Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

Moreover, it utilizes the power of the Four Gods themselves.

The influences that spread across this land when they arrived have already been turned into their own by these natives—which makes the four gods feel extremely disgusted, as they have actually been trapped back by their own power.

Fortunately, a very small number of the natives still supported them, but these natives who supported them were also killed and driven into the deep mountains and forests, barely surviving, and only occasionally able to summon the four of them back to the material world.

The supporters of these four individuals were referred to by other indigenous people as the "Snake Worship Cult".

The fact that the Serpent Cult was loyal to the four of them, while the natives who had accepted their power were chasing after their incarnations, was extremely ironic to the Four Gods.

This led the Four Gods to simply give up and do nothing.

Since we can't steal the ancient serpent's location, we might as well ruin its reputation. As long as we can destroy the ancient serpent's faith, that would be a great achievement.

Although they didn't know what was worth destroying in a place where even the natives didn't recognize the ancient serpent.

They couldn't rely on the natives, so the four of them had to think of other solutions.

Fortunately, they did find another way. Although they were usually killed on the spot every time they went out, after going out a long time, they actually found a way. And this only way was the God of Courage, who seemed the least likely to do it.

Wolf Swordsman Gekala is the only trump card the God of Courage currently has. Although Gekala is just an ordinary person among the warriors under his command, his loyalty is first-rate.

That is why, when the tree fell and the monkeys scattered, when the four gods were all sealed in the underworld, only he could still rely on this loyalty to maintain a connection with this loyal dog.

But who would have thought that this loyal dog he summoned would actually attack him on sight?

The god of courage would not tolerate a vicious dog that had attacked its master. Even if it was just using the unfamiliar snake body, it would have been more than enough to kill the not-so-strong vicious dog. But who could have imagined that the vicious dog would break through in the face of battle and forcefully cut the four of them back.

This is so unlucky, so incredibly unlucky.

"How could those chosen ones... have turned out like this!"

The other three evil gods also had gloomy faces, because they, who also controlled the snake's body, saw the figures of their own followers—being cut down by the natives. They accepted it, after all, similar things had happened too many times.

However, he was cut down by his own followers...

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

The enraged god of courage simply grabbed a large axe and rushed over to chop the snake's body in his fury.

Although the axe struck the snake's body without even producing a spark, this was the only activity they could vent their anger on recently—after all, the giant snake was already asleep, and they couldn't even break its scales, so the snake probably wouldn't even notice if they hit it once or twice.

"You beast!"

The great axe swung down fiercely, and the god of courage vented his resentment.

"I'm going to make you... um?"

Just as the second axe was being wielded, the god of courage suddenly sensed that something was amiss.

It was so quiet, so eerily quiet. Normally, the other three gods would have come with him to vent their anger, but this time, there wasn't a sound from him at all.

This made the god of courage turn around instinctively.

Behind him, the other three gods made no move at all, only looking at him with regret.

And when they turned their gaze back, the god of courage saw it too.

Before him, the giant serpent, which should have been asleep, had opened its eyes at some point.

"hiss……"

The god of courage instinctively lay down on the ground.

They would endure the beatings with their thick backs, which would lessen the pain. Over the long period of torture, this had become an unconscious instinct for them.

This time, however, the giant snake ignored him and instead turned its head in confusion, looking at something.

This unusual behavior made the god of courage even more sweaty.

……

Like the God of Courage, who was drenched in cold sweat in the Underworld, the wolf-headed swordsman Gekala outside the Underworld was also drenched in cold sweat.

This was because, right before him, a new snake head was growing from the serpent's head that had already been split in two.

The newly formed snake head broke through the demonic serpent's body and quickly pulled out its enormous body. The serpent's body, emitting a faint glow, was merely coiled there, yet its powerful soul fluctuations were enough to make everyone breathless.

"There's... a second stage?"

Gekkar immediately pushed away the female assassin next to him, and with his greatsword in hand, he wanted to stand at the front of the group again—but this push caused him to kneel down on the spot.

As for the other teammates, they were even worse off. Under that immense pressure that went straight to their souls, even standing up had become a luxury.

"This monster... is even comparable to a god himself."

Under immense pressure, Gekkar gritted his teeth.

There was an even more blasphemous feeling, which Gekkar refused to believe: the giant serpent emitting a fluorescent glow was even stronger than the God of Courage—this could be seen from the glow around its body, a manifestation of a soul so vast that even the body itself could not contain it.

The body determines the shape of the soul, but there are always some souls that are too powerful to break through this limitation.

Those who can do this are all top-tier experts.

Before Gekkar, the unfamiliar serpentine being spoke.

It was a rather ancient language, difficult to pronounce and monotonous, but its soul-searching expression immediately made Gekala understand its meaning.

"your name."

The giant snake, emitting a faint glow, spoke these words.

Chapter 311 A New Era, New Power

As usual, after waking up, the world had undergone earth-shattering changes.

However, Du Yi wasn't sure whether he was awake or not, because he wasn't using his own body at all—his original body was still digesting the remnants of the Four Gods. Du Yi could clearly feel that various powers were being refined and transformed, further replenishing his body.

Normally, he shouldn't have woken up at this time; he should have slept for at least several hundred more years, just like after the last great flood.

But now, his consciousness has awakened before his body has.

His body continued to digest, but his consciousness had already manifested in the world. This feeling of having a body yet not having one was quite novel to Du Yi. Without that huge body, Du Yi was indeed a little unaccustomed to it, but in this current state, his consciousness was more closely connected with the surrounding environment.

Just like it is now.

"Want to run?"

Seeing that these strangers in front of him were trying to escape while he was distracted, Du Yi immediately glanced over. There was some distance between them, so chasing them was obviously not a practical idea. Therefore, Du Yi couldn't help but think that it would be great if a wall suddenly rose up in front of these four people who were trying to escape.

As Du Yi's thoughts turned, the soil in the distance actually gathered together and solidified into a rammed earth wall, blocking the path of the four people.

An ordinary rammed earth wall was no match for the four adventurers, especially the wolf-headed swordsman in the lead, whose exaggerated greatsword seemed inhuman—with just one swing, the rammed earth wall was shattered.

But after breaking through the rammed earth wall, another brick wall blocked their way.

The brick walls were still charred and warm, clearly burned on the spot. And it wasn't just the wall in front of them; thick walls rose up all around them. Soon, these thick walls sealed them off, leaving them with no way to escape.

Du Yi, having completed his attempt, also nodded slowly.

"So... this is magic."

Whether you call it magic, spells, techniques, or magic tricks, it doesn't really matter. At its core, it's all about using strong will to influence reality and make it move according to one's own desires.

Of course, the stable material world cannot be shaken by mere consciousness. To change the material world with consciousness, one often needs to rely on special methods—such as the Ignivas' clasped hands or the sacred amulets used by priests in the past. These special rituals that can arouse consciousness are relatively common methods.

However, there are exceptions.

That is, the power of the soul is too great, causing the consciousness to receive an excessive surge of energy. The surging consciousness even surpasses the body itself and can directly affect things outside the body—simply put, it's like having so much force that bricks fly.

Or, to put it another way, may your wishes come true.

As long as you entrust your thoughts to the super consciousness, the super consciousness will use its super power to influence the outside world and make the surrounding environment become what it wants.

"This kind of thing can actually work?"

Du Yi was shocked when he experienced the power of magic for the first time. After all, the idea of ​​wishes coming true seemed a bit too exaggerated.

However, Du Yi soon discovered the limit of this power.

The brick wall that had been blocking the adventurers was quickly breached, so Du Yi's first reaction was to build a sturdier wall—but this time, the iron or steel wall he had envisioned did not appear as quickly as he wished.

Building walls with rammed earth is a very quick process, and hardening the earthen walls by firing them doesn't take much time either. However, extracting steel from the soil is not something that can be done immediately. From screening iron materials to smelting, casting, calcining, and finally piling them into walls, the entire process is quite complex and cannot be completed in an instant.

As for how to conjure steel out of thin air...

Du Yi doesn't know about this.

Not knowing the process means that the mind cannot find a way to achieve it. No matter how powerful the mind is, it cannot achieve what it cannot imagine.

In the realm of magic, knowledge is power.

Without the relevant knowledge, one can only use some relatively basic methods, such as rolling mud into a ball, throwing flames, or freezing water into ice. These methods are not technically demanding and are relatively easy to crack.

However, there are exceptions sometimes.

The basics themselves are indeed easy to crack, but an overly powerful foundation is a completely different matter.

Just like it is now.

"How many walls is this now?"

Looking at the wall that had risen from the ground again, the wolf-headed swordsman Gekala could hardly swing his sword anymore.

Indeed, compared to the terrifying serpent from before, this rammed earth wall was nothing at all. However, there were far too many of these rammed earth walls—and it was visibly thickening, to the point that they could no longer be called walls.

At this moment, the wolf-headed swordsman Gekala felt like a mouse, swinging his greatsword to dig up a mountain.

Compared to the ferocious and arrogant serpent, this is a far deeper despair.

"But are you really going to give up here?"

Taking a deep breath, the wolf-headed swordsman Gekala swung his greatsword once more.

"no way!"

The heavy greatsword slashed down once more, sending a large amount of dirt falling back to the ground.

Even if it's a mouse, it doesn't matter. He still has things to do, he still has responsibilities to bear, and he still has to rescue the god of courage!

"Open it for me!"

Time and again, he desperately swung his sword, and the sword intent, imbued with the courage to die, finally allowed Gekkar and his teammates to see the light of day again.

This also allowed them to see the giant snake, which emitted a faint glow, again.

"This……"

Looking at the familiar ground beneath his feet, Gekala suddenly felt a little dazed.

It turns out that when he broke through the wall again and again, those seemingly forward steps were actually just turning in circles.

From beginning to end, he never left the feet of the giant serpent.

His efforts were in vain.

"So why are you running?"

Looking at the four strangers in front of him, Du Yi started scratching his head with his tail.

“I didn’t say I was going to eat you, why are you so scared… Give me your names.”

After a long period of slumber, Du Yi decided to find out, as he had done before, what had happened during his sleep.

Chapter 312 What year is it today?

As it turns out, the power of magic is indeed extremely convenient.

Du Yi originally thought that he would have to learn the language again, just like before, in order to communicate with these four people who looked like adventurers.

This time, however, he didn't need to learn any language at all.

The moment he opened his mouth, his entire sentence was imprinted in the minds of these adventurers. This was a manifestation of an existence that was too powerful, an outward expression of a soul that was too strong.

This was undoubtedly the first piece of good news for Du Yi. After all, having such an ability meant that he would no longer need to go through the trouble of learning foreign languages.

However, there is another piece of bad news.

He did manage to communicate with the four adventurers without any problems, but who would have thought that these four adventurers were not locals at all? These four aliens who fell from the sky had only been on this planet for a few days in total, so how could they possibly know what had happened over the years?

"Ah this."

Du Yi was speechless for a long time.

Fortunately, the four adventurers did provide some useful information: there was a human city nearby. Although the four adventurers thought this information was useless, it was a completely different story for Du Yi.