Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 186 The Sun Went Out

Ujat, the sun god who had just returned from the underworld, had no interest in the roasted meat; he only felt insulted by it.

Yes, he had done similar things quite a bit over the past period of time. At night, he was tortured in turn by the four traitors, but during the day, he had to endure even worse ultimate humiliation—after discovering that the light on his body had the heat of the sun, the evil ancient serpent actually used him as an oven and a campfire, using the heat on his body to roast the cut beef and mutton!

This is undoubtedly an objectification of him, an extreme insult to him, a trampling of his divinity, and a ravaging of his will itself.

Ujat, the sun god, only wanted to kill the evil ancient serpent to vent his anger.

And now, he finally possesses that power.

That was a portion of his consciousness that he had separated, and the power that he brought back to him. It was the power he obtained by venturing deep into the underworld. To obtain this power, he even sacrificed the soul of a person who had committed a great sin... Even he, as the sun god, had to pay a price. How could this power be weak?
Just like now, even though there was no sunlight shining on him, even though he was still in the shadow of the ancient serpent, his body had once again shone with light, a second sun rising from the earth.

Even without sunshine, it doesn't matter. As long as my heart is still warm, I can still shine brightly!

This time, the sun god Ujat truly felt that he had understood something.

Returning from the underworld, he possessed unprecedented confidence. The power from the annihilated ancient gods within the divine tomb and the higher-dimensional power from the starry sky had now perfectly merged into one within him.

With such power, what can he not kill, and what can he not defeat?
"die!"

The scorching light struck the snake's body; the terrifying heat would likely burn through its scales in an instant!
However, it is only a fear.

After a short while, the smoke cleared, and the snake scales were completely unharmed.

"……this?"

Ujat, the sun god, felt that his brain was not working properly.

How is this possible?

He clearly returned from the underworld, bringing with him unprecedented power. With his current formidable strength, even the three ancient giants had been defeated one by one—yet such power couldn't even break through these serpent scales? How could that be?
"It's an insulation layer; there's an insulation layer over there."

Just as the eagle-headed, human-bodied Ujat looked puzzled, the enormous serpent in front of him spoke up to explain.

“I used to get burned by the campfire when I was cooking, but after peeling my skin a few times, I stopped getting burned by the fire. I only realized later when I saw the skin that had peeled off that an insulating layer had grown inside those scales. It just goes to show that the body can indeed adapt to the environment.”

After saying all that, it sounded like he made a lot of sense.

But for Ujat, this was utter nonsense.

That doesn't make sense. This is completely illogical. You have to understand that he was radiating the sun's rays. That heat would melt even steel into dust instantly, let alone any insulation layer.

How could any insulation layer possibly withstand such force?
But now this absurd fact is right in front of him. His invincible beam of light has become a joke. He can't even burn through the scales on the snake's body, so how could he possibly hurt this ancient snake covered in scales?
"I……"

Ujat felt dizzy.

The battle seemed to have ended before it even began.

"It shouldn't be like this, it absolutely shouldn't be like this..."

Ujat's mind was in unprecedented chaos. Everything before him was far beyond his comprehension. If he continued with this irrational defense, he probably would never be able to defeat this evil ancient serpent. However, at this moment, he vaguely grasped something. He even realized how to defeat the ancient serpent itself.

But that inspiration was fleeting, and he ultimately failed to grasp it. And just as Ujat was struggling to capture that elusive inspiration, the ancient serpent before him spoke once more.

"Besides, are you hiding something? I remember you weren't this hot a few days ago."

The evil serpent's tone even carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Luckily I was quick enough that the beef wasn't overcooked. Otherwise, with that one bite from you, all this good beef would have been wasted... How could you waste such precious ingredients? Do you know how wrong that is?"

"I……"

Ujat was speechless for a long time. He felt that either he or the ancient snake in front of him had gone mad.

He was already about to go all out and the fighting had already begun, but this ancient snake was still talking about wasting beef?
"It's just a waste of a little meat..."

"That's all? Can something like that be called 'that's all'?"

The evil ancient serpent's voice immediately carried a hint of displeasure.

"Do you know how many people still can't afford meat? How can this be called 'just'? Wasting food is a shameful act no matter when you look at it... You should repent."

As he said this, the enormous snake tail crashed down once more.

As always, this evil serpent seemed to only know this one move. But this time, Ujat was no longer the same as before. Having returned from the underworld, he now possessed new power. Even if he couldn't burn through the evil serpent's scales for a while, could he not withstand the serpent's brute force?
In any case, he was, after all, the sun god.

In a contest of brute force, he might not necessarily lose!
"drink!"

With a loud shout, Ujat, the sun god who had been lying on the ground, suddenly stood up!
Yes, although it was only now that Ujat had finally gotten up from the ground, his towering figure exuded an unparalleled power—as if he were holding up the collapsing sky, Ujat withstood the massive serpent tail that crashed down upon him.

Ujat's muscles were taut like never before, and his entire body was brimming with power. Just by looking at his smooth exertion, it was as if he could withstand the heavens!

But it still couldn't withstand the slamming snake tail.

"boom--"

With a dull thud, Ujat's entire body was slammed into the ground, and his body, which had just returned to normal, was flattened again, turning into a piece of paper stuck to the ground.

"Impossible...absolutely impossible!"

In his final moments, the sun god Ujat cried out with all his might.

And his consciousness itself once again connected with those prayers from afar.

He hasn't lost yet; he still has a chance.

But at that very moment, Ujat heard something different in those prayers.

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(End of this chapter)