Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 351 Old Enemies
As the invisible heat swept around them, the beast-headed, human-bodied gods no longer hid.

Their gazes turned to the distance, to the direction from which the ring of fire was coming.

"Sure enough, they've returned."

A deity with a lion's head looked into the distance and narrowed his eyes.

The solar pantheon, or the gods, of course, it doesn't really matter what they call themselves—but when they are out in the public eye, they always refer to themselves as the Nine Pillars of Gods, the power they have inherited.

However, the enemy they are currently facing may not be considered an outsider.

Before they claimed to be the Nine Pillars, before they mastered this primordial power, the Ignivas had already fought them on their home planet for an unknown amount of time. It wasn't until they mastered that primordial power, that power from the underworld, that they were able to drive these mad dogs off their home planet.

After that, they took control of the earth, and even ventured into the starry sky.

Only the sun god Ujat remained to guard their last homeland.

They originally thought that after gaining power, they could also achieve something and carve out their own place in the starry sky. But who could have imagined that their predecessors had already blocked their path? Those damned Ignivas were burning, killing, and looting all over the starry sky. Their infamous record even directly affected them, the newcomers.

The most obvious impact was that they dared not reveal their origins. Of course, some of the gods did so when they first set foot in the starry sea, but this behavior was met with a blow that could be described as annihilation.

Despite fighting the Ignivas for so long, they were mistaken for Ignivas and attacked once they arrived at the Star Sea.

This directly led to the gods no longer announcing their origins and concealing their backgrounds. However, this brought another problem – perhaps many natives did not care about their origins, since they had never even left their planet, but for many interstellar races, origins were extremely important information.

Daring to disclose one's background means having a clean origin and not being afraid of having one's household registration checked. As for those who dare not disclose their origin... who knows what they have to do with their background?
Thus, after the Ignivas who left the planet first became fugitives, these gods who came later became undocumented. They were unable to communicate normally with other races, and most information and resources were cut off from them. They could only wander around like the Ignivas, and it was even impossible for them to return to their home planet.

Yes, they have actually considered returning.

If you can't make a name for yourself outside, you might as well go back. Life is the same no matter where you are. You might be able to develop your career back on your home planet and wait for the next opportunity.

But just as they were preparing to return to their home planet, they heard even more devastating news.

The sun god Ujat they left behind has long since fallen, and it is said that four other Chaos Gods, as infamous as the Ignivas, have also turned their home planet into a battlefield.

When one of them finally mustered the courage to go back and take a look, he discovered that not only the four Chaos Gods, but even the evil ancient serpent on the planet itself had been revived.

How could they dare to go back to such a terrifying place?

So they could only wander outside the planet, continuing their interstellar journey. Of course, in the process, they were also improving their abilities and strengthening their combat power—partly to survive better, and partly because they always harbored the idea of ​​fighting back.

And now, they have a good opportunity.

It's not just a good opportunity to fight back, but also a good opportunity for revenge. Something in the Star Sea has contacted them and even given them corresponding power. All they need to do is capture those Ignivas alive when they return to their homeland, or even kill them on the spot.

"As long as there's a body, that's fine."

That's what that requirement is, and it doesn't sound like a problem at all.

If there is any problem, it is probably that those Ignivas who are also wandering will really come back.
After all, they were both from the same star system, and they had heard many legends about the Ignivas. Those damned Ignivas were as fierce as fire, yet as cunning as foxes; hunting them wouldn't be easy, as they might not necessarily walk into a trap. But now it seems…

"As expected, that being has its own methods."

Sensing the lone Ignivas in the distance, these former gods couldn't help but laugh.

Since some Ignivas were separated from their group, they can't really be blamed.

New and old grudges, let's settle them all today!
"Do it!"

The gods unleashed their divine weapons, and spells flew into the distance, each spell imbued with divine power, capable of moving mountains and overturning seas.

So many attacks just to kill one Ignivas is really going too far.

But the gods dared not be careless.

Even a lion needs to go all out to hunt a rabbit, let alone the Ignivas they were facing. For these old adversaries, no amount of exaggerated attacks was necessary—after all, the one who sent them here to set the trap had made it clear that they didn't necessarily have to be alive. So, for safety's sake, the best Ignivas were the dead ones.

"Keep going! Increase the intensity! Don't stop!"

As the deity with the leopard's head roared loudly, more and more streams of light rushed into the distance.

But it makes no sense.

The blazing meteor in the distance didn't even try to dodge; the flames burning around it had already consumed all the light.

Their attack was pointless.

"Varied……"

It was at this moment that one of the gods, who had a bird's head, realized that something was amiss.

Yes, something's not right. This is really not right. They've even used the secret spell that the being gave them, yet they still can't break through the Ignivas man's defenses.

Well, the problem is coming.

Is what they call a trap really a trap?

Can they really serve as a trap?
Or perhaps they themselves are part of the trap?

"We are the bait..."

Before they could finish speaking, the blazing flames had already engulfed them all.

(End of this chapter)