The wind howled, and thick black mist churned as a tall figure slowly emerged.
This was an incredibly strange fellow, possessing the head of a jackal and the body of a human. He was as thin as a bamboo pole, his skin covered in black tattoos, and he exuded a suffocating aura of death.
Anyone familiar with Egyptian mythology would have been paralyzed with fear upon seeing this creature.
For this being was none other than Anubis, the god of funerals and the dead, representing death itself.
Anubis had a peculiar habit: he enjoyed eating human hearts, and the more evil the heart, the more he relished devouring it.
He had appeared here, drawn by a powerful evil aura.
"What a sweet scent, brimming with the purest evil. Even Satan himself doesn't seem this potent. It's truly mouth-watering, incredibly intoxicating."
Anubis breathed deeply, greedily inhaling the evil energy permeating the air, his saliva dripping incessantly.
Following the scent, he arrived at the Spring Blossom Orphanage and strode inside.
As he stepped into the Spring Blossom Orphanage, everything around seemed to begin changing subtly.
"A mere mortal?"
Anubis saw Ji Mo sleeping under the Acacia tree, his face filled with bewilderment.
What had this lowly mortal done to possess such a pure aura of absolute evil?
Even a sinner who had committed evil for ten lifetimes, with sores on his head and pus flowing from his feet, wouldn't be like this.
He couldn't comprehend it and couldn't be bothered to think further.
He imagined ripping out the black heart of such a villain and devouring it, sending him to hell as a bonus.
"Heh, consider yourself unlucky, kid, to run into me."
Anubis licked his lips with his scarlet tongue, swallowing hard.
His instincts told him that by consuming this person's heart, he would gain unimaginable benefits.
He extended his right hand, his sharp fingertips emitting a chilling gleam, and reached out to pluck it.
*Ding.*
Unexpectedly.
Instead of easily piercing the opponent's chest and taking the heart as usual, his hand felt as if it had struck divine iron. His fingers went numb, and he couldn't pry anything out.
"Impossible, this is just a mortal?"
Anubis was utterly dumbfounded. He raised his hand again, preparing to exert his full strength to continue.
Ji Mo's tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open, revealing a hint of morning grumpiness.
However, he soon showed delight, his eyes widening like copper bells.
"Dog head!"
Ji Mo's consciousness was clear. Looking at Anubis before him, his eyes immediately gleamed with avarice, like a lecher spotting a beautiful woman.
It was truly like finding a pillow when you're sleepy; a great fool had come knocking on his door.
"Dog head? Open your dog eyes and see clearly. This is a wolf's head, you foolish human. How dare you blaspheme a god? Unforgivable."
Anubis was furious, unable to tolerate Ji Mo's leering gaze.
Is this guy an idiot? To smile upon seeing my divine form? Let him cry.
His palm glowed with divine light, curving into a claw.
He intended to tear open Ji Mo's chest right before his eyes, forcing him to watch his own heart being ripped out.
Ji Mo grabbed Anubis's hand and roared with laughter, "You skinny dog, you've run into terrible luck falling into my hands. Heavenly Demon Mark, absorb him."
This was a god! There was no need for politeness; he'd just drain it dry and replenish his depleted body.
However.
In the past, the Heavenly Demon Mark would have greedily absorbed, but this time, there was no reaction at all.
Ji Mo then remembered that after completing his evolution, his body had undergone a transformation, becoming pure and spotless, seemingly clearing the Heavenly Demon Mark from him.
This was truly unfortunate; he wouldn't be able to absorb anymore.
"How dare you call me a skinny dog? You've gotten yourself into big trouble. I will tear you to shreds, bind your soul in hell forever, and you shall never be reborn."
Anubis was enraged. The tattoos on his body lit up one after another, unleashing terrifying divine power.
He stopped pretending now. Even if it meant revealing his presence, he had to kill this blasphemer.
Ji Mo felt very helpless.
There was no other way; it seemed he had to use some real skill.
But he could only control it within three seconds. Otherwise, if his body retaliated, he wouldn't be able to handle the consequences.
"Skinny dog, I intended to interact with you as a mere mortal, but you insist on forcing my hand. Why?"
Ji Mo sighed and blinked his eyes.
Suddenly, his entire aura changed.
It was as if a crawling insect had instantly become a colossal dragon. His terrifying aura erupted like a volcano, sweeping in all directions, distorting the very void.
Anubis hadn't even had time to react before his body was lifted into the air. Simultaneously, an indescribable energy surged into him, suppressing his divine power.
Then, he was repeatedly swung and slammed into the ground by Ji Hanhan.
In just three seconds, the pitiable Anubis had endured countless blows, his eyes filled with stars, and his bones felt scattered.
After three seconds, Ji Mo stopped, retracting his power.
The qi and blood within him churned, and the supreme destructive law almost went berserk again. It seemed three seconds was indeed his current limit.
Ji Mo sighed, reminiscing. "Once I could pee eight feet against the wind, but now I'm a three-second man."
Anubis coughed up blood, his body spasming.
He was filled with horror and gnashed his teeth in fury.
He hadn't expected to capsize in a ditch, to be ambushed by a cunning rogue.
If he hadn't let his guard down from the start and unleashed his full power, he wouldn't have ended up in such a tragic state.
Because he noticed that the terrifying energy emanating from Ji Mo was not sustained, he believed the latter was merely a three-second man and not particularly formidable.
"Can this thing be eaten?"
Ji Mo rubbed his chin, deeply conflicted.
Now that the Heavenly Demon Mark was gone, he couldn't directly absorb the opponent's energy. His only option was dietary supplementation.
But a dog's head on a human body was too disgusting; he really couldn't bring himself to eat it.
Anubis secretly chanted a spell. The brocade sash draped over him, interwoven with runes and shimmering with radiance, began to connect to distant Egypt.
This was his life-saving measure, capable of summoning his master in an instant.
The power of space-time surged, and a mummy figure wearing a golden mask appeared.
"My Lord, save me."
Anubis cried out in pain, his face contorted.
With his master's immense power, his will would descend in moments, surely killing this insidious villain and saving him.
Turning the tables was that simple.
"Even when beating a dog, you must consider its master. Who is so audacious as to injure you like this? You court death."
The masked mummy roared. The majesty of a true god, even across vast distances, surged like a tidal wave.
His golden mask still bore traces of un-dried blood, and his eyes were bloodshot.
He had suffered severe backlash from using Tarot cards to spy on heavenly secrets and learning things he shouldn't have. He was already seething with anger and was looking for an unfortunate soul to vent on.
At this moment, he even had the courage to confront beings like Odin or Zeus.
"A dry, not-at-all plump mummy."
Ji Mo's thieving eyes lit up again.
Compared to this dog-headed creature, the energy contained within the mummy was immeasurably greater. This was truly nourishing sustenance.
"I beat this skinny dog. Come at me."
Ji Mo immediately provoked, intending to hunt this mummy.
If nothing else, he had to snatch the golden divine throne this fellow was sitting on.
"Heh, insignificant Eastern human, how arrogant..."
Flames blazed from the mummy's eyes. It had been countless years since anyone dared to speak to him like this. It seemed the world had lost its reverence for gods.
He sneered and was about to unleash his supreme divine ability to arrive at the scene.
However, his gaze suddenly fixed on the building behind Ji Mo. Upon seeing seven characters as crimson as blood, his mind went blank, and his legs began to tremble uncontrollably.