At the same time, I traveled through time and space, I dominated the heavens and the worlds

Tabad is a village that can be described as far away from the hustle and bustle of the world.

This place is very backward. The houses are scattered throughout the village and look somewhat simple. Only one house in the center of the village is very luxurious, so luxurious that it is somewhat extravagant.

Lin Bei did not pay attention to the wealth gap in this village.

He landed in the heavy rain, and his gaze quickly fell on the high mountain behind Tabad village, or more precisely, halfway up the mountain.

There was a dilapidated little house halfway up the mountain.

The cottage was so dilapidated that it almost blended into the mountain, giving the impression that it had been uninhabited for a long time.

These appear to be abandoned houses in the village of Tabad.

But Lin Bei knew that the powerful force from the gods that he had felt earlier came from the mountainside.

Lin Bei only realized where he was when he saw the plaque with the village's name standing nearby.

Tabad, a story about gods and human greed.

The goddess of prosperity, symbolizing food and gold, once used the earth as her womb and gave birth to 1.6 million gods. Among them, a child named Hastur was the most favored by the goddess of prosperity.

But at the same time, this god named Hastur is also the most greedy of all the gods.

Hastur once tried to steal the gold and food that the goddess of prosperity controlled, but unfortunately Hastur only managed to steal the gold.

After his crimes were exposed, Hastur was attacked by the other gods and turned into pieces. But just before Hastur was about to turn into dust, the goddess of prosperity couldn't bear it and saved him.

But the goddess of prosperity would not tolerate Hastur continuing to err, so she imprisoned Hastur in her womb, preventing him from being worshipped and ensuring he would be forgotten forever.

While it's possible to avoid being worshipped, it seems impossible to be forgotten by the world.

Because beneath this village of Tabad lies the place where Hastur was sealed.

Hastur only stole gold, not food, so he has a pocket that can produce gold forever, but is accompanied by perpetual hunger.

After learning about the story of Hastur circulating in the village and the secret of obtaining gold from Hastur, the illegitimate son of the village chief of Tabad made a flour doll, went underground, and "made a deal" with Hastur using the flour doll, thus obtaining the gold.

Once you start, you'll start again. Human greed knows no bounds. Originally, the illegitimate son only wanted to use gold to solve his basic needs, but gradually he became dissatisfied. He became the richest man in Tabad Village, built a big house, married a beautiful wife, and had a son.

As he gets older, the illegitimate son is finding it increasingly difficult to maintain his "deal" with Hastur, and he plans to pass the method on to his own son.

The illegitimate child and his son made a palm-sized flour doll and went down into the ground together.

The so-called trade involves drawing a circle underground with flour. Humans stand inside the circle and throw flour dolls out of it. Hastur will then appear, and hunger will drive him to devour the flour dolls. Humans can then rush out of the flour circle to unlock the gold-producing pouch that Hastur wears on his back.

Then, while Hastur is still eating the flour doll, the humans must pick up the fallen gold, immediately return to the flour circle, and then climb back to the ground along the rope.

Risk and reward go hand in hand; the risks for an illegitimate child to steal the gods' gold are already quite small.

Hastur is sealed by the goddess of prosperity, so he cannot have food. Similarly, he can eat flour dolls, but he cannot be touched by flour, as food will harm him.

Human desires are endless.

Having witnessed the methods of obtaining gold once, the illegitimate son was even more greedy than his father. He suggested that his father make more flour dolls so that they could go down and directly rob Hastur's gold pouch, thus avoiding any risk.

The illegitimate child was tempted.

He took his son with him, carrying a sack of flour dolls down into the ground.

But excessive greed comes at a price.

Five or six flour dolls were thrown out of flour rings, and what appeared in front of the illegitimate son and his son were five or six Hasturs.

Only now have the illegitimate son and son finally realized that there will be as many Hastur as there are flour dolls, but it's too late for them to understand now.

The flour dolls were quickly devoured, and the Hasturs set their sights on the two humans inside the circle.

Humans are also Hastur's food.

Finally, with the sacrifice of his illegitimate son, he sent his son away and died underground.

Lin Bei's memories returned, and he looked at the extravagant roof again, shaking his head with a sneer.

It's just human nature's worst flaw. The illegitimate child has already enjoyed wealth and luxury for several lifetimes, but that's not enough. He still wants to take his son down to challenge the gods.

His son was even worse, more ruthless than his father, and directly caused his father's death.

Lin Bei stopped paying attention to the luxurious house, turned around and leaped, landing lightly on the mountainside in the heavy rain.

It was only when he landed that he discovered there was a covered well in front of the abandoned hut.

A young boy, drenched in the rain, stood beside the well, shivering and staring intently at a dark patch in the corner of the abandoned hut.

Lin Bei walked over and glanced at it, then chuckled, "Your father is going to give you Hastur's golden pouch, and you're not taking it? That's something your father risked his life for."

In the dark corner in front of Lin Bei and the young boy, a person slowly crawled out. His whole body was covered with a black substance that looked like tar, his skin was cracked, his face was blank, and his eyes were empty.

Even so, Coco slowly raised the tattered bag in his hand and handed it to the young boy.

The young boy shuddered violently. He had just experienced something terrible and didn't dare to take the bag. He took a few steps back and then suddenly looked up at Lin Bei.

When he saw that the rain hadn't even wet a single strand of Lin Bei's hair, the young boy seemed to have discovered something terrifying. His face contorted, he let out a terrified scream, and hurriedly ran away from Lin Bei, stumbling and staggering down the mountain.

Watching the departing figure, Lin Bei clicked his tongue twice and chuckled.

He knew the young boy wouldn't take the bag his father had risked his life for, and that taking it wouldn't be a good thing.

That was Hastur's test for the young boy.

If he accepts, he will be dragged into the womb of the goddess of prosperity and become Hastur's food.

Although Hastur was sealed away, he was still a god and must still possess some superhuman magical powers.

But Lin Bei wasn't afraid.

As the young boy's father was about to turn into tar and disappear from the spot, Lin Bei took a step forward, bent down and caught the tattered bag.

He smiled faintly and met the eyes of the illegitimate son from the original storyline: "If your son doesn't want it, I'll keep it."

The moment Lin Bei caught the bag, the illegitimate child's face contorted in pain, then turned into tar and vanished from the spot.

Suddenly, Lin Bei felt dizzy. The torrential rain and the abandoned hut disappeared, replaced by a crimson expanse.

Lin Bei, carrying a tattered bag, slowly raised his eyes and looked around.

He has already entered the "womb" of the goddess of prosperity.

It's called the uterus, but it's actually the place where Hastur is sealed underground.

This is a spacious underground area, with walls made of scarlet stone that slowly wriggles as if it were alive.

The only exit was directly above Lin Bei's head. It was a narrow passage that could only accommodate one person at a time, with a rope hanging down. To reach it, one would have to jump.

Beneath Lin Bei's feet was a faint white circle, about one meter in diameter. It seemed to be the flour circle.

As long as you stay inside the circle, you're safe; Hastur cannot harm anyone inside the circle.

But it's only temporary.

No one can stay in this circle forever. To escape, you have to jump up and grab the rope, and use the gaps in the rope to climb into the passage. The flour circle won't protect you.

That will be Hastur's hunting season.

Of course, this applies to ordinary people.

Lin Bei had no interest in the trap that was deliberately set to lure him out.

He looked around and finally spotted a strange creature in a dark corner.

It is called a bizarre creature because its appearance is indeed not human.

He had a human form, but he was very thin, so thin that only a layer of skin was attached to his skeleton. His whole body was scarlet, his mouth was full of fangs, and saliva kept dripping down.

A tattered pocket was tucked into his lower back.

That's the real gold mine.

As for what Lin Bei has, it's just a trap.

Lin Bei casually tossed the bag aside, glanced indifferently at the monster drooling over him in the dim light, and smiled.

"You dare call yourself a god looking like that? Your country really doesn't discriminate between meat and vegetables. Come on, let me see just how capable you are."

As he spoke, Lin Bei casually moved his foot, destroying the only safe spot in front of him.

He stepped on and damaged one corner of the circle of flour.

The damaged flour couldn't form a circle, so it couldn't create a protective shield. At that very moment, Hastur, driven mad by hunger in the corner, gleamed with a sharp light in his eyes and roared as he pounced on Lin Bei.

Lin Bei stood there motionless, letting Hastur pounce on him, extending his sharp nails to try and knock him to the ground.

Hastur had done this several times before. His illegitimate son had brought other people in before, and without exception, they were all slapped to the ground by Hastur and couldn't move for a long time.

But this time, Hastur seems to have miscalculated.

The sharp nails slapped heavily against Lin Bei's body, but the expected flying motion did not occur. Instead, when Hastur's sharp nails touched Lin Bei's shoulder, they made a metallic "sizzling" sound.

A piercing sound echoed in the hollow, followed by Hastur's painful roar.

His claw was broken.

The sharp nails didn't hurt Lin Bei at all; instead, they caused his own claws to break off, and a sticky, black liquid gushed out from the broken end, viscous and disgusting.

This was the first time Hastur had ever felt pain. He roared as he retreated to the side, staring at Lin Bei warily.

The surrounding red stones suddenly writhed violently a few times, and Lin Bei discovered that Hastur's claws were repairing themselves at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Lin Bei raised an eyebrow slightly, somewhat surprised.

It seems that the goddess of prosperity truly dotes on her rebellious son Hastur, even using the power of the earth to heal Hastur's wounds.

This is hardly a fatal injury, just a broken finger. Doesn't the Goddess of Prosperity have the heart to do this?

A look of disgust flashed across Lin Bei's eyes. Everyone says that gods are selfless, but the gods of this country seem no different from humans.

Lin Bei reached out and patted his shoulder. He had the constitution of a Kryptonian, and with Hastur's abilities, he couldn't harm him in the slightest.

Lin Bei walked slowly toward Hastur.

“Go on, are you scared? If I remember correctly, this is your home ground, your territory. Look, the surrounding area is filled with the divine power left to you by your mother, the Goddess of Prosperity, which restricts your movement while also ensuring that you won’t be harmed.”

Then don't betray your mother's protection. Go ahead and attack me without hesitation, or else, if I do, your fate will be a replay of the scene from back then when you were reduced to fragments.

Mentioning that year seemed to provoke Hastur.

Hastur was originally curled up on the stone wall, staring intently at Lin Bei, scrutinizing him with wary eyes.

Hastur endured years of hunger, yet he could never have any food, only gold that he could not swallow.

His hunger was endless; no matter how much he ate, it could never be satisfied.

But Hastur saw hope in the human before him.

He is a god, naturally far more powerful than some evil gods and malevolent spirits, and naturally he can see the immense power contained within this human being.

Once he devours this human and gains this power, he can escape eternal hunger, break free from the prison his mother has placed in him, and return to the world of humans.

Once he gets out, he can have whatever he wants, and the other gods can no longer harm him.

By then, his power will surely far surpass that of other gods.

He will be the strongest being in the world, and no one can stop him anymore.

Including the mother.

Even though he was driven mad by hunger, Hastur thought this through and couldn't stop himself from searching for a glimmer of hope.

Hunger was unbearable, like a bottomless pit, constantly tormenting him and causing him immense pain.

But now, he can change that situation.

Once he eats this human, he will never be tormented by hunger again.

Hastur grew more and more excited as he thought about it, and more and more saliva dripped from between his sharp fangs.

The hunger that had tormented him in the past finally transformed into the driving force that propelled him to attack Lin Bei. His eyes were fixed on Lin Bei, and after letting out a sharp scream, Hastur vanished from the spot in a flash.

In an instant, the previously restless and uneasy void fell into dead silence.

Lin Bei stopped in his tracks as he approached Hastur.

He lowered his eyes slightly, not looking around, and silently waited for Hastur to attack him.

He was also curious about how Hastur would attack him, given his power.
Just as this thought crossed Lin Bei's mind, a cold wind swept over him from above.

Lin Bei looked up and saw Hastur appear above him at some point, his eyes wide open, baring his fangs, and rushing towards him at high speed.

Lin Bei kept his word and didn't retaliate.

However, Lin Bei, somewhat disgusted by Hastur's ugly appearance, quickly took a half-step back to avoid Hastur's attack that was about to pounce on him.

Hastur landed on the ground, grazing Lin Bei's body.

The entire cavity immediately trembled slightly, demonstrating the immense power of Hastur. (End of Chapter)