Like in all of the Qi domains, the life in this area had changed when the Death Qi being descended. All of the celestial bodies in this area were dark and shrouded in Death Qi, while the only life here were living skeletons.
The snake-like creature instinctually tensed up as it entered. After all, it was life, and the opposite of life was death.
Still, it did what it had always done. As it passed by celestial bodies, it used its gravitational pull to suck everything into its mouth and devour it.
Like always, the snake evolved.
After waking up from a particularly deep sleep, the snake-like creature felt something on its back. Looking, it saw a creature shrouded in Death Qi.
As it always did, it launched at the creature to take a bite. However, it suddenly felt itself unable to move.
This creature looked humanoid. It held in its hand a scythe that instilled fear into the snake-like creature.
This was the Death Qi being, the being that resembled a humanoid creature the most. It took the form of the grim reaper from long ago, just much more powerful and much more intimidating.
The creature stood on top of its slanted scythe as it looked at the snake-like being.
"I've heard about you before. A being that grows through devouring, without ever touching cultivation. You are very valuable, you know."
The snake-like creature was powerful enough to transcend language, and it understood everything. However, it didn't care too much. It was feeling enough fear to simply hope to survive.
The Death Qi being was a curious one, perhaps as a result of it taking a more humanoid form. Seeing no response from the snake-like being, the Death Qi being soon left.
The snake-like creature heaved a sigh of relief. Then, it began to devour everything once again.
More important than fear was the feeling to devour.
Nom Nom Nom.
The snake-like creature soon forgot about its encounter with the Death Qi being and continued to eat.
It stayed in the Death Qi domain for a long time before leaving. It had nearly eaten a hundreth of the vast Death Qi domain, attracting even more attention than before.
Many were curious as to why this was allowed by the Qi beings.
Some even thought that the Qi beings were misunderstood and did not care about their territory. This misunderstanding was quickly resolved when a few beings were erased from existence.
This led others to questioning what was special about the snake-like creature. However, seeing as it was treated highly, nobody who knew about it did anything to it.
The snake-like creature's strength had once again grown tremendously, and it now had dark patterns on its body.
It had True God realm strength now, and with its speed, it could easily seek out other Qi domains.
From afar, the snake-like creature spotted another Qi domain. It slithered towards it.
Before long, the snake-like creature arrived. This was the Qi domain of the Life Qi being. It was the opposite of the Death Qi domain.
The snake-like creature once again began devouring, without any interference whatsoever. In such a place, countless living beings were devoured. The snake-like creature tasted a variety like never before. From a bunch of all you can eat buffets with only one food, it suddenly found one with every food. Of course, Life Qi was still abundant here, but the snake-like creature felt that the life here was more devourable than the life Qi.
Like in all other Qi domains, the snake-like creature stayed for a long time. It stayed far longer than it did in the Death Qi domain.
Although the snake-like creature was not evil, it was not good either. It simply existed to devour, and devour it did.
After eating a fifth of the entire Life Qi domain, the snake-like creature finally had its fill.
It soon found another, the Yin Qi domain. This felt similar to the Death Qi domain, but it was also different. The snake-like creature stayed for a while before leaving.
It traveled around the universe, devouring everything in sight. After a while, it was known to every powerful being. It was a terrifying creature with the sole intent to devour.
Before long, it was at the peak of the Outer World realm.
If the Chaos it caused before was bad, then this was disastrous. It began to devour great attractors, gaining many new abilities.
Those such as the Buddha, Ying Xiong, and Heaven, even considered stepping in. It was around this time that the snake-like being entered the Qi domain that suited it most.
This was the Black Hole Qi domain, and the snake-like creature was ecstatic.
It rampaged around, wildly devouring. This domain was also the home of the destruction race, and they were very unhappy to see the snake-like creature. Unfortunately, there was nothing they could do to stop it. Even the Outer World realm member of the destruction race was helpless against the snake-like creature.
It devoured countless Black Holes before falling into a deep sleep. When it woke up, it was at a completely different level.
Its size had also drastically changed. It began to devour everything in sight. It reached the 10% point, and the 20% point. The Black Hole Qi being was watching, and expected it to stop there, but it didn't.
The snake-like creature continued. 30% of the Black Hole Qi domain vanished, then 40%. The Black Hole Qi being was confused.
He looked to the Great Dao for answers. The being was not angry. It did not care for its domain, it was simply something it was supposed to set up. Instead, it was confused.
The Great Dao simply told it to wait.
After a while, nearly the entire Black Hole Qi domain was devoured. All that remained was in the center, where the Black Hole Qi being resided.
Fearlessly, the snake-like creature barged in. The living beings that were under the teachings of the Black Hole Qi being were confused, but the Black Hole Qi being teleported them back to where they came from and simply watched.
In the core area of the Black Hole Qi domain, everything was much denser, and as a result, much better to devour.
The snake-like creature did not even hesitate as it continued devouring everything.
Soon, all that remained was the giant building in the center. The snake-like creature felt a serious threat from within.
After hesitating for a moment, it opened its mouth. Something within it seemed to charge up, and an extremely powerful blast hit the building. This nearly presented an immediate issue.
Although the snake-like creature had sage realm power, it was not a cultivator. This meant that it had not gained the ability of "one with the universe". In other words, the snake-like creature's blast had the ability to break through the final layer of space.
Luckily, Zhou Fan had thought of this long ago and strengthened the universe's space to resist anything below the Great Dao realm.
Otherwise, a serious issue would have taken place.
The building was shattered by the blast, revealing the Black Hole Qi beast. Its form was simply that of a Black Hole.
It looked at the snake-like creature curiously. The snake-like creature charged and bit it. The teeth went into it, but not through it. Meanwhile, the Black Hole Qi being simply watched with interest. This had never happened before.
Seeing the Black Hole Qi being not resist, the snake-like creature wriggled around, trying to take out a bite.
The universal consciousness spoke to the Qi being. "Just let it happen. You won't actually die even if it eats you."
The Black Hole Qi being nodded. The snake-like creature was strong, but the Black Hole Qi being was ancient and powerful.
At some point, the Black Hole Qi being purposefully weakened itself so that the snake-like creature could take a bite.
The snake-like creature quickly swallowed it and ran away. Not too far from the Qi being, the snake-like creature entered a deep sleep.
Countless years later, the snake-like creature awoke and returned. The Black Hole Qi being sent away the cultivators that had returned after so long and let the snake-like creature try again. This time, the snake-like creature successfully ate it all.
It began evolving rapidly as it fell asleep. This sleep was by far the deepest yet.
Many many years later, the snake-like creature woke up. Looking around, it seemed to be in a garden. Its body felt small, but also big.
It was reminded of the days when it just started life. It felt as if many of its abilities were unusable for some reason. It didn't question it much. It looked around for something to devour.
In the distance, it saw a tree and a man cultivating under it.
What drew the snake-like creatures attention were the apples hanging from the tree. The snake-like creature slowly slithered over.
It climbed the tree and ate one of the apples. This apple was the most nutritious thing it had ever eaten. It fell into a deep sleep while laying on one of the tree branches.
Zhou Fan stood up and walked over to it. He looked at it closely.
"I'll call you Monty." Zhou Fan said. "Take good care of him, Leaf."
Leaf shook, acknowledging Zhou Fan's words.
Using Zhou Fan's power, it had created apples for Monty, the snake-like creature. Otherwise, Monty would need to devour the entire universe before reaching the Great Dao realm equivalent.
There was no harm to Monty's path by doing this. Monty's path was its own, and nothing could break it.
Leaf had reached the 1st level of the Sage realm after such a long time.
Both Leaf and Zhou Fan had become accustomed to this sort of lifestyle. Zhou Fan only needed to wait, as he had been doing for a while. Monty would eventually fully mature and perhaps a new path creator would be born.
Regardless, Monty had already left his name in this current era. Although the Black Hole Qi being had not resisted and had not really died, it had indeed been devoured. Some had seen this spectacle and would remember it their entire lives.
Zhou Fan sat under Leaf while waiting for a new path creator to be born. Every now and then, Monty would wake up, eat an apple, and fall asleep.
Life passed like this for around a nonillion years. Only after that long did Monty reach the equivalent of the Great Dao realm. Its strength could still increase by devouring, but it would eventually reach a limit, equivalent to the peak of the Great Dao realm.
Without talking, Zhou Fan was able to understand Monty's path after observing him for so long. It was interesting to say the least, and complicated as well.
Monty had yet to create his own power, lacking only the thought or care to do so. Monty wasn't stupid, but it was more like a wild animal than a civilized being. It simply existed for one purpose, to devour.
While thinking about Monty's path, Zhou Fan waited for a new path creator to appear. Another nonillion years passed. Monty had reached the peak of its path, the equivalent to the peak of the Great Dao realm.
This was marked when it ate an apple, containing more power than an entire universe, but didn't feel anything from it. The power was not devoured, but instead slowly released into the surroundings.
This caused Monty to no longer want to devour anything around it. Only when it felt the sensation of advancing would the desire to truly devour come back.
For the first time since arriving, Monty left Leaf. Curiously, it slithered around the residence. Here, it was equivalent to a normal garden snake. Of course, if it truly wished, it could easily use its power, but Monty didn't feel the need to. This place felt nice, and he didn't have the ability to truly devour anything anymore.
After a long long time, Monty came back and slithered onto Zhou Fan. For some reason, it felt as if Zhou Fan was naturally similar to it. It wrapped around him and, after a long time, fell asleep.
Time passed like this.
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