Chapter 423: The Present Gods and the Road to the Styx

Chapter 423: The Present Gods and the Road to the Styx

Chapter 423: The Present Gods and the Road to the Styx

When the three of them walked out of Xuanxu Palace, I was still feeling sorry for myself.

"I'm so stupid, really. I shouldn't have changed my job to a strongman. If I didn't change to a strongman, I wouldn't have changed to a yellow turban strongman. If I didn't change to a yellow turban strongman, I wouldn't have changed to a guardian giant. If I didn't change to a guardian giant...sigh..."

"I should have saved up more spiritual energy and chosen the Taoist path. If I had chosen the Taoist path, I wouldn't have—sigh…"

Listening to my constant lamentations about wanting to become an immortal, Xiao Jie was speechless.

"Alright, alright, I know you feel wronged, don't waste time, what's the point of wasting time, but don't worry too much, what I just said is just speculation, maybe it has no effect at all, after all, your power comes from the game, even if you have sex with someone in real life and break your pure yang body.

But as long as you are still a pure yang body in the game, the power will not disappear. Anyway, the abilities in the game will continue to be transmitted to the real world. Maybe your power will be restored in a few hours, and maybe it will not be affected at all."

Xiao Jie's consolation made me realize what was going on.

"Yeah, as long as I'm fine in the game, I won't be afraid even if I lose my power in real life. But something doesn't seem right... Are you really okay?"

Ye Luo joked, "If I were you, I wouldn't try it so easily. It's better to be safe than sorry. If the power is really gone, you'll be dumbfounded. You can't complain to the GM."

"This..." My desire to become an immortal was suddenly entangled again.

It's just like what Ye Luo said, it's better to be safe than sorry. It's obvious that I won't be able to let go of my desire to become an immortal.

Xiao Jie said: "Don't think too much, since you are here, you should make the best of it. You have already made your choice, so you should quickly master the power first. Besides, you are only in your early twenties this year. Maybe in a few years, you will advance again and become more powerful, and you will not be restricted by this."

I wanted to become an immortal, and it was as if I had grabbed a life-saving straw. "Yes, yes, yes, I am only a god now, and my spirit is limited by this. If I can become an immortal in the future, I will not be restricted by this. I am still young, so it is not a big problem for me not to find a girlfriend for a few years."

In this game, among gods and immortals, immortals are obviously the most powerful beings. In comparison, gods are a little bit lacking in prestige.

This is not difficult to see from Mingyue Zhenren's attitude towards gods. Taoists all practice Taoism and cultivate immortality, and they will turn to the path of supernatural powers only when they really can't get through.

Those giant guardian spirits ten thousand years ago were nothing more than war weapons created by the immortals, and those chosen were probably all reckless men with insufficient spirituality. Those with real talents probably went to practice cultivation.

"Let's upgrade first." Ye Luo suggested.

"That's right, let's upgrade first." Xiao Jie also agreed.

Although Ye Luo and I, Yu Chengxian, have now completed our respective career advancement tasks and met the advancement requirements, we have not yet fully acquired the corresponding career abilities. This is obviously because we have not yet officially changed our careers.

If you want to truly transform yourself, you need to reach level 30 and complete your job change. If you do not choose two professions at level 30, the abilities you gain will probably be just a preliminary trial version.

As for where to upgrade, it’s naturally the Soul-Realizing Pass.

Now it has become a treasure land for Longxiang Guild to level up, and a large number of senior members of Longxiang have gone there to level up.

The three of them sped all the way to the Zhenhun Pass. After they passed through the gate, they started to kill monsters in the wild.

Ye Luo and I were both just one step away from becoming immortals, so in less than half an hour, we both reached level 30.

"Brother Feng, I've been upgraded!" I shouted excitedly as a golden light flashed on my body.

Xiao Jie chopped down the last monster with his sword and asked hurriedly, "What profession has been spawned?"

Iron Guards—military commanders? —and guardian giants!
Without any hesitation, I chose the third-level profession of the guardian giant in order to become an immortal.

And the professional ability was released.

【Career option 3: Guardian giant.

Core Skills: Present God.

The guardian giants are powerful warriors with the power of incense. They are worshipped and sacrificed by mortals, and thus gain the ability to display magical powers.

Although he did not ascend to heaven, his strong physique after the ritual was able to withstand the power of incense and the backlash brought by the use of supernatural powers.

Not only can it respond to the prayers of mortals, but it can also exorcise demons and become a living god walking in the mortal world.

Skill Description——

You have gained the faith of the villagers, and thus the power of incense, which will increase the level of your magical spellcasting and provide you with exclusive magical spells based on the type of faith the mortals have in you.

Current incense level: a minor god.

Current magical power level: entry level (first order).

Current belief type: Tian Jigong (village guardian).

Obtain exclusive magical powers: door sealing technique, abundance technique, monitoring technique, protective magic circle, and enfeoffment of spiritual beasts to protect the village.

Talent 1: Giant Spirit Incarnation (Excellent). Depending on the level of your Incense Power, you can enlarge your body. For every level of your Faith, your body size doubles, your HP increases by 30%, your Strength increases by 30%, and your Toughness increases by 30%. This effect can be stacked up to five times.

Talent 2: Demon-Subduing Power (Legendary). As a guardian deity, your attacks always cause full damage to demons, devils, ghosts, monsters, and other monsters. When these types of enemies fight against you, they may fall into a state of fear.

Talent 3: Body Protection Light (Epic). Gain 30 points of full body defense and 30 points of spell resistance. You can activate this effect to make the Body Protection Light reach its full state, increasing the defense and spell resistance effects by 10 times, lasting 30 seconds (once a day)]

It’s really strong. When Xiao Jie saw the introduction of the guardian giant’s abilities, he immediately felt a sigh of admiration in his heart.

The Guardian Giant is a tank-type profession with absolutely extraordinary toughness. It has built-in spell resistance and defense capabilities. It is almost like being invincible within 30 seconds after being activated.

With 300 defense and 300 spell resistance, normal damage basically cannot break the defense.

Not only that, because of the talent of guardian deity, the damage is also explosive. Except for monsters like humanoids and wild beasts, which have little effect on them, demons, devils, ghosts and monsters can be said to be very common types of monsters.

And most importantly, this profession also possesses the ability to cast magical powers and spells. Although it can only cast entry-level magical powers at present, the upper limit is level five, which is the same level as a third-level necromancer.

Although he is just a local god at present, he has a bright future with the channels for advancement.

Moreover, you can obtain exclusive magical powers and spells by changing your beliefs, which is really powerful.

If I can become the God of War or the God of Thunder in the future, then my unique magical powers will be awesome.

This is theoretically more powerful than a celestial being. After all, a celestial being needs to summon spirits to possess its body, but this guardian giant is a spirit itself.

Of course, the future is bright, but the process of growth is certainly difficult, and spreading faith is not easy.

Currently, there are only believers in one small village. If a big monster spawns, these believers may be wiped out in one wave.

All I can say is that there is still a long way to go.

"Not bad, not bad. Go back to the auction house and get a few books on magical powers. Then you can be considered a real wizard."

The most useful magical powers are the healing and auxiliary spells, which are particularly powerful when used in reality. This time, I can say that I have achieved a step towards becoming an immortal.

I am also very excited about becoming an immortal. "Hahaha, it's all thanks to Brother Feng's support. This time it's all up to you."

After all, I have been playing the game "I Want to Become an Immortal" for such a long time, so I naturally realized what kind of power I have gained, and my previous depression has been greatly reduced.

I was so overjoyed that I waited until the evening when I had time to experiment with the power of this guardian deity in real life.

As a god, wow, that's awesome. The three of them sighed, but Xiao Jie looked at Ye Luo again. Ye Luo's upgrade was still before I wanted to become an immortal, but he didn't say much.

"Ye Luo, how is your career? Did you succeed in advancing?"

Ye Luo hummed, "It went very smoothly - I have been promoted to Huangquan Lingshi. As for what abilities I have, I'm sorry I can't tell you."

Xiao Jie felt a little helpless. Ye Luo always seemed a little wary and never talked about his professional attributes or specific abilities.

Every time he assigned a task, he was a little unsure what task to assign Ye Luo, but fortunately Ye Luo was able to complete his task successfully every time. This inevitably made Xiao Jie have the illusion that Ye Luo's true strength had not been fully utilized.

But he could understand the other party - he himself didn't like to show off his abilities or tell others about his abilities.

After all, ability is one's own trump card. If one wants to survive in this life-and-death game, a little confidentiality is a must.

"But I can show you my abilities. Remember the surprise I told you about before? Follow me, I'll take you to a place."

Ye Luo said this and walked straight towards the northeast.

Xiao Jie was confused. There seemed to be a river in the northeast direction. Where was he going?
However, he and Yu Chengxian and I still followed him. We couldn’t help but feel curious about what the surprise Ye Luo was talking about.

As the three of them walked along the way, they immediately felt the change in strength. I wanted to become an immortal and divine light was shining on my body. As they walked along, the zombies, skeletons, ghosts and evil spirits automatically made way for them. As long as the three of them did not actively attack, these scattered monsters did not dare to approach them.

Before, when it came to the Yellow Turban Warrior, although the Demon-Subduing Aura had a similar effect, it was far from being as effective as this, and it was not afraid of monsters of a slightly higher level at all.

Now I feel like a tiger among a flock of sheep.

The three of them made their way to the river, and Ye Luo stopped at the river bank.

"This is……"

"You will know in a moment." Ye Luo said lightly.

He grasped the Xuanming Sword and made a gesture as if drawing the sword and gathering strength.

There are words in his mouth.

"The blood pact of Yin and Yang, the Nine Springs come from the East.

Hundreds of ghosts hold candles in their mouths, and all spirits mourn.

Leading the soul to reflect the image, the dry bones serve as a stage.

The Forgotten River surges backwards, and the gate to the underworld opens!"

As the sword was swung out, the air in front of him suddenly twisted, and a crack appeared in an instant. The crack was extremely deep, as if the space was torn apart, revealing a black and red light effect of space tearing.

Xiao Jie had seen Ye Luo use 'Impermanence Reception' to open the door to the Ghost Market, which could be considered as opening a time-space gate. However, this time it was completely different. If Impermanence Reception was lifting a thin curtain covering the real world, it would open the entrance to the Ghost Market.

Then the sword in front of him seemed to have cut a gap in the entire real world.

The dark red passage was like a wound torn in the real world. The deep red and black tunnel seemed to lead to the netherworld of hell.

"Where does this door lead to?" Xiao Jie asked in surprise.

"Underworld."

Oh my god, I guessed it right.

Ye Luo explained calmly: "This is the exclusive ability of the Yellow Spring Envoy. It summons the power of the Yellow Spring to open the gate to the underworld. It must be used by the river.

The underworld is filled with the aura of the underworld. Ordinary players who enter will continuously reduce their attributes and even consume their health points. They cannot stay there for long and it is very dangerous.

But I guess you two should be fine. Of course, if anything happens, remember to leave immediately and don't hang up. "

He said and walked directly in.

Xiao Jie was surprised. Was he going to take them in for a walk?

You must be kidding... Is it possible for them to go to the underworld at their current level?

But Ye Luo must have some purpose. Xiao Jie gritted his teeth and walked in.

When I saw it, I followed him in without hesitation.

Passing through the dark and red passage, the scene in front of my eyes suddenly changed. At first glance, the surrounding scenery did not change much - mainly because the scenery of Ghost Mist Ridge was too underworld, and this underworld seemed to be similar. However, after a closer look, I immediately found out that something was wrong.

The sky was dark green, stained with large patches of light, and it brought with it a strange feeling of oppression. It was not dark, but rather had a creepy brilliance.

In front of me is a big river, which has the same path as the river in reality, but the water is blood-red and rolling westward. At first glance, it seems to be the same river as the one in reality, but the direction of flow is opposite.

The dark red river water was even more gloomy and silent.

Xiao Jie took a look at the map.

What was displayed was indeed the [Underworld]. When they opened the large map, it was completely dark. The area they were in was just a remote corner of the underworld, and only a small area around it was lit up.

Ye Luo was standing by the river not far away, seemingly looking for something.

At this time, I heard the voice of my desire to become an immortal behind me.

"Fuck, Brother Feng, is this the underworld?"

"It seems so." Xiao Jie said as he looked at the changes in attributes and health.

Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Xiao Jie has two legendary passive abilities: immunity to cold and heat, and protection from ghosts and gods. He is immune to environmental damage and ghost curses, so he is naturally unhindered.

I want to become an immortal because of the protection of the divine light that protects my body.

As for Ye Luo - needless to say.

"Why on earth did you bring us here?"

"Look at the river." Ye Luo said calmly.

Xiao Jie looked into the river and indeed found something strange. There were some things floating on the water. He thought they were waves before, but when he took a closer look, he was shocked. They were actually souls, constantly moving forward and surging in the blood-colored waves, like translucent shadows.

"That is?"

“The souls of the dead, the dead in the world of Jiuzhou, will flow into the Styx, be washed in the Styx, and eventually wash away their memories, becoming reincarnators, entering the underworld, and reincarnating as humans again.

However, since there are too few living people in the world of Jiuzhou, there are not many places for reincarnation, so most souls can only be trapped in the River Styx, drifting endlessly.

If my guess is correct, Han Luo, Wo Yu Feng Tian, ​​and Ting Yu should also be in the Styx."

(End of this chapter)