Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 268 The Chosen One of the God of Pleasure, Withering Away
As the messenger of the god of pleasure, the Shadow of Enchantress can sense the desires of all living beings and transform into the corresponding form.

Of course, the title of God of Pleasure is only used internally. Outside, people call him God of Desire—although in a sense, this is a notorious title. But unlike other gods, only God of Pleasure accepts it without question.

After all, this title isn't entirely wrong.

Desire and pleasure are essentially the same thing.

To bring joy, one must understand what desire is. The fulfillment of desire is joy, and the failure to fulfill desire is suffering. This means that the chosen ones of the god of joy are actually masters of the soul, and they can even influence the soul itself by manipulating desire.

This directly leads to the fact that the chosen ones of the god of pleasure, although they may seem to have little combat power, often exceed ordinary people's understanding when they actually fight—simply because their combat power is often determined by the desires of their target.

The stronger the opponent's desire, the stronger they become.

Just like it is now.

The Shadow of the Mammoth could clearly sense that immense and profound desire, which, though merely the most primal hunger, carried the weight of thousands of years of accumulated experience.

This overwhelming desire caused the power of the Shadow of Enchantment to rise higher and higher. Even after conquering many planets in the starry sea, it had never felt such terrifying power.

"No wonder, no wonder the god of pleasure values ​​this planet so much..."

Feeling this surging power, Mei Zhiying couldn't help but recall the instructions of the God of Pleasure.

Originally, the Shadow of Enchantress did not want to come to this planet, after all, this star system was too remote and too wild. However, according to the description of the God of Pleasure, the creatures on this planet all have great potential. The desires in their hearts can even be described as overwhelming. Such desires are extremely rare, even in the entire starry sea.

The last group to demonstrate this power was the Ignivas, those terrifying monsters who herded hairy golems. Their greatest skill was using desire to drive their consciousness, thereby igniting a raging inferno.

According to the god of pleasure, the Ignivas are from this galaxy.

Furthermore, on this wild planet, there may very well be beings even more ancient and terrifying than the Ignivas.

If such words were heard elsewhere, Enchantress would have taken them as a joke, but coming from the mouth of the God of Pleasure, it was a different story—so, trusting the God of Pleasure, Enchantress still came to this planet, ready to try to complete the God of Pleasure's task.

Of course, the God of Pleasure also mentioned in the oracle that the tentacles of the God of Destruction and the God of Tyranny had already reached into this planet. However, before, the Shadow of Enchantress only took it as a joke. After all, both the God of Tyranny and the God of Destruction were the type who would pick fights for no reason, so it wouldn't be surprising if they fought somewhere.

But now it seems...

"This planet should belong to the god of pleasure!"

Feeling the ever-growing power within her soul, Mei Zhiying was filled with excitement.

It was so happy, so incredibly happy. It had never been so happy before. It had never felt such immense weight and intensity in its deep, surging desires, as vast as mountains and seas. Most importantly, this desire itself was extremely pure, even purer than that of the believers who had been led astray by the mysterious god.

Yes, those believers who have been granted knowledge by the mysterious god are also excellent hunting targets, and their thirst for knowledge is also an extremely deep desire.

"And...it seems there are many in that city next door?"

Mei Zhiying was increasingly delighted.

Thanks be to the god of joy for his guidance, and thanks be to the stars for their gifts.

"Everything on this planet should belong to the god of joy."

At this moment, Mei Zhiying sincerely apologized for her doubts.

At this moment, the Shadow of Pleasure had no more complaints. It felt it fully understood the God of Pleasure's meaning—it had initially thought this would be a difficult task, but now it seemed clearly a reward bestowed upon it by the God of Pleasure. Just a giant serpent coiled outside the city had already brought it such abundance; if all the living beings on this planet were included… what a gluttonous feast that would be!

"I can't wait!"

Thinking this, Mei Zhiying simply relaxed her body, waiting for the giant snake in front of her to pounce.

Yes, it wasn't a battle, it was being eaten.

When the giant serpent's desires are satisfied, that is when it is most vulnerable. If you seize this vulnerable point, you can turn around and directly control the giant serpent itself—not just the giant serpent in front of you, but all living beings on this land will fall into its control, until the glory of the god of pleasure spreads across the planet, until the entire planet becomes a true paradise.

but……

Why hasn't the giant snake pounced on us yet?

"……Um?"

Suddenly, Mei Zhiying felt that something was not quite right.

The giant snake in front of it hadn't pounced yet; instead, it was staring straight at it.

And that enormous desire, as overwhelming as a tsunami, continues to expand.

Yes, it continued to expand, that enormous and heavy desire seemed to have no intention of stopping at all. For the first time, Mei Zhiying felt such an enormous desire, and for the first time, she felt such abundant power—but right now, this power seemed a little too abundant.

The physical manifestation of this is that it is large.

Its body was growing larger and larger, its enormous elephant-like body even reaching the level of the giant snake before it—but the power felt deep within its soul was still being continuously injected into it, that profound desire seemed endless, and it never stopped.

The Shadow of Enchantress had never felt such an immense desire.

It even began to doubt whether it could hold on any longer.

"Don't……"

Seeing that her body was nearing its limit, Mei Zhiying finally begged for mercy instinctively.

"No...it's too much, it's really too much...you, let me catch my breath first..."

bang——

Before he could finish speaking, the elephant's body, which was almost towering, exploded into fragments on the spot, like a dream or a bubble.

Du Yi was left staring blankly at the shattered rubble.

Where is my mammoth?

Du Yi shook his head, feeling that he might still be half asleep.

"How could I, such a big mammoth, suddenly disappear?"

(End of this chapter)