Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 718 - 503 The Origin of Demons (1)_2

Chapter 718: Chapter 503 The Origin of Demons (1)_2

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"At that time, what lay before my eyes and beneath my feet, what floated on the surface of the sea, were all corpses. If you dug into the soil at random, underneath was a sea of white bones. A great number of decaying corpses even gave rise to a breeding ground for plague."

"The extensive death led to a shortage of food and supplies, and all these factors together steadily increased the number of the dead."

Atreus’s voice carried a certain weight, and merely by listening to his narration, one could roughly imagine the horrifying disaster that befell his homeland a thousand years ago.

It was a death toll in the billions.

"I didn’t live through that era, and I could only search for records in books. Survivors from that age would even engage in large-scale brawls over a slice of bread, rivers would run red with blood, and the freshly-deceased corpses could even be considered palatable food."

"To satisfy their hunger, people were willing to do anything. They would consume their own children, murder their wives for food—it was a mad time."

"People yearned for the protection of the gods but could not elicit a response. Desperate survivors overthrew temples and smashed the statues of gods."

"That continent, its original name was Divine Grace Continent. After that, it became known as God Abandoned Continent, signifying a world forsaken by the gods."

Disaster is always saddening. Those who haven’t experienced it firsthand cannot comprehend what it was like to live through it; they only know that, at that time, what those so-called survivors possessed was nothing more than hunger, pain, and despair.

That was the surface world, not Hell.

But, for those who once lived there, it was a living Purgatory.

Perhaps it was due to the increasingly cold air around them, or perhaps something else, but almost everyone felt a chill down their spine, and their skin was crawling with goosebumps.

"The blood rain persisted for a long time, half a year, or even a year?"

Atreus continued to speak, "Finally, the blood rain ended."

"The survivors thought that the disaster would also end with the blood rain, but soon, they discovered that this was not the case. The real disaster was just beginning."

"The blood rain was imbued with a great amount of weird, chaotic, corrupt power. Everywhere it touched was eroded; the farmland became mottled and was rendered barren, preventing cultivation. People were still unable to obtain food."

"The entire world remained shrouded in a layer of gloomy, pale red fog, the air saturated with the smell of blood, lingering for a long time."

"The ground was forever in a sticky, damp state."

"What’s worse, under the invasion of corruption, the God Abandoned Continent began to see the emergence of weird entities. Some of the dead bodies that had not been cleaned up actually came back to life."

"Their decaying bodies reeked, their expressions vacant and devoid of intelligence, they would attack any survivor indiscriminately."

Damn, is this a biohazard situation?

Qin Chu’s lips trembled, his expression becoming extremely odd.

"And those survivors also began to undergo mutations. They started to develop traits not present in normal humans, like sharp fangs and claws, skin as tough as scales."

"These mutations appeared not only in humans but also in various animals that had survived."

"Birds in the sky grew humanoid limbs, while worms on the ground suddenly swelled in size."

"This was the origin of demons."

The origin of demons.

A question that countless scholars on Sky Dome Road had studied for many years without finding an answer was now answered by Atreus.

In summary, on the God Abandoned Continent, whether it was those bizarrely twisted, resurrected corpses or these demons, they were all born out of the pollution left by a divine war a thousand years ago.

"Demons possessed formidable bodies and terrifying strength. To a certain extent, they had the ability to contend with those resurrected dead... but this was no easy task."

"The number of the dead was simply too many, too exaggerated."

"Moreover, the birds turned into demons, the animals turned into demons, the insects turned into demons—all had awakened intelligence."

"In some respects, this actually could not be considered a good thing."

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"In a struggle for the extremely limited resources, demons of different species fought incessantly, battles that lasted for hundreds of years."

"During these long centuries, demons began to evolve unique survival methods. They longed for proper food but did not require it; fresh flesh was delicious, but not easily obtained. Some demons could eat dirt and stones as food, while others would gnaw on branches and trunks to stave off hunger..."

It just sounds so bleak.

Humanity also gradually faded away during these centuries of torment, as demonic and beastly natures became prominent.

"About three hundred years ago, a descendant of the human race and demon emerged, possessing absolutely overwhelming strength, far surpassing all other demons."

"From today’s perspective, that would probably be a Demigod Level powerhouse."

"Using his absolutely crushing strength, he quelled the conflicts between demons of different species, forcefully united all demons into one large race, and together they fought against the resurrected dead, evenly distributing the limited resources."

"He was the first generation Demon King of the Demon Clan."

"Under the command of the First Generation Demon King, the hundreds of years of strife among the Demon Clan finally began to settle down. To balance the powers, he even took females from different species as Princesses, a custom that was passed down by successive Demon Kings."

"The First Generation Demon King, a ruler with great ambition, wanted to lead all demons away from this desolate world, entirely unsuitable for the life of living beings, to find a new homeland, where the young born of demons would not have to die from hunger."

"He tried to leave the God Abandoned Continent but ultimately failed. He lost his way in the Endless Sea and encountered an attack by a mysterious entity, returning with serious injuries."

The First Generation Demon King, a Demigod Level powerhouse, was seriously injured in the Endless Sea.

This was a very important piece of intelligence; it at least indicated that there were beings of the same level within the Endless Sea.

"However, the First Generation Demon King still brought back a very important message, that is, he encountered in the Endless Sea a normal human also trapped there... a human from another continent."

"This was an inspiring piece of news, at least showing that although the God Abandoned Continent had become desolate, there were still realms in this world where living beings could survive."

"There lies the Sky Dome Continent."

"The First Generation Demon King very much wanted to continue his research in this area, but his injuries were too severe. After a few years, he passed away, and he passed the throne of the Demon King to one of his sons."

"From that moment on, finding the location of the Sky Dome Continent became a matter that every succeeding Demon King had to investigate."

"The First Generation Demon King also constructed a vast palace, even more colossal than the headquarters of the Human Race’s Holy Court. It is said to contain the real secret of how the First Generation Demon King broke through his own limits to achieve demigodhood."

Qin Chu’s lips trembled slightly, and he had a very bad premonition, "That secret... what is it?"

Atreus seemed troubled, shaking his head slightly, "Not quite clear... The First Generation Demon King rarely entertained guests in the palace, but through some rumors, it’s said to be an incredibly large arm."

Hisss!

Qin Chu shuddered violently.

Damn, the Ice Duchy here hasn’t found the mysterious body of the Evil God yet, and now there’s news of an Evil God’s arm?

Is the Goddess of Destiny really in such a hurry?

Isn’t she a bit too impatient?

The matter concerning the Evil God Remains is a very important secret.

And yet it always somehow appears out of the blue to Qin Chu, even when he hasn’t taken any initiative to search for it.

Is this, perhaps, the rhythm of making me go to the God Abandoned Continent?

Joke, no way, even if it means death, I won’t go.

On the Ice Duchy’s side, because of Antasia, they could even resort to using two million hostages to leverage against me.

There’s nothing on the God Abandoned Continent that could hold anything over me. Qin Chu feels that unless his brain is faulty, he would absolutely never go to that place.