Chapter 424: Stygian Ray, Soul-Eating Bird

Hearing Ye Luo's words, Xiao Jie's heart was shocked.

Han Luo’s soul... is in the River Styx?

He looked at the red turbid river water in front of him, the vast river surface that seemed endless, and the fingers holding the mouse trembled.

He has always felt a little guilty about Han Luo's death, just like a soldier who survived on the battlefield always asking himself why he survived instead of his comrades.

Would Xiao Jie also ask himself this question? After all, Han Luo died because he was going on an adventure with him.

He often told himself that if he had the chance in the future he must resurrect Han Luo and his good brother.

But deep down in his heart, he always had a subconscious thought - resurrecting Han Luo was not realistic, and it was even an unrealistic delusion.

The reason why I kept saying these words to myself was more like a spur to myself, a kind of self-comfort, or perhaps a kind of psychological compensation for the guilt caused by Han Luo's death.

As long as I have this goal, as long as I often say these words to myself, I don't have to feel guilty about Han Luo's death - after all, I am trying to resurrect him.

But deep down, he never really had any real confidence that this goal could be achieved.

When Ye Luo said this in person, everything seemed to become real all of a sudden.

"Are you serious, Ye Luo?" Xiao Jie asked with some disbelief and anticipation. "Are all the souls of the dead players in the Styx?"

Ye Luo's voice was still calm, "In theory, it should be, at least that's the case based on the background of the game. The world of Kyushu is the world of the living, and once the people living there die, their souls will drift to the underworld and return to the Styx.

Since the player died in the game, he should also be a part of this world. His soul should also follow the laws of nature and the laws of the world. Naturally, he should enter the Styx and be reborn like the NPCs in this world.

The reason why I chose to become a Night Walker was to change my job to become a Yellow Springs Envoy, for this very purpose - to bring back Tingyu's soul.

Because only the Yellow Springs Envoy can open the passage to the underworld and rescue people from the River Styx."

As Ye Luo spoke, his voice finally became excited.

It seemed as if he was explaining, but also as if he was muttering to himself.

"And now, thanks to you, I finally did it. Tingyu must still be waiting for me somewhere. After all, when she brought me into the game, she said that she would not let me be alone in the game. No matter what happens, she will always come back to me."

After hearing Ye Luo's words, Xiao Jie couldn't help but perk up. Since there really was a chance to revive his brother, he would naturally give it a try.

"But how can we find them?" Xiao Jie asked hesitantly, looking at the Styx in front of him.

The vast waters of the Styx are endless, with countless souls floating in it. Some look like living beings, lifelike, while others are translucent, and some are just a thin shadow.

Obviously, the clearer it looks, the later it died. Those translucent souls are probably almost dissolved by the water of the Styx.

"I don't know." Ye Luo's answer left Xiao Jie speechless.

"Aren't you the Yellow Springs Envoy? Don't you have similar authority?"

"Maybe in the future, but right now - I can only open the passage."

Xiao Jie sighed, he understood why this happened. Professional ability also needed to be constantly improved and enhanced. Ye Luo had just changed his job and was an apprentice among apprentices, so he was definitely not that strong.

Since Ye Luo has no other ideas, he can only think of a way himself.

Xiao Jie approached the river and looked at the red water.

If it was like the river water in reality, wouldn't it be possible to swim in and look for someone? If I were to transform myself into a dragon, I would be like a fish in water in the river.

I just don't know if this thing is dangerous.

You know, the air in the underworld can lower the attributes and reduce the health of ordinary people. The Styx may also have some side effects.

"Daju—come out!" Xiao Jie summoned Daju out.

"Go in and swim around." Xiao Jie said to Daju.

The big orange suddenly widened his eyes, "Awoo, Master, are you crazy? What the hell is this place? You want me to go into the water too?"

"Just go down if you're told to. It's just a river. What are you afraid of?"

The big orange cat groaned and rolled its eyes, but under the command of its owner, it had no choice but to walk towards the water.

The big orange dog tentatively put his claws in, but there seemed to be no reaction.

Xiao Jie was a little surprised. Hey, everything is fine.

Daju put his other claw in again, but still didn't lose any blood, and there was no debuff such as poisoning or curse.

Finally, I plucked up the courage and jumped into the river.

It flapped its wings twice in the shallow water near the river bank and then swam up again.

"How is it, how does it feel?"

"I don't think it's a big deal." Daju said dazedly.

Xiao Jie thought that he had nothing to be afraid of, so he walked towards the water. As soon as he entered the water, a line of red words immediately appeared on the screen.

System prompt: Due to the water of the Styx, you lost 125 experience points.

System prompts flashed across the screen instantly, once per second. In the blink of an eye, he lost thousands of experience points. Scared Xiao Jie, he hurried back to the shore.

Damn, it’s so scary, there must be something wrong.

It seems that we must have a ferry to rescue people from the River Styx.

But even if you pull someone out, it’s useless. You’ll only pull up souls, and it’s hard to say whether they’re hostile units. Maybe you’ll pull up three wild monsters…

Xiao Jie thought about it and found it more and more difficult.

Not to mention how difficult it is to find three wandering souls in the River Styx.

According to Ye Luo's introduction, the rivers in the entire Kyushu world are the reflection of the Styx in the world of the living. In other words, the Styx is as big as all the rivers in the entire Kyushu world combined. Oh, yes, there is also the sea.

The ocean in the real world is the Yellow Spring, the source of the River Styx in this world.

"Brother Feng, how is it? Did you find anything?"

"Don't go in the water, you'll lose experience. You just leveled up, it would be bad if you drop back to level 29."

Ye Luo suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. The water of the Styx can wash away the memory of the soul. I thought it only worked on ghosts. Now it seems that the so-called memory is probably experience points."

As the three were discussing, boom! In the blood-red river, a huge black fish broke through the waves and swallowed several souls floating in the waves into its mouth.

Some of the other souls wandered around, while others drifted aimlessly. Xiao Jie could see clearly that the clearer the ghosts were, the more independent their consciousness was and how they knew how to avoid danger in the waves.

On the other hand, most of those translucent souls are stupid.

Han Luo has been dead for several months, and I don’t know if he still has self-awareness.

Or has it been eaten by that strange fish?
"Let's leave first, something is coming." Ye Luo suddenly reminded.

Xiao Jie's heart suddenly tightened. The underworld was definitely more dangerous than the mortal world. He didn't see anything special when he came in just now, but that didn't mean there were no monsters in this world. Just as he was about to return, a sharp cry suddenly sounded in the sky, and he saw several black strange birds, all made of bones, swooping down from the sky.

Each of these strange birds has a wingspan of five or six meters, a huge head like a human skull, and a mouth shaped like a bird's beak. Their bodies are covered with fluffy black feathers burning with black flames. Their bodies are half like an underdeveloped human and half like a newly shed fledgling, giving a shabby feeling of being crawling with fur.

The ugly appearance makes people feel weird and a little scary.

Soul-eating Bird of the Underworld: Level 54. HP? ? ? ?

The three of them were shocked when they saw the level.

A level 54 monster, and three of them appeared at once.

This is not easy.

"Retreat!" Xiao Jie made a prompt decision and accelerated immediately.

The strange bird swooped down, and boom! A soul-devouring bird from the underworld landed directly in front of the portal, blocking the three people's way.

The other two swooped down from the left and right to double-team.

Magical power - guarding array!
I want to become an immortal and swung my battle axe violently. A circle of huge runes suddenly appeared on the ground around me. A huge area with a radius of 30 steps was directly covered by a layer of dim yellow light, which emitted a hint of warmth like thousands of lights.

[Guardian Array: Creates a circular area covered by divine power. All demons, monsters, ghosts, and monsters will instinctively flee from this area. When entering this area, all friendly units will be immune to fear.]

The two soul-devouring birds from the underworld were indeed somewhat afraid of the area covered by the dim light. They suddenly braked and landed outside the protective magic circle.

However, he did not flee, but tried to rush in.

But every time he stretched his claws into this area, he pulled them back as if they were too hot.

But this did not stop them. Instead, they kept poking their heads and extending their claws into the magic circle, and each time they stayed longer.

"Brother Feng, this move of mine won't last long. What should I do? Fight or run away?" There was a hint of fear in my voice that sounded like an immortal.

These monsters over level 50 are not easy to deal with.

"Run!" Xiao Jie said without hesitation. "I'll open the door, you guys get ready to follow."

After saying that, he raised his hand and a round red portal suddenly appeared.

But he was preparing to use a trick to replace one's own.

【Stealing the Sky and Changing the Day (Level 3 Witchcraft)

Use: Steal the Sky. Distort space, leaving a portal in place that only teammates can see. Consumes 50 mana.

Use: Change the day. Open a portal to connect with the space you distorted before. Consumes 50 mana points. 】

I have hardly used this spell since I learned it, but it is perfect at this moment.

Xiao Jie left the portal and without hesitation, jumped directly towards the strange bird in front of him.

When the Soul-Eating Bird from the Underworld saw this, it let out a strange and shrill cry, flapped its wings, and the black flame turned into a wave of flames that swept over - Soul-Eating Black Flames!
Flying clouds chasing the moon! Xiao Jie leaped into the air, avoiding the flames, but the Soul Devouring Bird kicked the ground and also took off into the air. It poked its head out in mid-air, and its huge beak pecked at Xiao Jie in mid-air like lightning.

What a great speed!

Fortunately, Xiao Jie’s speed is not slow.

The phantom disappeared! Xiao Jie appeared behind the Soul Devouring Bird in a flash, leaving only the phantom to confuse the enemy. While the Soul Devouring Bird was attacking the phantom, he accelerated and rushed to the exit of the Gate of the Underworld.

Change the day!

He raised his hand again, and another red portal appeared out of thin air.

"Come in quickly!" Xiao Jie shouted. At this time, the two soul-eating birds that were blocked outside the protective magic circle had already endured the discomfort and rushed into the magic circle.

Woyuchengxian and Yeluo did not hesitate, they walked into the door one after another, and appeared next to Xiao Jie in an instant.

Without hesitation, the three of them rushed directly into the rift in the underworld and returned to the mortal world.

The crack behind him was immediately closed by Ye Luo.

"Oh, I was so scared. That thing was too scary. I almost died." I said in shock.

Although we didn't fight, just looking at his appearance, it's clear that he is not an easy person to deal with.

"Not really. I think if the three of us give it our all, we might be able to win." Ye Luo said calmly.

Xiao Jie had no objection to this. Although those soul-devouring birds from the underworld looked ferocious and of high level, they were not BOSSes, but just high-level monsters. If the three of them fought with all their strength, they might still win.

However, Xiao Jie naturally would not take this risk. After all, if it was a small monster, it would most likely not drop anything good.

This kind of high-level monster is of no value to them at the moment except for the rich experience it brings.

It's not worth fighting for. Besides, if a few more come while you're halfway through fighting, you'll be dead.

Xiao Jie was also a little scared at this time, "Are all the monsters in the underworld so fierce?"

Ye Luo said innocently: "How should I know? This is my first time there too."

"I don't think the underworld is the place we should go on the current map." I said fearfully after wanting to become an immortal.

That’s right, it seems that if you want to rescue people from the River Styx, you can only succeed after becoming an immortal.

He must upgrade and become an immortal. Xiao Jie secretly made up his mind, not only to save Han Luo, but also to save himself.

In the past, Xiao Jie had always been a materialist. He was half-believing and half-doubting about the soul and was very realistic about the world after death.

When a person dies, it's like a light goes out. That's roughly how it is, so Xiao Jie can't say he is very afraid of death.

Now he doesn't dare to make such an assertion.

If he really turned into a ghost, drifted in the River Styx, and was eventually swallowed by the big fish in the river, how could he accept such a fate?

If there is no soul, then death is death, and that's all. But since the soul really exists, we must go all out to cultivate immortality and transcend life and death.

"Chengxian, Yeluo, you guys continue to upgrade slowly. I'm leaving for a while."

I wanted to become an immortal and asked in surprise: "Brother Feng, where are you going?"

"Of course, it's to complete my professional mission."

"Then we'll help you do it."

"No need, I am the only one who can do this task." Xiao Jie said seriously.

Xiao Jie has completed most of the three prerequisites for the monster evolution mission, and now the only thing left is the last one, the innate magic.

As for where to go, it was naturally to Canglin Prefecture. Qin Shou, who was about to deliver the task, was also in Canglin Prefecture.

As for where to learn his innate magic, Xiao Jie already had an idea - just go find Master Xiaoyue. Master Xiaoyue has so many great monsters under his command, he can just find someone to learn from and be done with it. But he doesn't know whether Master Xiaoyue can still remember their old friendship and help him.

Magic—the transformation of the eagle!
Xiao Jie transformed himself into a goshawk in an instant.

With a flap of its wings, it flew into the sky and headed towards Canglin Province.

(End of this chapter)

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