Chapter 345 Poor guy
Holy Spirit World,

After the end of the Gods' Sorrow, Suzaku and the Giant Snake invited dozens of surviving gods from the Holy Spirit World to form the Council of Gods again to discuss how to deal with the imminent solar doomsday.

The only difference this time is that the chairman of the council is no longer Suzaku, but the giant snake that swallowed countless gods takes over this important task.

The same thing is that the Council of Gods, which was re-formed, still did not have any good ideas when facing the end of the sun.

When another fruitless council ended and the gods were about to disperse, Suzaku called out to the gods with a complicated expression: a little hesitation, a little unwillingness, and full of relief.

"Only the First God can fight against Doomsday."

He smiled and said in a relaxed tone: "I know where He is, and I know how to call Him out... Leave this matter to me and Crazy Snake. The end of the world is coming, and it is time for Him to appear."

Holy Spirit Empire, Holy Mountain No. 43.

The giant snake was soaking in the water, with only its head exposed. It looked at the Vermillion Bird on the tree nearby and asked in confusion, "Aren't we going to find the First God? What are we doing here?"

"Don't worry. The number one god is not that easy to find. It's like sharpening the knife before chopping wood."

Zhuque turned his head and pecked at Chiyu, then spit out a breath of fire, tempering his tail feathers like new. Then he nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze to the giant snake: "Big snake, do you remember what happened when we first met?"

"of course I remember."

The giant snake nodded and said, "I saved you from that tiger, but you refused to admit it and beat me up unreasonably."

"Did you save me?"

Zhuque glared at him and said unhappily, "That tiger was a foolish thing that I found with great difficulty. I just threw two bones to it, but before I could have fun, you, a savage snake, suddenly jumped out of its trophy and bit it to death!"

"How do I know you did it on purpose?" The giant snake still insisted, "I haven't blamed you for almost ruining my perfect plan."

"You mean pretending to be a dead snake and then playing the trick of pretending to be dead?"

Zhuque squinted at him, as if to say, "You stupid snake, what do you know about perfection?" "Also, it's fine that you pretended to be dead and attacked the tiger, but why did you turn around and eat the bones of the tiger that I threw at you?"

The giant snake argued confidently, showing no sign of guilt: "It's the best god bone, it has residual authority, and it's my trophy, why can't I eat it?"

"Then why did you eat the tiger and the bones and then rush at me with your mouth open?"

Zhuque sneered: "Didn't you say you would save me? Why, are you going to save me into my stomach?"

“Well…” The giant snake looked away, a little embarrassed, and muttered softly: “You are so hungry, and I thought you were in the same group with the tiger…”

Zhuque stared at him, and suddenly couldn't help laughing, his laughter was clear and melodious. He looked around, and said with emotion and nostalgia: "Big Snake, the first time I came to the Holy Spirit Empire, I also came to this holy mountain, right?"

"No, it's Holy Mountain No. 7." The giant snake corrected seriously: "At that time, there was a tree next to the water pool of Holy Mountain No. 7. Later, you came more often, so I discussed with the high priest and planted a tree next to all the holy mountains and water pools."

"...You haven't been ambushed a few times while you were sleeping, have you? I really don't understand why you set up so many holy mountains." Suzaku was amused and helpless.

"That's called putting yourself in someone else's shoes." The giant snake said seriously.

"You are judging a gentleman by your own standards, right?"

Zhuque laughed, then fell silent, changed into a comfortable posture, squinting his eyes to bask in the sun.

The giant snake did not say anything to interrupt him. He could easily sense that Suzaku was worried, but he also knew that no one could ask him anything he did not want to say. So all he could do now was to accompany him and stare blankly in the sun with him.

That's fine.

Don’t think about the damn doomsday, don’t think about the number one god who has been hiding until now, don’t think about all the troubles in this world, don’t think about anything.

Bask in the sun and daydream, allowing your body and soul to enjoy a moment of leisure.

That's fine.

"Orochi, do you remember the secret I told you about me?"

After an unknown amount of time, Suzaku shook his feathers and spoke in a lazy tone.

"Before you became a god, it was also a human thing?" The giant snake came back to its senses and nodded: "How could I not remember it? I was so scared at that time, I thought you were lying to me again."

"I'm not as fond of lying as you are."

Zhuque lowered his head and looked at the giant snake in the pool: "You know, big snake, in the entire Holy Spirit world, only the two of us gods had our own 'life' before becoming gods."

"I know. That's why we are friends. It's like it was destined."

"Yeah, it's destined."

Zhuque sighed, and then remained silent for a moment, then said faintly: "What if I tell you that the first god was also a god who was once a human?"

"The First God too?"

The giant snake was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Suzaku, and became excited: "Could it be... I am the first god? Yes, no wonder I came to the Holy Spirit World inexplicably and became a giant snake inexplicably. So I am the savior?"

"You're not going to tell me this, are you?"

The giant snake smiled and shook his head, saying: "You said that only the first god can deal with Doomsday, but I have no way to deal with it. How can I be the first god? Don't joke, Big Bird."

Suzaku looked at him with a smile but said nothing.

"…Are you kidding me, Suzaku?"

The giant snake suddenly felt a little nervous, but didn't know why.

"The first god was once a human. This is destined. There can only be one first god in the world. This is also destined." Suzaku paused, looked into the giant snake's eyes, and said softly: "And the most basic rule of the Holy Spirit World is that gods can obtain each other's power, status, and authority by devouring each other."

"..." The giant snake stared at Him blankly for a long time before speaking with difficulty, feeling it was ridiculous: "So, if you want the first god to be born, you and I must fight and swallow each other?"

"Yes, this is how the first god was born."

"Then what is the First God's method of fighting against Doomsday?"

"The First God must devour all the gods in the world and gather the power of all the gods into one. Only then will he be qualified to stop or crush the end of the world, but he is only qualified."

Zhuque shook his head, looked at the sun, and smiled mockingly: "According to my estimation, the success rate is less than 20%, even in the case of perfect integration of the power of the gods."

“…It’s ridiculous.”

The giant snake remained silent, burying its head in the water. It surfaced after a long time, looked at Suzaku, and said in a hoarse voice, "So, are you going to eat me?"

"Are you going to resist?"

There was a hint of smile in Suzaku's eyes, and he seemed very curious about His answer.

"..."

The giant snake lowered its head, and after a long while, it slowly exhaled: "I have some questions to ask."

"Well, you said."

Suzaku nodded with an elegant posture, like a queen lowering her eyes to the knight below.

"When did you know about the First God?"

“The moment when I become a god.”

"How did you feel when you knew that I was once a human?"

"Fun, surprise, and some hatred of fate."

Suzaku's tone was cold, full of weariness and disgust: "The so-called gods in this world are nothing more than a bunch of pitiful creatures who have no choice but to kill each other under the oppression of the apocalypse."

(End of this chapter)