Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

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 resort to relatively basic methods, such as rolling clay into a ball, throwing flames, or freezing water into ice—methods that require little skill and are relatively easy to counter.

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.

(End of this chapter)