Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 219 Ascending to Godhood
If the Chosen Champion Elias had a basic understanding of most of the subspaces, then Du Yi had already gained considerable knowledge of this underworld itself.

After obtaining the dark cloud, Du Yi had grasped a part of the information about the God of Death, and the information within that dark cloud also allowed him to learn more.

For example, some of the operating mechanisms of this underworld.

Although the entire underworld appears quite vast, its operating mechanism actually consists of only two parts—one of which is the boundless black clouds in the sky, which is the so-called "death." The souls of the dead who come here will return to heaven and thus attain eternal peace.

The other part, the soft light hidden underground, also known as "life," is mainly responsible for healing, allowing the departed souls to be relieved of their suffering.

The two may seem similar, but their actual effects are completely different. The part about life appears to heal, but in reality it extracts pain to nourish death in the heavens, using this will derived from pain to satisfy the consciousness of the dead. As for the part about death, it is exactly the opposite: it extracts tranquility from the satisfaction of the dead to nourish life on earth, using the stability brought by this scene to heal the souls of the dead.

Thus, life and death continue in an endless cycle.

And thus, the underworld is able to continue its endless cycle.

However, this mechanism has encountered an unexpected problem. One of the two important parts has been swallowed up by Du Yi. Although the entire Netherworld seems stable and the logic seems to be running smoothly, the internal counterattack system has been quietly activated.

Yes, those dark clouds and the subspace counterattack mechanism that Elias mentioned were not real dangers at all; they were just normal operations of the Underworld itself.

Now, they are truly beginning to suffer attacks from the underworld itself.

"It's like a stuttering or frame dropping..."

Looking at the Chosen Champion Elias in front of him, who clearly wanted to say something but kept repeating his words and actions, Du Yi's expression began to darken.

A long, long time ago, Du Yi had watched some horror movies. Although he hadn't watched many, he had classified the horror in them into different levels. For example, movies with obvious ghosts or monsters were the least scary. Although those ghosts or monsters looked ferocious and terrifying, they were still in the form of a living creature and could even be hit by physical attacks. In Du Yi's eyes, there was nothing to be afraid of.

Secondly, there are some kind of mechanism-based horrors, such as doing something that will definitely trigger a disaster, or going to a certain place that will definitely lead to some misfortune. Although you may not necessarily see ghosts or monsters in these kinds of horrors, the whole mechanism works illogically. Of course, the most crucial point is that before doing those wrong things, the person involved has little idea that their actions are absolutely wrong.

The most terrifying situation is the one we're in right now.

Everything seemed normal, even the surrounding light exuded a sense of peace and tranquility, but the world itself seemed to have frozen in that instant, starting to repeat the cycle again and again.

The voice kept repeating itself, but it gradually became impossible to form complete sentences. The movements also changed from being smooth to stiff, and even to the convulsive state they are in now.

"This... has already begun."

As his consciousness began to cycle repeatedly, Du Yi became clearly aware of this.

Before him, the chosen champion Elias displayed a clear look of terror on his face. The expression, like a frozen image, should never have appeared on that face—after all, as the chosen champion of the God of Courage, Elias was already fearless of death, and such terror should not have appeared on him at all.

“It seems he has already sensed it…” Du Yi took a deep breath.

That was something that even death itself could not withstand. After all, in the eyes of the God of Death back then, life and death were both within His jurisdiction—in other words, anything that could launch an attack on the Underworld must be something that even life and death itself could not overcome.

The counterattack mechanism left behind by the god of death is naturally designed to specifically target this type of enemy.

It's not about life or death, but about using the eternal cycle between life and death to trap intruders in place—just like now, both he and Elias are trapped in it.

In Elias's eyes, he was probably repeating the same words and actions over and over again, and his whole body was twitching uncontrollably, as if the video was lag-like.

But this is only the beginning.

This seemingly deadly eternal cycle is merely a trap to imprison the enemy. The real killing move is the subsequent restart—at that time, the original sky will become the earth, and the original earth will become the sky. The entire underworld will be re-circulated, and everything deep within the underworld will transform into the dark clouds that once filled the sky, becoming a pure land where the souls of the dead can rest in eternal peace.

No intruder can escape the operation of this mechanism. The entire process is flawless. The only way to destroy this system is to use overwhelming power to annihilate the entire Netherworld in an instant. However, it is obvious that the Netherworld, as a subspace, could not have suffered such a blow from the beginning.

"However... there is another way."

As he pondered the information in his mind, Du Yi sighed.

There is indeed another way, perhaps even the best way—after all, no matter how well this flawless mechanism works, it only targets intruders.

Conversely, as long as they're not intruders, isn't that fine?

It's not the intruder, but the God of Death himself. This is the only way to survive after this counterattack mechanism is activated. And it's not just about surviving; as the God of Death himself, shutting down this deadly trap is just a matter of a thought.

"This time, I'm afraid I'll really become a god."

Having read to the very end of the message left in the black mist, Du Yi couldn't help but sigh.

As his consciousness cycled back and forth, Du Yi knew he didn't have much time to think. At this moment, he had to use his speed to follow the power of death hidden in the dark clouds and take over everything in this underworld.

It's not just about taking over death, but also life, reincarnation, and even the entire underworld.

And he will become the new God of Death.

(End of this chapter)