Starting with Growing Mushrooms-Chapter 180 - 141: The Proud God

"Then my heart will jump out, thump thump thump, and give itself to you?"

The Demonized God, filled with evil energy, heard this and instead showed a hint of mockery, folding his arms and speaking in an even more arrogant tone than Demon King Goliath:

"Why not give it a try? Your heart might listen to me."

Goliath's eyes had a trace of derision, "Mysterious Power is not omnipotent. Without infusing it, how could it possibly listen to you?"

"Call out to my heart, and see if it responds to you?"

The Fallen God sighed softly, "Goliath's Heart."

Thump thump thump!

The Heart of Fear suddenly started to beat faster.

Goliath's expression tightened, and then something bewildering happened. His heart had a young and innocent voice:

"God, your child of fear is so pleased by your call!"

Goliath's expression instantly became intensely stiff.

How was it done?

There was nothing wrong with his heart; the Sacred Body was flawless.

While forging the Sacred Body's organs, he had guarded carefully, preventing any tampering!

Then the only place where something could be altered was...

Just recently absorbing the fear from all over the world, there was a problem...

The fear absorbed from everywhere was flawed, with a lot of [Mysterious] Power stored in advance.

This [Mysterious] fear entered the heart, so now his heart...

Is all mysterious.

As long as the other opened his mouth...

Goliath's heart grew more frightened the more he thought about it, filled with shock, rage, and annoyance,

How could he forget that God is more sinister and deceitful in Fallen form than in Demon King form! His way of fighting is nothing like the benevolent God from before.

"You knew I was collecting fear, so you tampered with it."

Goliath's expression stiffened to the extreme, his thoughts suddenly became clear,

"You must have released [Mysterious] Power with moonlight, awakening knights of fear on the earth in advance."

"The knights of fear, I just absorbed them into my heart."

"Tampering with the fear of heaven and earth, such a large-scale move wasn't discovered... you might have an insider, those damned Demon Lords might have betrayed me from behind!"

Their betrayal seems only natural.

Those dirty dogs might have already used this intelligence as a bargaining chip to please God.

However, he couldn't guard against all demons, or else there would be no one to help him with tasks like researching the Sacred Body and advancing the era.

He grew more silent the more he thought.

The Demon Race, truly a bunch of scum!

A bunch of damn traitors, can't they unite a bit?

Will he have to learn the lesson from last time all over again?

The Fallen God chuckled lightly, "Betrayal, greed, deceit, that's your main theme."

"Demons, the sole lesson history has given you is that demons have never learned anything from history."

God surrounded by black clouds, with his eyes flashing with coldness and arrogance, said in a cruel tone:

"I spared you insects from hell at first, seeking a greater work to perfect a stronger God's Body."

"So, you insects were barely worthy of survival."

God gazed at Goliath with an appreciative expression,

"You're quite remarkable, creating a half-elemental Sacred Body similar to mine, your heart forged with a Heart of Fear of God, since it's God's Heart of Fear..."

"Naturally, it suits my body better."

"You completed a great work for me, your heart I will take it."

The next moment.

A soft whisper came, the Divine Word:

"Demon Heart, come here."

And thus, it became so.

Goliath's heart began to beat vigorously.

His entire chest started to tear, and a heart filled with fear slowly emerged with each thump.

Splash!

The heart flew into the body of the Fallen God.

This heart already held a lot of Goliath's [Transformation] Divine Power, serving as the energy source for the body.

Goliath's Transformation Divine Power, plus the heart, finally began to change the quality of God's body, with various attributes circulating, colors flowing, chaos surging.

God's body, which exploded and recovered, extended its death time from two seconds to seven seconds.

God, feeling the abundant power blooming from his body, showed a hint of satisfaction, thinking,

"This hellish civilization was a seed I planted; now it's grown into the flower of civilization."

"But this heart is still far from enough."

"My Sacred Body is much stronger than Goliath's, forged from only a dozen Saint's Organs, while I have over a hundred, able to be increased or decreased at will! Not caring about compatibility, just chaos."

"Strong though it is, the body is still collapsing."

"This heart isn't enough for stability, perhaps I need other hearts."

He had a premonition, "Aside from a Demon Heart, I need a Good Heart."

But for now, it is enough.

He waited so long, all just to harvest a heart with ultimate emotions, fitting for God, to ignite his Sacred Body?

Xiangtuo Mo's miracle back then isn't something that can be easily replicated!

The Heart of the Footless Bird, rare in the world.

Amidst waiting for a great era, it finally succeeded.

Now, is there another heart more fitting for God's Heart of Fear?

It's like it was tailor-made!

The seed he planted blossomed into a sweet fruit.

After a few circulations of the heart, God's realm finally began to break through.

Fourth Tier Perfection.

Fifth Tier Initial!

The chaotic power within the body found order, allowing him to finally step into the legendary supreme Wisdom God realm.

...

On the other side.

The entire Demon Race fell into even greater fear, filled with despair, wailing, and screams.

"Shameless God, the strong should fight openly, don't play such despicable tricks!"

"Wuwuwu, despicable God! Turns out we're all insects!"

"All lies, not a single word is true, truths and falsehoods, insidious and shameless, truly impressive!"

"Hahaha, lost! Our Demon Race is defeated again, he is best at bullying the weak!"

"Gah! We are going to be crushed to dust by God's invincible power!"

...

The Demon Race collapsed, gasping.

The thick heat of hell's lava was inhaled into their lungs. Their barriers thoroughly shattered.

Who really is the Demon King?

He is more despicable than the vile Demon King.

He is more insidious than the devious Demon King.

In that moment, countless demons felt their dignity severely trampled upon.

They could admit lack of strength or knowledge, but in their most prideful cunning and deceit, they were ground into the dirt.

That was the most collapsing, painful way of attack.

Goliath, heartless, watched as God adapted to his body's breakthrough, suddenly shouting to Lilith in the distance, "No! There's still a chance, I still have a chance!"

"Lilith, now they are more afraid than ever, unprecedented fear."

Goliath's expression showed a hint of despair, screaming crazily:

"My fourth battle, I lost again."

"The entire hell is scared witless by the Fallen God, knowing they are about to die, their fear has only grown!"

Lilith asked nervously, "What do you mean?"

"Yes, this fear, it might help ignite another heart!" Goliath suddenly roared.

"But what if this time God has also set a trap in the fear?" Lilith was anxious.

"No, not now."

Goliath lowered his voice, "The problematic fear has all been absorbed, now is the cleanest time."

Lilith said, "Then will he allow you to condense a second heart?"

"He will! Absolutely!"

Goliath's face left no room for doubt, his eyes fixed on that ancient and unparalleled figure in the sky.

"He's waiting for round five, the final duel."

"He will let me try again, to defeat me fair and square."

Goliath was so frightened he trembled uncontrollably, "Yes, he will wait for me, he is already eagerly awaiting that battle."

He was startled as he looked up at the towering figure in the sky,

"Because he is... the proud and noble God."