Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 304 A Guide to Tasting the Flavors of the Four Gods
The god of life was the first to be eaten, and his taste was the worst.

The taste of devouring the God of Life was like swallowing a lump of mud. Its strange texture, soft yet juicy, once reminded Du Yi of jelly—but that's the problem, jelly doesn't smell bad.

So Du Yi could only hypnotize himself, saying that he was eating stinky tofu-flavored jelly, while swallowing the God of Life into his stomach.

There was no other way; if he saved the worst-tasting dish for last, Du Yi was worried that he would lose his appetite.

However, since the body of the God of Life was too difficult to swallow, Du Yi could only mix in a little bit of the body of the God of Wisdom—but the taste of the God of Wisdom was actually just so-so.

Although the enormous two-headed eagle's body made the god of wisdom taste like some kind of bird, in terms of quality, it was not even as good as the eagle god he had eaten before—even though that native eagle god was no match for this so-called god of wisdom in terms of strength, at least that eagle god knew to eat properly.

Simply put, the eagle god is very fat, and when you eat it, your mouth is full of oil and the meat juice is very rich, leaving a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth.

This god of wisdom was too thin and frail; according to Du Yi's standards, he wouldn't even qualify as an ingredient for chicken bibimbap.

So after a few bites, Du Yi could only mix in some remains of the God of Courage. This time, the texture was much smoother. Although the flesh of the God of Courage was relatively tough, the meat was juicy enough, especially the blood that flowed like lava, which had a strange spicy taste.

"It's like... a mildly spicy curry?"

Du Yi found an accurate adjective.

Of course, to ensure that no food was wasted, Du Yi even swallowed the bones. It was at this moment that he truly appreciated the goodness of the God of Courage—because the God of Courage had fought for many years and had large bones, which meant that he had a lot of marrow.

After roasting some of the bone marrow, Du Yi commented that the battle-hardened bone marrow of the God of Courage, in terms of quality and aroma alone, was even comparable to that of a mammoth.

This is already the highest praise that Du Yi, a master mammoth connoisseur, could give.

But the final dessert still gave him an unexpected surprise.

The flowing crystals, like mercury flowing on the ground, initially made Du Yi think that eating them would feel like taking poison—but fortunately, his body was large enough that this amount of toxicity was not a big deal for him.

But after actually tasting it, Du Yi realized...

This thing actually tastes like a mammoth.

Or perhaps, these flowing crystals, these remnants of the god of desire, could change their flavor according to his needs—just like now, although they all tasted like hair, he tasted three different flavors in the same dessert: rock gorilla jam, honey, and salt-baked.

This even made Du Yi a little reluctant to continue eating. You know, such top-quality ingredients are so rare that they are hard to come by. If he ate them all in one go, he didn't know when he would have another chance.

However, upon seeing a humanoid figure struggling to stand up amidst a patch of liquid crystal on the ground, Du Yi decisively opened his mouth and swallowed it whole.

In the past, Du Yi would not usually eat such humanoid creatures. After all, he had been human himself and had other options. Eating such a humanoid monster would inevitably make him feel nauseous.

However, this time, Du Yi made an exception.

"If I say I'll send you to hell, then I'll send you to hell."

The feeding lasted for seven days and seven nights, interspersed with occasional captures of escaped scraps. However, after seven days and seven nights of feeding, the bodies of the four gods ultimately vanished completely from the world. Their physical bodies were utterly annihilated, leaving only their souls. Half of the four gods' souls continued their frenzied attacks in the underworld—or rather, their entire souls now, since their physical bodies in the material world had long since entered the snake's belly.

Right now, their only way to survive is to kill the giant serpent in the underworld.

If they can kill the giant serpent in front of them, they can still seize one last chance to take over its body and return to the material world. The giant serpent is currently devouring their bodies in the material world and has no time to attend to the underworld, which gives them the best opportunity to attack.

Or rather, what they perceive as the best opportunity.

This best opportunity lasted for seven days and seven nights, but they still couldn't even scratch the giant snake's scales.

The scales in the sky are still tilted. Clearly, the entire underworld is still biased—or rather, it's no longer about bias, but rather that the quality of the giant serpent's soul has long exceeded the scales' capacity.

"This planet, this planet..."

It was at this moment that the four gods realized that, from beginning to end, only one of their judgments was correct.

That is, this planet is indeed full of potential.

Or perhaps, the potential of this planet was even greater than expected. Long before they discovered it, an extraordinary powerhouse had already emerged on this planet. Although they didn't know why, that extraordinary powerhouse eventually disappeared without a trace. But even the subspace defense mechanism that he casually set up had completely trapped and killed them, who had roamed the starry sea for countless years.

Yes, even now, they still believe that they only lost to that mysterious powerful figure from who-knows-how-long ago, that previous generation's God of Death, not to this foolish giant serpent in front of them.

They genuinely believed that they still had a chance.

But at that moment, the giant snake in front of them opened its eyes.

"Ah, judging from your looks, you're still not convinced."

After exchanging a single glance, the giant snake shook its head.

"Alright then, we were just about to stretch our legs anyway. Since you're all dissatisfied, let's start with this... Also, from now on, this place won't be called the Underworld anymore."

As it spoke, the giant serpent swung its long tail, a weapon as fierce as a whip.

"Welcome to hell."

Accompanied by the sound of whipping, the dark clouds were filled with the wails of the four gods.

The blood from the whip marks seeped into the yellow sand, even seeping down and mixing into the soft soil.

And the tiny pebbles buried deep in the soil are also vying to sprout, expressing their joy with their lush green leaves.

(End of this chapter)