Chapter 365
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Chapter 365: The Living Do Not Emerge
Lin Qiye couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.
He had heard of the names of these four deities, and one could say they were well-known to him.
Osiris is one of the nine pillar gods in Egyptian mythology and is also the king of the underworld in ancient Egyptian lore.
Hades, of course, is one of the twelve Olympian gods, the king of the underworld in ancient Greek mythology, and the elder brother of Poseidon and Zeus.
Yama is the king of the underworld in Indian mythology, also known as King Yanluo, and is regarded as the god of death.
As for Satan… he is the demon who rules hell as recorded in the Bible.
These four deities all wield authority related to death. After the disappearance of the likes of Emperor Fengdu and other gods of the Great Xia, shattering and merging Fengdu would naturally be of great benefit to them!
And that last neglected fragment was forever hidden beneath the northern borders of the Great Xia.
Since there is no Emperor Fengdu now, what governs this town? Lin Qiye spoke again.
— No one governs it. After the gods left, the rules of the Six Paths of Reincarnation did not change; they can still send all living beings to the afterlife. However, we souls who once lingered in Fengdu can only be trapped here forever.
— We have existed for too long, and some of these souls have undergone mutations, turning into ferocious vengeful spirits. If this continues, this shattered Fengdu will eventually evolve into a town of vengeful spirits.
Upon seeing this sentence, Lin Qiye was slightly taken aback. He did not expect that the paper figure, which had nearly put him to death outside, was actually the paper soldier guarding this ghost town.
It must be that after the ant queen drilled through the wall, the paper figure followed the passage to the outside. Some even fortuitously left the ant queen’s cave, crossing the crack into the primeval forest…
Thus, those mysterious legends came to be.
This is also why, when Lin Qiye and others discovered the paper figures in the abandoned forest, the latter did not initiate an attack but focused on fleeing. Their duty was to guard this Fengdu; anything that did not pose a threat to Fengdu was not their target.
Previously, when Lin Qiye directly intruded before the bronze giant door, he was considered an outsider, which naturally attracted the assault of the paper soldiers. If it weren’t for Lin Qiye having the “Mortal Realm,” he would have likely been assimilated by the paper figures on the spot.
Lin Qiye seemed to think of something. Have you seen a large white ant?
— Yes, about two years ago, it suddenly appeared in a corner of Fengdu, causing all the paper soldiers to chase after it. Later, it escaped heavily injured from this town, and no one knows where it went.
Lin Qiye understood; the facts were similar to his speculation. The ant queen had escaped from this Fengdu, and the caves leading here were the paths it left behind during its escape.
I understand. Lin Qiye nodded. One last question, how do I leave this house?
The dead can enter, but the living cannot exit. Lin Qiye’s living breath could not pass through that vermilion door, but he could not remain trapped here forever.
The ghost hesitated for a moment and cautiously wrote on the paper money:
— The door cannot be opened. Why don’t you jump over the wall?
Lin Qiye: …
The corners of Lin Qiye’s mouth twitched slightly as he turned and walked toward the outside of the house.
What a clever idea to jump over the wall when the door won’t open!
As it turned out, jumping over the wall was indeed feasible… Lin Qiye lightly leaped and easily cleared the not-so-high surrounding wall, instantly returning to the outside of the courtyard.
Lin Qiye scanned the surroundings with his spiritual power, confirming that there were no paper figures nearby, and then quickly ran in the direction he had come from.
With the spiritual perception of the “Mortal Realm,” Lin Qiye was always able to hide his figure before the paper figures came searching, safely making his way back to the black wall.
At this moment, the cave passage he had come through had completely collapsed. It would take a long time to reopen it, but the area around him was entirely open, with no hiding places at all. If any paper figure discovered him during the digging process, he would undoubtedly face terrifying pursuit.
After pondering for a moment, Lin Qiye left the cave entrance and walked up to the bronze giant door.
I wonder if this door can be opened from the inside?
Lin Qiye placed his hand on the bronze giant door, gradually applying force, even using the enhancement of the “Sky’s Bard,” yet he still could not budge it an inch.
After trying for a minute, Lin Qiye sighed helplessly.
Any portal within Fengdu allows the dead to enter, but the living cannot exit.
He could not open this door.
Moreover, this place was different from that courtyard; in the courtyard, he could jump over the wall if he couldn’t open the door, but this black city wall didn’t even have a thumb-sized gap, making it impossible to climb over.
Could it be that he really had to take the risk of digging through that cave?
Just as Lin Qiye was deep in thought, a blinding golden light suddenly burst forth in the darkness from a distance!
Immediately after, there was a series of rumbling sounds!
Lin Qiye looked up in shock, gazing in that direction for a moment, confirming that it was indeed the plump Bai Li with the “Yaoguang,” and he stood there dumbfounded.
How did they get in?
Lin Qiye snapped back to reality, without a moment’s hesitation, he immediately dashed toward the source of the sound!
…
Inside Fengdu.
Four figures were sprinting along the broken stone path in the center!
What’s going on? Cao Yuan asked while running.
Bai Li adjusted his monocle and glanced back, seeing the empty, dark road behind them, with nothing but an extreme chill rapidly sweeping toward them!
Bai Li’s mouth twitched wildly, his face pale as he spoke, “There’s another batch now; there are at least over a hundred ghosts! And among them, there are a few that look different, like insects or beasts, running particularly fast!”
Damn it! Can’t we find a way to shake them off? Li Deyang couldn’t help but say.
This ghostly place is filled with ghosts; how can we shake them off? Bai Li turned to look ahead, first stunned, then anxiously exclaimed, “A group is coming from the front too! About thirty of them!”
Turn left!!
Li Deyang glanced sideways, without thinking, shouted loudly. The four of them simultaneously hit the brakes and dashed toward the empty road on the left.
Behind them, two cold auras converged, surging toward them like a tide!
With this level of deathly aura, just a little contact would at least take ten years off one’s life! Cao Yuan warned, feeling the cold wind approaching from behind.
Damn! I don’t want to die yet!! Upon hearing this, Bai Li immediately seemed to be injected with adrenaline, charging from the back of the group to the front.
