"As expected of the Star God!"
Su Wen couldn't help marveling. Although the Battle God had died later than he had, he too had died young.
In such a short time, the Star God had broken through the threshold of a second-tier martial artist and made further revisions to the Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0.
It seemed his decision had been right. He had bamboozled... persuaded the Star God to focus on the Martial Dao, and with the Star God's help, the Martial Dao would blossom with brilliant radiance even faster.
This time in particular, the creation of the Basic Body Tempering Method 3.0 was almost entirely thanks to the Star God.
Then if he showed the Star God the Basic Body Tempering Method 3.0, wouldn't the Star God experience that feeling of sudden enlightenment again?
A win-win!
[With the Battle God's remnant will demonstrating it, you quickly saw what set the Basic Body Tempering Method 3.0 apart. Drawing on your masterful command of the Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0, you soon learned the Basic Body Tempering Method 3.0.] [The Battle God's remnant will then looked at you and fell silent.] [Then he suddenly spoke, asking you to make sure to convince his past self to revise the Basic Body Tempering Method together with the Star God when you returned this time.] [He also wanted to try the Star God's relentless pursuit of soaring inspiration and see what it felt like. It was bound to feel amazing.] [You made a gesture, signaling him to leave it to you. With those words from the Battle God's remnant will, you would bamboozle the Battle God of the past space-time into joining the Martial Dao family, even if you had to drug, curse, or mentally bewitch him, stopping at nothing.] [The corner of the Battle God's remnant will's mouth twitched. There was no need for drugs or curses. Knowing himself, he figured that if you bamboozled him a couple more times, told him the Basic Body Tempering Method needed his help, and shared a couple more drinks with him, that would probably do the trick.] [Besides, a man as loyal to his friends as he was would find it easy to do this.] [O God of Wealth, master of bamboozling! After bamboozling the Star God into joining the Martial Dao, you have successfully recruited another God-Prefixed Heavenly Mandate Bearer into its ranks, and he even asked to join of his own accord.] [Keep at it and keep bamboozling. Whether the flower of the Martial Dao can bloom smoothly rests entirely on that mouth of yours.]
Su Wen: "..."
What was wrong with that damned narration? How could it talk like that?
What did it mean, the flower of the Martial Dao rested entirely on his mouth?
The Martial Dao's continued development was clearly an irresistible trend!
Otherwise, how could the Star God have invented the Basic Body Tempering Method in the original space-time?
Of course, it had initially been called the Body Refining Art.
In any case, the Martial Dao was growing rapidly, with a new breakthrough every time.
As long as he worked a little harder, perhaps the Martial Dao as a system would soon catch up to the Heavenly Mandate Bearers.
After all, a third-tier martial artist... wouldn't count as cannon fodder anymore, right?
If third-tier martial artists appeared in large numbers, they would play a major role on the battlefield too, right?
After all, he was a second-tier martial artist, and his explosive physical power was quite astonishing.
[The Battle God's remnant will beckoned with his right hand, and a horizontal axis appeared before you.] [Next, the Battle God's remnant will was going to recount every event that had occurred after July 2022, using the horizontal axis to trace the course of events and the vertical axis to outline the major events that occurred at each point in time.] [But the Battle God's remnant will had barely begun his speech when a violent, murderous consciousness abruptly descended.] [The Battle God's remnant will froze, then transmitted a message to you, hoping you could remember what he had said today. Above all, you had to remember to bring him on board. He was willing to devote his youth to the Martial Dao.] [The next moment, a figure as massive and imposing as a mountain appeared on the horizon.] [The Battle God's remnant will looked at the figure and gave a disdainful smile. He raised his hand, and as the enormous creature stared in bewilderment, he ended your life with a slap.] [You died.] [O God of Wealth from the past space-time! The River of Space-Time has keenly detected that you do not belong to the current space-time. It refuses to accept your soul and is expelling your soul and true spirit.]
Su Wen watched Wealth Disrupts Space-Time come to an abrupt end, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
That had ended far too quickly, and the way he had died was a little too much like child's play, wasn't it?
But if he had told the Battle God's remnant will everything, then the remnant will had probably considered that if he fell into the enemy's hands, forcibly recalling him would require an equivalent amount of wealth.
So he had killed him with a slap to save him money.
Knowing he couldn't escape, that decisive action was indeed the most appropriate choice.
Most importantly, the enemy probably hadn't expected it either.
That enormous creature had been utterly dumbfounded.
Now that was a blow to a friendly!
On the other hand, the Battle God's remnant will had probably also wanted to prevent some unnecessary trouble.
What if he had been an impostor posing as the God of Wealth, a trick of the enemy's?
Then killing him with a slap before the enemy could react was just right!
If he really was the God of Wealth, he would have to die sooner or later anyway. One slap, and the sooner he died, the sooner he went back.
"Actually, what the Battle God's remnant will said was a reminder to me."
Su Wen walked out of the training ground, found a massage chair, and settled comfortably into it.
"That's true. In the real world, I can't trust others like that if I want to guarantee my safety."
"Otherwise, if something goes wrong, I won't be able to bear the consequences."
"But I can test the Star God on the timeline of Wealth Disrupts Space-Time."
"That is... the next abandoned timeline. No, the word 'abandoned' sounds too harsh."
"Perhaps I can call it the sacrificed timeline."
"Right. After I activate Wealth Disrupts Space-Time and travel through space-time, the God of Wealth on that timeline doesn't die instantly. He's still alive."
"Then, before he dies, he can lay his cards on the table with the Star God and let the Star God know that in ten years, I'll return to the future, bringing the hopes of the past with me!"
"There's no need to explain everything too clearly. The Star God only needs to know that I can travel through time."
"That way, even if there's a problem with the Star God, I can still force a recall!"
At that thought, the corners of Su Wen's mouth lifted slightly.
That was it!
Why hadn't he thought of that before?
He had only been thinking about spending twice the wealth to test the Wind God. Why not test the Star God directly?
The Star God was far more important than the Wind God!
As long as he confirmed that the Star God wasn't a traitor, wouldn't he have someone he could trust?
And he could extend the timeline, test the Star God once, see how the Star God reacted in the sacrificed timeline, and then make another judgment.
"Beneath the Battle God's rugged mask is a delicate face."
"Beneath that carefree persona lies a sensitive heart!"
"Would someone like that really be a chatterbox who couldn't keep his mouth shut?"
Su Wen chuckled softly. Having found a direction for his future and a way to identify his comrades as quickly as possible, he suddenly felt that the future... was not entirely dark.
He held the future in his hands!
All of a sudden, the Star God's voice rang out in Su Wen's mind.
"God of Wealth, are you busy right now?"
"If you're not, come up for a moment. There's something I need your help with."