Chapter 331: The Demigod Who Died on the Ancient Train

The huge carriage looked like a gloomy mass grave, with the corpses of demigods scattered all over the place, the terrified expressions on their twisted faces frozen in time.

“Did what we experienced happen in this carriage as well?”

“What kind of terrifying power can kill them?”

The situation on the bone train became increasingly bizarre. Originally, they had hoped that escaping from the death car would bring them a chance of life, but the scene before them was like a heavy boulder, pressing down on everyone’s chest.

At this time, the bearded demigod stared at the corpse in front of him, as if he had discovered a shocking secret, and shouted: “The way these demigods died is different. They have a wound on their wrists.”

Upon hearing this, everyone hurried closer to take a closer look.

Sure enough, each corpse had a tiny wound on the wrist.

After careful inspection, they found that there was not a drop of divine blood left in the corpses of these demigods, as if they had been sucked dry in an instant by some terrifying force.

Someone instantly realized that something was wrong and rushed back to the previous carriage. However, in the blink of an eye, he ran back in a panic, his voice trembling: “Oh no, the bodies of the demigods that were killed by the skeletons just now are all gone!”

What? ! !
Those corpses disappeared right under their noses? ! !

Everyone felt a chill down their spine.

Lu Yue looked back, his brows tightly knitted into the shape of the Chinese character “川”.

Because he clearly saw that the bodies of the demigods who were killed by the invisible skeletons in carriage No. 9 were still lying there quietly.

and many more!

Lu Yue found something strange.

Compared to before, the way they died has changed.

The body, which was originally intact, was now shriveled and skinny, as if all the blood had been drained out, leaving only a shell with nothing on the surface.

Why can I be the only one who can see all this, while others cannot?
Before Lu Yue could figure it out, another demigod at the scene suddenly changed his expression.

Just as he turned around, he saw the death skeleton.

It was coming toward him from carriage number nine.

“It’s coming, it’s targeting me…”

Everyone felt their scalps tingling, and they knew in their hearts that if they didn’t find a solution as soon as possible, no one would be able to escape the clutches of death.

The next person to fall in a pool of blood might be me.

“The demigods who died before all said that the skeleton was talking. Perhaps what it said is the key to solving the mystery. Don’t panic. Try to communicate with it. You may find a glimmer of hope.”

The bearded demigod spoke to comfort the demigod who was targeted by the skeleton, trying to dig out more valuable clues from the communication between the other party and the skeleton.

The demigod knew that this might be the only chance of survival, so he tried his best to suppress the fear surging in his heart, and kept asking questions to the skeleton with a trembling voice.

However, everything is in vain.

The skeleton seemed like a messenger from hell, closing in step by step.

“It’s asking me what my choices are, what my choices are…”

“I don’t know, I really don’t know…Ah!!!”

A shrill scream suddenly rang out.

Time seemed to be frozen at this moment.

Another demigod fell.

The next second, the body of the demigod who had just died disappeared.

However, the people at the scene had no time to care about why the body disappeared. They just felt cold all over and their blood seemed to have stopped flowing. The weirdness of this was far beyond their imagination.

“No, we can’t just sit here and wait for death. We must find a way out quickly. I don’t believe that there is no one alive in the other carriages.”

“There’s such a big commotion here, but those guys from the underworld haven’t been seen at all. They must be involved in this matter!”

“That’s right, let’s continue to the next car and find out who is behind this!”

“I think the most urgent thing is to figure out what choice the skeleton is talking about.”

“I think so……”

The demigods have different opinions. Some of them firmly believe that only by solving the “mystery of choice” of the skeleton can the disaster be resolved.

Another group of people believe that the culprit of all this is the demigod of the underworld, and they must be found to reveal the truth.

The two ideas seem to be diametrically opposed, but in fact they are not contradictory.

Afterwards, everyone worked together to force their way into the next carriage.

Lu Yue watched all this silently.

Even though another demigod had just fallen.

But it still did not receive any special source energy.

Suddenly, he felt an urgent message from the river god Xiaohong in the bronze axe. It turned out that since he entered the bone train, Xiaohong had sensed a similar and extremely terrifying aura, which was following him like a shadow and spying on him.

But every time Xiaohong tried to explore deeper, she always found nothing.

Lu Yue frowned slightly and motioned Xiaohong to continue observing.

Report to him immediately if you have any clues.

Soon, the demigods at the scene finally opened the door of the next carriage.

All the remaining people rushed in like a tide.

As expected, what came into view was another carriage full of dead bodies! ! ! !
But compared to the previous carriage, these corpses that had lost their divine blood had begun to decay and wither, as if they had been dead for thousands of years.

“Another god died after his blood ran out. What on earth happened here?!!”

“Damn it, isn’t there a single survivor?!”

“Here’s a clue!!!”

An exclamation instantly attracted everyone’s attention.

It turned out that a demigod found a corpse in a strange posture, with one hand tightly tucked into the arms, as if guarding something vital.

When he carefully reached out to check, he pulled out a piece of blood-stained cloth from the corpse’s arms, with words written all over it in blood.

“By the time anyone sees these words, I’ll be long dead.”

“If there are still people alive, you must do everything you can to escape from here.”

“My world was defeated in the war against the underworld. As the only demigod in that world, I was unfortunately captured and imprisoned on this bone train. There are also demigods from other worlds with me. We are waiting to be escorted to the foot of the Heavenly Palace, but I have heard of the horrors there. We must not sit and wait for death. We must break free from the control while the bone train is moving.”

“I teamed up with some demigods in the same carriage and planned an escape plan. However, we were eventually discovered by the demigod of the underworld, who drove us to carriage number one. Since then, we have lost our memory of that time.”

“From that moment on, the divine blood in the bodies of all the demigods in the carriage began to drain rapidly, and their strength also gradually weakened…”

“I once tried to find out the truth of all this, and gathered the last strength of the gods to go to carriage No. 1… It was too bloody there… All of this was done by that perverted demigod of the underworld… All of us are doomed to die…”

The middle paragraphs were unclear, as if the demigod was facing some terrible danger when writing the rest, and looked very anxious.

“Damn the underworld, I knew they were the ones who did all this!”

Some people roared in anger, cursing the underworld and its demigods, but even so, they could not dispel the deep fear and despair in their hearts.

“and many more!”

A demigod suddenly spoke up, his voice full of confusion: “This seems to be different from the people who died in our carriage. There is no mention of that strange skeleton here.”

“What’s so hard to understand about this? It’s just a different way of death. There are many crazy things that those demigods of the underworld can’t do. In my world, there was a demigod of the underworld. He…”

“He feeds on two-legged sheep. Do you know what two-legged sheep are?”

A demigod recalled the past, his body trembling slightly, his hands clenched into fists, his joints turning white from the force, and his expression of pain was beyond words.

“My family and my children were all destroyed by that demigod. Later, that beast left my world, but I will never forget the scene of my family dying tragically in front of my eyes. I swear, no matter what the cost, I will find that demon and tear him into pieces with my own hands!!!”

Everyone fell into dead silence, and everyone’s face was covered with a layer of gloom.

Because most of the people present had similar tragic experiences.

Choosing to surrender is just a temporary solution.

The hatred in their hearts has never been extinguished.

Whether it’s finding a way to leave, or figuring it all out.

Everyone must go to Carriage No. 1.

Everyone, filled with anger and hatred, began to move towards the next carriage.

Lu Yue saw all of this clearly. He shook his head slightly and sighed in his heart. These demigods had no idea of ​​the horror of the origin of the underworld.

Whether it is a false submission as a stopgap measure or there are other ideas.

Once the origin is implanted, it means falling into the abyss.

Then, as time went by, the doors of carriage after carriage were violently broken open. As expected, every time a door was opened, there were corpses inside. All the captured demigods died in a miserable way, and their bodies lay in all directions on the ground.

At the same time, the number of living demigods is also decreasing rapidly.

The invisible skeleton silently reaped the lives of demigods one after another, and the so-called “choice” was like an unsolvable puzzle, weighing heavily on everyone’s heart.

boom!
With a loud bang, they finally destroyed the door leading to carriage No. 1.

At this moment, there are only a dozen or so demigods left who have gone through so much hardship to get here.

Unlike the other drab, decayed, death-filled bone carriages, carriage number one is magnificent, with golden utensils placed all around and a huge golden water tank in the middle, which is so luxurious that it is jaw-dropping.

But in the eyes of these demigods, this gold is no different from dirt. They are full of the search for the truth and hatred for the underworld.

Someone slowly walked to the huge golden water tank, and curiously looked inside, only to see that the tank was filled with bright red liquid. With just a sniff, his face instantly turned pale as paper, and he shouted in horror: “Blood, this is all divine blood!!!”

what? ! ! !

Everyone gasped, unable to believe their ears.

Such a big vat, actually full of divine blood? ! ! !
A demigod roared angrily, “I understand. The demigod from the underworld in this train is feeding on the divine blood in our bodies. The divine blood of the corpses in other carriages was drained by him, causing their deaths!!!”

No matter through what means a demigod is promoted, the moment of promotion means that he has entered a higher level of life realm. The divine blood flowing in their bodies is completely different from that of ordinary transcendents and is definitely a tonic.

Even just one drop is enough to allow an ordinary transcendent to achieve a qualitative leap.

However, once the divine blood is shed, their lives will be in danger.

After confirming this horrifying news, everyone’s eyes suddenly became sharp and all directed towards the cab in front.

There is no doubt that the culprit behind all this is there.

“Since the underworld wants to use our divine blood as food, we cannot just sit there and wait for death. We must resist. Only by killing him can we survive!”

At this point, they have no way out.

Everyone rushed to the door of the cab angrily.

This time, they pushed gently and the door slowly opened.

In the cab, they saw a tall figure.

He was a figure clad in golden armor. The aura he unconsciously exuded with his back to them was like a towering mountain. Any demigod present seemed so insignificant in front of him.

But the remaining demigods had already put life and death aside, the hatred in their hearts made them fearless, and they all took action. For a moment, all kinds of powerful forces raged in the small cab, and lights flashed.

With a loud bang, the tall figure fell to the ground.

Success? !!! Everyone’s faces were filled with shock and confusion.

When they cautiously came closer to check, they were surprised to find that the demigod from the underworld who was responsible for escorting them on this train had already died.

And just like the bodies of the dead demigods in the other carriages.

The divine blood in his body was also completely drained away.

“What on earth is going on? Why did the demigod of the underworld also lose his divine blood? Isn’t he the mastermind behind all this?! If it wasn’t him, then who is controlling all this?!!!”

Suddenly, the invisible skeleton in front appeared again.

Still, only the dying demigod can see its existence.

It’s like an invisible curse.

Every step he took carried the breath of death.

“Why, why is this happening?! I can’t die here. I haven’t avenged my great vengeance yet, and I haven’t sought justice for my dead relatives yet…”

The demigod who was targeted kept retreating until he had nowhere to retreat. Finally, he shed two lines of unwilling tears and slowly fell down with endless regret.

All the remaining people also realized that they would die here today.

“I’m not reconciled, I’m not reconciled!”

A demigod lost control of his emotions and howled to the sky, his eyes bloodshot and he looked like a madman: “The demigod of the underworld destroyed my world and made me homeless. I was forced to submit just to find the beast who destroyed everything for me… God is so unfair!!!”

The others were all moved upon seeing this. They all carried a blood feud and had thought of taking revenge one day, but now, everything seemed to have come to nothing. They would all be buried forever on this bone train with regrets.

Soon, the Death Skull appeared again.

This time, it targeted the bearded demigod.

At this moment, the bearded demigod clenched his teeth. Even though the shadow of death loomed, he showed no fear at all. He shouted angrily, “Come on, I’m not afraid of you! No matter who you are, I will not yield to you. Even if I die and turn into a ghost, I will fight the underworld to the end…”

At this time, Lu Yue, who had been silent, stepped forward and stood in front of the bearded demigod.

“Tell the skeleton that I want to make a choice, too. Let it ask me first.”

The bearded demigod instantly understood that Lu Yue was trying to divert the skeleton’s target of killing, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart. He wanted to refuse, but when he saw Lu Yue’s calm and composed expression, he finally agreed.

Follow Lu Yue’s words and convey them to the invisible skeleton.

However, the death skeleton still did not disappear.

It continued to move closer to the bearded demigod with slow and eerie steps.

“Thank you, my friend, but this skeleton has set its sights on me…”

The bearded demigod shook his head bitterly, his eyes full of helplessness.

Lu Yue thought for a moment and spoke again: “Tell it again, I’ll count to three. If it doesn’t choose me, I will destroy this bone train.”

The bearded demigod was stunned and didn’t understand Lu Yue’s behavior.

But he still repeated what Lu Yue said.

“One…two…”

Lu Yue began to count.

Just as he was about to count to the last number, the bearded demigod was surprised to find that the nightmare-like death skeleton in front of him had actually disappeared out of thin air.

“…”

Here, Lu Yue finally saw the mysterious skeleton.

The empty eye sockets seemed to hide endless darkness and death.

Seeing the death skeleton approaching him step by step, Lu Yue looked calm. He glanced at everyone and said calmly, “It takes a few minutes for a skeleton to kill someone each time. During these few minutes, I will tell you a story.”

The rest of the people didn’t understand.

At such a dangerous time, Lu Yue actually wanted to tell stories.

“This is a story about a bone train.”

“There is a bone train that has existed for a very long time, so long that no one knows when it was created. Perhaps it was built when the bones of the first demigod who dared to resist the underworld were removed and the underworld wanted to make a tool to escort prisoners.”

“Just like trains in reality have a lifespan and need frequent maintenance, this ancient bone train has also been undergoing ‘maintenance’ over the long years. Of course… this kind of maintenance is nothing more than constantly replacing old bones and adding new demigod corpses. Over time, it has become several times larger than an ordinary bone train.”

“But even so, it is still too old. It is so old that even the demigod that powered it has turned into a skeleton. It has also transported countless batches of slaves… Every carriage exudes a rotten, dirty, and sinful smell…”

“This time, this ancient bone train is responsible for escorting a group of demigods who were forced to surrender to the Yinsi Heavenly Palace. These demigods are unwilling to give in and have been secretly planning to escape…”

“But they don’t know that the underworld demigod in charge of escorting the prisoners on the train is a pervert. He has a habit of sucking the blood of gods. In his eyes, the prisoners on this train are all moving blood bags.”

“The underworld doesn’t care about the death of life, and neither do the demigods of the underworld.”

“If he kills a group of them, he can enslave demigods from other worlds to replenish them.”

Lu Yue told the story in a low voice.

At this moment, everyone’s attention was unconsciously drawn in.

“No matter what the reasons were, the moment the captives boarded the train, their fate was sealed. The captives in each carriage died one after another at the hands of that perverted demigod. However, due to the closed spaces between the carriages, this bloody massacre was carried out in secret.”

“Until one day, carriage number nine was filled with captives. That perverted demigod set his sights on them. From that day on, people in carriage number nine died due to the inexplicable loss of divine blood.”

“Finally the demigods in Carriage Nine are ready to figure it all out.”

“So they broke down the door to carriage number eight.”

“When they saw their fellows in other carriages who had already been drained of their divine blood, their anger reached its peak at that moment. With reluctance and anger, they killed their way to the next carriage until they reached carriage number one.”

“Confront that blood-thirsty demigod of the underworld.”

“But they didn’t know that once their bodies were injected with the essence of the underworld, they would be completely controlled by the underworld. Unsurprisingly, the demigods in carriage number nine failed. The divine blood in their bodies was drained and filled up the golden vat…”

“There is a rumor among the people that people who die suddenly will be trapped in the same place, forgetting the fact that they are dead, and constantly repeating their experiences in their previous life. Moreover, because of this forgetfulness, they cannot see their own corpses…”

When Lu Yue said this, he suddenly turned around and glanced at everyone.

In an instant, everyone’s face, including the bearded demigod, turned pale.

“You…what do you mean? Are we all dead?!”

“Impossible, how could we die? This is absolutely impossible!”

Everyone at the scene had grim expressions and shook their heads desperately, denying this story.

But there was still undisguised panic in his voice.

Lu Yue said calmly: “You can try to see if you can destroy the gold on the table. Gold is not very hard, so you should be able to do it easily.”

In order to disprove this story, someone made a bold attempt.

A strange thing happened. Although they were demigods and could break the carriage door before, they couldn’t even crush the soft gold at this moment.

Everyone froze in place for a moment, their minds going blank.

A terrible thought arose in my heart.

If what Lu Yue said was true, they had broken the carriage door when they were alive and repeated the action after their death, which meant that they could not damage anything else except the carriage door.

This realization was like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone’s heart hard.

Completely shattered their last hope.

Just when everyone had to accept this cruel reality, carriage number one suddenly changed, and the scene in front of them collapsed like a mirror.

The originally magnificent decorations remained, but the ground was littered with corpses.

That’s… their own corpse!

The dried and shriveled corpses, their divine blood completely drained, lay scattered on the ground. They bared their fangs and claws, their empty eye sockets seemed to be staring at everyone, telling the pain that had happened to them.

The cruel truth once again lay before our eyes: they had indeed died a long time ago.

Looking at the horrific scene in the carriage, Lu Yue sighed slightly.

In fact, he had this guess since he witnessed the first demigod die but did not receive any special source energy. All the way until he arrived at carriage No. 1, various signs made him more certain of this idea.

Because he is a living person and does not belong to these dead demigods.

So the first thing he saw was the body in the carriage.

As for why I didn’t notice the Yin energy, it may be related to this bone train.

After all, this is a train made up of countless dead skeletons.

It is naturally deceptive.

There was dead silence.

The dozen or so people who accepted their own death looked gloomy and filled with sorrow.

“We are all dead… I have not yet avenged my great vengeance…”

“I’m not willing to accept this… I really am not willing to accept this…”

There were sighs from the crowd.

“It’s the skeleton. We can all see it…”

At this moment, everyone clearly saw the death skeleton.

The bearded demigod remembered Lu Yue’s previous behavior and immediately stepped forward to block Lu Yue: “Friend, please leave here quickly. I can see that you are different from us. You must have your own mission to enter this bone train. We will stop this death skeleton for you. Anyway, we are already dead…”

Until now, the bearded demigod still firmly believes that Lu Yue is the hope to resist the forces of the underworld. In his eyes, there is both a determination to die and expectations for Lu Yue, as if he is placing all his unfulfilled wishes on Lu Yue.

Lu Yue shook his head gently and said, “Don’t worry, it can’t kill me. Its target has always been you. It showed up because of my threat…”

Having said that, Lu Yue paused, then turned and stared at the skeleton.

“All the demigods in the carriage died at the hands of that demigod of the underworld. That demigod of the underworld is also dead now. I think you must have killed him. So the purpose of your appearance should not be to kill these demigods who have long been dead, but for other reasons…”

“…”

“Who is it? Why is it trying to hurt us?!!!”

“We don’t even know it!!!”

The rest of the people were confused.

No matter what, they couldn’t remember the origin of this skeleton.

Lu Yue glanced around the carriage and continued, “Do you remember what I said before? This bone train is very special. It is older than any other bone train. It has existed for countless years…”

“Time is amazing. In this long period of time, consciousness was born. I think this skeleton is the embodiment of the consciousness of this bone train…”

Lu Yue directly revealed the other party’s identity.

Xiaohong in the bronze axe had reminded him before.

There is a familiar feeling of the same kind here.

Xiaohong is a river god and also a skeleton. What he meant by familiarity was the bone train made up of the skeletons of demigods.

Just now, Xiaohong finally figured out everything. It felt that every bone in this sinful bone train was groaning in pain.

This ancient train of bones gave birth to consciousness.

(End of this chapter)