Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 91 The Hero Among Heroes
When the minotaur leader regained consciousness, it was already the morning of the next day.

But at this moment, the minotaur wished his consciousness had not returned, simply because the memory was too terrifying—indeed, he was an expert in the Way of Pleasure, but he never imagined that someone would use him to cultivate the Way of Pleasure.

Even more so, he was treated like a monkey, whom he saw as a barbarian...

"you're awake?"

It was at this moment that a familiar voice rang in the minotaur's ears.

"What happened last night..."

"Don't say it!"

The minotaur practically screamed and howled.

Painful memories flooded back, and the minotaur nearly fainted.

This startled the Thirty-Sixth Akakage, as the minotaur's reaction was quite extreme—but after a moment of astonishment, the Thirty-Sixth Akakage continued speaking.

"Thank you so much for what happened last night. It was because of you that I was able to complete the final training in the Path of Pleasure..."

"...?"

Upon hearing what the Thirty-Sixth Generation Akakage said, the minotaur's mind immediately went blank.

What does it mean to have completed the final practice of the path of pleasure?
You must know that even he, a subject of the Holy Bull God Dehennu, is still climbing the path of pleasure, and he, the teacher, is still exploring. How could the thirty-six generations of Crimson Shadows have already completed their training?

"In the end, it's all because of your help, brother..."

Sensing the minotaur's confusion, the Thirty-Sixth Akakage shared his conclusion.

According to the Thirty-Sixth Akakage, the source of pleasure in the so-called path of pleasure, besides the physical feedback, also largely comes from the confident sense of conquest—whether it is indestructible or unyielding, there is actually no pleasure in it.

True joy is psychological joy, feeling good about yourself, feeling that you have accomplished something, or even changed something.

"This is also a difficult point to overcome on the path to pleasure: how to prove oneself..."

As he spoke, the Thirty-Sixth Generation Akakage even began to learn from the methods of those who sought the Dao, and started to sort out his own understanding and feelings.

"Indeed, the help of the God-feeders has allowed me to progress very quickly in the path of pleasure, but the ultimate physical sensations have made me overlook the fact that the feelings of the heart are the fundamental factor in determining whether I experience pleasure."

"you……"

The minotaur was dumbfounded. He couldn't even understand what the Thirty-Sixth Akakage was saying—even though the other's explanation sounded so reasonable, the obscure content was simply...

However, what the minotaur heard soon became much clearer.

This was because the 36th Akakage had started talking about what happened last night again.

"It was thanks to your help, brother, that I realized I could do more than just conquer those God-feeders... After all, I know in my heart that those God-feeders did that to help me cultivate. So it was more like a gift from the God-feeders than a conquest."

At this point, the 36th Akakage looked at the Minotaur.

"But you, my brother, are different."

“It was through our shared practice that I realized I was actually capable of doing it… You conquered those divine servants, but I conquered you.”

"If conquering those god-feeders can be called being a hero, then I have now experienced what it means to be the hero among heroes."

...They've gone mad, they've all gone mad.

Looking at the serious-looking Thirty-Sixth Generation Akakage, the Minotaur was immediately filled with immense regret—he no longer had the same passion he had the night before, and he no longer wanted to stay on the eastern side of the Great Snow Mountain for even a moment longer.

It's terrifying! The eastern side of the Great Snow Mountain is truly terrifying, from that enormous ancient serpent to these monkeys...

And the most outrageous thing is that he could actually sense that the monkey in front of him had the right understanding of the way of pleasure.

After all, this monkey has not only learned the way of pleasure, but has even begun to know how to use the way of pleasure to nourish itself—you should know that even the Hennu people have not yet grasped this point, or rather, have not yet achieved such a deep understanding.

But right in front of him, this monkey, whom he regarded as a barbarian, actually did it.

This is simply...

"We must bring the intelligence back here as soon as possible!"

Thinking of this, the minotaur quickly stood up.

Hurry and take the information back here, the information about these evil monkeys, and that evil ancient serpent... Oh right, his unusual behavior yesterday might also be related to those soups. Heaven knows what kind of evil magic was used on those soups cooked by the gods, so that he completely ignored the danger that was right in front of him!

“That tunnel must be sealed off… no, even if it is sealed off, it will be pointless.”

Recalling the rumors he had heard from these monkeys, the minotaur immediately dismissed the idea.

The monkeys made no attempt to hide anything, so he learned why they had dug the tunnel—all because of the ancient snake, which had climbed to the summit of the snowy mountain and then glanced westward.

Being able to climb to the summit means being able to cross the mountain.

This means that this terrifying evil might even intrude into the territory of the Hennu people.

This is absolutely unacceptable; the Hennu people will never accept such blasphemy.

So, there's probably only one way left.

"Gather all forces, wage a holy war, and destroy this ancient evil!"

The Tauren's will has never been so firm.

He even felt the call of the sacred bull god Dehennu, not the false call he felt last night because of the evil soup of the ancient serpent, but a genuine feeling of the will of the sacred bull god Dehennu.

Dehennu, the god of the sacred bull, was just as angry as he was!
"But... not now, at least we need to get out safely first."

Taking a deep breath, the Tauren once again regained the wisdom befitting an elite Hennu.

At least get out of here safely first, and then figure out a way to destroy these evil ancient snakes and monkeys... If this idea is revealed beforehand, and we end up losing our lives here, then we won't be able to do anything.

As for how to destroy these evil ancient snakes and monkeys...

"Then naturally we should let something even more evil come."

The minotaur narrowed his eyes.

The Hennu people had seen far too many of those mountain spirits and monsters who claimed to be gods.

(End of this chapter)