Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 166 You Are Not the Snake God

On one side was a colossal god with the head of an eagle and the body of a human descending from the sky; its figure, standing in mid-air, was already tens of feet tall.

On the other side was a small snake lying on the ground, less than a foot long.

Judging by its tiny size, let alone the giant in mid-air, any random person could probably crush it with a single step.

The gap between the two sides is already obvious.

"How can we fight this?"

Looking at the sun god with the head of an eagle and the body of a man laughing loudly in mid-air, and then at the small snake on the ground that was only a foot long, even the four priests could not see any chance of victory.

After all, in many situations, physique itself implies strength.

Moreover, judging from the way this serpent god has always acted, it seems that this serpent god does not know any magic, magic, or divine arts, but its extremely powerful body is enough to overwhelm everything—but now, at this most critical moment, this serpent god has shrunk.

After losing that overwhelming absolute power, how can we fight?
This is a battle without any suspense.

Because there was no suspense whatsoever, the eagle-headed, human-bodied sun god in mid-air relaxed, and his all-seeing gaze was filled with contempt.

"I thought you were him, which is why I went through so many methods... but it turns out you're not him at all, you're just wearing his snake skin."

In mid-air, the sun god with the head of an eagle and the body of a human shook his head, a hint of melancholy on his face.

"It's a pity that snake molt was wasted. Given his status, it was an extraordinary treasure... Burning it directly would be a waste."

As he said this, the sun god with the head of an eagle and the body of a man lowered his gaze.

"As for you, you imposter..."

What is a counterfeit?

Although he heard it all rather haphazardly, Du Yi still managed to glean the key information from the eagle-headed man's words.

"you know me?"

"Are you still pretending to be him? Are you trying to scare me away like this?"

The sun god with the head of an eagle and the body of a man shook his head.

"Such clumsy methods are meaningless. You can't possibly be him... Even if you could reach his level, it wouldn't make a difference."

"After all, I am no longer the person I used to be."

As he said this, the eagle-headed, human-bodied sun god waved his hand to put away the amulet and scepter in his hand, and then raised his hand again to grab the golden spear of judgment.

Several lines of text had already appeared in the sunglasses Du Yi was wearing.

The Ancient Sun God

[Class: New God]

【Level: 65】

[Experience: 697863/9851423]

[HP: 9999999/9999999]

Without a doubt, this was the highest attribute Du Yi had ever seen. The terrifying level and the terrifying health points had already exerted absolute pressure on him.

Compare that to his pitiful level 1 stats and his meager maximum health...

No matter how you look at it, he should have run away on the spot.

However, this is all contingent on him actually being able to walk.

As the golden spear slashed down, golden flames swirled around it—clearly, the sun god in mid-air had also considered this, and had picked up the spear to cut off any possibility of escape.

But Du Yi never considered leaving.

He just stared in bewilderment at the eagle-headed, human-bodied sun god in mid-air.

"So you still haven't answered my question."

Du Yi frowned, trying hard to recall his past memories. "You really know me?"

"It seems you really aren't him."

The sun god with the head of an eagle and the body of a man sighed.

"If you really are him, how could you not remember me... What a pity, all that trouble, and all we have to deal with is a fake."

With that, the disheartened sun god threw his golden spear.

It wasn't controlled by a scepter, but thrown directly by hand. The golden spear, like a bolt from the blue, pierced the open mouth of the snake in an instant.

And so it all came to an end.

The four priests closed their eyes in despair. They all knew there was nothing more to say; the golden spear, burning with flames, had already pierced the snake's mouth, and the small snake before them hadn't even managed to dodge—in the next instant, the spear would pierce the foot-long snake god completely, pinning it to the ground...

"……Um?"

It was at this moment that the four priests suddenly realized that something seemed amiss.

The golden spear did indeed pierce the snake's mouth, but it showed no sign of emerging from the other end of its body—even though this spear was a colossal object used by the sun god, which was dozens of feet tall, and even though more than half of the spear was already embedded in the snake's body.

However, the spear that should have pierced the snake's body vanished without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.

In the blink of an eye, the entire golden spear had mysteriously and completely vanished.

The little snake lying on the ground, however, remained unharmed.

"So you still haven't answered my question."

Du Yi raised his head again, looking at the eagle-headed, human-bodied monster in mid-air.

He had been thinking for a long time, but still couldn't recall any familiar figures.

Do you know me? Who are you?

"You...who are you?"

The sun god with an eagle's head and a human body in mid-air asked a question in return.

Judging from his blank expression, he clearly hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

The snake's body was so tiny that it didn't even need a proper attack; a single stomp would have crushed it. Yet, he threw the Judgment Spear, which was already akin to a lion hunting a rabbit, and he had overestimated the snake by an immense margin.

And then... his spear of judgment just disappeared like that?

It just vanished like that? It just got eaten like that?
What exactly is that thing lying on the ground right now?
"How...how could you possibly eat that?"

Why can't I eat?

Du Yi was taken aback by the question, since this was something he didn't need to think about at all—it was just a larger spear, which would have been just a larger toothpick to him when he hadn't shrunk.

So here's the question: even if he's shrunk now, isn't he still himself?
Even if he shrinks, he is still himself.

So a toothpick is still a toothpick.

As for swallowing toothpicks, Du Yi has done it before. Sometimes when he eats too fast, he will even eat mammoths along with their bones—it's nothing to him, since it's not like he can't digest them.

"It's you."

Du Yi raised his head again and looked at the enormous monster with an eagle's head and a human body in mid-air.

"Who are you? Can you give me a hint?"

"It seems that even if you are not him, you must be related to him..."

Taking a deep breath, the eagle-headed, human-bodied monster calmed down.

"Very well, then I'll let you know why I've come here."

(End of this chapter)