The Gluttony Original Sin God on the First Floor

Feng Xiu stepped into the Divine Punishment Tower. The space inside was far more spacious than he had expected.

A bloated fellow stood in the very center of the first floor, his belly round as a ball and unwiped drool hanging from the corners of his mouth. His tiny eyes sized Feng Xiu up and down.

The Gluttony Original Sin God sniffed, and his eyes suddenly widened.

"Such a strong scent..."

He leaned forward and took two steps closer, his nose twitching even harder.

"The scent of sin on you is so rich."

"I can't wait to feast!"

He raised his two fat hands, conjured a dark green vortex in his palms, and thrust it toward Feng Xiu.

"Taotie's Abyss!"

Feng Xiu stood where he was and spoke calmly.

"Annihilation's... one."

A beam of purple light shot from his fingertip into the dark green vortex. The vortex shattered on the spot without so much as a struggle.

The purple light continued unabated and slammed straight into the Gluttony Original Sin God's chest, blasting his round body into the stone wall. He slid down, a dent in his chest and blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

The Gluttony Original Sin God lay on the ground, but instead of growing angry, he grinned and burst out laughing, drool dripping down his chin.

"Not bad... just one bite, and I tasted countless corpses and countless sins. So delicious."

"You'll surely... let me have my fill!"

He rolled over and scrambled to his feet. Dark green light surged around him, and a giant saber larger than he was formed in his hands. Its blade was covered in densely packed mouths, every one opening and closing as it chewed.

He swung the giant saber down at Feng Xiu. "Whale-Swallowing Tide!"

Six streaks of saber light and sword Qi flew from the blade, bearing down on Feng Xiu like a blanket covering the heavens and earth.

Feng Xiu stood without moving a step, a ring of purple Spiritual Power forming a shield around him.

The six streaks of saber light struck the shield, exploding in a crackling barrage, but the shield still did not crack.

Feng Xiu stared at the Gluttony Original Sin God for two breaths, then suddenly smiled.

"Oh, you're devouring my power?"

The Gluttony Original Sin God licked his lips.

"You noticed. All your power, all your attacks, can only become my dinner!"

He leaped up, gripped the saber in both hands, and brought it down hard.

This strike was heavier than the previous six combined, and it split a gap in Feng Xiu's Spiritual Power shield.

The blade descended on his left side. Feng Xiu raised his left hand to block it, and the edge cut into his palm. Blood seeped out, dark purple drops falling to the ground.

Feng Xiu raised his right hand.

A pillar of purple light blasted the Gluttony Original Sin God away.

Feng Xiu glanced down at the blood on the ground.

The next second, the Spiritual Power contained in those droplets rose and flew toward the Gluttony Original Sin God.

The Gluttony Original Sin God opened his mouth and sucked the Spiritual Power into his belly, then let out a belch.

"Heh heh."

He patted his belly.

"Before long, I'll have fully adapted to your attacks. Then you won't be able to hurt me anymore."

He raised the giant saber, and the mouths on its blade opened together, chewing with a clacking sound.

"Sea-Devouring Slash!"

As the saber came down, the stone walls of the entire floor shook. The saber Qi had yet to arrive, but a deep groove had already been pressed into the floor.

Feng Xiu watched the saber Qi bear down on him and spoke calmly. "Domain, myriad worlds... divine ruins."

The entire space shattered.

The gray-white tower walls peeled away piece by piece. The Gluttony Original Sin God's saber Qi shattered to fragments in midair, and even his giant saber cracked.

He froze, his mouth hanging open. "What?"

A dark purple throne emerged from the void.

Feng Xiu walked over slowly and sat down, resting his cheek on his left hand. He raised his right hand and pointed his index finger at the Gluttony Original Sin God.

"Have you really adapted?"

An eclipsed sun rose behind him, and a dark red sky spread out.

Countless miniature suns hovered around the Gluttony Original Sin God, each giving off heat waves that made it hard to breathe.

Surrounded on all sides, the Gluttony Original Sin God looked left and right, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

"It is your honor to die beneath this strike."

Feng Xiu crooked his index finger.

Several thousand suns moved at once, trailing flames as they hurtled into the Gluttony Original Sin God.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!

"Aaaahhhhh!!!!"

The Gluttony Original Sin God's screams rang throughout the domain, each weaker than the last, until all that remained was a gurgling sound in his throat.

After the thousands of suns had all passed through him, he fell from the air and crashed onto the floor, his body riddled with holes.

His breath was gone.

Feng Xiu sat on the throne and glanced down at him. Only after confirming that he was no longer moving did he stand.

The domain dispersed, and the tower walls reappeared. A doorway split open in the first floor's stone wall, revealing a staircase leading to the second floor.

Feng Xiu looked away and stepped toward the stairs.

Feng Xiu entered through the stairway to the second floor.

The second floor.

A dark gold throne stood at the front of the hall. A slender fellow lounged sideways upon it, one hand propping up his cheek and the other resting on the armrest, his posture supremely arrogant.

When he saw Feng Xiu enter, he did not even raise his eyelids, merely snorting through his nose.

"That piece of trash Gluttony actually lost to a bug."

Feng Xiu did not answer. He walked toward him one step at a time, his pace neither hurried nor slow, his soles making soft sounds against the stone floor.

The Pride Original Sin God flexed his fingers and finally raised his eyelids, his gaze sweeping over Feng Xiu with an air of lofty superiority.

"Did this god permit you to look directly at me, bug?"

He raised a hand and pressed it down. "Kneel!"

A wave of oppressive pressure spread from his palm, gray-white light bearing down on Feng Xiu's head.

Feng Xiu raised his eyes and glanced at him, his tone mild.

"You think you're worthy?"

He waved his right hand, sweeping out dark purple Spiritual Power that dispersed the gray-white pressure outright.

The Pride Original Sin God sat a little straighter, some of the languor leaving his face.

"You actually managed to neutralize this god's attack? No wonder you could defeat Gluttony."

He rose from the throne and reached into the void, a golden spear forming in his grasp.

The spear tip flicked, and the surrounding air seemed to congeal for a moment.

"Then accept this god's true judgment!"

He leaped up and brought the spear crashing down with both hands.

Feng Xiu raised his right hand, and a purple shield opened before his palm. The spear tip struck the shield, but it did not budge.

The Pride Original Sin God withdrew his spear and retreated. He stared at the shield, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"Use your death pose to entertain this king!" He planted the spear on the ground, and silver light surged from its shaft.

"Rebel's Cry!"

The space overhead darkened. A huge meteor formed in midair and plummeted toward Feng Xiu, trailing a long tail of flame.

Feng Xiu swung his right fist upward, meeting the meteor head-on. The meteor split down the middle and broke into several pieces, which flew off to either side and struck the tower walls with booming crashes.

The Pride Original Sin God pulled back his spear, his expression faltering somewhat. Through gritted teeth, he said,

"Now, this god will grant you a glorious death!"