Become Stronger

"It seemed that if the God of Extreme Evil hadn't acted too hastily this time and tried to rebel against the God of Destruction, then given the God of Extreme Evil's standing in the God of Destruction's eyes, I might have been the one destroyed."

At the thought, the God of Evil began to tremble. Once again, he prostrated himself on the ground.

"Lord Destruction, I'm willing to serve you with all my strength. Please spare this humble servant."

"You understand, then."

Seeing the God of Evil offer his allegiance, the God of Destruction waved his sleeve.

"I'm not the sort of person who kills for no reason. As long as you do your jobs properly, there'll be plenty of benefits in it for you."

Tang San and the others had also received the news. They'd heard that the God of Extreme Evil had been executed by the God of Destruction.

He looked at Lin Yi. "Do you think there's anything we should learn from this?"

"It looks like the God of Destruction really does want everyone's will to become his own."

Lin Yi turned to Tang San and smiled faintly.

"Third Brother, your guess was exactly right. The God of Destruction doesn't just want the entire Divine Realm in his hands. He wants all of humankind to obey his commands, too."

"Has he gone mad?"

Tang Wutong's face darkened as she clenched her fist.

"What kind of person is that? Does he think that if he gathers everyone's will into his own, he'll become the strongest?"

"That's the God of Destruction for you."

Tang San narrowed his eyes again and stroked his chin.

"He's always been a god who thinks only of himself. It's no surprise he'd come up with an idea like this."

"Third Brother, we absolutely can't let him threaten everyone's lives like this."

Xiao Wu hurried over to his side, worry in her eyes.

"I'd much rather live in peace than spend my days fighting."

"Who wouldn't?"

Tang San held Xiao Wu's hand tightly and smiled.

"Don't worry about this. I'm here, and I won't let him do as he pleases. I may not be absolutely certain I can defeat him, but fighting with everything we have is better than doing nothing, isn't it?"

"Third Brother, aren't you just talking up the enemy and undermining your own confidence?"

"No."

Tang San shook his head at Xiao Wu again. "It's not a lack of confidence. The God of Destruction is an ancient god. His power is absolutely a hundred times greater than ours. So it would be wrong to say we can face him head-on right now."

Xiao Wu pursed her lips.

"By your reckoning, then, there's no hope at all?"

"Isn't the hope right here with me?"

Lin Yi smiled confidently and patted his shoulder. "I haven't even developed my ninth Soul Skill yet. I'll release it when things are at their most dangerous, and we'll definitely win. Besides, I don't plan to use my eighth Soul Skill either."

"Isn't that too dangerous?"

Tang San was worried about it.

"Your eighth Soul Skill is meant to support you. If you keep it hidden, what if you can't think of a solution when the crisis comes?"

"That won't happen."

Lin Yi smiled again. "After fusing these three martial souls, I found that every one of my Soul Skills had already surpassed my former fourth Soul Skill. So I should be able to fight the God of Destruction for ten rounds."

"Do you want me to help?"

Tang San looked over at him.

"If you need me, I can step in."

"Third Brother, you don't need to get involved."

Lin Yi smiled gently at him.

"That God of Destruction clearly can't stand that you and Xiao Wu help humanity. So I'll use my own strength to prove myself—and show him that even without a god's help, we humans can do just fine."

"We'll stay by your side, too."

Zhao Zhiying and Huang Ruolin hurried over and each took one of his arms.

"This time, don't even think of leaving us behind. We can't just stand by and let you face danger alone."

"Don't be ridiculous."

Lin Yi only shook his head at what they said.

"This isn't the time to get upset with me. You need to understand that I'm asking you to stay here for a reason: so you can build up your strength."

"But it's too dangerous for you to face him alone."

Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong spoke up. "Having more people would definitely help."

"Then I'll ask Senior Bibi Dong and Senior Liu Erlong to accompany me. As for Wutong and Yuhao, the two of you should stay with Third Brother and Xiao Wu to protect everyone else."

"What?"

Tang Wutong and Huo Yuhao were both stunned. "You're leaving us out?"

"We're not leaving you out."

Lin Yi looked at them again, his gaze firm.

"The god we're facing this time is too powerful. We have to prepare for every possibility. If we all die, who will save the world? So, Wutong and Yuhao, you two must protect the other gods. Otherwise, we won't even have any reinforcements left."

"I agree with this arrangement, too."

Tang San and Xiao Wu nodded together. "Lin Yi, you've grown very quickly during this time. You've reached the Soul King level now. In the Divine Realm, reaching the Soul King level is an extremely impressive cultivation realm."

"It's still not enough."

Lin Yi's gaze darkened. "I'll become stronger!"