecting a child.
Dugu Bo couldn’t help but feel a bit curious about what the child’s background was, to be so highly valued by a deity.
“It is good that you understand.”
“Venerable God, may I ask which deity you are?” Dugu Bo asked cautiously.
God of Destruction: …
“I am the Thunder God.”