As early as in the future timeline, the Craftsman God had already been "rescued" once by Chi Zhenshan and the others.
The current Evil Wolf persona was nothing more than a "brainwashed" personality forcibly reconstructed by the Wolf King through sheer power, and it was far from being resilient.
In fact, even the Wolf King did not trust this persona.
Normally, he completely suppressed the Craftsman God's will, treating him as nothing more than a tool.
Therefore, when the spirit-affecting power dissipated, combined with the stimulation of memory—
The Craftsman God finally awakened completely.
At this moment, his hatred toward the Wolf Pack reached its peak, even far surpassing that of the "White Wolf"—
After all, White Wolf had merely undergone Chi Zhenshan and the others' reversal treatment, becoming a "recovered" individual who restored part of Jiang He's worldview.
In his eyes, while the Wolf Pack committed countless crimes, they had indeed raised him, leaving his emotions somewhat complicated…
But the Craftsman God was different.
He truly understood, even personally witnessed, the possibility of 「what if he had never been brainwashed」!
He clearly realized one thing.
The Wolf Pack had stolen his 「life」.
At this moment, his hatred and fury could no longer be contained.
He wanted to annihilate the Wolf Pack, no matter in which era!
Through mental communication, Jiang He clearly sensed his fury and felt gratified in his heart.
Another self of his had finally awakened completely.
Moreover, his fury, his thoughts…
They were also Jiang He's thoughts.
The Wolf Pack must be annihilated!
Even in Old Jiang's future timeline, where they sheltered countless humans and established human protection organizations… this did not change the Wolf Pack's essence.
Greedy, insidious, venomous, and cold-blooded.
Needless to say, an organization that started with abduction, kidnapping, and brainwashing; that thrived by creating chaos and panic, undermining order; and once it succeeded in rising to power, proclaimed itself as gods and treated all beings as livestock…
Undoubtedly, it was an evil organization!
Even if it did not reveal itself for the time being, or even stood up to protect the people, it was not because it had turned over a new leaf.
It was simply because such actions best served its own interests.
Once the situation stabilized, it would inevitably resurface to stir up trouble.
Knowing this, could Jiang He still pretend to turn a blind eye?
What's more…
Although the Wolf Pack organization did indeed possess the ability to shelter civilians and resist crises,
If there were no Wolf Pack, its members would not vanish into thin air.
Instead, they would participate as Council Transcendents in resisting crises!
Just like Jiang He and the others!
There was absolutely no need for an extra Wolf Pack in the middle!
"This organization is a cancer of humanity."
"It must be cut out, the sooner the better."
"Otherwise, judging by how the Council is currently resorting to any means necessary to resist the 'World Destroyer'… the Wolf Pack will quickly draw nourishment from within the Council and grow stronger."
"By the time it becomes an influential human power, trying to eliminate it will truly cause grievous damage…"
Jiang He and the Craftsman God quickly reached a consensus.
He exchanged a few courteous words with Du Lingwei, coaxing her to leave.
After helping Uncle Cui close up shop, he sneaked all the way home.
As soon as he arrived, he couldn't wait to communicate with the Craftsman God.
"White Crane once said, the Wolf Pack has always stayed hidden because the Wolf King has yet to break through S-rank and cannot resist the Prophet's prophecy."
"In his timeline, the Wolf Pack only officially appeared in 2032…"
"In other words, the Wolf King should still be just an A-rank Transcendent right now!"
"Even if the 'World Destroyer' caused a butterfly effect, only a week has passed. It is absolutely impossible for him to break through to S-rank already!"
Energy breakthroughs were not gradual, but more like qualitative transformations.
For example, the upper limit of an A-rank Transcendent's energy was ten million, but once one broke through to S-rank, the minimum energy level skyrocketed to one hundred million!
That was skipping nine entire A-ranks directly!
Thus, even the weakest S-rank's strength was incomparable to that of an A-rank Transcendent.
Old Jiang and White Crane, those Heroic Spirits, could easily evade the perception of A-rank Transcendents, or even defeat Ultimate Beasts of A-rank level.
But they absolutely could not contend with even the weakest S-rank.
The numerical gap in between was simply too vast.
Therefore, if the Wolf King broke through to S-rank, Jiang He would have to reach at least B-rank, if not A-rank, in order for the Heroic Spirits to have the ability to contend with him.
But that would take too long.
Jiang He could not wait that long.
The Craftsman God even less so.
Therefore, now was the best time to destroy the Wolf Pack!
However, even the current Wolf Pack was not easy to deal with.
To say nothing else, just the Wolf Pack's leader, the Wolf King, with his S-rank talent and peak A-rank power, stood almost at the summit of this world, second only to the Council's Thirteen!
Against an opponent of such strength, Jiang He believed Old Jiang might have a way to handle it.
But the Craftsman God…
Jiang He asked: "Do you know how to fight?"
"No." The Craftsman God answered honestly.
See, that was the problem.
Unlike Old Jiang, who had climbed step by step from the very bottom—
The Craftsman God had always been confined within the Wolf Pack organization, used as a tool.
He had never participated in combat, nor was he ever required to.
Jiang He even suspected he himself would perform better if he took over…
As for the [Outstanding Skills] in the Craftsman God's evaluation, it was most likely referring to craftsmanship, unrelated to combat.
And then, the [Outstanding Equipment] in his evaluation.
Jiang He asked: "Do you have any equipment?"
"There is some. To enhance my ability, the Wolf King collected rare materials from all over the world, paired them with talents, and had me forge the [Divine Equipment of Creation]…" The Craftsman God sensed it, then said helplessly: "But since I am a Heroic Spirit now, they all seem to have lost their effect."
Understood.
Number of equipment: zero.
Jiang He couldn't hold back a laugh.
The Craftsman God's original "double outstanding" panel had looked luxurious.
But upon testing, it was actually a "double deficient" panel.
A fraudulent panel, wasn't it?
One must know, the reason Old Jiang could solo an Ultimate Beast with just E-rank energy was because his combat power was maxed out!
But with the Craftsman God, even with D-rank energy, he might not be able to defeat an ordinary A-rank Transcendent.
How was he supposed to destroy the Wolf Pack like this?
"No matter, I am the 'Creator'. Those so-called 'Divine Equipments' were created by me in the first place."
"To recreate a set would be nothing but a trivial effort."
The Craftsman God's gaze fell on the waist pouch.
"You seem to have some good materials in your bag. May I take a look?"
Jiang He handed the pouch over.
The Craftsman God swept it with his spirit and his eyes lit up.
"Oh? There are many strange materials here that I have never seen before… Is this what you call 'possibility'?"
"Especially this lizard… Is this the exotic energy source I once drew from heaven and earth to craft masks? Judging from quality, it has already surpassed all the materials I have ever seen!"
Jiang He explained: "That is the 'Ever-Changing Lizard Ultimate Beast', a product of the Exotic Beast Rampage timeline."
"Ultimate Beast? Excellent name. Do you want me to turn it into a Transcendent item?" the Craftsman God asked.
"Of course!"
Jiang He answered eagerly.
The materials of the Ever-Changing Lizard had been sitting for nearly a week.
If not for lacking a suitable craftsman, he would have long since turned it into a Transcendent item.
Now that the Craftsman God was doing it, this was an absolute perfect fit!
Full of expectation, Jiang He suddenly recalled what the school's craftsman had said, and asked curiously: "How do you plan to use it?"
"Will you directly craft it into a corresponding Transcendent item, or extract other traits for fusion and correction?"
The Craftsman God said: "Normally, with such a supreme material, its original traits should be fully manifested for the best result… However, I just observed something and found that in your world, there exists a correction trait that is a perfect match for this material."
"It can almost be called the best synergy!"
"…What ability?" Jiang He asked curiously.
The Craftsman God said: "'Stealing Heaven'."