Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 465 The End is Also a New Beginning
In the void, the giant serpent was constantly devouring its own body, yet it was also constantly growing.

There was nothing else around the giant serpent. The so-called void had become a true void. When all the heat was swallowed up, all that remained was pure stillness.

Except for a tiny planet.

That planet was located right in the center of the giant serpent's coils. Compared to the surrounding void, at least there were some living beings on that planet—although these beings were extremely few in number and all of them looked fearful. But they were still the only living things in this desolate place.

But their situation remains quite difficult.

The deathly silence in the void was causing the planet's heat to dissipate continuously, and the entire land was soon covered in frost. But it wasn't just the heat that was dissipating; water vapor was also escaping, so the original frost quickly faded away, leaving only a spreading desolation.

The disaster on the surface forced these surviving lives to retreat underground to live.

Fortunately, the underground eventually accepted them.

These were wooden rooms that even produced food automatically. Combined with the warm environment, these surviving creatures finally found a place to live.

They believed it was a gift from the earth, a present from the depths of the earth.

But what they didn't know was that maintaining this gift also came at a price.

The roots of the Seed of Creation have already penetrated into the Earth's core. This time, the planet itself offered no resistance, partly due to its weakness, but also because a symbiotic relationship had been formed.

Only if the Seed of Creation survives can the planet itself survive; both sides are clearly aware of this.

After all, they had witnessed firsthand the way the giant serpent stretched out.

The enormous serpentine body sealed off the void, preventing the planet from obtaining any more captures from the astral plane. If this continued, the planet itself would starve to death. Now, the only solution is to have the Seed of Creation awaken the giant serpent and stop this devouring.

In an attempt to awaken the giant serpent, the Seed of Creation tried many methods.

From the most basic cries to the arrangement of images and words, just as the Seed of Creation attempts to awaken its father, much like it does to awaken slumbering humans.

However, these ordinary methods ultimately failed, simply because they were far too insignificant. Whether it was sound or suddenness, they were all too trivial to be considered in the face of this enormous serpent.

The giant snake's eyeballs alone are larger than this planet, so how could the information they transmit possibly be seen by the giant snake?

The Seed of Creation could only try to think of other ways, such as trying to create something that could overcome the giant serpent's body and block it, but those attempts were ultimately devoured by the giant serpent's body—the Ouroboros was devouring itself faster and faster, and had even become a dark giant shadow hovering around the planet.

The figure, almost merging with the void, appeared to be pitch black, but anything it touched would be instantly sucked into the snake's mouth.

The giant serpent devoured everything coming from the outer astral plane, so the planets inside naturally received nothing.

This made the Seed of Creation even more anxious.

Even if it's just to be seen once, the Seed of Creation thought.

In fact, Du Yi had already seen it all along.

His consciousness was constantly focused on that tiny planet, so how could he not see the marked things? He could see the reminders on the planet and hear the calls from afar.

But right now, he can't stop.

Driven entirely by the instinct of hunger, Du Yi devoured everything edible. His consciousness seemed to detach, quietly watching his body continue to feed—even though this feeding was somewhat contrary to his aesthetic sense, it was an instinct stemming from life itself.

The four gods who transferred power to him ultimately had ulterior motives. The god of life did point out his instincts, but did not tell him the consequences of letting those instincts run wild.

Of course, this consequence isn't necessarily a bad thing.

After all, this instinct did bring him immense power, absolute power. As long as he could continue to eat, he could remain powerful indefinitely. It was the purest and most essential power, a mighty force that could be extended indefinitely.

This immense power doesn't even require any price; it is the very driving force of life itself, constantly devouring and growing until it consumes everything.

But what then?

Everything had been swallowed up, leaving only Du Yi himself. There was no sky, no earth, and no living beings—perhaps there were still some living beings, those living in the sea of ​​stars, but the moment they came into contact with the snake's body, they were transformed into the purest heat.

At this moment, Du Yi felt as if his body had become an energy black hole, endlessly devouring everything that could be devoured.

Perhaps this is the ultimate form of all life: devouring everything around to complete itself, and this completion has no upper limit; it can always accumulate more and always become bigger.

However, this only applies to the physical level.

When it comes down to the level of consciousness, this is something Du Yi cannot accept. When he is the only living being left around him, eternal loneliness follows.

This is no longer a matter of loneliness at the top; rather, after he has devoured everything, the emptiness that has lost its warmth naturally turns into cold.

The so-called coldness is nothingness.

Du Yi personally experienced this.

This was not a good thing for him, a cold-blooded animal. When the coldness spread completely, that was when he truly entered death.

They are constantly pursuing life, yet they are constantly moving towards death.

But what if it's the other way around?
Du Yi thought to himself for no apparent reason.

If we keep moving towards death, isn't that the same as constantly chasing after life?

However, changing one's thoughts does not mean that one's body will change. After all, although this thought seems feasible, it is too contrary to the body's instincts. So at the beginning, Du Yi was completely unable to stop or even brake.

After all, his body is already so enormous that any pause, even for a moment, would result in a huge energy deficit. That would not be a continuous march towards death, but an instantaneous death, which his body naturally could not accept.

So you have to keep eating, without stopping for a moment.

There's no going back now.

The enormous serpentine body had already formed a storm sweeping across the starry sea, engulfing numerous planets. Even if Du Yi wanted to stop it, it was already impossible.

"But if we think about it the other way around, why stop?" Du Yi suddenly realized that there might be something wrong with his thinking.

Since forcibly stopping it is impossible, it is better to guide than to block. Instead, we should use another method to follow the path he has just explored.

So this time, he turned his attention to the inside of the snake's body.

The snake's rapidly spinning body had become a self-contained system, with no possibility of stopping. However, during this high-speed operation, Du Yi began to try to create life in his stomach—after all, his stomach was currently too big, large enough to fit a planet.

This creation of life is less about creation and more about selection; even in harsh environments corroded by stomach acid, some life forms will always find their way out.

Those were colonies of bacteria that naturally lived in the stomach. Although they were so tiny in Du Yi's perception, they were still a part of life.

It was at this moment that Du Yi suddenly realized that the reason he felt that deadly coldness was simply because he had focused all his consciousness on the surface of his body.

After he had consumed everything from the outside world, his surroundings were naturally cold, but inside his body, there was an unprecedented amount of heat. This heat not only sustained the body's functions but also caused all the things attached to his body to rise with it.

However, Du Yi's devouring is not limited to external targets.

Everything inside the body is constantly being digested. Apart from the organs that maintain energy decomposition, the remaining parts have also become part of maintaining the body.

Clearly, the threat of death that Du Yi felt was not unfounded.

When he started eating himself, everything had reached an unsolvable dead end.

Just like a snake crashing into its own body, the game is over.

Everything seemed to have reached a dead end, one that could never be untied.

Until Du Yi smelled a familiar fragrance.

Given his current size, the so-called smell was meaningless to him, but just now, the ethereal fragrance directly captivated Du Yi's consciousness—it was a fragrance he hadn't tasted for who knows how long; heaven knows when he last tasted this deliciousness.

That was the scent of a mammoth.

"Didn't I eat them all? How come there are still mammoths?"

Following the source of the fragrance, Du Yi probed his senses all the way.

It was a tiny planet coiled around the center of the snake's body.

Du Yi had almost forgotten about the existence of this planet. After all, it was so small that he would hardly notice it if he didn't pay attention.

Moreover, there is nothing left on the planet. The entire land has become barren, even the oceans have dried up, and there is nothing left on the surface except desolation.

However, it was on this desolate land that a high platform made of rammed earth was built.

On the high platform, there was a huge bonfire. Mammoth meat, which had been butchered, was placed on the fire. The large bones, which had been split open, were sizzling and dripping with oil. The closer one's consciousness reached, the more intense the aroma became.

"This is……"

In a daze, Du Yi's consciousness returned to a long, long time ago.

He still remembered how the humans had entertained him, luring him over with large quantities of mammoth meat. Artificially bred meat was always much more fragrant than wild meat, and Du Yi could tell from the aroma of this mammoth meat that it was the best of the best.

"This is it! This is exactly what I want!"

The massive jaws that had been gripping the snake's tail silently released their grip.

Faced with true delicacy, the gluttonous eating was no longer appealing; at this moment, Du Yi's heart was filled only with the long-lost mammoth.

But this moment of letting go interrupted the entire process of devouring. The enormous heat generated by the massive body caused it to begin to disintegrate in just a few moments.

The heat concentrated within the serpent's body dissipated outwards, even beginning to glow and emit light. Then, at the serpent's heart, the center of energy convergence, as its outer skin and bones disintegrated, a new sun shone forth.
This new star contains the essence of heat devoured by the giant serpent, enough to sustain it like a normal star until all the heat dissipates completely.

But it is clear that in this space filled with heat, it will probably take a very long time for the heat to dissipate.

From the snake's tail to its body, then to its head, fangs, and finally its brain, Du Yi's body completely disintegrated as energy intake ceased. However, his consciousness did not perish but continued to exist.

Although his physical form had disintegrated, Du Yi could still feel that the dissipated heat was still a part of him. At this moment, he could appear in any form he wanted in any place covered by this heat within this energy field.

So, almost instantly, the enormous serpentine body appeared on that tiny planet, beside the rammed earth platform.

The heat of the campfire scorched the mammoth meat, while the materials used to make the campfire were vines and tree trunks dug up from who-knows-where. Several savages, not even wearing animal skins, sat there, waiting for the meat to cook through.

Heaven knows how these savages survived, but this time, their fire didn't come from any gods. Clearly, they developed their own fire through research and even started cooking.

Can I have some?

Du Yi tried to communicate with these wild men.

The savages don't even have a language, and Du Yi is currently using a snake's body, so naturally they can't understand Du Yi's words.

When they saw the giant snake approaching, they even instinctively retreated in fear, and under such great terror, they dared not move at all.

Until one of the savages carefully handed over the mammoth meat in his hand.

This made Du Yi shake his head.

"Your approach is too crude; let me do it."

With that in mind, Du Yi began cooking mammoth meat, something he hadn't done in a long time, and even went so far as to hunt down a fresh mammoth.

The giant serpent was devouring the elephant's flesh, just as it had happened years before.

But this new galaxy will lead to a new future.

(Complete the book.)
(End of this chapter)