After Death, I Became a Superhuman

Changhebin Town.

In the early morning, the blue waters of the bay were dyed orange-red. The rising sun shone on the coastline, and the sunlight gently covered the sea like a soft palm. White waves moved forward, and the white foam slapped along the coast like joyful spirits.

A soccer ball rolled to the edge of the coast. A young boy quickly chased after it, bending down to pick up the ball. Suddenly, a shadow loomed overhead, covering the sky like thunderclouds.

He looked up and his mouth formed an "O" shape in surprise. The ball he had just picked up fell back to the ground.

In a hurry, he turned his head and shouted, "Mom! Mom! There's a person carrying a boat flying in the sky!"

"How many times have I told you? No lying!" A middle-aged woman nearby turned her head impatiently. But in the moment she looked up, her pupils also widened into an "O" shape.

They saw a boat that looked like a boat from its appearance, but it made people doubt this obvious fact.

Because it was flying in the sky.

At this moment, a handsome man carrying a ship passed by and smiled friendly at the stunned crowd.

A great man once said, "To be a saint without being seen by others is like walking in the night with a brocade robe." It would be a waste if such a grand scene went unnoticed. Jiang Bei deliberately planned a route with the most pedestrians and the highest treasury value to fly back to the port, setting down the giant ship amidst countless shocked and worshipful gazes.

Countless people activated their cameras and pressed the shutter button towards the dock. Fiber optics and electromagnetic waves carried these shocking images, rapidly spreading to every corner of the world through the medium of the internet.

After a simple greeting and ensuring the safety of the crew, Jiang Bei ascended into the sky again and flew back to that mysterious sea area.

The storm had not dissipated. The situation was quite strange, with almost no clouds in the sky and the entire area clear. However, only in that designated sea area, there were raging storms and waves that seemed to devour the heavens and earth.

The abnormal weather made it almost certain that there was something fishy in that area.

Jiang Bei flew into the storm, with dense raindrops and strong winds pouring down on him, but he seemed completely unaware.

According to the notes, the location of the island was not far from the storm. Flying at supersonic speed, Jiang Bei soon saw the coastline in front of him. Stone pillars covered in seaweed towered like clouds, and silent buildings stood on the lonely island.

Jiang Bei landed.

The contents of the notes indicated that the crew of the Return Ship had encountered an accident on this island. And this place seemed to be the center of the storm.

After landing, the air seemed to become damp, and water vapor permeated the forest of unknown age. The further he walked, the higher the humidity became, and the air was filled with a salty and humid smell.

But it is said that the dark and humid depths are the cradle of life. There will always be a time when a man needs to bravely explore forbidden areas. A little bit of eerie water vapor cannot scare him.

The ancient buildings resembled a forgotten town. The grand and tall white stone hall did not resemble any known architectural style in its carvings and creations.

Jiang Bei activated his X-vision and quickly confirmed his intuition after scanning at a microscopic level.

This was not an illusion. It should definitely not be any earthly creation. The building materials contained trace amounts of unknown elements, perhaps from the abyss.

Some ancient existence from the abyss came here, to this nightmarish dead city, forgotten by the world for countless years. Until now, there were signs of gradually resurfacing.

Of course, Jiang Bei was just guessing.

And regardless of whether he admitted it or not, he knew that his speculation might have been influenced by some K-series stories he had read in his early years. After all, most of those stories related to spiritual pollution involving octopuses with tentacles growing between stars always started with an unsatisfactory sailing experience.

The coast was full of mud soaked by seawater, and even some relatively fresh footprints could be seen as he walked further in. It was easy to imagine that these might be the traces left by the sailors of the Return Ship who landed a few days ago. It was clear that they did not have an easy journey, and each step seemed to be covered by knee-deep mud.

Footprints left by their efforts to climb could be seen on the slope of the rocks ahead.

Fortunately, Jiang Bei could fly.

Following these traces, Jiang Bei flew up all the way and saw what the sailors described in their log as "crazy and terrifying demonic architecture" and "evil reliefs beyond human imagination."

But honestly, he didn't see much.

These things might have strange shapes, but to say they were crazy and evil seemed exaggerated. He could only guess that perhaps the water vapor and miasma had an unforeseen effect on the sailors' minds. At least from Jiang Bei's personal experience, this place was indeed a bit strange, and the atmosphere was a bit eerie, but it didn't seem to drive people crazy.

He flew a little higher, looking through the water vapor, and saw the giant gate standing in the center of the island.The same "Madly Bizarre Door" from the logbook, the relief carved on the door was described by the sailors as a "terrifying face that mortals are forbidden to look directly at". It seemed that all the sailors present at the time unanimously agreed that this was a great terror that should not exist in the world, something that no one should see from hell.

However, Jiang Bei stared at this relief for a while, looking left and right, even making direct eye contact with the thing.

Only one thought came to his mind.

So ugly.

He couldn't help it, he really just thought it was ugly. The strange body looked like some deformed animal, the writhing tentacles were somewhat like an octopus. But he didn't feel any terror, he even thought the image was somewhat comical.

Moreover, the protagonist of the relief seemed to be not just this deformed animal, there seemed to be another main body above it.

A huge and heavy shell, with rows of connected mother shells cast on the protrusions, like the carrier of some mysterious ritual. The carved body was winding and twisting, the skin was smooth and tough like agate, faintly emitting dark red and dark blue light, three strong legs stretched out from the shell to support the whole body.

It was also a casting type that matched the style of the relief, but although it was dignified and majestic, this image looked more like a mutated giant sea turtle?

Jiang Bei was somewhat at a loss, so naturally he sought Xiao Qi's opinion.

"I don't know." Xiao Qi said without hesitation.

Jiang Bei: "?"

"I'm not a know-it-all, what's carved here is probably something that happened in your Present World in the past, how would I know?" Xiao Qi thought for a moment, and added, "But if you ask me, the information it contains, it should be that this turtle and that deformed octopus are in opposition."

Jiang Bei studied this composition and felt that it seemed to make sense.

Staring at this picture, a story seemed to suddenly emerge in his mind for no reason, as if this bizarre artwork was telling its story to outsiders in some silent way.

The deformed giant octopus was an outsider, perhaps from the abyss. It brought endless terror to the Present World in ancient times, but was met with fierce resistance from the creatures living here.

This strange three-legged turtle might be one of them.

In the end, it failed, and the world was not dyed in its color. Its terrifying name was forgotten, along with this city of nightmares, it has been stagnant here for thousands of years.

"I can't see through this door."

Jiang Bei tried to use his X-ray vision, but was blocked by the unknown element of the giant door.

"It's a Transcendent material with blocking effect, it's normal." Xiao Qi said, "Your X-ray vision is not yet mastered, it's normal that you can't see through."

Jiang Bei heard the implication in her words: "So you can see through it?"

"Of course. This level of material is not enough to shield my eyes." Xiao Qi was somewhat proud.

Sure enough, the effect of X-ray vision is also related to the person. The so-called "lead element can block X-ray vision" is only applicable to the state when the sequence is low, as long as the level is in place, theoretically there is nothing that can't be seen through.

"What's behind it?" Jiang Bei asked.

"There's a big treasure." Xiao Qi said casually, "If you want to know, just open it and see."

"Uh, isn't that a bad idea?"

Although Jiang Bei didn't feel any abnormalities or impulses to go mad when he came here, he had read the investigator's story, and in the story, touching things randomly often led to trouble.

"It's okay, it's not a big deal." Xiao Qi said confidently.

Since she said so, Jiang Bei didn't say anything more, and reached out to pull the two door panels.

Beyond the giant door, a pair of terrifying eyes opened in the dark space.

The ancient existence was sealed in this ancient land, and for many years, it was only accompanied by eternal darkness. When it sensed someone outside the door, it lazily opened its eyes.

Then it saw a tiny human, wearing a ridiculous cloak, pulling at the door of the seal with both hands.

It looked like it wanted to pry open the door with bare hands?

It almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

No, there has to be a limit to overestimating one's abilities, right?

For countless years, it had tried countless times to open this door. It had mobilized all its power, tried again and again, but each time was in vain.

It had also tried to summon help, piercing the seal to release its own power to summon believers. Some ancient heresies had tried hard to open this door with Transcendent rituals or special secret methods of prophecy, but they always ended in failure.

This door was the chasm that separated it from the whole world. Once opened, the whole world would become a plaything to be ravaged, it would appear in person, declaring its supreme authority to this world that had long forgotten it.

Of course, the premise was that the door had to be opened.

It watched the completely ignorant human in the darkness with a sneer, finding it hilariously funny. It had tried millions of times, if a mere human could open it, it would drink all the water in the sea outside on the spot.

Wow!

Those terrifying and bizarre eyes almost popped out.

For a moment, it thought it must be hallucinating.

Because that door, it seemed to really move!