A Mother-in-Law Sizes Up Her Son-in-Law

Seemingly sensing the confusion in everyone's eyes, Atris's smile grew even more bitter, "I know what you're thinking, but... Magic Creature have faith, at least they used to."

"The creatures on the Skyvault Continent have always lived in the most comfortable circle; you probably have no idea how terrifying the outside world really is."

"The Godforsaken Continent, like the Skyvault Continent, is actually a landmass existing in this world, facing the Skyvault Continent across the sea. The strange Endless Sea has severed the connection between the Godforsaken Continent and the Skyvault Continent."

"According to some fragmented records in ancient books, the Godforsaken Continent a thousand years ago also had its own gods... Our ancestors were not Magic Creature, but... humans, at least some of them, who were not much different from you."

"But one day a thousand years ago, crimson Blood Rain began to fall from the sky, and the red rain flooded the world."

"Amidst the Blood Rain, humans, animals, birds, fish, and insects were all corrupted."

Glug...

Atris's words shocked everyone, and the expressions on their faces could only be described as bizarre. Even Antia, a woman who didn't care about anything, couldn't help but be drawn to her attention.

Did some of the ancestors of Magic Creature even include humans?

What... what is this?

"The weak and unlucky creatures died at that time. The book records that during that period, the continent of the Godforsaken Continent was littered with corpses, and the stench of decay masked everything else."

"The Godforsaken Continent is a larger landmass than the Skyvault Continent, and the number of living beings on the Godforsaken Continent is also greater than here. However, that one Blood Rain directly caused more than 90% of the living beings on the Godforsaken Continent to be wiped out."

"At that time, everything you could see and step on, everything floating on the sea, was corpses. Dig up any clod of earth, and underneath lay stark white bones. The sheer number of rotting corpses even led to the outbreak of Plague."

"The widespread death toll further exacerbated food and resource shortages, all of which contributed to the ever-increasing number of victims."

There was a hint of solemnity in Atris's voice. Just by listening to Atris story, one could roughly imagine the terrible disaster that had befallen Atris homeland a thousand years ago.

That's hundreds of millions of deaths.

"I didn't experience that era myself, so I can only find some records in books. People who survived that era would even engage in large-scale battles over a piece of bread, with rivers of blood flowing. Freshly dead corpses were even considered delicious food."

"People would do anything to fill their stomachs; they would exchange children to eat each other, and kill their wives to fill their bellies. It was a crazy era."

"People yearned for divine protection, but received no response. Desperate survivors overturned temples and smashed statues of the gods."

"That continent was originally called the Divine Grace Continent, but afterwards it became the Godforsaken Continent, meaning a world abandoned by the gods."

Disasters are always heartbreaking. Those who haven't experienced them firsthand can't understand what life was like. They only know that at that time, the so-called survivors had nothing but hunger, pain, and despair.

That's the world on Earth, not hell.

But for the people who once lived there, it was a living hell.

Whether it was because the surrounding air had become increasingly cold or for some other reason, almost everyone felt a chill run down their spines, and their bodies were covered in a layer of fine goosebumps.

"The Blood Rain lasted for a very long time, half a year, or even a year?"

Atris continued, "Finally, the Blood Rain has ended."

"The survivors thought the disaster would end with the Blood Rain, but they soon discovered that this was not the case; the real catastrophe had only just begun."

"The Blood Rain contains a great deal of strange, chaotic, and filthy power. Wherever the Blood Rain falls, it erodes everything, turning farmland into a patchy mess, unsuitable for cultivation, and people still cannot obtain food."

"The whole world was still shrouded in a gloomy, pale red fog, and the air was thick with the lingering stench of blood."

"The earth is always sticky and damp."

"What's worse, under the influence of filth, some strange beings have begun to appear on the Godforsaken Continent. Some corpses that were never cleaned up have actually come back to life."

"Their bodies were rotting and reeked of a foul stench; their faces were blank and they had long lost their intelligence; they would indiscriminately attack any survivors."

Holy crap, is this Resident Evil?

Qin Chu's lips trembled slightly, his expression extremely strange.

"And those survivors also began to show some abnormalities. They started to have features that normal humans would not have, such as sharp teeth and claws, and extremely hard, scale-like skin."

"This mutation is not only appearing in humans, but is also beginning to appear in various surviving animals."

"Birds in the sky grew human limbs, and worms crawling on the ground suddenly swelled up."

"This is the very first Magic Creature."

The origin of Magic Creature.

A question that countless scholars on the Sky Continent had studied for many years without finding a solution was answered by Atris.

In short, all the strange, twisted, and resurrected corpses on the Godforsaken Continent, as well as these Magic Creature, were born from pollution under the influence of the War of the Gods a thousand years ago.

"Magic Creature possess formidable physiques and terrifying strength; to a certain extent, they have the power to contend with the resurrected dead... but this is no easy task."

"The number of the dead is simply too many, it's outrageous."

"In addition, the Magic Creature transformed from birds, Magic Creature, and Magic Creature have all gained intelligence."

"In some ways, this isn't really a good thing."

"In order to compete for extremely limited resources, Magic Creature of different races fought endlessly for hundreds of years."

"Over these hundreds of years, Magic Creature have begun to evolve unique ways of survival. They crave normal food but don't necessarily need it. Fresh flesh and blood are delicious, but not easily obtained. Some Magic Creature can eat soil and rocks, while Magic Creature use tree branches and trunks to stave off hunger..."

It sounds so tragic.

Humanity gradually dissipated during these centuries of torment, while demonic and bestial natures began to flourish.

"About three hundred years ago, a descendant of a human Magic Creature appeared out of nowhere. He possessed absolutely overwhelming strength, far surpassing all other Magic Creature."

"From today's perspective, that should be a Demigod- level expert."

"Using his overwhelming power, he quelled the conflicts between different races of Magic Creature, forcefully bringing all the Magic Creature together into a unified race to fight against the resurrected dead and distribute limited resources equally."

"That is the first Demon King of the Magic Creature race."

"Under the leadership of the first Demon King, the centuries-long struggle among the Magic Creature races finally subsided. In order to balance the various forces, he even married females of different races as queens, which became a custom that was passed down from generation to generation of Demon King."

"The first Demon King was a king with lofty ambitions. He wanted to lead all the Magic Creature away from this desolate world, completely unsuitable for life, to find a new home where newborn Magic Creature infants would not die of hunger."

"He attempted to leave the Godforsaken Continent but ultimately failed. He lost his way in the Endless Sea and was attacked by a mysterious being, returning severely wounded."

The first Demon King, Demigod- level powerhouse, was actually severely injured in the Endless Sea.

This is very important intelligence, which at least indicates that beings of the same level exist in the Endless Sea.

"However, the first Demon King still brought back a very important message: he encountered someone trapped in the Endless Sea who was also there... a normal human being, a human being from another continent."

"This is encouraging news. It at least shows that although the Godforsaken Continent is desolate, there are still areas in this world suitable for life to live in."

"That place is the Skyvault Continent."

"The first Demon King wanted to continue his research in this area, but his injuries were too severe, and he died a few years later, passing the Demon King to one of his sons."

"From that moment on, finding the location of the Skyvault Continent became something that every generation of Demon King had to investigate."

"The first Demon King also built a colossal palace, larger than the headquarters of the Holy Church of humanity. It is said that the palace contains the true secret to how the first Demon King broke through his shackles and became Demigod."

Qin Chu's lips trembled slightly, a bad premonition rising in his heart. "It's... that secret, what is it?"

Atris was somewhat troubled and shook her head slightly. "I'm not quite sure... The first Demon King rarely invited guests into the palace, but I've heard from some rumors that it was an incredibly huge arm."

Hiss!

Qin Chu's body shuddered slightly.

Damn it, on the Ice Grand Duchy side, we haven't even found the mysterious Evil God's body yet, and we've already received news that the Evil God an arm?

Is that Goddess of Fate really in such a hurry?

That's incredibly impatient!

The matter concerning the Evil God's Remnant Body is a very important secret.

But it would always inexplicably appear in Qin Chu's ears, even when Qin Chu didn't actively look for it.

Is this... a sign that I'm being sent to the Godforsaken Continent?

Just kidding, I'm not going, I'd rather die than go.

On the Ice Grand Duchy's side, because of Antasia, they can still use two million hostages to blackmail me.

There's nowhere on the Godforsaken Continent where he can find a way to control himself, Qin Chu felt that unless he was out of his mind, he would never go there.

Time to visit relatives... Sigh, it feels like I'm constantly busy during the New Year, but thankfully I still have some manuscripts left.

Chapter 507 Mother-in-law's View of Son-in-Law

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Qin Chu was rather curious. Given his firm resolve not to go to the Godforsaken Continent, what other methods did that despicable Goddess of Fate, Moirai, have to force him to go?

Qin Chu's slightly strange smile aroused Atris's suspicion; she couldn't understand why her master would show such an expression.

"It's nothing, please continue."

Atris nodded slightly. "In short, every generation of Demon King has been desperately researching how to lead the Magic Creature away from the Godforsaken Continent and into a world where normal living beings can survive."

"Each new Demon King's strength increases dramatically in a short period of time, granting them the power to suppress other Magic Creature."

"However, the lifespan of each generation of Demon King is very short. Theoretically, someone with the strength of Demon King should be able to live for hundreds of years without any problem, but they often die within a few decades for various reasons."

"My father, the Demon King Nag, is one of the longest-lived Demon King; he is the seventh generation Demon King."

"He was probably the most capable one besides the first Demon King. He already possessed Demigod- level strength before becoming the Demon King. The sixth Demon King didn't abdicate voluntarily; rather, he felt that the sixth Demon King, who was also his father, was too foolish, so he killed the sixth Demon King and usurped power to become the seventh Demon King."

"Perhaps his talent is truly astonishing, or perhaps he combined the research of previous generations of Demon King and quickly found a way to make the Magic Creature leave the Godforsaken Continent."

"Demonic Beast Lair?" Qin Chu raised an eyebrow.

In Qin Chu's eyes, the so-called "Magic Creature transcendence" was like a spatial teleportation array connecting the Skyvault Continent and the Godforsaken Continent.

Through this teleportation array, Magic Creature can easily leave the Godforsaken Continent and descend upon the Skyvault Continent.

"Yes, it's Demonic Beast Lair." Atris nodded in agreement.

"Magic Creature inherently worship the strong, and they didn't harbor much resentment towards the Demon King Nag for usurping the throne. Furthermore, Nag's discovery of the Demon King's lair finally gave the Magic Creature hope of leaving the Godforsaken Continent, making their worship of the Demon King even greater."

"After the research was successful, Demon King Nag quickly set about establishing the first teleportation portal to Demonic Beast Lair on the Godforsaken Continent."

"On the Skyvault Continent, the Demonic Beast Lair looks like a huge dark purple circle, but on the Godforsaken Continent, it's an incredibly massive building. The construction of each Demonic Beast Lair requires a tremendous amount of effort."

"Furthermore, Demonic Beast Lair cannot be opened casually; each opening requires a large amount of energy."

"So, even though the first Demonic Beast Lair was actually opened a hundred years ago, and a Demonic Beast Lair has been added every so often since then, a hundred years have passed, and the Magic Creature here have reproduced for several generations, yet not all the Magic Creature from the Godforsaken Continent have been transferred here."

"Because the initial number of Magic Creature was insufficient, and in the beginning, the Magic Creature even tried to integrate into human life, it was clear that, apart from a very few beings that were not much different from humans, the vast majority of strange-looking Magic Creature could not be accepted. Therefore, the Magic Creature that first infiltrated the Skyvault Continent have always been very careful to hide."

"It wasn't until a little over a decade ago, when the number of Magic Creature reached a certain level and they formed a sufficiently powerful force, that they launched their attack on humanity."

After speaking for a while, Atris stopped and took a breath.

Because Atris was Magic Creature born on the Godforsaken Continent, she had some knowledge of what happened there. In comparison, the things like Daiaboliq were all born to the Demon King Nag after he came here and with his concubine.

This exchange revealed quite a bit of important information to Atris.

As they continued chatting, Qin Chu and his group continued their journey toward the capital of the Ice Grand Duchy.

The snow and ice severely hampered their progress, and after an unknown amount of time, a city almost completely buried in snow appeared before them.

This area is no longer a habitable zone for humans.

The city walls were covered in ice and snow, and there were no guards on them.

Any normal living creature would be frozen solid in such an extremely low temperature environment in no time.

The city gates were tightly shut, and the snow had already buried half of them.

This did not stop the group, who easily scaled the walls. Inside the city, every house was tightly shut, and they could only use the stone walls to block the constantly seeping-in low temperatures.

The streets were completely silent, except for the sound of snow falling and a few people walking on the ground.

Rather than calling it the capital of a duchy, it's more accurate to describe it as a city that has long since died.

At first glance, it was covered in silver, with almost no other color to be found.

Moreover, it is quite obvious that the economic and living conditions in the Ice Grand Duchy are very poor, and most of the buildings are low, unlike the tall and luxurious imperial Imperial City.

Thick smoke could still be seen billowing from some rooftops, clearly indicating that stoves were burning in the houses, although the thick black smoke was quickly swallowed up by the heavy snow.

Antasia clenched her small fists unconsciously. The snow accumulation was simply too exaggerated; even the coldest winter wouldn't be this astonishing.

After catching her breath, Antasia quickly floated towards the royal palace, as it was no longer possible to walk normally from there.

Qin Chu didn't say much, he just followed closely behind.

The ice and snow slowed everyone down.