Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 292 The Four Gods React

"Stop! I said, stop!"

In the distant star field, a two-headed eagle, leaning on a long staff, raised its sharp claws and waved repeatedly at the distance.

Far beyond the two-headed eagle, beyond the endless army of demons, stood three equally enormous behemoths.

The most conspicuous one had a body like a collapsing volcano, with muscles bulging like tangled chains. Every muscle was covered with dark red lava veins, and its shoulders alone were enough to cover half the battlefield. The head above its shoulders was a burning obsidian sculpture, and its entire face was cut into broken geometric shapes by crisscrossing scars.

On His back, He carried a heavy axe, its blade forged from congealed blood and engraved with runes. With each swing, it was accompanied by the wails of countless wronged souls.

In the distance from this terrifying figure, there was another figure with a completely opposite appearance. The figure was quite slender, but dazzling, like flowing liquid crystal. It had butterfly-like wings on its back. Wherever it passed, light shone, and even the air shimmered.

In the hands of this radiant humanoid figure lies an equally dazzling soft whip, a long whip made of 108 sections of the spine of a strange beast. Far from making this radiant figure appear sinister, it adds a touch of antiquity and holiness to it.

However, just as this beauty and illusion were about to fill everything, another enormous figure destroyed everything. The bloated body was like a rotting mountain, filled with twisted organs, vines, fungi, and rotting flesh. Within this vast mountain of rotting flesh was a huge cavity from which countless twisted life forms crawled out, then climbed onto the enormous body, gnawing on the rotting flesh and blood, before dying and rotting themselves, forming a complete ecological cycle.

On the back of this rotting mountain, three withered giant trees were growing, their trunks flowing with green sap and their branches hanging with swollen fruits—the fruits looked exactly like the so-called "seeds of creation."

Clearly, this is the deity behind David Day, the god of life, also known as the god of destruction.

The other two deities are the god of courage and the god of joy.

The gathering of the three gods was not without reason. The reason, of course, was that the two-headed eagle in the distance, the mysterious god who was good at intrigue and trickery, was simply too hateful. After all, everyone was taking everything from that barbaric planet in an orderly manner. Even if there were conflicts between them, at least they were still at the stage of not hurting each other's feelings.

But this mysterious god alone wants to take it all without making a sound, and even personally intervenes... Does he think they're all dead?
Since the mysterious god has taken action himself, then it's no wonder they've followed suit and come knocking on our door; it's inevitable that they'll do the same.

At first, only the god of pleasure came to attack, and at that time it could still be considered a tug-of-war. Then the god of courage was also drawn to the battlefield, and then the god of life came to beat the dog when it was down. No matter how powerful the god of mystery was, it eventually showed signs of weakness.

"So...so you can't even let me say something?!"

While directing his demon army to resist the attack, the two-headed eagle also created a moment for himself to speak.

"What do you mean I picked the peaches? What did I get? Tell me! What did I get!"

"Of course you... um?"

It was at this moment that the three gods who were besieging the enemy suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Yes, if the God of Mysteries' plan could be completed, then he could indeed sit back and reap all the rewards—but right now, the God of Mysteries' plan has not been completed, which means that the God of Mysteries has actually gained nothing.

As for those few...

Reflecting on their actions over the past period, the three deities suddenly realized that they hadn't gained anything either. From the perspective of thwarting the other gods' plans, they had indeed succeeded, despite some losses. At least they hadn't allowed the other gods to reap everything—but here's the problem: besides the losses, what had they gained?

It seems they gained nothing, and they kept losing, kept losing, kept losing... Especially the god of pleasure, whose face was the ugliest, because he could sense that his top generals had chosen to betray him.

And when they looked up, they sensed the same thing in each other's consciousness.

Yes, it's not just ourselves; other gods are also suffering losses.

"So, don't you guys even think about it?"

The two-headed eagle's face was full of resentment.

"I didn't win anything, and neither did you. It's like four ordinary people playing cards, and nobody won any money... What happened? Did the table eat all the money?"

It really was eaten by the table.

It was at this moment that the three deities suddenly realized what was happening.

They have been losing and gaining nothing—the inhabitants full of potential, the souls full of desire, and that mysterious, wild planet. They have gained nothing.

On the contrary, the natives grew stronger and stronger, and in just a few years, they went from not being able to refine bronze to reaching the level of a half-step Star Sea civilization.

In just a few years, it really was just a few years. For these natives, it wasn't long at all, and in the vastness of space, it was just a fleeting moment.

If there's any good news to be found, it's that their judgment was indeed correct. The natives of this planet possess potential that has even exceeded their comprehension. If they could possess this planet, it would be an extremely powerful asset, even for them.

The bad news is that these natives' strength was nurtured by their own hands.

To achieve this level of accomplishment in just a few years... if these natives were given a little more time...

"This can't go on like this."

In the end, it was the two-headed eagle, the god of mystery, who spoke first.

"You may think this is another scheme, but this time I want to say that we really should talk... After all, this is not the situation we want to see. What we want is to take what we want from that planet, not to watch them grow bigger and stronger as we are now."

"So, I'm not going to follow the previous plan. I'm willing to give up my share. We can discuss and come up with a suitable ratio, a ratio that will satisfy all four of us."

"Then, we'll just divide that planet up."

(End of this chapter)