Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

Just then, a voice rang out from above Sennett's head.

At that moment, Sennett saw the light.

The radiant humanoid figure had somehow appeared before her, its dazzling light bathing her with warmth and gentleness. However, when she looked up, she still couldn't make out the face clearly; it was hidden in the light, revealing only a vague outline.

"your name."

The radiant figure repeated itself.

This almost made Senat faint.

“Senet, great sun god, my name is Senette.”

Taking a deep breath, Senette responded to the radiant humanoid form. At this moment, she felt an unprecedented happiness—fate seemed to have finally been kind to her, and she seemed to have finally obtained the best that she wanted.

Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll get it, but at least you've had an opportunity.

At least she made the sun god remember her name, so if she wants to get along with the sun god...

"You come with me."

It was at this moment that the radiant humanoid spoke again.

This made Sennett even more dizzy, to the point that his legs went weak and he couldn't stand up.

She only wanted to make contact with the sun god, and the sun god remembered her name; she only wanted to spend time with the sun god, and she actually got this opportunity...

"What kind of day is this? How could my wish come true like this?"

Senette couldn't help but think that she had never felt so lucky.

Even the sun god who bestows his will upon mortals had never felt such good fortune before Sennet.

"To think they could find someone with a terrible sin who could be used to open the Tomb of the Gods... What kind of day is this? How could their wishes come true so easily?"

"No, that's how it should be. It seems I've been driven mad by that ancient snake. I'm making a fuss over something so trivial."

Thinking this, the sun god Ujat waved his hand, signaling the woman named Seysit to follow.

Ujat hadn't been paying much attention when the woman said her name, but it wasn't that important.

All he wanted was his life.

Chapter 182 The Divine Tomb Yet to Be Set Foot On by the Ancient Serpent

The location of the Tomb of the Gods is extremely secretive; it is a place that the living cannot reach, a place that only the gods can access, a place of the underworld that contains the souls of the dead.

Or perhaps the underworld that the gods now claim to be is actually built on the tomb of the gods. They built magnificent structures on the underworld to symbolize their ownership of this place—but in reality, the underworld existed forever long before the gods came here.

This is the eternal abode of the dead, where all the souls of the deceased return.

Even the gods found it difficult to understand the underlying principles.

Just like it is now.

"No matter how many times I come here, it's always so magical."

In the gloomy underworld, the sun god Ujat looked up at the pitch-black sky above and couldn't help but sigh.

One moment he was in his holy city, and the next he was in the underworld. This underworld has an attraction that is equal for all souls. No matter how many times you experience it, it is worthy of being called a miracle.

Not the miracles we see today, but the true miracles that belonged only to those who annihilated the gods of that time.

Disregarding reason and rules, or rather, these so-called miracles are themselves rules—like two plus two always equals four, like summer leaves always being green, like ripe fruit always falling from the tree instead of flying into the sky.

All souls will return to the other side, to the underworld; this is all so natural.

However, the sun god Ujat came here not only to experience this ancient miracle, but also for something more important—so, after a moment, he opened his arms.

He had always held a soul in his hands, a soul called something like Sai... Names weren't that important, as long as they could be used.

"I remember you said that as my believer, you were willing to do anything for me, right?"

With that, the sun god Ujat placed the soul on the ground of the underworld.

The moment this abnormally entered soul touched the surface of the underworld, both the earth and the sky trembled simultaneously. Then, as if some special condition had been triggered, a tall and imposing humanoid phantom gradually emerged between heaven and earth.

The imposing, tall, humanoid phantom had the head of a jackal, and held a long staff carved with unknown characters in its right hand, while in its left hand it held a scale.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

The tiny soul on the ground let out a piercing scream, but it had no effect on the humanoid phantom with a jackal's head in mid-air. The phantom simply waved its long staff, and the tiny soul fell to one side of the scale.

On the other side of the scale, however, lay a feather.

"Yes! That's it!"

Ujat, the sun god who had been observing everything, unconsciously clenched his fist.

Whenever the soul of a person who has committed a grave sin is offered up, the Annihilation God with the head of a jackal will appear and weigh the soul with the scales in his hand. If the soul is lighter than a feather, it will disappear along with the Annihilation God. If the soul is heavier than a feather, a huge monster with the head of a crocodile will swallow the soul whole.

And he was waiting for that enormous monster to appear.

The burly humanoid figure with a jackal's head, sitting upright in mid-air, was merely a phantom, but the enormous monster with a crocodile's head was a real creature that emerged from the ground—in other words, as long as you followed the path that the monster emerged from, you could reach a more hidden and profound layer in the Netherworld.

However, this opportunity is not so easy to seize. Not to mention that the crocodile's huge mouth is extremely dangerous, the earth will also close up when the crocodile's huge mouth retreats into the ground.

This means that he only has a fleeting moment left.

Under normal circumstances, this would be impossible, but for Ujat, who is a god, it is difficult, but still within his power.

And so, just as the weight of that soul surpassed that of a feather, the sun god Ujat had already transformed into a streak of light.

The enormous crocodile-headed monster opened its mouth and swallowed the soul whole. Even though half of its head had lost its flesh and skin, leaving only a pale skeleton, it still didn't let in a single breath. In just a moment, the crocodile-headed monster disappeared into the ground again. But in that short moment, the sun god Ujat also followed and burrowed into the crack leading to the depths of the underworld.

Within the pitch-black crack lies true darkness, and the sun god Ujat, having just entered, already felt an urge to fall into a deep sleep—but Ujat knew very well that he could not fall asleep at this time, for once he slept beneath the underworld, it would truly be an eternal slumber.

Fortunately, the endless darkness soon ended.

What appeared in Ujat's sight was eternal light.

It was a warm light, far gentler than sunlight, which could bring peace even to the dead. And beneath this light stood one obelisk after another.

The ancient patterns engraved on the obelisk clearly represent an ancient language composed of images. This language is so exquisite that one can understand its meaning at a glance, even without knowing the characters.

[The Tomb of Tefnut, the Rain Goddess]

[The Tomb of the Wind God, Shu]

Geb, the god of the earth, was buried here.

Osiris is buried here.

[Ishmael, the woman of life, has now fallen into eternal sleep.]

……

Tall, dark obelisks stretched out one after another, their ancient divine names dazzling the sun god Ujat—but none of these obelisks were the ones Ujat was looking for.

After a short search, Ujat finally found the obelisk he was looking for.

The Tomb of Horus, the Sun God, the place where the eternal and blazing sun dies.

Having skillfully avoided the crocodile-headed monster that was wandering among the various obelisks, Ujat infiltrated beneath the obelisk inscribed with the name of the sun god Horus, and entered the hidden tomb chamber, where he found the remains of a creature quite similar to his own, also with a falcon's head and a human body.

Unlike Ujat, the eagle-headed, human-bodied remains, even though they had been dead for who knows how long, still radiated a warm sunlight.

"Such radiance would be a waste to leave it in the underworld."

As he said this, Ujat was already sitting upright on the corpse, his entire body merging with the light.

"Lend me all your light."

Chapter 183 The Chosen of the Stars

Deep within the underworld, in the tomb beneath the obelisk, the light emanating from the ancient skeleton gradually converged upon the sun god Ujat.

The ancient sun god, long since lost to time, is now radiating its last rays of heat, and those remaining rays are gradually transferring to the sun god of this era—as these rays flow in, the sun god Ujat is also gradually radiating light.

It was no longer the kind of light used to deceive people, but a radiance that truly carried heat and warmth. At this moment, Ujat was no longer just a will that descended upon mortals, but had truly become the sun god himself again.

This power not only affected the will that descended, but also the main body of Ujat, who was suppressed under the feet of the ancient serpent, and silently recovered its power under this light, even becoming stronger than before.

This power was even directly manifested in Ujat.

[Experience +10000]

[Experience +10000]

[Experience +10000]

……

Looking at the constantly moving entries above his head, Ujat's previous dejection after being defeated by the ancient serpent vanished, replaced by a strange sense of peace and a surge of exhilaration from the bottom of his heart.

Yes, the ancient serpent may be incredibly powerful now, but it is ultimately just standing still. As the sun god, he and the gods behind him possess this power from the stars. They can clearly see every bit of progress they make, which is visible to the naked eye and they are constantly moving forward.

"Give me some more time, give me some more time to grow... even if it's that ancient serpent, I can still defeat it!"

At this moment, Ujat's heart was filled with fighting spirit, a determination he had never shown before.

And this is the power that the gods obtained from the stars.

The power possessed by the new generation of gods mainly comes from three aspects. First, of course, is their own strength, which is the foundation of their existence. Second, it is the power from the God's Tomb that Ujat once told the ancient serpent, which is the power that Ujat is currently absorbing.

But there is a third, and most important, document that Ujat did not mention.

That is, the power that comes from the stars.

There was one thing Ujat didn't tell the ancient serpent: the process by which the three giants defeated the Ignivas was far from easy—even though the three giants had obtained some power from the tomb of the gods by chance, the newly acquired power was still relatively raw and they couldn't use it perfectly.

But the Ignivas wouldn't give the three giants time to familiarize themselves with this power.

The Ignivas' offensive continued unabated, and after discovering that the three giants had mastered new powers, their attacks became even more ferocious. Destructive fire rained down from the sky, and the entire land was ablaze—the Ignivas intended to burn everything to ashes and then replant shrubs to feed their terrifying hairy elephants.

Faced with the Ignivas's all-consuming offensive, the three giants of yesteryear had completely lost the courage to resist after repeated defeats.

But just when the three giants were in utter despair and about to die...

A being from the stars descended to help.

It wasn't some overwhelmingly powerful force, but it was far more powerful than any other force—or rather, it could indeed be considered a force, but compared to material forces like flames or storms, this force from the stars was more advanced and more fundamental.

The help from the stars is the levels and experience points that flash in your sight.

Or perhaps, it is an indomitable will.

It doesn't matter how many times you are defeated, as long as you haven't completely given up, you haven't fallen. Even if you lose everything, as long as you can accumulate new strength, you still have a chance to make a comeback.

Just like Ujat is now.

With the ancient divine power from the annihilating sun god, coupled with the unmistakable recovery and progress emanating from the stars that shimmered before his eyes, Ujat, like the three giants of yesteryear, quickly regained his fighting spirit.

"Thank you to that being in the starry sky, thank you for giving me the courage to continue fighting."

Ujat couldn't help but think this.

As the numbers above his head kept jumping, Ujat's fighting spirit also rose. With the surge in experience, Ujat's confidence also increased dramatically. Yes, he couldn't beat the evil ancient serpent before, but after he leveled up to level 10 or even 20, could that level 1 ancient serpent that was stuck in place still stand against him?

Of course, this power also has its own problems. In the words of those three giants, there is no such thing as a gift without a reason in this world.

Therefore, although this power can be used, it must be used with extreme caution, since no one knows why the beings in the starry sky bestowed this precious power upon them.

However, it's clear that now is not the time to worry about these things.

"As long as I can defeat that evil ancient serpent, as long as I can wash away my shame..."

At that moment, driven by an intense will to win, Ujat no longer had any scruples.

He fully accepted this power from the stars.

No ceremony or preparation was needed; the mere thought of lowering one's guard and accepting everything was enough to unleash boundless fighting spirit into Ujat's mind.

However, this is not the kind of mindless fighting spirit that kills everyone it sees, but rather a very clear set of combat logic.

From what growth you gain from killing someone, to how many kills you need to obtain the corresponding power, to how to quickly increase your level, and how to distinguish the attributes you want to cultivate... it was a path to becoming stronger centered on killing. Ujat's understanding of the world had never been so clear.

Clearly, the understanding he now holds in his mind is far more powerful than any so-called sun god. Given time to grow, he could kill not just one sun god, but ten or even a hundred!

"No wonder these ancient gods have perished... Compared to this level of power, these gods who only know how to emit light or play with fire are indeed nothing."

Such words naturally also insulted Ujat himself, but Ujat no longer considered himself a sun god—after all, compared to this so-called sun god lineage, he now had a far more exalted identity.

That is, the chosen one of the gods of courage.