Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

Silence is spreading.

The long tail, which had been drooping to the ground, rose again, and Du Yi's gaze toward that gaping maw began to turn dangerous.

And that gaping maw spoke once more.

"Isn't that how it is? Didn't you cook this pot of soup just to summon me? Now I'm already standing in front of you... Wait, what did you just say about taking a bath?"

“Great God of Life! I told you long ago! This damned serpent will never submit to you!”

Just then, a voice rang out from behind that gaping maw.

It was David Day, the former leader of Ignivas, whose eyes now gleamed with deep-seated resentment.

“This damned creature doesn’t even know how to submit to the strong, and he can’t appreciate your kindness. We should have used that plague to kill him too…”

boom--

Before the words were even finished, the long tail that had been raised crashed down.

Even without David Day's reminder, Du Yi had already figured out that the current epidemic was actually caused by this so-called God of Life—so this so-called God of Life, who was full of good intentions, was the one who wanted to harm him behind his back.

Yes, just look at David Day's current appearance. His body is covered in sores, and even his belly is split open with a bloody mouth. How can he possibly have anything to do with life?

"I knew it! I knew it!"

Seeing the giant tail crashing down on him, David immediately raised both hands.

"You thought this level of skill could win me over? I'm not the same person I used to be..."

boom--

Before David Day could finish speaking, the massive tail crashed down and slammed him into the ground.

Chapter 252 Declaring War on the God of Life

David Day's resistance was futile; the giant tail that fell from the sky naturally smashed him into a flat surface, just like the solar cooker next to him.

However, compared to Ujat, the sun god who is a source of clean energy, David Deckard is much more disgusting. When his tail hits, it even bursts with pus, and even Du Yi's long tail is covered with some pus.

This made Du Yi even more nauseous, but it also made him more convinced that this so-called God of Life was the real evil seed—just look at the splattering pus, it was enough to make you understand. When it splashed on the trees, the grass and trees withered; when it splashed on the stones, even the stones rotted along with them. The foul smell was so pungent that Du Yi even felt an urge to vomit.

It's fortunate that the pus didn't splash into that pot of thick soup; otherwise, none of the people soaking in it would have survived.

"Go quickly!"

Realizing the danger, Du Yi shouted, ordering everyone to leave.

Fortunately, the people soaking in the hot springs weren't fools. When the rotting giant appeared, they realized something was wrong. Although they were reluctant to get out of the hot springs at the time, the moment the fight started, they immediately put on their clothes and hurriedly fled into the city.

They were all well aware that this level of combat was beyond their capabilities. Right now, as long as they didn't stand by the Serpent God and cause trouble, they were already doing the Serpent God a great favor.

However, the battle seemed much simpler than Du Yi had imagined. At least, after David Day was smashed to pieces, there was no sign of him standing up and reviving. But given David Day's current state, it wouldn't be easy for him to stand up, since his entire body had been smashed into pieces, with only his two mouths surprisingly still retaining their original shape.

Even after being smashed to this extent, David Day's own mouth was still shouting.

"You're dead, you're dead... But I'll be back, I'll bring my troops back! I'll take back what's mine..."

thump—

With a dull thud, David Day's own mouth was crushed to pieces.

It was at this moment that the other gaping maw, which did not belong to David Day, slowly opened.

Do you really know what you've done? Are you sure you want to reject my kindness?

"You call this kindness?"

The long tail that had been raised fell down once again.

The gaping maw was smashed to pieces, and Du Yi looked up at the sky—he saw a star twinkling in the distant night sky, as if expressing its anger.

……

Meanwhile, on the distant hillside.

The chosen champions who witnessed all of this were already dumbfounded. In fact, they had been in this state of wide-eyed disbelief ever since the avatar of the God of Destruction descended—after all, this was completely different from what they had expected. They never imagined that the infamous God of Destruction would actually condescend to come down to them.

Judging from this, it's clear that they want to recruit that ancient serpent as one of the gods' chosen people, and given this level of importance, they might even want to place that ancient serpent beside the gods.

They had clearly intended to destroy everything, which is why they summoned the gaze of the God of Destruction. But who could have imagined that this would become the opportunity for the ancient serpent to ascend to demonhood?

But now, the most unexpected thing has happened.

The ancient serpent refused the God of Destruction's offer and even shattered the God of Destruction's avatar.

Just look at that shining star in the sky; it's clear that the God of Destruction has been angered!

Does he really know what he's done?

These chosen champions were terrified. They were the chosen ones of the God of Courage, but even among the chosen ones, none of them would want to do such a thing—directly provoke a Star Sea God, or even the infamous God of Destruction. It was simply too reckless.

"I think... our upgrade ceremony might not be necessary."

It was at this moment that the chosen champion suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, all the chosen champions nodded in agreement.

Indeed, there's no need to hold this so-called promotion ceremony. After all, even if a champion is chosen from among them, they probably won't do anything more courageous than that ancient serpent.

At this moment, a strange sense of respect for the ancient snake rose in their hearts.

Yes, even if they were once enemies, judging from their courage in facing the god of destruction right now... this ancient serpent truly deserves their respect.

So, what do we do now?

It was at this moment that another chosen champion spoke up.

This also left the other chosen champions confused.

The ascension ceremony is no longer needed, so it seems they won't stay on this planet any longer. Moreover, it's clearly visible that this place is about to be ravaged by the God of Destruction, and staying here will only lead to death.

But if they just left like that, they felt like something was missing. War was about to break out, yet they chose to leave—wasn't that cowardice?

"This is... a retreat."

The chosen champion managed to say something to comfort himself.

"We were just, just..."

He could only say half of what he was saying before he couldn't continue.

Deceiving yourself once is one thing, but if it happens a second time, the guilt will overwhelm you. This isn't even a psychological problem; it actually affects your strength. With the emergence of a fear of battle, they even feel that their bodies have lost their former strength.

The soul provides the power for consciousness, and consciousness drives the body's movement.

When the soul is no longer courageous, how can they still drive the body that symbolizes courage?

"Then... stay."

In the end, it was Elias who sighed and made the first decision.

Then came the second, third, and fourth...

In the end, not a single chosen champion chose to leave. Even though the ascension ceremony was over, they still chose to stay. After all, it was clear to the naked eye that the planet was about to become a battlefield of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and this brutal war was the time for them to prove their courage.

As the chosen ones of the god of courage, they never fear battle.

So, that's where the problem lies.

If they want to fight in war, they must want to kill someone. Right now, the two sides in the battle are the local natives represented by the ancient serpent, and the God of Destruction in the starry sky and His retinue.

As third parties in this battle, who exactly are these chosen ones of the god of courage going to fight?

Chapter 253 Back, everyone is back

However, most of the time, in the eyes of outsiders, the chosen champions of the God of Courage are often seen as having fought in countless battles and appearing invincible. But few people know that, as the chosen champions of the God of Courage, their greatest skill is not the battle itself.

Rather, it's about how to choose the right enemy.

Enemies that are too strong are definitely not a good idea, since you really can't beat them, and rushing in recklessly will only result in losing your life. Enemies that are too weak are also not a good idea, as they don't offer much experience or loot, and fighting them is just a waste of time.

The enemy must be strong enough that there are sufficient gains to be made in the fight, but it cannot be so strong that you are completely unable to defeat them and that you will lose your life in an instant.

“Directly confronting the God of Destruction is certainly unwise, but continuing to fight that ancient serpent... doesn’t seem to make any sense either.”

After a brief assessment, the chosen champions were still somewhat undecided. In the current situation, it seemed inappropriate for them to fight anyone. So, after a moment of thought, they decided to wait and see, since there was still some time before the actual battle began.

However, just as they were about to continue observing, a voice resounded in their hearts.

"Help whoever is weak."

The voice was extremely brief, almost like a nameless thought that had just crossed their minds, but upon noticing it, the chosen champions immediately became solemn.

Simply because there is only one voice that can resonate in their hearts.

That is, the god of courage himself.

"This is... an oracle!"

Feeling the message conveyed by the voice in their hearts, these chosen champions were all stunned.

Which side is weaker in the war? Of course, the local natives are weaker. The God of Destruction doesn't even need to intervene personally; his demon army alone is enough to destroy everything on this planet.

But now, the god of courage they worship has explicitly told them to support these local natives.

"why is that?"

These chosen champions were completely baffled.

However, the god of courage had no intention of explaining to them. All that echoed in their minds was a simple command—accompanying this command was a message that a legion commander would soon be sent to lead them and organize a battle group on the spot.

"So formal?"

Feeling the divine oracle resounding in their hearts, these chosen champions became increasingly confused. They knew that whether or not a legion commander was sent was a different matter entirely—if it was just them participating in the war, that would be quite common, since the chosen ones of the God of Courage were always happy to participate in any war, regardless of who the warring parties were.

But sending a legion commander is a completely different matter; it basically means that the god of courage will directly intervene in the battle.

The God of Courage directly entered the fray, while the God of Destruction took the lead. These two powerful deities, who reigned supreme in the cosmos, were actually going to use this planet as their battlefield—this fact was truly astonishing.

However, before they could figure out what was going on, a large, fiery red star fell from the sky.

A massive, blazing star streaked across the sky and then crashed down in front of them, shattering the earth and creating a huge crater with countless cracks.

But what emanated from the center of that giant pit was not the scorching heat of flames, but an unprecedented chilling cold.

Immediately afterwards, a tall humanoid figure clad in heavy armor stood up from the giant pit.

These chosen champions were all burly and strong, but the figure in helmet and armor was two heads taller than them. One spear after another hung on the back of that figure, like a pair of wings pointing straight to the sky.

This iconic figure made the chosen champions vaguely think of a name.

There are quite a few warriors under the God of Courage who are skilled in using unorthodox weapons like javelins, but there is only one warrior who uses only javelins. Legend has it that this warrior comes from a wild planet whose name is unknown. His skills are more about hunting than battle achievements. His terrifying, bloodthirsty demeanor makes him the most feared among all the chosen ones of the God of Courage.

The spear of courage, the beast hunter, the god slayer, the blood drinker, the ripper, the decapitator, the humanoid behemoth, the storm of death... In the sea of ​​stars, this warrior has earned many titles.

But what is most memorable is his name.

When the name Casaloran appeared, all living beings in that region had already begun their countdown to death.

"You...why are you here?"

The chosen champion suppressed his instinctive fear and pretended to be relaxed as he went up to greet them.

However, this attempt to get close to him was clearly useless. The warrior named Casaloron didn't even bother to acknowledge him. He simply took off the hideous bone helmet made of some kind of ferocious beast's skull, then tilted his head back and took a breath of the planet's air.

"The air here is so familiar..."

After a sigh, the burly warrior named Casaloron opened his eyes.

"Finally... I'm back."

A biting wind emanated from Casaloran, carrying with it a chilling, tangible killing intent.

"Finally, finally... it's time to eradicate these evil sins."

The howling wind had blinded the chosen champions so much that they could barely open their eyes. The fact that they could achieve such a feat with mere killing intent was enough to demonstrate the vast difference between them.

But what concerned these chosen champions the most was what Casaloran had just said.

Their legion commander... actually came from this planet?

How could such a remote and wild planet produce such fierce and powerful individuals?

"You are the soldiers of my legion?"