Inside the starfish-shaped star ship, the Myriad Treasures Child Goddess stared at you chasing the ship in your divine dragon form outside, her heart shaken to its core at this moment.
"Is this guy even human..."
The Myriad Treasures Child Goddess was genuinely starting to question your species.
Suddenly, she watched you transform back into human form.
"Heh, without the Ride the Mist and Drive the Clouds Divine Ability, there's no way your speed can catch up to my star ship! Especially since the higher the altitude, the slower you fly, but my star ship doesn't have that problem!"
The Myriad Treasures Child Goddess was incredibly grateful to her younger self right now, who had spent a fortune and countless hours crafting this special star ship named "Voyager."
If it weren't for this star ship today, there was no way she'd be getting away.
She hadn't even been happy for a second before she saw you outside the star ship, both hands gathering power.
"You think you can smash my star ship? Dream on!"
The Myriad Treasures Child Goddess was extremely confident in the quality of her star ship.
If this thing were used as a shield, it would be top-tier quality.
So she completely ignored you outside and focused entirely on accelerating the star ship, speeding toward the Channel to shake you off.
Too bad she was overthinking it.
You never intended to attack the star ship at all. What you wanted to hit was the Myriad Treasures Child Goddess inside it!
"Vicious Wind Force!"
"Vicious Wind Force," the Ji family Divine Art, adapted from the Wind-Riding Divine Ability.
As long as this technique was executed with proper form and force, it could achieve the effect of striking the cow across the mountain.
"What?!"
The Myriad Treasures Child Goddess, still inside the star ship, was suddenly blasted by a domineering surge of force across her entire body. She coughed up blood on the spot and was sent flying backward, violently bouncing off the walls of the star ship several times.
As it turned out, her star ship really did have solid quality. She bounced around like a rubber ball, yet still couldn't break through the hull.
But the entire star ship shook violently under the force, with internal components scattering all over the floor.
"Ah, I guess I put too much power into that one..."
The Voyager was clearly damaged now.
Because it had already started to plummet.
Not a big deal though. Either you or the Myriad Treasures Child Goddess could fix it later.
Like Superman, you carried the star ship down from the sky.
After landing, you casually tossed the ship aside, then roughly tore open its hatch and dragged the unconscious Myriad Treasures Child Goddess out from inside.
You gave her a hard fling, letting her fly freely through the air before she snapped over a dozen trees in half, which helped her wake up through physical means.
The moment the Myriad Treasures Child Goddess came to, the searing pain all over her body nearly made her wish she were dead.
Ever since she'd made a name for herself in artifact forging, she'd been celebrated wherever she went. Even as a human, she commanded respect.
When had she ever suffered like this?
"You could kill me but you didn't. Looks like you want to use my artifact forging abilities to make something for you."
You leaned against your star ship, a calm smile on your face.
"Exactly right. Or if you'd rather die with dignity, I'm happy to oblige."
The Myriad Treasures Child Goddess picked up a tree branch, using it to support herself as she stood, then wiped the blood off her body.
"I'd rather live on my knees than die standing, heh..."
"I didn't choose wrong."
"So what do you want me to forge for you? A legendary-grade acquired Spiritual Treasure? Let me be upfront, I don't have that kind of skill. Even epic-grade ones, I can't guarantee success every time."
"Actually, I don't need you to forge Spiritual Treasures of such high quality. I might just need some magical artifacts and low-grade Spiritual Treasures."
"With that kind of junk, you could just grab any random artifact forger, couldn't you? Why go through all this trouble to find me on Fortune Star? And offend the Winged God Church in the process?"
"I'm going to destroy the Winged God Church eventually, so what's there to fear about offending them? The things I need you to forge aren't high quality, but the quantity is large. I know you have a Daoist temple with quite a few disciples. Write a letter, I'll find a way to deliver it, and have them all come over."
The Myriad Treasures Child Goddess hesitated, thinking for a moment before speaking.
"Is there any payment? I'm asking for my disciples' sake. I can tell you hold a grudge against me, so I definitely won't be getting paid."
"Yes, yes, of course there's payment! Nine to five, five days on two days off, meals and lodging included."
The Myriad Treasures Child Goddess could barely understand these Earth colloquialisms, roughly meaning there was no payment at all.
She let out a sigh.
She was probably thinking of some excuse to trick her disciples into coming, and how she'd face them afterward.
"Chen Dong, aren't you afraid that keeping me around means I'll bide my time and take revenge? Or that I'll sabotage the magical artifacts and Spiritual Treasures you need?"
"First question, no, I'm not afraid. You pose zero threat to me. Second question, I know artifact forging too. Alright, follow me. That old embezzler is about to slip away."
You had left a doppelganger at the Winged God Church's main headquarters.
The doppelganger told you that the Archpriest, with the help of the Red Cardinals, had already broken free from the Immortal-Binding Rope and was currently packing up the Source Stones and various valuables from the warehouse, preparing to make a run for it.
The Archpriest and Red Cardinals of the Winged God Church, who usually stood high above everyone else, radiating divine radiance like living embodiments of the gods.
Now they were running frantically with their families in tow, clutching storage pouches stuffed with belongings, hair disheveled, panic written all over their faces.
When the city residents witnessed this scene, the church's image in their hearts shattered for the second time.
The first time was half an hour ago, when you single-handedly slaughtered the Winged God Church's main forces into complete disarray.
"Archpriest, where are you off to in such a hurry to make some money? Mind taking me along?"
You suddenly appeared above the Archpriest and the others, startling them into stumbling over each other.
"You, how are you back so soon..."
"You thought that old woman could stall me for long? Besides, she already bought you plenty of time. It's your own fault for insisting on packing all this stuff, that's why you couldn't get away."
The Archpriest and the group of Red Cardinals broke out in cold sweat.
While they were at a loss for words, unsure whether to run or not, you spoke calmly.
"Why are you holding my things? Put them down right now!"
These people dropped to their knees in an instant, tossing all the valuables in their hands aside.
"Spare us, Senior! We're just hired hands here! This is only the Fortune Star branch headquarters of the Winged God Church, not the entire organization's main headquarters! If the Winged God Church has wronged you or harmed your loved ones, you should go seek revenge on those at the very top. Killing us won't even satisfy your anger!"
"If this were the main headquarters of the entire Winged God Church, you'd all be dead by now. Do you think I'm keeping you alive for no reason?"
The Winged God Church was a stellar-system-level force, meaning their sphere of influence covered an entire stellar system, possibly controlling several planets.
Fortune Star was just one of them
In your grand blueprint, Fortune Star was only part of the "Starting Point" puzzle. You had to conquer the entire Winged God Church to complete the layout of the Starting Point.
That was why you needed to keep the Archpriest and his people alive, because they had a clearer picture of the Winged God Church's overall structure. You needed them to provide intelligence.

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