Chapter 444

Chapter 444: A Familiar Opening

“Whew…”

Su Wen slowly opened his eyes, exhaling a breath of stale air after his studies were interrupted.

“I called you here because of a thread of power within your divine position.”

After speaking, Su Wen directly communicated with the river of time.

Then, amidst the haggling with the river of time, he purchased a thread of power from the dark river for one million sources of wealth.

Of course, this thread of power only had the function of radiating one’s aura.

Once released, it would dissipate instantly.

The power of time and space’s ability to create immortality was completely useless with this thread of power.

After all, being a business river, how could Su Wen buy services worth more than that amount?

“Buzz!”

The power of time and space blossomed in Su Wen’s hand, and the unique aura belonging to the river of time awakened a deep-seated power within Fighting God’s divine position.

“Whoosh!”

The power of time and space burst forth like fireworks, blooming and then fading into nothingness!

The river of time said it would last only a moment, and it did.

It was incredibly brief!

“Brother God of Wealth, is this the energy?”

Fighting God pondered for a moment, and a flash of blood-red light passed through his eyes.

The next moment, the subtle residual power representing the Fighting God of the First Age officially appeared in Fighting God’s hand.

Perhaps this power, awakened by the power of time and space, could influence Fighting God in the future.

But in Su Wen’s eyes at this moment, this power represented the possibility of communicating with the Battle Master.

In the last sub-timeline, the Battle Master had shown some disdain for his combat talent, which Su Wen was well aware of.

It was somewhat obvious.

After returning to the main Time and Space, his fighting instincts had reached perfection.

As the Battle Master would say, this meeting would allow him to enter the next stage of learning.

He was very much looking forward to dramatically increasing his combat power in the future, even standing shoulder to shoulder with Fighting God at the same realm.

Hmm… but the process might be a bit twisted.

He felt that by the time he had the strength to match Fighting God, he might not even know which sub-timeline he was in.

But that’s fine; as long as he had this opportunity, and the Battle Master could teach him in each sub-timeline, that was enough!

He would be crossing time and space!

And be able to invest resources in the main Time and Space!

What was there to fear?

"Yes."

Su Wen raised his right hand, and the thread of Battle Master power floated into his palm.

"What next?"

Fighting God asked curiously, “What else do I need to do?”

The energy produced by his divine position gave him a sense of immense grandeur, yet it also felt fundamentally connected to him.

This clearly superior power seemed not to belong to him.

However, he thought that Brother God of Wealth had him travel a long distance and even used some means to awaken this power, so there must be something important he wanted to entrust to him.

"That’s it; you can go back now."

Su Wen waved his hand and added, "Oh right, remember to close the door when you leave."

"Please shut the door to this martial arts database and make sure no one else disturbs me."

Fighting God: "……"

What is this?

As a dignified Fighting God, he was really here just to deliver something?

Well, delivering for Brother God of Wealth, he would gladly do it!

"Alright, after I leave, I’ll set up a barrier with the laws of battle for you to prevent others from interrupting you."

"If this barrier is attacked from the outside, I will feel it directly."

"However, if you choose to walk out from inside, this barrier will not have any defensive effect."

"Okay, I won’t disturb you any longer. Study hard."

With that, Fighting God turned around and vanished from sight.

At the same moment, near the martial arts database, a barrier filled with shadows of battle and slaughter rose up, instantly occupying all six exploration zones, including the martial arts combat area and the martial arts development area.

As the barrier formed, all personnel inside were completely repelled.

"What happened?"

"I was doing an experiment just fine; what’s going on?"

"Damn! My experiment! I was on the last step! Who the hell did this? No way! I have to report this! I’ve got to report it!"

"……"

Inside the martial arts exploration room, there was chaos.

Meanwhile, the unusual situation quickly made its way up the chain of command to the Star God’s Command Center.

“What is Fighting God… doing?”

The Star God frowned slightly after reviewing the developments and anomalies.

He knew that Fighting God had gone to find Brother God of Wealth.

But this kind of incident didn’t seem to be in line with Brother God of Wealth’s usual style!

Especially since the God of Wealth in the main Time and Space doesn’t even have the strength of an immortal half-god, he naturally prefers to keep a low profile.

Now, a whole bunch of people know that something big is going down in the martial arts exploration room.

“Fighting God, what’s happening?”

Star God sent a mental message, curious.

“Star God, everything going on in the martial arts exploration room is on Brother God of Wealth’s orders,”

Fighting God explained, trying to justify himself after getting the full picture.

“?”

A question mark popped up above Star God’s head.

“Explain it to me in detail.”

“Alright.”

Fighting God didn’t hesitate to spill Su Wen’s wish not to be disturbed.

Star God: “……”

So, the God of Wealth just wanted some peace and quiet, and this is how you handle it?

Of course!

The God of Wealth was too careless this time!

How could he ever trust Fighting God?

Fighting God’s approach to things has always been straightforward and blunt.

After two hundred years, even a pig would’ve learned something, but Fighting God, aside from getting slightly smarter after the fall of the God of Theater and occasionally understanding their conversations, hasn’t changed much at all.

Whatever!

The God of Wealth is right—they can’t handle the fallout from Fighting God’s rise!

……

Meanwhile, in the martial arts database.

Su Wen felt the power of the Battle Master in his hands. With a thought, he used that energy as a foundation to activate his trading powers.

In the next moment, the familiar sea of blood came rushing back.

Soon, a Battle Master in a battle robe, looking dashing and heroic, appeared in Su Wen’s view.

“Child, you’re the true god of this era, aren’t you?”

The Battle Master glanced around and said with a smile, “Smart move, choosing to wake me up in the sub-timelines.”

“This way, I can keep teaching you in the future sub-timelines.”

Hearing the Battle Master’s familiar opening lines and the even more familiar tone, Su Wen fell into a brief silence.

After a moment, Su Wen spoke up, “Battle Master, this is already our second meeting. My fighting instincts have reached their peak; we can start the second phase of training.”

The Battle Master’s eyes lit up at this, and he stepped forward, instantly appearing right in front of Su Wen.

He then reached out his right hand and tapped the center of Su Wen’s brow.

“Yes, this is the training aura of my Battle Style Secret Techniques.”

The Battle Master smiled and said, “I may not remember, but as long as you do, that’s all that matters!”

“Child, during our training, could you tell me about our first meeting—what happened, what we talked about, and how you felt?”