Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

"You boy!"

Before Du Yi could make any move, the chosen champion Elias grabbed the neck of the sun god Ujat.

Even without armor right now, he is still the chosen champion of the God of Courage. How dare this damned birdman fool him... Does he really think he has a good temper?

"Maybe we should just kill him."

Du Yi shook his head repeatedly. After all, this was the first or second time that the Eagle-Headed Sun God had acted uncooperatively. Even though the Eagle-Headed Sun God was a pretty good barbecue grill, he didn't really want a barbecue grill that wouldn't cooperate with him.

"By the way, a corpse doesn't affect fever, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Du Yi added a sentence.

"If it causes any problems, I'll deal with the useless corpses later."

"No, you won't die."

The chosen champion, Elias, shook his head.

"We just need to extract the birdman's soul completely for now. If that doesn't work, we can just put it back in later. It won't affect its use."

As he said this, Elias gripped the neck of the sun god Ujat tightly.

As Elias tightened his grip, the body of the sun god Ujat became noticeably more solid. Du Yi could also feel that Ujat's body, which was like papyrus being smashed into thin pieces, was gradually getting cold.

Clearly, removing the soul will affect the efficiency of this solar-powered barbecue grill.

The good news is that the extracted soul can be put back in, so Du Yi's new energy barbecue grill won't be completely ruined—but the bad news is more troublesome, because this birdman's soul is actually useless.

"It should be a problem with the subspace access mechanism."

Elias frowned slightly.

“The soul of a person who has committed a great sin… that is to say, at least be judged to be a human being.”

Humans can do it, but birdmen can't, so the whole system couldn't be started from the beginning.

"How about... I do it?"

Taking a deep breath, Elias stepped forward himself.

This startled Du Yi; he never expected that the chosen champion would go crazy at this moment.

However, Elias then explained his reasons.

First of all, as the chosen champion, he himself couldn't remember how many he had killed. Although he hadn't had time to kill many on this planet, his fierce aura made him an easy target for judgment as a major sinner.

"Secondly, I came here to challenge the guardians of this place."

Elias gripped his longsword tightly.

"If I need to use my soul form to lure out the guardian hiding here, then I have no reason to back down."

"you……"

Seeing that Elias was so insistent, Du Yi could no longer persuade him.

This was a battle Ilias chose himself, and all he could do was respect it.

As a result, the body of the sun god Ujat gradually regained its temperature, while Elias's body gradually grew cold—a sign that his body had lost its power source. At this moment, Elias had forcibly transferred his entire soul to the underworld.

And when Elias's soul completely arrived in the underworld.

The enormous phantom with the head of a jackal also appeared in mid-air.

A colossal phantom with a jackal's head held an equally enormous scale in its hands, and the soul of the chosen champion Elias was involuntarily pulled to one side of the scale.

On the other side of the scale, however, lay a light, fluttering feather.

Yet this very light feather managed to tilt the scales, even though Elias's soul was on the other side. The section holding the soul of the chosen champion was tilted high, lighter than a single feather!

"Lighter than a feather."

Du Yi subconsciously thought of this word.

It was at this moment that the earth began to tremble.

A huge crack appeared in the gloomy ground, and a massive monster sprang out from it. The monster had the head of a crocodile, the body of a lion, but its hind legs were as short and thick as a hippopotamus's.

Upon seeing the soul on the scales, the monster, which resembled a collection of animals, immediately opened its blood-red maw, ready to swallow the soul that had fallen from the scales whole!

However, the soul falling on the scales still held a longsword in its hand.

The runic sword, covered in dark red rust, was now shimmering with a blood-red light!

"You're the one I've been waiting for!"

boom--

It was just a single sword strike, yet it carried the power of an apocalypse, and the ferocious monster with the head of a crocodile was directly cleaved in two by the fierce sword light!

"I won."

With a somersault, Elias landed on the ground and started to walk back.

"Next, let's follow the path this monster came from... hmm?"

Elias suddenly realized that something was wrong.

This is because the earth-shattering tremors have not yet stopped.

Even though he had already sheathed his sword, the earth-shattering power still did not stop. The already overcast sky became even more gloomy, and even the earth trembled continuously.

It's obvious that this wasn't caused by that one sword strike.

It's more like it triggered some kind of mechanism.

"not good!"

Just as Elias was about to say something, the dark clouds in the sky crashed down!

In an instant, Elias's figure disappeared into the darkness.

As for Du Yi, he wasn't in much better shape. When the sky collapsed, it didn't even distinguish who it was targeting. He and the sun god Ujat, whom he had suppressed, were both enveloped by the dark clouds that descended from the sky, leaving only darkness in their field of vision.

However, this didn't affect Du Yi much. Even without sight, snakes can still perceive their surroundings without any problems – which is one of the advantages of a snake's body over a human's. Even without hands and feet, it still has some strengths.

However, after a brief search, Du Yi's vision was quickly filled with light again.

As the blinding light gradually faded, Du Yi's vision began to clear—this was clearly an old bedroom. The swords and shields hanging on the wall proved that a warrior lived here, while the papyrus scrolls with fresh ink stains by the bed also suggested that the warrior living here was not just skilled in wielding swords and spears.

"Where...is this place?"

Du Yi subconsciously lowered his head and looked at his hands.

Yes, both hands.

With his tall and robust body, strong and powerful legs, and arms as strong as cast iron, he once again took on a human form.

only……

"Who is this again?"

Looking at the completely unfamiliar face in the bronze mirror, Du Yi was speechless for a long time.

Chapter 209 You will get everything you want

As Du Yi saw the unfamiliar face in the mirror, some unfamiliar information also entered his mind.

His name was still Du Yi, but he was a warrior who came here from the far east. When he first arrived on this land, he had nothing, but he quickly made a name for himself in this unfamiliar land by relying on his bravery.

People admired his bravery and recommended him to the army. With such a strong and powerful physique, Du Yi naturally took the lead in every battle. In addition, with the ancient martial arts skills he brought from the far east, he was invincible all the way. His outstanding achievements naturally won the trust of everyone.

The warriors revered him as their leader, the people praised his bravery and fearlessness, and the noble Pharaoh who originally ruled this land lauded him even more, and even betrothed his daughter to him.

However, even with such honors, Du Yi never became complacent. He did not choose to indulge in sensual pleasures, but instead maintained a simple life after gaining a high status. Just like now, his bedroom only has a bed, a desk for writing, and the sword and shield that have been with him for a long time. This simple life makes him feel at peace.

"If it were me... it seems so."

Du Yi immediately began to empathize with the situation.

After all, no matter how luxurious these local luxuries are, they are still somewhat primitive to him. So, compared to those ostentatious decorations, he prefers this kind of simple tranquility. Of course, if he were really so poor that all he had left, he would definitely find a way to make his life better. But choosing to do this after having everything is another matter entirely.

"If life just continues like this... then it doesn't seem so bad?"

Such a thought couldn't help but arise in Du Yi's mind.

Or rather, anyone who came here would probably think the same way, since in the current situation, it can indeed be said that he has everything—he can live whatever kind of life he wants, which is even a level far beyond wealth and glory, a power to freely choose everything.

"Then... what if I wanted a mammoth?"

It was at this moment that Du Yi subconsciously remembered this.

Immediately afterwards, a loud elephant bell rang out from outside the room.

"Lord Du Yi! We have finally found the mammoth you were looking for in the far north!"

"what!"

Upon hearing this, Du Yi immediately put down the bronze mirror in his hand and rushed out the door.

Outside the bedroom, in the vast courtyard that had been transformed into a martial arts training ground, several giant elephants with spears actually appeared under the scorching sun, even swaying their hooves restlessly.

"It's like a dream..."

With the long-awaited delicious food right in front of him, Du Yi finally couldn't resist.

He didn't even call for his servants before drawing his sword and walking toward the mammoths.

After all, only he could do this himself; no one knew better than him how to eat a mammoth.

He couldn't resist indulging in the meal.

……

"Haha! Mine! Mine! All mine!"

With a sharp cry, the sun god Ujat was pecking at the huge serpent's body. He was no longer the eagle-headed man, but had completely transformed into a huge eagle. His wings, which covered the sky, were even larger than the evil ancient serpent, and his sharp talons had already torn the evil ancient serpent to shreds!

Undoubtedly, this was what the sun god Ujat most wanted to do. And now, after becoming the true sun god and receiving the immense power of the "star," he finally killed the ancient serpent and even swallowed it whole.

"That's how it should be! Everything should be like this!"

Feeling the immense power flowing around him, the sun god Ujat had gone completely mad—but that didn't matter anymore. The will of a god is absolute; he can do anything he wants, no matter what it is.

"But... isn't it a little too easy?"

A hint of doubt flashed through the mind of the sun god Ujat, after all, in his memory, the ancient serpent should not be so weak.

However, in the blink of an eye, the abundant power flowing through his body caused the sun god Ujat to overlook this problem.

Yes, it's not that the ancient serpent has weakened; it has clearly become stronger. Now that it possesses such formidable power, how could a mere ancient serpent possibly withstand it?

"With such power, I no longer need to stay confined to this tiny planet! I can be like the gods among the stars! Like that so-called god of courage, I can become a higher being, a stronger deity!"

With this in mind, the sun god Ujat ignored the snake's body, which had been pecked and riddled with holes, and flew high into the sky, towards the sea of ​​stars.

He wanted to challenge the so-called god of courage to a duel and see who was stronger.

……

"I am the strongest!"

On the boundless battlefield, amidst the deafening battle cries, Elias, the chosen champion of the God of Courage, swung his longsword at the enemy before him.

One enemy after another fell under that runic sword, which made Elias feel incredibly good. At this moment, he felt that he had unprecedented courage, even comparable to the true god of courage himself!

However, at that very moment, the rune sword in his hand suddenly emitted a burning, stinging pain.

"hiss!"

The intense pain made Elias wince in agony, and the soul-piercing agony brought him back to his senses on the spot!

"Wait, how could I have such a thought... No! That was close!"

Taking a deep breath, Elias once again surveyed the battlefield around him. This relentless battle was the life he had always dreamed of—endless carnage, countless life-or-death crises. It was an opportunity after opportunity, and he had countless chances to prove his courage.

But is all of this true?

Just like now, he has stopped swinging his sword and is even standing there in a daze. On a battlefield full of dangers, this is an absolute taboo. As long as there is a second of hesitation, he will be in a life-or-death situation and may even lose his life on the spot.

However, the greatsword that was about to cleave down grazed his body, the scorching rays of light from afar only struck his feet, and the rain of arrows falling from the sky densely surrounded him, yet not a single arrow could harm him.

This is indeed what Elias wanted.

But it is also the least logical of all.