Little Golden Crocodile was sucking on his own thumb, staring at the Life Goddess, and said, "I don't want to."
"What?! You said you want! You really want to be eaten by this goddess?!"
Thousand Waves spoke loudly and quickly ran over, covering Little Golden Crocodile's mouth with his hand.
You little brat, the one you're facing is one of the most powerful gods there is!
You're so eager to eat stones, so what's wrong with being eaten by a goddess?!
"I don't want to be locked in the dark room!"
"Chop the sparrow!"
"I like being locked in the dark room."
"Hmm, that's more like it."
Thousand Waves smiled as he petted Little Golden Crocodile's head, while the little one pouted reluctantly.
The Life Goddess walked towards them and arrived in front of Little Golden Crocodile. She was beautiful and noble, and the nine God Rings behind her shone brightly, signifying her status; even Thousand Waves blushed and stepped aside.
Since ancient times, gods have been beings worshipped by humans, and Thousand Waves understood that the goddess before him was a higher-ranking deity than the Angel God.
"Respected deity, why would you like to help with this favor?"
Thousand Waves asked.
The Life Goddess squatted down, raised her hand to stroke Little Golden Crocodile's head, and smiled, "Actually, I really like children. This little one is very cute. If I had children, they would probably be just as adorable."
The Destruction God from the Divine Realm watched this scene and silently lowered his head.
"Helping with this favor is a trifle. It won't cost me anything."
The Life Goddess stood up and looked at Lin Yi, "I came here because I hope Senior Lin Yi could also do us gods a little favor."
Lin Yi, "Speak."
"Could you lend us the Dragon Pillar for just an hour?"
Lin Yi's eyes flickered, and he asked, "For what purpose?"
"To capture the Rakshasa God."
The Life Goddess shook her head, "But I can't guarantee success. However, if I lie about the purpose, I allow Senior Lin Yi to deal with me as he sees fit."
Lin Yi, "Alright."
This exchange was brief, but it made the Life Goddess unexpectedly delighted.
She didn't even see Lin Yi take a moment to think it over; he agreed just like that.
It seemed her initial choice was correct, considering eating this human child. As long as she was friendly to the attackers, Lin Yi would stay friendly towards the gods.
So becoming one of Lin Yi's attackers was clearly the most important goal for the next phase.
With this in mind, the Life Goddess smiled at Little Golden Crocodile, "Don't worry, I'll talk to you whenever I have time, so that you won't feel bored."
"Sister smells nice, will it smell nice inside your stomach too?"
Little Golden Crocodile asked, looking up.
"This..."
The Life Goddess didn't know how to answer and just looked towards Lin Yi.
Lin Yi, "I'm not sure about this question either. I can only answer it after experiencing it."
The Life Goddess suddenly blushed and changed the subject, "How should I eat?"
Little Golden Crocodile looked up at the woman in front of him. The thought of the terrifying imagery of being eaten made him shiver suddenly, "I don't want to be eaten anymore."
When he turned his head, he saw Thousand Waves ominously miming a chopping gesture with his hand.
Little Golden Crocodile immediately shut his mouth.
Lin Yi, "Express your desire to eat him, and he will directly reduce his size and let you swallow him."
"So that's how it is."
The Life Goddess looked down at the Little Golden Crocodile, opened her mouth, and the two stared at each other with wide eyes for quite a while, with the Little Golden Crocodile's legs continuing to tremble.
But there was no reaction.
Strange, how can I convince myself to have the desire to eat this little guy! I don't have the slightest inclination to eat him right now, no wonder there's no reaction...
The Life Goddess, her eyes wide open, her mouth agape, didn't respond and was anxious inwardly.
"Sister… sister can imagine me as a lollipop…"
The Little Golden Crocodile suddenly said with a trembling voice.
The Life Goddess smiled upon hearing this, "You're really clever, okay, I'll try."
But I don't like eating lollipops, I just like to sunbathe, so I'll imagine you as a beam of sunlight instead.
Suddenly, the body of the Little Golden Crocodile shrank and rose, swiftly swallowed by the Life Goddess.
"Gulp."
The Life Goddess immediately looked at her belly, her clothes were stretched out, and her stomach was noticeably bulging.
But it was just her belly bulging, with no other discomfort.
The Destruction God in the Divine Realm watched this scene, blinking in disbelief.
It was his first time seeing the Life Goddess in a "pregnant" state, but he was no longer her husband.
"It's magical."
The Life Goddess touched her belly, smiling.
So this is what it feels like to carry a baby… even though it's just in my stomach.
But my "baby," I can talk with him, which is better than other people!
The thing the Life Goddess yearned for the most was to nurture life, to create life, but she never achieved it. Instead, she watched over an Ancient Life Tree that never withers, enviously observing as others' flowers bloomed and fell, and their fruits grew robustly.
The Little Golden Crocodile observed everything around him. This was not a little black room, nor was it a stomach. Despite being surrounded by darkness and unable to move, he could see a lush, glowing Ancient Life Tree not far away. Its leaves shimmered like emerald ripples, swaying with the wind and making sounds like wind chimes.
This was the most beautiful sight the Little Golden Crocodile had ever seen, the most enchanting sound he had ever heard.
The Life Goddess walked towards Lin Yi, taking out two nine-colored Dragon God Scales from her body.
Lin Yi didn't rush to take out the Dragon Pillar but instead stared at the belly of the Life Goddess and said, "He's pretty quiet, isn't he?"
The Life Goddess nodded, "Yes, I haven't heard him talk since he went in."
Thousand Waves spoke softly, "Did you secretly chew on him?"
The Life Goddess revealed a surprised expression, "No."
Lin Yi stretched out his right hand, opened his palm, and a gold embroidery needle in it gradually enlarged to a size that could hold the Dragon God Scale.
The Life Goddess looked on in astonishment. Lin Yi indeed possessed the ability to wield the Dragon Pillar.
Either he himself had the pure blood of a Dragon God, or the limitations of the Dragon God's bloodline were nothing to him.
Whatever the possibility, Lin Yi was almost invincible, at least in this world, utterly unbeatable.
The Life Goddess took over the Dragon Pillar, "Senior Lin Yi, please rest assured, even if I don't succeed, I will return the Dragon Pillar on time."
Lin Yi, "Hmm."
A green-gold light bathed the Life Goddess as she turned and stepped back, her figure gradually fading.
Back in the Divine Realm, as she saw all the gods anxiously waiting, the Life Goddess revealed a relieved smile, shook the Dragon Pillar in her hand to show that she had completed the mission.
Just as she was about to approach the gods, the Life Goddess suddenly heard a voice.
"I miss Mommy."
It was the voice of a child, but laden with melancholy, as though, despite his young age, he had been separated from his mother for nearly a hundred years and had not seen her since.