Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Zhou Baiyu analyzed the situation in his mind and then said:

"What exactly is the Pantheon?"

"The fact that you can ask such a question suggests you have already been in contact with them,"

said the train conductor.

Zhou Baiyu nodded:

"In the world I live in, I've had several dealings with people from the Pantheon. Speaking of which, do members of the Pantheon also take this train? Where are they headed?"

The train conductor looked at Zhou Baiyu and slowly said:

"The place they are trying to reach is within the Dragon Summer realm. To this day, they have not succeeded."

"Every single one of the contaminated species that headed to the Dragon Summer region has died due to the rules on the train."

"There was one instance, however, where a contaminated species arranged by the Pantheon did make it, but was then killed by a corrupted being called Seambody."

Seambody?

Zhou Baiyu found this increasingly interesting.

So Seambody fought with people from the Pantheon... And Seambody actually became a pioneer in guarding Dragon Summer?

The train conductor said:

"What you need to know is that as a train traveling between various places, it's very difficult for me to bypass the Pantheon."

"Their influence is massive, their followers are everywhere."

"Most of the passengers I encounter belong to them."

"And I can feel... the Pantheon has grown very suspicious of me, and they are becoming increasingly impatient with the train."

Zhou Baiyu was still somewhat puzzled:

"Once the Pantheon grows suspicious of you and loses patience with the train, might they destroy the Enigmatic Train?"

"Yes," the train conductor nodded.

Zhou Baiyu asked again, "So, what is the Pantheon's intended destination in Dragon Summer?"

"To create a god," the conductor said in a muffled voice.

Zhou Baiyu had to say, the number of shocking pieces of news he heard today was too much.

So much so that he wasn't as astonished now.

To create a god... That does seem very consistent with the name 'Pantheon.'

The train conductor continued with explosive information that astonished Zhou Baiyu:

"Gods will turn into rules. The gods they create will do the same. To some extent, even the top tier of the Pantheon dares not become gods."

"So, the most terrifying beings in this world are not gods, but demigods... like that man in the black cloak you saw earlier."

"The Pantheon's creation of gods involves conveying various sacred relics of gods into Dragon Summer, attempting to let the demons and corrupted beings there, through these relics... become gods."

Zhou Baiyu furrowed his brows:

"Could it be that the Pantheon's sacred relics don't cost anything? Out of a hundred people, only one might survive the train's trial, and even then, this person could be killed by the local corrupted beings in Dragon Summer. This success rate, they can't possibly allow passengers to carry the sacred relics every time, can they?"

The train conductor shook his head:

"Of course not, the sacred relics are also extremely important items for the Pantheon."

"So the Pantheon is currently just in the experimental phase, trying to test the success rate of the train in transporting carriers of the sacred relics."

"Only when the success rate reaches a certain level will the Pantheon officially deploy the sacred relics, letting the 'smugglers' smuggle them."

"It is precisely because the success rate is so low that the Pantheon might think that the existence of the train isn't of much significance, unworthy of arranging smugglers, and even planning to destroy the train."

"And ensuring the train is not destroyed, that is why I needed to find you."

The train conductor continued:

"I know what you want to ask, you want to know why the Pantheon intends to create gods within Dragon Summer."

Zhou Baiyu admitted, his question was once again anticipated by the train conductor.

After taking a deep breath, the conductor spoke again, his tone exceedingly solemn:

"Because within the laws of the gods, there is one rule: once a new god emerges in the land of Dragon Summer, then—"

"The barriers at the border of Dragon Summer will disappear. From then on, the people of the Pantheon will enter Dragon Summer unimpeded."

Zhou Baiyu suddenly understood:

"So the goal of the Pantheon is to make the sealed barriers... disappear?"