Gathering the Gods, Ushering in the Soul Tool Era

Having Dugu Bo take away Tang San's mother and her bones in one sweep put God of Destruction in an excellent mood.

He looked toward Notting Academy and quickly found Tang San, drenched in sweat.

"Third... Brother, what are you making?"

At a blacksmith shop in Notting City, Xiao Wu watched Tang San forge iron with nothing better to do.

During this period, under Tang San's deliberate efforts, his relationship with Xiao Wu had grown more intimate.

Xiao Wu, who had once called him "Little San," had begun calling him "Brother," just as she had in his previous life.

"Some things for self-defense. I'll make a set for you too."

Since Xiao Wu would be his future wife, Tang San did not hide his concealed weapon crafting from her.

With the experience of his previous two lives, Tang San was thoroughly familiar with making basic concealed weapons, his movements showing not the slightest stagnation.

"Making concealed weapons?"

In the God Realm, God of Destruction stroked his chin.

God of Destruction knew that Tang San excelled at concealed weapons.

And he vaguely remembered that when Qian Renxue, the Angel God, had first become a god, Tang San had severely injured her with concealed weapons.

For a moment, he could not tell whether Qian Renxue had been too useless or Tang San's concealed weapons had been too powerful.

Either way, they posed some degree of threat to Su Chen.

God of Destruction considered getting Su Chen some means of self-defense as well.

Of course, he had no intention of copying Tang San's methods and making concealed weapons for Su Chen. Though with his realm, he only needed one glance to understand how to make those concealed weapons that did not rely on special techniques.

"Right, I'll teach Su Chen how to make Soul Tools."

God of Destruction thought of the Douluo Continent ten thousand years later, where Soul Tools had developed tremendously. The strongest Soul Tools could even approach god-level power.

Now, only one problem remained.

God of Destruction did not know how to make Soul Tools.

Though God of Destruction had a basic understanding of the Douluo Continent's development, he had never bothered to learn the specific methods of making Soul Tools.

But that did not matter.

"God of Gluttony."

"Your subordinate is here."

"Go invite the God of Mechanism, the God of Metal, the God of Smelting, the God of Casting..."

God of Destruction named a long list of gods.

God of Gluttony had the best connections among the Seven Original Sin Gods and knew the most gods in the God Realm.

The gods God of Destruction sought were all related to crafting.

As long as he gave them a specific direction and set of requirements, it would not be difficult for those gods to develop methods for making Soul Tools. Their power and variety might even surpass the original Soul Tools.

"Yes, I'll go at once."

Thanks to God of Destruction's greatly improved reputation, the gods he invited were not overly afraid when they came, even if they had never visited Castle of Destruction before.

Of course, none of them had the audacity to refuse God of Destruction's invitation.

"Greetings, Lord Destruction."

"Sit. I invited you here because I have something I would like your help with."

The moment these gods sat down, they immediately stood back up.

They said fearfully:

"If Lord Destruction has need of us lesser gods, please give your orders. It would be our honor."

The opportunity to build a relationship with a God King was something they normally could not find even if they searched for it.

Moreover, God of Destruction's humble and respectful attitude toward talent deeply moved these second- and third-tier gods.

"Good. I need you to..."

If God of Destruction had researched it himself, he was not especially skilled in the field, but with his perspective and knowledge, he could have figured it out given enough time.

But with so many gods skilled in this field available to help him, God of Destruction naturally would not waste his own effort.

He wanted to devote all his energy to nurturing Su Chen and dealing with Tang San.

Everyone had their specialty.

Following God of Destruction's requirements, these gods rapidly developed methods for making first- through fourth-level Soul Tools.

The methods for making more advanced Soul Tools were also progressing quickly.

"First compile the methods for making these basic Soul Tools into a volume and let me review them."

"Yes."

During this period, Su Chen mostly traveled between the Dugu Clan and the Soul Fighting Arena, only occasionally going elsewhere to relax.

One day, just after returning from the Soul Fighting Arena, God of Destruction bestowed a new grand gift upon him.

"Forging Essentials, Divine Casting Art, Myriad Mechanisms, Inscription Engraving... Senior Destruction, why are you having me learn these?"

That was right. God of Destruction not only intended to teach Su Chen how to make Soul Tools, but also impart all the prerequisite foundational skills.

Giving someone a fish was better than teaching them how to fish.

Once Su Chen learned these, even if he did not know how to make Soul Tools, he could still explore methods of making weapons and armor on his own.

And naturally, everything God of Destruction chose for Su Chen was top-notch.

God of Destruction said, "Focusing on improving your strength is a good thing, but you should also learn more techniques for protecting yourself."

"You must know that some people with dark hearts and underhanded methods love using shameful things to launch sneak attacks..."

God of Destruction's teachings made perfect sense.

But Su Chen felt that although God of Destruction had not mentioned God King Tang once, every sentence seemed to be aimed at God King Tang.

No wonder the two of you clash.

The more skills one had, the better. Su Chen also felt that these crafts could distract him and ease the exhaustion of cultivation.

"While learning these skills, you can first try making these things."

God of Destruction passed on some basic Soul Tool crafting methods developed by those gods to Su Chen.

Su Chen: ...

Though he had never learned Soul Tool crafting before, the things God of Destruction wanted him to make had something in common with his rudimentary understanding of Soul Tools.

With God of Destruction's help, was I about to usher in the Soul Tool era ahead of schedule?

"Yan Yan."

"What is it?"

After spending these days together, Dugu Yan had become much more natural around him than before.

She was only somewhat dissatisfied that Su Chen called her "Yan Yan."

After all, she was older. She should be the one calling Su Chen "Chen Chen."

"Does our family have a forge?"

"No."

"Do we have engraving tools?"

"N... no."

"Do we have large quantities of gemstones and metal?"

Dugu Yan fell silent.

The Dugu Clan was neither a family of blacksmiths nor a family of engravers. How could they possibly have such things?

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

"I want to procure these things. Clear out a space for me at home."

Dugu Yan took a deep breath.

When Dugu Bo had left, he told her to satisfy every request Su Chen made. She had been somewhat worried, afraid that Su Chen would squander the Dugu Clan's entire fortune.

Yet during this time, Su Chen had barely spent any money.

On the other hand, she had earned quite a few Gold Soul Coins by betting on Su Chen's Soul Fighting matches.

She had not expected that Su Chen did not dislike spending money. He had simply been holding back for something big.

If they truly bought everything, not only would all the money she had earned these past few days be invested, but they would have to dip into the family's reserves as well.

"Do we really have to buy them?"

Dugu Yan asked pitifully.

It was not that the Dugu Clan lacked money, but keeping money coming in without spending any was more cost-effective.

"We have to. If you don't have enough money, I have some here..."

"No, absolutely not."

Dugu Yan hurriedly said, "Isn't it just procuring these things? I'll send people to do it right away."

She might feel pained over the money, but she did not dare let Su Chen pay out of pocket.

Ye Lingling asked curiously:

"Su Chen, why do you need to procure these things? Are you making weapons?"

On the current Douluo Continent, Soul Masters generally did not carry weapons. Their Martial Souls were enough in battle.

And if he was forging weapons, why would he need gemstones? Were they for decoration?

"You'll find out when the time comes."

Su Chen did not yet know whether he had talent for forging. He had to learn first before he could know.